Yesterday at 10:14 AM1 day I better see a mission accomplished banner or I’m going to start worrying about the operation.
Yesterday at 11:25 AM1 day Finally, the oil of venezuela is liberated from its few government elites for redistribution to the much larger population of america. 🙏🙏🙏
Yesterday at 01:12 PM1 day Eyeglasses are clean and fresh cup of coffee I'm ready. So, who did we bomb last night?Did you know that Noriega and Maduro were captured on the same day? January 3 for the both of 'em. There are no coincidences
Yesterday at 01:46 PM1 day 1 hour ago, 52-80 said:Finally, the oil of venezuela is liberated from its few government elites for redistribution to the much larger population of america. 🙏🙏🙏Lol sounding a little Hugo Chavez there yourself, redistributing wealth from the elites to the poor and downtrodden*. Thanks for the laugh*downtrodden major US oil producers
Yesterday at 02:04 PM1 day LOL, I love these guys. Really rising to the moment and trying to make hay while the sun shines.
Yesterday at 02:24 PM1 day 2 hours ago, 52-80 said:Finally, the oil of venezuela is liberated from its few government elites for redistribution to the much larger population of america. 🙏🙏🙏
23 hours ago23 hr 3 hours ago, 52-80 said:Finally, the oil of venezuela is liberated from its few government elites for redistribution to American oligarchs. 🙏🙏🙏Fixed
23 hours ago23 hr 9 hours ago, MagicSoccerSpray said:Before the socialists took over, ending democracy, and wrecking the oil industry, Venezuela was considered one of the most stable and prosperous democracies in Latin America. Why wouldn't they have a chance to return to that? Venezuela nationalized the oil industry in the mid 70’s 🧐
23 hours ago23 hr 11 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:We aren’t running anything if we don’t have boots on the ground and/or control of any part of their society.It’s crazy, we have all of these people talking about what’s down the road, but nobody is talking about the fact that we do not currently control Venezuela in any way, shape, or form outside of a naval blockade.And I’m lukewarm on Zeihan on a lot of things, but he’s right about their food imports. We are about to become responsible for making sure that many Venezuelans are eating, and there’s a timer that has started. Shame USAID got cut, that’s their bread and butter.Based on the story above, it seems as though we’re dictating control of their upcoming elections… and given what this gang orchestrated in the last one here, I have no doubt that outcome will be manipulated in “our” favor. This approach may present a light touch in terms of boots on the ground, but it’s just as likely to blow up in our faces IMO.
22 hours ago22 hr Popular Post 23 hours ago, MagicSoccerSpray said:Your understanding of what the constitution allows the Presidency to do in foreign policy, along with what, if any, actual effect international law has in regards to American power... is sorely lacking. I think reddit or the CR is more your style.*This is not an endorsement of Trump*No, you fucking retard. I have a masters degree in IR.
22 hours ago22 hr 17 minutes ago, Bolero88 said:No, you fucking retard. I have a masters degree in IR.Well, he consumers and absorbs all new information from YouTube videos, TikTok, and podcasts, so...same, same.
22 hours ago22 hr 13 hours ago, crash_davis said:This is how fucking stupid they think their voting base is. Let's post this pic of Maduro surrounded by DEA agents."Drugs are bad, mmmmkay, but not the drugs from Honduras."
