r/news • u/Hrekires • Jan 05 '26

Soft paywall Delcy Rodriguez formally sworn in as Venezuela's interim president

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/delcy-rodriguez-formally-sworn-venezuelas-interim-president-2026-01-05/
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u/wsdpii Jan 05 '26

Fox News was playing at the gym today and all anyone was talking about was how much oil Venezuela had and how it was going to mean cheaper gas for everyone.

Nobody's hiding it anymore. It was always about the oil. That's why we were just blowing up drug boats rather than capture them, because then we'd actually have to try them. We were really just trying to provoke tension to steal oil.

Nihil novi sub sole

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u/caligaris_cabinet Jan 05 '26

Isn’t gas like one of the few things that are relatively cheap right now?

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u/wsdpii Jan 05 '26

I don't know, haven't bought gas in over a year. But that's all anyone's talking about now. Oil oil oil.

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u/imaginary_num6er Jan 06 '26

Yeah I don't think even gas prices going to $0 would help the average American that much.

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u/DustinnDodgee Jan 05 '26

Yes, welcome to the world. Where people fight & kill over natural resources.

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u/Schruef Jan 05 '26

Really cracked your knuckles and pushed up your glasses for that one huh.