Podcasts about Chavismo

On the 3rd of January this year, Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro, was removed from office by a US military intervention. He was flown to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking and partnering with terrorist groups, charges he denies. His leadership and that of his predecessor and mentor Hugo Chavez saw Venezuela move from being an oil rich, prosperous country to a country which was heavily sanctioned and under investigation by the International Criminal Court. Maduro's Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez, has now succeeded him as acting president. Some Venezuelans feel that she represents only continuity with Chavismo, the political system Hugo Chavez created. Others feel that Rodriguez will be forced to adapt in order to survive. Jorge Perez and Alicia Hernandez of BBC Mundo have been following what is happening in Venezuela closely.Snow leopards are beautiful, yet elusive creatures. They like to live high up in snowy mountains, including certain areas in the Indian Himalayas. A group of women in one of India's coldest and most remote regions have joined the efforts to conduct a snow leopard census, using camera traps to count the big cats and protect them and their habitat. Ashay Yedge of BBC Marathi recently traveled to the world's second-highest village to speak to them about their work. This episode of The Documentary comes to you from The Fifth Floor, the show at the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world. Presented by Irena TaranyukProduced by Laura Thomas and Caroline Ferguson (Photo: Irena Taranyuk)

En este episodio, Margarita López Maya, académica de la Universidad Central de Venezuela y una de las personas que más ha estudiado y escrito sobre el chavismo, nos comparte sus conocimientos y reflexiones sobre la evolución política de Venezuela desde la llegada de Chávez al poder en 1999, las diferentes etapas de la ese proceso y los escenarios que se abren para el país luego de los eventos del pasado 3 de enero. Producción: Coordinación de Educación Digital / Colmex Digital

Han pasado ya cuarenta días desde la detención de Nicolás Maduro y su traslado a Estados Unidos. Entretanto, el panorama político venezolano ha empezado a cambiar ya que el nuevo gobierno se ha decantado por el pragmatismo y la supervivencia. Recluido en Nueva York a la espera de un juicio que se prevé largo, Maduro representa hoy un pasado que el chavismo intenta dejar atrás para adaptarse a las nuevas coordenadas dictadas desde Washington. Con Delcy Rodríguez el régimen ha puesto en marcha una transición supervisada por Donald Trump, que quiere aprovechar los recursos energéticos de la república caribeña para fortalecer la industria petrolera estadounidense y reducir la dependencia que países como la India tienen del petróleo ruso. Aparte de la liberación de presos políticos y algunas medidas cosméticas, lo más importante que ha hecho Delcy Rodríguez hasta la fecha es reformar la ley de hidrocarburos con la idea de revertir veinticinco años de política petrolera bolivariana. El sector petrolero venezolano padecía un control estatal asfixiante tras sucesivas expropiaciones de activos extranjeros y la purga de técnicos cualificados en PDVSA. Esto convirtió a la antaño joya de la corona en una herramienta de financiación política y diplomacia clientelar. El resultado fue un deterioro paulatino que hundió la producción dejando al país en la ruina económica tras el fin del ciclo alcista de los primeros años del siglo. La nueva ley de Rodríguez intenta atraer desesperadamente el capital que la industria petrolera venezolana necesita para salir del marasmo. Entre esos cambios está la ruptura del control absoluto que PDVSA tenía sobre las empresas mixtas, lo que permitirá contratos de producción compartida similares al vigente con Chevron. El objetivo es estabilizar la industria y elevar la producción a corto plazo, pero los obstáculos siguen siendo monumentales. Aunque la ley promete apertura, los gigantes energéticos como ExxonMobil se muestran escépticos. La falta de un Estado de derecho sólido y el hecho de que la reforma ha sido redactada de forma apresurada y bajo presión externa generan dudas sobre la durabilidad de estas protecciones legales. La estructura fiscal propuesta sigue resultando muy punitiva en comparación con otros grandes productores como Irak o Argentina. Con regalías e impuestos que se van por encima del 45% de los ingresos, Venezuela compite en desventaja. El Departamento del Tesoro estadounidense ha puesto de su lado y ha comenzado a emitir licencias limitadas para que sus empresas operen como árbitros del sector. Pero las grandes inversiones a largo plazo parecen lejanas. La ambición de Trump de utilizar el crudo venezolano para desplazar al petróleo ruso en mercados como la India choca con la realidad numérica. Venezuela no cuenta con la capacidad de producción necesaria para cubrir los más de un millón de barriles diarios que la India importa de Rusia cada día, y mucho menos a los precios rebajados que ofrecen los rusos. La reforma representa un gran paso adelante, algo impensable hace solo dos meses, pero el camino hacia la recuperación total y la confianza de mercado sigue condicionado a la incertidumbre de una transición política que apenas ha comenzado. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:44 El fin del chavismo petrolero 31:56 “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R 33:55 Bad Bunny en la Super Bowl 49:43 La segunda generación de inmigrantes Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Han pasado ya cuarenta días desde la detención de Nicolás Maduro y su traslado a Estados Unidos. Entretanto, el panorama político venezolano ha empezado a cambiar ya que el nuevo gobierno se ha decantado por el pragmatismo y la supervivencia. Recluido en Nueva York a la espera de un juicio que se prevé largo, Maduro representa hoy un pasado que el chavismo intenta dejar atrás para adaptarse a las nuevas coordenadas dictadas desde Washington. Con Delcy Rodríguez el régimen ha puesto en marcha una transición supervisada por Donald Trump, que quiere aprovechar los recursos energéticos de la república caribeña para fortalecer la industria petrolera estadounidense y reducir la dependencia que países como la India tienen del petróleo ruso. Aparte de la liberación de presos políticos y algunas medidas cosméticas, lo más importante que ha hecho Delcy Rodríguez hasta la fecha es reformar la ley de hidrocarburos con la idea de revertir veinticinco años de política petrolera bolivariana. El sector petrolero venezolano padecía un control estatal asfixiante tras sucesivas expropiaciones de activos extranjeros y la purga de técnicos cualificados en PDVSA. Esto convirtió a la antaño joya de la corona en una herramienta de financiación política y diplomacia clientelar. El resultado fue un deterioro paulatino que hundió la producción dejando al país en la ruina económica tras el fin del ciclo alcista de los primeros años del siglo. La nueva ley de Rodríguez intenta atraer desesperadamente el capital que la industria petrolera venezolana necesita para salir del marasmo. Entre esos cambios está la ruptura del control absoluto que PDVSA tenía sobre las empresas mixtas, lo que permitirá contratos de producción compartida similares al vigente con Chevron. El objetivo es estabilizar la industria y elevar la producción a corto plazo, pero los obstáculos siguen siendo monumentales. Aunque la ley promete apertura, los gigantes energéticos como ExxonMobil se muestran escépticos. La falta de un Estado de derecho sólido y el hecho de que la reforma ha sido redactada de forma apresurada y bajo presión externa generan dudas sobre la durabilidad de estas protecciones legales. La estructura fiscal propuesta sigue resultando muy punitiva en comparación con otros grandes productores como Irak o Argentina. Con regalías e impuestos que se van por encima del 45% de los ingresos, Venezuela compite en desventaja. El Departamento del Tesoro estadounidense ha puesto de su lado y ha comenzado a emitir licencias limitadas para que sus empresas operen como árbitros del sector. Pero las grandes inversiones a largo plazo parecen lejanas. La ambición de Trump de utilizar el crudo venezolano para desplazar al petróleo ruso en mercados como la India choca con la realidad numérica. Venezuela no cuenta con la capacidad de producción necesaria para cubrir los más de un millón de barriles diarios que la India importa de Rusia cada día, y mucho menos a los precios rebajados que ofrecen los rusos. La reforma representa un gran paso adelante, algo impensable hace solo dos meses, pero el camino hacia la recuperación total y la confianza de mercado sigue condicionado a la incertidumbre de una transición política que apenas ha comenzado. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:44 El fin del chavismo petrolero 31:56 “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R 33:55 Bad Bunny en la Super Bowl 49:43 La segunda generación de inmigrantes

