The US commandeered a giant Venezuelan crude tanker called Skipper, saying it’s linked to Iran-backed terror groups, highlighting Trump’s flair for theater with an actual helicopter rappel video and slogans like ‘largest ever seized.’ Quotes include Attorney General Pam Bondi: “The US had boarded a large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized,” and a US official calling the confiscation “absolutely normal,” which somehow sounds like code for ‘we’re flexing hard.’ This whole spectacle seems less about oil and more about Trump’s image show, risking international chaos, because why not blow up Venezuela’s natural wealth and pretend it’s justified? Democracy’s on pause, input is minimal, andhistory be damned—America is just here to make sure Maduro feels extra squeezed.