• My Venezuela experience

    From Wilson@Wilson@nowhere.invalid to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Fri Jan 9 15:42:30 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy


    https://x.com/AgrisAcademy/status/2008280244105380254

    My Venezuela experience as head of trading in the region for Cargill.

    Cargill was the leading producer of critical staple ingredients such as
    flour, pasta, vegetable oil, and rice in VZ.

    I am not saying I agree with grabbing the dictator, but I did have a
    front row seat to the damage a kleptocracy did to innocent people.

    1. The government took over our "minute rice" facility at gunpoint
    because we were "gouging" the nation's poor. The government was never
    able to run the plant. It never ran again. It was returned years later
    with no equipment inside.

    2. There are 1000's of generals in the army. They are each given a
    slice of the economy to loot. The large number of generals made it
    difficult to organize a coup against the regime.

    3. The government opened grocery stores and sold staples below the cost
    we sold them to the government. In theory they used petro oil money to
    lower grocery prices. Our regular grocery outlets were forced out of
    business. When the government demanded we sell them products below cost
    we simply had to shut down. The populous became ever more dependent on
    the government handouts. (PS this is the mayor of New York City's proposal).

    4. Dollars - We needed dollars to go buy raw materials like wheat from
    places like the US and Canada. The government would periodically
    allocate us some dollars that could only be spent for raw materials and freight. Eventually only the local companies that can and would pay
    bribes got dollar allocations. We had several facilities closed for lack
    of raw material.

    5. My employees liked working for Cargill. The office was an armed
    compound with access to a gym, high speed internet, global
    communications, and a weekly box of basic staples. Cargill provided a
    safe and secure environment if only for the working hours.

    6. Employees became very close to others inside the apartment building.
    Going out on the street with a desperate population was not advisable.

    7. I needed wood pallets for feed. We tried to export wood pallets to
    swap for grain. We refused to pay the bribes it would take to export the pallets.

    8. I once tried to set up a closed loop wheat planting to flour mill
    supply chain. They came and stole all the seed wheat for food. When we
    tried to ship in seed wheat in containers via US donors there was no way
    to get it out of the port without it being stolen.

    9. Livestock - Our feed business completely collapsed. Even if you
    could raise a pig, you couldn't defend it from being stolen. People with
    guns were hungry.

    10. Employees - In the end my highly skilled team alone with other
    highly educated people chose to leave. Cargill often found jobs for them
    in other Latin countries. The regime was more than happy to see the well-educated leave the country. Setting these employees up with high
    quality stable jobs after fleeing remains one of the best things I ever
    did in my career. No one remembers millions in trading earnings.

    This is a short list. In my opinion the first money spent needs to
    happen now and it needs to be food. The US is already on the clock.
    The current regime does not care if it starves the population. The orgy
    of theft will actually accelerate if they believe their days are
    numbered. VZ should be an outstanding customer of US grown ag products.
    Rice, bread wheat, veg oil ect. Feed the people first.

    Jeff Kazin
    Former head trading Cargill

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  • From dart200@user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Fri Jan 9 18:51:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/9/26 12:42 PM, Wilson wrote:

    https://x.com/AgrisAcademy/status/2008280244105380254

    My Venezuela experience as head of trading in the region for Cargill.

    Cargill was the leading producer of critical staple ingredients such as flour, pasta, vegetable oil, and rice in VZ.

    I am not saying I agree with grabbing the dictator, but I did have a
    front row seat to the damage a kleptocracy did to innocent people.

    1.-a-a The government took over our "minute rice" facility at gunpoint because we were "gouging" the nation's poor. The government was never
    able to run the plant.-a It never ran again. It was returned years later with no equipment inside.

    2.-a There are 1000's of generals in the army. They are each given a
    slice of the economy to loot. The large number of generals made it
    difficult to organize a coup against the regime.

    3.-a The government opened grocery stores and sold staples below the cost
    we sold them to the government. In theory they used petro oil money to
    lower grocery prices. Our regular grocery outlets were forced out of business. When the government demanded we sell them products below cost
    we simply had to shut down. The populous became ever more dependent on
    the government handouts. (PS this is the mayor of New York City's
    proposal).

    4.-a Dollars - We needed dollars to go buy raw materials like wheat from places like the US and Canada. The government would periodically
    allocate us some dollars that could only be spent for raw materials and freight. Eventually only the local companies that can and would pay
    bribes got dollar allocations. We had several facilities closed for lack
    of raw material.

