Donald Trump has asked for at least $100bn (£75bn) in oil industry spending for Venezuela, but received a lukewarm response at the White House as one executive warned the South American country was currently "uninvestable".

Bosses of the biggest US oil firms who attended the meeting acknowledged that Venezuela, sitting on vast energy reserves, represented an enticing opportunity.

But they said significant changes would be needed to make the region an attractive investment. No major financial commitments were immediately forthcoming.

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[–] 25 points 10 months ago (10 children)

If we have another election at all

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

    Judging from the anger over ICE and anti-american administration if Trump tries to stop the election there will be riots and strikes.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago

    Unfortunately that doesnt change what @drdalek@lemmy.dbzer0.com is concerned about, specifically when we take the executive order that marks nonexistent organizations and basic political beliefs as "terrorist organizations".

    Which can be applied to both groups. So it comes down to the response to that - and we know how ICE is being used and how they are trying to use the NG.

    My fear is that this is going to get extremely bloody. Elections won't matter at that point, even if they were held.

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  • [+] -6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Holy crap, did you invent this idea? I've never heard anyone say anything like this before.

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