22 hours ago22 hr 11 hours ago, 4th&Five said:I think this will be a story in the next few days. No plan at all.Concepts of a plan
22 hours ago22 hr Popular Post The drugs: I love how it’s all about fentanyl fentanyl fentanyl, each boat strike saved 100,000 American lives! And then it became WAIT! It’s cocaine! Each boat strike saved 25,000 American lives! When, ummm….cocaine alone seems to have about 10k total overdose deaths per year.What we’ve really prevented is some finance bros and club goers having bitchin’ weekend.The plan/investment: what our regime doesn’t get in Venezuela is the same thing it doesn’t get about here, the US. What they don’t get is that traditional capital (and O&G is classic traditional capital) looks for some measure of stability and predictability before committing. It’s the reason you don’t see massive investments in new coal plants here and the like, and you don’t see car manufacturers ditching all hybrids and EV tech. They know that this regime’s psychotic vision is not one that will last. Well, they ain’t gonna pour trillions into Venezuela until they see organic - not forced - changes in Venezuela. If Venezuelan society eventually reaches a point where it desires and is friendly enough to foreign oil activity and investment, they’ll go in with real dollars. Until then, well…they see Afghanistan. It was a country of relative peace and stability, women had rights and education….until the US military pulled out and the Taliban largely picked up where they left off.Unless and until the people and the leadership class change what they actually want, success depends on the US military being there to enforce it at gunpoint, and these guys know the American people don’t have the will for that long term.Last point: I’d almost forgotten, my family had an opportunity to live in Caracas in the early 80s. Dad was offered a really good gig with a well known oilfield services company there. Mom vetoed it. We’d have lived in a “compound” and needed security, and she didn’t want that life, no matter how good the money was. My life sure would have been different if we had. Instead, stayed in stable suburban Houston.Finally, watching idiots like magic soccerspray post pieces about how shitty Maduro etc were is entirely beside the point. Notice how nobody here has piped up to defend him in the regime? “They’re bad” is not a sufficient basis for the level of geopolitical action we are taking. And you need to have a good plan - with a good, competent team to manage it - to reach the end goal.Oh, and one last thing after that: step up. Commit to your position on Greenland, Mexico, etc. You good with us just bulldozing in, conquering and taking what we want? I’m asking you now, so answer now.
21 hours ago21 hr Popular Post Just now, Brisketexan said:The drugs: I love how it’s all about fentanyl fentanyl fentanyl, each boat strike saved 100,000 American lives! And then it became WAIT! It’s cocaine! Each boat strike saved 25,000 American lives! When, ummm….cocaine alone seems to have about 10k total overdose deaths per year.The plan/investment: what our regime doesn’t get in Venezuela is the same thing it doesn’t get about here, the US. What they don’t get is that traditional capital (and O&G is classic traditional capital) looks for some measure of stability and predictability before committing. It’s the reason you don’t see massive investments in new coal plants here and the like, and you don’t see car manufacturers ditching all hybrids and EV tech. They know that this regime’s psychotic vision is not one that will last. Well, they ain’t gonna pour trillions into Venezuela until they see organic - not forced - changes in Venezuela. If Venezuelan society eventually reaches a point where it desires and is friendly enough to foreign oil activity and investment, they’ll go in with real dollars. Until then, well…they see Afghanistan. It was a country of relative peace and stability, women had rights and education….until the US military pulled out and the Taliban largely picked up where they left off.Unless and until the people and the leadership class change what they actually want, success depends on the US military being there to enforce it at gunpoint, and these guys know the American people don’t have the will for that long term.Last point: I’d almost forgotten, my family had an opportunity to live in Caracas in the early 80s. Dad was offered a really good gig with a well known oilfield services company there. Mom vetoed it. We’d have lived in a “compound” and needed security, and she didn’t want that life, no matter how good the money was. My life sure would have been different if we had. Instead, stayed in stable suburban Houston.Finally, watching idiots like magic soccerspray post pieces about how shitty Maduro etc were is entirely beside the point. Notice how nobody here has piped up to defend him in the regime? “They’re bad” is not a sufficient basis for the level of geopolitical action we are taking. And you need to have a good plan - with a good, competent team to manage it - to reach the end goal.Finally: step up. Commit to your position on Greenland, Mexico, etc. You good with us just bulldozing in, conquering and taking what we want? I’m asking you now, so answer now.we have to stop participating in the noise. That goes for you, us, the podcasters, the media, etc. Drugs and Maduro good/bad is a trap so you can add to the noise. That is entirely the strategy and we need to stop participating in it.We live in a post constitutional United States in which a military dictator uses American resources and lives to enrich himself. Full stop.
21 hours ago21 hr 10 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:Finally, watching idiots like magic soccerspray post pieces about how shitty Maduro etc were is entirely beside the point. Notice how nobody here has piped up to defend him in the regime? “They’re bad” is not a sufficient basis for the level of geopolitical action we are taking. And you need to have a good plan - with a good, competent team to manage it - to reach the end goal.Oh, and one last thing after that: step up. Commit to your position on Greenland, Mexico, etc. You good with us just bulldozing in, conquering and taking what we want? I’m asking you now, so answer now.It's starting to feel like a fucked up geopolitical version of Niemoller's poem...First they came for Maduro and I said nothing because he was a bad dude (and they had oil.)Then they came for Cuba because some immigrants in south Florida were wronged 70 years ago (and there is prime hotel property in Havanna.)Then they came for Sheinbaum because of the cartels (and there are resort areas to be bankrupted.)Then they came for Greenland because of the national security risks (and their rare earth minerals.)Then they came for Canada because fuck those poutine eating, hockey playing Canucks.
