Another way to describe this endgame play by the US Empire - the age of impunity.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/ushering-in-the-age-of-impunity-venezuela-palestine-and-the-end-of-international-law/

This impunity combines the worst traits of its 20th-century progenitors: racism, imperialism, colonialism, fascism, Zionism, aggression, and genocide with the terrible 21st-century technologies of surveillance, silencing, and murder. 

Yes, they understand.

The African reactions converge around several key demands:

1. The US invasion of Venezuela is widely seen as a gross violation of international law and sovereignty.
2. The kidnapping of President Maduro is described as state terrorism and an unprecedented escalation.
3. Many African actors link the attack to resource imperialism, particularly Venezuela’s oil wealth.
4. There is deep concern that global institutions, especially the UN, risk irrelevance if such actions go unchallenged.
5. The assault is viewed as part of a broader pattern of imperial violence, from Palestine to Africa and Latin America.

For much of Africa, this solidarity is crucial because Venezuela’s fate is not a distant Latin American issue, but a warning of how imperial power continues to operate against any people who attempt an independent path in defense of their resources and sovereignty.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/06/africa-voices-outrage-against-us-invasion-of-venezuela-and-kidnapping-of-president-maduro/ 

One thing to point about the kidnapping of Maduro by the US Empire.

It was very expensive, and they killed a lot of people, and their 'legal case' is nonsense.

But ... it isn't random. It's something the US Empire has been pursuing for a long time.

And, behind it all, are very large corporations anxious to benefit.

For example -> https://blackagendareport.com/corporations-invested-lawsuits-venezuela-invasion 

Originally published in The Lever.

Just weeks before the American military operation in Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. energy giant Halliburton filed an unusual lawsuit in international court claiming the Venezuelan government owed them damages for U.S. sanctions against the country.

 

The US Empire's currency is killing people.

Essentially destruction.

That's really all it has left.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/03/us-bombs-venezuela/ 

As if 2026 won't get rougher ...

... so begins an uncertain (and unpleasant) time at work.

Bad enough the politics.And naturally I'm too far down the foodchain to be in any decision-making capacity about what's being delivered, and specifically when.

The worst part is being bossed around by others, especially those who aren't actually the work. Of course they say they represent other teams, but I already know that. It's the way such small-minded people love maximizing their authority and stepping on people like me. 

But as I said previously - my goal is to stay focused on my work, and not take things to personally. This means keeping my emotions in check and not losing my shit; regardless of whether one of these people is making/intending to make it personal. 

The endgame for the US Empire begins - the attack on Venezuela.

https://scheerpost.com/2026/01/03/new-imperial-war-the-u-s-assault-on-venezuela-exposes-a-desperate-empire/

Lesson for the all other humans - this is what being ruled by psychopaths and criminals are like.

Imagine this happening to you - if you can, then realize that this is how it's been for as long as it has existed.

If we are to survive, we have to first understand the US for the threat to the globe that it represents. Only then can we then dismantle its systems and replace them with ones that can save ourselves from extinction.

Great life advice for 2026.