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As the last US troops depart, Iraq faces a quiet, internal unraveling: armed militias defy disarmament deadlines, oil revenue remains vulnerable to Washington’s grip, and vital water supplies dwindle. The state may keep its formal borders, but central control is rapidly hollowing out.
Read the full analysis
https://www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/special-analysis-inside-iraqs-silent.html
Lloyd's Register has a good insight into the value of biofuels as the alternative fuel for marine shipping & logistics. Essentially, it can scale, perform within the required cost performance (a.k.a ROI) to retain enterprise profitability and most importantly, pivot away from fossil energy.
#lloydsRegister #energy #blueeconomy #ocean #oilPolitics #oil #finance #economics #logistics #shipping #fossilLobby #thessalonicaHydroship
🟢 Strategic Analysis | 5/10
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Pentagon Involvement in Venezuelan Oil Assets
The US Department of Defense is transforming into a transnational commodity fund, acting as the operator for large-scale agreements regarding Venezuelan oil.
Spencer Kimball reports on how the Trump administration secured a 35% equity stake in North American Blue Energy Partners to gain control over Venezuelan oil reserves. This move toward state capitalism grants the government veto power and first refusal rights, raising significant concerns regarding federal overreach into private industry and cooperation with controversial figures. The deal effectively creates a state-owned enterprise in a region marked by corruption, posing risks for democratic norms. Read more about these implications at the link below. Spencer Kimball provided excellent reporting on this complex issue.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/05/trump-venezuela-oil-north-america-blue-energy-partners-nabep.html #Venezuela #OilPolitics #TrumpAdmin
🟢 Diplomacy | 6/10
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New US-Venezuela Oil Deal
Vice President Vance stated that the new US-Venezuela oil deal will reduce Iran's control over resources and increase the amount of oil in the global marketplace controlled by the United States.
Iran War Myths Crushed: Joy-Ann Reid Calls Out GOP Talking Points and U.S. Arrogance
Joy-Ann Reid dismantles GOP Iran war talking points, exposing U.S. intervention, oil politics, and nuclear myths with facts and history.
#CIACoupIran #geopolitics #IranWar #JCPOA #JoyAnnReid #MiddleEast #Mossadegh #NuclearDeal #ObamaForeignPolicy #oilPolitics #politicalAnalysis #ProgressivePolitics #TrumpIranPolicy #USForeignPolicy #WarPropaganda https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oSd
Empire in Plain Sight: Trump Brags About Oil Control in Venezuela, Eyes Iran Next
Trump openly discusses controlling oil in Venezuela and Iran, raising urgent questions about sovereignty, empire, and U.S. foreign policy.
#democracy #EconomicJustice #geopoliticalAnalysis #globalPower #imperialism #Iran #LatinAmerica #oilPolitics #ProgressivePolitics #resourceControl #Sanctions #Sovereignty #Trump #USForeignPolicy #venezuela https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oNx
Corporate Diplomacy: Did Reliance secure India’s 30-day US waiver for Russian oil? https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/reliance-industries-us-waiver-russian-oil-mukesh-ambani-trump-bloomberg-report-edj56foy?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Reliance #MukeshAmbani #OilPolitics #Trump #IndiaNews
India follows strategic autonomy, not bloc politics. We buy oil based on price and risk, not loyalty. If better, safer discounts emerge, we switch. Reducing Russia purchases won’t hurt us, diversification is strength, not betrayal.
We are pragmatic, our:
- Foreign policy is not dictated
- If another country (even via US-backed Venezuelan supply) offers better discounts, India should switch
No one is anyone’s true ally. In politics, nations have to think pragmatically rather than emotionally. Russia-India trade is in surplus for Russia, meaning Russia sells us more and we buy more from them. They only have oil and defense to export to us, and even in that we face losses, there is no real gain. If Russia has nothing to buy from us, then sorry, we have to diversify. We will do what brings us profit.
*National interest > emotional diplomacy*
The United States threatening tariffs on Mexico for shipping oil to Cuba weaponises trade against an ally to choke an adversary. Not new, but energy security battles in the Americas will hurt the US more than anyone. #OilPolitics
Does Venezuela really have the biggest oil reserves in the world?
Was the Venezuela attack really about democracy — or oil and silver?
A deep dive into geopolitics, energy resources, and global power struggles you won’t see in headlines.
👉 Read the full analysis:
https://www.jsrdigital.in/2026/01/oil-silver-real-reason-behind-venezuela.html
#VenezuelaCrisis #OilPolitics #GlobalGeopolitics #SilverMarket #EnergyWars
Yes, all of this.
If only #BernieSanders were the #uspresident..can you imagine??!!
#uspoli #venezeulainvasion #oilwar #oilPolitics #trumpLies #felon47
"Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela was very wrong:" from #senatorsanders #socialmedia #verified
Because @zimmatore requested it, and I thought others may like it..
My #beverlyhillbillies #parody about #felon47 and this ridiculous #oilPolitics #venezeulainvasion
Not my best work..but I came up with it pretty quickly lol.
Feel free to forward with credit.
My mom was a #hippie, she introduced me to this song (we had to watch the #Woodstock special every year on #PBS), and it's sad that it is still 100% applicable:
Fixin' to Die Rag
-Country Joe & The Fish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRl6-bHlz-4
I never heard my mom swear (really) but she said the F bomb was justified here.
#countryjoemcdonald #countryjoeandthefish #saynotowar #nowar #oilPolitics #uspoli #trumpLies #venezeulainvasion
Venezuela erklärt: Repression, humanitäre Katastrophe, Eskalation, Geopolitik und Recht #Venezuela #Maduro #Trump #VenezuelaInvasion #Chavez #OilPolitics #OilReserve #Imperialism #Imperialismus #Völkerrecht #Menschenrechte #HumanRights #LatinAmerica #USA
The Hidden Link Between EV, Tariffs, Wind Energy, Greenland, Venezuela, and Oil Imperialism
The fight over EVs and renewables exposes how resource extraction still drives U.S. economic and foreign policy.
#cleanEnergy #ClimateJustice #corporatePower #energyPolicy #EVTariffs #fossilFuels #geopolitics #Greenland #imperialism #oilPolitics #progressiveEconomics #renewableEnergy #venezuela #WindPower https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-owD
⚠️ US Senator Lindsey Graham lashes out at India, China & Brazil over Russian oil imports
But is it more bark than bite?
Critics slam the “insensible” warning, saying it may actually help these nations cut better deals with Moscow.
#LindseyGraham #Russia #OilPolitics #Trump2025 #Geopolitics #BRICS
https://news24.edupedia.site/senator-lindsey-grahams-threat/
Oil prices dropped — not by accident, but by alignment.
Iran fired blanks, China blinked strategically, and the West just watched.
This isn't just energy economics… it's narrative warfare.
#StraitOfHormuz #OilPolitics #ChinaIranAxis #Geopolitics #WestVsEast #OilWar #EconomicWarfare
Mark Cuban spells it out: Inflation 'started with Donald Trump' https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/10/31/2281372/-Mark-Cuban-spells-it-out-Inflation-started-with-Donald-Trump #MarkCuban #OilPolitics #Inflation #Biden #HarrisWalz2024