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Donald Trump anunció la semana pasada un “bloqueo total y completo” a todos los petroleros sancionados que se dirijan o salgan de Venezuela. Esto supone algo realmente serio que multiplica la presión sobre el régimen de Nicolás Maduro. Venezuela depende por entero de las ventas de ese petróleo en el mercado internacional. En el caso de que fallen las exportaciones las expectativas para Maduro y el chavismo serían muy negativas y comprometerían su continuidad en el poder. Trump anunció en bloqueo en una publicación de Truth Social en la que adelantaba que Venezuela está “completamente rodeada por la mayor armada jamás reunida en Sudamérica” al tiempo que amenazaba con incrementar la presencia militar hasta que el régimen devuelva el petróleo, las tierras y los activos robados a EEUU. Con esto se refería a las nacionalizaciones de empresas estadounidenses. El anuncio ha venido acompañado de la incautación de petroleros en alta mar que salían o navegaban hacia Venezuela, lo que ha provocado que muchos buques hayan dado media vuelta. Esto ha reducido de forma notable el tráfico marítimo en los puertos venezolanos. Desde hace tiempo el Gobierno chavista se sirve de una flota “fantasma” iraní y rusa para evadir las sanciones. Aunque un bloqueo total sería un acto de guerra, este es parcial ya que excluye a los buques de la compañía Chevron, que disponen de una licencia recién renovada por la Casa Blanca. El impacto es devastador para Venezuela, pero también para Cuba, el principal aliado de la Venezuela bolivariana desde hace un cuarto de siglo. Desde que Hugo Chávez llegó al poder el país recibe petróleo regalado a cambio de médicos y, sobre todo, inteligencia cubana que es muy útil para el régimen. El suministro a Cuba ha pasado de unos 100.000 barriles diarios en 2008 a unos 27.000 en estos momentos. Si se interrumpiese por completo agravaría la crisis económica cubana, la peor desde que Fidel Castro se hizo con el poder en 1959, peor incluso que el periodo especial tras la caída de la Unión Soviética. La situación en Cuba es de extrema gravedad. La economía se ha contraído un 20% en los últimos años, la inflación supera el 450%, aproximadamente el 90% de la población vive en pobreza extrema y un 70% de los cubanos no se puede permitir comer a diario. Hay apagones de hasta 18 horas seguidas, escasez de agua potable, se acumula la basura por las calles y se están propagando enfermedades infecciosas en un país cuyo sistema sanitario colapsó hace tiempo. Como consecuencia de todo lo anterior, desde 2020 casi 3 millones de cubanos (una cuarta parte de la población de la isla, muchos de ellos con titulación superior) han emigrado a EEUU, Europa y varios países de Hispanoamérica. Se está produciendo un vaciamiento demográfico no muy distinto al de los países que atraviesan una guerra. Las reservas de divisas del Gobierno están en mínimos y se reponen con dificultad ya que el turismo, una de sus principales fuentes, está gripado. Si la ofensiva contra Venezuela continúa Trump podría cobrarse dos pájaros de un tiro: en Caracas a Nicolás Maduro y en La Habana a Miguel Díaz-Canel. En ambos casos han decidido resistir sobre la espalda de su propia población. Pero eso no puede durar eternamente. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:59 Cuba cerca del colapso 35:32 “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R 37:36 Inconvenientes del vehículo eléctrico 46:09 Antisionismo judío 51:23 El cupón de la ONCE · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #cuba #venezuela Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Nicolás Maduro beskrivs som en diktator. Han riggar val och har kört Venezuelas ekonomi i botten. Över Venezuela ruvar nu ett hot om en amerikansk invasion. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. När Venezuelas president Hugo Chávez dör 2013 har han redan utsett sin efterträdare – den då 50-årige utrikesministern Nicolás Maduro. Maduro ger ett vagt löfte om att fortsätta Chávez socialistiska reformprojekt, ett löfte som han får svårt att infria. Trots en av världens största råoljereserver är Venezuela ett land med en ekonomi i fritt fall som åtta miljoner venezuelaner har lämnat. Efter ett decennium som president klamrar sig Maduro fast vid makten trots protester, anklagelser om valfusk och internationella påtryckningar. Inte minst från USA som har förtöjt sitt största hangarfartyg utanför landets kust. Hösten 2025 bombas flera båtar som påstås ha transportera narkotika, med över 80 döda. USA har utlyst en belöning för den som kan bidra med information som leder till att Maduro grips till 50 miljoner dollar, samtidigt som hotet om en amerikansk invasion drar över Venezuela. Hör Sveriges Radios latinamerikakorrespondent Lotten Collin och Fredrik Uggla, forskare inom statsvetenskap vid Uppsala universitet. Avsnittet gjordes november/december 2025 av Dist.Programledare och producent: Vendela LundbergAvsnittsmakare och reporter: Sally HenrikssonSlutmix: Fredrik NilssonLjudklippen kommer från Sveriges Radio, CBS, AFP, AP, France 24, El País, Euronews, The Guardian, Global News, NBC, RTVE, Sky News, EFE, Al Jazeera, CNN och BBC.

¿Fue la crisis económica un accidente o un plan fríamente calculado? En este video desglosamos la transición de Hugo Chávez: desde sus promesas de respeto a la democracia en 1998 hasta la implementación agresiva de la "expropiación de los expropiadores".Analizamos cómo el desconocimiento técnico y la ideología marxista se unieron para desmantelar el aparato productivo. Veremos clips históricos donde la máscara democrática cae para dar paso al control total del Estado sobre la banca y la industria, transformando el derecho a la propiedad en una herramienta de intimidación política.Puntos Clave:La contradicción entre las promesas de 1998 y la realidad.La influencia de las tesis de Karl Marx en el plan de gobierno.El impacto de la ignorancia financiera en las decisiones de estado.Consecuencias: De la confiscación a la ruina nacional.Pregunta de Debate: "Muchos dicen que fue falta de capacidad, otros aseguran que fue un plan para destruir a la clase media. ¿Tú qué opinas? ¿Fue ignorancia o estrategia?"Interacción: "Si viviste de cerca el proceso de una empresa expropiada, cuéntanos tu historia en los comentarios."CTA Final: "Si te interesa entender la historia real detrás de los titulares, suscríbete y activa la campana. Dale like si crees que la propiedad privada es la base de la libertad."

We are thrilled to share this Special Edition COBT as our final episode of 2025. Like many of you, we have been closely watching the escalating situation in Venezuela, and we had the honor of hosting former Attorney General Bill Barr to hear his unique perspectives. Bill served twice as Attorney General, first under President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993 and again under President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2020. He is the author of “One Damn Thing After Another” and has held senior roles at Kirkland & Ellis and Verizon. He earned his law degree from George Washington University and studied Government and Chinese Studies at Columbia. Bill is currently a Partner at Torridon Group. It was our pleasure to visit with Bill and hear his insights on the latest developments in Venezuela. In our conversation, we explore the current Venezuela crisis and U.S. military buildup, why Bill welcomes the Trump Administration's response, and why he sees Venezuela as both a national security threat and humanitarian crisis. Bill outlines narco-terrorism versus traditional organized crime, how cartels use drugs as a weapon against the U.S., and why he views Venezuela as a strategic adversary with deep ties to Russia, China, Cuba, Iran, and Hezbollah. He explains why domestic-style law enforcement doesn't work inside hostile foreign territory and walks through the long-standing U.S. doctrine of acting when foreign states are “unable or unwilling” to deal with threats to the U.S. in their territory. We discuss lessons from U.S. action in Panama, stopping short in Iraq after Gulf War I, what “if you break it, you own it” means for Venezuela, why Venezuela is the focus now, versus Mexico and others, the role of Russia and China in Venezuela, and how renewed enforcement pressure on sanctioned tankers and oil flows can further squeeze the regime. We cover the effectiveness and limits of sanctions and the emerging quasi-blockade, how the President should think about escalation from a legal and constitutional perspective, Maduro's options and potential off-ramps, the case for swift, decisive action, how failed regimes drive refugee crises that put pressure on U.S. borders, the potential collateral benefits for Venezuela and the broader region if things go well, and much more. As always, we appreciate hearing Bill's perspectives. It was a fascinating conversation. Mike Bradley kicked us off by noting that Thursday's November CPI report printed much lower than expected, which lifted bonds and equities. On the electricity market front, he highlighted that the PJM Capacity Auction for 2027-2028 resulted in a record price ($333 per megawatt day). The more concerning takeaway, however, was that PJM did not obtain enough capacity to meet future reliability requirements. In energy news, Mike noted that Meg O'Neill, current CEO of Woodside Energy, has accepted the CEO role at BP PLC. On the oil market front, he observed that WTI price appears to have temporarily stabilized in the $56-$57/bbl range. Oil markets continue to be overly concerned with a “perceived” oil supply price glut in 2026, and at the current WTI strip price (mid-$50s/bbl), 2026 E&P budgets will be negatively impacted when they report in the coming months. He wrapped by walking through Venezuela's past/present oil production (under both the Chávez and Maduro administrations) and the severe economic damage that's been inflicted under the Maduro presidency. Arjun Murti built on Mike's comments and reflected on Venezuela's oil industry in the 1990s, when international oil companies partnered with PDVSA to develop the country's vast heavy-oil resources under favorable fiscal terms and strong technical collaboration. He contrasted that period with the deterioration that followed under Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, as contract terms were tightened and assets were eventually nationalized, contributing to the collapse of Venezuela's oil sector and the country's

On today's show, host Esty Dinur is joined by scholar Marc Becker to talk about the Trump Administration's rapidly escalating attacks on Venezuela. He puts the strikes on boats allegedly trafficking drugs in the context of Venezuela's oil economy and Latin American politics. Venezuela is considered to have the world's largest oil reserves which leads many mainstream news sources to call the country the wealthiest in Latin America. But Becker says that wealth is poorly distributed. Under the presidency of Hugo Chávez, Venezuela was successful at redistributing that oil wealth. However, the US has worked to remove Chavez and more recently Nicolás Maduro from power. Even the media circulates narratives that these left-wing leaders have “illegitimate” power.   They also talk about how the US embargo has had a catastrophic effect on the Venezuelan economy, how the US might be gearing up for attacks on Cuba, Chinese policy in Latin and South America, and the Ineligibility of María Corina Machado in the recent Venezuelan elections.  Marc Becker is professor of history at Truman State University. He studies the Latin American left with a particular interest in race, class, and gender within popular movements in the South American Andes. Among other works, he is the author of Contemporary Latin American Revolutions (Rowman and Littlefield, 2022); The CIA in Ecuador (Duke University Press, 2020); The FBI in Latin America: The Ecuador Files (Duke University Press, 2017); and Indians and Leftists in the Making of Ecuador’s Modern Indigenous Movements (Duke University Press, 2008. He has served on the executive committees and has been web editor of the Peace History Society (PHS) and Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-Pad). Becker is currently working on a project on Philip Agee and the CIA in Ecuador in the early 1960s. Featured image of a mural outside a Venezuelan state-owned oil and gas company from 2009 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate hereThe post Oil Motivates US Attacks on Venezuela appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

What if the most powerful negotiation tactic… was silence? In this masterclass episode, legendary negotiator William Ury, co-author of Getting to Yes and co-founder of Harvard's Program on Negotiation, shares the unbelievable true story of how he helped prevent a civil war in Venezuela — not with force, but with silence, empathy, and preparation. You'll hear how Ury kept calm while being yelled at by President Hugo Chávez… and how going to the “mental balcony” gave him the clarity to de-escalate the moment and shift the direction of an entire nation.

