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12/10/2025 3:05pm

What does an oil tanker have to do with drug running?

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12/10/2025 3:11pm

What does an oil tanker have to do with drug running?

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Oh, my, that’s funny.

I wonder…is there ANY connection between drug running, Cartels, tankers, shadow fleets, international currency exchanges as laundering fronts…and sooooo many things that certain Google search clones apparently are clueless about …but, I digress. 

Anyhoo…still laughing. 

Bwaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaa

Search! Copy! Cut! Paste!

Bwaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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12/10/2025 3:15pm

Meanwhile…ANOTHER Political Prisoner MYSTERIOUSLY DIES in Maduro’s infamous torture prison…

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12/10/2025 4:25pm Edited Date/Time 12/10/2025 4:26pm
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As far as I know, this is about funding terrorism in Iran. 

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0322

So not about drugs being transported to the US!

Not as far as I know. You can lookup the list of OFAC sanctioned people/vessels/aircraft/corps, select "Vessel" and then select "SDGT" as the program, and you'll see the "Adisa" listed, which that vessel was specified in the Reuters link @soggy posted in the other thread, currently named the "Skipper", but previously named "Adisa". SDGT stands for Specially Designated Global Terrorist and this list is part of the list created to sanction Iran to stop them from attacking Israel, developing nukes, funding Hezbollah, etc., etc. I'm sure Iranian opium plays a role in Iran's web of funding terrorism, but this is most likely just about crude oil. I'll see if a direct link will work....

https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=39692

Sanctioned vessel owner Triton:  https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1076

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Law and Order, bad juju doing business with Iran. A confiscated tanker, you MIGHT get back is better than one in Davey Jones’ Locker. 

Venezuela has been a know bad actor for years. Some of y’all are defenders of the socialist regime. AFuckingMazing. 

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12/10/2025 4:32pm

I hope we are confiscating Russian tankers with such fervor, they are every bit as much of a terrorist state as Iran.

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12/10/2025 4:50pm

There’s a New Sheriff in The Western Hemisphere…

Which I’m pretty sure was pointed out several pages ago by yours truly…

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12/10/2025 5:04pm Edited Date/Time 12/10/2025 5:08pm

Would you be happy if you were one of the examples?

There is never 100% compliance with any law.

Maybe not exactly a 100%, but everyone obeys the law of gravity—not out of respect or choice, but because the consequences of defying it are immediate and severe, regardless of who you are.

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early wrote:

I hope we are confiscating Russian tankers with such fervor, they are every bit as much of a terrorist state as Iran.

I hope so too, though maybe not just yet, and I wonder how much is designed to serve as a display to Russia.

12/10/2025 5:15pm

Would you be happy if you were one of the examples?

There is never 100% compliance with any law.

Maybe not exactly a 100%, but everyone obeys the law of gravity—not out of respect or choice, but because the consequences of defying it are immediate...

Maybe not exactly a 100%, but everyone obeys the law of gravity—not out of respect or choice, but because the consequences of defying it are immediate and severe, regardless of who you are.

Unless you're Major Tom

12/10/2025 5:17pm

Would you be happy if you were one of the examples?

There is never 100% compliance with any law.

Maybe not exactly a 100%, but everyone obeys the law of gravity—not out of respect or choice, but because the consequences of defying it are immediate...

Maybe not exactly a 100%, but everyone obeys the law of gravity—not out of respect or choice, but because the consequences of defying it are immediate and severe, regardless of who you are.

Are you sure...

The Anti-Gravity lean | Michael Jackson Wiki | Fandom

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12/10/2025 5:23pm

An excerpt from the WSJ…

The move came just hours after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado left the country on a boat, an escape that potentially gave the Trump administration an opening to take more aggressive action against the Maduro regime.

“As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela—a large tanker, very large. The largest one ever seized, actually,” Trump said during an event at the White House on Wednesday afternoon.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Coast Guard executed a seizure warrant for the tanker with support from the Defense Department. In a video she posted on social media, uniformed men can be seen fast-roping onto the ship from helicopters and entering the bridge with guns raised.