    5.-a My employees liked working for Cargill. The office was an armed compound with access to a gym, high speed internet, global
    communications, and a weekly box of basic staples. Cargill provided a
    safe and secure environment if only for the working hours.

    6.-a Employees became very close to others inside the apartment building.
    -a Going out on the street with a desperate population was not advisable.

    7.-a I needed wood pallets for feed. We tried to export wood pallets to
    swap for grain. We refused to pay the bribes it would take to export the pallets.

    8.-a-a I once tried to set up a closed loop wheat planting to flour mill supply chain. They came and stole all the seed wheat for food. When we
    tried to ship in seed wheat in containers via US donors there was no way
    to get it out of the port without it being stolen.

    9.-a Livestock - Our feed business completely collapsed. Even if you
    could raise a pig, you couldn't defend it from being stolen. People with guns were hungry.

    10.-a Employees - In the end my highly skilled team alone with other
    highly educated people chose to leave. Cargill often found jobs for them
    in other Latin countries. The regime was more than happy to see the well-educated leave the country. Setting these employees up with high quality stable jobs after fleeing remains one of the best things I ever
    did in my career. No one remembers millions in trading earnings.

    This is a short list. In my opinion the first money spent needs to
    happen now and it needs to be food. The US is already on the clock. The current regime does not care if it starves the population. The orgy of
    theft will actually accelerate if they believe their days are numbered.
    VZ should be an outstanding customer of US grown ag products. -aRice,
    bread wheat, veg oil ect. Feed the people first.

    Jeff Kazin
    Former head trading Cargill


    again, people cry about 20th century corruption and i'm like have we
    tried putting 21st century transparency in there? nope

    everyone likes to talk about hungry people in venezuela cause muh socialism!?!?!?

    no one talks about hungry people in the philippines cause that doesn't
    fit the narrative ur pushing eh???

    every last boomer is a goddamn narrow-minded clown,

    except maybe dude he's cool
    --
    hi, i'm nick! let's end war EfOa

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  • From Wilson@Wilson@nowhere.invalid to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 10 11:34:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/9/2026 9:51 PM, dart200 wrote:
    On 1/9/26 12:42 PM, Wilson wrote:

    https://x.com/AgrisAcademy/status/2008280244105380254

    My Venezuela experience as head of trading in the region for Cargill.

    Cargill was the leading producer of critical staple ingredients such
    as flour, pasta, vegetable oil, and rice in VZ.

    I am not saying I agree with grabbing the dictator, but I did have a
    front row seat to the damage a kleptocracy did to innocent people.

    1.-a-a The government took over our "minute rice" facility at gunpoint
    because we were "gouging" the nation's poor. The government was never
    able to run the plant.-a It never ran again. It was returned years
    later with no equipment inside.

    2.-a There are 1000's of generals in the army. They are each given a
    slice of the economy to loot. The large number of generals made it
    difficult to organize a coup against the regime.

    3.-a The government opened grocery stores and sold staples below the
    cost we sold them to the government. In theory they used petro oil
    money to lower grocery prices. Our regular grocery outlets were forced
    out of business. When the government demanded we sell them products
    below cost we simply had to shut down. The populous became ever more
    dependent on the government handouts. (PS this is the mayor of New
    York City's proposal).

    4.-a Dollars - We needed dollars to go buy raw materials like wheat
    from places like the US and Canada. The government would periodically
    allocate us some dollars that could only be spent for raw materials
    and freight. Eventually only the local companies that can and would
    pay bribes got dollar allocations. We had several facilities closed
    for lack of raw material.

    5.-a My employees liked working for Cargill. The office was an armed
    compound with access to a gym, high speed internet, global
    communications, and a weekly box of basic staples. Cargill provided a
    safe and secure environment if only for the working hours.

    6.-a Employees became very close to others inside the apartment
    building. -a-a Going out on the street with a desperate population was
    not advisable.

    7.-a I needed wood pallets for feed. We tried to export wood pallets to
    swap for grain. We refused to pay the bribes it would take to export
    the pallets.

    8.-a-a I once tried to set up a closed loop wheat planting to flour mill
    supply chain. They came and stole all the seed wheat for food. When we
    tried to ship in seed wheat in containers via US donors there was no
    way to get it out of the port without it being stolen.

    9.-a Livestock - Our feed business completely collapsed. Even if you
    could raise a pig, you couldn't defend it from being stolen. People
    with guns were hungry.

