2 - 3 minutes readClown Planet 5 January, 2026: Oil Takeover in Venezuela, Daycare in Minnesota & Well Really Trump/Maduro is the Story

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— The Last American Vagabond (@TLAVagabond) January 5, 2026

Same as it ever was…. https://t.co/G0Yd7Vqng4 pic.twitter.com/eUilj5Fnii

— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) January 1, 2026

FLASHBACK: RFK Jr. tells a cheering crowd that Trump told him he wants to “end the grip of the neocons on U.S. foreign policy.”

“Don't you want a president who’s gonna get us out of the wars and who’s gonna rebuild the middle class in this country?…”

Aug 23, 2024: pic.twitter.com/njfuKsQgYt

— Decensored News (@decensorednews) January 3, 2026

The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.

And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.

Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy."

This is about the petrodollar… pic.twitter.com/JV9w1JFHpC

— Ricardo (@Ric_RTP) January 3, 2026

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that less than four days ago Netanyahu said exactly the same thing while he was visiting Trump in Mar a Lago: pic.twitter.com/Dvm786BgjR https://t.co/iZjOOZJkxK

— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) January 3, 2026

BREAKING: 🚨 🇮🇱 🇻🇪 VENEZUELA BLAMES ISRAEL

Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez blames ZIONISTS for the attack and kidnapping Maduro.

She declares that Venezuela refuses to be enslaved by ZIONISTS.

It really is every single time. pic.twitter.com/jKucV6EqFJ

— ADAM (@AdameMedia) January 3, 2026

No matter who you vote for you always get John McCain. https://t.co/jiy5taFq8S

— Dylan Allman (@dylanmallman) January 3, 2026

It’s about the oil … again.

Bolton just exposed real motive for intervention in Venezuela: "We're in conversation with major American companies now…It would make a difference if we could have American companies produce the oil in Venezuela. We both have a lot at stake here."

— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) January 29, 2019

US OIL COMPANIES GOING IN VENEZUELA… ‘START MAKING MONEY’ — TRUMP https://t.co/279pbk0tSt pic.twitter.com/zXJPA88tww

— RT (@RT_com) January 3, 2026

.@TulsiGabbard @DNIGabbard needs to resign now – or be unmasked as one of biggest political frauds of our era. Today we see the bombs raining down on Venezuela, US troops deployed in another “regime change war” based on 100% fake intelligence & fabricated evidence. Here’s the… pic.twitter.com/F1JM5l2WZA

— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) January 3, 2026

In the Constitution, the Founders vested war making power in Congress, not the Executive branch.pic.twitter.com/rzZo6vhdeI

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 3, 2026

The reason why Venezuela is under attack

U.S. Southern Command chief General Laura Richardson just said the truth out loud:

the U.S. focus in Latin America isn’t “democracy” — it’s controlling oil, lithium, gold, and rare earth minerals. Venezuela, with the largest oil… pic.twitter.com/Fr4Ly4vGOJ

— Ounka (@OunkaOnX) January 3, 2026

Donald Trump is no different than the warmongers he claimed to hate:

– 1989: Bush Abducts Pres. Noriega
– 2003: Bush Captures Pres. Hussein
– 2011: Obama Murders Pres. Gadaffi
– 2026: Trump Abducts Pres. Maduro https://t.co/3pK57VIW9v pic.twitter.com/2TRqdiqUPn

— GenXGirl (@GenXGirl1994) January 3, 2026

WATCH: Colombia's President Gustavo Petro just recklessky TAUNTED President Trump:

'Come get me, coward! I'm waiting for you here.'

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— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) January 5, 2026

Washington commits war crimes in Venezuela.

This is an act of total desperation and precisely because the US is teetering on the edge of economic and financial ruin. pic.twitter.com/tjdOILI054

— The Sirius Report (@thesiriusreport) January 3, 2026

As cool as that operation was, it’s worth noting:

– Mike Huckabee just said toppling the Venezuelan regime is great for Israel

– a member of the Rothschild family just publicly praised Trump for toppling Maduro

– the woman set to lead Venezuela (Maria Machado) is a fanatical…

— SOVEREIGN BRAH 🇺🇸🏛️⚡️ (@sovereignbrah) January 3, 2026

General Jack Keane had a massive Freudian slip on Fox News while discussing Venezuela.

