Pope Leo calls for Venezuela to remain an independent country (opens in new tab)

Always too late. (This is not a crack at the Pope; everyone is always too late.)

"Why 2026 Will Be the Year of Leo" "AI, electoral politics, and spiritual renewal in America are other themes set to shape the year ahead.": https://www.ncregister.com/news/new-pope-why-2026-will-be-th... (www.ncregister.com/news/new-pope-why-2026-will-be-the-year-of-leo), https://archive.ph/EAGVx

Mirror: https://archive.ph/quPVT

* "Trump Boasts of New ‘Donroe Doctrine’ – but What Is It?": https://www.newsweek.com/trump-boasts-new-donroe-doctrine-11... (www.newsweek.com/trump-boasts-new-donroe-doctrine-11304308), https://archive.ph/8LtMO

* "What happened to America First, US asks as Trump strikes Venezuela" "Seizing Nicolás Maduro jars with the isolationist views of much of Trump’s voting base — but he believes America’s back yard is his domain": https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/donald... (www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/donald-trump-america-first-venezuela-attack-us-3whcbw2tl), https://archive.ph/jOSKe

* "Trump's snatching of Maduro shows a new level of unrestrained global power": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46476061

* "Trump's Venezuela operation polarizes world leaders": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46481753

* "Mafia States: Organized Crime Takes Office (2012)": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46486260