I just found out that the US did a “joint military exercise” with equador the other day and ended up bombing a dairy farm.

Apparently because of false intel.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/03/27/ecuador-farm-village-bombing-explained/89333544007/

#USPol #equador #imperalism #warondrugs

Ecuador defends bombing farm in joint US operation. What farm tour shows

The Ecuadoran military, citing US intel, said bombing target was a drug hideout with no farm animals. Then the farmer showed USA TODAY his livestock.

USA TODAY

"[T]he United States is now acting like a predatory hegemon, exploiting positions of leverage built up over decades to exploit allies and adversaries alike. This zero-sum approach to nearly all relations with others includes a deep hostility toward most international institutions and norms, deliberately erratic behavior, and a tendency to treat other foreign leaders with ill-disguised contempt while expecting demeaning acts of submission and fealty from most of them. As the fallout from the war in Iran spreads throughout the region and around the world, it underscores that the administration either didn’t understand how its actions would affect other states or simply didn’t care.

Which brings me to the third problem: U.S. foreign policy is now in the hands of a remarkably incompetent set of officials, from the president on down. International influence depends on many things, but one of the key ingredients is other states’ belief that the people they have to deal with are smart, well-informed, and generally know what they are doing. At this point, does anyone in the higher echelons of the Trump administration merit that description? Not that I can see. Conducting foreign policy is a difficult business, and no government gets everything right, but this administration commits own goals on a weekly basis while insisting that it is infallible.
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The bottom line is that the rest of the world is going to be dealing with a powerful, probably predatory, and highly erratic United States for at least three more years and probably longer. If that is the case, then what should other countries do, bearing in mind that the United States is not the only dangerous predator out there (and for some states, more immediate dangers lie closer to home)."

https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/26/united-states-trump-rogue-state-iran/

#USA #Trump #Militarism #Geopolitics #Hegemony #Imperalism #RogueState

The United States Has Become a Rogue State

Here’s what the rest of the world can do about it.

Foreign Policy

Make no mistake: even if he gets Greenland, it won’t stop there! If I would live in Canada, I would be concerned, very much the same if I would live in Mexico.

Dear US Americans, right now you need to stand up. Right now begins the time where not doing anything is becoming guilty. My German family became guilty by not taking action, when right turned into wrong. Don’t take the same route.

#greenland #usa #guilt #mexico #canada #imperalism

Wer hätte das gedacht: Ich habe Respekt vor dem klaren Auftreten des grönländischen Ministerpräsidenten und der dänischen Ministerpräsidentin auf deren Pressekonfernz. »Wenn wir zwischen USA und Dänemark wählen müssen, wählen wir Dänemark und die EU.« »Grönland steht nicht zum Verkauf.« »Wenn es um Sicherheit geht: Alle NATO-Partner unterstützen Dänemark, die arktische Grenze zu Russland und China zu sichern.« (Subtext: Auch gegen MAGA-USA) »Als souveräne NATO-Partner arbeiten wir auch mit den USA zusammen.«

So beschissen solche Kriegsrhetorik ist, es ist im Moment das Einzige, was bleibt, wenn die USA einmal mehr imperialistische Arschlöcher sind.

#Greenland #Grönland #Imperalism #MAGA #USA #NATO

"But at a glance there are lots of policy benefits flowing to the oil industry. ...

the biggest plum for the oil industry may be President Trump's decision to arrest the President and First Lady of Venezuela. Venezuela has some of the richest oil reserves in the world."

#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
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"The oil industry didn't spend the $1 billion that Donald Trump asked for, at least not in a public way. On the record, the Guardian tallied $445 million was spent by the oil industry in the 2024 election. ...

What did the oil industry get in return for this campaign cash? Political scientists will spend years untangling this mystery."

#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
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"According to Politico, attendees 'included executives from oil companies Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Continental Resources as well as from natural gas producer EQT and gas exporter Cheniere Energy, and the trade association American Petroleum Institute.'"

#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #Exxon #Chevron #ConocoPhillips #ContinentalResources #EQT #CheniereEnergy #AmericanPetroleumInstitute
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"During the 2024 election, then-candidate Donald Trump had a secretive meeting at his Mar-a-Lago home with oil executives and asked them to spend $1 billion in his 2024 bid to return to the White House."

~ Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
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https://lawandcrime.com/analysis/big-oil-opened-its-pockets-in-2024-for-republicans-was-venezuela-payback/

Big Oil opened its pockets in 2024 for Republicans. Was Venezuela payback?

The oil industry didn’t spend the $1 billion that Donald Trump asked for, at least not in a public way. On the record, some $445 million was spent by the oil industry in the 2024 election.

Law & Crime

"New U.S. jobs data released moments ago point to a weakening economy, raising fresh concerns about a potential downturn."

~ Aaron Parnas

#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #economy #healthcare #affordability
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https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-extremely-weak-economic-numbers

"For the moment, those plans seem deep on the back burner, while Trump’s focus is Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela and oil, oil, oil.

Americans aren’t blind, and they can see that Trump’s military strike was largely about helping an industry that many Americans detest: the oil industry."

#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #economy #healthcare #affordability
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