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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from January 5th to January 11th, 2026 - The New Old Colonialism (And Long Live Chavismo) - COTW: Venezuela

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  • Thought this was interesting:

    In a surprise to absolutely no one,

    Vietnam this year will FINALLY surpass Thailand to become Southeast Asia's second largest economy, Vietnam will end the year with a 8/9 % growth rate and a GDP of likely $600 billion and per capita income of 5k+.

    Thai elites wasted the last twenty to thirty years on endless factionalism and getting addicted to tourism instead of moving up the manufacturing value ladder. All of this while having a decades long headstart on Vietnam.

    Vietnam is likely to become the last country in the world to go from poor to developed, an absolute triumph for the Sino world and in twenty years or so I wouldn't be surprised if most people see it as an East Asian country formally rather than Southeast Asian.

    The Vietnamese Century.

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    Cuban Revolution 67th Anniversary- Novo General Megathread for the 1st-7th of January 2026

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  • uhhh...welp

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    Cuban Revolution 67th Anniversary- Novo General Megathread for the 1st-7th of January 2026

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  • Ravens I dare you not to be butt cheeks and keep Aaron Rogers out of the playoffs

    Ravens keep Aaron Rogers out of the playoffs challenge

    Ravens please embarrass Aaron Rogers

    Ravens please I want this

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    Amadeo Bocchi - In The Park (1919)

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    "Dad, don't drink" - Soviet Poster (1929)

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 29th 2025 to January 4th 2026 - A Bold Step Forward For The AES

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  • Fair enough. I just don't know enough at this point.

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 29th 2025 to January 4th 2026 - A Bold Step Forward For The AES

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  • You said "the US absolutely has the power to disrupt all government services and society if it wanted to", but, uh, do they have that power?

    Well it seems bizarre to suggest that they have the power to kidnap the President but don't have the power to disrupt anything else related to the government. The US and Israel killed a lot of government and military officials and were temporarily able to degrade Iranian government services during the twelve day war. The US doesn't seem to have even tried to do that here.

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    Philippe ‘Manchu’ Bouchet - Art for the 2003 French edition of Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 29th 2025 to January 4th 2026 - A Bold Step Forward For The AES

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  • If you actually read the thing I wrote, you'd know I'm not just going off what they're saying, but what they've DONE! The ENTIRE REST OF THE PSUV GOVERNMENT IS PERFECTLY INTACT! That indicates strongly that they're working with them. We know what straightforward regime change attempts look like, and they don't look like this!

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 29th 2025 to January 4th 2026 - A Bold Step Forward For The AES

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  • Seems based on what?

    Based on the fact that they left the rest of the government entirely alone, like I said in the rest of the post!

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 29th 2025 to January 4th 2026 - A Bold Step Forward For The AES

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  • I can't find a source, but I remember reading that even before this ramp up started, Maduro messaged that he was willing to work with the US on the Venezuelan oil industry. If true, it wouldn't be that much of a stretch that the rest of the PSUV would be willing to do the same thing.

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    Edward Okun - Mother Mushroom With Her Children (1900)

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 29th 2025 to January 4th 2026 - A Bold Step Forward For The AES

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  • I know people disagreed with the things I said earlier, but now that the dust has settled, it seems like the US just removed Maduro over a personality clash, or just because they got too caught up in their own narrative that he's a drug trafficker, but they're totally cool with the rest of the PSUV government just continuing to run Venezuela? And it seems like the PSUV is just going to go along with that? And they might just let the Americans run their oil industry and maybe cut off oil to Cuba in exchange for being left alone otherwise?

    Because the Venezuelan government does not seem to be disrupted in any way apart from the US just taking Maduro and his wife. Everything else is continuing as normal, and the US absolutely has the power to disrupt all government services and society if it wanted to.

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 29th 2025 to January 4th 2026 - A Bold Step Forward For The AES

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  • I mean, I'm not a military expert, but it feels like it should be a hell of a lot more if it was real.

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 29th 2025 to January 4th 2026 - A Bold Step Forward For The AES

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  • The clear indication is that US was able to just fly a fleet of helicopters into Caracas and take Maduro with NO AA resistance. It's absurd, and only makes sense if the government was complicit.

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 29th 2025 to January 4th 2026 - A Bold Step Forward For The AES

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  • Saw an analysis that said the Venezuelans just gave up Maduro so they could give some concessions to US oil companies, the US could disengage and everything could resume as business as usual. Seems disturbingly plausible.

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    Gianni Notarianni - Winter Stream

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    Frank R. Paul - Life On Europa (Moon Of Jupiter), Art for the back Cover of Amazing Stories (September, 1940)

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  • There doesn't seem to have been so much as a shoulder fired missile used to defend the country. The US is openly saying they're in discussions with the Vice President about the transition to new elections while also saying they're "running the country." There has to be collaboration at the top in order for this to work.

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  • So nothing about this makes sense unless the PSUV has betrayed the country, right? That's the only way they can actually pull this off?

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    Cuban Revolution 67th Anniversary- Novo General Megathread for the 1st-7th of January 2026

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  • Hey you wanna hear a joke? Here it is:

    Anti-war, anti-intervention MAGA voters

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  • Raphaël Delorme - Untitled (Sleeping Lady) (1940)

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