In the latest escalation of tensions between the US and Venezuela, the US President Donald Trump ordered a "complete blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. His Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, called the move "warmongering threats", and accused the US of trying to steal its resources. In this episode we speak to Pablo Uchoa, a PhD candidate researching Venezuela's military, on how Venezuela has long been preparing for this moment, ever since a failed coup attempt on Maduro's predecessor, Hugo Chávez. This episode was written and produced by Mend Mariwany and Gemma Ware with assistance from Katie Flood. Mixing by Michelle Macklem and theme music by Neeta Sarl. Gemma Ware is the executive producer. Read the full credits for this episode and sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation.If you like the show, please consider donating to The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit news organisation.Mentioned in this episode:The Making of an AutocratSearch "The Conversation Weekly" for our new series: The Making of an Autocrat. Is America watching its democracy unravel in real time? In The Making of an Autocrat from The Conversation, six of the world's pre-eminant scholars reveal the recipe for authoritarian rule. From capturing a party, to controlling the military, Donald Trump is borrowing from the playbook of strongmen thoughout history. This is the story of how democracies falter — and what might happen next.

What if the most powerful negotiation tactic… was silence? In this masterclass episode, legendary negotiator William Ury, co-author of Getting to Yes and co-founder of Harvard's Program on Negotiation, shares the unbelievable true story of how he helped prevent a civil war in Venezuela — not with force, but with silence, empathy, and preparation. You'll hear how Ury kept calm while being yelled at by President Hugo Chávez… and how going to the “mental balcony” gave him the clarity to de-escalate the moment and shift the direction of an entire nation.