    10.-a Employees - In the end my highly skilled team alone with other
    highly educated people chose to leave. Cargill often found jobs for
    them in other Latin countries. The regime was more than happy to see
    the well-educated leave the country. Setting these employees up with
    high quality stable jobs after fleeing remains one of the best things
    I ever did in my career. No one remembers millions in trading earnings.

    This is a short list. In my opinion the first money spent needs to
    happen now and it needs to be food. The US is already on the clock.
    The current regime does not care if it starves the population. The
    orgy of theft will actually accelerate if they believe their days are
    numbered. VZ should be an outstanding customer of US grown ag
    products. -aRice, bread wheat, veg oil ect. Feed the people first.

    Jeff Kazin
    Former head trading Cargill


    again, people cry about 20th century corruption and i'm like have we
    tried putting 21st century transparency in there? nope

    everyone likes to talk about hungry people in venezuela cause muh socialism!?!?!?

    no one talks about hungry people in the philippines cause that doesn't
    fit the narrative ur pushing eh???

    The Philippines has an extreme poverty level (<$3.00 a Day) in 2021 of
    5.32%. Venezuela was 9.71%. (According to the World Bank).

    I don't especially trust the World Bank. So...

    The Philippines Statistics Authority (apparently it's well trusted with transparent metrics) says that in 2023 15.5% of the people were below
    the national poverty line.

    Venezuela doesn't publish official poverty statistics. ENCOVI (Encuesta Nacional de Condiciones de Vida) is an independent household survey
    conducted by Venezuelan universities. It showed approx. 51.9% of the
    people were living in poverty in 2023.

    UNICEF says that in the Philippines 26.4% of children live below the
    national poverty line, with 12.4% living in extreme poverty (which
    basicaly means not enough food).

    UNICEF doesn't have ratings for Venezuela because their government.

    You can look this shit up Nick.

    It's pretty transparent for anyone paying attention that thug
    governments that steal from their people don't thrive.

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  • From Dude@punditster@gmail.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 10 09:36:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/9/2026 6:51 PM, dart200 wrote:
    On 1/9/26 12:42 PM, Wilson wrote:

    https://x.com/AgrisAcademy/status/2008280244105380254

    My Venezuela experience as head of trading in the region for Cargill.

    Cargill was the leading producer of critical staple ingredients such
    as flour, pasta, vegetable oil, and rice in VZ.

    I am not saying I agree with grabbing the dictator, but I did have a
    front row seat to the damage a kleptocracy did to innocent people.

    1.-a-a The government took over our "minute rice" facility at gunpoint
    because we were "gouging" the nation's poor. The government was never
    able to run the plant.-a It never ran again. It was returned years
    later with no equipment inside.

    2.-a There are 1000's of generals in the army. They are each given a
    slice of the economy to loot. The large number of generals made it
    difficult to organize a coup against the regime.

    3.-a The government opened grocery stores and sold staples below the
    cost we sold them to the government. In theory they used petro oil
    money to lower grocery prices. Our regular grocery outlets were forced
    out of business. When the government demanded we sell them products
    below cost we simply had to shut down. The populous became ever more
    dependent on the government handouts. (PS this is the mayor of New
    York City's proposal).

    4.-a Dollars - We needed dollars to go buy raw materials like wheat
    from places like the US and Canada. The government would periodically
    allocate us some dollars that could only be spent for raw materials
    and freight. Eventually only the local companies that can and would
    pay bribes got dollar allocations. We had several facilities closed
    for lack of raw material.

    5.-a My employees liked working for Cargill. The office was an armed
    compound with access to a gym, high speed internet, global
    communications, and a weekly box of basic staples. Cargill provided a
    safe and secure environment if only for the working hours.

    6.-a Employees became very close to others inside the apartment
    building. -a-a Going out on the street with a desperate population was
    not advisable.

    7.-a I needed wood pallets for feed. We tried to export wood pallets to
    swap for grain. We refused to pay the bribes it would take to export
    the pallets.

    8.-a-a I once tried to set up a closed loop wheat planting to flour mill
    supply chain. They came and stole all the seed wheat for food. When we
    tried to ship in seed wheat in containers via US donors there was no
    way to get it out of the port without it being stolen.

    9.-a Livestock - Our feed business completely collapsed. Even if you
    could raise a pig, you couldn't defend it from being stolen. People
    with guns were hungry.

    10.-a Employees - In the end my highly skilled team alone with other
    highly educated people chose to leave. Cargill often found jobs for
    them in other Latin countries. The regime was more than happy to see
    the well-educated leave the country. Setting these employees up with
    high quality stable jobs after fleeing remains one of the best things
    I ever did in my career. No one remembers millions in trading earnings.

