For whom?
Venezuela's Maduro 'ready to talk' as US ramps up pressure — BBC News
Following increased US pressure on the Venezuelan government, the two sides say they are open to talks.
Venezuela? What’s up with that?
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Picture it: Uncle Sam rolls in, waves the democracy wand, and suddenly Venezuela is pumping sweet, sweet light crude like it’s auditioning for OPEC’s Got Talent. Overnight, America ghosts Alberta’s heavy, goopy sludge the way you ghost a Tinder date who says “crypto is the future.” Poof! Canadian barrels become the geological equivalent of that ex who keeps texting “u up?” at 2 a.m. Nobody wants it.
Meanwhile, Canada’s still standing there in its prom dress (you know, the one called “no pipeline to tidewater”) wondering why Asia and Europe didn’t ask it to dance. Thirty years of “We’ll build it next year, eh?” and we’re still landlocked like a goldfish in a shot glass. Genius.
Fuel prices? Gonna drop faster than Trudeau’s approval rating in Calgary. America’s economy will be doing the electric slide while Canada becomes New Zealand with worse winters and a national hobby of printing money to pay Ontario and Quebec’s Visa bills. Those famous equalization payments? Consider them cancelled like Firefly. Alberta’s about to go from sugar daddy to “Can you spot me twenty bucks for bus fare?” in one oily heartbeat.
And the best part? Federal debt is now taller than the Calgary Tower made of stacked Tim Hortons cups. We’re so broke we can’t even afford the interest on the interest. But hey, at least the government’s busy changing the lyrics to O Canada so it’s gender-neutral while the economy transitions… straight into the toilet.
So light a candle, hug your roughneck uncle, and stock up on ramen. The 80s neon nightmare is back, baby, and this time it’s bringing hyperinflation, unemployment lines that snake around the block, and a loonie that’s about to be worth less than the chocolate it’s named after.
Alberta, welcome to the sequel nobody asked for: “National Energy Program 2: Electric Boogaloo.” Popcorn’s on you; we can’t afford it.
Meanwhile, Canada’s still standing there in its prom dress (you know, the one called “no pipeline to tidewater”) wondering why Asia and Europe didn’t ask it to dance. Thirty years of “We’ll build it next year, eh?” and we’re still landlocked like a goldfish in a shot glass. Genius.
Fuel prices? Gonna drop faster than Trudeau’s approval rating in Calgary. America’s economy will be doing the electric slide while Canada becomes New Zealand with worse winters and a national hobby of printing money to pay Ontario and Quebec’s Visa bills. Those famous equalization payments? Consider them cancelled like Firefly. Alberta’s about to go from sugar daddy to “Can you spot me twenty bucks for bus fare?” in one oily heartbeat.
And the best part? Federal debt is now taller than the Calgary Tower made of stacked Tim Hortons cups. We’re so broke we can’t even afford the interest on the interest. But hey, at least the government’s busy changing the lyrics to O Canada so it’s gender-neutral while the economy transitions… straight into the toilet.
So light a candle, hug your roughneck uncle, and stock up on ramen. The 80s neon nightmare is back, baby, and this time it’s bringing hyperinflation, unemployment lines that snake around the block, and a loonie that’s about to be worth less than the chocolate it’s named after.
Alberta, welcome to the sequel nobody asked for: “National Energy Program 2: Electric Boogaloo.” Popcorn’s on you; we can’t afford it.
I believe Venezuela is also heavy oil (I could be wrong), so many US refineries are already set up for it because they’re set up for what Canada is selling…
(This almost makes you wish that Canada had the foresight to…Maybe… built some pipelines to not-America from the landlocked provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, before we have to compete to the bottom with Venezuela for the same one customer)
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday says, “Hard pass. Thanks but no thanks.” She ruled out possible U.S. military intervention in the Latin American country, saying Mexico did not want it in its territory.
"It's not going to happen," Sheinbaum said in her daily morning press conference, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he supports aggressive action against drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia.
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James Story (a former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela) believes there's an 80 per cent chance the U.S. will soon carry out military operations inside Venezuela or its territorial waters. He argued that withdrawing what he called “exquisite assets” without taking further action would make it harder for U.S. President Donald Trump to claim a political victory.
Nearly a dozen U.S. warships have been joined by the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford and its strike group, considered one of the largest and most advanced military vessels in the world. Around 15,000 sailors and Marines form part of the deployment, the largest in the region since the U.S. invaded Panama and ousted president Manuel Noriega in 1989.
Officially, Washington has labelled the campaign a “counternarcotics” operation and has conducted airstrikes on 22 vessels in the Caribbean region that were allegedly carrying drugs. At least 83 people have been killed in the strikes.
The U.S. has not publicly presented evidence tying the occupants of the boats to drug smuggling. The Colombian government has claimed at least one of the strikes killed fishermen not involved in criminal activity.
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"It's not going to happen," Sheinbaum said in her daily morning press conference, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he supports aggressive action against drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia.
Mexico's Sheinbaum rules out U.S. military intervention after Trump comments — Reuters
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday ruled out possible U.S. military intervention in the Latin American country, saying Mexico did not want it in its territory.
Sheinbaum again dismisses Trump’s threat of sending troops to Mexico: ‘We do not want intervention’ — Guardian US
Mexico’s president responds to Trump’s latest warning that he could authorize strikes against drug cartels in country
Nearly a dozen U.S. warships have been joined by the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford and its strike group, considered one of the largest and most advanced military vessels in the world. Around 15,000 sailors and Marines form part of the deployment, the largest in the region since the U.S. invaded Panama and ousted president Manuel Noriega in 1989.
Officially, Washington has labelled the campaign a “counternarcotics” operation and has conducted airstrikes on 22 vessels in the Caribbean region that were allegedly carrying drugs. At least 83 people have been killed in the strikes.
The U.S. has not publicly presented evidence tying the occupants of the boats to drug smuggling. The Colombian government has claimed at least one of the strikes killed fishermen not involved in criminal activity.
As U.S. escalates threats on Maduro, some Venezuelans welcome regime change — CBC News
With U.S. warships and an aircraft carrier massing off Venezuela’s coast, a former U.S. ambassador to the country says the buildup looks less like a counternarcotics mission and more like preparation for regime change.