(2026-01-18). Europe's Outrage Over Maduro Arrest Reflects Poor Understanding of Oil Industry. wattsupwiththat.com The dramatic arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro sent shock waves around the world. Yet nowhere was the reaction more negative‚Äâ—‚Äâand more baffling‚Äâ—‚Äâthan in the European Union, where outrage swept through public discourse, a stark contrast to the generally positive reaction in the U.S. and elsewhere.
(2026-01-18). Who's Really Running Venezuela? popularresistance.org As the Senate voted to advance a War Powers Resolution on Venezuela on January 8th, Republican Senator Susan Collins declared that she did not agree with "a sustained engagement "running" Venezuela." | The world was mystified when President Trump first said that the United States would "run" Venezuela. He has since made it clear that he wants to control Venezuela by imposing a U.S. monopoly on selling its oil to the rest of the world, to trap the Venezuelan government in a subservient relationship with the United States.
(2026-01-18). Will ICE Ignite A Mass Strike In Minnesota? popularresistance.org Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of "no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping" on January 23. | Festering grievances swelled into a national outcry on January 7, after ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed poet and mother of three Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis while she and her wife were observing federal agents swarming her neighborhood. | A week later, another federal agent shot a Latino immigrant from Venezuela in the leg.
(2026-01-18). Political observer: U.S. operation in Venezuela was a challenge to China. eng.belta.by According to the expert, the loss of Venezuela and its oil reserves is a far more critical issue for China than for Russia.
(2026-01-18). Saturday 1/17: Webinar: From Venezuela to Palestine : U.S. Empire, Genocide, and Our Duty to Fight Back. indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ITzu……
(2026-01-18). Venezuela: Epitaph for a revolution? links.org.au 
Luís Bonilla-Molina — The question everyone has asked is: could the January 3 imperialist attack on Venezuela spark a revolutionary response? Subsequent events have shattered that illusion.
(2026-01-18). Trump's Davos gambit: 'Peace boards' poised to rival UN in future war deals. hindustantimes.com As world leaders head to Davos, Donald Trump is preparing to unveil a bold new global peace architecture that could reshape diplomacy itself. U.S. officials say his Gaza "Board of Peace" may soon be extended to Ukraine and Venezuela, placing Trump at the center of future ceasefires and reconstructions. Diplomats warn the model risks creating a parallel power structure rivaling the United Nations. With Zelensky set to meet Trump and an $800 billion Ukraine rebuild plan on the table, the stage is set for a dramatic shift in how wars are ended.
(2026-01-18). Venezuela's goo-in-the-ground isn't usable oil at current prices (and may never be). resourceinsights.blogspot.com In the wake of Trump administration's prosecution of a war and blockade | against Venezuela and the administration's promise to vastly increase oil | production in the country, it's worth knowing why claims about Venezuela's | oil "reserves" being the largest in the world are problematic. It's also | important to understand what this implies for the future of oil production | in Venezuela. | Consider the following: | Official oil reserves are just that. They are numbers reported by | official government sources. Where these numbers come from large | state-owned oil companies—as is the case with Venezuela[m…
(2026-01-18). U.S. militarization of Latin America grows. radiohc.cu After attacking Venezuela and kidnapping its constitutional president, Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are rushing to finalize agreements to send marines to Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Dominican Republic. | The corollary with which President Donald Trump updated the Monroe Doctrine takes different forms. Strategies that mutate, but pursue the same goal: to regain control of the territory that the United States has always considered its "backyard" and to control the natural resources that are currently in dispute with other major powers.
(2026-01-18). Venezuelans are in the streets — 15 days and counting — to demand the return of their president and first lady. radiohc.cu 
Venezuelans continue to denounce the military attack carried out by the U.S. military on January 3rd — two weeks ago — and the kidnapping of the presidential couple, an act of aggression that represents a fatal blow to international law. | The Trump Administration's chain of crimes and illegal actions began with extrajudicial killings in lethal attacks against vessels in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific, continued with the air embargo and naval blockade against Venezuela, and culminated in the military aggression and bombings of January 3 against Caracas and other locations in the country, in whi…
(2026-01-18). US Sanctions Destroy Venezuela Oil Production. globalresearch.ca Trump's interest in Venezuela dates back to his first term in office (2017-2021) when Juan Guaido claimed to be the 'true elected' President of Venezuela in 2018, thereby challenging Nicolas Maduro's re election. | If Guaido had been successful, the US …
(2026-01-18). Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez Announces New Cabinet Changes. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced a number of changes in the cabinet on Friday night. | The new appointments include: | • Miguel àÅngel Pérez Pirela, philosopher, writer, and journalist, was named minister for Communication and Information. Rodríguez noted that he would contribute his academic training and experience "to strengthen the defense of the truth of Venezuela."
| • Freddy àëáñez left the Ministry of Communications and Information to become the minister for Ecosocialism. Rodríguez tasked him with "promoting public policies aimed at…
(2026-01-18). FO ∞ Podcasts: Maduro, the War on Drugs and Trump's Revival of the Monroe Doctrine. fairobserver.com 
(2026-01-18). The Terror of an Empire in Decline. counterpunch.org A murder in Minneapolis. A kidnapping in Caracas. Genocide in Palestine. Termination of trans people's healthcare and rights. Criminalization of pregnant people. Detention, disappearance, deportation, and death of immigrants. These are all part of the same project of domination, coercive control, and imperialist violence of the United States, turbocharged by the fascist Trump regime. It's going to take all of us to stop it. | To read this article, log in
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