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spike wrote:

Maduro seems really upset about being “apprehended”

Big Mamdani fan, hoping for a meet-and-greet.

Oh yeah! I totally forgot about her!

totally worth forgetting.

For sure.

Just surprising since she fire out at the start of this thing looking like the biggest enabler. And then just... vanished. I guess she's doing yoga in Hawaii.

Another story that I just don't even know how to react to. It seems devastating.

Dev wrote:Another story that I just don't even know how to react to. It seems devastating.

what dont you get dev, jeesh

america hates the drug dealers

:checks notes:

except for the ones the president pardons


it is clear as mud

When is the last time someone captured a president and detained them like this? It seems unprecedented?

Hitler probably did it.

I don't think Hitler even did that!

Dev wrote:When is the last time someone captured a president and detained them like this? It seems unprecedented?

Didn't the US do that to Noriega in 89?

https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-dict ... y-11304537

Yes, probably the most similar:

Manuel Noriega — Panama (1989)
Manuel Noriega, a military strongman leading Panama and former U.S. intelligence asset, was removed from power after then-president George W.H. Bush launched Operation Just Cause, invading Panama in December 1989.

U.S. troops captured Noriega and transferred him to the United States, where he was tried and imprisoned on drug trafficking charges.

A year earlier, in 1988, the military dictator had been indicted by federal grand juries in Miami and Tampa, Florida, on charges of racketeering, drug smuggling, and money laundering.

Balaguer in the Dominican Republic in ‘66.

Musk reshares AI-generated Venezuelan celebration clip after US military operation

Following the shock capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from Caracas by US forces, a video allegedly showing triumphant demonstrations in the streets of the country spread via accounts with large followings, including a repost by X's billionaire owner Elon Musk.
However, the clip does not depict authentic scenes and was originally posted by a dubious account bearing warped elements characteristic of artificial intelligence.

Full scoop: https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.89PG4WE

epilogue wrote:

Dev wrote:When is the last time someone captured a president and detained them like this? It seems unprecedented?

Didn't the US do that to Noriega in 89?

Did you AI this or are you a history buff be honest. Either way thank you.

Dev wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Dev wrote:When is the last time someone captured a president and detained them like this? It seems unprecedented?

Didn't the US do that to Noriega in 89?

Did you AI this or are you a history buff be honest. Either way thank you.

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