Should be able to report previous year's taxes as theft on current year losses.
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Pressure is building in Venezuela. Unlike China, the USA cannot fully supply Venezuela with the goods it needs. America lacks the production capacity and the supply networks required to support the entire country.
The key issue is that even with American sanctions in place, Venezuela under Maduro was still able to trade with China. They exchanged oil for products, medicines, and other essential goods on a barter basis. After relations with China broke down, inflation exploded. It reached 649.5 percent by March 2026. The International Monetary Fund expects it to go above 682 percent by the end of the year.
Right now Venezuela oil money is being sent to a special account controlled by the US Treasury. Remember that the United States has also essentially seized Venezuela gold reserves. These moves are speeding up the collapse of the national currency. The situation is spiraling out of control.
The key issue is that even with American sanctions in place, Venezuela under Maduro was still able to trade with China. They exchanged oil for products, medicines, and other essential goods on a barter basis. After relations with China broke down, inflation exploded. It reached 649.5 percent by March 2026. The International Monetary Fund expects it to go above 682 percent by the end of the year.
Right now Venezuela oil money is being sent to a special account controlled by the US Treasury. Remember that the United States has also essentially seized Venezuela gold reserves. These moves are speeding up the collapse of the national currency. The situation is spiraling out of control.
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"Screaming Mary" refers to Masoumeh Ebtekar, the English-language spokeswoman for the Iranian militants who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. She earned the nickname due to her high-pitched, fervent media appearances defending the hostage-taking, during which captives were subjected to beatings, starvation, solitary confinement, and mock executions—while she portrayed their treatment as humane.
In April 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated the green cards of Ebtekar’s son, Seyed Eissa Hashemi, his wife Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son, placing them in ICE custody for deportation. The family had entered the U.S. in 2014 on visas and obtained lawful permanent residency in 2016 via the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, a move criticized by the Trump administration.
Key facts:
In April 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated the green cards of Ebtekar’s son, Seyed Eissa Hashemi, his wife Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son, placing them in ICE custody for deportation. The family had entered the U.S. in 2014 on visas and obtained lawful permanent residency in 2016 via the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, a move criticized by the Trump administration.
Key facts:
- Ebtekar served in senior Iranian government roles, including Vice President for Women and Family Affairs (2017–2021).
- She was never charged for her role in the hostage crisis and has not expressed regret.
- The 2026 deportation action was part of a broader U.S. effort to remove individuals tied to Iran’s regime, including relatives of Qasem Soleimani and Ali Larijani.
mat200
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Is China being blocked from Trading with Venezuela ?
Last I checked the Chinese can still trade ..
JUST IN: Trump's planned "triumphal arch" will be 60 feet high, twice the size of the Lincoln Memorial & three times as tall as the Jefferson Memorial.
It will also have a dick for the faithful to come suck on
It will also have a dick for the faithful to come suck on
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Venezuela Oil no longer goes to China, it's no longer cheap and is traded in $.
Inflation loss, too. You put your money into an interest bearing account, it loses value due to inflation, then you have to pay tax on the loss, that the IRS defines as a gain.
mat200
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Even with those changes China can still trade oil for Chinese products with Venezuela
China just now has to pay market rates for Oil from Venezuela
"While Venezuela made up only ~4% of China’s seaborne crude imports, the loss of discounted heavy sour crude threatens the profitability of southern Chinese teapot refineries. "