• Venezuela latest: Nicolas Maduro captured after US strikes

    From Julian@julianlzb87@gmail.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 3 09:58:35 2026
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    Trump confirmed that the US had carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and seized its president and his wife


    President Trump confirmed the US strikes on Venezuela as he claimed that
    the Venezuelan president Nicol|is Maduro had been rCLcaptured and flown out
    of the countryrCY.

    In a post on Truth Social he said: rCLThe United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicol|is Maduro, who has been, along with his wife,
    captured and flown out of the Country.

    rCLThis operation was done in conjunction with US Law Enforcement. Details
    to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11AM, at Mar-a-Lago.
    Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.rCY
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  • From dart200@user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 3 02:04:34 2026
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    On 1/3/26 1:58 AM, Julian wrote:
    Trump confirmed that the US had carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and seized its president and his wife


    President Trump confirmed the US strikes on Venezuela as he claimed that
    the Venezuelan president Nicol|is Maduro had been rCLcaptured and flown out of the countryrCY.

    In a post on Truth Social he said: rCLThe United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicol|is Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country.

    rCLThis operation was done in conjunction with US Law Enforcement. Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11AM, at Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.rCY

    so which oil companies founded this coup? EfOaEfOaEfOa

    i mean they aren't even trying to be subtle about it anymore
    --
    hi, i'm nick! let's end war EfOa

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  • From Julian@julianlzb87@gmail.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 3 13:21:20 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 03/01/2026 10:04, dart200 wrote:
    On 1/3/26 1:58 AM, Julian wrote:
    Trump confirmed that the US had carried out a large-scale strike
    against Venezuela and seized its president and his wife


    President Trump confirmed the US strikes on Venezuela as he claimed
    that the Venezuelan president Nicol|is Maduro had been rCLcaptured and
    flown out of the countryrCY.

    In a post on Truth Social he said: rCLThe United States of America has
    successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and
    its leader, President Nicol|is Maduro, who has been, along with his
    wife, captured and flown out of the Country.

    rCLThis operation was done in conjunction with US Law Enforcement.
    Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11AM, at
    Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President
    DONALD J. TRUMP.rCY

    so which oil companies founded this coup? EfOaEfOaEfOa

    I hope BP is complicit.
    I'll keep an eye on my shares.
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  • From Tara@tsm@fastmail.ca to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 3 15:50:07 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    Julian <julianlzb87@gmail.com> wrote:
    Trump confirmed that the US had carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and seized its president and his wife


    President Trump confirmed the US strikes on Venezuela as he claimed that
    the Venezuelan president Nicol|is Maduro had been rCLcaptured and flown out of the countryrCY.

    In a post on Truth Social he said: rCLThe United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicol|is Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country.

    rCLThis operation was done in conjunction with US Law Enforcement. Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11AM, at Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.rCY



    Laugh of the day
    Even better:..

    Russia was quick to condemn the U.S.'s actions, calling them "concerning"
    and "condemnable."

    rCLIn the current situation, it is important, first and foremost, to prevent further escalation and to focus on finding a way out of the situation
    through dialogue," Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry said, adding that the United Nations Security Council should convene immediately.rCY

    CBC



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  • From Dude@punditster@gmail.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 3 08:24:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/3/2026 7:50 AM, Tara wrote:
    Julian <julianlzb87@gmail.com> wrote:
    Trump confirmed that the US had carried out a large-scale strike against
    Venezuela and seized its president and his wife


    President Trump confirmed the US strikes on Venezuela as he claimed that
    the Venezuelan president Nicol|is Maduro had been rCLcaptured and flown out >> of the countryrCY.

    In a post on Truth Social he said: rCLThe United States of America has
    successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its
    leader, President Nicol|is Maduro, who has been, along with his wife,
    captured and flown out of the Country.

    rCLThis operation was done in conjunction with US Law Enforcement. Details >> to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11AM, at Mar-a-Lago.
    Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.rCY >>


    Laugh of the day

    Apparently, the majority of the Venezuelan people are celebrating today.

    Even better:..

    Russia was quick to condemn the U.S.'s actions, calling them "concerning"
    and "condemnable."

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for
    Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2023 for alleged war crimes
    related to the unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children
    to Russia.
    rCLIn the current situation, it is important, first and foremost, to
    prevent
    further escalation and to focus on finding a way out of the situation
    through dialogue," Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry said, adding that the United Nations Security Council should convene immediately.rCY

    CBC




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  • From Dude@punditster@gmail.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 3 08:30:31 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/3/2026 2:04 AM, dart200 wrote:
    On 1/3/26 1:58 AM, Julian wrote:
    Trump confirmed that the US had carried out a large-scale strike
    against Venezuela and seized its president and his wife


    President Trump confirmed the US strikes on Venezuela as he claimed
    that the Venezuelan president Nicol|is Maduro had been rCLcaptured and
    flown out of the countryrCY.

