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deminks

(11,478 posts) Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:55 PM Wednesday

Oh, remember that Venezuelan oil money... [View all]

Trump is selling seized Venezuelan oil and putting the cash in a bank account in Qatar. Nothing to see here. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-01-14T20:32:23.760Z

Trump is selling seized Venezuelan oil and putting the cash in a bank account in Qatar. Nothing to see here. https://www.semafor.com/article/01/14/2026/us-gets-first-500-million-venezuelan-oil-deal-holding-some-proceeds-in-qatar

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Maybe he's saving it for Venezuela's Infrastructure Day.

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Oh, remember that Venezuelan oil money... [View all] deminks Wednesday OP

Just another grift orangecrush Wednesday #1

Right. Want to see the records? Sue him. Take it to the Supremes. erronis Wednesday #2

grifting POS Skittles Wednesday #3

and under his name I bet. nt Javaman Wednesday #4

Saving it for when he launches a crypto exchange with Jared and his Qatari partners ChicagoTeamster Wednesday #5

Blatantly unconstitutional Wiz Imp Wednesday #6

I think most of us are clinging to the fact Horse with no Name Wednesday #7

I know. I still think it's important to point out every single time Trump does something unconstitutional. Wiz Imp Wednesday #10

What has this regime done NHvet Wednesday #12

Gosh, he's not a real crime boss yet! byronius Wednesday #8

Barron's college fund jayschool2013 Wednesday #9

There's a word for that: surrealAmerican Wednesday #11

Secondary sites are reporting that gold bars and hard currencies Warpy Wednesday #13

How the eff do you just steal a country and its resources? malaise Wednesday #14