On The Record (09-01-26).
Iraqezuela.
This week we tore apart The Heritage Foundation’s spin on the Venezuela oil deal—the “world’s gas station” line slogan, the math on what Venezuela gets back is embarrassing, and what’s really happening is a century-old colonial playbook dressed up in PR language. Then we looked at a Pew chart: global favorability of the U.S. just dropped below China’s for the first time. That’s where dollar dominance eventually ends—not in the bond market, but in reputation. And we’re burning through ours fast.
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Clips
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- 00:02:20 | NBC News: Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE at New Orleans airport
- 00:03:33 | U.S. Democratic Socialists: Angie Nixon DESTROYS Laura Loomer After Disgusting Comments!
- 00:04:20 | NBC News: Kalshi permanently bans George Santos after he secretly bet on himself
- 00:05:05 | WGRZ-TV: Seneca nation President reacts to Lake Ontario name change
- 00:06:58 | Bloomberg Podcasts: Venezuela Oil Deal Raises Questions Over US Role
- 00:21:22 | Brittany Page: The Exact Moment Darline Graham Fumbled Her Campaign
Resources
- The New York Times: Milo Yiannopoulos, Right-Wing Agitator, Deported Home to U.K.
- The Omission: 78 Days
- The Progressive: The Long Con of John Roberts
- CNN: Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ in US searches
- PBS News: What we know about Trump’s deal giving U.S. access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela
- The Heritage Foundation: Why American Energy Dominance Is a Strategic Imperative
- Reuters: Venezuela PDVSA’s 2011 net profit rises 42 pct
- El País: Venezuela’s economic crisis fueled by looting of its state-owned oil company
- The Heritage Foundation: Fighting a Just War in Iraq
- ConocoPhillips: International Arbitration Tribunal Orders Venezuela to Pay ConocoPhillips $8.7 Billion for Unlawful Expropriation of Company’s Oil Investments
- Al Jazeera: ‘Profoundly pro-American’: Machado outlines a vision for Venezuela’s future
- CNBC: Venezuela’s interim president says U.S. energy deal will last 25 years
- Marketplace: Earnings show why big oil isn’t eager to go all-in on Venezuela
- Council on Foreign Relations: The U.S. Took Over Venezuela’s Oil Industry. Where Has All the Money Gone?
- Vox: How success in Venezuela set Trump up for disaster in Iran
- Pew Research Center: Views of China have turned more positive – and views of the U.S. more negative – across 20 countries
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