Este emblemático edificio de estilo brutalista fue concebido en la década de 1950 como un futurista proyecto que contemplaba que la sociedad caraqueña de la época pudiera acceder en automóvil a un centro comercial con más de 350 establecimientos. Sin embargo, el proyecto nunca se culminó y, tras décadas de abandono, el chavismo lo utilizó como centro de detención y sede del Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (SEBIN) y de la Policía Nacional Bolivariana. Numerosas ONG y Naciones Unidas han denunciado las torturas y violaciones producidas en sus instalaciones, pero ahora, tras la captura de Nicolás Maduro, el edificio cambiará de uso a "centro social". 

 Starting in the autumn of 2025, the US began attacking small civilian boats in or near Venezuelan waters, summarily executing over 126 people. January, 2026 began with it kidnapping Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and bringing them to the US. This month, just weeks after the kidnapping, Haymarket Books published the immensely useful and urgent book, Venezuela in Crisis. The historical range of the book begins with the regime of Hugo Chavez and ends with the 2024 elections in Venezuela.We are immensely fortunate to be able to speak with the editor and translator of this collection of essays, Anderson Bean, and two of its contributors, Emiliano Terán and Simón Rodríguez.  The key argument of the book is that, even by his own admission, Chavez was not able to completely transform Venezuela into a socialist state. The book explains the roots of this failure, despite the inspiring successes of Chavismo. It then tracks an ever-increasing neoliberal and oppressive trend carried forward by Maduro, which is characterized by burgeoning extractivism, corruption, and suppression of human rights.  We end by calling on socialists and progressives everywhere to resist the tendency to side with Maduro's false claims to socialism, and to focus instead on building solidarity with the people of Venezuela.Anderson Bean is a sociology professor at North Carolina A&T State University, a member of the Tempest Collective, and a North Carolina–based activist and editor. He is a contributor to Venezuela in Crisis: Socialist Perspectives (Haymarket Books) and the author of Communes and the Venezuelan State: The Struggle for Participatory Democracy in a Time of Crisis (Lexington Books).Simón Rodríguez is a Venezuelan socialist writer and journalist. He was a student organizer and later became professor at the Universidad de los Andes. When he was a member of the national leadership of the Socialism and Freedom Party, he ran as a candidate for the National Assembly in 2015. He is a founding member of Laclase.info and Venezuelanvoices.org and has published articles in Humania del Sur, NACLA Report on the Americas, The New Arab, and Rebelión and on dozens of electronic outlets, and his articles have been translated into six languages. He has given talks and lectures in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. He is coauthor with Miguel Sorans of the book Why Did Chavismo Fail? A Left-Opposition Balance Sheet.Emiliano Terán is a sociologist from the Central University of Venezuela and has a master's degree in ecological economics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is a PhD candidate in environmental science and technology at the same institution. He is also an associate researcher at the Center for Development Studies in Venezuela and a member of the Observatory of Political Ecology of Venezuela   

El chavismo ha gobernado Venezuela durante más de un cuarto de siglo, durante el cual ha modificado su discurso y sus políticas, pero siempre manteniendo su determinación a permanecer en el poder.

Nicolás Maduro está en una cárcel federal en Nueva York. Él y su mujer Cilia Flores fueron capturados en la operación militar Resolución Absoluta, llevada a cabo por Estados Unidos. Con ella Trump descabezó el chavismo y de eso ya ha pasado un mes. Lo que todos nos preguntamos ahora es qué está pasando en Venezuela y, sobre todo, qué va a pasar. Lo analizamos con Daniel Lozano, corresponsal de EL MUNDO en las AméricasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Burn Bag, host A'ndre Gonawela is joined by Tony Frangie Mawad, a Venezuela-based journalist and political scientist, to unpack how Venezuela reached its current moment. Long before U.S. strikes and regime collapse, Venezuela's trajectory was shaped by the rise of Hugo Chávez, the ideology of Chavismo, and the steady erosion of democratic institutions under both Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro.Together, they trace how a resource-rich country descended into economic collapse and authoritarian rule — examining the role of oil, populism, repression, and policy choices that reshaped Venezuelan society over two decades. The conversation provides essential historical context for understanding why Venezuela's political system proved so resilient, and why recent events did not emerge in a vacuum.This is Part One of A'ndre's two-part conversation with Tony on Venezuela. Part Two will examine the U.S. strikes, the arrest of Maduro, and what this turning point means for U.S.–Venezuela relations and the country's future.

El 3 de enero, el mundo presenció una invasión estadounidense a Venezuela y la captura y secuestro de su presidente, Nicolás Maduro. Yo estaba primero en Colombia, donde mi familia asistió manifestaciones defendiendo la soberanía latinoamericana mientras nuestro presidente, Gustavo Petro, se peleaba con Trump. Poco después volví a Nueva York, donde mis colegas gringos intentaban procesar lo que implicaba que la nueva política internacional implicaba la evocación de la llamda Donroe Doctrine – la reinterpretación a lo trump del imperialismo estadounidense del siglo 19, y la traición definitiva del derecho internacional. Como mucha gente tratando desesperadamente de entender esta situación sin precedentes, leí artículos, escuché podcasts, fui a eventos. Un muy buen amigo Venezolano, Alejandro Coriat, me hizo caer en cuenta que, aunque el enfoque anti-imperialista era necesario, se quedaba corto para dar cuenta de la complejidad que se enfrentaban los mismos venezolanos en este momento, y además se concentraba en cierto sentido, en los Estados Unidos, de nuevo.Faltaba el análisis desde Venezuela - de la historia del rentismo petrolero , del legado del Chavismo, de la violencia del gobierno de Maduro y de sus propios fracasos y contradicciones. Me faltaba oir las voces desde la oposición de izquierda, y de las complejas emociones al ver a Maduro - quien los había reprimido, encarcelado, o forzado al exilio - capturado, mientras su gobierno seguía casi igual Afortunadamente, Alejandro y muchos colegas venezolanos de izquierdas llevan años pensando en esto bajo el grupo Venezuelan Worker Solidarity. Este es un grupo de venezolanos socialistas en la diáspora, unidos por su solidaridad incondicional hacia los trabajadores de su país. Su enfoque se centra en amplificar las voces desde abajo y apoyar la lucha de los trabajadores contra la opresión y la explotación.Con este fin, organizaron un webinar el 23 de enero, que convertimos en el episodio de hoy. PanelistasYoletty Bracho es una investigadora venezolana en ciencias políticas que actualmente imparte clases en la Universidad de Aviñón, en el sur de Francia, y estudia la gobernanza autoritaria y la movilización popular en Venezuela.Antulio Rosales es un investigador venezolano en economía política que imparte clases en la Universidad de York, en Toronto, Canadá.Venus Faddoul es una abogada venezolana y defensora de los derechos de las mujeres, fundadora de 100 % Estrógeno, actualmente asilada en Madrid, España.Omar Vázquez Heredia, que se une a nosotros desde Caracas, es investigador en economía política, dramaturgo y activista socialista independiente.Nuestro moderador será Simón Rodríguez, socialista y periodista venezolano, además de editor de Venezuelanvoices.org.

En esta entrevista exclusiva, el Padre José Palmar realiza un acto que ya está generando debate internacional: el exorcismo simbólico del llamado “Crucifijo del Chavismo”, una representación que mezcla poder político, fe y manipulación espiritual.Pero esto no se queda en un ritual. Palmar lanza un mensaje directo y frontal al Papa León XIV, exigiendo la liberación de la Iglesia de estructuras de poder, control ideológico y alianzas políticas que —según él— han contaminado su misión espiritual.Aquí no hay espectáculo: hay confrontación, denuncia, teología, simbolismo y guerra espiritual.Una conversación incómoda, profunda y peligrosa para muchos intereses.Este episodio no es religioso.Es político.Es espiritual.Es geopolítico.Y es un espejo del conflicto entre fe, poder y control.#ExorcismoPolítico, #PadreJoséPalmar, #CrucifijoDelChavismo, #GuerraEspiritual, #Vaticano, #PapaLeónXIV, #IglesiaYPoder, #FeYControl, #MisterioReligioso, #InsólitaExperiencia

A tre settimane dal giuramento della vicepresidente del Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez come presidente ad interim del Venezuela, il futuro del paese è incerto. Con Elena Basso, giornalista.Le dichiarazioni false o le ricostruzioni inaccurate fanno da sempre parte della ricetta politica di Trump, il quale in diversi casi ha contribuito alla diffusione di teorie del complotto che poi hanno avuto conseguenze importanti. Con Leonardo Bianchi, giornalista.Oggi parliamo anche di:Libro • La porta dell'alba di William Sloane (Adelphi)Podcast • Complotti di Leonardo Bianchiaggiungi linkCi piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan ZentiCi piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan Zenti

El ciudadano peruano Marco Antonio Madrid Martínez, quien permaneció detenido por el régimen venezolano desde diciembre de 2024 hasta el pasado 21 de enero, describió como un campo de concentración el penal El Rodeo 1, donde el régimen chavista mantiene a los presos políticos y a personas injustamente detenidas.

De los vínculos oscuros de Zapatero con Venezuela sabemos desde hace años, pero ahora empezamos a ver el rastro del dinero. El expresidente cobró, lo hizo de un amigo detenido en el caso Plus Ultra. La aerolínea con capital venezolana rescatada en extrañas circunstancias por el Gobierno. Un amigo que hacía gestiones con el chavismo y que ocultaba en casa 300.000 euros. Una información de Esteban Urreiztieta, subdirector y jefe de investigación de EL MUNDOSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

** Further questions about this episode? You're in luck. Tuesday evening, January 20th, Ricardo Vaz will be with us during Macro ‘n Chill, our online gathering. Find the registration link at the top of our website: realprogressives.orgSteve opens in a subdued mood brought on by the dizzying speed of ‘current events.' For this episode he's stepping back and looking at Venezuela. News reports are working hard to create confusion. On social media US citizens claim that kidnapping a sitting president is justified if you don't like him. Or if he's socialist.To understand a situation, it must be considered historically, materially, and as a connected process. With that in mind, Ricardo Vaz of Venezuelanalysis, joins Steve to talk about what the Bolivarian Revolution actually was – on the ground – beyond the familiar US media caricatures. Ricardo walks through key turning points in the Chávez era and the social gains that reshaped everyday life. But there's a bigger question that haunts every revolutionary project. How do you build new forms of democratic power while the old state machinery, domestic elites, and hostile external forces push back?(Does this sound familiar? It will if you took part in RP Book Club's study of State and Revolution)From there, the conversation follows the oil thread. It's not a single-cause explanation, but it's where sovereignty, development, and imperial pressure collide. Steve and Ricardo unpack how the hydrocarbons industry evolved, what “nationalization” really meant in practice, and why the fight over Venezuela's resources can't be separated from US strategy in the hemisphere.They then look into the Maduro years, sanctions, economic siege, and the constant tug-of-war inside Venezuela between survival policies and revolutionary horizons. This includes a clear-eyed look at opposition figures and the narratives that dominate US talking points. The episode closes with a grounded discussion of why Venezuela matters as a 21st-century political experiment, and what meaningful solidarity looks like when the headlines are designed to mislead and misdirect.Ricardo Vaz grew up in Mozambique with strong political leanings and a clear anti-imperialist outlook, which led him early on to closely follow the Bolivarian Revolution and Chavismo in Venezuela. After living in various countries and continents, he moved to Venezuela in early 2019. Although trained in theoretical physics, he gradually shifted into journalism and political analysis, joining the Venezuela Analysis staff as a writer and editor in 2018. His main interests include sanctions, popular power organizations, and corporate media coverage of Venezuela. He is also a member of grassroots media collectives including Tatuy TV and Utopix.venezuelanalysis.com@venanalysis on X

Diego Sequera, award winning journalist and writer based in Caracas, Venezuela, discusses the recent kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and former member of the National Assembly, Cilia Flores, delving into Venezuela's complex historical landscape. He begins with the Caracazo uprising of 1989, which revealed deep socioeconomic inequalities while uniting the working class against President Carlos Andrés Pérez's austerity measures. Sequera notes that this context set the stage for the rise of Chavismo, notably through Hugo Chávez's transformation from a coup leader to an elected president by 1999. Sequera critiques the neoliberal policies, growing foreign debt, and the resulting polarization exacerbated by anti-Communist sentiments while linking Chávez's Bolivarian Revolution to contemporary global conflicts, scrutinizing political figures like Maria Corina Machado for their role in societal divisions. Furthermore, he addresses the role of US foreign policy, detailing the sanctions imposed, starting with the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 and culminating in the 2015 “Obama decree” ((Executive Order 13692), which targeted the Venezuelan oil industry ultimately aiming to destabilise the country both economically and politically. Sequera critically analyzes the rhetoric of US politicians who categorize Venezuela as a “narco-state” and suggest foreign interference in the 2020 US elections, as he draws parallels between Venezuela, Iran, and Gaza in critiquing the selective moral blindness of Western nations towards their participation in human rights abuses and loss of life in these regions, reflecting on the broader implications of foreign policy decisions on Venezuela's plight. Get full access to Savage Minds at savageminds.substack.com/subscribe

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Tom Eddlem returns to the show to talk about Trump's intervention in Venezuela. He and Scott discuss the actual problems with Maduro and the big-government “Chavismo” establishment in Venezuela as well as how every attempt by the US to intervene there makes the situation worse for Venezuelans and Americans alike.   Discussed on the show: “Florida Man Occupied Government vs Venezuela” (The Wayward Rabbler) Blue Collar Breakdown Thomas R. Eddlem is the William Norman Grigg Fellow at the Libertarian Institute, an economist and a freelance writer. He has written three books and holds a masters of applied economics and data scientist certification from Boston College. He lives in Taunton, Massachusetts with his wife Cathy and family. Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott's other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott's books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3HRufs0 Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Incorporated https://rrbi.co Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/https://scotthortonshow.com or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Audio. Tom Eddlem returns to the show to talk about Trump's intervention in Venezuela. He and Scott discuss the actual problems with Maduro and the big-government “Chavismo” establishment in Venezuela as well as how every attempt by the US to intervene there makes the situation worse for Venezuelans and Americans alike.   Discussed on the show: “Florida Man Occupied Government vs Venezuela” (The Wayward Rabbler) Blue Collar Breakdown Thomas R. Eddlem is the William Norman Grigg Fellow at the Libertarian Institute, an economist and a freelance writer. He has written three books and holds a masters of applied economics and data scientist certification from Boston College. He lives in Taunton, Massachusetts with his wife Cathy and family. Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! For more on Scott’s work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott’s other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott’s books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3HRufs0 Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Incorporated https://rrbi.co Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/https://scotthortonshow.com or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow

In this episode of The Sports As a Weapon Podcast, Miguel welcomes British-Chilean journalist and documentary filmmaker Pablo Navarrete. The discussion centers around the recent US attack on Venezuela on January 3, 2026, which led to the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores. Pablo shares his experiences and insights on Venezuelan politics, the influence of Chavismo, and the impact of US imperialism. He also highlights his work in documentary filmmaking, focusing on Venezuela and Latin American issues. Miguel and Pablo's conversation includes perspectives on independent media and grassroots journalism, and the roles of Chavista social activists of the Bolivarian Revolution, such as Mariela Machado in Venezuela.Links:* Emergency Rally in Sheffield, England - Hands Off Venezuela! by Pablo Navarrete/Level Ground Substack * The War On Democracy  (2007 Documentary) by John Pilger * Inside the Revolution: A Journey into Heart of Venezuela (2009 Documentary) by Pablo Navarrete/Alborada Films * Venezuela: Defending the Revolution (2019 Documentary) by Pablo Navarrete/Redfish Media  * The Other Venezuela (2019 Documentary) by Pablo Navarrete/Redfish Media * Caesar Crossed the Rubicon; So Did Trump by Maria Páez Victor/Orinoco Tribune * Mariela Machado Instagram Interview via @chanramosvictoralfonso * Venezuelan, International Popular Movements Condemn US Bombings, Maduro Kidnapping by Ricardo Vaz  Miguel Garcia and Comrade E produced this episode. The Sports As A Weapon Podcast is part of the @Anticonquista Media Collective. Subscribe to the ANTICONQUISTA Patreon and follow ANTICONQUISTA on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.Also, listen/subscribe to the Sports As A Weapon Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Deezer, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us on:Twitter/X: @sportsasaweaponFacebook: fb.com/sportsasaweaponpodcastInstagram: @sportsasaweaponpodcastTikTok: @SportsAsAWeaponYouTube: @SportsAsAWeaponBlueSky: @sportsasaweapon.bsky.socialVisit our website: www.sportsasaweapon.com

Antes de Chávez. Antes de Maduro. Antes do Chavismo. A Venezuela já foi um país rico e com uma democracia forte, mas muita coisa aconteceu para que ela se tornasse no exemplo de fracasso do socialismo latino-americano. Assista e entenda o colapso venezuelano.

