Polymarket has decided it is not willing to provide payouts to those who said (with their wallets) that the capture of Maduro was indeed an invasion.

"This market refers to U.S. military operations intended to establish control," it reads. "President Trump's statement that they will 'run' Venezuela while referencing ongoing talks with the Venezuelan government does not alone qualify the snatch-and-extract mission to capture Maduro as an invasion."

It further added, "This market will resolve to 'Yes' if the United States commences a military offensive intended to establish control over any portion of Venezuela between November 3, 2025, and January 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to 'No'."

Quote from: Shen Li on January 07, 2026, 10:53:09 PMThey are scrambling now to find more supplies. They really want a couple new pipelines from Western Canada to the Pacific

I wonder if the Trump administration acted to remove Maduro because they had intel Beijing was going to act to unify Taiwan with the Mainland.

No doubt China was part of the reason they arrested Maduro.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on January 07, 2026, 01:59:51 PMI stand 100% behind the tenets of an imperialist empire at this point

Trump could come flat out and say we are invading Venezuela to take their oil and I would be 100% ok with that

for far too long we have been on the receiving end fraud and abuse having to mask our self interests under some guise of "nation building" or whatever sounds politically correct

fuck that... the rest of the world hates us no matter so might as well be honest and say "yeah, we took their fucking oil and what the fuck you gonna do about it"

Trump's empire is a civilzational. He is leading a last charge of Western values against China and the Islam.

Quote from: DKG on Today at 07:45:49 AMIt would appear that China placed a lot of their energy supply needs in the Venezuela basket. But, they know that Maduro's regime held on by a thread. At some point he would have been toppled from within.

China has a plan B for energy. I am certain of that.

 Isnt that why Trump wants Greenland? Cut them off from that and hit Chinas economy?

Quote from: DKG on Today at 07:45:49 AMIt would appear that China placed a lot of their energy supply needs in the Venezuela basket. But, they know that Maduro's regime held on by a thread. At some point he would have been toppled from within.

China has a plan B for energy. I am certain of that.

Yeah, plan B is to get on their knees and beg us for oil.

Quote from: Shen Li on January 07, 2026, 10:53:09 PMThey are scrambling now to find more supplies. They really want a couple new pipelines from Western Canada to the Pacific

I wonder if the Trump administration acted to remove Maduro because they had intel Beijing was going to act to unify Taiwan with the Mainland.

It would appear that China placed a lot of their energy supply needs in the Venezuela basket. But, they know that Maduro's regime held on by a thread. At some point he would have been toppled from within.

China has a plan B for energy. I am certain of that.

Quote from: . on Today at 04:14:59 AMAustralia's prime mincer will no doubt be speed dialing Xi Xing Ping Pong with offers of crude fellatio and reach arounds. Australian oligarchs never got over the US walking on the Trans Pacific Partnership in 2016; now that the US is talking about denying entry to foreign dignitaries that are attempting to censor US free expression, Clownface Albanese needs a bumchum to ease his owwie.

I read Australia has several LNG export facilities. Do they have large reserves of crude oil too?

Quote from: Shen Li on January 07, 2026, 10:53:09 PMThey are scrambling now to find more supplies. They really want a couple new pipelines from Western Canada to the Pacific

I wonder if the Trump administration acted to remove Maduro because they had intel Beijing was going to act to unify Taiwan with the Mainland.

Australia's prime mincer will no doubt be speed dialing Xi Xing Ping Pong with offers of crude fellatio and reach arounds. Australian oligarchs never got over the US walking on the Trans Pacific Partnership in 2016; now that the US is talking about denying entry to foreign dignitaries that are attempting to censor US free expression, Clownface Albanese needs a bumchum to ease his owwie.

Quote from: Herman on January 07, 2026, 09:34:13 PMMan did China lose a colossal asset.

They are scrambling now to find more supplies. They really want a couple new pipelines from Western Canada to the Pacific

I wonder if the Trump administration acted to remove Maduro because they had intel Beijing was going to act to unify Taiwan with the Mainland.

Man did China lose a colossal asset.

Quote from: Brent on January 07, 2026, 12:20:43 PMThe Democrats and the old Republicans were always endless wars. I don't mind the Trump administrations smash and grabs.

I stand 100% behind the tenets of an imperialist empire at this point

Trump could come flat out and say we are invading Venezuela to take their oil and I would be 100% ok with that

for far too long we have been on the receiving end fraud and abuse having to mask our self interests under some guise of "nation building" or whatever sounds politically correct

fuck that... the rest of the world hates us no matter so might as well be honest and say "yeah, we took their fucking oil and what the fuck you gonna do about it"

The Democrats and the old Republicans were always endless wars. I don't mind the Trump administrations smash and grabs.

Quote from: Shen Li on January 06, 2026, 10:46:43 PMI've been reading Chinese online news. Beijing is starting to sweat over this. By cutting off China's access to Venezuelan (and potentially Iranian) oil while Russian supplies remain heavily sanctioned, the U.S. has severely restricted China's fuel options.

Any major military operation but especially invading Taiwan a lot more difficult.

It's about oil. Restricting China's access to it.