this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2025
628 points (98.6% liked)

World News

53749 readers
2924 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against the South American country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro.

(page 2) 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Immediately proves what the war is really about

[–] CummandoX@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

2 two things america likes most: oil and drugs. No wonder they had to do it

[–] almost1337@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 months ago (18 children)

According to the NY Times the tanker in question is flying under a flag where it is not registered, and is linked to smuggling Iranian oil.

load more comments (18 replies)
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

US Navy in the Red Sea:

We are conducting freedom of movement and trade, anti piracy operations.

US Coast Guard in the Caribbean:

Look at me, look at me.

I am the pirate now.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Next time Iran or the Houtis steal a tanker, they can point at the US and smile.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They're going to find $50 worth of weed in one of the sailor's personal quarters and claim that the multi millon dollar tanker carrying millions worth of crude oil was a drug running vessel.

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (4 children)

What the man. What the fuck are we doing?

load more comments (4 replies)
[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago

Shame. Also fuck you Amerikkka!

[–] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 months ago
[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

How much oil do we truly have left in the world. When I was a kid I heard we would run out of in 2000s. Don't remember if it was 2030 or 50 could been longer. But just how much?

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 9 points 2 months ago

That was the peak for the cheap oil. Now we're working on the peak for the medium to expensive oil. They kinda blend into each other, but the price at the pump goes up a lot more.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

Enough to destroy life on earth if it's all burnt or turned into plastics. Giant reserves have been discovered in a few places including Antarctica. We didn't know about these when you or I were kids.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] kieron115@startrek.website 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Might not be able to buy groceries but at least we have $3.00/gallon, or $0.80/liter, fuel for our planet destroying pickup trucks!

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago
[–] neuromorph@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

So what determines if oil is being used by terrorists? Hella vague

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

So... Privateering? Like Royalty.

load more comments (3 replies)
[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

It's an oily amuse bouche before the land invasion

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Why didn't they just bomb it?

load more comments (3 replies)
[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

In another timeline, Hegseth confusingly bombed the oil tanker and blamed Biden.

[–] Chivera@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

So. It begins

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Whelp that's a casus belli…

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments
view more: ‹ prev next ›