Featuring Alejandro Velasco, Gabriel Hetland, and Yoletty Bracho on the US attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro. An expansive conversation analyzing Trump's imperialist project and assessing Chavismo and its oppositions from Chávez through Maduro. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out equator.org for longform articles, public events, and reading groups Buy Middle Class New Deal at UCPress.com Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements.

Luis Herrero analiza junto a Luca Costantini y Maite Loureiro las últimas informaciones sobre Venezuela.

In 1999 Hugo Chavez was elected President of Venezuela, beginning a years-long ‘Bolivarian Revolution,' following multiple coup attempts, and time in prison. Chavez would go on to govern the country as President until his death in 2013 — passing sweeping anti-poverty programs, nationalizing oil and industry, and opposing US hegemony in the region. Just before his death, Chavez hand selected Nicolas Maduro as the person to carry forward his political program and legacy. Maduro's time in power was hamstrung between domestic mismanagement, US sanction regimes, and authoritarian crackdowns. But at the core of his time in power was the ‘Chavismo' political ideology, created in the image of his predecessor. For a better sense of Venezuela's modern political history, we have a look at its central characters: Simon Bolivar, Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. Today, we're joined by Alejandro Velasco, a professor of Latin American history at New York University, and author of ‘Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela.'For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

En una acalorada conversación con Lili y Raúl, el actor venezolano Fernando Carrillo defendió sus creencias políticas, al capturado Nicolás Maduro, al chavismo y a quien llamó "el gran amor de su vida": Delcy Rodríguez.Delcy Rodríguez se convirtió en la mujer más importante de Venezuela y por eso aquí te traemos una recopilación de mujeres que han llegado al poder.El 07 de enero es el día de nacimiento de Juan Gabriel, y sus fanáticos en México lo festejaron como si siguiera vivo. 

A ambição geopolítica de Donald Trump na Venezuela e os relatos de uma suposta colaboração interna envolvendo integrantes do aparato de segurança do governo Maduro estão no centro do debate internacional.

Rosana Laviada y Luis F. Quintero comentan la debacle de PDVSA bajo el chavismo, el récord de hurtos en supermercados.

After midnight on January 3, 2026, the Trump administration bombed Venezuelan military sites and extracted the country's authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro. President Trump declared that the United States is now "running" Venezuela and emphasized access to its oil reserves. The rest of Maduro's government—the key political figures, the generals, the intelligence chiefs, the colectivos—remains in place. In this episode recorded January 6, as shockwaves from this historic intervention spread across the hemisphere, host Adam Isacson speaks with WOLA President Carolina Jiménez Sandoval and Venezuela Program Director Laura Dib about what just happened, the serious risks ahead, and what comes next. The conversation covers: The immediate humanitarian situation: continued repression, a looming economic crisis, and uncertainty about who is actually in charge. Why Washington appears ready to work with Chavismo—the same authoritarian structure it claimed to oppose—while sidelining Venezuela's democratic opposition. The dangerous precedent this sets for U.S. relations with the rest of Latin America, where the Trump administration's new security strategy presents governments with a stark choice between alignment with Washington or being labeled a threat. What solidarity with the Venezuelan people actually looks like when their agency has been pushed aside by both their own government and the intervening power. "International law exists precisely to limit the naked power of states," Jiménez Sandoval says. "To have one of those superpowers, under President Trump, disregard those basic rules of engagement is very alarming." "Human rights standards provide us with lenses that are universal," Dib adds. "That means going beyond condemnation—thinking about what can be done to stand in solidarity with Venezuelans, reclaiming their agency, and providing support to democratic forces."

Featuring Alejandro Velasco, Gabriel Hetland, and Yoletty Bracho on the US attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro. An expansive conversation analyzing Trump's imperialist project and assessing Chavismo and its oppositions from Chávez through Maduro. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out equator.org for longform articles, public events, and reading groups Buy Middle Class New Deal at UCPress.com

The new year is off to a rough start! Check out this extremely old, ancient even, episode we did George Ciccariello-Maher. We'll be back next week with new content! In this episode, Dean and Matt interview George Ciccariello-Maher about Chavismo, Venezuela, dual power, the communes, Maduro and the ways Christianity might have informed Hugo Chavez' political imagination.

En 6AM de Caracol Radio estuvo exalcalde William Gómez de San Antonio , Venezuela, quien habló sobre el panorama que se está viviendo en la zona fronteriza con Colombia

No “Estadão Analisa” desta terça-feira, 06, Carlos Andreazza comenta sobre a captura do presidente da Venezuela, o ditador Nicolás Maduro, e a esposa, Cilia Flores, na madrugada do sábado, 3 de janeiro, pelos Estados Unidos numa ação militar jamais vista no continente americano. A Venezuela informou que os bombardeios atingiram também a população civil. Ao menos quatro localidades venezuelanas teriam sido atacadas por militares americanos: além da capital Caracas, foram alvejadas La Guaira, Miranda e Aragua. No dia anterior, Maduro tinha afirmado estar pronto para negociar com os Estados Unidos sobre combate a narcotráfico. Assine por R$1,90/mês e tenha acesso ilimitado ao conteúdo do Estadão.Acesse: https://bit.ly/oferta-estadao O 'Estadão Analisa' é transmitido ao vivo de segunda a sexta-feira, às 7h, no Youtube e redes sociais do Estadão. Também disponível no agregador de podcasts de sua preferência. Apresentação: Carlos AndreazzaEdição/Produção: Jefferson PerlebergCoordenação: Renan PagliarusiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

En este episodio especial en vivo, el abogado Jonathan analiza los eventos históricos ocurridos en Venezuela tras la captura de Nicolás Maduro y comparte un espacio directo con la comunidad venezolana para escuchar reacciones reales: alegría, incertidumbre, miedo y esperanza. Se discute qué significa realmente este cambio para los venezolanos dentro y fuera del país, cómo el chavismo sigue presente, y por qué esto no implica automáticamente que Venezuela sea un país seguro para fines migratorios. También se aclaran rumores peligrosos sobre TPS, refugio, asilo político y declaraciones confusas del gobierno estadounidense. A lo largo del episodio, varios miembros de la comunidad comparten testimonios personales desde Estados Unidos, hablando del impacto emocional, del futuro de sus casos de asilo y del temor que aún viven sus familiares en Venezuela. Este episodio es una reflexión profunda sobre política internacional, inmigración, debido proceso y la importancia de no tomar decisiones apresuradas basadas en titulares o rumores en redes sociales.⏱️ Capítulos (tiempos son aproximados)00:00 – Introducción04:45 – Reacciones iniciales tras la captura de Maduro09:50 – Confusión sobre TPS, refugio y declaraciones del DHS13:00 – ¿Cayó Maduro, pero sigue el chavismo?18:35 – Errores graves que se están diciendo sobre el asilo político22:30 – Argumentos clave de asilo: por qué Venezuela sigue siendo peligrosa26:00 – Testimonios en vivo de venezolanos en EE. UU.38:20 – Miedo, esperanza y el futuro de los casos migratorios49:30 – Asilo, permisos de trabajo y procesos en corte01:10:00 – Impacto real en jueces, fiscales y oficiales de asilo01:22:30 – Mensaje final a la comunidad venezolana  Contenido informativo general; no sustituye asesoría legal individual.

