US Protector of Socialist Dictatorships Donald Trump announced an oil deal with the Venezuelan Chavista government. Delcy Rodriguez backed by strongman Diosdado Cabello and the Cartel of the Suns giddily backs the deal as beneficial to Venezuela (The Guardian). It’s the least they could do after Trump and his lackey Pete Hegseth saved the Chavista government from a mass uprising because of nullified elections in 2024 (4dforum).

The world has forgotten Maria Machado, as was intended.

The big oil deal manufactured by the great white man god Phil is an appeal to greed. It also will sound good to simpletons willing to forget about democracy for some black gold. Citgo was pumping oil into the US from Venezuela during the entirety of Chavista rule anyway.

Meanwhile Smiling Nicolas Maduro (pictured above) is taking one for the team. Gotta make it at least look like regime change. He knows he’ll be rewarded next time around. Hell, the way things have been going you never know; he hasn’t been to trial yet.

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