21 hours ago21 hr 2 hours ago, Sawbonz said:Venezuela nationalized the oil industry in the mid 70’s 🧐Now its collectivized across an even larger population 😇
21 hours ago21 hr Bro really was just too cringe and had to go. Could have been living in an Ottoman palace concocting schemes but he had to sing “Imagine.”
21 hours ago21 hr Shoulda sung YMCA and some Kid Rock shit, and he’d not only still be in power, but would be in on some Trump crypto scam as well.
21 hours ago21 hr Popular Post 9 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:So, my dad retired from one of the companies being mentioned in the media (well they acquired his company, but he spent 10+ years at them) and he worked all over Central and South America, including both onshore and offshore operations, from the 1980s through the early 2000s in his 45-year career.He's in a facebook group with a bunch of his former co-workers that he's remained friends with and was telling me some of what they were discussing. Bunch of former o&g exploration/production folks in their 60s-90s mostly from the South and Texas, so you can guess their politics. It sounds like some of them have been contacted "recently" about going down to Venezuela or at least acting as consultants here, because they have knowledge of the areas or former facilities or something.He said there's two main threads - the first is security. When they were down there, regardless of the country, they almost always had private security teams that secured their compounds, and they had the country's government backing them (sometimes units had small barracks nearby). Even if there was corruption, there was an understanding that various groups (drugs, guerillas) generally wouldn't fuck with them too much because the governments liked the oil flowing, and pretty much everybody got some kind of cut of revenue (bribe) whether it was locals or whatever groups were active nearby, and they were usually left alone as a result. They also, as a last resort, usually had American contacts they could call upon. Here in 2025, they may not have the Venezuelan military/government on their side (if there is a military) if there's bitterness/resentment over how things are playing out, especially if all of the revenue was flowing straight from the facility back to America. You can get into some nasty areas out there in the boonies.The other thread is basically "what's the point" because a bunch of them think even if we go in there and run things, it's going to take years of investment to make a healthy profit and if we actually follow through on elections, 5 or 10 years down the road, some populist/socialist type will get elected on a platform of "they are stealing our oil" and things will get really nasty again, and there will be a hostile environment and/or either the government takes a lot more of the revenue, or stops any contracts (or even nationalizes things again). The US is then faced with either letting those resources go, or being hardasses and putting down the Venezuelan government, and that will come down to whoever is in the White House. They think there is no way in hell Chevron or Exxon or anybody else will go in there without guarantees from the US government of covering their expenses/potential losses, which means the taxpayers will cover it.And a couple of people mentioned that if Chevron and Exxon go in there, they will probably face a pretty serious boycott by a lot of people, and/or there may even be problems with them operating in other countries who don't renew their contracts or even cancel them outright over this. They thought there was a real possibility that surrounding countries, and even countries outside of the region, will decline to do business with them in the long run.@atomheartbevo , we should get a beer and a dog some time. I'm in Austin.I have a display of golf balls from 49 places and companies I've accumulated over the years. All the places are still there. The majority of the companies are not, and the people that gave them to me are all retired, or have passed on. The industry I grew up in is down to British Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell, and Exxon, Chevron and Conoco/Phillips, a bunch of smaller independents, and a handful of midstream companies. That is the exploration and production side of the US oil industry (not gas), 3 super-majors with a disciplined capital investment plan, and a lot of independents that aren't in a hurry to drill for $58 oil.I can't name the Donald's Secretary of Energy, and I don't care enough to look, but i'm guessing he's a tall, white, male and probably knows how to put gas in a car. Probably a drinking buddy of "Whiskey Pete's."The 3 US companies all basically said "no comment" in the few stories I read.Chevron is the dominate producer in the Permian Basin, and in the process of moving out of California, which will look like a long, bitter divorce, from a hostile government. They are the second largest interest owner, behind Kazakhstan, in the Caspian oil production, and are in the middle of dealing with Ukraines attack on the