“For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations,” Bondi wrote on social media. The vessel had been used to transport “sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran,” she said.

A Pentagon official said the move was a warning to other tankers waiting to dock and load up Venezuelan crude.

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12/10/2025 5:48pm

Would you be happy if you were one of the examples?

There is never 100% compliance with any law.

Maybe not exactly a 100%, but everyone obeys the law of gravity—not out of respect or choice, but because the consequences of defying it are immediate...

Maybe not exactly a 100%, but everyone obeys the law of gravity—not out of respect or choice, but because the consequences of defying it are immediate and severe, regardless of who you are.

If it weren’t for gravity and law enforcement, I’d be unstoppable………

12/10/2025 6:38pm
TeamGreen wrote:
An excerpt from the WSJ…The move came just hours after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado left the country on a boat, an escape that...

An excerpt from the WSJ…

The move came just hours after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado left the country on a boat, an escape that potentially gave the Trump administration an opening to take more aggressive action against the Maduro regime.

“As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela—a large tanker, very large. The largest one ever seized, actually,” Trump said during an event at the White House on Wednesday afternoon.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Coast Guard executed a seizure warrant for the tanker with support from the Defense Department. In a video she posted on social media, uniformed men can be seen fast-roping onto the ship from helicopters and entering the bridge with guns raised.

“For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations,” Bondi wrote on social media. The vessel had been used to transport “sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran,” she said.

A Pentagon official said the move was a warning to other tankers waiting to dock and load up Venezuelan crude.

It's now OK for Russia or China to seize tankers.

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12/10/2025 6:44pm
TeamGreen wrote:
An excerpt from the WSJ…The move came just hours after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado left the country on a boat, an escape that...

An excerpt from the WSJ…

The move came just hours after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado left the country on a boat, an escape that potentially gave the Trump administration an opening to take more aggressive action against the Maduro regime.

“As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela—a large tanker, very large. The largest one ever seized, actually,” Trump said during an event at the White House on Wednesday afternoon.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Coast Guard executed a seizure warrant for the tanker with support from the Defense Department. In a video she posted on social media, uniformed men can be seen fast-roping onto the ship from helicopters and entering the bridge with guns raised.

“For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations,” Bondi wrote on social media. The vessel had been used to transport “sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran,” she said.

A Pentagon official said the move was a warning to other tankers waiting to dock and load up Venezuelan crude.

It's now OK for Russia or China to seize tankers.

Or sabotage under-sea communications…

Or invade European Nations…

Or Bomb, Murder, Rape & Pillage…

Where the fuck have you been? 

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12/10/2025 6:47pm
TeamGreen wrote:
An excerpt from the WSJ…The move came just hours after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado left the country on a boat, an escape that...

An excerpt from the WSJ…

The move came just hours after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado left the country on a boat, an escape that potentially gave the Trump administration an opening to take more aggressive action against the Maduro regime.

“As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela—a large tanker, very large. The largest one ever seized, actually,” Trump said during an event at the White House on Wednesday afternoon.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Coast Guard executed a seizure warrant for the tanker with support from the Defense Department. In a video she posted on social media, uniformed men can be seen fast-roping onto the ship from helicopters and entering the bridge with guns raised.

“For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations,” Bondi wrote on social media. The vessel had been used to transport “sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran,” she said.

A Pentagon official said the move was a warning to other tankers waiting to dock and load up Venezuelan crude.

It's now OK for Russia or China to seize tankers.

TeamGreen wrote:

Or sabotage under-sea communications…

Or invade European Nations…

Or Bomb, Murder, Rape & Pillage…

Where the fuck have you been? 

Or sabotage under-sea pipelines

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12/10/2025 8:53pm

What about? What about? What about?

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What about? What about? What about?

What about? What about? What about?

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I know right. TG arguing with the biggest troll on the board

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Never been about the drugs. Or the oil. What it’s actually about is TBD. Trump undoubtedly wants regime change, and if that fails to transpire, he can claim victory on other fronts. Although what “victory” looks like is a moving target. 

At least he can proclaim seizing a large tanker. The largest ever, actually.  Dude just can’t help himself. 

