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  1. Ron in Regina

    Venezuela? What’s up with that?

    Ah… so both were controlled by Trump then? That’s interesting all by itself, seeing as he’s the one calling the shots as opposed to the current sitting Venezuelan president.
  2. Ron in Regina

    Venezuela? What’s up with that?

    President Trump declared a national (?The nation of America or the nation of Venezuela though?) emergency to shield Venezuelan oil revenue held by the U.S. government from seizure by private creditors, framing it as critical to U.S. national security and regional stability. Ah… Trump said in...
  3. Ron in Regina

    WE really need to get rid of this guy

    …& WE voted in the liberals for a fourth term. The remnants of an early-pandemic political scandal land at the Supreme Court of Canada this week in a case that could have widespread ramifications, as the top court considers the limits of citizens’ ability to challenge some government decisions...
  4. Ron in Regina

    Iranically Iran, Middle East’s Karen…

    Iran has weathered past waves of protests with crackdowns like the current bloody suppression. But this time the leadership is facing nationwide demonstrations that evolved from complaints about dire economic hardships to defiant calls for the fall of the clerical establishment, and with its...
  5. Ron in Regina

    Iranically Iran, Middle East’s Karen…

    Two years ago…this was post number one, the very first paragraph to start this thread: …& here we are today…"Things here are very, very bad," a source in Tehran said on Sunday. "A lot of our friends have been killed. They were firing live rounds. It's like a war zone, the streets are full of...
  6. Ron in Regina

    Iranically Iran, Middle East’s Karen…

    This is unverified due to the Internet and long distance telephone blackout in Iran. (YouTube & 1000s Killed As Iranian Government MASSACRES Protesters!) (YouTube & Jan. 11, 2025 | Iran protests leave over 500 dead, at least 10,000 arrested) (YouTube & Hundreds of protesters killed in Iran...
  7. Ron in Regina

    Greenland

    Collective defence is NATO’s governing principle, where Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty states that an armed attack against one NATO member is considered an attack against all. This has been a binding pledge since 1949, when the alliance came together and one that has forged solidarity...
  8. Ron in Regina

    The Tarriff Hype.

    The weeklong Will for Peace 2026 exercises, which started on Saturday, are being led by China in Simon’s Town, where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean. They will include drills on rescue and maritime strike operations and technical exchanges, China’s Ministry of National Defence said...
  9. Ron in Regina

    Venezuela? What’s up with that?

    Sorry for the exaggeration above when I said a month ago. Who was in charge of Venezuela two weeks ago?
  10. Ron in Regina

    Venezuela? What’s up with that?

    Who was in charge of Venezuela an month ago? Who’s in charge of Venezuela today? (YouTube & Trump: U.S. will run Venezuela) According to Trump, the US would "run" Venezuela until there is a "safe, proper and judicious transition". Trump went on to say that the US and US companies would seize...
  11. Ron in Regina

    The Donroe Doctrine

    Like Texas. I suppose there has been come & go separatist movements from Texas.
  12. Ron in Regina

    The Donroe Doctrine

    Or Maine becomes significantly larger as it stretches into the Arctic. If Maine absorbed New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, and Newfoundland & Labrador, it would become a massive territory, growing from its current ~35,000 sq mi (90,600 km²) to over 220,000 square miles (approx. 570,000 km²)...
  13. Ron in Regina

    The Donroe Doctrine

    If The U.S. is below Canada, and Alaska is to the NW of Canada, & Trump is dead set on “acquiring” Greenland by whatever means (including militarily) necessary…to the NE of Canada, where does that leave the future state of Labrador, Newfoundland, & Greenland on your map? Anyway, back to the...
  14. Ron in Regina

    Venezuela? What’s up with that?

    U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the Communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the long-time U.S. nemesis and provoking defiant words from the island's leadership. Venezuela is was...
  15. Ron in Regina

    Greenland

    On a scale of Bald Eagle to Universal Healthcare? http://www.youtube.com/shorts/zMsIMTZgNFI (YouTube & Greenland does not want to be a territory of the United Staes - Denmark stepped in)
  16. Ron in Regina

    Venezuela? What’s up with that?

    http://www.youtube.com/shorts/blYjpfcV4M4 (YouTube & Lindsey Graham's warmongering would be much easier if Trump would stop gushing about Venezuela's oil)
  17. Ron in Regina

    Greenland

    http://www.youtube.com/shorts/TkIh-vc1trk (YouTube & NEW WORLD ORDER)
  18. Ron in Regina

    Greenland

    I wonder if this convention regarding the Danish West Indies (now known as the United States Virgin Islands) has also outlived its usefulness? http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1917/d881 http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/den001.asp