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Kim

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Catwoman on the inside, Gollum on the outside.
Forever a work in progress, I wouldn't start from here if I were you.
Freediver, Motorbike Rider, shambolic Fibromyalgia diagnosee and many other things.

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Gregk Foley

@gregk.co.uk

That was the literal pitch: Knock this country over and I will roll over the corpse and let international capital pick it clean. And I will restore respect for the rule of law and human rights – by partnering with Gulf States

The privatization blueprint
At the core of Machado’s plan is a rapid and transparent privatization process. She estimates that more than 500 enterprises were “taken by the regime, confiscated, destroyed, but the infrastructure is there. She pledged strict oversight and rule of law from “day one,” aiming to lure investors back with stability and fiscal incentives. She pledged open markets and an approach that would be “absolutely strict” in terms of rule of law and transparency, reminding Brady that Venezuela is currently in last place in terms of rule of law. To take one example, the World Justice Project recently ranked Venezuela number 142, out of 142 countries.
She also pointed out that Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world and the eighth natural gas reserve in the world, “but currently our people don’t even have gas even to cook. That’s a disaster.” Bloomberg reported in December 2024 that Venezuelans were turning to firewood and even their own furniture to cook after an explosion at a propane plant wiped out most of the country’s transmission. “The socialist system has rotted,” she said.
Restoring the oil and gas sectors, she added, will demand both foreign capital and the return of Venezuela’s diaspora. “Our human talent, our people, our diaspora … is willing to come back as soon as Venezuela goes to work hard.”
Call to investors and allies
Machado said she would welcome responsible private investment from “all over the world”—including the United States, Europe, China, and the Middle East—provided all projects adhere to transparency and fair competition. Speaking from Riyadh, she signaled strong interest in partnerships with Gulf nations.

January 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM

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Andy Fleming

@slackbastard.bsky.social

2/ ~old jk is best jk~

Grosdoriane tweets:

'This is NOT what America is about. America is about *opens history book*

uh oh

*Frantically starts flipping though pages*

uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh'

4:51 AM · May 25, 2019

January 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM

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sonofcathan

@sonofcathan.bsky.social

The UK government that made it harder for people to access adult porn sites is the same UK government that uses a social media site that creates child porn.

January 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM