🥫 Which Country Is The Next Venezuela?

January 06, 2026

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Three Minute Prepper - Which Country Is The Next Venezuela?

Senator Graham warns Cuba their days are numbered after US military action in Venezuela. US Senator said Cuba's days are numbered following US military operation that resulted in abduction of Venezuela's President Maduro. Just wait for Cuba. Cuba is a communist dictatorship that has killed priests and nuns, they have preyed on their own people, their days are numbered. We are going to wake up one day in our backyard we are going to have allies in these countries doing business with America, not narco terrorist dictators killing Americans. Cuba announced 32 of its combatants were killed during US intervention in Venezuela, with President declaring January 5 and 6 national days of mourning. When senators publicly declare next targets while previous target's allies count their dead, those declarations are not rhetoric. Those declarations are invasion timelines being announced in advance.

China says it cannot accept countries acting as world's judge after US abduction of Maduro. Chinese Foreign Minister said Beijing cannot accept any country acting as world's judge or world's police. The sovereignty and security of all countries should be fully protected under international law. It was big blow to China, we wanted to look like dependable friend to Venezuela, said Chinese government official briefed on meeting between Maduro and China's special representative hours before his capture. China has provided Venezuela with economic lifeline since US and allies ramped up sanctions in 2017, purchasing roughly $1.6 billion worth of goods in 2024. Almost half of China's purchases were crude oil while its state owned oil giants had invested around $4.6 billion in Venezuela by 2018. When nations describe seizures of allied leaders as inability to accept countries acting as world's judge, those statements are not diplomatic protests. Those statements are declarations that current international order has collapsed and new arrangements will be made.

Trump says have to fix Venezuela before country holds elections. US preparing to reopen embassy in Caracas. Trump administration is preparing for reopening of US embassy in Caracas. Planning is still at preliminary stage and no final decision has been made. Embassy in Venezuela was closed in 2019 after Trump recognized opposition lawmaker as president, rejecting Maduro's 2018 reelection as illegitimate. Since then, US responsibilities in Venezuela have been handled by embassy in neighboring Colombia. When embassies reopen before governments form and fixing happens before elections, those sequences are not diplomatic processes. Those sequences are occupation administrations being established.

Delcy Rodriguez formally sworn in as interim president and offers cooperation agenda. Venezuela's VP offered huge olive branch as she faces barrel of Pentagon's persisting US naval blockade just off Latin America's coast. We consider it a priority to move towards balanced and respectful relationship between US and Venezuela. We extend invitation to US government to work together on cooperation agenda, aimed at shared development, within framework of international law. Rodriguez is watching from Caracas as Maduro gets hauled to court in front of media cameras. Classified US intelligence assessment determined Rodriguez would be best positioned to lead temporary government in Caracas and maintain near term stability if Maduro lost power. Analysis by Central Intelligence Agency was briefed to Trump and shared with small circle of senior administration officials. It was factor in Trump's decision to back Maduro's vice president instead of opposition leader. When interim presidents offer cooperation agendas after CIA assessments determine they are best positioned to maintain stability, those presidents are not independent leaders. Those presidents are installed administrators managing occupied territories.

Gunfire erupts near Venezuela's presidential palace hours after Rodriguez sworn in. Gunfire was heard in Venezuelan capital Caracas near Miraflores presidential palace. Videos show what appear to be lights from drones and anti aircraft fire across night sky. Situation came mere hours after widespread American mainstream media reports named Rodriguez a CIA and US military informer who cooperated with Trump ordered invasion which ousted and kidnapped country's sitting head of state to US soil. When gunfire erupts at presidential palaces hours after CIA informants get sworn in as interim presidents, those incidents are not celebratory displays. Those incidents are signals that cooperation agendas face internal resistance.

Perhaps we should actually be focusing on fixing America. US households are more than 18 trillion dollars in debt and federal government is more than 38 trillion dollars in debt. Major cities are rapidly decaying, infrastructure is crumbling, corruption is rampant, middle class is shrinking, most of population is struggling to afford basics each month. Mass layoffs are happening all over nation with 119 companies filing WARN notices for January alone. US manufacturing activity contracted for 10th consecutive month. Between January and November 2025, at least 717 companies filed for bankruptcy, 14 percent jump compared to same period in 2024 and most filings seen since 2010. One recent survey found 52 percent of US adults believe recession has already started. Seattle's new mayor ordered police not to arrest people doing drugs in streets. Hammer wielding maniac destroyed windows at Vice President's Cincinnati home. When nations spend resources seizing foreign leaders while 52 percent of population believes recession already started, while 119 companies announce January layoffs, while cities allow open drug use in streets, and while national debt exceeds $38 trillion, those expenditures are not strategic investments. Those expenditures are final stages of imperial overreach before collapse.

Connect every signal from December through January. December 26 documented special operations forces deploying, Ospreys landing, blockades beginning, Homeland Security Secretary declaring Maduro needs to be gone. January 3 tracked predawn raid extracting head of state from bedroom. January 4 revealed China and Russia furious, North Korea launching missiles, Iran describing soft warfare, Trump threatening three more nations. Now January 5 exposes full scope. Senator publicly declares Cuba next. China rejects world's judge concept. Embassy reopens before government forms. CIA assessed VP best positioned before coup happened. Interim president offers cooperation hours before gunfire erupts at palace. All while America collapses domestically. Previous issues warned deployments precede invasions, blockades do not end with negotiations, seizures of allied leaders force adversary responses, and imperial overreach accelerates during terminal decline. Now patterns complete. Cuba gets 32 dead and senator declares their days numbered. China loses $4.6 billion investment and rejects international order. CIA picks interim president before operation executes. Gunfire erupts when installed administrators face resistance. Meanwhile 18 trillion in household debt, 38 trillion in federal debt, 10 months of manufacturing contraction, 119 companies announcing January layoffs, 52 percent believing recession already here, and cities allowing open drug use. Those who understood that December deployments would become January invasions, that January invasions would trigger adversary responses, that adversary responses would escalate to direct confrontation, and that empires collapse when they spend resources abroad while decay spreads at home were not being anti American about Venezuela intervention. They were being realistic about how empires end. Rome did not collapse because barbarians were strong. Rome collapsed because Romans spent resources conquering distant territories while infrastructure crumbled, corruption spread, currency debased, and citizens lost faith. When senators declare next invasions while previous targets still burn, when CIA picks leaders before coups execute, when embassies reopen before governments form, when gunfire erupts at palaces hours after installations, and when all this happens while half the nation believes recession already started, preppers who stacked silver before metals war began, who understood geopolitical patterns before masses noticed, and who recognized that fixing America matters more than fixing Venezuela were not missing the bigger picture. They were seeing the only picture that matters. You do not fix empire by expanding it. You fix nation by focusing on it. America chose expansion. History shows what comes next. Prepare accordingly.

Stay prepared,

Alex Simm

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