Turmoil in Venezuela

[onawah]

NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE NEFARIUM JAN 7 2026
Joseph P. Farrell
Podcast: (Duration: 15:07 — 20.8MB)

(Dr. Farrell talks about Venezuela and the plasma physicist Nuno Loureiro who was recently murdered.)

"Join Joseph for this special News and Views to kick off 2026!"

https://gizadeathstar.com/2026/01/ne...um-jan-7-2026/

[norman]

Posted by onawah (here)
NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE NEFARIUM JAN 7 2026
Joseph P. Farrell
Podcast: (Duration: 15:07 — 20.8MB)

(Dr. Farrell talks about Venezuela and the plasma physicist Nuno Loureiro who was recently murdered.)

"Join Joseph for this special News and Views to kick off 2026!"

https://gizadeathstar.com/2026/01/ne...um-jan-7-2026/

The audio podcast version, pre set to start at 4 mins (after the house talk)

NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE NEFARIUM JAN 7 2026

https://podbay.fm/p/news-and-views-f...67809743?t=238


the part about Venezuela:https://podbay.fm/p/news-and-views-f...67809743?t=451

[bojancan]

Jan, 07

The Grayzone
520K subscribers
Trump's plan to 'run' Venezuela is 'wish-casting'

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1XkIk9BQKMc

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil discuss the nakedly colonial vow of Donald Trump to "run" Venezuela by controlling its oil and resources through a remote occupation following his kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro.

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Jan, 08

The Grayzone
520K subscribers

'There was no regime change' -Venezuela's ex-FM Jorge Arreaza on US kidnapping raid

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=P3tkbNB13bE

In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal, Venezuela's former Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza discusses the January 3 US military raid on Caracas that resulted in the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores and the killing of as many as 100 people.

Arreaza argues the operation violated international law, the US Constitution, and head-of-state immunity, calling it “barbaric.” He insists Maduro and Flores were in a secure location and were defended by guards who “gave their lives,” but that US technological superiority made resistance ineffective.

He rejects claims that Maduro was betrayed internally, dismissing them as psychological warfare designed to sow division, and insists the military and Chavista leadership remain unified.

According to Arreaza, "there was no regime change," as Vice President Delcy Rodríguez assumed the presidency, and the government continues to function normally, with schools reopening, oil production continuing, and public order intact. He points to the stability as a demonstration of the strength of Chavismo and the resolve of its popular base. Without this movement in place, he argues that Venezuela would face civil war or collapse similar to Libya.

Arreaza portrays Acting President Rodríguez as a deeply loyal and courageous Chavista leader. He says the government’s top priority is securing the release and return of Maduro and Flores through legal challenges in U.S. courts, blasting the charges against them as bogus and arguing that Maduro’s immunity should compel his release.

While condemning Trump's threats and demands—such as severing ties with China, Russia, Cuba, and Iran—Arreaza maintains that Venezuela remains open to negotiations with the United States, but only on the basis of sovereignty, international law, and mutual respect. He frames the broader conflict as part of a historic struggle between the "Donroe Doctrine" of US dominance and Latin American independence rooted in the Bolivarian ideology.

[bojancan]

At list 100 people killed, I red today... the US is a rogue imperialist project of state terrorism... I was never expected that.. I would hear and read about that all around... it's not only Me say so....

Jan, 08
Rachel Blevins
168K subscriber
Venezuelan Gov't Has NOT Fallen, U.S. Claims of Control Part of 'Coup Strategy' | Camila Escalante

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5cymLyyJrGQ

Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodríguez declared that: “The government of Venezuela is in charge in our country, and no one else. There is no foreign agent governing Venezuela.”

This, as President Trump is claiming on social media that: “I have just been informed that Venezuela is going to be purchasing ONLY American Made Products, with the money they receive from our new Oil Deal.”

Camila Escalante, an independent journalist and editor of Kawsachun News, noted that the Venezuelan Government is still running, not only in Caracas, but locally across the country. She also noted that Maduro had a plan in place for this exact scenario, and we are now seeing the Venezuelan Government is now carrying it out…

[bojancan]

Good video with Katie Halper and her guests... so refreshing to hear some truthful information from professor from Venezuela... real news.. military boss is a traitor and provided needed info to the US forces.... and now he has been arrested.... that is Major General Javier Marcano Tabata...

Jan, 08
Katie Halper
400K subscribers
Armed Venezuelan Civilians SHOCK Trump-Here’s What the Media Hid

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9aRcUsVrLOI

00:00 The media is lying about what’s happening on the ground in Venezuela
03:15 VP Delcy Rodríguez on defending Venezuela as a revolutionary according to Maduro’s plans
03:53 Streets are flooded with armed civilians - proof that
Venezuela is a democracy
05:59 Hugo Chavez and the revolutionary playbook
06:47 Footage showing how many Venezuelans on the ground are Maduro supporters
07:20 Diosdado Cabello is now running things – who is he?
09:04 Why the US kidnapped Maduro instead of doing a full regime change?
11:04 Parallels between Bolivia’s coup and Venezuela today

Ollie Vargas is a Bolivian reporter now based in Beijing.

