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Ping Tung

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2. He gets what he always wants. Headlines, photo ops, and attention.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 12:36 PM

Oct 5

To him life is all about showbiz and advertising.

"God invented war so Americans would learn geography" Mark Twain

You can make a safe bet that somebody had to explain to him that Venezuela is in South America rather than Illinois before he sent the navy to kill people there.

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Trump's bullying of Latin America isn't part of any plan - he doesn't have a clue what he's doing [View all] babylonsister Oct 5 OP

Bullies just gotta bully PatSeg Oct 5 #1

He gets what he always wants. Headlines, photo ops, and attention. Ping Tung Oct 5 #2

It's about Chevron and Venezuelan oil jmbar2 Oct 5 #3

Ding ding malaise Oct 5 #4