The Patriot Factor

Monday, August 31, 2026

Trump: US Will Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve Using Venezuelan Oil

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President ‌Donald Trump said on Sunday that oil from a recently struck deal with Venezuela will be used to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, ‌which has been drawn down sharply in recent years to respond to global supply disruptions and high fuel ⁠prices.

Trump said in a social media post that the "topping out" process will begin shortly, ⁠describing Venezuelan oil as a “Gift from Venezuela to the People of the United States.”

It ‌is unclear how quickly the Venezuela deal could ‌provide oil for the reserve or deliver any near-term ‌benefit to U.S. motorists. The agreement Trump announced on Friday is aimed at reviving Venezuela's ⁠battered oil industry, ‌but it will ⁠require significant investment and infrastructure work before production can ⁠rise ⁠substantially.

The reserve held about 290 million barrels as of ‌August 21, near a 44-year low, after the United States drew down its stockpile under both ‌the Biden and Trump ‌administrations in response to global supply disruptions, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the conflict with Iran. Read lore here.

US launches first strikes on Iran in weeks as regime vows revenge

Ronny Reyes / NEW YORK POST

The US launched strikes on Iran’s Larak Island on Sunday, the first offensive in weeks — as the regime vowed revenge.

The US fired the attack after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were allegedly setting up another wave of underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported.

“Earlier today U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island,” a US official told the outlet. “Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into Strait of Hormuz.“

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the attack that reportedly killed and wounded several people, but did not provide further details.

The attack “will be answered by the sons of Iran and will result in the punishment of the aggressor,” the IRGC told state broadcasters.

Just Another Thought

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[[[ Five years ago today we withdrew from Afghanistan in what was in actuality a defeat. Five years from today I hope we’re not facing the same scenario with Iran, which could be a possibility. Why so...because not since WWII has a president's what should be focus to win a war actually been put on the “back burner” while forgetting that ”bombs that go “boom” does not make a war won.

The Korean War, aka“a police action,” still sees Korea divided in two. The Vietnam War saw us hightailing it out of there in 1975 after the fall of Saigon. And our 20-year involvement in Afghanistan saw Biden hastily pulling us out after the Taliban re-seized control of Afghan's government. And to add insult to our injury, Biden forced us to leave behind U.S.military equipment which is now in the hands of the Taliban. But saddest of all is that in the action of withdrawing 13 U.S. service members were killed due to Biden's ineptitude.

So it should not be all that surprising that we have yet to achieve true victory in Iran, especially when our president now seems to be more focused on becoming “king and controller” of all the world's oil supplies then he is on fighting to win this rightful war being fought as he'd rather make deals with the enemy than actually using militarily force to get them to surrender,

And so with Trump's ego puffed up courtesy of his Venezuelan oil win, we could well see Iran becoming both Vietnam and Afghanistan revisited with the Iranian people now sadly being his sacrificial lamb. ]]]

Just a Thought

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[[[ This morning, the "Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope"...America's next generation of space telescopes...has been successfully launched by NASA as it heads on its mission to solve the mystery surrounding "dark energy" while searching for thousands of "exoplanets," and studying "infrared astrophysics."

Every step we take on this journey gets us one step closer to proving the TRUTH that, "WE ARE NOT ALONE."

And with certain close family members being involved in the Moon, Mars, and beyond missions, I herald this great step forward, and count the days to the Moon launch...50+ years in the waiting will finally soon be over for space truly is our future. ]]]

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Just Two Thoughts

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[[[ Islam does not need jihad to conquer America…misguided Americans who vote for muslim candidates are doing their job for them. ]]]

[[[ When Trump was running for President in 2024 he promised to end Russia's war with Ukraine in one day. Well, that one day has now morphed into years, and said war is not abating at all. In fact, it's increasing in intensity as it gets nearer to Kiev by the day. Just something to think about as our what was to be "just a few weeks of war" with Iran also shows no sign of ending anytime soon. ]]]

Relocation of US arms from Europe may expose vulnerabilities in US global military posture - report

Some officials described the situation as “beyond critical,” with arms moved to the Middle East from stockpiles in Europe and Asia creating shortages that could take years to replenish.

JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Military planners in Washington worry that dwindling munitions stores may reduce the US’s ability to defend against potential threats from Russia and China, according to a Friday Wall Street Journal report citing US officials familiar with the matter.

While the officials noted that Western military officials have assessed that full-scale attacks from Russia and China are not imminent, they told the WSJ that insufficient weapons stockpiles have left vulnerabilities in the US’s global military posture.

Some officials described the situation as “beyond critical,” with arms moved to the Middle East from stockpiles in Europe and Asia creating shortages that could take years to replenish.

Administration officials have reportedly assessed that due to weapons being moved out of Asia for use in the war with Iran, the US may not be able to fully carry out contingency plans to defend Taiwan in case of a Chinese invasion. Read more here.

Death and destruction Russian attack hits Ukraine’s Kyiv region, killing at least 27 people as war rages

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a warehouse had been struck “followed by a detonation.”

Associated Press / NEW YORK POST

At least 27 people have been killed following a Russian attack on the Bucha district, close to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, officials said Saturday.

Tymur Tkachenko, head of the local regional military administration, said that at least 50 residential buildings had been damaged in the attack, which also sparked a large-scale fire that spread to homes and a restaurant.

In a statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a warehouse had been struck in the village of Myla “followed by a detonation.”

He did not give details on the site, but wrote in the same message that criminal proceedings had been opened on charges of official negligence.

“There are regulations in place — ammunition cannot be stored near homes or other residential areas,” Zelensky said.

The Ukrainian leader wrote that a care home for elderly people and people with disabilities and residential buildings were damaged. Read more, and see photos here.