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Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

The New Cuban Missile Crisis: Why Venezuela Just Became a Powder Keg | Tom Bilyeu Show

Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

Impact Theory

Education, News, News Commentary, Philosophy, Technology, Society & Culture, Business, Self-improvement

4.75.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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0:00.0

Mike and Alyssa are always trying to outdo each other.

0:03.0

When Alyssa got a small water bottle,

0:05.0

Mike showed up with a four-liter jug.

0:07.0

When Mike started gardening,

0:09.0

Alyssa started beekeeping.

0:11.0

Oh, come on.

0:12.0

They called a truce for their holiday

0:14.0

and used Expedia trip planner to collaborate

0:16.0

on all the details of their trip.

0:18.0

Once there, Mike still did more laps around the pool.

0:21.6

Whatever.

0:22.6

You were made to outdo your holidays. We were made to help organize the competition.

0:27.6

Expedia, made to travel.

0:29.6

Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela continue to boil.

0:34.6

Putin says the European Union is trying to sabotage peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine

0:39.9

conflict. As corruption allegations swirl, rumors are flying that Zelensky may be forced out of office

0:48.1

in handcuffs. And Trump has declared all Biden-O-P pen actions null and void.

0:54.7

Trump has also put an immigration pause on a bunch of countries after the recent Capitol

0:59.2

shooting.

0:59.7

Yeah, talks over the break about bombers flying around the Caribbean.

1:03.0

Trump shut down all the airspace.

1:04.9

Somebody had an airspace map up.

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