It's the oil - just the oil: "Experts have said that Venezuela is not a major drug producer but rather a minor cocaine transit country, with most of the cocaine flowing through it headed to Europe."
U.S. Indictment of Maduro Cites Cocaine Smuggling, Trade in Which Venezuela’s Role Is Believed to Be Modest - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/world/americas/venezuela-drug-trade.html
Curious story: a combination of the Streisand Effect, and a conviction that he knows the law better than the judge and coroner that is worthy of Enoch Burke. #mastodaoine
This might be the first time I've been able to do my taxes without getting so confused I chicken out and hire a professional. I did ask a professional AI about a lot of stuff though. And it's free! #tax
Now the US has chosen an admirer of Putin as president, who subsequently halted aid to Ukraine, Europe stepped up, filling most of the gap.
https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/news/ukraine-support-after-4-years-of-war-europe-steps-up/…