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Sat Jan 3, 2026, 12:58 PM

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal 5m
“Trump said the U.S. will take over Venezuela’s government for an unstated amount of time, in a stunning regime change announcement after his administration captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro…”
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Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run the Country’
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/03/world/trump-united-states-strikes-venezuela

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So Trump found his own country to rule, this one complete with what was one of the U.S.'s largest supplies of oil [View all] bigtree Saturday OP

Shock 'n' Awe all over again. Haven't we seen this movie already? Ocelot II Saturday #1

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Oh goodie -- Does he get to wear a military uniform with shiny buttons now? Totally Tunsie Saturday #3

Can we just send him and his goons there permanently? Initech Saturday #4