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Shaun King's avatar

It's just openly and blatantly evil. It's all a lie. And if you are an American, you are paying for this.

Robert F. W. Whitlock's avatar

It’s true, and Trump is already responsible for so much raising of the national debt. This is definitely going to make it worse.

Donovan Marley's avatar

To increase America’s access to oil, Fascist dictator, Donald Trump has invaded Venezuela—the latest in a series of impeachable offenses committed by our criminal president. Trump is intellectually, cognitively, ethically, and morally unfit to perform the duties as President of a Constitutional Republic.

The release of the transcript of Jack Smith’s testimony to the Judiciary Committee confirms “beyond a reasonable doubt” that Donald Trump tried to overthrow the government of the United States on January 6, 2021–a blatant act of treason. The majority of Americans reject his treasonous attempt to overthrow the 2020 elections. They reject his invasion of the sovereign nation of Venezuela. They reject his deployment of ICE thugs, they reject his sexual predations, his fraudulent financial dealings, his pardoning of criminal oligarchs, his murderous attacks on the high seas, his deployments of the U.S. military against the American people, and his compulsive and continual lying.

Opposition to Trump’s presidency continues to grow. Revealed by the October 18th “NO KINGS” protests followed by the total rejection of MAGA Republicans in the November 4th elections, the Trump presidency—as reported by Fox News on November 18—was approved by only 38% of Americans; 60% of the American people disapprove.

Every aspect of Trump’s Presidency is rejected by the majority of the American people. This majority will not rest until the convicted criminal Donald Trump, and his MAGA Neo-Nazi enablers, are removed from office, prosecuted for treason, convicted, and punished as dictated by the Constitution.

Celine C.'s avatar

It was NEVER about "drug trafficking". It was ALWAYS about the oil--and not allowing a socialist country to survive and flourish and make the oligarchic US regime look bad by comparison.

Aamir Razak's avatar

agreed Celine, the "drugs/narcotics" was just how the language was used to disguise the true objective, taking the oil of a sovereign nation and forcing regime change to someone more pliable to imperial control and agendas. Sickening

Barbara Larcom's avatar

Thank you, Shaun, for your clear-eyed, unflinching, passionate statement. Those of us who agree with you need to raise our voices just as loudly. We can't let this continue.

Shaun King's avatar

Please do!!

Harper Thorpe's avatar

WHAT’S A PETRO-TERRORIST?

Like “narco-terrorist” it is a made-up word now describing Drumpf who invaded Venezuela to capture its oil reserves. With no proof, his illegal war justified by claiming Maduro led gangs & drug lords. Putin is so proud!

Catherine Martinez's avatar

I am waiting for Monday's pressers. If most of Congress does not demand the Maduro's release and return to their home country, then we can count the days left of our democracy.

California Girl 🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar

Our “democracy” is as much of an illusion as “israel”’s supposed one

We are their imperial weapon

We are the Galactic Empire and have never been the good guys

Catherine Martinez's avatar

I have never met a person including myself, who can handle power. Only the meek inherit the earth. The power-hungry seem incapable of learning that.

Sabine Hahn's avatar

We clearly changed in a few hours from living in a post-war international rules based order to a pre-war international order.

Barbara Larcom's avatar

Well, we changed, but I think it took more than a few hours. This has been a gradual process over decades, and it accelerated starting on January 20, 2025.

Sabine Hahn's avatar

Sure, I assume it took some preparations, however, the factual consequences of these actions happened rather quickly, even if we know that the US is already since quite a while a rogue state.

mahdiyah's avatar

Spot on, also the USA currency has a lot to do with this. Steal the oil, and trade only in USA currency, and 💵 goes up as it's in turmoil now

Lewis C. Taishoff's avatar

Did you expect anything else, Shaun? This Nazi degenerate needn't disguise his murder and theft. He and his buddies Putin, Xie, and Netanyahu need no moral cover for their continuous crimes.

Shaun King's avatar

Painfully true

Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

I keep thinking that all the masks are off, and then they do something else and show that there are still more masks beneath. Can it be the layers are bottomless?

And if that indictment gives the USA the right to go after Venezuela, given all the organizations it listed, then surely Colombia and Mexico are next.

These truly are the years of living dangerously!

Shaun King's avatar

You are right.

Richard Pearce's avatar

Why would anyone be surprised by this?

And remember that the conspiracy theories that were used to claim CHAVEZ wasn't a legitimate elected President were the basis for the most widespread of the conspiracy theories that were used to claim Biden wasn't a legitimate elected President, just in case you were believing that Maduro isn't the legitimate democratically elected President of Venezuela.

I'll also reiterate that in the mere 5 years of this decade, EVERY CLAIM that the US is a champion of democracy, human rights, laws, justice, or morality have been completely debunked

And that the nearest analogy to the world right now is the 'start' of WW2, with the US and Israel filling the roles of Germany and Japan, the UK, France, and Germany reprising the roles of UK and France and the US (cozying up to the Short Austrian thinking they would be able to control him or at least steer him towards those they wanted to eliminate as rivals) and the Alliance still a thing to be formed.

Nathalia's avatar

I am so furious about this. I am a Venezuelan living in the US. My family has suffered under Maduro, no doubt. But this action by the United States is an atrocity, a humiliation. It shows me that there is no justice. No human justice, no divine justice, no poetic justice. Nothing.

Patrick's avatar

Trump wants to go back to the guilded age,colonialism,monopolies,robber barons where all the wealth and corporations were held by a handful of people,no worker’s rights where all people were indentured servants working for the company,company stores,company housing etc,Tennessee Earny Fords song is wringing again,”saint peter don’t call me cause I can’t go ,I owe my soul to the company store “!

Debra's avatar

I think the whole kidnapping operation was a sham, like the assassination attempts. Too quick and easy, no resistance from inside Venezuela, and they grabbed his wife too?? No, they told him they’d make him rich, and he agreed to go along with the performance.

Ash's avatar

All lies. One may wonder if this indictment is a plagiarised version of that againstAll lies. One may wonder if this indictment is a plagiarised version of that against Juan Hernández, the former president of Honduras, who was convicted and sentenced to 45 years and whom trump recently pardoned. Just wondering 🤔