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China became Venezuela’s largest oil purchaser through oil-for-debt deals. Socialism failed, and the nation was desperate for funds, especially after being ostracized from Western trade. Beijing supplied Venezuela with credit in exchange for heavily discounted crude. China’s access to cheap oil from Venezuela came to a sudden halt after the US takeover.
China was purchasing around 778,000 barrels a day before Maduro’s capture. Venezuela had borrowed up to $100 billion from China in loans since 2007, using PDVSA crude sales to ChinaOil as collateral. Venezuela agreed to ship fixed volumes of crude to Chinese buyers through small “teapot” refineries. While the average output was 778,000 bpd DAILY, exports reached 952,000 bpd at the end of 2025. These flows accounted for 4% of China’s total oil imports.
Rest assured China will ensure it is repaid. Yet, the Trump Administration may not permit repayment in crude. The situation is unfolding and tensions are rapidly rising. The international community is split on America’s actions, with even America’s European allies condemning the move.
Russia stepped in to protect China’s short-term investments using a military submarine to protect an oil carrier from US forces. However, US forces successfully boarded and seized the cargo ship. There was no direct conflict between Russia and the US, but “direct” is key as Russia is showing its willingness to oppose Western influence.
The models pointed to geopolitical upheaval during the first week of January as we move toward the pinnacle of the panic cycle set to explode in 2026.
Buckle up!
Read full article . .🔗
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/markets-by-sector/energy/china-loses-access-to-venezuelan-oil/
DMPatriot👊
China was purchasing around 778,000 barrels a day before Maduro’s capture. Venezuela had borrowed up to $100 billion from China in loans since 2007, using PDVSA crude sales to ChinaOil as collateral. Venezuela agreed to ship fixed volumes of crude to Chinese buyers through small “teapot” refineries. While the average output was 778,000 bpd DAILY, exports reached 952,000 bpd at the end of 2025. These flows accounted for 4% of China’s total oil imports.
Rest assured China will ensure it is repaid. Yet, the Trump Administration may not permit repayment in crude. The situation is unfolding and tensions are rapidly rising. The international community is split on America’s actions, with even America’s European allies condemning the move.
Russia stepped in to protect China’s short-term investments using a military submarine to protect an oil carrier from US forces. However, US forces successfully boarded and seized the cargo ship. There was no direct conflict between Russia and the US, but “direct” is key as Russia is showing its willingness to oppose Western influence.
The models pointed to geopolitical upheaval during the first week of January as we move toward the pinnacle of the panic cycle set to explode in 2026.
Buckle up!
Read full article . .
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/markets-by-sector/energy/china-loses-access-to-venezuelan-oil/
DMPatriot
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🔨 Antique nail driver from 1892
For its time, quite the clever idea!
For its time, quite the clever idea!
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Transform your backyard into a thriving, self-sustaining oasis with this genius Keyhole Garden design!
This clever circular raised bed features a central compost basket that naturally feeds your plants with nutrients and moisture as it breaks down kitchen scraps and yard waste. The keyhole-shaped access path makes harvesting and composting super easy, while the layered build (cardboard base, twigs for drainage, manure, and rich soil) creates the perfect growing environment.
Perfect for small spaces, water conservation, and year-round veggie growing — even in dry climates! Bonus: it attracts pollinators and looks absolutely beautiful.
Credit: offgriddom
This clever circular raised bed features a central compost basket that naturally feeds your plants with nutrients and moisture as it breaks down kitchen scraps and yard waste. The keyhole-shaped access path makes harvesting and composting super easy, while the layered build (cardboard base, twigs for drainage, manure, and rich soil) creates the perfect growing environment.
Perfect for small spaces, water conservation, and year-round veggie growing — even in dry climates! Bonus: it attracts pollinators and looks absolutely beautiful.
Credit: offgriddom
Seems like a good time to drain the gas in your generator ‘if needed’. Just use it in the car, and put fresh gas with an additive (like PRI-G) back in your generator. Then start and let run for a bit. Then shut off the gas-valve and let run till it shuts off. Then your good to go. 👍🏻
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Technocrats War on Farms is Winning: Farmers scale back Acres in 2026
Top Georgia grower Alex Harrell—just slashed 3,000 acres, cutting his operation in HALF for 2026: “We’re literally PAYING to farm—not getting paid.”
Fertilizer/chemicals still sky-high, commodity prices in the tank == irrigated land already left unplanted in 2025, & MUCH more bare ground coming.
Generational farmers quitting, bankruptcies surging, cropland going idle. This is an engineered consolidation of the food supply: fewer independent growers = more control over your food.
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"When fertilizer, chemical, and machinery costs go up 300% over a short span of time, everything is upside down, especially when commodities go in the tank."
Guys are quitting and walking away, and that eventually leads to land that doesn’t get picked up … Cropland with no crop."
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Support local growers...
- @iceagefarmer
#WarOnFarms
https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/farmland-shock-georgia-grower-drops-3-000-acres-warns-unplanted-ground-2026
Top Georgia grower Alex Harrell—just slashed 3,000 acres, cutting his operation in HALF for 2026: “We’re literally PAYING to farm—not getting paid.”
Fertilizer/chemicals still sky-high, commodity prices in the tank == irrigated land already left unplanted in 2025, & MUCH more bare ground coming.
Generational farmers quitting, bankruptcies surging, cropland going idle. This is an engineered consolidation of the food supply: fewer independent growers = more control over your food.
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"When fertilizer, chemical, and machinery costs go up 300% over a short span of time, everything is upside down, especially when commodities go in the tank."
Guys are quitting and walking away, and that eventually leads to land that doesn’t get picked up … Cropland with no crop."
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Support local growers...
- @iceagefarmer
#WarOnFarms
https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/farmland-shock-georgia-grower-drops-3-000-acres-warns-unplanted-ground-2026
AgWeb
Farmland Shock: Georgia Grower Drops 3,000 Acres, Warns of Unplanted Ground in 2026
Responding to crippling input costs, Alex Harrell slashes his cropland in half and predicts significant U.S. acres may be bare come spring.
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