kersplomp@programming.dev to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL The United States was responsible for the majority of documented electoral interventionslocken.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1347arrow-down120
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minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-23 months 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-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·3 months 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.