“The implications here are really great for the Israel… Venezuelan people.” https://t.co/q3m8bVXWyW pic.twitter.com/HZaCdTuxv1

— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) January 4, 2026

JD Vance must’ve forgotten that 30 days ago, Trump pardoned the former leader of Honduras and drug Kingpin, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was in prison for drug trafficking.

This isn’t about “narocoterrorism”. You’re full of it like the rest of them.

Remember this for 2028. https://t.co/n4jV30gMr7 pic.twitter.com/d0EgQj2ses

— Murray 🇺🇸 (@Rothbard1776) January 3, 2026

DIFFERENT WARS, SAME PROPAGANDA pic.twitter.com/wFd3R8yGxq

— Ounka (@OunkaOnX) January 3, 2026

If it's now legal to use domestic law enforcement to invade foreign nations, then every nation in the world can invade any other to "arrest" their leader on trumped up domestic charges. Legality required extradition to avoid such kidnapping campaigns. https://t.co/3WUcfReBBT

— Robert Barnes (@barnes_law) January 3, 2026

Reporter: You said Maduro is responsible for drug trafficking. You recently pardoned the former president of Honduras convicted of drug trafficking.

Trump: He was the head of the country. He was persecuted very unfairly.

Irony died a thousand deaths.

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— Siddharth (@DearthOfSid) January 3, 2026

It symbolic at all. How many would’ve done that here if Biden was kicked out? Same with Trump. https://t.co/gUdDKjGMPI

— Steve Cunningham (@1armsteve) January 5, 2026

What's he gonna say when he tries to do a regime change in Iran https://t.co/Gf85BKfxlk

— Dave DeCamp (@DecampDave) January 5, 2026

María Corina Machado, the far-right US-backed Venezuelan coup leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize, promised a “massive privatization” if Trump can put her in power.

She vowed to sell off $1.7 TRILLION of Venezuela's oil, gas, gold, infrastructure, etc. to US corporations. pic.twitter.com/jH4AkFbzzk

— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) November 13, 2025

A few facts JD left out:
1/ Our own indictment of Maduro admits that less than 10% of all cocaine trafficking came through Venezuela at any point;
2/ We've seen this script before (though JD was only 5 at the time) — Panama;
3/ After we removed Noriega, guess how much the drug… https://t.co/hTzpfFV6Mh

— Robert Barnes (@barnes_law) January 4, 2026

It’s not American oil. It’s Venezuelan oil.

Oil companies entered into risky deals to develop oil, and the deals were canceled by a prior Venezuelan government.

What’s happening: lives of US soldiers are being risked to make those oil companies (not Americans) more profitable. https://t.co/L8GVYt6g5l

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 4, 2026

How to qualify for Team Amerika, the Puppet Show. pic.twitter.com/RLiRebxGK8

— tim anderson (@timand2037) January 3, 2026

Reporter: You said Maduro is responsible for drug trafficking. You recently pardoned the former president of Honduras convicted of drug trafficking. Can you explain these situations? 

Trump: He was treated like the Biden administration treated a man named Trump. This was a man… pic.twitter.com/xgvh16lN6R

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 3, 2026

Trump on Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum: "The cartels are running Mexico. She's not running Mexico. We could be politically correct and be nice and say, 'Oh, yes, she is.' No no. She's very frightened of the cartels. They're running Mexico. And I've asked her number times,… pic.twitter.com/7OlEtQgMyf

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 3, 2026

Las arenas negras del sur de Venezuela, ricas en coltán y tierras raras, son saqueadas por actores estatales, guerrillas y mafias que operan entre Bolívar, Amazonas y Colombia

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— Armando.Info (@ArmandoInfo) December 7, 2025

It seems obvious from this video that the administration worked with big U.S. oil companies before the attack to line up billions of dollars in capital for developing Venezuela’s oil reserves, yet they couldn’t be bothered to consult Congress. pic.twitter.com/6SXmyru2JB

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 4, 2026

People aren’t that stupid. Venezuela isn’t a threat, it’s a prize.
Your government needs to paint it as some looming danger so it can justify rolling in and taking control now that China has just built an oil project in that little teardrop lake. https://t.co/DIEMtoTYRa pic.twitter.com/EXzxHG3HHU

— Morgan (@MorganC000) December 9, 2025

The Venezuela plot thickens:

While Venezuela holds 303 BILLION barrels of oil reserves, much of this is HEAVY crude oil.

