"Oil companies are key partners in Trump’s imperial plans for Latin America. Stocks in ExxonMobil, Halliburton, and ConocoPhillips surged the day after Trump’s illegal attack on Venezuela."
~ Derek Seidman
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #ExxonMobil #Halliburton #ConocoPhillips #Citgo #PaulSinger
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"So, who has the most to gain from the Trump Administration’s takeover? Meet Paul Singer.
Singer is the founder, president & co-CEO of Elliott Investment Management. In November 2025, his company’s affiliate Amber Energy won court approval to acquire the parent company of Citgo, the US-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-run oil company - Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA)."
~ The Feed
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #EconomicElites #Citgo #PaulSinger
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thefeed1.substack.com/p/meet-t…
Meet The Oligarch Behind Trump's Venezuela Plots
The FeedWilliam Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"In addition to his business dealings, Singer also has deep ties to politics; he was one of Trump’s 10 biggest donors, contributing $5 million to his 2024 electoral campaign."
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #EconomicElites #Citgo #PaulSinger
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies instead. ...
Let’s not forget, with Zohran Mamdani and other Democrats winning big on affordability issues in November, Trump is supposed to travel around the country to give speeches in which he, if he can keep to the script, boasts that he cares big-time about affordability."
~ Steven Greenberg
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
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theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Trump’s Venezuela strike won’t distract voters from the crises at home
Steven Greenhouse (The Guardian)William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"For the moment, those plans seem deep on the back burner, while Trump’s focus is Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela and oil, oil, oil.
Americans aren’t blind, and they can see that Trump’s military strike was largely about helping an industry that many Americans detest: the oil industry."
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #economy #healthcare #affordability
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"New U.S. jobs data released moments ago point to a weakening economy, raising fresh concerns about a potential downturn."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #economy #healthcare #affordability
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aaronparnas.substack.com/p/new…
NEWS: Extremely Weak Economic Numbers Released as Trump Implies Land Strikes in Mexico Could be Next
Aaron Parnas (The Parnas Perspective)William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"During the 2024 election, then-candidate Donald Trump had a secretive meeting at his Mar-a-Lago home with oil executives and asked them to spend $1 billion in his 2024 bid to return to the White House."
~ Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
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lawandcrime.com/analysis/big-o…
Big Oil opened its pockets in 2024 for Republicans. Was Venezuela payback?
Law & CrimeWilliam Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"According to Politico, attendees 'included executives from oil companies Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Continental Resources as well as from natural gas producer EQT and gas exporter Cheniere Energy, and the trade association American Petroleum Institute.'"
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #Exxon #Chevron #ConocoPhillips #ContinentalResources #EQT #CheniereEnergy #AmericanPetroleumInstitute
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"The oil industry didn't spend the $1 billion that Donald Trump asked for, at least not in a public way. On the record, the Guardian tallied $445 million was spent by the oil industry in the 2024 election. ...
What did the oil industry get in return for this campaign cash? Political scientists will spend years untangling this mystery."
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"But at a glance there are lots of policy benefits flowing to the oil industry. ...
the biggest plum for the oil industry may be President Trump's decision to arrest the President and First Lady of Venezuela. Venezuela has some of the richest oil reserves in the world."
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
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Kyle Memoir 🍉🐧
in reply to William Lindsey • • •bk
in reply to William Lindsey • • •Petr Skála
in reply to William Lindsey • • •Gondor
in reply to William Lindsey • • •May be not soon but at some point there WILL be trials. Following unlawful orders is still against the constitution.
Kyle Memoir 🍉🐧
in reply to William Lindsey • • •Such an illuminating thread.
And kick to big-ass MSM.
Search on major network in the sources.
Note the nuance in how they read the story.
Especially what isn't said.
Then recall Marshall McLuhan's oft-noted aphorism.
And look up those same networks (or their predecessors) on Vietnam.
It wasn't perfect.
Fuck no.
But it wasn't abandonment.
#journalism #media
William Lindsey
in reply to Kyle Memoir 🍉🐧 • • •