▲ 278 ▼ US will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela oil industry, Trump says after Caracas attacked and Maduro captured | Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves (www.theguardian.com) submitted 10 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/climate@slrpnk.net 39 comments fedilink hide all child comments For context, the US oil company Chevron is the largest international investor in Venezuela
[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago (1 child) Are your cousins in Venezuelan or Florida? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) Both. When my family left Cuba for the United States in 1961, they had to stay in Venezuela for six months while they waited to come here. A number of them stayed in Venezuela. The rest went to Florida. My mom and uncle arrived here with my grandparents and great grandparents when my mom was 7 years old. My Cuban family are embarrassing. Thankfully my mom has some sense and doesn't vote GOP. The rest... they are lost. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) Both. When my family left Cuba for the United States in 1961, they had to stay in Venezuela for six months while they waited to come here. A number of them stayed in Venezuela. The rest went to Florida. My mom and uncle arrived here with my grandparents and great grandparents when my mom was 7 years old. My Cuban family are embarrassing. Thankfully my mom has some sense and doesn't vote GOP. The rest... they are lost. permalink fedilink source parent