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Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:39 PM

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Southern Venezuela, like Guyana, draws its map line over one of the biggest cratons of South America - this is some
really, really old earth crust and probably poorly explored. The tepuis, the famous mesas, setting for A C Doyle's "The Lost World",
are part of this.

Probably some really juicy minerals in this region, and it's no doubt completely out of control. Probably the real motivation
for what went down, the oil would make sense to the Boss but is a who-cares (well, it was until he screwed the pooch).
The real prize is what's next to the gold mines.

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U.S. brought back $100 million of gold from Venezuela, Interior Secretary Burgum says [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday OP

I have doubts that it will be deposited into the United States Treasury... LakeVermilion Wednesday #1

Well, the peeResident, his family and friends all need to get presents, don't they? erronis Wednesday #3

From the article: markodochartaigh Wednesday #12

I thought 47 said the money was going into his offshore account vapor2 Yesterday #27

Boy, we are a classy bunch aren't we.... walkingman Wednesday #2

Thieves Roy Rolling Wednesday #4

The USA is a failed, criminal, terroristic state Mysterian Wednesday #5

Didn't they call that stealing back in the day? greatauntoftriplets Wednesday #6

We. Are. The. Bad. Guys. angrychair Wednesday #7

Wonder if there's any connection to Russia liquidating gold reserves? jmbar2 Wednesday #8

100,000,000 gold lapfog_1 Yesterday #28

There's something about Doug Burgum Seinan Sensei Wednesday #9

For the narcissist's 3" gold coin? BeneteauBum Wednesday #10

I doubt any of it will be used to pay down the debt Ritabert Wednesday #11

The article says that the gold is for companies. markodochartaigh Wednesday #13

"Trumpco" durablend Wednesday #19

Hope these companies know they'll have to pay it back Deminpenn Yesterday #32

Chump will gladly trade his worthless bitcoins for the real gold from Venezuela FakeNoose Wednesday #14

The leader of Venezuela is not a puppet. Wiz Imp Wednesday #15

Craton Nasruddin Wednesday #16

How many semi-starved Venezuelans would that stolen $100M feed? AloeVera Wednesday #17

Dark triad people??? Amaryllis Wednesday #21

Dark triad LiberalArkie Yesterday #33

Like the Pod People in The Body Snatchers. See reply # 36. nt AloeVera Yesterday #37

What is the dark triad please? mahina Yesterday #31

A psychological theory of personality involving malevolent traits, hence "dark". AloeVera Yesterday #36

WEll, there is a lot about these people that makes me think of Voldemort. Dark Triad is as good a descriptor as any. Amaryllis Yesterday #38

Pod People ftw mahina Yesterday #42

They stole it. Iggo Wednesday #18

Actually bragging about their lawlessness. JFC Ferrets are Cool Wednesday #20

International War Crime #1,725. 🎶 "And The Theft Goes On." ColoringFool Wednesday #22

So- we stole it? mahina Wednesday #23

You beat me to this subject line. SharonAnn Wednesday #25

Happy to see it twice. mahina Yesterday #30

So that's what they were after - TBF Wednesday #24

"Brought back" - ie STOLE relayerbob Yesterday #26

You say arrgh, I say aargh BeyondGeography Yesterday #29

Which bathroom is it in at Mar-a-Lago? Vinca Yesterday #34

Kind of like the U.S. Army emptied Iraq's vault and "Brought back" their gold. They said that it was LiberalArkie Yesterday #35

Just a little international armed robbery republianmushroom Yesterday #39

"installed a puppet" EX500rider Yesterday #40

Where is the claim verified that the US didn't pay for it? EX500rider Yesterday #41