It only took them a couple months but the Guardian finally realized Machado isn't quite the angel they thought.

Writers are boycotting the Hay festival in Colombia to protest Machado's invitation.

“Given the grave moment of escalating imperial violence, it is better to withdraw from a festival ... which has decided to invite someone who dedicated a peace prize to the fascist responsible for these crimes”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/hay-festival-maria-corina-machado

#machado #hayfestival #colombia #peaceprize #venezuela #guardian

Dear US friends

This Christmas, please consider how you might prevent the US Empire's attack on Venezuela. Every little helps.

Gratefully,

The Rest of the World.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsxmod0TSAo

#venezuela #imperialism #colonialism #uspol #christmas

Dear US friends

This Christmas, please consider how you might prevent the US Empire's attack on Venezuela. Every little helps.

Gratefully,

The Rest of the World.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsxmod0TSAo

#venezuela #imperialism #colonialism #uspol #christmas

While progressives often champion feminist rhetoric, Takaichi, Meloni and Machado have risen to prominence through conservative platforms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/24/world/conservative-women-shatter-glass-ceilings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #sanaetakaichi #giorgiameloni #mariacorinamachado #italy #venezuela #nobelpeaceprize #margaretthatcher

A sanctioned oil tanker pursued by U.S. forces has turned away from Venezuela and retreated out into the Atlantic Ocean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/world/us-oil-tanker-chase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #venezuela #oil #donaldtrump #us #usmilitary

@randahl
I think, that that #PariahState thing is anyway imminent to the #USA - considering what happened in the #UN about #venezuela .

I don't think, an administration that gives a s**t about their own people will think twice about other countries.

made the mistake to turn on the tv when a #petromafia karen was on BBC wellaktchually about #Venezuela. changed the channel and, sure enough, a bulletin about the MAGA cartel salivating over #Greenland.

my friends and relations: there’s way too many wistfully clueless gringos in #USA and not enough Americans to shut this shit down.

then there's the fact the gringo petromafia WORK statelessly. the only way to shut them down is to do so, globally.

we need another #Mai68, the sooner, the better.

UN-Sicherheitsrat tagt zu Venezuela-Eskalation

Die Spannungen zwischen Venezuela und den USA verschärfen sich weiter. US-Präsident Trump legte seinem Amtskollegen Maduro nun den Rücktritt nahe. Der UN-Sicherheitsrat tagt heute in einer Dringlichkeitssitzung.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/venezuela-usa-sicherheitsrat-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Venezuela #USA #UNSicherheitsrat

The U.S. Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces to arrive before possibly attempting to board and seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker it has been pursuing since Sunday, a U.S. official and a source said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/world/oil-tanker-venezuela-us-seize/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #oil #venezuela #oceans #shipping #donaldtrump

U.S. President Donald Trump says it would be “smart” for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down, as U.S. naval forces pressed a blockade on the South American country’s oil wealth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/world/politics/trump-maduro-step-down/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #nicolasmaduro #venezuela

made the mistake to turn on the tv when a #petromafia karen was on BBC wellaktchually about #Venezuela. changed the channel and, sure enough, a bulletin about the MAGA cartel salivating over #Greenland.

my friends and relations: there’s way too many wistfully clueless gringos in #USA and not enough Americans to shut this shit down.

then there's the fact the gringo petromafia WORK statelessly. the only way to shut them down is to do so, globally.

we need another #Mai68, the sooner, the better.

UN-Sicherheitsrat tagt zu Venezuela-Eskalation

Die Spannungen zwischen Venezuela und den USA verschärfen sich weiter. US-Präsident Trump legte seinem Amtskollegen Maduro nun den Rücktritt nahe. Der UN-Sicherheitsrat tagt heute in einer Dringlichkeitssitzung.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/venezuela-usa-sicherheitsrat-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Venezuela #USA #UNSicherheitsrat

This Is The World's Biggest Criminal

#DonaldTrump imposed #sanctions on the #ICC & demands that the Hague modify its founding charter to guarantee the #US empire impunity for its invasion crimes.

The #UnitedStates claims its geopolitical adversaries are "rogue states," but overwhelming evidence shows Washington violates international #law more than all other countries on Earth

https://youtu.be/FpHC5GAPR-M

@democracy #usa #cdnpoli @law @journalismandcomment #eu #gaza #venezuela #mastodon #canada

Has the US military gone rogue?

Now a second tanker which was NOT on any sanctions list either by the US or internationally was seized near Venezuela.

The US administration has said it was blockading only sanctioned vessels, but it appears they are seizing also vessels which would legally have been allowed to operate.

Whether rogue or not, this is an exceptionally bad move. China can now retaliate on civilian vessels in the Pacific.

https://ragex.co/alerts/us-seizes-chinese-tanker-venezuela/

#venezuela #china #tanker #seizure

#Trump orders #blockade of 'sanctioned #oil tankers' into #Venezuela, ramping up pressure on #Maduro

The moves comes after the #US last week seized an #OilTanker off Venezuela’s coast, following a buildup of #military forces in the region. In a social media post Tuesday night announcing the blockade, Trump alleged Venezuela was using oil to fund drug trafficking & other crimes & vowed to escalate the military buildup.

#law #WarPowers #piracy #theft #RegimeChange
https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-maduro-oil-tankers-625a7c9a3106e316c97ceb68a42a1cb5?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-16-Venezuela

Während in Deutschland #Weihnachten noch bevorsteht, liegt es in #Venezuela schon in der Vergangenheit. Warum der Diktator Nicolás #Maduro das Fest vorverlegt hat und welche Bräuche es in Venezuela gibt, darüber spricht Hildegard Willer mit @pikarl im RiffReporter-Podcast. https://www.riffreporter.de/de/international/riffreporter-podcast-warum-feiert-venezuela-weihnachten-oktober-machado-nobelpreis

Türchen 1️⃣2️⃣ im #Adventskalender der #WissPodWeihnacht:

Skurril: Venezuelas Präsident Maduro hat Weihnachten auf Oktober vorverlegt. Weihnachten in dem Land ist trotz solcher Dekrete sehr wichtig - und beschwingt: 🇻🇪 💃

➡️ https://wissenschaftspodcasts.de/wisspodcast/wisspodweihnacht-12-weihnachten-in-venezuela-mit-riffreporter/

@riffreporter ist ein Magazin freier Journalistïnnen und eine Genossenschaft. Im #Podcast tauchen sie tief ab in ihre Recherchen aus aller Welt.

#venezuela #advent

For ProPublica filmmaker Mauricio Rodríguez Pons, Yineska and her family represent the many Venezuelans who’ve come to the U.S. seeking safety and opportunity — and, in many ways, his own immigration story.
https://www.propublica.org/article/status-venezuelan-trump-immigration-documentary?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Documentary #Film #Immigration #Venezuela #Trump #Immigrants #Journalism

US attack on Venezuela risks ‘Vietnam-style’ regional conflict, warns Lula adviser https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/08/us-attack-venezuela-risks-vietnam-style-conflict-lula-adviser #LuizInácioLuladaSilva #Trumpadministration #USforeignpolicy #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Venezuela #Worldnews #Caribbean #Americas #Brazil #USnews

The U.S. House of Representatives defeated two resolutions seeking to rein in Donald Trump's aggression toward Venezuela, amid speculation the president will launch an attack on the South American oil state's territory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/world/politics/us-house-vote-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #venezuela #donaldtrump #democrats #republicans #congress