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"As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies instead. ...

Let’s not forget, with Zohran Mamdani and other Democrats winning big on affordability issues in November, Trump is supposed to travel around the country to give speeches in which he, if he can keep to the script, boasts that he cares big-time about affordability."

~ Steven Greenberg

#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/09/trump-venezuela-domestic-crises

the Guardian

Trump’s Venezuela strike won’t distract voters from the crises at home | Steven Greenhouse

As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies instead

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 2 days ago

"So, who has the most to gain from the Trump Administration’s takeover? Meet Paul Singer.

Singer is the founder, president & co-CEO of Elliott Investment Management. In November 2025, his company’s affiliate Amber Energy won court approval to acquire the parent company of Citgo, the US-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-run oil company - Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA)."

~ The Feed

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https://thefeed1.substack.com/p/meet-the-oligarch-behind-trumps-venzuela

Meet The Oligarch Behind Trump's Venezuela Plots

1.9.2026

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 2 days ago

"As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies instead. ...

~ Steven Greenberg

#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/09/trump-venezuela-domestic-crises

the Guardian

Trump’s Venezuela strike won’t distract voters from the crises at home | Steven Greenhouse

As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies instead

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 2 days ago

"For the moment, those plans seem deep on the back burner, while Trump’s focus is Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela and oil, oil, oil.

Americans aren’t blind, and they can see that Trump’s military strike was largely about helping an industry that many Americans detest: the oil industry."

#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #economy #healthcare #affordability
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William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 2 days ago

"New U.S. jobs data released moments ago point to a weakening economy, raising fresh concerns about a potential downturn."

~ Aaron Parnas

#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #economy #healthcare #affordability
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https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-extremely-weak-economic-numbers

NEWS: Extremely Weak Economic Numbers Released as Trump Implies Land Strikes in Mexico Could be Next

Good morning.

A chart compiling data reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics showing job growth now weaker than at anytime outside a recession since 2003

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 2 days ago

"During the 2024 election, then-candidate Donald Trump had a secretive meeting at his Mar-a-Lago home with oil executives and asked them to spend $1 billion in his 2024 bid to return to the White House."

~ Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
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https://lawandcrime.com/analysis/big-oil-opened-its-pockets-in-2024-for-republicans-was-venezuela-payback/

Law & Crime

Big Oil opened its pockets in 2024 for Republicans. Was Venezuela payback?

The oil industry didn’t spend the $1 billion that Donald Trump asked for, at least not in a public way. On the record, some $445 million was spent by the oil industry in the 2024 election.

William Lindsey :toad:

@wdlindsy@toad.social replied · 2 days ago

"According to Politico, attendees 'included executives from oil companies Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Continental Resources as well as from natural gas producer EQT and gas exporter Cheniere Energy, and the trade association American Petroleum Institute.'"

#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #Exxon #Chevron #ConocoPhillips #ContinentalResources #EQT #CheniereEnergy #AmericanPetroleumInstitute
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