Caspian loading facilities, ~ 1,000,000 BPD. Chevon has been prudent in consolidating their worldwide portfolio to fewer efficient and profitable ventures, and has been systematically moving ex-pats back to the US for over 10 years. Chevron/Texaco have been nationalized be Venezuela twice and still has a presence there. Exxon is Exxon. They don't want partners, unless they have too. They are always the biggest, and an easy target, because they have the most. They are usually right, but that doesn't matter, they still get sued and pay, because it's easier and cheaper. just swallowed Pioneer Resources to strengthen their position in the Permian. They were probably the biggest loser w/ Russia's self-detonation, and probably will be one of the first western companies to go back and pick up the pieces. Exxon has also have been nationalized by Venezuela twice, and sued and won, once. They still haven't been paid. Conoco and Phillips, are now separate companies, again, upstream and downstream, with joint "ownership/control" of the midstream assets in the middle. They are both 150 year old Oklahoma grown companies, that have select positions in the international space, and are in the midst of a 20-25% global staff reduction. Like Exxon, they have also have been nationalized by Venezuela twice, and sued and won, once. They still haven't been paid.All 3 have a lot on their plates already, have a vested interest in Venezuela, and they have also been burned, twice. Unlike the military, or CIA, or whatever, they don't have the equivalent of a Delta Force or Seal Team they can mobilize and deploy overnight to restore order. If I, or anybody like me, went back to work (I won't), I would start by asking a lot of questions, and I'm sure all I would get back are blank looks. The first time I went to West Virginia in the 80's was ... different. No way I would take a recon trip to Venezuela right now. It's not like your starting from scratch, but in a lot of ways, you are.Most important, whatever happens in the next few week, will probably not be embraced by the American populace, and more important, I don't think our next President will follow in the Donald's footsteps. I just can't see those companies going forward anytime soon.But, I also swore I would never live in Houston and work for an oil company. But when they put the money on the table, I spent most of my adult life working for energy companies, and lived in Houston 4 different times. It's not for me, but ... make stupid choices, win stupid prizes, or, my favorite, ... fuck around and find out.
20 hours ago20 hr Also, a very important, possibly controversial take: arepas and Venezuelan food in general is pretty mid. Arepas are usually kinda dry, and everything needs more spice/seasoning.
20 hours ago20 hr 1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:Also, a very important, possibly controversial take: arepas and Venezuelan food in general is pretty mid. Arepas are usually kinda dry, and everything needs more spice/seasoning.If I said that to one of my friend’s Venezuelan wife, she would legit kill me on the spot.
20 hours ago20 hr In a telephone interview this morning with The Atlantic, President Donald J. Trump issued a threat against Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez, saying that, “if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,” adding that he would not stand for Rodríguez’s “defiant rejection” of military intervention by the United States. Additionally, during the interview, President Trump reaffirmed that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to American intervention, or even that it would remain isolated to Latin America, clearly stating, “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” while describing the island which is a part of Denmark, a close-ally and member of NATO, as “surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.”
20 hours ago20 hr Oh, I believe you. Because here’s another important, indisputable take: Venezuelan gals are very often hot and crazy.
20 hours ago20 hr 1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:Shoulda sung YMCA and some Kid Rock shit, and he’d not only still be in power, but would be in on some Trump crypto scam as well.The more I think about I think this is going to go pretty smoothly in terms of power transfer. All the right people in the remaining govt as well as the opposition, and the military have been bought off in the past several weeks. The US “contractors” are going to use taxpayer money to rebuild the infrastructure and get the oil flowing. The new ruling class in Venezuela will get rich, TrumpCo will get richer. The Venezuelan people may see a little bump from subsistence but their lives won’t be much different (and it’s the best case scenario for them)
20 hours ago20 hr 7 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:Also, a very important, possibly controversial take: arepas and Venezuelan food in general is pretty mid. Arepas are usually kinda dry, and everything needs more spice/seasoning.Says the guy who has probably eaten road kill. And liked it.