Daniel Muñoz analiza la detención de Nicolás Maduro y las reacciones a la misma con Carmelo Jordá, Pablo Planas y Luis Balcarce.

If Washington cannot run healthcare, housing, or democracy at home, why invade Venezuela? Gabriel Aguirre breaks down the invasion, sanctions, Chavismo, and the call for global solidarity.Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://politicsdoneright.com/newsletterPurchase our Books: As I See It: https://amzn.to/3XpvW5o How To Make AmericaUtopia: https://amzn.to/3VKVFnG It's Worth It: https://amzn.to/3VFByXP Lose Weight And BeFit Now: https://amzn.to/3xiQK3K Tribulations of anAfro-Latino Caribbean man: https://amzn.to/4c09rbE

World Beyond War activist Gabrielle Aguirre discusses the plight of Venezuela after the invasion, as well as Chavismo. He asks for international activism in support of the cause.Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://politicsdoneright.com/newsletterPurchase our Books: As I See It: https://amzn.to/3XpvW5o How To Make AmericaUtopia: https://amzn.to/3VKVFnG It's Worth It: https://amzn.to/3VFByXP Lose Weight And BeFit Now: https://amzn.to/3xiQK3K Tribulations of anAfro-Latino Caribbean man: https://amzn.to/4c09rbE

Monólogo de Alsina: "Nace el chavismo dócil e intervenido"

En este episodio el Profesor Ángel Rosa analiza las implicaciones políticas de la caída de Nicolás Maduro y la pregunta de fondo que muchos evitan: ¿se trata del fin de un liderazgo o del fin de un proyecto de poder? Más allá del desenlace inmediato, el episodio examina si el chavismo —como estructura política, red de lealtades e ideología— realmente colapsa o si se adapta para sobrevivir sin su figura central. Con contexto histórico, lectura regional y mirada crítica, el Profesor Rosa explica por qué los regímenes no siempre caen cuando cae su líder, y qué lecciones deja Venezuela para América Latina y el debate democrático contemporáneo. ¡No te lo pierdas!

Libertópolis al medio día, lunes 05-01-2026

La devastación económica generada por el chavismo en Venezuela ha sido mucho mayor que la provocada por casi cualquier guerra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Detrás de la captura de Nicolás Maduro están Trump, el ejército, la CIA... pero el autor esencial del golpe y quien tiene línea con Delcy Rodríguez es Marco Rubio, el jefe de la política exterior de Estados Unidos. En su día rivalizó con Donald Trump. Hoy es la persona con más poder de su círculo. Y lleva desde 2019 intentando forzar un cambio de régimen en Caracas. En una entrevista a la cadena estadounidense CBS este domingo, Rubio aseguró que la Casa Blanca descarta a la oposición venezolana “a corto plazo”, en la línea de lo que Trump expresó el día anterior sobre María Corina Machado. Macarena Vidal Liy, corresponsal en Washington de EL PAÍS, conversa con Ana Fuentes sobre el papel de Rubio, sus orígenes y las apuestas a las que ha fiado su capital político. CRÉDITOS: Realiza y presenta: Ana Fuentes Con información de: Macarena Vidal Liy Dirección: Ana Alonso Coordinación: José Juan Morales Diseño de sonido: Nicolás Tsabertidis Sintonía: Jorge Magaz Si tienes quejas, dudas o sugerencias, escribe a defensora@elpais.es o manda un audio a +34 649362138 (no atiende llamadas). Disponible en todas las plataformas de podcast: Podium Podcast | Podimo | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iVoox | Podcasts de Google | Amazon Music | Alexa | RSS Feed

Daniel Muñoz analiza la detención de Nicolás Maduro y las reacciones a la misma con Carmelo Jordá, Pablo Planas y Luis Balcarce.

Delcy Rodríguez, a nova figura central na política venezuelana, pode ser a chave para entender os próximos passos? Ainda o papel do chavismo, a crise migratória e o impacto da intervenção de Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Después de acabar con el tirano Maduro, se abre un proceso de transición en Venezuela teledirigido por el gobierno de los EEUU. ¿Cuáles son los planes de Trump? ¿Mantener el régimen chavista, pero al servicio de EEUU, o liberar a los venezolanos de su yugo? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conversación con Miguel Anxo Bastos sobre la operación militar de EEUU en Venezuela y sus posibles consecuencias de futuro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Federico analiza con Eduardo Inda y Vidal-Quadras cómo el chavismo se ha instalado en España de la mano de Pedro Sánchez y el PSOE.

Federico analiza con Eduardo Inda y Vidal-Quadras cómo el chavismo se ha instalado en España de la mano de Pedro Sánchez y el PSOE.

