Derek Hanks

just a husband and a father!

[Derek Hanks @MrDHanks]

@CUTexas - why can’t us as members get in touch with a live person?? Your chat takes forever. The robot you have answering the phone pics up every single noise and thinks something is said!

[Derek Hanks @MrDHanks]

@epaleezeldin @epaleezeldin - these need to be taken off of our Perosnal trucks too - I’ve already had a costly engine failure due to these system in place on my daily driver @realDonaldTrump @elonmusk

[The MSgt-Top G @PitTalkPodcast1]

I didn’t know Lil Wayne was doing collabs with the White House, and the Fireman is POTUS—that’s Diabolical.

“DUBS in the chat boyz!” 🇺🇸

[Anna 🇺🇸 @realAnn_29]

This Marine vet's take is spot on!! He's got real experience from deploying to the Strait of Hormuz in 2010, and he's accurately explaining that an MEU is a rapid response force for maritime security, evacuations, and limited ops, not a full invasion army.

In the middle of all the online noise right now, his calm, fact-based breakdown is a breath of fresh air. Respect. 🪖💪🇺🇸

[LHGrey™️ @Grey_0G]

THIS IS FUCKING FACT.

Trump’s January 3, 2026 capture of Nicolás Maduro wasn’t some half-assed raid or photo-op bullshit.

It was a masterclass in lethal geopolitical strategy...cold, calculated, and executed with the precision of a sniper’s bullet straight to the jugular of global energy dominance.

While the world was still blinking at the headlines, he locked down Venezuela’s 303 billion barrels of proven oil reserves...the largest on the planet, representing roughly a fifth of global totals...before Iran could even twitch toward the Strait of Hormuz.

Operation Absolute Resolve:

U.S. forces stormed Caracas in the dead of night, nabbed Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores from their compound, helicoptered them to the USS Iwo Jima, and flew them straight to U.S. soil for prosecution on narco-terrorism, drug trafficking, and weapons charges.

No prolonged ground war.

No endless occupation debate. Just swift, decisive action that toppled the socialist regime overnight.

Delcy Rodríguez stepped in as acting president, political prisoners started walking free ...over 600 by early March...and sanctions on Venezuelan oil trade were lifted to pave the way for privatization and American investment.

Think about it.

One move.

One goddamn move.

He seizes control of the second-largest oil stash that every superpower has salivated over for decades...and does it before the inevitable clash in the Middle East.

By February, Trump announced the U.S. had already taken in over 80 million barrels of Venezuelan crude...seized tankers, redirected shipments, and direct handovers from interim authorities.

Not begging OPEC. Not negotiating with cartels. Seizing. Hard. Fast. Unapologetic.

U.S. oil giants like ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips are eyeing billions in investments to rebuild the gutted infrastructure that Maduro's mismanagement destroyed, with Trump promising security guarantees and indefinite U.S. oversight of sales to ensure the revenue flows righ...benefiting Americans and Venezuelans, not dictators or terrorists.

Now fast-forward to March 10.

Trump drops the hammer on Iran: “Try shutting the Strait and watch what happens.”

That chokepoint carries 21% of the world’s oil trade...every tanker, every drop that keeps the global machine greased. Iran closes it? Prices explode to insane levels. Economies bleed out. Allies panic. China and Europe scramble.

But Trump? He’s already sitting on Venezuela’s black gold like a dragon on its hoard. No vulnerability. No desperation. Just pure, iron-fisted leverage. As Iran mines the strait, threatens closures, and escalates in the ongoing conflict, Trump vows responses "twenty times harder," bombing military targets on Kharg Island...handling 90% of Iran's exports...and deploying thousands more troops to the region.

The U.S. isn't begging for tankers to sail...it's got a Western Hemisphere fortress of supply that makes Hormuz disruptions a bad day for everyone else, not us.

This wasn’t luck. This was war by other means.

He read the board three moves ahead: neutralize the socialist cancer in Caracas, flip the oil spigot to American control, then stare down Tehran knowing his supply lines are bulletproof.

While the weak-kneed globalists and UN experts whine about “international law violations,” “aggression,” and “regime change threats,” he’s already rewritten the map of energy supremacy.

No more reliance on volatile Gulf states or hostile actors.

The U.S. now holds the keys to massive new production capacity right in our backyard.

Precision that makes the enemy’s knees buckle before the first shot is even fired.

This is how empires secure their future...not with speeches, but with steel and strategy.

Trump just played chess while the rest of the world was still arguing over the rules.

And the best part?

The game’s only just begun.

We didn't elect Trump to be polite.

We elected him to be a fucking wrecking ball.

🗡️💀🦅🗡️

[STM @Saltytattoomom]

The serpent didn’t outright lie to Eve—he just mixed enough truth with the lie to make her fall.

Same game today’s media plays.

Spot the twist before you bite the apple. 🐍🍎

#FederalBudget #TaxpayerMoney #MilitaryFunding

[TRUTH TELLER @truth_teller58]

Yes Democrats are corrupte

[Shannon 🇺🇸I stand with America @thewriterme]

“Wisdom is the ability to maneuver the complexity of the world.” Sound up.

[SafetySwipe @SafetyNotorious]

Don’t @ me unless your resume includes felony counts, bullet wounds, and airlifting a dictator. 😭

[Promethean Action @PrometheanActn]

They engineered the 1979 oil shock to destroy the Shah's industrial revolution. Now they're running the same playbook against Trump.

Barbara Boyd exposes who's behind the panic — and why unconditional surrender is the cure.

Watch the full Saturday Brief:

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: Sec. Marco Rubio breaks out in SPANISH to Latin leaders and tells President Trump, "I think I'm a good interpreter!"

I think Marco just signed himself up for YET ANOTHER job 🤣

"You alright if I? Good. We don't need an interpreter for this one...I think I'm a good interpreter, you'll find out in a second!"

Marco is awesome.

[🇺🇸Steve2A🇺🇸God🇺🇸Family🇺🇸Country🇺🇸 @lakemonstercl1]

This pastor is spreading the truth!

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

🚨Stop what you’re doing and watch this full exchange between Senator Josh Hawley and a “Dr”

Hawley asks over a DOZEN times if men can get pregnant and she CAN’T ANSWER.

She blanks, then gives word salads and excuses for why she won’t answer.

This is the star testimony for Democrats on abortion.

Unbelievable.

[Derek Hanks @MrDHanks]

@Walgreens - this is my 3rd attempt to get someone on the phone and still on hold - your customer service stinks!!! I’m glad I didn’t have a question regarding medication reaction

[Derek Hanks @MrDHanks]

Yo @DoorDash - quit sending dashers 2 deliveries at the same time - you ruin the second order by the time it gets there!!

[Derek Hanks @MrDHanks]

@RealFirstTexas is this the quality of build yall like to put out?? Flooding a joining property’s and installing the water meter half ass??

[Tony Beasley @CoachTBeasley]

The Bible says in the last days there will be wars & rumors of wars but do not be alarmed the end is not yet

In all the chaos & confusion in the world today don't loose heart

God is still in control & has the final say! Draw closer to him & find peace! #WinYourDay #TonyTuesdays

[Derek Hanks @MrDHanks]

Yo! @DoorDash - maybe add a translating portion to your texting application! I don’t read other languages.

[Derek Hanks @MrDHanks]

@ATT @DIRECTV why is there a Cubs and Angels game on at 5am in the DFW network on Fox4? @FOX4

[Derek Hanks @MrDHanks]

@SouthwestAir - corporate greed seems to be taking over - you’ve got a loyal customer base that you’re pushing away.