20 hours ago20 hr 42 minutes ago, PTINS said:@atomheartbevo , we should get a beer and a dog some time. I'm in Austin.I'm the son of a doodlebugger who moved into upper management somehow and who was a good troubleshooter, so my dad has seen it all.41 minutes ago, PTINS said:All 3 have a lot on their plates already, have a vested interest in Venezuela, and they have also been burned, twice. Unlike the military, or CIA, or whatever, they don't have the equivalent of a Delta Force or Seal Team they can mobilize and deploy overnight to restore order. If I, or anybody like me, went back to work (I won't), I would start by asking a lot of questions, and I'm sure all I would get back are blank looks. The first time I went to West Virginia in the 80's was ... different. No way I would take a recon trip to Venezuela right now. It's not like your starting from scratch, but in a lot of ways, you are.Most important, whatever happens in the next few week, will probably not be embraced by the American populace, and more important, I don't think our next President will follow in the Donald's footsteps. I just can't see those companies going forward anytime soon.That was similar to what he was saying this morning about his group chat, that there would be a lot of unknowns and doubt about what Venezuela would look like a year, 5 years, 10 years from now. These guys had decades of experience in Central/South America, and one of them joked there was always a Hugo Chavez lurking around the corner. There's just no way to guarantee that they invest billions in revamping/building out new infrastructure in Venezuela only to have another Chavez come along in 5 or 10 years.Right now, the US Army could go in there and provide security with a massive footprint, but what happens in 2029 with a new President? Or 2027 with a new Congress?He would be surprised if anybody takes Trump up on that offer unless the US government is footing the entire bill or some kind of financial guarantee of sorts and that there's solid security (massive footprint). There's just going to be a lot of resentment from Maduro's fans (and there are fans of his), not to mention the cartels, etc. Even then, there's the potential of lost contracts with other countries down there (and elsewhere). Edited 20 hours ago20 hr by atomheartbevo
20 hours ago20 hr Are we going to indict the new Venezuelan president before deposing her, or just cite winners keepers vs losers weepers?Same q for Denmark irt Greenland. Ps I wonder how big Trump thinks Greenland is, based on the 2d maps he sees.
20 hours ago20 hr First. The ports. Need to get food in now. Second is the police. The army can wait. Stay in your barracks and behave.
20 hours ago20 hr 58 minutes ago, PTINS said:@atomheartbevo , we should get a beer and a dog some time. I'm in Austin.I have a display of golf balls from 49 places and companies I've accumulated over the years. All the places are still there. The majority of the companies are not, and the people that gave them to me are all retired, or have passed on. The industry I grew up in is down to British Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell, and Exxon, Chevron and Conoco/Phillips, a bunch of smaller independents, and a handful of midstream companies. That is the exploration and production side of the US oil industry (not gas), 3 super-majors with a disciplined capital investment plan, and a lot of independents that aren't in a hurry to drill for $58 oil.I can't name the Donald's Secretary of Energy, and I don't care enough to look, but i'm guessing he's a tall, white, male and probably knows how to put gas in a car. Probably a drinking buddy of "Whiskey Pete's."The 3 US companies all basically said "no comment" in the few stories I read.Chevron is the dominate producer in the Permian Basin, and in the process of moving out of California, which will look like a long, bitter divorce, from a hostile government. They are the second largest interest owner, behind Kazakhstan, in the Caspian oil production, and are in the middle of dealing with Ukraines attack on the Caspian loading facilities, ~ 1,000,000 BPD. Chevon has been prudent in consolidating their worldwide portfolio to fewer efficient and profitable ventures, and has been systematically moving ex-pats back to the US for over 10 years. Chevron/Texaco have been nationalized be Venezuela twice and still has a presence there.Exxon is Exxon. They don't want partners, unless they have too. They are always the biggest, and an easy target, because they have the most. They are usually right, but that doesn't matter, they still get sued and pay, because it's easier and cheaper. just swallowed Pioneer Resources to strengthen their position in the Permian. They were probably the biggest loser w/ Russia's self-detonation, and probably will be one of the first western companies to go back and pick up the pieces. Exxon has also have been nationalized by Venezuela twice, and sued and won, once. They still haven't been paid.Conoco and Phillips, are now separate companies, again, upstream and downstream, with joint "ownership/control" of the midstream assets in the middle. They are both 150 year old Oklahoma grown companies, that have select positions in the international space, and are in the midst of a 20-25% global staff reduction. Like Exxon, they have also have been nationalized by Venezuela twice, and sued and won, once. They still haven't been paid.All 3 have a lot on their plates already, have a vested interest in Venezuela, and they have also been burned, twice. Unlike the military, or CIA, or whatever, they don't have the equivalent of a Delta Force or Seal Team they can mobilize and deploy overnight to restore order. If I, or anybody like me, went back to work (I won't), I would start by asking a lot of questions, and I'm sure all I would get back are blank looks. The first time I went to West Virginia in the 80's was ... different. No way I would take a recon trip to Venezuela right now. It's not like your starting from scratch, but in a lot of ways, you are.Most important, whatever happens in the next few week, will probably not be embraced by the American populace, and more important, I don't think our next President will follow in the Donald's footsteps. I just can't see those companies going forward anytime soon.But, I also swore I would never live in Houston and work for an oil company. But when they put the money on the table, I spent most of my adult life working for energy companies, and lived in Houston 4 different times.It's not for me, but ... make stupid choices, win stupid prizes, or, my favorite, ... fuck around and find out.Who's in Guyana?