Texas and Louisiana also *happen* to have 6 of the LARGEST HEAVY crude oil refineries in the world.

What does this mean? Let us explain.

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— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 4, 2026

According to US officials Maduro was captured by Delta Force, the preeminent US special operations unit.

We’re only seeing DEA patches for the photo ops so we can all collectively pretend this was a “law enforcement” operation that was about drugs, not oil or Sino-Russian… pic.twitter.com/g1Ncc7WLRw

— Greg J Stoker (@gregjstoker) January 3, 2026

25 page indictment but no mention of fentanyl or stolen oil. Search it for yourself. https://t.co/rXjbd6usLH

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 3, 2026

Q: China, Russia, and Iran have interests in Venezuela. How does this operation affect your relationships with them?

TRUMP: In terms of other countries that want oil, we're in the oil business. We're gonna sell it to them. We'll be selling oil. pic.twitter.com/gVpFaWNGPg

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 3, 2026

Trump speaking about Venezuela on December 18, 2025:

They took our oil rights. We had a lot of oil there. They threw our companies out. And we want it back. pic.twitter.com/mWH6zZeoNJ

— Clash Report (@clashreport) January 3, 2026

Trump: When I left, Venezuela was ready to collapse. We would have taken it over, we would have gotten all that oil. pic.twitter.com/5q3Jr1j1Ho

— Acyn (@Acyn) June 10, 2023

Rubio: This is about a dictator who oppresses his people.

Hegseth: It’s about drugs that pose an imminent threat.

Trump: Nah, it’s about oil. https://t.co/suUo5RM6ku

— Miles Taylor (@MilesTaylorUSA) January 3, 2026

It seems the US war machine was deployed against Venezuela while a Chinese delegation was visiting to negotiate bilateral trade deals.

This rouge attack is meant to send a signal to China, Russia, Iran, all of BRICS, and the rest of the world:

We will do what we want without… pic.twitter.com/tvLwUDvZWw

— susan abulhawa | سوزان ابو الهوى (@susanabulhawa) January 3, 2026

Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president on Monday before the National Assembly, with her brother Jorge Rodríguez presiding after retaining his post as the chamber’s head, according to Reuters. She was designated acting president by the Supreme Court over… pic.twitter.com/g99W19Z8PG

— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) January 5, 2026

Q: "Trump…said the U.S. is going to run Venezuela. Under what legal authority?"

Rubio: *doesn't answer*

Q: " Let me ask the question again, what is the legal authority for the United States to be running Venezuela?"

Rubio: *doesn't answer* pic.twitter.com/SCK4hxmRqm

— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) January 4, 2026

Q: What do you need over the next two weeks from Delcy Rodríguez?

TRUMP: Total access. We need total access. We need access to the oil and other things pic.twitter.com/uHQ8Z27JB6

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 5, 2026

remember there hasn't been a 'regime change' yet. The Venezuela gov't still is there. Now that may change https://t.co/0Nday8jGAw

— Steve Cunningham (@1armsteve) January 5, 2026

⚡️🇩🇰🇺🇸JUST IN: Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, said in a statement responding to Trump regarding Greenland:

"I have to say this very directly to the United States:
It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland.

The… https://t.co/yEuLdYoYKr pic.twitter.com/imIXe9S0VW

— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws1) January 4, 2026

JUST IN – Lindsey Graham and Trump pose together with a "Make Iran Great Again" hat, signed by Trump. pic.twitter.com/656ctZp52M

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 5, 2026

Having Trump stand on his plane threatening more regime-change operations, including one of the neocons' decade-long crown jewel in Cuba, while Lindsey Graham stands next to him twitching in glee and ecstasy — is the perfect illustration of MAGA foreign policy: https://t.co/xfQCz1Hy8f

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 5, 2026

Trump gives Denmark 2 months

'We will worry about Greenland in 2 months'

'Let's talk about Greenland in 20 days'

'We NEED Greenland' pic.twitter.com/oIsTRCdQMi

— RT (@RT_com) January 5, 2026

Venezuela: 🇻🇪

• Largest oil reserves in the world

• Massive gold endowment

• One of the largest iron ore deposits in the Western Hemisphere

• Significant bauxite reserves

• Meaningful nickel, and rare mineral potential

• Enormous natural gas reserves

Read that again

— Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) January 3, 2026

They overthrew a conservative alpha male dictator to install a libtard female they grew in a globohomo think-tank Democracy™ lab and all the “revoke the 19th amendment” bros are clapping like trained seals

— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) January 3, 2026

WATCH: Kristi Noem encourages Venezuelans to now apply for refugee status in the United States.