    This is a short list. In my opinion the first money spent needs to
    happen now and it needs to be food. The US is already on the clock.
    The current regime does not care if it starves the population. The
    orgy of theft will actually accelerate if they believe their days are
    numbered. VZ should be an outstanding customer of US grown ag
    products. -aRice, bread wheat, veg oil ect. Feed the people first.

    Jeff Kazin
    Former head trading Cargill


    again, people cry about 20th century corruption and i'm like have we
    tried putting 21st century transparency in there? nope

    Key words: crystal, clear, transparency

    According to what I've read, you may be using a blockchain right now.

    A blockchain is a decentralized, digital ledger that records
    transactions across a network of computers, making it transparent,
    secure, and resistant to tampering, often used to underpin
    cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

    It is, in itself, a series of unchangeable records of data, each
    time-stamped and displayed as a shared ledger.

    The nature of blockchain prevents fraudulent actions from taking place;
    its crystal clear transparency means that any wrongdoing will be easily caught, hence ensuring that all parties act with integrity.

    The benefits of blockchain are increasing trust, security and
    transparency among member organizations by improving the traceability of
    data shared across a business network, plus delivering cost savings
    through new efficiencies.

    The three best blockchain stocks:

    NVIDIA Corp. US67066G1040 519 40.34
    Microsoft Corp. US5949181045 496 31.16
    Amazon.com, Inc. US0231351067 344 35.28
    Meta Platforms US30303M1027
    everyone likes to talk about hungry people in venezuela cause muh
    socialism!?!?!?

    no one talks about hungry people in the philippines cause that doesn't
    fit the narrative ur pushing eh???

    every last boomer is a goddamn narrow-minded clown,

    except maybe dude he's cool

    Dude is fool.
    No one wants to talk about yoga poses or anything much, these days on
    Usenet - you are practicing a lost art! Most of the informants that used
    to post here are either passed on or went over to Facebook to be
    censored, if they still shill. Go figure.

    The only independent webs left are abbsfg and maybe Craig's List. Most
    of the internet sites are just opinions sites. It's all about the data (day-ta).


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  • From Noah Sombrero@fedora@fea.st to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 10 12:49:58 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:34:35 -0500, Wilson <Wilson@nowhere.invalid>
    wrote:

    On 1/9/2026 9:51 PM, dart200 wrote:
    On 1/9/26 12:42 PM, Wilson wrote:

    https://x.com/AgrisAcademy/status/2008280244105380254

    My Venezuela experience as head of trading in the region for Cargill.

    Cargill was the leading producer of critical staple ingredients such
    as flour, pasta, vegetable oil, and rice in VZ.

    I am not saying I agree with grabbing the dictator, but I did have a
    front row seat to the damage a kleptocracy did to innocent people.

    1.aa The government took over our "minute rice" facility at gunpoint
    because we were "gouging" the nation's poor. The government was never
    able to run the plant.a It never ran again. It was returned years
    later with no equipment inside.

    2.a There are 1000's of generals in the army. They are each given a
    slice of the economy to loot. The large number of generals made it
    difficult to organize a coup against the regime.

    3.a The government opened grocery stores and sold staples below the
    cost we sold them to the government. In theory they used petro oil
    money to lower grocery prices. Our regular grocery outlets were forced
    out of business. When the government demanded we sell them products
    below cost we simply had to shut down. The populous became ever more
    dependent on the government handouts. (PS this is the mayor of New
    York City's proposal).

    4.a Dollars - We needed dollars to go buy raw materials like wheat
    from places like the US and Canada. The government would periodically
    allocate us some dollars that could only be spent for raw materials
    and freight. Eventually only the local companies that can and would
    pay bribes got dollar allocations. We had several facilities closed
    for lack of raw material.

    5.a My employees liked working for Cargill. The office was an armed
    compound with access to a gym, high speed internet, global
    communications, and a weekly box of basic staples. Cargill provided a
    safe and secure environment if only for the working hours.

    6.a Employees became very close to others inside the apartment
    building. aa Going out on the street with a desperate population was
    not advisable.

    7.a I needed wood pallets for feed. We tried to export wood pallets to
    swap for grain. We refused to pay the bribes it would take to export
    the pallets.

    8.aa I once tried to set up a closed loop wheat planting to flour mill
    supply chain. They came and stole all the seed wheat for food. When we
    tried to ship in seed wheat in containers via US donors there was no
    way to get it out of the port without it being stolen.