    In a post on Truth Social he said: rCLThe United States of America has
    successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and
    its leader, President Nicol|is Maduro, who has been, along with his
    wife, captured and flown out of the Country.

    rCLThis operation was done in conjunction with US Law Enforcement.
    Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11AM, at
    Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President
    DONALD J. TRUMP.rCY

    so which oil companies founded this coup? EfOaEfOaEfOa

    Good work!

    Now free the 5 Americans held without charges in Venezuela!

    i mean they aren't even trying to be subtle about it anymore

    It's not a recent development. Try to keep up and do a little research
    before you post your comments. Thanks.
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  • From Dude@punditster@gmail.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 3 08:35:53 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/3/2026 5:21 AM, Julian wrote:
    On 03/01/2026 10:04, dart200 wrote:
    On 1/3/26 1:58 AM, Julian wrote:
    Trump confirmed that the US had carried out a large-scale strike
    against Venezuela and seized its president and his wife


    President Trump confirmed the US strikes on Venezuela as he claimed
    that the Venezuelan president Nicol|is Maduro had been rCLcaptured and
    flown out of the countryrCY.

    In a post on Truth Social he said: rCLThe United States of America has
    successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and
    its leader, President Nicol|is Maduro, who has been, along with his
    wife, captured and flown out of the Country.

    rCLThis operation was done in conjunction with US Law Enforcement.
    Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11AM, at
    Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President
    DONALD J. TRUMP.rCY

    so which oil companies founded this coup? EfOaEfOaEfOa

    I hope BP is complicit.

    Apparently, Chevron is positioned to benefit most from any political
    shift in Venezuela. However, the capture of Maduro does not indicate Venezuelan regime change.

    I'll keep an eye on my shares.

    Exxon Mobil could also gain if sanctions are lifted, potentially
    recovering seized assets from Venezuela.
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  • From dart200@user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 3 10:26:52 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/3/26 1:58 AM, Julian wrote:
    Trump confirmed that the US had carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and seized its president and his wife


    President Trump confirmed the US strikes on Venezuela as he claimed that
    the Venezuelan president Nicol|is Maduro had been rCLcaptured and flown out of the countryrCY.

    In a post on Truth Social he said: rCLThe United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicol|is Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country.

    rCLThis operation was done in conjunction with US Law Enforcement. Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11AM, at Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.rCY

    kept on trumped up charges ... EfyeEfyeEfye

    EfniEfiA
    --
    hi, i'm nick! let's end war EfOa

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  • From Dude@punditster@gmail.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 3 12:21:18 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/3/2026 10:26 AM, dart200 wrote:
    On 1/3/26 1:58 AM, Julian wrote:
    Trump confirmed that the US had carried out a large-scale strike
    against Venezuela and seized its president and his wife


    President Trump confirmed the US strikes on Venezuela as he claimed
    that the Venezuelan president Nicol|is Maduro had been rCLcaptured and
    flown out of the countryrCY.

    In a post on Truth Social he said: rCLThe United States of America has
    successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and
    its leader, President Nicol|is Maduro, who has been, along with his
    wife, captured and flown out of the Country.

    rCLThis operation was done in conjunction with US Law Enforcement.
    Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11AM, at
    Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President
    DONALD J. TRUMP.rCY

    kept on trumped up charges ... EfyeEfyeEfye

    EfniEfiA

    Apparently, Venezuela sits on top of one of the world's major oil
    deposits of recoverable heavy oil. The oil business of exporting started
    out well after the oil was discovered.

    Then, U.S. oil companies lost their operations in Venezuela due to nationalization under Ch|ivez.

    He confiscated billions of dollars of US equipment and funds. The oil
    business and Venezuela went down from there.

    Then Maduro stole the election to run a narcotics company importing and exporting illegal drugs to Cuba and Mexico destined for the US.

    The people of Venezuela's are now facing a severe humanitarian and
    economic crisis. There is an estimated 80% widespread poverty, extreme
    food insecurity, shortages of medicine, and failing public services.

    Now the poorest country in Latin America!

    Key words:

    Dictatorship, Authoritarianism, Cartel
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  • From dart200@user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 3 14:08:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/3/26 12:21 PM, Dude wrote:
    On 1/3/2026 10:26 AM, dart200 wrote:
    On 1/3/26 1:58 AM, Julian wrote:
    Trump confirmed that the US had carried out a large-scale strike
    against Venezuela and seized its president and his wife


    President Trump confirmed the US strikes on Venezuela as he claimed
    that the Venezuelan president Nicol|is Maduro had been rCLcaptured and
    flown out of the countryrCY.