Chris Gilbert is professor of political studies, Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela, co-host and co-creator of the Marxist educational podcast and television program Escuela de Cuadros. He's the Author of the book "Commune or Nothing! Venezuela's Communal Movement and Its Socialist Project" and a Contributing editor at Monthly Review Magazine.

[Ravenlocke]

Lula

Translated from Portuguese
This afternoon, I had a telephone conversation with the President of Colombia,
@petrogustavo
, about the situation in Venezuela.

We expressed great concern over the use of force against a South American country, in violation of international law, the United Nations Charter, and the sovereignty of Venezuela. We emphasized that these actions set a dangerous precedent for regional peace and security and for the international order.

We agreed that the situation in Venezuela must be resolved exclusively through peaceful means, negotiation, and respect for the will of the Venezuelan people.

We welcome the announcement made this Thursday by the President of the National Assembly of Venezuela regarding the release of national and foreign prisoners.

I informed that, at the request of Venezuela, we will send 40 tons of supplies and medicines, out of a total of 300 tons already collected, to restock the inventory of products and solutions for dialysis that were in a supply center hit by the bombings on January 3rd.

Brazil and Colombia reaffirmed their intention to continue cooperating for peace and stability in Venezuela, a country with which we share extensive borders.

https://x.com/LulaOficial/status/2009407571501735972

[Ravenlocke]

Camila reposted

taseenb

Venezuela is honoring the military victims of the January 3rd terrorist attack. The images of their families, all working-class, humble people, are heartbreaking and echo centuries of colonial violence. Live: https://youtube.com/live/yVk6SObA9rc

https://x.com/taseenb/status/2009412760363294870

[Ravenlocke]

Truth_teller 🇷🇺

Meet Venezuela’s Judas, General Javier Marcano Tabata.

He was the head of Venezuelan counter-intel and the Presidential Guard of Honor. Now he's under arrest!

Tabata is accused of leaking Maduro's coordinates to the Americans, and also de-activating the air defense protocols.

Interim President Delcy Rodriguez has promoted Gustavo Gonzales Lopez as the new commander of the Presidential honour guard!

https://x.com/Truthtellerftm/status/2009348504930365883

Pepe Escobar

This is Gen. Javier Marcano Tabata.

He was the head of Venezuelan counter-intel + the Presidential Guard of Honor.

Now he's under arrest.

Tabata is accused of leaking Maduro's coordinates to the Americans, and also de-activating the air defense protocols.

Delcy took to time to cut the head of the domestic snake.


https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status...34935668707548

[Ravenlocke]

Omne Europa

Good morning to Melania Trump’s homeland of Slovenia and to this amazing magazine cover showing her husband with Hitler moustache made of crude oil. 🇸🇮🇪🇺

Slovenes cooked severely here.

https://x.com/neolatyno/status/2009241899824287802

DD Geopolitics
Jan 7
🇸🇮🇺🇸🇻🇪 The cover of Dnevnik Objektiv, a Saturday supplement of the Slovenian daily newspaper Dnevnik.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2009098001369976897

[Rawhide68]

Titeled:
Every American Needs to See This...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iESaM42lhJA

[Tintin]

Just placing this here as a placeholder reminder:

Map of the North American Technate - 1940

[Ravenlocke]

Pepe Escobar

Talkin' to The Judge on the Venezuela oil op - focused on my latest column, written before Exxon's CEO coined his epic "uninvestable".

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status...10532754141564

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dFhrrHTmmwg

[Vicus]

5 Shocking Truths: Halliburton Executive Contradicts Trump on Venezuela Sanctions, Exposing Economic Hypocrisy

Halliburton executive contradicts Trump on Venezuela sanctions, revealing U.S. measures—not market forces—forced the company’s 2019 exit from the country.

Halliburton executive contradicts Trump on Venezuela sanctions in a now-viral video that has reignited global scrutiny over Washington’s coercive economic policies. Speaking directly to camera, the senior company official clarified a critical fact often omitted in U.S. political discourse: “We didn’t leave Venezuela by choice or due to operational issues. We were forced out by the sanctions imposed by Trump’s own administration in 2019.”

But as the Halliburton executive makes clear, the very policies Trump championed are what expelled these companies in the first place. Far from being a neutral market withdrawal, Halliburton’s exit was a direct consequence of U.S. Treasury Department directives that criminalized financial and commercial transactions with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

This revelation underscores a long-standing contradiction in U.S. foreign policy: sanctions billed as tools for “democracy promotion” end up punishing American corporations while deepening humanitarian suffering abroad. In Venezuela’s case, the human cost has been staggering—yet the corporate toll is now coming full circle.

