corpulent ghetto sphere is starving

thank you 2025

UN: Opium production in Afghanistan has decreased by 80% since the American withdrawal. According to a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the total area cultivated with opium poppy in Afghanistan decreased by 20% by, reaching only a fifth of pre-crisis levels. This is the largest decline since the Taliban imposed a comprehensive ban on drug production in 2023. A UN monitoring mission recorded a sharp decline in the crop, to 296 tons of raw opium. Experts point out that current figures reflect only minor fluctuations against the backdrop of the significant decrease in production that occurred after the Taliban ban in 2022. One of the contradictory features of the current situation is the decrease in dry opium prices by 27% to $570 per kilogram, despite the decrease in supply. The report also warned of the possibility of opium production moving to other parts of the world due to Afghan restrictions.

https://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-monitoring/Afghanistan/Afghanistan_Opium_Survey_2025.pdf

Maduro Open To 'Managed Exit' If Trump Provides Amnesty; Putin On Standby With Military Aid

Last week, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reached out to Russia, China and Iran for possible military aid, after US President Donald Trump mulled a military attack amid a massive buildup of American forces in the region.

"The requests to Moscow were made in the form of a letter meant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and was intended to be delivered during a visit to the Russian capital by a senior aide this month," the Washington Post (CIA) reported, adding that Maduro also sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping seeking "expanded military cooperation" between the two countries in order to counter "the escalation between the U.S. and Venezuela."

Now, The Atlantic (also CIA) writes that Maduro is open to a managed exit / exile, as long as Trump promises amnesty.

Maduro would be open to a managed exit if the United States provides amnesty for him and his top lieutenants, lifts its bounties, and facilitates a comfortable exile, people who have dealings with the Caracas regime say. “If there is enough pressure, and if there is enough candy in the dish,” the person who speaks to officials in both countries said, “everything is on the table with Maduro.”

Of course, one needs to view the 'managed exit' thing with a grain of salt given the source and timing of what's going on.

Of note, Trump's Venezuela envoy Richard Grenell was originally tasked with negotiating a deal with Maduro that would allow:

U.S. access to Venezuela’s oil and minerals

Crackdowns on gangs/drug transit

Release of detained Americans

Resumption of deportation flights to Venezuela

While Grenell secured early concessions, including the release of six American hostages, Trump abruptly ended Grenell's negotiations after Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed for a more aggressive strategy.

Grenell, however, had made headway in negotiating a "managed exit" for Maduro.

Talks of a managed exit come amid US strikes on allegedly cartel-linked boats near Venezuela and in the Pacific, killing at least 65 people across 16 attacks, which was followed by the Pentagon launching the largest Caribbean buildup since 1962 - which include:

the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier
8+ warships
~10,000 troops
nuclear submarine
drones and fighter jets

In short - way more than what might be needed to take on cartels - implying imminent regime change (which The Atlantic is surely happy about). Trump has also authorized the CIA to conduct potentially lethal activities in Venezuela (as if they needed permission).

With tensions escalating, Russia has responded to Maduro's pleas for aid - with Moscow now publicly saying it's prepared to provide support, including:

Repairing Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets

Upgrading radar and engines

Delivering ~14 missile units

Possible supply of new Oreshnik missile systems

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/maduro-open-managed-exit-if-trump-provides-amnesty-putin-standby-military-aid

Candace Owens calls out Ben Shapiro for doing "a lot of things behind the scenes to stop the rise of Charlie Kirk."

She then reveals texts where Charlie told her she's "bigger than Ben Shapiro" and that Ben views her as his "slave."

Charlie Kirk knew Ben hated him.

https://x.com/EvanAKilgore/status/1986960235190493702?s=20