    In a post on Truth Social he said: rCLThe United States of America has
    successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and
    its leader, President Nicol|is Maduro, who has been, along with his
    wife, captured and flown out of the Country.

    rCLThis operation was done in conjunction with US Law Enforcement.
    Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11AM, at
    Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President
    DONALD J. TRUMP.rCY

    kept on trumped up charges ... EfyeEfyeEfye

    EfniEfiA

    Apparently, Venezuela sits on top of one of the world's major oil
    deposits of recoverable heavy oil. The oil business of exporting started
    out well after the oil was discovered.

    Then, U.S. oil companies lost their operations in Venezuela due to nationalization under Ch|ivez.

    He confiscated billions of dollars of US equipment and funds. The oil business and Venezuela went down from there.

    Then Maduro stole the election to run a narcotics company importing and exporting illegal drugs to Cuba and Mexico destined for the US.

    The people of Venezuela's are now facing a severe humanitarian and
    economic crisis. There is an estimated 80% widespread poverty, extreme
    food insecurity, shortages of medicine, and failing public services.

    does help that much of world keeps boycotting them

    if govts fucked off with trying to violently control the international narrative thru violently controlling trade they wouldn't have a problem


    Now the poorest country in Latin America!

    Key words:

    Dictatorship, Authoritarianism, Cartel

    see if the dictator plays along like house of saud, then govts are
    totally cool with it
    --
    hi, i'm nick! let's end war EfOa

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  • From vjp2.at@vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Mon Jan 5 00:40:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    Teheran & Moscow next
    --
    Vasos Panagiotopoulos panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm
    ---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}---
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  • From Julian@julianlzb87@gmail.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Mon Jan 5 00:50:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 05/01/2026 00:40, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
    Teheran & Moscow next

    Ayatollah Khamenei plans to flee to Moscow if Iran unrest intensifies


    IranrCOs Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has a back-up plan to flee the country
    should his security forces fail to suppress protests or desert,
    according to an intelligence report shared with The Times.

    Khamenei, 86, plans to escape Tehran with a close circle of up to 20
    aides and family, should he see that the army and security called on to
    quell the unrest are deserting, defecting or failing to follow orders.

    rCLThe rCyplan BrCO is for Khamenei and his very close circle of associates and family, including his son and nominated heir apparent, Mojtaba,rCY an intelligence source told The Times.

    Beni Sabti, who served for decades in Israeli intelligence after fleeing
    the regime eight years after the Islamic revolution, told The Times that Khamenei would flee to Moscow as rCLthere is no other place for himrCY.

    Khamenei also rCLadmires Putin, while the Iranian culture is more similar
    to the Russian culturerCY.

    The getaway plan is based on the escape of his ally, the fallen Syrian
    leader Bashar al-Assad who fled Damascus aboard a plane to Moscow to
    join his family before opposition forces stormed the capital in December
    2024.

    rCLThey have plotted an exit route out of Tehran should they feel the need
    to escape,rCY which includes rCLgathering assets, properties abroad and cash to facilitate their safe passagerCY, the source said.

    Khamenei is known to hold a major network of assets, some under one of
    the most powerful organisations in Iran, Setad rCo part of a system of semi-state charitable foundations known for their financial obfuscation. Estimates put the total holdings at $95 billion, according to a Reuters investigation in 2013, including properties and companies, all held and controlled by Khamenei.

    Many of his closest aides, including the secretary of IranrCOs supreme national security council, Ali Larijani rCo who warned President Trump to
    stay out of TehranrCOs affairs rCo have family members already living
    abroad, including in the US, Canada and Dubai.

    Nationwide protests triggered by economic hardships have gripped cities
    across Iran, including in the holy city of Qom, over the last week.

    The forces are under the total command of Khameini, who is the supreme
    source of power in the Islamic republic, overruling the army, courts and media. He relies on the IRGC to enforce his bidding as a central source
    of power.

    The escape plan will be activated should Khamenei feel his security
    forces are not following orders. Desertion and defection are not easily undertaken, with Khamenei protecting loyalists, controlling key
    appointments and their safety, according to a psychological profile of
    the leader done by a western intelligence agency and seen by The Times.