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His admin are now showing the world that they are united and they stand behind Trump. This was needed for the next part of the plan that we are entering. Soon the storm is coming, buckle up. Economy  (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/unusual_whales/status/2001275434898784270?s=20 https://twitter.com/PlanetOfMemes/status/2000978294993236140?s=20 https://twitter.com/USTradeRep/status/2000990028835508258?s=20   enterprise services to EU companies, and they support millions of jobs and more than $100 billion in direct investment in Europe. The United States has raised concerns with the EU for years on these matters without meaningful engagement or basic acknowledgement of U.S. concerns. In stark contrast, EU service providers have been able to operate freely in the United States for decades, benefitting from access to our market and consumers on a level playing field. Some of the largest EU service providers that have hitherto enjoyed this expansive market access include, among others: — Accenture — Amadeus — Capgemini — DHL — Mistral — Publicis — SAP — Siemens — Spotify If the EU and EU Member States insist on continuing to restrict, limit, and deter the competitiveness of U.S. service providers through discriminatory means, the United States will have no choice but to begin using every tool at its disposal to counter these unreasonable measures. Should responsive measures be necessary, U.S. law permits the assessment of fees or restrictions on foreign services, among other actions. The United States will take a similar approach to other countries that pursue an EU-style strategy in this area.  Political/Rights https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2000982942907039813?s=20   Russiagate. In 2017, he founded the Committee to Investigate Russia, a political NGO that promoted the Russiagate hoax. Former CIA Director John Brennan and DNI James Clapper served on its advisory board, giving intelligence world credibility to a partisan effort. The group's mission was clear: cripple President Trump and question the legitimacy of the 2016 election. https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/2000993976330191330?s=20   efforts to have Trump imprisoned on wholly fabricated charges. Proof below. 3. In all likelihood, Reiner was in cahoots with the CIA in attempting to destroy our Constitutional form of government. Given the above, if anything Trump’s commentary on Reiner was too kind. So knock it off, bedwetters. https://twitter.com/TonySeruga/status/2001297973209416013?s=20 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2000987037638496554?s=20  https://twitter.com/RedWave_Press/status/2001066545716326714?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheLastRefuge2/status/2001196416056619102?s=20 Brown University Received a Letter from 34 Human Rights Groups in August Requesting They Disable Their CCTV System  The question is: Did Brown University acquiesce under pressure from far-left human rights groups to disable their CCTV systems, in advance of the mass shooting on campus? [SOURCE – AUGUST 19, 2025] As originally reported in August 2025 {SOURCE}, a group of far-left human rights advocate sent a letter to 150 U.S. colleges and universities asking them to disable the CCTV systems to protect “free expression and academic freedom across the country,” because “the Trump administration has launched an aggressive campaign against US academic institutions.” The motive for the request to disable CCTV systems as stated: “Right now these tools are facilitating the identification and punishment of student protesters, undermining activists' right to anonymity––a right the Supreme Court has affirmed as vital to free expression and political participation.” {SOURCE} The letter from ‘Fight For The Future‘ (August, 2025) came after an earlier campaign by the same group seeking to stop the use of facial recognition cameras on college campuses. {SOURCE} Source: theconservativetreehouse.com https://twitter.com/DataRepublican/status/2001107948312133776?s=20   network. Students from there have been arrested for participating in terrorist plots. The evidence is so overwhelming, that House Republicans successfully convinced Harvard to cut research ties to Birzeit University — briefly. Let’s put it this way: If I were in Vegas and forced to bet on whether Professor Doumani had ever been part of any extremist plots, I wouldn’t bet on “no.” We need to stop accepting “Ivy League” as any meaningful measure of merit. https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/2001052796037017940?s=20   in the area with no noticeable gun, then started jogging towards the building where he shot one of the few conservative leaders on a radical campus. That seems like an assassination of Ella Cook, possibly with an innocent bystander taken down with her. https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2001062786084880887?s=20  today, December 16, 2025, amid widespread speculation and emerging reports identifying him as the prime suspect in the December 13 mass shooting on campus that killed two students and injured nine others. The university has not released an official statement explaining the deletion, but online discussions and news coverage point to it as an effort to scrub digital traces of Kharbouch during the ongoing FBI manhunt and investigation. His X (formerly Twitter) account has also been taken down, fueling theories of a cover-up by the university, media, or authorities to control the narrative around his pro-Palestine activism and alleged radical views. As of now, federal authorities have released images and a timeline of the suspect’s movements but have not publicly confirmed Kharbouch’s involvement, though some outlets report he has fled and remains at large with a $50,000 reward offered for information leading to his arrest. This is a summary of his (now deleted) manifesto: In Mustapha Kharbouch’s 2024 manifesto, “I Hear The Voice of My Ancestors Calling: From The Camps to The Campus,” published by the Institute for Palestine Studies, the author reflects on his role in the Brown University Gaza Solidarity Encampment amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. As a third-generation stateless Palestinian refugee raised in Lebanon, Kharbouch draws from his family’s history of displacement during the 1948 Nakba to frame his activism. The piece begins with lyrics from an adapted “Ancestor Song,” symbolizing a call to action and intergenerational resilience. He describes participating in non-violent protests, including an eight-day hunger strike by 19 students, arrests of 61 comrades for demanding university divestment from apartheid and illegal occupation, and organizing encampments with hundreds of participants engaging in rallies, teach-ins, art, film screenings, and chants. Kharbouch explores themes of “radical love” for land and people in Gaza, collective grief over the genocide, and solidarity as a revolutionary practice rooted in Palestinian revolutionary traditions that reject colonialism, carcerality, and imperialism. He critiques passive hope, instead advocating for active, decolonial hope through community-building and bearing witness to atrocities, like the invasion of Rafah. Influenced by queer feminist approaches (citing scholars like Sarah Ihmoud and Robin Kelley), he emphasizes transforming anger and despair into sustainable world-making, while questioning intergenerational betrayal and the cynicism inherited from survival under oppression. Ultimately, the manifesto affirms the encampment’s role in a broader student rebellion, linking campus actions to global Palestinian liberation and calling for continued, unyielding commitment despite challenges. https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/2001028141851013528?s=20 https://twitter.com/JamesHartline/status/2001090533746467327?s=20 https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/2001089445194235926?s=20 https://twitter.com/ProvidenceRIPD/status/2001345847133643062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2001345847133643062%7Ctwgr%5E8764cf1453bd57445310069de900ad0f6828d697%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fbreaking-providence-police-release-photos-person-proximity-brown%2F https://twitter.com/nypost/status/2001047137308590081?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheSCIF/status/2000985628029403418?s=20 https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2001347329585012818?s=20 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2001000454042607728?s=20 DOGE Trump Suspends ‘Tech Prosperity Deal' With UK Over Censorship and Regulations by ‘Online Safety Bill' Hurting US Tech Companies  Trump has suspended the ‘Tech Prosperity Deal' with the UK over its censorship push. The Telegraph reported: “The White House paused the tech prosperity deal amid concerns the Online Safety Act, which regulates online speech, will stifle American artificial intelligence companies, the Telegraph understands. The law allows the British government to levy large fines on tech giants it deems have facilitated hate speech.” After the rise of artificial intelligence, companies like OpenAI or xAI can face huge fines – harming their growth and giving China an edge in the AI race. “'The perception is that Britain is way out there on attempting to police what is said online, and it's caused real concern', a source with knowledge of the decision to suspend the deal said. ‘Americans went into this deal thinking Britain were going to back off regulating American tech firms but realized it was going to restrict the speech of American chatbots'.” Source: thegatewaypundit.com Geopolitical https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2001217017001685167?s=20    of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela. The Illegal Aliens and Criminals that the Maduro Regime has sent into the United States during the weak and inept Biden Administration, are being returned to Venezuela at a rapid pace. America will not allow Criminals, Terrorists, or other Countries, to rob, threaten, or harm our Nation and, likewise, will not allow a Hostile Regime to take our Oil, Land, or any other Assets, all of which must be returned to the United States, IMMEDIATELY. Thank you for your attention to this matter! DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In 1970, as National Security Advisor, Kissinger was briefed on and helped shape US oil import policies toward Venezuela following a visit by Venezuelan President Rafael Caldera. These policies, announced in June 1970, focused on long-term petroleum development and were positively received by Venezuela, but they represented unilateral US adjustments rather than a negotiated deal.  In 1972, Venezuela terminated a longstanding reciprocal trade agreement with the US that included concessional tariff rates on Venezuelan oil imports. Kissinger was informed of this as National Security Advisor, and the US considered maintaining low tariffs to avoid cost increases, but this was a termination process, not a new deal.   Venezuela effectively took control of oil fields and assets from US companies on two major occasions, though the processes involved nationalization and expropriation rather than outright theft without legal frameworks or compensation. These actions shifted operations from private foreign (including US) entities to state control under the Venezuelan government.In the 1970s, Venezuela nationalized its entire oil industry, which had been largely developed and operated by foreign companies since the early 20th century. On January 1, 1976, the government officially took over, creating the state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA). This affected major US firms like Exxon (formerly Standard Oil), Gulf Oil, and others, which had held concessions. The companies were provided compensation as part of the process, and it was generally seen as an expected transition in global oil politics at the time, without major disruptions to US supply. In 2007, under President Hugo Chávez, Venezuela escalated state control by mandating that foreign oil projects in the Orinoco Belt (a massive heavy oil reserve) convert to joint ventures where PDVSA held at least a 60% stake. Companies like Chevron complied, but ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips refused, leading to the government expropriating their assets. International arbitration tribunals later ruled these actions unlawful, awarding ExxonMobil about $1.6 billion and ConocoPhillips over $8 billion in compensation (though Venezuela has contested and delayed payments). This has been a point of ongoing tension, with US firms pursuing Venezuelan assets globally to enforce the awards. These events did not involve taking oil fields directly from the US government but from American corporations with investments in Venezuela, reflecting broader shifts toward resource nationalism. https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2001087786879795546?s=20 War/Peace Zelensky: If Putin rejects peace plan, US must give us weapons The Ukrainian leader issued the warning as Russia said it would not drop its claims to land it believes to be its own  So Zelensky, NATO EU DS rewrote the plan knowing Russia wouldn’t accept it.  Source: thetimes.com Zelensky is stealing the election before it begins The overstaying Ukrainian leader has made a show of agreeing to hold a vote – but his preconditions make a mockery of it   The often-heard claim that Ukraine cannot hold presidential elections in wartime, by the way, is badly misleading, and a thoroughly politically motivated misrepresentation of the facts: In reality, the Ukrainian constitution only prohibits parliamentary elections in time of war. Elections for the presidency are impeded by ordinary laws which can, of course, easily and legally be changed by the majority which Zelensky controls in parliament. That is merely a question of political will, not legality.  Zelensky and his fixers are planning to shift the whole presidential election online. If they do, falsification in Zelensky's favor is de facto guaranteed or mail in ballots Source: rt.com Hegseth Orders Christmas Bonuses For War Department Top Performers  The War Department is rewarding its highest performers with monetary awards worth 15 to 25% of base pay, The Daily Wire can first report, rewards intended to reflect the “historic successes” of the past 10 months. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directed all War Department department heads and principal staff assistants to “take immediate action to recognize and reward [the] very best” of the department's civilian workforce with “meaningful monetary awards consistent with the relevant existing civilian awards authorities for each pay system,” according to a memorandum for senior Pentagon leadership first obtained by The Daily Wire. The distribution of bonuses — which could reach up to $25,000 — is also in line with the Trump administration's broader efforts to make the federal government function more like a private-sector business. Source: dailywire.com FBI Agents Thought Clinton’s Uranium One Deal Might Be Criminal – But McCabe, Yates Stonewalled Investigation: Report Remember Uranium One? The massive 2010 sale of US uranium deposits to Russia approved by Hillary Clinton and rubber-stamped by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) – after figures linked to the deal donated to the Clinton Foundation? Turns out rank-and-file FBI investigators thought there was enough smoke to launch a criminal investigation, but internal delays and disagreements within the DOJ and FBI ultimately caused the inquiry to lapse, newly released records reveal.   The Uranium One transaction – involving the sale of a Canadian mining company with substantial U.S. uranium assets to Russia's state-owned nuclear firm Rosatom – became a flashpoint during Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. Critics argued that then-Secretary of State Clinton, a member of CFIUS, helped approve the deal while donors connected to Uranium One made large contributions to the Clinton Foundation.  The newly released documents suggest that the circumstances surrounding Uranium One were never fully investigated, leaving unresolved questions about how a strategic U.S. asset came under Russian control – and whether potential criminal conduct went unexamined due to internal delays and legal disputes. Source: zerohedge.com Health https://twitter.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2001327868979368264?s=20 [DS] Agenda https://twitter.com/Badhombre/status/2001052105155481995?s=20   million stolen through Medicaid fraud by Chavis Willis. – $12.5 million in federal education grants stolen by 1,834 “ghost students.” All of this happened in Minnesota under Tim Walz. Somali fraudsters were involved in almost every case. Ex-Marine planned attack in New Orleans that would ‘recreate’ Waco, officials say Plans to “carry out an attack” in New Orleans were thwarted after an ex-Marine was arrested while on the way to the Louisiana city with guns and body armor in the car, according to court documents obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. Micah James Legnon, 28, was charged with threats in interstate commerce. Federal authorities said they had been surveilling Legnon due to ties to an extremist anti-capitalist and anti-government group. Four members of the group were arrested Friday in the Mojave Desert, east of Los Angeles, as they were rehearsing a foiled plot to set off bombs in Southern California on New Year's Eve, authorities said.  Legnon believed it was time to “recreate” Waco with an attack in New Orleans, authorities said in court documents. They pointed to a Dec. 4 chat message by Legnon written under the alias “Kateri The Witch” the day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived in New Orleans. Legnon's alias had “she/her” written beside it, but jail records referred to Legnon as male. Source: nbcnews.com https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/2001118961073639492?s=20 President Trump's Plan  https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2001336422150869037?s=20 https://twitter.com/RAZ0RFIST/status/2001111187245736061?s=20 https://twitter.com/KariLakeWarRoom/status/2001117437274509736?s=20 RINO Congressman Who Voted to Impeach President Donald Trump Will Not Seek Re-election  In 2021, RINO Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) was one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump. Newhouse announced that he will not seek re-election in 2026, leaving Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) as the only one of the group remaining in Congress. https://twitter.com/RepNewhouse/status/2001291310146158666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2001291310146158666%7Ctwgr%5Ee6d32e37b15338ded9a698a990480010a5616470%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Frino-congressman-who-voted-impeach-president-donald-trump%2F The fates of the ten Republicans who voted to impeach: 1. Liz Cheney (WY) — Defeated in 2022 primary 2. John Katko (NY) — Retired in 2022 3. Adam Kinzinger (IL) — Retired in 2022 4. Fred Upton (MI) — Retired in 2022 5. Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA) — Defeated in 2022 primary 6. Peter Meijer (MI) — Defeated in 2022 primary 7. Anthony Gonzalez (OH) — Retired in 2022 8. Tom Rice (SC) — Defeated in 2022 primary 9. Dan Newhouse (WA) — Will not seek reelection 10. David Valadao (CA) — Reelected in 2024, currently serving in the 119th Congress Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2000999942303998185?s=20 https://twitter.com/HansMahncke/status/2001046169279955130?s=20   January 2017 briefing of Trump followed the same playbook, as did Strzok's conversation with General Flynn. The FBI's so-called briefings of Senators Grassley and Johnson also fit the same mold. Each time, they present it as a routine check-in or just a quick conversation. And each time, the real purpose is to box you in, lay traps and put you in prison. https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/2001087239938564475?s=20  https://twitter.com/BehizyTweets/status/2000996943741501841?s=20 There is no specific time limit mandated by law or congressional rules for the Senate to vote on a bill passed by the House, including one that codifies executive orders (such as the FY2026 NDAA, which reportedly incorporates 15 of President Trump’s executive orders). The Senate can schedule consideration and a vote at any point during the remainder of the current Congress (the 119th Congress ends on January 3, 2027). If the Senate does not act before then, the bill dies and would need to be reintroduced in the next Congress.In practice, for time-sensitive legislation like the NDAA, the Senate typically votes shortly after the House (often within days or weeks) due to bipartisan urgency around defense authorizations, but this is not a requirement. https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/2001031213516304877?s=20 https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/2000991371952357796?s=20   achievements will fail. We are family. We are united. https://twitter.com/EagleEdMartin/status/2001011049106161975?s=20 President Trump Issues Response to Vanity Fair Hit Piece Which Claims Susie Wiles Made a Pointed Remark About Him During an interview with the New York Post, Trump did not take the alleged remark Wiles made about him as an insult. In fact, he admitted to having a “very possessive” personality. “No, she meant that I'm — you see, I don't drink alcohol. So everybody knows that — but I've often said that if I did, I'd have a very good chance of being an alcoholic. I have said that many times about myself, I do. It's a very possessive personality,” Trump told the Post. “I've said that many times about myself. I'm fortunate I'm not a drinker. If I did, I could very well, because I've said that — what's the word? Not possessive — possessive and addictive type personality. Oh, I've said it many times, many times before,” he added. Trump went on to tell the Post that he agrees the Vanity Fair article was a total hit job and Wiles's remarks were taken out of context.  . Source: thegatewaypundit.com  Based on recent reports, the entire Trump administration appears to be standing by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles following the Vanity Fair article, with no notable dissent.   Specific individuals who have expressed support include: Name Position Donald Trump President JD Vance Vice President Doug Burgum Secretary of the Interior Scott Bessent Secretary of the Treasury Chris Wright Secretary of Energy Lori Chavez-DeRemer Secretary of Labor Linda McMahon Secretary of Education Scott Turner Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Brooke Rollins Secretary of Agriculture Sean Duffy Secretary of Transportation Kelly Loeffler SBA Administrator Lee Zeldin EPA Administrator Russ Vought OMB Director Pam Bondi Attorney General Kash Patel FBI Director Karoline Leavitt White House Press Secretary The [DS] has been trying to divide Trump adminitration from the beginning, they want people questioning everything, they are trying to have people doubt the administration.  how do you show the people that you are not divided.   Trump and team just changed the narrative, they took control, Susie and team most likely set this up, this way the team can tell the world they are united not divided. Information warfare. We are now moving into the next phase of the plan and the DS is panicking, the attacks against MAGA, his administration will continue, physical attacks will continue. The [DS] is fighting for their lives while Trump is dismantling their system and producing evidence on the  treasonous crimes they have committed. I think is letting us know we are moving into the storm, look how he stared this truth post.   (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");