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The [DS] will push for riots and war and Trump is already putting things into place to counter all of this. Liberation Day is approaching. Economy https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1995869912196161753?s=20   unveiled a retroactive billionaire tax targeting 2025 residency. The 5% levy applies even if the individual has already relocated, turning “temporary” fiscal policy into a weapon against those who stayed too long. While courts have sometimes upheld narrow retroactive taxes, justices from Scalia to O'Connor have warned against exactly this kind of “bait-and-switch” confiscation. As California's population and revenue base shrink, the state appears willing to gamble on a constitutionally dubious wealth grab to plug the holes. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:18510697282300316,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-8599-9832"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); https://twitter.com/_johnnymaga/status/1995607860026507467?s=20 Manufacturing Surveys Show Conflicting Signals: Growth or Contraction? Two closely watched surveys of U.S. manufacturing activity painted sharply divergent pictures in November, with one showing continued expansion and the other reporting accelerating contraction, highlighting deep uncertainty about the sector's health amid ongoing adjustment to the new rules of global trade. The S&P Global U.S. Manufacturing PMI registered 52.2 in November, marking the fourth consecutive month above the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction. However, the reading slipped from 52.5 in October. By contrast, the ISM Manufacturing PMI fell to 48.2, down from 48.7 in October and marking the ninth consecutive month of contraction. The divergence places the two surveys on opposite sides of the expansion-contraction divide, an unusual occurrence that suggests significantly different conditions across the manufacturing landscape.  https://twitter.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1995904464625000594?s=20   the national debt. He adds that in the future Americans will no longer have to pay income tax at all. https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1995906384764846376?s=20 Reminder, that the objective of the tariffs is not just using trade to secure peace. It's about freeing the American People from slavery via income tax. That's why Trump called it “Liberation Day” when he implemented the tariff economic plan. The goal is no income tax. Political/Rights https://twitter.com/LiberalsLeaving/status/1995524375534321766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1995524375534321766%7Ctwgr%5E1abd29295b52f4bb4422e1469e33d198815032f8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fellen-degeneres-planning-crawl-back-united-states-after%2F  OUTRAGE: New York Quietly Releases Nearly 7,000 Dangerous Illegal Migrants Including Rapists, Killers, Terrorists, and Repeat Offenders With Zero Notice to ICE   U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons has issued an explosive letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James, demanding immediate action after state and local officials quietly released nearly 7,000 criminal illegal aliens, including rapists, killers, gang members, and repeat violent offenders, without honoring ICE detainers and without a single notification to federal authorities. Since January 20, New York has released 6,947 criminal illegal aliens back onto the streets. These offenders are tied to: 29 homicides 2,509 assaults 199 burglaries 305 robberies 392 dangerous drug offenses 300 weapons offenses 207 sexual predatory offenses Worse, another 7,113 criminal aliens remain in New York custody today, all with active ICE detainers that state officials continue to ignore. These detainees include: 148 charged with homicide 717 charged with assault 134 charged with burglary 106 charged with robbery 235 dangerous drug offenses 152 weapons offenses 260 sexual predatory offenses Source: thegatewaypundit.com  https://twitter.com/DataRepublican/status/1995618958586904896?s=20 https://twitter.com/ColonelTowner/status/1995674641591873840?s=20   similar and blind sided the CIA and a few months later another one was exposed that wasn't on the completed list. They're paid out of proprietary companies that no one tracks. https://twitter.com/mattvanswol/status/1995652622112760293?s=20   invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS. WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE. https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1995735514469527661?s=20 DOGE Geopolitical https://twitter.com/JoeLang51440671/status/1995662088337768634?s=20 Delegation of U.S. Representatives From Intelligence Committee Traveled to Honduras to “Observe” Election   , a delegation of U.S. Representatives traveled to Honduras to personally “participate in observation” of their elections to “underscore the United States' continued support for transparent, credible, and peaceful democratic processes in the region,” according to a press release from Representative Rick Crawford, the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. https://twitter.com/RepRickCrawford/status/1995625707318509587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1995625707318509587%7Ctwgr%5Ecbef4e85d24884b779ca77c501bc569911e36442%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fdelegation-u-s-representatives-intelligence-committee-traveled-honduras%2F  Hemisphere neighborhood rests heavily on our key allies’ ability to instill trust in their commitment to democracy and the administering of free and fair elections. The people of Honduras made it very clear they wanted U.S. eyes on this election, and they showed up in droves at voting locations yesterday to peacefully exercise their right to determine the future of their country. Source: thegatewaypundit.com War/Peace Trump gives Maduro a week to leave Venezuela… and the latter requests a full pardon Trump gives Maduro a week to leave Venezuela… and the latter requests a full pardon   Maduro also expressed his willingness to leave his country on the condition that he and his family members receive a full legal pardon that includes lifting all US sanctions and ending the high-profile case he faces before the International Criminal Court. These developments come as Maduro appeared before a crowd near the presidential palace, affirming his “absolute loyalty” to the Venezuelan people, surrounded by senior officials in his government. Source:  iraqidinarchat.net  Trump's Latin American Allies Against Venezuela  alliances are shaping up in the Caribbean, with many countries abandoning Venezuela and supporting the United States. Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is becoming increasingly isolated as regional governments shift away from Chavismo and move closer to Washington. Honduras and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, once reliable partners for Caracas, have both elected new governments that pledged to distance themselves from Maduro.  Honduras   Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Bolivia have also deteriorated as those countries shifted to the right. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, both U.S. territories, have seen a renewed military buildup, with fighter jets and transport aircraft operating from Cold War-era facilities such as Roosevelt Roads and new activity at St. Croix's airport. Grenada is considering a U.S. request to host temporary radar equipment and personnel at Maurice Bishop International Airport. The government is still weighing technical and safety concerns, and the decision is complicated by the 1983 U.S. invasion and the airport's symbolic significance. Colombia remains the strongest partner, working closely with the United States on counter-narcotics, sanctions enforcement, and intelligence sharing, while also coordinating policy on the region's largest population of Venezuelan refugees. Paraguay and Uruguay consistently vote with Washington at the OAS to isolate Maduro and support democratic transition efforts. Ecuador works with the United States on organized crime, Venezuelan gang activity, and sanctions evasion, and has been publicly critical of the regime.  