@kersplomp to Today I [email protected]English • 22 days agoTIL The United States was responsible for the majority of documented electoral interventionslocken.m.wikipedia.orgmessage-square71arrow-up1354arrow-down119
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•edit-222 days agoWe did try to coup Venezuela back in ‘0220 (right - I thought it was more recently, but I just misread the date multiple times apparently), but we apparently lost our touch in the intervening decade since Cold War I wrapped up.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•22 days ago‘20, but yeah, pretty much par for the course for the Trump admin. Great example of the blowback not being worth it, but that’s never stopped the CIA from trying some dumbass shit.
We did try to coup Venezuela back in ‘
0220 (right - I thought it was more recently, but I just misread the date multiple times apparently), but we apparently lost our touch in the intervening decade since Cold War I wrapped up.‘20, but yeah, pretty much par for the course for the Trump admin. Great example of the blowback not being worth it, but that’s never stopped the CIA from trying some dumbass shit.