U.S. & Venezuela - Senate advances war powers resolution limiting further Venezuelan attacks

[Gepetto 1,499]

https://nypost.com/2026/01/06/us-news/venezuela-selling-up-to-50-million-barrels-of-oil-to-us-trump-reveals/

[Maximum Overkill 2,701]

58 minutes ago, Gepetto said:

https://nypost.com/2026/01/06/us-news/venezuela-selling-up-to-50-million-barrels-of-oil-to-us-trump-reveals/

Wonderful News!! 

[Ron_Artest 2,667]

2 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Link?

BTW, that's awesome if true but you rarely post anything that's true

 

Stealing oil from Venezuela is good?

[Maximum Overkill 2,701]

Maduro's wife suffered 'significant injuries' in dramatic capture, attorney alleges

Cilia Flores wore bandages to her first court appearance in New York City on Monday

 

[Maximum Overkill 2,701]

Just now, Ron_Artest said:

Stealing oil from Venezuela is good?

Yes, it's good for us. That means you to. 

Unfortunately, oil is power. I care about the United States of America, no one else. You should try it 

[Ron_Artest 2,667]

Just now, Maximum Overkill said:

Yes, it's good for us. That means you to. 

Unfortunately, oil is power. I care about the United States of America, no one else. You should try it 

Why is it good for me?

[Maximum Overkill 2,701]

7 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Why is it good for me?

Because it benefits the Country you live it. 

You don't live in Somalian, Ukraine or Venezuela. 

[Ron_Artest 2,667]

5 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Because it benefits the Country you live it. 

You don't live in Somalian, Ukraine or Venezuela. 

How does it benefit the US?

[Maximum Overkill 2,701]

15 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

How does it benefit the US?

Slowly, again. 

OIL IS POWER!!! 

[Ron_Artest 2,667]

Just now, Maximum Overkill said:

Slowly, again. 

OIL IS POWER!!! 

But you can't tell me how it benefits me.

Meanwhile Americans are losing jobs, costs are going up, losing healthcare, but Trump is making money off oil.

[Hardcore troubadour 16,163]

1 hour ago, Ron_Artest said:

Stealing oil from Venezuela is good?

So we’re just taking the oil? 

[Ron_Artest 2,667]

5 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

So we’re just taking the oil? 

You can't read?

[Hardcore troubadour 16,163]

4 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

You can't read?

So it’s not being sold at market value?

[Ron_Artest 2,667]

1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

So it’s not being sold at market value?

Yes it's being stolen by Trump, and then trump is selling it, and then he decides what to do with the money.

You can't read?

[Hardcore troubadour 16,163]

Just now, Ron_Artest said:

Yes it's being stolen by Trump, and then trump is selling it, and then he decides what to do with the money.

You can't read?

He decides. Exactly, so nothing is being stolen then.  How many lies are you going to tell today? 

[Fnord 2,686]

MAGA: That Commie focker Mamdani is gonna steal private property in NYC! RAGE!

also MAGA: Our POTUS is stealing oil from a sovereign nation and risking American lives for it. WE LOVE TRUMP!

[Ron_Artest 2,667]

2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

He decides. Exactly, so nothing is being stolen then.  How many lies are you going to tell today? 

What part of "he's taking the oil" do you not understand?

[squistion 2,697]

From NYT subscriber content:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/07/world/venezuela-us-trump?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260107&instance_id=168919&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=125207237&segment_id=213240&user_id=14502a7228c5a9b835a15627514bfe28

U.S. Forces Intercept Oil Tanker That Defied Blockade of Venezuela

The U.S. military intercepted a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic that had evaded an American effort to crack down on Venezuela’s energy exports, U.S. officials said, sharply escalating a confrontation with Moscow after the ouster of its ally, President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

The U.S. military issued a statement on X saying that U.S. forces had “seized” the vessel for violating U.S. sanctions. The Coast Guard boarded the tanker after a roughly two-week pursuit, according to one U.S. official briefed on the operation. The Coast Guard encountered no resistance or hostility from the crew, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive military operation.

The Russian state-owned broadcaster RT published images of a helicopter approaching the Russian-flagged tanker being pursued by the Coast Guard and said it appeared U.S. forces were attempting to board. The New York Times was not able to determine when the images were captured.

The tanker — known until recently as the Bella 1 and now called the Marinera — has been registered as a Russian vessel, and Russia had sent at least one naval vessel to meet and escort it, according to a U.S. official briefed on the operation. There were no Russian vessels in the vicinity of the tanker when the Coast Guard boarded the ship, averting the possibility of a standoff between U.S. and Russian forces, two U.S. officials said.

Russia did not immediately comment on the U.S. operation. In a statement issued on Tuesday to the state news agency Tass, Russia’s foreign ministry said the tanker was operating in full compliance with international maritime law, and said it was receiving increased attention from the U.S. and NATO militaries that was “disproportionate to its peaceful status.”

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Wait I thought the U.S. was running Venezuela now. Why capture their own tanker?

[Ron_Artest 2,667]

So glad Trump saved us from WW3

[SaintsInDome2006 855]

The Coast Guard is reporting it’s two tankers being seized.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,532]

That Russian sub, if true, was a big deterrent.

US military wins again. Don't fock with the US.

[SaintsInDome2006 855]

5 minutes ago, Frozenbeernuts said:

That Russian sub, if true, was a big deterrent.

US military wins again. Don't fock with the US.

Or, Russia backs down any time anyone stands up to them with force. Repeat.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,532]

5 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Or, Russia backs down any time anyone stands up to them with force. Repeat.

They are still in Ukraine, right? I don't think that's quite accurate.

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24 minutes ago, Frozenbeernuts said:

They are still in Ukraine, right? I don't think that's quite accurate.

They sure as hell don’t have much of it after 11 years. Push them out.

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Just now, SaintsInDome2006 said:

They sure as hell don’t have much of it after 11 years. Push them out.

The US entering fully into a conflict with Russia would be a great way to kick off ww3. Or at least it was. Maybe now that Trump has demoralized them a bit, Russia will be more likely to back out.

[SaintsInDome2006 855]

5 minutes ago, Frozenbeernuts said:

The US entering fully into a conflict with Russia would be a great way to kick off ww3. Or at least it was. Maybe now that Trump has demoralized them a bit, Russia will be more likely to back out.

I’m not saying put troops in Ukraine btw, they’re fighting themselves. Give them what they ask for. Bully for Trump if he humiliates the Ruskies here.

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Ukraine has a Nazi brigade. 

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Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

Ukraine has a Nazi brigade. 

That propaganda is 10 years old now, at worst their tats look like Hegsy’s.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,532]

2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Ukraine has a Nazi brigade. 

It has been proven. The real Nazi's that the liberals support. What an ass backwards belief system.

[HellToupee 2,353]

8 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Ukraine has a Nazi brigade. 

Oh that just “propaganda” 

[SaintsInDome2006 855]

8 minutes ago, Frozenbeernuts said:

It has been proven. The real Nazi's that the liberals support. What an ass backwards belief system.

People - Wagner is named after Hitler’s theme music, they’re actually in Venezuela & they have actual Nazi tats & symbology. Buy a vowel after 11 years.

[squistion 2,697]

This should not be a surprise to anyone. 

From NYT subscriber content:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/07/world/venezuela-us-trump?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260107&instance_id=168919&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=125207237&segment_id=213240&user_id=14502a7228c5a9b835a15627514bfe28

The U.S. will control Venezuela oil sales ‘indefinitely,’ the energy secretary says.

The energy secretary, Chris Wright, said on Wednesday that the United States intended to maintain significant control over Venezuela’s oil industry, including by overseeing the sale of the country’s production “indefinitely.”

“Going forward we will sell the production that comes out of Venezuela into the marketplace,” Mr. Wright said at a Goldman Sachs energy conference near Miami.

Mr. Wright’s remarks came after President Trump said late Tuesday that Venezuela would soon hand over tens of millions of barrels of oil to the United States.

Venezuela would send 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil, or up to two months’ worth of daily production, to the United States, Mr. Trump said in a social media post, adding that he would control the profits from those sales.

“We need to have that leverage and that control of those oil sales to drive the changes that simply must happen in Venezuela,” said Mr. Wright, a former oil industry executive. He added that the money “can flow back into Venezuela to benefit the Venezuelan people.”

If implemented, the Trump administration’s plans would amount to a sharp reversal in U.S. policy on Venezuela. The nation’s oil production and exports have been severely restricted since 2019, when Mr. Trump imposed tough sanctions on the country, including Venezuela’s state-owned oil company. 

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4 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

People - Wagner is named after Hitler’s theme music, they’re actually in Venezuela & they have actual Nazi tats & symbology. Buy a vowel after 11 years.

Moving the goalposts. No one is talking about Wagner. Get a clue

[SaintsInDome2006 855]

1 minute ago, HellToupee said:

Moving the goalposts. No one is talking about Wagner. Get a clue

Wagner is actually in Venezuela. The Azov Brigade if it still exists has nothing to do with any of this.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,532]

13 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

People - Wagner is named after Hitler’s theme music, they’re actually in Venezuela & they have actual Nazi tats & symbology. Buy a vowel after 11 years.

Venezuela too. They spread out.

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3 minutes ago, Frozenbeernuts said:

Venezuela too. They spread out.

Thank you, yes.

[SaintsInDome2006 855]

52 minutes ago, squistion said:

If implemented, the Trump administration’s plans would amount to a sharp reversal in U.S. policy on Venezuela. The nation’s oil production and exports have been severely restricted since 2019, when Mr. Trump imposed tough sanctions on the country, including Venezuela’s state-owned oil company. 

Why did we sanction them?

[squistion 2,697]

4 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Why did we sanction them?

AI Overview

 

In 2019, the Trump administration imposed severe sanctions on Venezuela with the goal of forcing Nicolás Maduro to step down from power

The sanctions were part of a "maximum pressure" campaign to support the opposition-led National Assembly and its leader, Juan Guaidó, whom the U.S. and over 50 other countries recognized as the legitimate interim president. 

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3 minutes ago, squistion said:

AI Overview

 

In 2019, the Trump administration imposed severe sanctions on Venezuela with the goal of forcing Nicolás Maduro to step down from power

The sanctions were part of a "maximum pressure" campaign to support the opposition-led National Assembly and its leader, Juan Guaidó, whom the U.S. and over 50 other countries recognized as the legitimate interim president. 

Right exactly.

- The Chavista President was just sworn in.

- A new illegal Assembly was just sworn in.

- Guaido is in exile.