Vladimir Villegas es un reconocido periodista, analista político y columnista venezolano con una trayectoria profesional. Su carrera está marcada por una notable evolución, transitando desde la militancia política activa hasta consolidarse como una de las voces críticas e independientes más respetadas en el periodismo venezolano.Villegas ocupó cargos clave tanto en la esfera legislativa como en el Ejecutivo. Fue Diputado al Congreso de la República (1994-1999) y posteriormente se integró al proceso del gobierno de Hugo Chávez, donde sirvió como Presidente de Venezolana de Televisión (VTV) (2003-2004) y Embajador de Venezuela en Brasil (c. 2002) y México (2005).Con el tiempo, Vladimir Villegas se distanció de la línea oficialista, convirtiéndose en un analista político y periodista de oposición que promueve el debate democrático y la pluralidad. Actualmente, mantiene una destacada presencia en medios con su columna en El Nacional y su trabajo en radio, enfocando su labor en el análisis profundo y el compromiso con la información veraz para fortalecer la democracia.

Se déplacer dans la capitale haïtienne relève du parcours du combattant. Dans les communes de Delmas et Pétion-Ville, la circulation est devenue quasi-impossible, notamment aux heures de pointe. Reportage de notre correspondant Peterson Luxama. L'insécurité dans ces communes pousse les habitants et commerçants à s'installer dans ces zones déjà saturées, ce qui rend la population encore plus dense et paralyse les routes. Résultat : embouteillages monstres, taxis-motos qui se faufilent dans les moindres interstices, piétons contraints de zigzaguer entre les marchandes installées sur les trottoirs… Pour les habitants comme Philogène ou Bedson, aller travailler, se rendre à un rendez-vous ou simplement circuler devient une épreuve quotidienne. Aucune solution claire n'émerge pour l'instant. Les habitants continuent de subir cette congestion chronique, sans indication des autorités sur des mesures pour désengorger la circulation. Pour certains professionnels, la seule alternative est de laisser leur véhicule pour avancer à pied ou à moto. Les habitants qualifient cette situation de catastrophique, elle affecte tous les aspects de la vie quotidienne : travail, études, services et commerces.   Le Canada, victime des taxes américaines sur les petits colis Depuis trois mois, les États-Unis taxent désormais tous les petits colis étrangers, y compris ceux de moins de 800 dollars, mettant fin à une exemption qui permettait jusqu'ici aux petits vendeurs de commercer facilement avec le marché américain. Officiellement, la mesure visait les géants asiatiques du commerce en ligne, mais dans les faits, elle frappe de plein fouet les petites entreprises canadiennes. Des créateurs et artisans, comme Laetitia Durand près de Montréal, voient leurs marges disparaître sous des surtaxes qui peuvent atteindre 35%, ajoutées aux frais élevés des transporteurs. Résultat : des produits qui deviennent hors de prix pour les clients américains, une avalanche de formalités administratives et une chute brutale des commandes. Un dossier signé de notre correspondante à Montréal, Nafi Alibert.     La montée des tensions entre les États-Unis et le Venezuela vue par la presse Pour le quotidien canadien Le Devoir, le responsable principal de cette escalade se trouve clairement à Washington. Le journal rappelle que, ce week-end, le président américain Donald Trump a déclaré que l'espace aérien vénézuélien était désormais «entièrement fermé». Il a aussi reconnu avoir eu un échange téléphonique avec son homologue vénézuélien Nicolás Maduro, sans en préciser le contenu. Toujours selon Le Devoir, les pressions américaines ne s'arrêtent pas là. Le sénateur républicain Markwayne Mullin est allé jusqu'à révéler que les États-Unis auraient proposé au président vénézuélien de quitter le pouvoir. Pour l'instant, Nicolás Maduro n'a donné aucune suite officielle à cette proposition. En revanche, il est réapparu publiquement ce dimanche, pour la première fois depuis plusieurs jours, mettant fin aux rumeurs selon lesquelles il aurait quitté le pays. Selon CNN, le président vénézuélien a participé à une cérémonie publique à Caracas, décorant des producteurs de café et dégustant plusieurs variétés, sous l'œil des caméras des médias officiels. Et alors que Washington le décrit comme le chef d'un «narco-État» et l'associe à un vaste réseau de trafic de drogue, le pouvoir vénézuélien contre-attaque sur le terrain de la communication. D'après El Nacional, le gouvernement de Caracas vient de lancer une série biographique consacrée au président, afin de renforcer son image à l'intérieur. La série s'intitule simplement Nicolás. Elle présente Maduro comme un homme du peuple, un «président-ouvrier», et insiste sur son parcours personnel : de jeune espoir du baseball à militant révolutionnaire, engagé dans les luttes politiques, inspiré par son mentor Hugo Chávez. Journal de la 1ère Lancement, depuis le Centre spatial guyanais, à Kourou, de Vega-C, avec le satellite KOMPSAT-7 au profit de l'Institut coréen de recherche aérospatiale.

