Three days ago, Trump had the U.S. military destroy a boat operated by the Venesuelan gang Tren de Aragua off Venezuela. While there is a risk of reprisals by gang members in the U.S. this otherwise could be a Twofer.
On the face of it, This is a message and the beginning of reducing the influx of drugs smuggled into the US. While the ideal means of reducing drug smuggling would be and should be consumers to drop drugs like it was Bud Lite. No demand, incentive. While that is not likely due to the realities of addiction, this attack is the begin of reducing supply and increasing the price. Increased drug prices will also reduce consumption to some extent.
The secondary benefit is that it reduces income to Venezuela. This benefits ending the war in Ukraine. By reducing drug revenue, this possibly places internal pressure on regime change and pressure on oil exportation. Anything that drives up oil supply, drives down oil prices and thus pressure on russia to negotiate a resolution and a resulation more favorable to Ukraine. This is a way to strike at Russias war capacity without directly striking at Russia directly. Venesuela is a Russian Ally. This strike at Venesuela is an embarrassment to Putin. When Russia is in need for 60K North Korean Conscripts in Ukraine, putin is unlikely to deliver support to his Ally.
( "If you see Declan before you die, you tell him that he can't protect his women." )
Ideally, this action results ultimately in Venezuelan regeim change, open spigots on Venezuelan oil. (Hopefully on Saudi Oil as well) If oil prices can be cratered below prices that China and India are paying, Russia will have no buyers. If this all happens, there will be a need to support the US oil prices but that is a small price to pay if you can end a war without direct kinetic conflict with a nuclear armed power.
I don't know that this is happening but @dunnkruger hopes that this is the result.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-boat-tren-de-aragua-gang-venezuela/
25 09 05
The After Party with Emily Jashinsky...
I have posted before that afterparty is well worth watching as it provides both political commentary and a vibe on youth culture. Emily is available on you tube on video and Spotify on audio. She is live twice per week , I think Monday and Wednesday at 10 PM. Yes, that conflicts with Gutfeld but there is always watch it later. Maybe @GregGutfeld should try to get her on his show and embrace the competition or as if she would let him be on The Afterparty. It has an adult beverage, organic, Red Eye vibe. She definitly passes the Penn Jillette test (I think). She seems to have guests of a multi political spectrum. I think that if I watch enough , I may find that if I know of her take on three topics, that one will not agree and thus a host of complexity that may be able to challenge your thoughts and someone to learn from. This is my hope. I think that I'm right on this one. We will see.
I'm going to step back a bit from burdening everyone with my long winded posts. My focus was to promote that all humans are created equal with an equal amount of time in each day. I wanted to be one more voice that with hard work and skill training each individual can meet their potential. The hardness of the path is what gives the achievement its value. Serve others more than you demand others to serve you. Social assistance and social promotion is more likely to hurt you by reducing your need for skill acquisition. That's basically it. Because of believing these truths that should be self evident, @dunnkruger naturally aligns more with conservatives. These are not only conservative principles, they are available to all. It pains me to see people have been convinced that they are disadvantaged and are waiting to be lifted up. I fear that they will wait so long that they will never advance to their fullest distance. It is never too late to start. Please start now.
IMHO the dirty little ...
@dunnkruger was looking for secular comment on "serve your fellow man". But most were Biblical
Think about the result of serving others first VS waiting for others to serve you before reciprocating.
If everyone insist on being served before reciprocating, then everyone is just waiting and nobody recieves anything
If everyone serves initially, there is a pretty good chance that everyone will receive something from one or more.
Maybe this is why your may come at the end of the week. Maybe this is why the tip comes at the end of the me.
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/believe/bible/bible-verses-about-helping-others
