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(93,662 posts) Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:04 PM Jan 7

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Sen. Warren: I just left the Venezuela briefing. It's worse than you thought. [View all]

Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren
I just left the Venezuela briefing.

It's worse than you thought.

Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.

We need public Senate hearings NOW.

Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren
President Trump’s unilateral military action to attack another country and seize Maduro — no matter how terrible a dictator he is — is unconstitutional and threatens to drag the U.S. into further conflicts in the region. What does it mean that the U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela, and what will Trump do next around the world? The American people voted for lower costs, not for Trump’s dangerous military adventurism overseas that won’t make the American people safer.

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Sen. Warren: I just left the Venezuela briefing. It's worse than you thought. [View all] bigtree Jan 7 OP

... applegrove Jan 7 #1

Absolutely Spot-on! He Seems to Believe He Already is a Fully-empowered Despot (or "King,"!!) The Roux Comes First Jan 7 #2

Yes creon Jan 7 #16

Will he instal a relative of the Shah? multigraincracker Jan 7 #3

The Shah's son is being prepped for return to Iran Easterncedar Jan 7 #5

insanity crud Jan 7 #4

Our country is in deep, deep trouble Grim Chieftain Jan 7 #6

EVERYTHING with Trump is transactional. SergeStorms Jan 7 #7

For months the oil companies vapor2 Jan 8 #37

We'll pay in both blood and treasure. SergeStorms Jan 8 #39

Of course the oil companies knew and the rare earth mineral companies knew Clouds Passing Jan 7 #8

Sounds a lot like popsdenver Jan 7 #21

Oil companies are terrorists, just look at the koch family and their deadly shenanigans Clouds Passing Jan 7 #22

Oh yeah, Koch brothers and the U.S. of A. turning to Stalinism... IthinkThereforeIAM Jan 7 #26

I suspect that sometime popsdenver Jan 7 #32

Strongly suspect Kochs set up Herit Found to help ruskes take over u.s. Clouds Passing Jan 8 #35

Don Jr $600+ million loan... IthinkThereforeIAM Jan 7 #25

I've been watching the MAGA base reaction to this Ohioboy Jan 7 #9

The American people need to organize and drive the Trump administration out of office. hadEnuf Jan 7 #10

We ARE in deep shit here. BurnDoubt Jan 7 #11

Good. Also, please use the phrase 'turn of the century colonialism, imperialism, and exploitation'. nt wiggs Jan 7 #12

JP Morgan knows a hell of lot more than the Senate knows also.. LiberalArkie Jan 7 #13

No surprised there... Fil1957 Jan 7 #14

Who else thinks that it was this nonsense bringing in private oil interests into public negotitaions Baitball Blogger Jan 7 #15

We are moving toward armed conflict, both with our neighbors, and allies, and also with the American Public. patphil Jan 7 #17

I know someone who works in the oil industry Puppyjive Jan 7 #18

Everything I've read//heard has gotten worse and worse Warpy Jan 7 #19

I agree with most of what you said, but I will make two points: Ol Janx Spirit Jan 7 #24

Good point about nations trying to be friends with Russia Warpy Jan 7 #27

Trumpist bought Citgo a few months ago Strelnikov_ Jan 7 #28

Yep. And it's a huge surprise isn't it? /s Ol Janx Spirit Jan 7 #30

I wonder if Manduro will be Figarosmom Jan 7 #20

Play the Twilight zone music . . . Aussie105 Jan 7 #23

Republican excrement... GiqueCee Jan 7 #29

Working link: Celerity Jan 7 #31

Trump woke up one night . . . Aussie105 Jan 7 #33

K&R ReRe Jan 8 #34

Trump should be impeached ASAP. Republicans need to wake up. Martin68 Jan 8 #36

Call them and leave a message vapor2 Jan 8 #38