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Venezuela’s Lost Trillion Dollars and the Crisis Reshaping Latin America
What Really Happened to Venezuela’s Lost Trillion Dollars — And Why the World Can’t Ignore It For a long time, I’ve felt that Venezuela is often discussed in fragments. People talk about oil. Or sanctions. Or migration. Or dictatorship. But very rarely do we sit down and connect all the dots patiently, clearly, and without slogans.
By Dilip Kumara3 days ago in Potent
Europe in the Vise: Chronicle of a Continent Facing the Three Wills of the World. AI-Generated.
Every morning, Europe wakes up with the lingering sensation of having shrunk during the night. Not geographically, nor demographically, but symbolically, strategically, and existentially. Around it, three distinct "wills" have risen—three ways of wielding power and relating to the world that have little to do with European slowness, its internal debates, or its moral hesitations. Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping do not form an official alliance, let alone a coordinated conspiracy. Yet, they embody something deeper and more unsettling for the Old Continent: the brutal return of raw, unabashed power, while Europe continues to view itself as a historical exception—a "post-tragic" space that has supposedly moved beyond the law of the strongest. The rest of the world, however, never signed up for this fiction.
By Laurenceau Porte4 days ago in Potent
The Sound of Boots and the Silence of Crowds. AI-Generated.
Contemporary history reveals a disturbing constant: the sound of marching boots does not always carry the same moral resonance, depending on the uniform that wears them. In one instance, a military advance triggers torrents of indignation, immediate sanctions, and grandiloquent speeches on international law and national sovereignty. In another, an act of comparable coercive nature dissolves into a hushed silence, sometimes even covered by polite applause. This discrepancy is not accidental. It reveals a tacit hierarchy of good and evil, rooted not in principles, but in the identity of those who violate them.
By Laurenceau Porte7 days ago in Potent
When Consent Is a Lie: The Hidden Rape of Coercive Control
He was hunting where I was healing – at an AA recovery event, a veritable predator buffet. With the help of a little minion who knew me, he put a plan in motion: charm, mirror, over-disclose, locate my soft spots, normalize boundary-tests, then accelerate. Warmth and humility in public; escalating demands, derision, and isolation in private. He praised my recovery while he harvested it. He used his profession to breach my personal space, his flattery to disarm me, his “vulnerability” to catalogue my wounds. By the time sex, my money, and marriage arrived, the groundwork had already been laid.
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Potent
Charlie Kirk has been assassinated.... Content Warning.
Charlie Kirk has been assassinated, and the world feels colder, emptier, and more unjust without him. A man who devoted his young life to defending truth, liberty, and the values that built Western civilisation has been cruelly silenced. At only 31 years of age, Charlie achieved more than most do in a lifetime. His death is not just a tragedy—it is an outrage. He was targeted because he spoke the truth, because he dared to stand against the tide, and because he inspired millions of us to do the same.
By Kayleigh Taylor4 months ago in Potent
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: International Diplomacy and Oligarchs
Since its origins in ancient Greece, the concept of oligarchy has continued to expand and evolve over time, ultimately involving an ever-increasing number of power dynamics within different human societies. As explained in the Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series, oligarchy was the result of a major transformation at the highest levels of the ancient power mechanisms that governed ancient Greece. From a society governed by a noble and high-ranking ruling class, whose privileges depended primarily on the nobility of their family, there quickly evolved to another type of government and society, in which those with large sums of money ended up accumulating far more power than anyone else.
By Stanislav Kondrashov4 months ago in Potent
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy and the Factory of Illusions
The Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series has offered in-depth analyses of the concept of oligarchy and its evolution over the centuries, also examining the many social spheres affected by its ramifications. Political science has also frequently addressed this concept, examining its origins, evolution, and impact on modern societies, with a particular focus on its influence on governments and power structures.
By Stanislav Kondrashov6 months ago in Potent
Once Again, I Reveal the Crimes of Pakistan’s Military and State.Pakistan Military and State Launch a New Wave of Brutal Crimes — Targeting Children and Women
My message is a bit long, but I kindly ask all friends to read it till the end and raise their voices for the oppressed children and women.
By Najibullah8 months ago in Potent