This week we talk about Venezuela, casus belli, and drug smuggling.We also discuss oil reserves, Maduro, and Machado.Recommended Book: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnimanTranscriptVenezuela, which suffered all sorts of political and economic crises under former president Hugo Chávez, has suffered even more of the same, and on a more dramatic scale, under Chávez's successor, Nicolás Maduro.Both Chávez and Maduro have ruled over autocratic regimes, turning ostensibly democratic Venezuelan governments into governments ruled by a single person, and those they like and empower and reward, over time removing anyone from power who might challenge them, and collapsing all checks and balances within the structure of their government.They still hold elections, then, but like in Russia, the voting is just for show, the outcome predetermined, and anyone who gets too popular and who isn't favored by the existing regime is jailed or killed or otherwise neutralized; the votes are then adjusted when necessary to make it look like the regime is still popular, and anyone who challenges that seeming popularity is likewise taken care of.As a result of that state of affairs, an unpopular regime with absolute power running things into the ground over the course of two autocrats' administrations, Venezuela has suffered immense hyperinflation, high levels of crime and widespread disease, ever-increasing mortality rates, and even starvation, as fundamentals like food periodically become scarce. This has led to a swell of emigration out of the country, which has, during the past decade, become the largest ever recorded refugee crisis in the Americas, those who leave mostly flooding into neighboring countries like Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador.As of 2025, it's estimated that nearly 8 million people, more than 20% of Venezuela's entire population as of 2017, has fled the country to get away from the government, its policies, its collapsed economy, and the cultural homogeny that has led to so much crime, conflict, and oppression of those not favored by the people in charge.This has also led to some Venezuelans trying to get into the US, which was part of the justification for a proposed invasion of the country, by the US government, under the first Trump administration in 2017.The idea was that this is a corrupt, weak government that also happens to possess the largest proven oil reserves in the world. Its production of oil has collapsed along with everything else, in part because the government is so ineffectual, and in part because of outside forces, like longstanding sanctions by the US, which makes selling and profiting from said oil on the global market difficult.Apparently, though, Trump also just liked the idea of invading Venezuela through US ally Colombia, saying—according to Trump's National Security advisor at the time, John Bolton—that Venezuela is really part of the US, so it would be “cool” for the US to take it. Trump also later said, in 2023, that when he left office Venezuela was about to collapse, and that he would have taken it over if he had been reelected instead of losing to Joe Biden, and the US would have then kept all the country's oil.So there's long been a seeming desire by Trump to invade Venezuela, partly on vibe grounds, the state being weak and why shouldn't we own it, that kind of thing? But underlying that is the notion of the US being a country that can stomp into weaker countries, take their oil, and then nation-build, similar to what the government seemed to be trying to do when it invaded Iraq in the early 2000s, using 9/11 as a casus belli, an excuse to go to war, with an uninvolved nation that happened to own a bunch of oil resources the US government wanted for itself.What I'd like to talk about today is the seeming resurgence of that narrative, but this time with an, actual tangible reason to believe an invasion of Venezuela might occur sometime soon.—As I mentioned, though previously kind of a success story in South America, bringing people in from all over the continent and the world, Venezuela has substantially weakened under its two recent autocratic leaders, who have rebuilt everything in their image, and made corruption and self-serving the main driver behind their decisions for the direction of the country.A very popular candidate, María Corina Machado, was barred from participating in the country's 2024 election, the country's Supreme Court ruling that a 15-year ban on her holding public office because of her involvement with an alleged plot against Maduro with a previous candidate for office, Juan Guaido; Guiado is now in exile, run out of the country for winning an election against Maduro, which Maduro's government has claimed wasn't legit, but which dozens of governments recognize as having been legitimate, despite Maduro's clinging to power after losing.So Machado is accused of being corrupt by Maduro's corrupt government, and thus isn't allowed to run for office. Another candidate that she wanted to have run in her place was also declared ineligible by Maduro's people, so another sub was found, Edmundo González, and basically every outside election watchdog group says that he won in 2024, and handedly, over Maduro. But the government's official results say that's not the case, that Maduro won, and that has created even more conflict and chaos in the country as it's become clearer and clearer that there's no way to oust the autocrat in control of the government—not through the voting box, at least.This is part of what makes Venezuela an even more appealing target, for the Trump administration, right now, because not only is Maduro incredibly unpopular and running the country into the ground, there's also a very popular alternative, in the shape of María Corina Machado, who could conceivably take control of things should Maduro be toppled. So there's a nonzero chance that if someone, like the US military, were to step in and either kill Maduro or run him out of town, they could make a very sweet deal with the incoming Machado government, including a deal that grants access to all that currently underutilized oil wealth.This is theoretical right now, but recent moves by the US government and military suggest it might not remain theoretical for much longer.In mid-November, 2025, the US Navy moved the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Caribbean—the USS Gerald R Ford being an aircraft carrier, and the strike group being the array of ships and aircraft that accompany it—it was moved there from the Eastern Mediterranean, where it was moved following the attack on Israel that led to Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip.This, by itself, doesn't necessarily mean anything; the shifting of aircraft carrier groups is often more symbolic than practical. But the US government has suggested it might us these vessels and aircraft to strike drug manufacturers across South and Central America, and specifically in Venezuela.This is being seen as an escalation of an already fraught moment in the region, because the US has launched a series of strikes against small boats in the area, beginning back in September of 2025.These boats, according to the US government, are drug smuggling vessels, bringing fentanyl, among other drugs, to US shores. So the idea is that the people aboard these boats are criminals who are killing folks in the US by bringing this drug, which is highly addictive and super potent, and thus more likely to kill its users than other opioids, into the country for illegal sale and distribution. So, the claim goes, this is a justified use of force.These strikes have thus far, over the past two months, killed at least 79 people, all alleged by the US government to be drug smugglers, despite some evidence to the contrary, in some cases. The US's allies have not been happy about these strikes, including allies the government usually relies on to help with drug-related detection and interdiction efforts, including regional governments that take action to keep drugs from shuffling around the region and eventually ending up in the US.Many US allies have also called the strikes illegal. The French foreign minister recently said they violate international law, and the EU's foreign policy chief said something similar, indicating that such use of force is only valid in cases of self-defense, and when there's a UN Security council resolution on the matter.Canadian and Dutch governments have been doing what they can to distance themselves from the strikes, without outright criticizing the at times vindictive US government, and some regional allies, like Colombia, have been signaling that they'll be less cooperative with the US when it comes to drug-related issues, saying that they would no longer share intelligence with the US until they stop the strikes, which they've called “extrajudicial executions.”An extrajudicial killing is one that is not lawful; it doesn't have the backing of a judicial proceeding, and thus lacks the authority typically granted by the proper facets of a government. Lacking such authority, killing is illegal. Given said authority, though, a killing can be made legal, at least according to the laws of the government doing the killing.The argument here is that while governments can usually get away with killing people, only authoritarian regimes typically and regularly to use that power to kill folks without going through the proper channels and thus getting the legal authority to do so.In this case, the facts seem to support the accusations of those who are saying these killings aren't legally legitimate: the Trump administration has launched these attacks on these vessels without going through the usual channels, and without declaring Congressionally approved war on anyone in particular. They've instead claimed that drug cartels are terrorists, and have said that anyone they suspect of smuggling drugs, or who they suspect in any way might be involved with the illegal drug making and smuggling industry, can be considered enemy, non-state combatants that they're allowed to kill at will.And as part of that declaration that the US government has the right to kill anyone they like who's involved in drug smuggling, in late-October 2025 it was reported that the US has identified targets on land, as well, some of these targets located within ports and airstrips across Venezuela, including those used by the Venezuelan government, which the Maduro regime allegedly also uses for drug smuggling purposes.This loops us back around to that original possibility that the Trump administration, looking for a casus belli, an excuse to go to war with Venezuela, may be using these strikes and the drug smuggling industry to get social and maybe legal backing for strikes that reach closer and closer to Maduro and the Venezuelan military.If the US were to strike some vital Venezuelan military ports, using drug smuggling as justification, but taking out Venezuelan military infrastructure and/or people in the process, would that be an act of war? Would that trigger a response from Maduro? Could that response then allow the US military to claim self-defense?These questions are up in the air right now, and that confusion could provide the opportunity to move fast and not have to suffer legal consequences until all is said and done, but it could also help shape the outcome of those decisions: ask for forgiveness, not permission, basically, but maybe not even forgiveness, if other aspects of the government come to support the Trump administration's decisions and rule in their favor, after the fact.Some analysts have said they suspect this drumbeat toward war with Venezuela is meant to solve several problems for the Trump administration. It could help them deal with plummeting approval numbers leading into a midterm election in 2026, and it could also give Trump himself cover from the escalating issue of the Epstein files, which, among other things, seem to connect Trump with someone who's become the world's most famous human trafficker and pedophile even more tightly than before.This sort of process may also serve to slowly bolster the perception that the presidency has more powers than it has traditionally wielded, like the ability to unilaterally declare war, even though such powers are supposed to rest with Congress; an extension of other efforts by this administration to reinforce the presidency at the expense of the checks and balances that are meant to keep the US government from becoming an autocracy, like the one in Venezuela.Show Noteshttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/01/27/venezuela-s-supreme-court-disqualifies-opposition-leader-from-running-for-president_6469941_4.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/06/venezuela-election-maduro-analysishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Venezuelan_presidential_electionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Strike_Group_12https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/politics/venezuela-trump-military-what-we-knowhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/americas/venezuela-us-aircraft-carrier-reaction-latam-intlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/us/politics/trump-pressure-venezuela.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/2025/11/15/nx-s1-5609888/aircraft-carrier-caribbean-venezuela-military-actionhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/16/us-rogue-state-extrajudicial-killings-venezuelahttps://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/11/15/trump-maduro-venezuela-column-00652369https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/justice-department-drug-boat-strike-memo-83711582https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/world/americas/trump-drug-boat-strikes-colombian-fisherman.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7810w37vwdohttps://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/11/13/colombia-to-suspend-intelligence-sharing-with-us-over-boat-strikes/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_military_strikes_on_alleged_drug_traffickershttps://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2025/11/trump-boat-strikes-killings-venezuela/684921/https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trump-boat-strikes-drug-9bbbeb90?mod=hp_lead_pos11https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrajudicial_killinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_in_Venezuelahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_refugee_crisishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_United_States_invasion_of_Venezuela This is a public episode. 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It's Tuesday, November 18th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Nigerian Muslims abduct 7 people in Borno State, Nigeria Persecution.org reports that seven people have been abducted in Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria, Africa. Boko Haram, the Muslim terrorist group, is suspected of involvement in this kidnapping of mothers and their children, including two daughters of a local pastor and an infant.   One resident described the atmosphere in the area as shock and fear.  She said, “I'm shocked and saddened by the attack. … My heart goes out to the families of the abducted. It's heartbreaking that this is happening weekly in Chibok. The silence is deafening — we must demand action from our leaders and support our troops to bring an end to this senseless violence.” 25 girls kidnapped in Kebbi State, Nigeria And this just in. The Associated Press reports that 25 girls were kidnapped yesterday morning from a high school in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Nigerian military opened fire on police in Benue State, Nigeria Meanwhile, the Nigerian military opened fire on a police patrol in Benue State last week. The patrol was offering protection to villagers from Fulani Muslim terrorists. Just another incident marking the unravelling of the social and political state of the Nigerian nation.  Congress might impose sanctions on Nigeria The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa has scheduled an open hearing this Thursday on the President's recent designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern. If ratified by the Senate, the designation would allow the U.S. to impose sanctions on Nigerian government officials found complicit in religious persecution. German authorities targeting homeschooling and Christian schooling Homeschooling and Christian schooling are under attack in Germany, again. The Dietrich Bonhoeffer International School in Germany is a part-homeschool and part-Christian school hybrid. After three court hearings over the last six years, education authorities are not forcing school closure. Two partner schools have been denied accreditation by German authorities.   Alliance Defending Freedom International is appealing the case to the European Court of Human Rights.  In 1920, Germany introduced public school compulsory attendance, By 1939,  almost all denominational  or confessional schools in the Reich were converted into “community schools” under state control or they were closed. Keep in mind, God is in control. In Isaiah 43:15-17, God says, “I am the Lord, your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, your King.” Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the mighty waters, who brings forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power, they shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick.” Marco Rubio to designate Venezuelan cartel as terrorist group Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday that the State Department would designate Cartel de los Soles or Cartel of the Suns as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. It will take place within a week. The cartel is believed to be headed by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his cronies.   The State Department press release promised that the United States would use “all available tools to protect our national security interests and deny funding and resources to narco-terrorists.” Since September, the U.S. military has completed 21 attacks on boats thought to be carrying drugs in the Caribbean seas.  As of Saturday, 83 people aboard ships have been killed, and 22 ships sunk.  State Department called Maduro “one of largest narco-traffickers” Not only has the State Department referred to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as "one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world,” but also the U.S. government has offered a $50 million reward for information leading to his arrest.  Venezuela's Gross Domestic Product has sunk from $371 billion in 2013, when Madura was elected, to an estimated $107 billion this year.   HIs government is known for having killed thousands of political enemies. In his early years, Maduro was trained as a communist in Cuba, and leads the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. Venezuela, once rich oil-based country, no relies on illegal drugs Venezuela was one of the most prosperous states in South America back in the 1980s and 1990s, that is, until a left-wing politician named Hugo Chávez was elected as President in 1998. Since then, the country has shifted from an oil-based economy to a drug-based economy. Venezuelan oil production has dropped off by 75% since the late 90s. Proverbs 28:16 speaks to this: “Like a roaring lion and a charging bear Is a wicked ruler over poor people. A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, but he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.” African, Muslim & Eastern countries vs West on trust in governments The Edelman International Survey finds that the people of African, Muslim, and Eastern countries are far more optimistic about the future of their nations than the people in Western countries. Those who live in Kenya, Indonesia, India, China, and Saudi Arabia are very optimistic — over 50% believe the next generation will be better off. By contrast, the population of France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Australia, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Canada are extremely pessimistic — barely 9-20% could say the same thing. In terms of distrust of governments, the people of Japan, Germany, Spain, Colombia, and South Africa were highly distrustful. But those who live in Saudi Arabia, China, India, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia registered high trust in governments. Hollywood's economic slump And, finally, Hollywood has gone into an economic tailspin — now sporting the worst summer season in 44 years. At $3.67 billion, Tinseltown's summer box office season registered a 43% decrease from the peak year of 2013, adjusted for inflation.  Pagan worldview of How to Train Your Dragon 2025 In case you missed it, How to Train Your Dragon 2025 featured a pagan worldview with ample references to the ancient demonic gods of Odin and Thor, not to mention the witch consulting bones and magic. Jurassic Park Rebirth advocated the evolution of man, environmentalism, and the woke of feminism.   And Superman 2025 got a little political and wokey around the edges, once more setting the worldview of existentialism against the polytheism of the superheroes. Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, November 18th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Get access to The Backroom (80+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeIn this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined again by regular guest Benjamin Studebaker, political theorist and PhD from University of Cambridge to break down everything you need to know about Venezuela. In the public episode, Studebaker and I break down the situation in Venezuela, US aggression, and unpack the history of Venezuela as a case study of petrostates and Why Nations Fail while others get rich. We also analyze Trump's regime change ambitions and the risk of war, the rise and unraveling of Chávez and Maduro, the oil curse that wrecked Venezuelan socialism, and why so many post-colonial petrol states get trapped between getting rich and falling apart. Along the way, we break down how nations really become wealthy or fail, debunk popular myths about development and decolonization, and map the structural traps that still ensnare countries in the Global South.In The Backroom exclusive episode on Patreon, we discuss the limits of anti-imperialist politics,  Israel-Palestine, and the tragic legacy of decolonization in Africa, then dive into more niche political theory debates where I introduce Ben to my early ideas about “The Will and the Spirit” and debate the question of political influence and what we can actually DO to change anything. Timestamps:00:00:00  The Backroom Preview: Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism00:06:27  WTF is Happening Between Venezuela and the USA? 00:08:35  Petrol states 101, Dutch Disease, and US Sanctions00:22:48  War Powers and the Imperial Presidency00:30:33  Hugo Chávez, the Bolivarian Revolution, and Maduro00:35:28  Hyperinflation, Corruption, and the Militocracy Trap00:44:02  Libya, and The New Regime-Change Playbook00:49:21  The Guyana border crisis00:55:09  Gulf monarchies, migrant underclasses, and “successful” petrol states00:59:26  Trump's military build-up and scenarios for a Venezuela war01:06:47  Eastern Europe democratization vs Middle East Interventions 01:17:17  Cartels, Mexico, Argentina, and the Latin American security order01:35:07  The Truth about Maduro and Venezuelan democracy01:50:03  Pseudo-activity and limits of anti-imperialist activism 01:54:09  Palestine, anti-imperialism, and what counts as politics (The Backroom Transition)GUEST:Benjamin Studebaker - political theorist, PhD in Politics from the University of Cambridge.• Substack: https://bmstudebaker.substack.com/  • Blog: https://benjaminstudebaker.com  • X/Twitter: https://x.com/BMStudebaker  FOLLOW 1Dime• Substack (Articles and Essays):** https://substack.com/@tonyof1dime  •X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial  • Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tonyof1dimeigsh=MWNuMjhpMHoxbHBwZg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr  • Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee  Outro Music by Karl CaseyLeave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