    9.a Livestock - Our feed business completely collapsed. Even if you
    could raise a pig, you couldn't defend it from being stolen. People
    with guns were hungry.

    10.a Employees - In the end my highly skilled team alone with other
    highly educated people chose to leave. Cargill often found jobs for
    them in other Latin countries. The regime was more than happy to see
    the well-educated leave the country. Setting these employees up with
    high quality stable jobs after fleeing remains one of the best things
    I ever did in my career. No one remembers millions in trading earnings.

    This is a short list. In my opinion the first money spent needs to
    happen now and it needs to be food. The US is already on the clock.
    The current regime does not care if it starves the population. The
    orgy of theft will actually accelerate if they believe their days are
    numbered. VZ should be an outstanding customer of US grown ag
    products. aRice, bread wheat, veg oil ect. Feed the people first.

    Jeff Kazin
    Former head trading Cargill


    again, people cry about 20th century corruption and i'm like have we
    tried putting 21st century transparency in there? nope

    everyone likes to talk about hungry people in venezuela cause muh
    socialism!?!?!?

    no one talks about hungry people in the philippines cause that doesn't
    fit the narrative ur pushing eh???

    The Philippines has an extreme poverty level (<$3.00 a Day) in 2021 of >5.32%. Venezuela was 9.71%. (According to the World Bank).

    I don't especially trust the World Bank. So...

    The Philippines Statistics Authority (apparently it's well trusted with >transparent metrics) says that in 2023 15.5% of the people were below
    the national poverty line.

    Venezuela doesn't publish official poverty statistics. ENCOVI (Encuesta >Nacional de Condiciones de Vida) is an independent household survey >conducted by Venezuelan universities. It showed approx. 51.9% of the
    people were living in poverty in 2023.

    UNICEF says that in the Philippines 26.4% of children live below the >national poverty line, with 12.4% living in extreme poverty (which
    basicaly means not enough food).

    UNICEF doesn't have ratings for Venezuela because their government.

    You can look this shit up Nick.

    It's pretty transparent for anyone paying attention that thug
    governments that steal from their people don't thrive.

    And it has nothing to do with socialism or not.
    --
    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 dart200@user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy on Sat Jan 10 09:55:54 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/10/26 9:36 AM, Dude wrote:
    On 1/9/2026 6:51 PM, dart200 wrote:
    On 1/9/26 12:42 PM, Wilson wrote:

    https://x.com/AgrisAcademy/status/2008280244105380254

    My Venezuela experience as head of trading in the region for Cargill.

    Cargill was the leading producer of critical staple ingredients such
    as flour, pasta, vegetable oil, and rice in VZ.

    I am not saying I agree with grabbing the dictator, but I did have a
    front row seat to the damage a kleptocracy did to innocent people.

    1.-a-a The government took over our "minute rice" facility at gunpoint
    because we were "gouging" the nation's poor. The government was never
    able to run the plant.-a It never ran again. It was returned years
    later with no equipment inside.

    2.-a There are 1000's of generals in the army. They are each given a
    slice of the economy to loot. The large number of generals made it
    difficult to organize a coup against the regime.

    3.-a The government opened grocery stores and sold staples below the
    cost we sold them to the government. In theory they used petro oil
    money to lower grocery prices. Our regular grocery outlets were
    forced out of business. When the government demanded we sell them
    products below cost we simply had to shut down. The populous became
    ever more dependent on the government handouts. (PS this is the mayor
    of New York City's proposal).

    4.-a Dollars - We needed dollars to go buy raw materials like wheat
    from places like the US and Canada. The government would periodically
    allocate us some dollars that could only be spent for raw materials
    and freight. Eventually only the local companies that can and would
    pay bribes got dollar allocations. We had several facilities closed
    for lack of raw material.

    5.-a My employees liked working for Cargill. The office was an armed
    compound with access to a gym, high speed internet, global
    communications, and a weekly box of basic staples. Cargill provided a
    safe and secure environment if only for the working hours.

    6.-a Employees became very close to others inside the apartment
    building. -a-a Going out on the street with a desperate population was
    not advisable.

    7.-a I needed wood pallets for feed. We tried to export wood pallets
    to swap for grain. We refused to pay the bribes it would take to
    export the pallets.

    8.-a-a I once tried to set up a closed loop wheat planting to flour
    mill supply chain. They came and stole all the seed wheat for food.
    When we tried to ship in seed wheat in containers via US donors there
    was no way to get it out of the port without it being stolen.

