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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Steve203 ⎊❂🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: Greenland energy company
Date: 09/19/26 5:42 PM
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As a reminder, this is a Trump backed company

Of course. Consider how Venezuela is being carved up, for the benefit of Trump cronies.

First, Citgo, whose entire fleet of refineries is optimized for Venezuelan crude, bought by Trump megadonor Paul Singer, in December, a month before Trump knocked over Maduro.

Since then.

First US Sale of Seized Venezuelan Oil Goes to Company of Trump Megadonor

truthout.org - First US sale of seized venezuelan oil goes to company of trump megadonor

Trump Allies Secure Venezuela Resource Concessions as ExxonMobil Eyes Return

venezuelanalysis.com - Trump allies secure venezuela resource concessions as exxonmobil eyes return

Trump’s state capitalism comes to the oil industry with his unprecedented Venezuela deal

cnbc.com - Trump venezuela oil north america blue energy partners nabep

Venezuela's Gold Is Finally Moving. Just Not to Caracas — And Not Into Anyone's Hands Yet.
Venezuela's government and opposition are negotiating a plan to move 31 tons of gold from the Bank of England to the New York Fed to help fund earthquake reconstruction — but the legal control Delcy Rodríguez would gain stops short of a right to sell it.

latintimes.com - Venezuelas gold finally moving just not caracas not anyones hands yet

Would Venezuelan government gold holdings be "safe" in the US?

Where Did Venezuela's $13 Billion in Oil Money Go? Senate Democrats Want Answers
Senate Democrats say the Trump administration still can't account for more than $13 billion in Venezuelan oil revenue — a gap that now shadows the banking rules families use to send money home.

latintimes.com - Where did venezuelas billion oil money go senate democrats want answers

If Trump the Perfect can make $13B of oil revenue vanish, making $4B in gold vanish will be a cinch.

Steve

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