Mentre gli Stati Uniti continuano ad accumulare mezzi e uomini nei Caraibi, il Governo di Nicolás Maduro serra le fila e cerca di compattarsi. Un regime ininterrottamente al potere dal 2013, prosecuzione di quello ereditato da Hugo Chávez, di cui ha assimilato contenuti e connotati. Dal decisivo appoggio dell'Esercito allo sfruttamento delle risorse naturali del paese, su tutte oro e petrolio, tra corruzione e legami con bande criminali e la guerriglia colombiana, sono molteplici gli attori e le dinamiche su cui si fonda la continuità del regime madurista. Senza dimenticare il controllo del tessuto sociale venezuelano, evitando che possano generarsi cambiamenti tra i palazzi del potere di Caracas.

Venezuelský prezident Hugo Chávez patřil k nejkontroverznějším postavám světové politiky posledních let. Ve své zemi měl tento levicový populista s diktátorskými sklony, ohánějící se odkazem Simona Bolívara, mnoho příznivců. Když zemřel, jeho rakev vyprovázely statisíce Venezuelanů.

Venezuelský prezident Hugo Chávez patřil k nejkontroverznějším postavám světové politiky posledních let. Ve své zemi měl tento levicový populista s diktátorskými sklony, ohánějící se odkazem Simona Bolívara, mnoho příznivců. Když zemřel, jeho rakev vyprovázely statisíce Venezuelanů.Všechny díly podcastu Portréty můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Rubén 'el Pollo' Sobrero, secretario general de la Unión Ferroviaria Seccional Oeste, afirmó sobre el descarrilamiento del tren Sarmiento: “Son cambios nuevos que fueron entregados hace una semana, son cambios que evitan la falla humana, era algo que nosotros veníamos pidiendo, porque tiene un enclavamiento, en la cual el señalero que tiene todavía las viejas palancas, pero que no las puede accionar porque el cambio no se lo permite, al estar pasando una formación, se activó, no sabemos cómo, y produjo el descarrilamiento. Y lo que nosotros tenemos más segura es que no fue falla humana”.El titular del SAME, Alberto Crescente, aseguró desde el lugar donde descarriló una formación del tren Sarmiento: “No hay víctimas fatales, que es lo que tenemos que llevar a todos los familiares. No hay víctimas fatales. Hay nueve heridos de mediana complejidad, diez de ellos con los equipos de factores humanos de psicólogos y psiquiatras los hemos atendido en el lugar y no los hemos tenido que derivar a los hospitales”.Scott Bessent, secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, sostuvo: “En la mayoría de los rescates, no se gana dinero. El gobierno estadounidense ganó dinero. Usamos nuestro balance financiero para estabilizar al gobierno de uno de nuestros grandes aliados en Latinoamérica durante una elección. El presidente ganó por una abrumadora mayoría. El gobierno va a ganar dinero”."Estamos evitando el colapso de un gobierno y el regreso a una agenda peronista y un gobierno de izquierda. ¿Qué habría pasado si alguien hubiera alzado la voz y dicho: «Miren lo que está pasando con Hugo Chávez, miren lo que está pasando con Maduro», y hubieran apoyado a la oposición? Ya hemos obtenido ganancias con esa línea de crédito. Pusimos a disposición una línea de crédito, se utilizó una pequeña cantidad y hemos obtenido ganancias con eso”, agregó Bessent.El ministro de Economía, Luis Caputo, señaló: “Tenemos un presidente que hoy es un referente mundial, es un faro en el mundo. Y esto no es una cosa menor, porque estamos hablando de un país como Argentina, que honestamente no existía a nivel mundial hasta hace unas pocas semanas. Entonces realmente que el presidente de nuestro país hoy sea un referente mundial y lo digo porque a mí me toca viajar con él. Lo dije desde el primer viaje que hace 20 meses cuando fuimos a Davos y mucha gente creía que estaba loco, hoy ya lo saben prácticamente todos, pero los que más se sorprenden son los que por ahí viajan por primera vez”.Noticias del miércoles 12 de noviembre por María O'Donnell y equipo de De Acá en Más por Urbana Play 104.3 FMSeguí a De Acá en Más en Instagram y XUrbana Play 104.3 FM. Somos la radio que ves.Suscribite a #Youtube. Seguí a la radio en Instagram y en XMandanos un whatsapp ➯ Acá¡Descargá nuestra #APP oficial! ➯  https://scnv.io/m8Gr 

Son muchos los que están convencidos de que el Gobierno estadounidense ya ha decidido atacar Venezuela. Desconocemos si es cierto, pero si sabemos que en estos momentos hay un despliegue naval en el Caribe que no tiene precedentes desde la crisis de los misiles de 1962. La armada estadounidense ha posicionado 10 buques de guerra, 10.000 efectivos y el portaaviones Gerald Ford, el más grande y moderno del mundo. Según el presidente de EEUU semejante dispositivo se justifica por el papel de Venezuela como centro neurálgico del llamado "Cártel de los Soles", un cártel dedicado al narcotráfico que controla directamente el ejército venezolano. Pero, aparte de la caribeña, hay otras rutas por las que las drogas se abren paso hasta el mercado norteamericano y es sólo en el Caribe donde se ha realizado un despliegue de estas características. Es obvio, por lo tanto, que la Casa Blanca quiere algo más de naturaleza política como derrocar a Nicolás Maduro. Eso posibilitaría interrumpir el suministro de petróleo venezolano a Cuba y con ello debilitar al régimen castrista. La operación recuerda a una propuesta del ex asesor de seguridad nacional John Bolton allá por 2019 que no se llevó a la práctica. Ahora Marco Rubio, secretario de Estado, la ha recuperado y parece que quiere ir hasta el final. Rubio es de origen cubano y tiene una motivación personal para acabar con el régimen castrista, algo que ha perseguido desde sus inicios en política. A diferencia de lo que sucedió hace seis años, Rubio ha conseguido llegar mucho más lejos. El despliegue naval es sólo una parte de la operación en la que participa también la CIA y un regimiento de operaciones especiales, el 160, bien conocido por haber liquidado a Osama bin Laden. El objetivo es, por lo tanto, doble: acabar con Maduro y asfixiar a Díaz-Canel cortando el suministro de crudo venezolano. Desde 1999 Venezuela y Cuba intercambian petróleo por servicios médicos cubanos, pero la cooperación ha disminuido desde 2016 debido a la caída de la producción petrolera venezolana y los problemas económicos que atraviesa el país. Actualmente Cuba recibe unos 32.000 barriles diarios, sólo una tercera parte de lo que recibía en los años dorados de Hugo Chávez. Esto ha reducido la dependencia cubana, que ahora importa petróleo a precio preferente de México y Rusia. De este modo, incluso sin petroleo venezolano, la economía cubana podría resistir. El régimen es experto en administrar la miseria y, aunque las cosas están peor que nunca, el castrismo sigue reteniendo el poder sin apenas oposición en el interior. De hecho la pobreza refuerza el discurso oficial de un bloqueo inclemente por parte de Estados Unidos. Trump, asesorado por Rubio, seguramente evite una intervención directa ya que implicaría el riesgo de que esa intervención derive en una guerra asimétrica al estilo de las de Oriente Medio. En su lugar podrían optar por un golpe interno, operaciones encubiertas o presión militar para forzar la salida de Maduro. Hasta la fecha nada de eso ha funcionado ni en Cuba, ni en Venezuela, dos países en manos de sendas bandas criminales que resistirán lo que haga falta para no perder el negocio. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:39 ¿Van también a por Cuba? 30:01 "Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R 31:59 OPA de BBVA al Banco Sabadell 38:44 Bajas rusas y ucranianas 42:48 El caso Negreira · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #cuba #venezuela Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Come sempre, la prima parte del programma è dedicata all'attualità. Iniziamo con un importante sviluppo in Medio Oriente. Lunedì, durante un vertice in Egitto, i leader mondiali hanno firmato la prima fase dell'accordo di cessate il fuoco per Gaza, dopo il rilascio degli ostaggi israeliani e dei prigionieri palestinesi. C'è sicuramente motivo di festeggiare, ma gli esperti avvertono che le sfide non sono ancora finite. Proseguiremo, poi, con l'annuncio del Premio Nobel per la Pace. Quest'anno, la vincitrice è María Machado, una delle principali figure dell'opposizione venezuelana ai governi di Hugo Chávez e Nicolás Maduro. Durante il suo discorso di accettazione, Machado ha dedicato il premio, in parte, al Presidente degli Stati Uniti, Donald Trump. Ne parleremo più tardi, e cercheremo di capire se questa dedica sia stata appropriata oppure no. Nella nostra sezione scientifica parleremo del Global Innovation Index, appena pubblicato dall'Organizzazione Mondiale per la Proprietà Intellettuale. Tra le notizie principali, spicca il sorpasso della Cina sulla Germania nella classifica dei dieci Paesi più innovativi al mondo. E concluderemo la prima parte del programma con una conversazione sul Premio Nobel per la Letteratura. A vincerlo quest'anno è stato lo scrittore ungherese László Krasznahorkai.    La seconda parte della puntata è dedicata alla lingua e alla cultura italiana. L'argomento grammaticale di oggi è Introduction to Relative Pronouns: I Pronomi Relativi. Ne troverete numerosi esempi nel dialogo che seguirà, ispirato alla notizia dell'esposizione ad Assisi delle reliquie di San Francesco — un evento unico nella storia, che avrà luogo tra febbraio e marzo del 2026. Nel finale ci soffermeremo sull'espressione idiomatica di oggi: Non sapere che pesci pigliare. Il dialogo in cui la useremo prende spunto dalla recente decisione del celebre resort sciistico di Madonna di Campiglio, nel cuore delle Dolomiti di Brenta, in Trentino, di introdurre un limite al numero di turisti per contenere la folla sulle piste. - Tra le celebrazioni per il cessate il fuoco in Medio Oriente, risuona l'invito alla cautela da parte degli esperti - La leader dell'opposizione venezuelana María Corina Machado riceve il Premio Nobel per la Pace 2025 - La Cina ha sostituito la Germania nella top ten dell'Indice globale dell'innovazione - Lo scrittore ungherese László Krasznahorkai riceve il Premio Nobel per la letteratura - Assisi, le spoglie di San Francesco mostrate al mondo - Madonna di Campiglio mette un limite al turismo invernale

