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[–] Lanske@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The media shouldn't be using words like 'secure', it's plain stealing, robbing. Nothing else

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

France was smart, sold their gold in-situ and purchased new gold in EU that is stored in France.

Never have to worry about the fact that US probably already sold the gold, since they sold it in-situ.

[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 5 points 21 hours ago

Never have to worry about the fact that US probably already sold the gold

People keep saying stuff like this. But I have never seen even a shred of evidence that it is true. A good tinfoil hat conspiracy theory should at least have some hint of its reality.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Who bought the nonexistent gold?

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 7 hours ago

Probably a bunch of armageddon preppers or something

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

The English-language media is bought by the US

[–] vpol@feddit.uk 89 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s called robbing. They rob Venezuela.

[–] deleted@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah Venezuela just got mugged by the US.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 7 hours ago

Not even the first time

[–] criscodisco@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

On one hand, I guess it’s good that we are no longer pretending to not be an imperial nation and have given in fully to empire.

On the other hand, fuck me I'm so ashamed of this country. I wish people could pay attention to the shit we are doing.

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 59 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"intervention". Fucking news.

[–] Naich@piefed.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The whole fucking article is just euphemisms.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago

What do you expect from a site called oilprice.com?

[–] webp@mander.xyz 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"british move to secure land from natives"

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 20 hours ago

vow to send mercy missions to help with the diesease epidemics obviously brought down on them from god.

[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 7 points 1 day ago

To the surprise of no one…

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Securing", my ass. I don't know how much that is, but it have a good chance to be the biggest heist ever. Trump seems to like superlatives associated with his name...

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Probably needs it for his "Ballroom".

[–] Aliktren@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Steal, that should read

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They can’t stop thieving can they?

Thieves, rapists, kid rapists, kid killers.

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

See it's not stealing, it's securing

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 2 points 23 hours ago

Of course, it’s different isn’t it, I forgot

[–] Papierkorb@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most US Americans appear to have no issue with this.

[–] criscodisco@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Bro most Americans don’t even know about this

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 6 hours ago

I am amazed whenever a 'murican can even correctly point where Mexico and Canada are in a map. The bar is that low

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 23 hours ago

It seems to be common for people here to think the general population is as well informed as Lemmy is.

[–] tirateimas@lemmy.pt 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wonder what Venezuelans think of this. Do they feel freer after the military operation that removed Maduro? Is Maduro's No. 2 a better president to them? Has life gotten better? What do they think of this new leader letting others take what belongs to the Venezuelan people? Do they know when the next elections will take place?

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Small sample/anecdotic, but the ones I know see it a s "not freed, only under new management".

Mind is people that already left due to how things were, so they had little love for maduro to begin with.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Making sure there is still something in the vault after every other country pulled back their gold out of the USA.

[–] bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

There is not enough by a factor of 3; France was the smart one at the table to realize it first

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago
  • The U.S. has brokered new gold deals with Venezuela as part of a broader push to reshape the country’s resource sector under its influence.

  • Venezuela is opening its oil and mining industries to foreign investment to rebuild output after years of decline.

  • Serious concerns remain over environmental destruction and human rights abuses linked to mining in the Orinoco region.