    9.-a Livestock - Our feed business completely collapsed. Even if you
    could raise a pig, you couldn't defend it from being stolen. People
    with guns were hungry.

    10.-a Employees - In the end my highly skilled team alone with other
    highly educated people chose to leave. Cargill often found jobs for
    them in other Latin countries. The regime was more than happy to see
    the well-educated leave the country. Setting these employees up with
    high quality stable jobs after fleeing remains one of the best things
    I ever did in my career. No one remembers millions in trading earnings.

    This is a short list. In my opinion the first money spent needs to
    happen now and it needs to be food. The US is already on the clock.
    The current regime does not care if it starves the population. The
    orgy of theft will actually accelerate if they believe their days are
    numbered. VZ should be an outstanding customer of US grown ag
    products. -aRice, bread wheat, veg oil ect. Feed the people first.

    Jeff Kazin
    Former head trading Cargill


    again, people cry about 20th century corruption and i'm like have we
    tried putting 21st century transparency in there? nope

    Key words: crystal, clear, transparency

    According to what I've read, you may be using a blockchain right now.

    A blockchain is a decentralized, digital ledger that records
    transactions across a network of computers, making it transparent,
    secure, and resistant to tampering, often used to underpin
    cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

    It is, in itself, a series of unchangeable records of data, each time- stamped and displayed as a shared ledger.

    The nature of blockchain prevents fraudulent actions from taking place;
    its crystal clear transparency means that any wrongdoing will be easily caught, hence ensuring that all parties act with integrity.

    The benefits of blockchain are increasing trust, security and
    transparency among member organizations by improving the traceability of data shared across a business network, plus delivering cost savings
    through new efficiencies.

    The three best blockchain stocks:

    NVIDIA Corp. US67066G1040-a-a-a 519-a-a-a 40.34
    Microsoft Corp. US5949181045-a-a-a 496-a-a-a 31.16
    Amazon.com, Inc. US0231351067-a-a-a 344-a-a-a 35.28
    Meta Platforms US30303M1027
    everyone likes to talk about hungry people in venezuela cause muh
    socialism!?!?!?

    no one talks about hungry people in the philippines cause that doesn't
    fit the narrative ur pushing eh???

    every last boomer is a goddamn narrow-minded clown,

    except maybe dude he's cool

    Dude is fool.
    No one wants to talk about yoga poses or anything much, these days on
    Usenet - you are practicing a lost art! Most of the informants that used
    to post here are either passed on or went over to Facebook to be
    censored, if they still shill. Go figure.

    The only independent webs left are abbsfg and maybe Craig's List. Most
    of the internet sites are just opinions sites. It's all about the data (day-ta).



    blockchains only increase transparency if the wallets/accounts are
    registered to some RealGlobalID ... but they aren't right now so unless
    ur the po-po with access to kyc info it's hard to utilize for
    transparency by the average person ... which then is not really
    transparency.

    big brotha wins again, and that's the problem eh????
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  • From dart200@user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy,alt.messianic on Sat Jan 10 10:52:11 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/10/26 8:34 AM, Wilson wrote:
    On 1/9/2026 9:51 PM, dart200 wrote:
    On 1/9/26 12:42 PM, Wilson wrote:

    https://x.com/AgrisAcademy/status/2008280244105380254

    My Venezuela experience as head of trading in the region for Cargill.

    Cargill was the leading producer of critical staple ingredients such
    as flour, pasta, vegetable oil, and rice in VZ.

    I am not saying I agree with grabbing the dictator, but I did have a
    front row seat to the damage a kleptocracy did to innocent people.

    1.-a-a The government took over our "minute rice" facility at gunpoint
    because we were "gouging" the nation's poor. The government was never
    able to run the plant.-a It never ran again. It was returned years
    later with no equipment inside.

    2.-a There are 1000's of generals in the army. They are each given a
    slice of the economy to loot. The large number of generals made it
    difficult to organize a coup against the regime.

    3.-a The government opened grocery stores and sold staples below the
    cost we sold them to the government. In theory they used petro oil
    money to lower grocery prices. Our regular grocery outlets were
    forced out of business. When the government demanded we sell them
    products below cost we simply had to shut down. The populous became
    ever more dependent on the government handouts. (PS this is the mayor
    of New York City's proposal).

    4.-a Dollars - We needed dollars to go buy raw materials like wheat
    from places like the US and Canada. The government would periodically
    allocate us some dollars that could only be spent for raw materials
    and freight. Eventually only the local companies that can and would
    pay bribes got dollar allocations. We had several facilities closed
    for lack of raw material.