Maduro's remaining allies in the region are Cuba and Nicaragua, but neither is positioned to provide meaningful assistance. Cuba publicly supports Venezuela but is facing a severe economic crisis and avoids committing to any response if the United States takes military action  source: thegatewaypundit.com  https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1995595335771836726?s=20 https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1995682004151783727?s=20 New York Times Catches Washington Post Red-Handed Defaming Pete Hegseth as a ‘War Criminal' Regarding Previous Strike on Narcotrafficking Boats – Reveals Full Story Behind Attack  The narrative regarding Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordering the killing of survivors in a boat attack in the Caribbean has officially been debunked by a highly unlikely source, which revealed the full story behind the attack. Source:thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/SeanParnellUSA/status/1995674824715501844?s=20 https://twitter.com/JDVance/status/1995883027881144762?s=20   countless “anonymous” leaks meant to undermine him and thwart President Trump and other Realists in the Administration. Bogus story after bogus story. It's the same tired playbook. And for their next act? —They want him tried for war crimes. Yep—war crimes. They intend to prosecute another political opponent. They have lost it. Congressional Democrats are fueled by a radicalized Leftist base and are hellbent on power. The rules don't matter to them. At all. Sound familiar? Russiagate, Dem censorship, Covid tyranny, Dem weaponization of DOJ TO MY FELLOW REPUBLICANS: Understand this reality and never bend the knee to this bullshit. Fight back. The liberal media will never love you. If Europe wants a war, we are ready to fight now, says Vladimir Putin   Putin Says ‘Ready For War’ Against Europe If Attacks On Russian Tankers, Energy Continue   Europe, which has been largely sidelined when it comes to the US peace plan version, Putin is angry. He denounced a recent series of drone strikes on oil and gas tankers carrying Russian energy exports acts of “piracy”. He also on Tuesday made clear that European demands related to Moscow are not at all acceptable, suggesting that they are by intention an effort to prod and anger Russia. He said that “Europe only proposes unacceptable demands,” according to Interfax. “They are on the side of war,” he said of the Europeans. “Russia has no intention of going to war with European countries. But if Europe wants war Russia is ready” – Putin has told journalists before meeting Witkoff and Kushner. https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1995873487806751007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1995873487806751007%7Ctwgr%5Ebba698f8622537fd3d54c6bdae932a981c0c754e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fputin-threatens-ready-war-against-europe-if-attacks-russian-tankers-energy-continue *  Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/BRICSinfo/status/1995883653524848869?s=20 Trump's Push to End the Ukraine War Is Sowing Fresh Fear About NATO's Future This week will bring a split screen that will reinforce growing doubts in Europe about the American commitment to the alliance that has served as the bedrock of Western unity since the end of World War II. On one side, White House special envoy Steve Witkoff will be in Moscow for the latest round of peace talks with the Kremlin over the Ukraine war. Witkoff, who has yet to visit Ukraine, is making his sixth trip to Moscow this year. Source: wsj.com Medical/False Flags https://twitter.com/tracybeanz/status/1995856194779402737?s=20  . Why is this? False Alarms: Rethinking Breast Cancer Screening https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1995887210965729768?s=20 [DS] Agenda  https://twitter.com/SecDuffy/status/1995649610488914054?s=20   fix this or lose $30 million in federal funding  https://twitter.com/SecScottBessent/status/1995615377284628908?s=20 @POTUS @realDonaldTrump , we are acting fast to ensure Americans' taxes are not funding acts of global terror. We will share our findings as our investigation continues. “President Trump is Threatening to Kill Me!” – Dem Senator Mark Kelly Goes on Insane Rant During Presser on ‘Pentagon Intimidation' (VIDEO) Democrat Senator Mark Kelly claimed Trump threatened to kill him during a press conference on ‘Pentagon intimidation' on Monday. Mark Kelly is one of the ‘Seditious Six' Democrat lawmakers who urged members of the military to defy Trump's orders. Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1995606715190890968?s=20   run a foreign influence operation targeting the very government his twin serves in. United24, created by Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation using a USAID-funded infrastructure, appointed Scott Kelly, Senator Mark Kelly’s twin brother, as its ambassador to help raise money for the propaganda outlet. Since then it has raised $2.72 billion, much of it routed quietly via cryptocurrency. United24 produces coordinated messaging marketed as “fact-checking” and “anti-corruption efforts,” but in practice operates as a state propaganda engine shaping US public opinion and Congressional support for Ukraine's war. JUST IN: Schumer Claims Three of His New York Offices Received “MAGA” Bomb Threats (VIDEO)  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday claimed three of his offices received “MAGA” bomb threats.   Schumer said he was informed that his offices received the threats from emails with the subject line ‘MAGA' from an email address claiming the ‘2020 election was rigged.' https://twitter.com/tararosenblum/status/1995601284892971273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1995601284892971273%7Ctwgr%5Ec0381dd15615388f5e8a8ba9d4cced6b8217b451%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fschumer-claims-three-his-new-york-offices-received%2F Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/TonySeruga/status/1995838817975370228?s=20   Scott Kelly (Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Mark Kelly's twin brother, Scott Kelly as an ambassador for Ukraine’s official fundraising platform, UNITED24) to leak ‘stories’ to the media and undermine Secretary Hegseth. https://twitter.com/TonySeruga/status/1995847809627766919?s=20   Nuland, Samantha Power, Lisa Monaco, and Susan Rice. https://twitter.com/TonySeruga/status/1946588339488038984?s=20 minutes to the Obama's War Room residence, sight unseen. President Trump's Plan https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1995914978730144246?s=20  and will begin to stop moving federal funds into those states until they comply.” https:/twitter.com/amuse/status/1995847602743439722?s=20 Amuse: LAWFARE: Trump just removed another 8 pro-illegal immigration judges in Manhattan, 90 fired so far as he restores rule of law to the immigration courts. On December 1, the Trump administration dismissed eight immigration judges at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan for patterns of excessive asylum approvals, refusal to enforce statutory standards and unmanageable processing delays. This brings Trump's total removals to 90 judges nationwide. The administration says the effort is necessary to dismantle the pipeline of activist judges who reward illegal entry with near-automatic asylum approvals. Conservatives call it long-overdue accountability; opponents concede the judges had serious performance issues. https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1995586287064039445?s=20   witnessing a Judicial Insurrection. BREAKING: DOJ to Hit Comey, Letitia James with New Indictments As Soon as This Week The DOJ is seeking new indictments against James Comey and Letitia James after a Clinton judge dismissed both of their cases last week. A grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia indicted former FBI Director James Comey in September. He was indicted on two counts – false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia last month. Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1995886116356968591?s=20   grip on power. Democrats tried to block all three from serving. When that failed, they turned to nonstop “anonymous sources,” fake jacket stories, bogus intelligence leaks, and now a desperate push to prosecute Hegseth for imaginary war crimes. Their radicalized base demands a new Russiagate every month, and congressional Democrats are delivering, rules be damned. This is the same machinery that fueled censorship, Covid authoritarianism, and DOJ abuse. The only response: refuse to bow. https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1995623545377096023?s=20    Trump is back to pushing for the Senate to terminate the filibuster.   (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");