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applegrove

(130,334 posts) Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:11 PM Monday

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Venezuelan VP's brother was in talks with the US last year about a post Maduro role for her as President

More evidence that a deal was done. "RodrÃguez, a canny political operator, was envisaged as head of a transitional government in secret talks that her politician brother, Jorge, led with Washington last year about a post-Maduro future" www.ft.com/content/4b87...
— Shashank Joshi (@shashj.bsky.social) 2026-01-05T17:20:10.141Z

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Venezuelan VP's brother was in talks with the US last year about a post Maduro role for her as President (Original Post) applegrove Monday OP

Trump has been making crime deals all over the world for fun and profit. Irish_Dem Monday #1

Anything to get Big Oil deals 'negotiated' before there is an election applegrove Monday #3

So perhaps she provided some assistance in capturing him Jose Garcia Monday #2

It certainly sounds like it. ForgoTheConsequence Monday #4

Irish_Dem

(79,889 posts)

1. Trump has been making crime deals all over the world for fun and profit.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:23 PM

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applegrove

(130,334 posts)

3. Anything to get Big Oil deals 'negotiated' before there is an election

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:31 PM

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in Venezuela and some boy/girl scout who is against corruption gets into power.

Jose Garcia

(3,432 posts)

2. So perhaps she provided some assistance in capturing him

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:29 PM

Monday

ForgoTheConsequence

(5,168 posts)

4. It certainly sounds like it.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 03:42 PM

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Will we see a military coup soon? Vladimir Padrino López and the FANB will not like this. That would sure make things more complicated for Trumpy.

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