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Texas has got enough petitions to put secession as an option for the primary elections next year It's happening

IMO The whole "Essequibo is venezuelan" is a diversion by Maduro. In order to the US lift its sanctions against Venezuela, Maduro promissed fair and free elections. The problem is, if that happened he would inevitably lose those elections. The chavistas are trying to create the poison and at the same time sell the antidote. The goal is to destabilize America's backyard with the intention of getting the Biden administration to make concessions on that promisse of free and fair elections. I don't believe guyanan oil reserves are the main aspect of this conflict. I mean, even if Venezuela got hold of them, they wouldn't able to do much. Chavez and Maduro turned PDVSA, the state-run oil company, into a shadow of its former self. It's incredibly corrupt and inefficient, I don't see how they would be able to increase production.

Aw bless, do you think media coverage is necessary for a war to be going on? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/12/07/Blinken-Guyana-Venezuela-Essequibo/7051701954496/ ExxonMobil's heavily invested in Guyana, so it's basically a given that if Venezuela does attempt to annex the area that the US will have a serious response.

No, has to do with legal situation: To become a German citizen you have to agree with the values of the Federal Republic of Germany. Since accepting a significant resposnsibility towards Israel resulting from Holocaust is a meaningful part of said values you can't become German citizen without affirming Israel's right to exist. That's the reasoning behind this Land's argumentation. Also the citizenship is issued by the federal republic.

Merry Christmas to all and Happy Birthday to me, I year old today (Avocado).

2003/2004. We, Bayern, and Gladbach were the only Buli clubs to reach the quarters.

@Harry SMB: Wonder is a superb game. Spent a few hours on it during my layover at the airport on my way home and I like it a lot.

A huge 217-year-old flag captured from a French battleship by Admiral Lord Nelson. The ensign of Généreux, which is roughly the size of a tennis court, was taken by Nelson and his men in 1800 and is believed to be one of the earliest Tricolours in existence. "Why are you late back to port?" "We captured this flag and it took us 4 days to fold the fucking thing up that's why"

GRRM meets with his British publisher to discuss release date of Winds of Winter.