This sums the #VENEZUELA situation up nicely:

For anyone questioning the legality of attacking Venezuela and abducting their leader:

Remember we're talking about a highly corrupt leader, a known criminal who used his high office to make billions for himself, and has manipulated elections to stay in power, has used his military against his own citizens, has protected his corrupt friends and punished his political enemies.

And the President of Venezuela did some bad things too.

Please help me spread the word. All boosts are helpful!

🚨 U.S. Out of Venezuela. Emergency protest TONIGHT, 1/3, 6:30 Santa Fe Plaza. Sponsored by Indivisible Santa Fe. Please bring flashlights to hold up. We will have a banner.

Largest Oil Reserves in the world: Venezuela. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/venezuelan-oil-industry-worlds-largest-reserves-decaying-infrastructure-2026-01-03/

Largest Oil Producer in *Africa: Nigeria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_extraction

Largest undeveloped rare* mineral deposits/fresh water supply outside China: Greenland. https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/greenlands-rich-largely-untapped-mineral-resources-2025-01-13/

One of the Largest Natural Gas Reserves: PALESTINE | GAZA MARINE FIELD. https://unctad.org/news/unrealized-potential-palestinian-oil-and-gas-reserves

With links to valid media outlets.
So you can finally stop pretending why things are happening.

Practically every tangentially related to work external meeting I have had with other Canadians in the last year has included a segue where all parties discussed taking steps to diversify away from US infra/software/orgs.

It's the kind of activity where nothing seems to be happening, until it happens all at once.

e.g. We began researching, negotiations, and planning early in 2025 and only actually started migrating systems in December. We will begin cancelling contracts later this month.

we're seeing unprecedented bullshit levels

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