En la primera parte del programa discutiremos sobre la actualidad. Comenzaremos con una noticia importante de Oriente Medio. El lunes, un grupo de líderes mundiales firmaron la primera fase del acuerdo de alto el fuego en Gaza durante una cumbre en Egipto, después de que los rehenes israelíes y los prisioneros palestinos fueran liberados. Hay sin duda motivo para celebrar, pero los expertos advierten que quedan importantes problemas por resolver. Continuaremos con el anuncio del Premio Nobel de la Paz. Este año, la ganadora es María Machado, una destacada líder de la oposición venezolana a los Gobiernos de Hugo Chávez y Nicolás Maduro. Aunque aceptó el premio, Machado dedicó el honor en parte al presidente Donald Trump. Discutiremos si esta dedicatoria fue apropiada. En el segmento de ciencia, hablaremos del Índice Mundial de Innovación que acaba de publicar la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual. Uno de los principales titulares del informe es que China ha sustituído a Alemania en la lista de los diez países más innovadores. Y concluiremos la primera parte del programa comentando el Premio Nobel de Literatura. Este año, el premio le ha sido concedido al escritor húngaro László Krasznahorkai. El resto del episodio de hoy lo dedicaremos a la lengua y la cultura españolas. La primera conversación incluirá ejemplos del tema de gramática de la semana, Expressions with Por and Para. En esta conversación hablaremos de las costumbres de los españoles. Aunque cada zona tenga sus costumbres propias, hay rasgos comunes entre todos nosotros,y a ojos de otros europeos pueden parecer curiosas o incluso raras. Y, en nuestra última conversación, aprenderemos a usar una nueva expresión española, ¡Y un jamón! La usaremos para hablar de protestas ciudadanas ocurridas dentro de los últimos cien años. Veremos las causas que las han provocado, las consecuencias que estas han tenido y cómo han repercutido en la Historia de España. Entre celebraciones del alto el fuego en Oriente Medio, los expertos advierten que quedan importantes problemas por resolver Le conceden a la líder opositora venezolana María Corina Machado el Premio Nobel de la Paz 2025 China ha sustituido a Alemania en la lista de los 10 países más innovadores del mundo Le conceden el Premio Nobel de Literatura al escritor húngaro László Krasznahorkai Costumbres de los españoles Protestas ciudadanas

Wie immer ist der erste Teil des Programms aktuellen Ereignissen gewidmet. Wir beginnen mit einer wichtigen Entwicklung im Nahen Osten. Am Montag unterzeichneten internationale Spitzenpolitiker während eines Gipfeltreffens in Ägypten die erste Phase des Waffenstillstandsabkommens für den Gazastreifen, nachdem israelische Geiseln und palästinensische Gefangene freigelassen worden waren. Es gibt definitiv Grund zum Feiern, aber Experten warnen auch vor bevorstehenden Problemen. Anschließend sprechen wir über die Bekanntgabe des Friedensnobelpreises. Die diesjährige Preisträgerin ist María Corina Machado, eine prominente Führerin der venezolanischen Opposition gegen die Regierungen von Hugo Chávez und Nicolás Maduro. Bei der Entgegennahme der Auszeichnung widmete Machado den Preis zum Teil US-Präsident Donald Trump. Wir werden darüber diskutieren, ob diese Widmung angemessen war. In unserem Segment zu Wissenschaft und Technologie sprechen wir über den Global Innovation Index, der gerade von der Weltorganisation für geistiges Eigentum veröffentlicht wurde. Eine der wichtigsten Schlagzeilen des Berichts ist, dass China Deutschland in der Top-Ten-Liste der Innovationsführer abgelöst hat. Und wir beenden den ersten Teil unseres Programms mit einer Diskussion über den Literaturnobelpreis. In diesem Jahr ging der Preis an den ungarischen Schriftsteller László Krasznahorkai. Der Rest des Programms ist der deutschen Sprache und Kultur gewidmet. Die heutige Grammatiklektion konzentriert sich auf 2-Way Prepositions. Wir sprechen über Expats, Menschen, die ihr Land verlassen haben, um in Deutschland zu leben. Einige von ihnen haben Deutsch gelernt. Anderen fällt dies schwer, da sie – insbesondere in großen Städten – wenig Gelegenheit haben, ihr Deutsch zu üben, da Gespräche oft auf Englisch stattfinden. Die Redewendung dieser Woche ist Einen Stein im Brett haben. Wolf Biermann ist eine der Persönlichkeiten, die bei uns einen Stein im Brett haben. Er kämpfte für eine bessere, freiere und menschlichere DDR und sagte sich später ganz vom Kommunismus los. Waffenstillstand im Nahen Osten – Experten warnen jedoch vor Herausforderungen Friedensnobelpreis 2025 für die venezolanische Oppositionsführerin María Corina Machado China löst Deutschland in den Top Ten des Global Innovation Index ab Literaturnobelpreis für den ungarischen Schriftsteller László Krasznahorkai Expats in Deutschland Wolf Bierma

Honestly with Bari Weiss ✓ Claim : Read the notes at at podcastnotes.org. Don't forget to subscribe for free to our newsletter, the top 10 ideas of the week, every Monday --------- Congratulations are not usually in order for someone who has been forced into hiding, someone whose children are scattered across continents for their safety, someone whose supporters are sitting in prison cells for the crime of believing in democracy.  But our guest today, María Corina Machado, just won the Nobel Peace Prize—joining the ranks of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Dalai Lama, to name a few.  On Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded their 2025 Peace Price to the Venezuelan opposition leader for her tireless work “promoting democratic rights,” describing her as “a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” She is Venezuela's first-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner.  Machado's story, as Jonathan Jakubowicz wrote in The Free Press, “is a political thriller come to life. A 58-year old industrial engineer and former member of parliament, she spent two decades as the most relentless opponent of Hugo Chávez and his successor, Nicolás Maduro.” That thriller came to a head on July 28, 2024, when Edmundo González, Machado's stand-in candidate, swept Venezuela's elections with over 90 percent of the vote. But Maduro, Venezuela's longtime dictator, claimed victory anyway and seized power. Since then, Machado has been living in hiding, her location undisclosed even to most of her allies, as the regime has arrested hundreds of political prisoners and issued a warrant for her arrest.  Machado has been nicknamed Venezuela's “Iron Lady,” the same moniker given to Margaret Thatcher, who happens to be her personal hero. She represents what may be the most significant challenge to authoritarian socialism in Latin America, and we couldn't be more thrilled to have her here today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wie immer ist der erste Teil des Programms aktuellen Ereignissen gewidmet. Wir beginnen mit einer wichtigen Entwicklung im Nahen Osten. Am Montag unterzeichneten internationale Spitzenpolitiker während eines Gipfeltreffens in Ägypten die erste Phase des Waffenstillstandsabkommens für den Gazastreifen, nachdem israelische Geiseln und palästinensische Gefangene freigelassen worden waren. Es gibt definitiv Grund zum Feiern, aber Experten warnen auch vor bevorstehenden Problemen. Anschließend sprechen wir über die Bekanntgabe des Friedensnobelpreises. Die diesjährige Preisträgerin ist María Corina Machado, eine prominente Führerin der venezolanischen Opposition gegen die Regierungen von Hugo Chávez und Nicolás Maduro. Bei der Entgegennahme der Auszeichnung widmete Machado den Preis zum Teil US-Präsident Donald Trump. Wir werden darüber diskutieren, ob diese Widmung angemessen war. In unserem Segment zu Wissenschaft und Technologie sprechen wir über den Global Innovation Index, der gerade von der Weltorganisation für geistiges Eigentum veröffentlicht wurde. Eine der wichtigsten Schlagzeilen des Berichts ist, dass China Deutschland in der Top-Ten-Liste der Innovationsführer abgelöst hat. Und wir beenden den ersten Teil unseres Programms mit einer Diskussion über den Literaturnobelpreis. In diesem Jahr ging der Preis an den ungarischen Schriftsteller László Krasznahorkai. Der Rest des Programms ist der deutschen Sprache und Kultur gewidmet. Die heutige Grammatiklektion konzentriert sich auf 2-Way Prepositions. Wir sprechen über Expats, Menschen, die ihr Land verlassen haben, um in Deutschland zu leben. Einige von ihnen haben Deutsch gelernt. Anderen fällt dies schwer, da sie – insbesondere in großen Städten – wenig Gelegenheit haben, ihr Deutsch zu üben, da Gespräche oft auf Englisch stattfinden. Die Redewendung dieser Woche ist Einen Stein im Brett haben. Wolf Biermann ist eine der Persönlichkeiten, die bei uns einen Stein im Brett haben. Er kämpfte für eine bessere, freiere und menschlichere DDR und sagte sich später ganz vom Kommunismus los. Waffenstillstand im Nahen Osten – Experten warnen jedoch vor Herausforderungen Friedensnobelpreis 2025 für die venezolanische Oppositionsführerin María Corina Machado China löst Deutschland in den Top Ten des Global Innovation Index ab Literaturnobelpreis für den ungarischen Schriftsteller László Krasznahorkai Expats in Deutschland Wolf Bierma