    5.-a My employees liked working for Cargill. The office was an armed
    compound with access to a gym, high speed internet, global
    communications, and a weekly box of basic staples. Cargill provided a
    safe and secure environment if only for the working hours.

    6.-a Employees became very close to others inside the apartment
    building. -a-a Going out on the street with a desperate population was
    not advisable.

    7.-a I needed wood pallets for feed. We tried to export wood pallets
    to swap for grain. We refused to pay the bribes it would take to
    export the pallets.

    8.-a-a I once tried to set up a closed loop wheat planting to flour
    mill supply chain. They came and stole all the seed wheat for food.
    When we tried to ship in seed wheat in containers via US donors there
    was no way to get it out of the port without it being stolen.

    9.-a Livestock - Our feed business completely collapsed. Even if you
    could raise a pig, you couldn't defend it from being stolen. People
    with guns were hungry.

    10.-a Employees - In the end my highly skilled team alone with other
    highly educated people chose to leave. Cargill often found jobs for
    them in other Latin countries. The regime was more than happy to see
    the well-educated leave the country. Setting these employees up with
    high quality stable jobs after fleeing remains one of the best things
    I ever did in my career. No one remembers millions in trading earnings.

    This is a short list. In my opinion the first money spent needs to
    happen now and it needs to be food. The US is already on the clock.
    The current regime does not care if it starves the population. The
    orgy of theft will actually accelerate if they believe their days are
    numbered. VZ should be an outstanding customer of US grown ag
    products. -aRice, bread wheat, veg oil ect. Feed the people first.

    Jeff Kazin
    Former head trading Cargill


    again, people cry about 20th century corruption and i'm like have we
    tried putting 21st century transparency in there? nope

    everyone likes to talk about hungry people in venezuela cause muh
    socialism!?!?!?

    no one talks about hungry people in the philippines cause that doesn't
    fit the narrative ur pushing eh???

    The Philippines has an extreme poverty level (<$3.00 a Day) in 2021 of 5.32%. Venezuela was 9.71%. (According to the World Bank).

    I don't especially trust the World Bank. So...

    The Philippines Statistics Authority (apparently it's well trusted with transparent metrics) says that in 2023 15.5% of the people were below
    the national poverty line.

    Venezuela doesn't publish official poverty statistics. ENCOVI (Encuesta Nacional de Condiciones de Vida) is an independent household survey conducted by Venezuelan universities. It showed approx. 51.9% of the
    people were living in poverty in 2023.

    UNICEF says that in the Philippines 26.4% of children live below the national poverty line, with 12.4% living in extreme poverty (which
    basicaly means not enough food).

    UNICEF doesn't have ratings for Venezuela because their government.

    You can look this shit up Nick.

    It's pretty transparent for anyone paying attention that thug
    governments that steal from their people don't thrive.


    how much a spoon-fed narrative, sheeplefied fuck are you wilson???

    venezuela has been dealing with various on/off sanctions from much of
    the rest of the planet for like 2 decades now ... and the philippines
    hasn't ...

    these aren't even remotely comparable situations, yet the philippines
    isn't remotely close to dominating.

    and no one gives a shit about the haus of saud controlling their nation
    thru a fucking direct monarchy, we're happy to keep selling them weapons
    to bomb their neighbors. like i can't even process how fucking stupid it
    is when liberal endlessly cry about mUh sOcIaLiSm when literal kings
    still walk among them just fine ...

    motherfucking EfniEfiA

    #god
    --
    hi, we are god! let's end war EfOa

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  • From dart200@user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy,alt.messianic on Sat Jan 10 11:07:13 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 1/10/26 10:52 AM, dart200 wrote:
    On 1/10/26 8:34 AM, Wilson wrote:
    On 1/9/2026 9:51 PM, dart200 wrote:
    On 1/9/26 12:42 PM, Wilson wrote:

    https://x.com/AgrisAcademy/status/2008280244105380254

    My Venezuela experience as head of trading in the region for Cargill.

    Cargill was the leading producer of critical staple ingredients such
    as flour, pasta, vegetable oil, and rice in VZ.

    I am not saying I agree with grabbing the dictator, but I did have a
    front row seat to the damage a kleptocracy did to innocent people.

    1.-a-a The government took over our "minute rice" facility at gunpoint >>>> because we were "gouging" the nation's poor. The government was
    never able to run the plant.-a It never ran again. It was returned
    years later with no equipment inside.

