This week we tore apart The Heritage Foundation’s spin on the Venezuela oil deal—the “world’s gas station” line slogan, the math on what Venezuela gets back is embarrassing, and what’s really happening is a century-old colonial playbook dressed up in PR language. Then we looked at a Pew chart: global favorability of the U.S. just dropped below China’s for the first time. That’s where dollar dominance eventually ends—not in the bond market, but in reputation. And we’re burning through ours fast.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:38

Quick Takes: 00:01:43

Max Notes: 00:06:13

Killer Left Take of the Week: 00:20:47

Chart of the Week: 00:22:17

Outro: 00:24:20

Resources

NBC News: Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE at New Orleans airport

The New York Times: Milo Yiannopoulos, Right-Wing Agitator, Deported Home to U.K.

U.S. Democratic Socialists: Angie Nixon DESTROYS Laura Loomer After Disgusting Comments!

The Omission: 78 Days

NBC News: Kalshi permanently bans George Santos after he secretly bet on himself

WGRZ-TV: Seneca nation President reacts to Lake Ontario name change

The Progressive: The Long Con of John Roberts

CNN: Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ in US searches

Bloomberg Podcasts: Venezuela Oil Deal Raises Questions Over US Role

PBS News: What we know about Trump’s deal giving U.S. access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela

The Heritage Foundation: Why American Energy Dominance Is a Strategic Imperative

Reuters: Venezuela PDVSA’s 2011 net profit rises 42 pct

El País: Venezuela’s economic crisis fueled by looting of its state-owned oil company

The Heritage Foundation: Fighting a Just War in Iraq

ConocoPhillips: International Arbitration Tribunal Orders Venezuela to Pay ConocoPhillips $8.7 Billion for Unlawful Expropriation of Company’s Oil Investments

Al Jazeera: ‘Profoundly pro-American’: Machado outlines a vision for Venezuela’s future

CNBC: Venezuela’s interim president says U.S. energy deal will last 25 years

Marketplace: Earnings show why big oil isn’t eager to go all-in on Venezuela

Council on Foreign Relations: The U.S. Took Over Venezuela’s Oil Industry. Where Has All the Money Gone?

Vox: How success in Venezuela set Trump up for disaster in Iran

Brittany Page: The Exact Moment Darline Graham Fumbled Her Campaign

Pew Research Center: Views of China have turned more positive – and views of the U.S. more negative – across 20 countries

UNFTR Resources

Video: On The Record 09-01-26 (The Real Story Behind the ‘Great’ Venezuela Oil Deal.)

Essay: Iraqezuela.

Video: Did Reagan Destroy the American Dream?

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