The executive’s testimony aligns with documented history. In January 2019, during Trump’s first term, the U.S. imposed sweeping sanctions on PDVSA, effectively freezing its U.S.-based assets and prohibiting any American entity from engaging in oil-related transactions with the company. For Halliburton—a firm that had operated in Venezuela for over six decades and provided critical drilling, well completion, and reservoir management services—the order was unambiguous: comply or face crippling fines and legal penalties.

“We had no option,” the executive explained. “Continuing operations would have meant violating U.S. law. The Treasury made it clear: work with PDVSA, and you’re out of the U.S. financial system.”

These sanctions were part of a broader “maximum pressure” campaign that included secondary sanctions targeting non-U.S. entities, asset freezes, and visa bans. By 2020, nearly all major American oil service firms—including Schlumberger and Baker Hughes—had suspended Venezuelan operations, despite having profitable contracts and functional infrastructure on the ground.

Experts consulted by teleSUR emphasize that this episode reveals the self-defeating nature of unilateral sanctions. “Washington claims it wants U.S. companies to dominate global energy markets,” said Dr. Elena Martínez, an international trade analyst at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO). “But by weaponizing finance, it pushes its own corporations out of strategic territories—opening the door for Russia, China, and Iran to step in.”

Indeed, since 2019, PDVSA has forged new technical and commercial alliances with Rosneft, CNPC, and Iranian firms, gradually restoring production capacity despite ongoing U.S. restrictions. In 2025, Venezuela reported its highest oil output in five years—proof that economic siege does not equate to control.

The Halliburton admission arrives at a pivotal moment in global energy realignment. As the world transitions toward multipolarity, U.S. sanctions are increasingly seen not as instruments of power, but as accelerants of de-dollarization and alliance diversification. Countries targeted by Washington—from Venezuela to Iran to Russia—are deepening trade in local currencies, building alternative payment systems, and reducing reliance on Western financial infrastructure.

continue: https://www.telesurenglish.net/halli...radicts-trump/

[kfm27917]

interesting: according to this report US special troops are also using sonic weapons

see
https://www.zerohedge.com/military/w...ed-maduro-raid

[sdv]

http://the https://youtu.be/syExbfVP...Q-bFxXHO_ZTBZc

When the USA orchestrated the abduction of Hugo Chavez and a short-lived coup, and how Venezuala dealt with the so-called coup leader (civilized and humanely).

Why Venezuala's oil is so important and why the USA wants to steal it rather than accept the reasonable offer made by Chavez (and by Maduro ... Maduro was not capitulating but following the philosophy of the revolution).

The truth about how Chavez coming to power transformed Venezuala, and a brief look at the wealthy elite in Venezuala and why they hate a socialist democratic government.

[bojancan]

Interesting interview... Jackson Hinkle with Maduro's son ... very interesting!

Jan, 14
LIVE INTERVIEW: NICOLÁS MADURO’S SON JOINS US TO DISCUSS VENEZUELA

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ovbmSNtb15w

[Ravenlocke]

TASS

Veronica has become the sixth tanker in a row involved in oil transportation from Venezuela, which was captured by the United States:
https://vk.cc/cTrNYn

https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/2011871585989185706

https://tass.com/world/2071999?utm_s...m_social_share

Veronica vessel became sixth tanker captured by US

According to Marinetraffic data, the vessel was under the flag of Guyana

NEW YORK, January 15. /TASS/. Veronica has become the sixth tanker in a row involved in oil transportation from Venezuela, which was captured by the United States.

"In another pre-dawn action, Marines and Sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, launched from USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and apprehended Motor/Tanker Veronica without incident," the US South Command said on the X.

"The Veronica is the latest tanker operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean," the command said.

According to Marinetraffic data, the vessel was under the flag of Guyana.

[Ravenlocke]

Maimunka News

‼️🇻🇪🇺🇸 Venezuelan opposition leader and USA slave #Machado handed over her #NobelPeacePrize medal to #Trump, Reuters reports.

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/2011935395563356484

[Ravenlocke]

COMBATE |🇵🇷

"We want them back"

Daily marches continued today in Venezuela 13 days after the kidnapping of President Maduro and his wife

https://x.com/upholdreality/status/2011895211484725648

[Ravenlocke]

La Catrina Norteña

Translated from Spanish
#BREAKINGNEWS
🚨 The President of Venezuela
@delcyrodriguezv
tears apart the coup-plotting sellout
@MariaCorinaYA
who entered and exited through the back door of the White House

“If one day it were up to me, as acting president, to go to Washington, I would do so standing tall, walking, NOT CRAWLING”...

https://x.com/catrina_nortena/status...14852206555557