    But the same assessment said Khamenei was rCLweaker, both mentally and physicallyrCY since last yearrCOs 12-day war with Israel. He has barely been seen in public and, notably, has not been seen or heard from during the
    last several days of protests. For the duration of war, Khamenei holed
    up in a bunker, avoiding the fate of several other high-level IRGC
    officials and feeding his rCLobsession with survivalrCY.

    The assessment calls him a rCLparanoidrCY leader, a trait that shaped his
    plan to leave Iran should his forces desert him. rCLOn one hand, he is
    very ideologically motivated, but on the other he is pragmatic in what
    he sees: he sees tactical compromise for long-term greater cause. He is
    a long-term thinker,rCY the assessment read.

    Khamenei was born in Mashhad in 1939 to a family of religious clerics,
    from Azeri-Turkish origins. When he was young, he was interested in
    poetry, Persian and Western music, and literature, reading classics
    including by Tolstoy and Steinbeck.

    Under the rule of IranrCOs last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Khamenei
    joined the opposition. He was arrested several times and tortured by the
    Savak secret police, and in 1981 survived an assassination attempt that resulted in the loss of the use of one of his hands.

    According to the assessment, the assassination attempt solidified a
    sense of rCLdivine missionrCY to lead Iran in its mission to oppose Israel
    and the west, and preserve the regime above all else. After the
    revolution, he became deputy defence minister and member of council
    before becoming president. When the former supreme leader Ruhollah
    Khomeini died, Khamenei rose to power rCo despite not having the necessary chain of learned liturgical credentials to be leader.

    He sees himself as the leader of ShirCOite Muslims worldwide, justifying
    his investments in the so-called axis of resistance rCo Hezbollah in
    Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and ShirCOite movements and militias in Iraq,
    Syria and Yemen.

    The decapitation of those fronts in the war with Israel has led Iranians
    to question the investment in external forces instead of his own people,
    who have been left with record inflation and deteriorating living
    conditions. One chant heard on the streets of Iran sounded out: rCLNo to
    Gaza, no to Lebanon, IrCOd give my life for Iran only.rCY

    https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/iran-ayatollah-khamenei-escape-moscow-protests-revealed-h5f95ctb5
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  • From Dude@punditster@gmail.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sun Jan 4 18:26:48 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/4/2026 4:40 PM, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
    Teheran & Moscow next

    God bless our US armed forces! Obviously, it was an inside job.

    Not sorry, in real life the guy with the aircraft carrier gets what he
    wants!

    Now Secretary Rubio is realizing he's going to be the president of
    Venezuela and the Shah of Iran!

    And, then maybe the Czar of Russia?

    Up next: The arrest of Vladimir Putin!
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  • From Noah Sombrero@fedora@fea.st to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sun Jan 4 23:05:27 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 00:40:37 -0000 (UTC),
    vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:

    Teheran & Moscow next

    You wish. The news tonight says columbia and mexico.
    --
    Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain
    Don't get political with me young man
    or I'll tie you to a railroad track and
    <<<talk>>> to <<<YOOooooo>>>
    Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?
    dares: Ned
    does not dare: Julian shrinks in horror and warns others away

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  • From Dude@punditster@gmail.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sun Jan 4 21:26:40 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/4/2026 8:05 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
    On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 00:40:37 -0000 (UTC),
    vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:

    Teheran & Moscow next

    You wish.

    From what I've read on Telegram, the US has insiders almost everywhere, including deep inside Russia and Mexico.

    The news tonight says columbia and mexico.

    Apparently, IranrCOs regime is losing the country as we speak and the
    Supreme Leader nay be heading for exile tomorrow.

    "IranrCOs protests have spread nationwide, uniting workers, merchants, and students in a direct challenge to clerical rule." - Jerusalem Post,
    January 3, 2026
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  • From Noah Sombrero@fedora@fea.st to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Mon Jan 5 10:08:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 21:26:40 -0800, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 1/4/2026 8:05 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
    On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 00:40:37 -0000 (UTC),
    vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:

    Teheran & Moscow next

    You wish.

    From what I've read on Telegram, the US has insiders almost everywhere,
    including deep inside Russia and Mexico.

    The telegraph would say stuff like that.

    The news tonight says columbia and mexico.

    Apparently, IranAs regime is losing the country as we speak and the
    Supreme Leader nay be heading for exile tomorrow.

    "IranAs protests have spread nationwide, uniting workers, merchants, and >students in a direct challenge to clerical rule." - Jerusalem Post,
    January 3, 2026
    --
    Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain
    Don't get political with me young man
    or I'll tie you to a railroad track and
    <<<talk>>> to <<<YOOooooo>>>
    Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?
    dares: Ned
    does not dare: Julian shrinks in horror and warns others away

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