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Banning Americans seems like a good idea at this point! (feddit.nl)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
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Mali and Burkina Faso banned Americans a few days ago. What with Maduro's kidnapping, it looks like that decision payed off in more ways than they might have anticipated!

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[–] 27 points 10 months ago (11 children)

Do you think US spies just walk in and announce themselves as spies? Are you unaware of the long tradition of using US embassies to plan and carry out coups? It may seem extreme but it's not unwarranted considering they just had a coup attempt by a western puppet.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (10 children)

    There was also a US spy in Maduro's entourage from what I hear, so totally reasonable.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    Seems that's a PsyOp for now. Be very skeptical of these kinds of claims for the next while, better information will come out confirming or denying it.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (4 children)
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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Yea, if it's from the NYT 99% it's a psyop.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Tbf I really don't trust any corporate MSM, regardless whether USA or any place else. In fact I'm just about beyond trusting any media, for that matter. None of us knows Jack Smack, unless we get it from each other on the ground in the area, and that's filtered through a personal perception, complete with our own blind spots. But I'll give it a listen later.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    It's good to distrust, but ultimately we need to develop media literacy and dive into the media to find out what's actually going on. A lot of news is either minimizing or exaggerating real events, so there is usually some truth (though not always, like I think with the NYT bit here).

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

    If you have a link I'd appreciate it, please and thanks.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/podcasts/the-daily/trump-maduro-venezuela.html

    I think it starts around the 4 minute mark where they talk about the CIA having a spy/informant.

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