20 hours ago20 hr 13 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:The more I think about I think this is going to go pretty smoothly in terms of power transfer. All the right people in the remaining govt as well as the opposition, and the military have been bought off in the past several weeks.The US “contractors” are going to use taxpayer money to rebuild the infrastructure and get the oil flowing. The new ruling class in Venezuela will get rich, TrumpCo will get richer. The Venezuelan people may see a little bump from subsistence but their lives won’t be much different (and it’s the best case scenario for them)11 minutes ago, Macanudo said:Says the guy who has probably eaten road kill.And liked it.Authoritarian government feeding the population populist bullshit aimed at pacifying them/shoring up support against largely ginned-up external “threats,” ensuring that they stand clear of the elites enriching themselves….is the same old shit. The difference between left and right authoritarianism for 98% of the people is ZERO, other than the color of political pin they wear to show loyalty to the regime.And I’ve never eaten road kill, but my dad proudly told the tale of the time his work crew on the King Ranch ate grilled road-kill jackrabbit. They were tired of canned Vienna sausages. So, I mean…I’d try it.
20 hours ago20 hr Also I just remembered that the US president has also been indicted by the US. I guess we should depose him too.
19 hours ago19 hr 26 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:Also, a very important, possibly controversial take: arepas and Venezuelan food in general is pretty mid. Arepas are usually kinda dry, and everything needs more spice/seasoning.All Latin American food outside of Mexico and some of the Caribbean islands is pretty mid. God gave Mexico maybe the greatest cuisine on the planet and then shrugged as he went south. A few real gems like some South American ceviches and southern cone wine and grilled meats but none of it is close to a good mole or jerk.
19 hours ago19 hr 30 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:. Arepas are usually kinda dry, and everything needs more spice/seasoning.Bad opinions thread —>You can take my arepa from my dead, hot, greasy hand.
19 hours ago19 hr 12 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:All Latin American food outside of Mexico and some of the Caribbean islands is pretty mid. God gave Mexico maybe the greatest cuisine on the planet and then shrugged as he went south. A few real gems like some South American ceviches and southern cone wine and grilled meats but none of it is close to a good mole or jerk.Agreed 100%, including as to the southern dishes that are indeed excellent. It’s amazing how mid some of that food is.10 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:Bad opinions thread —>You can take my arepa from my dead, hot, greasy hand.You never have to worry about that happening. You can keep it all to yourself.
19 hours ago19 hr 6 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:Agreed 100%, including as to the southern dishes that are indeed excellent. It’s amazing how mid some of that food is.You never have to worry about that happening. You can keep it all to yourself.Perhaps you’ve not had a good arepa. When they’re good they’re wonderful.
19 hours ago19 hr 2 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:Bro really was just too cringe and had to go. Could have been living in an Ottoman palace concocting schemes but he had to sing “Imagine.”there was a report on the daily podcast that earlier last year the admin was trying to cajole maduro into leaving and living in the riviera. then lil marco decided the best way to topple cuba was to topple venezuela. and here we are.
19 hours ago19 hr 22 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:All Latin American food outside of Mexico and some of the Caribbean islands is pretty mid. God gave Mexico maybe the greatest cuisine on the planet and then shrugged as he went south. A few real gems like some South American ceviches and southern cone wine and grilled meats but none of it is close to a good mole or jerk.there's an argentinian empanda place at the farmer's market.
