{"id":20606,"date":"2026-01-07T07:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20606"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:14:37","slug":"venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20606","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4895-1-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"561\" data-attachment-id=\"20609\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=20609\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4895-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C2050&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2050\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1767617204&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4895\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4895-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=700%2C561&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4895-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C561&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4895-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C820&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4895-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4895-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C615&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4895-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1230&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4895-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1640&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4895-1-scaled.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4895-1-scaled.jpeg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oil painting above is from Venezuela. I can&#8217;t fathom what would make President Trump think that it is a good idea to invade another country and take its President captive. It boggles my mind and I will have to collect more data before I can even comment. I want to go on record saying this is one of the most ridiculous acts of our most ridiculous President. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime enjoy the painting that my father bought in Maracaibo in the early 1960&#8217;s.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After all is said and done, much is said and little is done. The oil painting above is from Venezuela. I can&#8217;t fathom what would make President Trump think that it is a good idea to invade another country and take its President captive. 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