Episode 187—Venezuelan Oil and Russian Drones

Today on the Flash Traffic Podcast we talk about the US misadventure in Venezuelan and the Russian misadventure in Ukraine, including secret planes, problems with oil, Nobel-level ass-kissing, freezing civilians, and more. 1. U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane - The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/us-boat-attacks-law.html?unlocked_article_code=1.E1A.QY-e.ks7nfeFYtWoC&smid=nytcore-ios-share2. Russian Missiles Failed in Venezuela During U.S. Attack - The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/world/americas/venezuela-russian-weapons-fail.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.eLXe.JjgUP4ncwvT6&smid=nytcore-ios-share3. Trump blocks defense company payouts until arms production speeds up | Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/trump-says-he-wont-permit-dividends-buybacks-defense-companies-till-they-fix-2026-01-07/?utm_source=chatgpt.com4. Trump’s Plans for Venezuelan Oil Run Headlong Into Reality - The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/trump-venezuela-oil-dominance-influence.html?searchResultPosition=15. Machado Presents Trump With Nobel Peace Prize - The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/americas/machado-trump-meeting-nobel-peace-prize.html6. (2) Sean Penn Gives Zelenskiy One of His Oscars - YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaikIhD7igs&t=23s7. Russia Knocks Out the Heat in Ukraine - The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-winter-heating-power-outages.html?unlocked_article_code=1.E1A.7yb0.PnazdEYwm1t0&smid=url-share8. The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership - The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D1A.czTX.F-f1qIYYIU_D&smid=url-share9. Russian soldier.jpeg (1050×1280) — file:///C:/Users/tonyt/OneDrive/Desktop/Russian%20soldier.jpeg10. Duke Webb, a Green Beret, Went on a Shooting Rampage. Is the Army at Fault? - The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/blast-brain-injury-green-beret-shooting-duke-webb.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.yfFd.V2oJl-gDjHEk&smid=nytcore-ios-share11. (1) Usman Goraya on X: "🚨🇺🇦 EPIC GROUND-LEVEL FOOTAGE: UKRAINIAN FPV DRONE INTERCEPTS & BLASTS RUSSIAN SHAHED-136 KAMIKAZE OUT OF THE SKY MID-AIR! 💥🔥 Insane rare clip shows a Ukrainian FPV interceptor hunting down and completely destroying a Russian Shahed-136 suicide drone in real time! 🚀💨 https://t.co/KLmYaoMXP0" / X — https://x.com/MrHunny01/status/201206824210239488612. Portrait of a Russian, Russian POW info graphic. t.me/hochu_zhyt