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Maduro funds his military with drug and oil money. Taking these away will bankrupt  him. 

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Chance1216 wrote:
What about? What about? What about?

What about? What about? What about?

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The lovely Australian "Know it all more than the US government" in our group truly has a complex superiority issue.  His comments either give me a huge chuckle or giggle. 

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LoudLove wrote:
Never been about the drugs. Or the oil. What it’s actually about is TBD. Trump undoubtedly wants regime change, and if that fails to transpire, he...

Never been about the drugs. Or the oil. What it’s actually about is TBD. Trump undoubtedly wants regime change, and if that fails to transpire, he can claim victory on other fronts. Although what “victory” looks like is a moving target. 

At least he can proclaim seizing a large tanker. The largest ever, actually.  Dude just can’t help himself. 

All seems net positive. Good to see

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Chance1216 wrote:
What about? What about? What about?

What about? What about? What about?

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Zycki11 wrote:
The lovely Australian "Know it all more than the US government" in our group truly has a complex superiority issue.  His comments either give me a...

The lovely Australian "Know it all more than the US government" in our group truly has a complex superiority issue.  His comments either give me a huge chuckle or giggle. 

I feel like I get a little dumber each time I read some of this stuff. 

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Chance1216 wrote:
What about? What about? What about?

What about? What about? What about?

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I know right. TG arguing with the biggest troll on the board

Arguing or, speaking facts? 

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Chance1216 wrote:
What about? What about? What about?

What about? What about? What about?

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Zycki11 wrote:
The lovely Australian "Know it all more than the US government" in our group truly has a complex superiority issue.  His comments either give me a...

The lovely Australian "Know it all more than the US government" in our group truly has a complex superiority issue.  His comments either give me a huge chuckle or giggle. 

……..but he says he’s a U.S. Citizen. 

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Never been about the drugs. Or the oil. What it’s actually about is TBD. Trump undoubtedly wants regime change, and if that fails to transpire, he...

Never been about the drugs. Or the oil. What it’s actually about is TBD. Trump undoubtedly wants regime change, and if that fails to transpire, he can claim victory on other fronts. Although what “victory” looks like is a moving target. 

At least he can proclaim seizing a large tanker. The largest ever, actually.  Dude just can’t help himself. 

Zycki11 wrote:

All seems net positive. Good to see

Kinda like a $5/week pay raise. Net positive, but not a material uptick.  Maduro won’t sweat that revenue loss (if any).  It’s Sabre rattling with hopes that Maduro changes his tune. We’ll see. 

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What about? What about? What about?

What about? What about? What about?

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The lovely Australian "Know it all more than the US government" in our group truly has a complex superiority issue.  His comments either give me a...

The lovely Australian "Know it all more than the US government" in our group truly has a complex superiority issue.  His comments either give me a huge chuckle or giggle. 

Chance1216 wrote:

I feel like I get a little dumber each time I read some of this stuff. 

A lot of head scratching and "Huh" going on.

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12/11/2025 9:47am Edited Date/Time 12/11/2025 9:48am

It's now OK for Russia or China to seize tankers.

TeamGreen wrote:

Or sabotage under-sea communications…

Or invade European Nations…

Or Bomb, Murder, Rape & Pillage…

Where the fuck have you been? 

Or sabotage under-sea pipelines

Or shoot down Civilian Airliners…?

It’s interesting, some of the “Whatabouts” coming from people that don’t have the ability to know or remember who’s done what around the globe these last 15-20 years.

They don’t know or remember that…

Russia invaded Ukraine TWICE 

Russia shot down a 777 over Europe

Russia has preformed outright Genocide on The Ukraine 

Chinese, North Koreans, Africans…and persons from other regions have been found, captured or killed in The Ukrainian War

Russian, Chinese and Iranian drones have progressively invaded Western European airspace recently. 

Russian and Chinese Shadow Fleets are wreaking Civilian Communications havoc around the globe 

China has “Cleansed Itself” of its own Muslims.

Venezuela/Maduro has murdered all significant known Political Opposition (some survivors exist due to the U.S./the west …sneaking them out).

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