it just makes absolutely no sense why Trump would attack such a random small boat headed to Trinidad from Venezuela bc he thought there were drugs?

It makes sense if you view it through a lens of escalating rhetoric and actions.

This is the USA testing the water (no pun intended) and seeing how international organizations and other states will respond to what, in my opinion, is probably a non sanctioned illegal attack on another country’s vessel. Forget the law for a second, this is going pretty far outside basic norms when it comes to how the US Navy usually is operating in that region.

This is Trump and co seeing if there is an appetite for this thing and how far they can push the line.

I doubt Maduro would flee in that manner but you’re right that sometimes the real world is pretty crazy and strange. I’m not down voting you, I think you have an interesting take - but in my opinion it’s more likely this was either some fishermen with bad luck caught up in something bigger or actual drug smuggling. Even if it is drug smuggling this sort of action is quite beyond the pale. It’s definitely an escalation towards outright war under some bullshit pretext.

You’re being downvoted a lot for probably being correct.

Also, you’re using a lot of logic with an organization that has never.

Come on Bush Jr was a true poet.

“I think war is a dangerous place.”
“I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn’t work.”
“You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.”
“Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?”
“Your’re working hard, to put food on your family.”
“If you want the facts, it’s a size ten shoe that he threw.”
“They misunderestimated me.”

It’s sad though. I remember as a kid hearing about Mitterrand exchanging quotes in Latin with Castro and that was inspiring. Kid me thought, yeah, these are important people with big brains, it makes sense that they are in charge. Even later when I was a young adult, hearing about Chirac giving interviews in English on CNN, because of course he can speak English fluently unlike the plebs, that was something to be impressed and proud of.
Shit, even Macron, for all my loathing of what he represents, is a bright mind.

I don’t understand these people who don’t want inspirational leaders. I guess it’s the crab mentality? It’s fucking embarrassing to watch though.

Sometimes I wonder if Trump being president is just a CIA psyop to create a plausible narrative around why the U.S. had no say in abandoning democracy. It definitely makes W.'s legacy look not so bad by comparison.

I guess at least W. had the decency to wait until we were distracted and riled up about 9/11 before dragging us into a random war over oil resources. Especially right after Trump allowing Chevron to set up shop in the country, it seems kind of on the nose.

Think it means the cocaine is fire

No clue. None of this makes any fucking sense.

To me it also looks like there’s only 3-4 individuals on the boat. Unless they’re hidden under the tarp or they’re all cowering in fear under each other (which sadly, I guess is a possibility) where are the other 7-8 people that were killed?

Also, I’m a little skeptical AI could somehow clearly identify and confirm all 11 were “gang members” when you can’t even really make out how many people are on the boat.

Perhaps ‘no smoke without fire’

I suspect it’s “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” but it’s a dumb thing to tweet.

Blow == kaboom!

It obviously means that the fart was spicy and is now burning his anus.

I’m guessing it means “Blow”, so Cocaine in this context. The cocaine is burning

We should really start thinking about making your username a reality.

They say violence isn’t the answer, but they also control all of the speech and ironically enough, the violence.

Great now I have to go find my PTSD emoji…

TFW life is a fucking nightmare you can’t wake up from 🤣🫣🤗🫨😩🥲