🥫 Trump Blockades Venezuela Oil

December 16, 2025

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Three Minute Prepper - Trump Blockades Venezuela Oil

Trump declared a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. He said Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest armada ever assembled in South America. The blockade will continue until Venezuela returns oil, land, and assets Trump claims they stole from the United States. A blockade is generally considered an act of war under international law. Trump also declared Venezuela's government a foreign terrorist organization. Four tankers bound for Venezuela reversed course after US forces seized another vessel last week. Eighteen sanctioned oil laden ships remain in Venezuelan waters. When a president declares a naval blockade of a sovereign nation while claiming their natural resources belong to America, that is not escalation. That is war being waged without declaration.

Trump declared fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. Hours later the Pentagon struck three more drug boats killing eight people. US Southern Command said intelligence confirmed vessels were transiting known narcotrafficking routes. No specific evidence was provided showing there were drugs on board or identities of those killed. This brings total drug boat strikes to over 20 since September. Venezuela's foreign ministry said Trump openly stated his objective has always been to keep Venezuelan oil without paying. They said the true reasons for aggression have been revealed and it is not migration, not narcotics, not democracy, not human rights but rather natural wealth. When presidents declare substances weapons of mass destruction then immediately bomb boats without evidence, that follows a pattern. From Vietnam to Iraq to Libya, Washington manufactures justification to sell war. Now we are in Venezuela WMD territory.

Taiwan plans to equip all domestically produced military drones with CL-20 explosive. The high energy explosive will increase lethality of unmanned aerial and surface vehicles including attack drones and unmanned boats. Taiwan's navy issued request for information for suicide unmanned surface vessel seeking high speed long range platform for contested maritime conditions. The government outlined updated drone strategy covering joint tactical and combat roles. When Taiwan urgently scales production of explosive equipped suicide drones and unmanned boats, those preparations are not for training exercises. Those are for imminent conflict with China over the island.

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US unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent, highest level since September 2021. One economist said the economy is now in a jobs recession. The nation added only 100,000 jobs over past six months while 900,000 new jobs would be required just to keep up with population growth. Number of full time workers fell by 983,000 between September and November while part time workers increased by over 1 million. Employers announced 1.2 million job cuts through first 11 months of 2025, up 54 percent from same period last year. Job seekers are applying to hundreds of positions with no success. A Cornell graduate applied to over 300 jobs and heard back from only five. When unemployment hits 4 year highs while full time jobs disappear by the million and college graduates apply to 300 positions without responses, the economy is not slowing. It is collapsing.

Connect every signal. Trump declares war through naval blockade demanding another nation's resources. Fentanyl gets labeled WMD then boats get bombed without evidence. Taiwan scales explosive drone production for coming conflict. Gold scenarios show monetary systems could break or hold. Unemployment surges to 4 year highs while full time jobs vanish. Previous issues documented NATO warning world war is coming, nations positioning forces, and institutions preparing for major conflicts. Now operations shift from preparation to execution. Blockades get imposed on oil producing nations. WMD justifications precede bombing campaigns. Island nations mass produce suicide drones. Financial analysts model system collapse scenarios. Labor markets break as companies shed workers. Those who prepared with physical assets, built income sources outside collapsing systems, and understood that wars get justified through manufactured crises then executed through incremental escalation were not being paranoid. They were reading what happens when empires pursue resources through force while economies collapse and adversaries prepare for war. When presidents blockade nations for their oil, when unemployment surges while jobs vanish, and when suicide drones get mass produced, the question is not whether major conflicts arrive. The question is whether you prepared before blockades become invasions, before unemployment becomes desperation, and before conflicts consume everything.

Stay prepared,

Alex Simm

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