19 hours ago19 hr 2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:The drugs: I love how it’s all about fentanyl fentanyl fentanyl, each boat strike saved 100,000 American lives! And then it became WAIT! It’s cocaine! Each boat strike saved 25,000 American lives! When, ummm….cocaine alone seems to have about 10k total overdose deaths per year.What we’ve really prevented is some finance bros and club goers having bitchin’ weekend.The plan/investment: what our regime doesn’t get in Venezuela is the same thing it doesn’t get about here, the US. What they don’t get is that traditional capital (and O&G is classic traditional capital) looks for some measure of stability and predictability before committing. It’s the reason you don’t see massive investments in new coal plants here and the like, and you don’t see car manufacturers ditching all hybrids and EV tech. They know that this regime’s psychotic vision is not one that will last. Well, they ain’t gonna pour trillions into Venezuela until they see organic - not forced - changes in Venezuela. If Venezuelan society eventually reaches a point where it desires and is friendly enough to foreign oil activity and investment, they’ll go in with real dollars. Until then, well…they see Afghanistan. It was a country of relative peace and stability, women had rights and education….until the US military pulled out and the Taliban largely picked up where they left off.Unless and until the people and the leadership class change what they actually want, success depends on the US military being there to enforce it at gunpoint, and these guys know the American people don’t have the will for that long term.Last point: I’d almost forgotten, my family had an opportunity to live in Caracas in the early 80s. Dad was offered a really good gig with a well known oilfield services company there. Mom vetoed it. We’d have lived in a “compound” and needed security, and she didn’t want that life, no matter how good the money was. My life sure would have been different if we had. Instead, stayed in stable suburban Houston.Finally, watching idiots like magic soccerspray post pieces about how shitty Maduro etc were is entirely beside the point. Notice how nobody here has piped up to defend him in the regime? “They’re bad” is not a sufficient basis for the level of geopolitical action we are taking. And you need to have a good plan - with a good, competent team to manage it - to reach the end goal.Oh, and one last thing after that: step up. Commit to your position on Greenland, Mexico, etc. You good with us just bulldozing in, conquering and taking what we want? I’m asking you now, so answer now.fentanyl - Chinese companies sell all the chemicals to the Mexican cartels. there are many many factories on the US / Texas border. Cartel manufactures fentanyl among all these factories. Cartel pays certain Border Patrol agents $10k / month to let one vehicle through a month. cough ***Saraita checkpoint*** cough coughCartel sets up rubes to get 'caught', all coordinate with BP and DEA contacts ....this white supremist dumb ass had 33 lbs, cute. the truck behind him probably had 2 tons lolsKSMU RadioSouthern Missouri man made famous by white supremacist ra...Teddy Joseph Von Nukem was a Missouri man made famous by appearing in a 2017 photo from a Charlottesville, Virginia white supremacist rally, as protesters carried torches and chanted “Jews will not re
19 hours ago19 hr 3 minutes ago, elfenix said:there's an argentinian empanda place at the farmer's market.I remember my first pupusas, gave me the sad.
19 hours ago19 hr 1 hour ago, PTINS said:@atomheartbevo , we should get a beer and a dog some time. I'm in Austin.I have a display of golf balls from 49 places and companies I've accumulated over the years. All the places are still there. The majority of the companies are not, and the people that gave them to me are all retired, or have passed on. The industry I grew up in is down to British Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell, and Exxon, Chevron and Conoco/Phillips, a bunch of smaller independents, and a handful of midstream companies. That is the exploration and production side of the US oil industry (not gas), 3 super-majors with a disciplined capital investment plan, and a lot of independents that aren't in a hurry to drill for $58 oil.I can't name the Donald's Secretary of Energy, and I don't care enough to look, but i'm guessing he's a tall, white, male and probably knows how to put gas in a car. Probably a drinking buddy of "Whiskey Pete's."The 3 US companies all basically said "no comment" in the few stories I read.Chevron is the dominate producer in the Permian Basin, and in the process of moving out of California, which will look like a long, bitter divorce, from a hostile government. They are the second largest interest owner, behind Kazakhstan, in the Caspian oil production, and are in the middle of dealing with Ukraines attack on the Caspian loading facilities, ~ 1,000,000 BPD. Chevon has been prudent in consolidating their worldwide portfolio to fewer efficient and profitable ventures, and has been systematically moving ex-pats back to the US for over 10 years. Chevron/Texaco have been nationalized