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Trump Isn’t “Pirating Ships” — He Must Seize and Sell 300 Venezuelan Oil Tankers to Satisfy an International Court Judgment Owed to U.S. Companies A lot of people are reacting emotionally to the idea of oil tankers being seized, but most of the outrage comes from not understanding what is actually being discussed. So let’s slow this down and explain it clearly, legally, and step by step. This is not war. This is not piracy. This is judgment enforcement — the same principle used every day when courts seize bank accounts, property, aircraft, or cargo from someone who lost in court and refuses to pay. 1. What Venezuela did (the part that always gets skipped) In the 2000s, under Hugo Chávez, Venezuela seized oil projects owned by foreign companies, including major U.S. firms such as ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips. This wasn’t a policy disagreement. It was expropriation: • Contracts were broken • Assets were taken • Compensation that had been agreed to was not paid That is not controversial. It is historical fact. 2. What the courts decided Those U.S. companies didn’t complain on social media. They went to international arbitration and U.S. courts — the proper legal venues. They won. The rulings were: • Final • Binding • Enforceable Venezuela lost and was ordered to pay tens of billions of dollars in damages. 3. The real problem: Venezuela refused to pay Here is the key point most critics ignore: Venezuela refused to comply with the court judgments. In any legal system — domestic or international — when a party: • Loses in court • Owes a judgment • Refuses to pay …the law allows creditors to seize commercial assets belonging to the debtor outside its borders to satisfy the judgment. This is called judgment enforcement. Countries do not get a free pass simply because they are countries. 4. Why oil tankers even enter the conversation Venezuela’s primary commercial asset is oil. Oil moves on oil tankers. Those tankers: • Carry state-owned Venezuelan oil • Are commercial property, not military or diplomatic assets • Can be lawfully seized by court order in cooperating jurisdictions This is no different in principle from seizing: • A bank account • A plane • A shipment of goods Calling this “piracy” is legally incorrect. Piracy is theft without lawful authority. This is court-ordered seizure to collect a debt already ruled on. 5. The math everyone avoids Let’s use conservative, realistic numbers so no one can claim exaggeration. • Estimated unpaid court judgments: ~$35 billion • Oil price used: $62 per barrel • Typical large oil tanker (VLCC): ~2 million barrels Value of one full tanker: • Gross value: ~$124 million • Net value after realistic court-sale discounts: ~$115 million Now do the math: $35,000,000,000 ÷ $115,000,000 ≈ 300 tankers That’s where the number comes from. Not one tanker. Not ten. About three hundred. One tanker only covers about one-third of one percent of what Venezuela owes. 6. What this means — and what it does NOT mean This does not mean: • Tankers are being randomly grabbed • This is a military action • The goal is punishment It does mean: • Courts already ruled • A debt legally exists • Enforcement is the only option left when payment is refused When Donald Trump talks about seizing oil shipments, he is not inventing a new power. He is talking about using existing legal authority to enforce judgments Venezuela already lost.

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Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary. Well I don’t and didn’t know of my 15 year anniversary. Now, I feel old.

These Democrats in Trump’s speech to joint Congress are a bunch of clueless chest thumping gorillas.

Needs Wegovy.

When I’m expanding my business. I’m only hiring transwoman with man’s strength and get paid in woman’s salary Sorry, NOT sorry!

BlueSky is pedophile’s and LGBTQ’s lovefest playground.

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This won’t happen. How about senators draw up a bill limiting themselves to 2 x 6 year terms and Representatives limiting themselves to a 6 x 2 year terms Both are 12 years equally and get the fuck out And start talking about Supreme Court justices share.newsbreak.com/aaqu0tv8…

Yep. I agree. Founders will absolutely love AR15s as much I do.

About fucking time, the National Health Service (NHS) in United Kingdom had figured out themselves. Trans do not belong in women’s or men’s personal space such as dressing rooms.

Wow. President Biden pardons his son Hunter, sleaze-bag, tax evasion, liar, whore and drug addict. Come forward. Trump should pardon entire all J6 defendants.

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Thanks to this election we got three real Indians in the White House instead of one bullshit half Indian

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Fuck, Australia is now an Orwellian state.

I love Jesus. I am white. I am heterosexual. I am 6’2. I am married. I am a father of many. I went to Catholic school. I use swearing words. I am homophobic. I have guns. I bully liberals everywhere. I have a Costco membership. I drink Diet Coke. I am the lefts greatest fear.