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— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 4, 2026

Every single time. Such shameless grifters. #TwoPartyIllusion #TeamSportPolitics https://t.co/bPD2xXExst pic.twitter.com/NuiK0q0ISQ

— The Last American Vagabond (@TLAVagabond) January 4, 2026

Yet another mega-viral video from Trump supporters that is falsely described.

This is not a video from today. This is an old video long before that.

There also aren't close to "millions" here.

But again, who cares? These claims make people feel good. That's what counts. https://t.co/Vl97FzPToT

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 3, 2026

This is Miami, not Venezuela.

But who cares? Just keep re-tweeting it! It feels good, and that matters most. https://t.co/QRhXKb0pqr

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 3, 2026

Trump: “We’re going to run the country.” 🇻🇪

For anyone with a short memory, here’s what happened the last time the U.S. tried to “run” a country — Afghanistan:

-$5.8 trillion billed to taxpayers & future generations

-46K Afghan civilians killed

-$29.2 billion lost to waste,…

— Jason Bassler (@JasonBassler1) January 4, 2026

In 2019, Mark Lutter—whose nonprofit received $$$ from the Thiel-backed Emergent Ventures in 2018—said, “we’re putting out a white paper looking at Venezuela…assuming this transfer of power does go thru … And if you u can get charter cities to be part of the conversation,”… pic.twitter.com/oqaNlr4jjt

— JennyCohn ✍🏻 📢 (@jennycohn1) January 3, 2026

US Amb. to Israel Mike Huckabee says the US takeover of Venezuela is good for Israel.

"Hezbollah is very active in Venezuela … There has been a 20-year partnership between Iran and Venezuela…"

They've been "targeting" "Jewish people," he says. pic.twitter.com/BDyZElYWFm

— Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 (@infolibnews) January 3, 2026

McCaughey: I’d like to see regime change in Cuba

Ana Kasparian: But that’s not our business. We have people suffering here

Moynihan: terrorists are coming in

Ana Kasparian: What are you talking about? I thought Trump was protecting our borders? pic.twitter.com/C9ktgO4ECd

— ADAM (@AdameMedia) January 5, 2026

If you protest Trump’s kidnapping of Maduro and assault on Venezuela, you hate freedom and will be arrested pic.twitter.com/tN6W5GCKxG

— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) January 5, 2026

🚨⚡️ U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham:
“The International Criminal Court doesn’t apply to Israel or the United States it wasn’t designed for us.”

Translation: Justice is for the powerless.
This is how empires speak and how international law collapses. pic.twitter.com/3Wl840hBuV

— SilencedSirs◼️ (@SilentlySirs) January 5, 2026

🚨 BREAKING: Pat Ryan just dropped a bombshell.

Ryan says Marco Rubio “personally and explicitly lied” to him, and to Congress, during briefings on whether regime change in Venezuela was being planned.

If that’s true, this isn’t spin or miscommunication.

It’s Congress being… pic.twitter.com/jS89ays6vX

— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) January 5, 2026

Now that the mega-viral videos spread by Trump influencers were exposed as frauds, and we see the real videos of Venezuelans in that country demanding their sovereignty, MAGA will return to:

"Venezuelans are dirty third-world pygmies who don't share our values or culture. Who… https://t.co/Ll4Miixu0s

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 5, 2026

A list of the US regime change efforts in Latin America over the years:

1846–1848 – Mexico
1898 – Cuba
1903 – Panama
1906–1909 – Cuba
1909 – Nicaragua
1912–1933 – Nicaragua
1913 -Mexico
1914 – Mexico
1915–1934 – Haiti
1916–1924 – Dominican Republic
1916–1917 – Mexico
1932 – El…

— Shaiel Ben-Ephraim (@academic_la) January 3, 2026