be Venezuela twice and still has a presence there.Exxon is Exxon. They don't want partners, unless they have too. They are always the biggest, and an easy target, because they have the most. They are usually right, but that doesn't matter, they still get sued and pay, because it's easier and cheaper. just swallowed Pioneer Resources to strengthen their position in the Permian. They were probably the biggest loser w/ Russia's self-detonation, and probably will be one of the first western companies to go back and pick up the pieces. Exxon has also have been nationalized by Venezuela twice, and sued and won, once. They still haven't been paid.Conoco and Phillips, are now separate companies, again, upstream and downstream, with joint "ownership/control" of the midstream assets in the middle. They are both 150 year old Oklahoma grown companies, that have select positions in the international space, and are in the midst of a 20-25% global staff reduction. Like Exxon, they have also have been nationalized by Venezuela twice, and sued and won, once. They still haven't been paid.All 3 have a lot on their plates already, have a vested interest in Venezuela, and they have also been burned, twice. Unlike the military, or CIA, or whatever, they don't have the equivalent of a Delta Force or Seal Team they can mobilize and deploy overnight to restore order. If I, or anybody like me, went back to work (I won't), I would start by asking a lot of questions, and I'm sure all I would get back are blank looks. The first time I went to West Virginia in the 80's was ... different. No way I would take a recon trip to Venezuela right now. It's not like your starting from scratch, but in a lot of ways, you are.Most important, whatever happens in the next few week, will probably not be embraced by the American populace, and more important, I don't think our next President will follow in the Donald's footsteps. I just can't see those companies going forward anytime soon.But, I also swore I would never live in Houston and work for an oil company. But when they put the money on the table, I spent most of my adult life working for energy companies, and lived in Houston 4 different times.It's not for me, but ... make stupid choices, win stupid prizes, or, my favorite, ... fuck around and find out.If you've been around that long, you've certainly heard "where there is confusion, there is money to be made". The wife and I chatted about this mess earlier. I was told to stay retired, which were my intentions. I'd bet a reasonable amount most the infrastructure and tech are 30-40 years old or worse. Producers will need a mix of old shits who can make the most out of what is there until the new kids can get a new production and storage system up and running. Someone will want return on the investment money ASAP. I venture to guess, through training some locals and using 'em in the field over the course of time more of them will die than the 40 or so yesterday. Get it done or make it work is the procedure until new tech takes over. Just my thoughts, but none of the "powers that are" aren't coming to the haus tonight for supper asking my opinion.On a related note, sometime has opened up in our vacay plans to S America this spring.
19 hours ago19 hr 6 minutes ago, elfenix said:there was a report on the daily podcast that earlier last year the admin was trying to cajole maduro into leaving and living in the riviera. then lil marco decided the best way to topple cuba was to topple venezuela. and here we are.I learned in all of this that the Cubans provided Maduro’s crack security team. That combined with just elevating the deputy just adds to the whole “Rome trying to fix a wayward client kingdom without devoting a whole legion to it” vibes we are giving here. Sassanids (Chinese) in shambles, already scheming how to reassert themselves in Armenia.
19 hours ago19 hr 6 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:SIAPfuck me, 1998 chavez and 2026 trump are damn near twins
19 hours ago19 hr 1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:fuck me, 1998 chavez and 2026 trump are damn near twinsAs I mentioned above, populist authoritarianism is populist authoritarianism. The difference between “left” or “right” is insignificant. Our country is cheering on what we just took out.
19 hours ago19 hr 16 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:fentanyl - Chinese companies sell all the chemicals to the Mexican cartels. there are many many factories on the US / Texas border. Cartel manufactures fentanyl among all these factories. Cartel pays certain Border Patrol agents $10k / month to let one vehicle through a month. cough ***Saraita checkpoint*** cough coughCartel sets up rubes to get 'caught', all coordinate with BP and DEA contacts ....this white supremist dumb ass had 33 lbs, cute. the truck behind him probably had 2 tons lolsKSMU RadioSouthern Missouri man made famous by white supremacist ra...Teddy Joseph Von Nukem was a Missouri man made famous by appearing in a 2017 photo from a Charlottesville, Virginia white supremacist rally, as protesters carried torches and chanted “Jews will not reVon Nukem?
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