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Let’s not forget, China has poured over $50B into Venezuela since the Chávez era.
But with oil repayments in limbo, U.S. sanctions back in play, and American military moves adding chaos, Beijing’s asking a very simple and overdue question:
How exposed are we if this whole thing goes sideways?
If China starts pulling back or rethinking its role in Venezuela, Maduro may lose his last real lifeline, and the U.S. could find itself reshaping Latin America with more power than it even intended.
Source: Reuters via Bloomberg News
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https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2008308780140773615
Markwayne Mullin @SenMullin - I’ve been in hundreds of classified briefings. That was—by far— the best bipartisan briefing I’ve ever attended. While I can’t get into operational details, we should be VERY proud of our American military for bringing a drug trafficking killer like Nicolas Maduro to justice.
https://x.com/SenMullin/status/2008941789101592979
Mario @PawlowskiMario - Video: Here is my opinion on Minneapolis killing by ICE officer, and facts still matter.⚖
ICE agents are federal law enforcement, but their authority and use of force are limited by the Constitution. A US citizen cannot be detained for immigration purposes, and fleeing alone is not a legal justification for deadly force under Supreme Court precedent.
Deadly force is lawful only when an officer reasonably believes there is an immediate threat of death or serious bodily harm. That standard comes from Graham v. Connor and Tennessee v. Garner, and it applies to ICE the same as to any armed federal agent.
In the Minnesota case, multiple videos show agents initiating the encounter, surrounding the vehicle, giving conflicting commands, and escalating the situation. One agent attempted to open the car door while others shouted instructions. The woman in a car, a US born citizen, appeared to behave frightened and confused.
Video shows her backing up to avoid an agent positioned near the front side of the vehicle, then turning the steering wheel away from him in an apparent attempt to disengage. The agent who ultimately fired had apparently already drawn his weapon before the car moved forward.
An officer placing themselves in a dangerous position, creating confusion, and then claiming fear does not automatically meet the constitutional threshold for lethal force. This case is not about immigration. It is about escalation, officer-created danger, and whether deadly force was objectively reasonable.
Law enforcement does not get a constitutional exemption simply because propaganda moves faster than the truth.
You can see clearly in the video that agent is pulling the gun while she is still backing up to make a maneuver to avoid hitting the agent and simply leave.
https://x.com/PawlowskiMario/status/2009033333905248433
Mark R. Levin @marklevinshow - They have the Neo-fascist Woke Reich grifters and their foreign followers and bots.
We have conservative talk radio, Fox, conservative legal foundations, and the American people.
https://x.com/marklevinshow/status/2009233510276714771
Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Got ur nose
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=13502
Massimo @Rainmaker1973 - Video: Single-cell manipulation with laser-powered microbots using elastic nanorods and laser tweezers.
[Szeged Institute of Biophysics, Hungary]
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https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2008582231657509118
Massimo @Rainmaker1973 - Video: The Glass Gem Corn is a mix of ancient Pawnee, Osage and Cherokee varieties and it's indigenous to North America
It was regrown by the late Cherokee farmer Carl "White Eagle" Barnes in Oklahoma and it's now spread around the world
[Video: birandadoga]
https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2008521431043514508
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