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TODAY'S NUGGETS
🇻🇪 Forever wars, forever profits. The White House has authorized covert CIA intervention in Venezuela as the military reportedly prepares a number of actions in the country, including land strikes. Blaming drugs and other crime, President Donald Trump announced an additional 25 percent tariff on countries that buy Venezuelan oil earlier this year. The president also allowed permits enabling Big Oil companies to operate in Venezuela to expire — before giving Chevron a restricted license this summer following months of lobbying from the firm. Nonetheless, Trump’s policies so far have halved Chevron’s exports of Venezuelan oil in a matter of months, meaning U.S. intervention in the region could be a welcome development for Big Oil.
