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‘What an #Authoritarian #Oligarchy Looks Like’: #Trump Says #OilExecs Tipped Off About #Venezuela Attack

“I can’t begin to tell you how insane this is,” said one critic. “He did not inform #Congress but he’s saying he informed the #OilCompanies.”

by Jon Queally
Jan 05, 2026

Excerpt: " 'I can’t begin to tell you how insane this is,' said Fred Wellman, an Army combat veteran now running for Congress as a Democrat in Missouri. 'He did not inform Congress, but he’s saying he informed the oil companies.'

" 'Keep in mind who he means,' Wellman added. 'The #billionaire #MegaDonor that just got control of #Citgo. Our service members were used directly to move the interests of Trump’s #donors.'

" 'The oil companies were notified before Congress,' said Melanie D’Arrigo, executive director of the Campaign for New York Health. 'This is what an authoritarian oligarchy looks like.' "

#MoronDoctrine #Oiligarchy #PaulSinger #USPol #WorldPol #DonroeDoctrine #USImperialism #NoNewWars #NoWar #WarMongers #USWarCrimes #CorporateColonialism #Oiligarchs

'What an Authoritarian Oligarchy Looks Like': Trump Says Oil Execs Tipped Off About Venezuela Attack | Common Dreams

"I can’t begin to tell you how insane this is," said one critic. "He did not inform Congress but he’s saying he informed the oil companies."

Common Dreams

DoomsdaysCW Feb 18, 2025

Not to mention that #Oiligarchs are eyeing #PublicLands for #Drilling!

A fired #NationalPark ranger lost his dream job. He says the public is losing more

February 17, 2025

"Brian Gibbs lost his job as a national park ranger on Friday.

"He was working as an environmental educator at the #EffigyMounds #NationalMonument in northeast #Iowa. It was his 'dream job,' he wrote in a widely shared post on Facebook. The monument is the site of mounds made of earth, built by ancient #NativeAmericans, that form shapes of animals.

"The 41-year-old father learned of his termination on Valentine's Day. 'I am absolutely heartbroken and completely devastated,' he wrote.

"Gibbs is one of about 1,000 #NationalParkService employees who were fired this past week. Parks advocates say the layoffs could leave national parks understaffed going into a busy spring break."