Post B19u4g4d6BeonHDLF2 by Nonilex@masto.ai
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(DIR) Post #B19IuKWkelIYljZRkO by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-11T19:49:22Z
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Exclusive: #US preparing to seize more tankers off #Venezuela coast after first ship takenThe US is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan #oil following the seizure of an #OilTanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President #Maduro, 6 sources said Thurs.The seizure was the first interdiction of an oil cargo or tanker from Venezuela, which has been under US sanctions since 2019.#law #Trump #military #WarPowers #Congress https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-preparing-seize-more-tankers-off-venezuelas-coast-after-first-ship-taken-2025-12-11/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
(DIR) Post #B19J7GQ5EuUznIcRhQ by Lizette603_23@mastodon.social
2025-12-11T19:51:40Z
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@Nonilex WTAF IS THIS MOTHER FUCKER TRYING TO DO, START WW# SO HE CAN END IT AND GEET A PRETTY FUCKING RIBBON? SOMEBODY FIX THIS
(DIR) Post #B19JN95wF0edi3llYG by notthatkindofdoctor@mastodon.social
2025-12-11T19:54:30Z
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@Nonilex Should fill the ship with biohazard and radioactive waste and let us poison ourselves when we steal them
(DIR) Post #B19JvJFP04hf2kUEM4 by solownh@mstdn.party
2025-12-11T20:00:43Z
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@Nonilex Where will these ships be held? Can't be inexpensive to secure and store
(DIR) Post #B19Sb5Y17opILlctOq by GeoWend@kosmos.social
2025-12-11T21:37:46Z
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@Nonilex...waiting for one of those boats to be a trap (sigh)
(DIR) Post #B19taO9JB3WcVwxYno by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T02:40:13Z
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The #UnitedStates on Thursday issued new #sanctions on #Venezuela’s #oil sector & on members of President Nicolás #Maduro’s family, while taking steps to “keep” tens of millions of dollars’ worth of oil from a large #OilTanker that #US forces seized off the country’s coast.#law #Trump #military #WarPowers #Congress #InternationalLaw #piracy #theft #RegimeChange #USsupremacy https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/us/politics/maduro-oil-sanctions-venezuela-tanker.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
(DIR) Post #B19tibwVmEK1bwtXf6 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T02:41:48Z
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#Venezuela’s #economy depends on #oil & has been hurt by #US #sanctions, leading Maduro’s government to smuggle & sell crude through a web of tankers 3 middlemen. The new sanctions target three nephews of the wife of #Maduro & 6 shipping companies.#law #Trump #military #WarPowers #Congress #InternationalLaw #piracy #theft #RegimeChange #USsupremacy
(DIR) Post #B19u4g4d6BeonHDLF2 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T02:45:50Z
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Separately, the #Trump admin is seeking the “legal” authority to seize the #oil from the #Skipper, an #OilTanker that #US forces boarded & took possession of on Wednesday in #InternationalWaters near #Venezuela, acc/to Karoline Leavitt, the White House propagandist. The oil had come from a state-owned Venezuelan company. US authorities have so far obtained a seizure warrant for the tanker—saying that it had been used in the past to smuggle Iran oil—but not for the cargo currently on board.#law
(DIR) Post #B19uLXtSlWEwLY2C3c by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T02:48:53Z
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Together, the #sanctions & the seizure of the #Skipper represent a new front in Trump’s campaign to destabilize Maduro’s regime. #Trump has accused #Maduro of operating a “narcoterrorist” cartel & has authorized a series of deadly #military strikes against boats that he has said, without publicly providing evidence, are smuggling drugs. Many current & former officials in Washington say the military buildup in the region is ultimately aimed at #RegimeChange.#law #oil
(DIR) Post #B19vUPTVXEJenTgVdo by aardvark@ioc.exchange
2025-12-12T03:01:39Z
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@Nonilex how else are Exxon/Mobil/Halliburton supposed to get what they want?
(DIR) Post #B19w5B4s1jLQrJh1ma by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T03:08:20Z
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Later in the day, #Trump suggested that #immigration was one of the factors that prompted the #OilTanker seizure, saying that #Venezuela had “allowed millions of people to come into our country.” [??? If you’re going to lie, pick one & stick with it, dummy.]And he reiterated past warnings about a greater escalation.“It’s going to be starting on land pretty soon,” he said of strikes in Venezuela.#law #military #WarPowers #Congress #InternationalLaw #piracy #theft #RegimeChange #oil
(DIR) Post #B19wLzxqbCSXJZQe8m by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T03:11:23Z
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…New details emerged Thursday about the seized #OilTanker, including about its crew, which is mainly from #Russia, according to a #US official, who was not authorized to speak publicly. American authorities have asked the crew to sail the #Skipper to the #UnitedStates, but they have another crew on standby if needed, the official said.#Trump #law #Venezuela #Maduro #military #WarPowers #Congress #InternationalLaw #piracy #theft #RegimeChange #oil
(DIR) Post #B19wjvjHzma58A1yTo by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T03:15:42Z
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…The #sanctions also hit #Venezuela’s #economy by blacklisting 6 shipping companies—Myra Marine Limited, Arctic Voyager Incorporated, Poweroy Investment Limited, Ready Great Limited, Sino Marine Services Limited & Full Happy Limited—that have vessels transporting Venezuelan #oil.The targeted ships were “blocked” by the #Treasury Dept, impeding them from doing international business, although it was not clear if the #US planned to seize them.#Trump #law #WarPowers #Congress #InternationalLaw