    2.-a There are 1000's of generals in the army. They are each given a
    slice of the economy to loot. The large number of generals made it
    difficult to organize a coup against the regime.

    3.-a The government opened grocery stores and sold staples below the
    cost we sold them to the government. In theory they used petro oil
    money to lower grocery prices. Our regular grocery outlets were
    forced out of business. When the government demanded we sell them
    products below cost we simply had to shut down. The populous became
    ever more dependent on the government handouts. (PS this is the
    mayor of New York City's proposal).

    4.-a Dollars - We needed dollars to go buy raw materials like wheat
    from places like the US and Canada. The government would
    periodically allocate us some dollars that could only be spent for
    raw materials and freight. Eventually only the local companies that
    can and would pay bribes got dollar allocations. We had several
    facilities closed for lack of raw material.

    5.-a My employees liked working for Cargill. The office was an armed
    compound with access to a gym, high speed internet, global
    communications, and a weekly box of basic staples. Cargill provided
    a safe and secure environment if only for the working hours.

    6.-a Employees became very close to others inside the apartment
    building. -a-a Going out on the street with a desperate population was >>>> not advisable.

    7.-a I needed wood pallets for feed. We tried to export wood pallets
    to swap for grain. We refused to pay the bribes it would take to
    export the pallets.

    8.-a-a I once tried to set up a closed loop wheat planting to flour
    mill supply chain. They came and stole all the seed wheat for food.
    When we tried to ship in seed wheat in containers via US donors
    there was no way to get it out of the port without it being stolen.

    9.-a Livestock - Our feed business completely collapsed. Even if you
    could raise a pig, you couldn't defend it from being stolen. People
    with guns were hungry.

    10.-a Employees - In the end my highly skilled team alone with other
    highly educated people chose to leave. Cargill often found jobs for
    them in other Latin countries. The regime was more than happy to see
    the well-educated leave the country. Setting these employees up with
    high quality stable jobs after fleeing remains one of the best
    things I ever did in my career. No one remembers millions in trading
    earnings.

    This is a short list. In my opinion the first money spent needs to
    happen now and it needs to be food. The US is already on the clock.
    The current regime does not care if it starves the population. The
    orgy of theft will actually accelerate if they believe their days
    are numbered. VZ should be an outstanding customer of US grown ag
    products. -aRice, bread wheat, veg oil ect. Feed the people first.

    Jeff Kazin
    Former head trading Cargill


    again, people cry about 20th century corruption and i'm like have we
    tried putting 21st century transparency in there? nope

    everyone likes to talk about hungry people in venezuela cause muh
    socialism!?!?!?

    no one talks about hungry people in the philippines cause that
    doesn't fit the narrative ur pushing eh???

    The Philippines has an extreme poverty level (<$3.00 a Day) in 2021 of
    5.32%. Venezuela was 9.71%. (According to the World Bank).

    I don't especially trust the World Bank. So...

    The Philippines Statistics Authority (apparently it's well trusted
    with transparent metrics) says that in 2023 15.5% of the people were
    below the national poverty line.

    Venezuela doesn't publish official poverty statistics. ENCOVI
    (Encuesta Nacional de Condiciones de Vida) is an independent household
    survey conducted by Venezuelan universities. It showed approx. 51.9%
    of the people were living in poverty in 2023.

    UNICEF says that in the Philippines 26.4% of children live below the
    national poverty line, with 12.4% living in extreme poverty (which
    basicaly means not enough food).

    UNICEF doesn't have ratings for Venezuela because their government.

    You can look this shit up Nick.

    It's pretty transparent for anyone paying attention that thug
    governments that steal from their people don't thrive.


    how much a spoon-fed narrative, sheeplefied fuck are you wilson???

    venezuela has been dealing with various on/off sanctions from much of
    the rest of the planet for like 2 decades now ... and the philippines
    hasn't ...

    these aren't even remotely comparable situations, yet the philippines
    isn't remotely close to dominating.

    and no one gives a shit about the haus of saud controlling their nation
    thru a fucking direct monarchy, we're happy to keep selling them weapons
    to bomb their neighbors. like i can't even process how fucking stupid it
    is when liberal endlessly cry about mUh sOcIaLiSm when literal kings
    still walk among them just fine ...

    motherfucking EfniEfiA

    #god


    yeah totally because mUh SoCiALiSm:

    https://www.gzeromedia.com/the-graphic-truth-economic-turmoil-in-venezuela

    when are you fucking tards going to stop confounding geopolitical
    manipulation with the actual results of an economic system???
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    hi, i'm nick! let's end war EfOa

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