Honestly with Bari Weiss ✓ Claim Key Takeaways  Protein RDA is survival-baseline, not optimal: The 0.8g/kg recommendation from mid-20th century potato studies prevents deficiency but doesn't optimize health For thriving, aim for 1.6-2g/kg dailyBenefits include appetite control, muscle maintenance, and a healthy weight with no evidence of harm at these levels Nutrition science cycles through macronutrient villains: The field repeatedly demonizes different nutrients (seed oils, protein, carbs, fats) in predictable patterns This creates heroes and villains instead of nuanced understanding, with “ultra-processed” becoming the latest catch-all villain, despite most foods being processed to some degree “Ultra-processed” is an arbitrary, unhelpful category: The distinction between processed and ultra-processed foods is poorly defined (wine, cheese, and cut fruit all qualify as processed) What matters is molecular structure and overconsumption patterns, not food ancestry or the number of processing stepsObservational studies waste resources that should fund RCTs: Nutrition research repeatedly produces epidemiological studies that establish associations we already know, while randomized controlled trials that could establish causation remain underfunded; this represents a fundamental misallocation of scientific resources Current obesity interventions have comprehensively failed: Conventional public health strategies aren't working and likely won't work in their current form; progress requires courage to stop funding trivially variant approaches and instead invest in perceived “radical” interventions that could actually move the needleGLP-1s may become standard preventive care: Similar to how low-dose statins became routine for cardiovascular prevention, GLP-1 medications could transition from treatment to default preventive interventionRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgCongratulations are not usually in order for someone who has been forced into hiding, someone whose children are scattered across continents for their safety, someone whose supporters are sitting in prison cells for the crime of believing in democracy.  But our guest today, María Corina Machado, just won the Nobel Peace Prize—joining the ranks of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Dalai Lama, to name a few.  On Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded their 2025 Peace Price to the Venezuelan opposition leader for her tireless work “promoting democratic rights,” describing her as “a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” She is Venezuela's first-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner.  Machado's story, as Jonathan Jakubowicz wrote in The Free Press, “is a political thriller come to life. A 58-year old industrial engineer and former member of parliament, she spent two decades as the most relentless opponent of Hugo Chávez and his successor, Nicolás Maduro.” That thriller came to a head on July 28, 2024, when Edmundo González, Machado's stand-in candidate, swept Venezuela's elections with over 90 percent of the vote. But Maduro, Venezuela's longtime dictator, claimed victory anyway and seized power. Since then, Machado has been living in hiding, her location undisclosed even to most of her allies, as the regime has arrested hundreds of political prisoners and issued a warrant for her arrest.  Machado has been nicknamed Venezuela's “Iron Lady,” the same moniker given to Margaret Thatcher, who happens to be her personal hero. She represents what may be the most significant challenge to authoritarian socialism in Latin America, and we couldn't be more thrilled to have her here today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Wednesday, October 15th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Turkey has expelled 350 foreign Christians Alliance Defending Freedom International reports that officials in Turkey are labeling Christians as national security threats.   Since 2020, the country has expelled about 350 foreign Christians under the guise of “national security.” Many of these believers lived and ministered in the country for decades. Officials are not only keeping foreign Christians out, they are also suppressing churches inside the country. For example, Turkey restricts Bible education and continues to deny legal status to Protestant seminaries. Madagascar Parliament impeaches President after Gen Z protests Youth-led protests have contributed to the unseating of another government—this time in Madagascar, an island country located 250 miles off the coast of Southeast Africa in the Indian Ocean Since September 25, Gen Z  groups have led antigovernment protests. They were protesting over water and power outages as well as poverty and government corruption.  The country's parliament voted Tuesday to impeach President Andry Rajoelina. He has been in power since  2009. The Madagascar Army immediately seized control of the African island nation, promising to create a transitional government.  The Gen Z-Madagascar movement was inspired by youth-led protesters in Kenya last year and in Nepal this year. America boosts Argentinian economy The United States finalized a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina last Thursday. The U.S. move aims at providing economic stability to Argentina as well as keeping China's influence out of the South American country.  Argentinian President Javier Milei thanked the United States. In a post on X. he wrote, “Together, as the closest of allies, we will make a hemisphere of economic freedom and prosperity.” Nobel Peace Prize recipient dedicates prize to President Trump The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado last Friday.  The 58-year-old activist is known for leading the Venezuelan opposition to the governments of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. Machado responded to the award on X, saying the recognition was a boost to her work. She also wrote, “I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!” U.S. President Donald Trump has been nominated for the peace prize multiple times for his peace deals, especially in the Middle East. To be clear, the deadline for the Nobel Peace Prize handed out in October was January 31, just 11 days after Trump took office. Jesus reminds us of ultimate peace in John 14:27. He said, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Trump lays off 4,000 federal employees The Trump administration is laying off over 4,000 federal employees as the government shutdown continues. LifeSiteNews reports the layoffs include people working on Democrat programs like “family planning” and “LGBTQ health” issues. President Trump told a cabinet meeting that he would use the shutdown to cut Democrat programs. Listen. TRUMP: “Despite all of the damage that it's caused, the shutdown has been pretty damaging, not yet, because it's early, but it gets a little bit worse as it goes along. And we'll be making cuts that will be permanent. And we're only going to cut Democrat programs.” 58% of Americans say Bible transformed their lives The American Bible Society released the latest chapter of its State of the Bible USA 2025 report.  The study found that 36% of U.S. adults believe the Bible is totally accurate in all the principles it presents. And 58% say the Bible has transformed their lives.  Meanwhile, 24% of Americans say the Bible is just another book of teachings written by people that contains stories and advice. A majority of those also say the Bible was written to control or manipulate people. But Psalm 18:30 says, “As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.” Monster pumpkin weighs 2,346 pounds And finally, a California engineer won a pumpkin-growing contest held on Monday in Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco.  Brandon Dawson's monster pumpkin weighed in at a whopping 2,346 pounds, over 300 pounds ahead of the next contestant. He is now the champion of the 2025 Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off. Dawson told the Associated Press his kids loved the process. DAWSON: “Oh, it's very much a family affair, especially as the kids -- my kids are four and two, and especially my four-year-old, especially now can really pay attention to the growing process. I think both of them might have interest in doing it in their future. “We like to spend time out in the patch and watch the thing grow when it's picking up 50 to 70 pounds a day. You can really see it growing day over day.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Wednesday, October 15th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Follow us on X  or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  I' m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Dalla salita al potere di Hugo Chávez, e successivamente di Nicolás Maduro, il Venezuela si è progressivamente isolato sul piano internazionale. Oggi, il calo del prezzo del petrolio e la dipartita delle imprese straniere per l'alto tasso di corruzione hanno portato il Paese sull'orlo del baratro. Ma c'è chi progetta una svolta radicale. Ne parliamo con il capitano Javier Nieto Quintero, ex ufficiale della guardia nazionale venezuelana e noto esponente anti madurista.Torniamo poi a Gaza, per capire chi si occuperà di mantenere sicurezza e stabilità in questa delicata fase di transizione. Ne parliamo con l'ambasciatore Stefano Stefanini, senior advisor di ISPI e con Paola Caridi, giornalista, autice di "Il gelso di Gerusalemme" (Feltrinelli).

El domingo 28 de julio del 2024, sin ser la candidata presidencial, María Corina Machado ganó las elecciones venezolanas. Claro, insistimos, ella no era la aspirante (porque había sido proscrita), pero sí la líder indiscutible que llevó a don Edmundo González Urrutia a esa victoria, que le robó el régimen de Caracas. Eso lo sabe todo el mundo democrático. No era la primera vez que se alzaba con una victoria. Catorce años atrás, en enero del 2011, iniciaba su mandato como diputada, siendo la candidata más votada en la historia de ese Congreso. Famoso por estos días es el video de su confrontación con el entonces presidente Hugo Chávez en el 2012. Hoy, María Corina Machado es Premio Nobel de la Paz, "por su incansable labor de promoción de los derechos democráticos del pueblo de Venezuela y por su lucha para lograr una transición justa y pacífica de la dictadura a la democracia", según el jurado del reputado galardón. Para hablar de este premio a la esperanza conversamos con la expresidenta Laura Chinchilla Miranda.

Congratulations are not usually in order for someone who has been forced into hiding, someone whose children are scattered across continents for their safety, someone whose supporters are sitting in prison cells for the crime of believing in democracy.  But our guest today, María Corina Machado, just won the Nobel Peace Prize—joining the ranks of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Dalai Lama, to name a few.  On Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded their 2025 Peace Price to the Venezuelan opposition leader for her tireless work “promoting democratic rights,” describing her as “a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” She is Venezuela's first-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner.  Machado's story, as Jonathan Jakubowicz wrote in The Free Press, “is a political thriller come to life. A 58-year old industrial engineer and former member of parliament, she spent two decades as the most relentless opponent of Hugo Chávez and his successor, Nicolás Maduro.” That thriller came to a head on July 28, 2024, when Edmundo González, Machado's stand-in candidate, swept Venezuela's elections with over 90 percent of the vote. But Maduro, Venezuela's longtime dictator, claimed victory anyway and seized power. Since then, Machado has been living in hiding, her location undisclosed even to most of her allies, as the regime has arrested hundreds of political prisoners and issued a warrant for her arrest.  Machado has been nicknamed Venezuela's “Iron Lady,” the same moniker given to Margaret Thatcher, who happens to be her personal hero. She represents what may be the most significant challenge to authoritarian socialism in Latin America, and we couldn't be more thrilled to have her here today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

¡Vótame en los Premios iVoox 2025! El comité Nobel noruego acaba de otorgar el Premio Nobel de la Paz a la opositora venezolana María Corina Machado en reconocimiento por su lucha de muchos años para devolver la democracia en Venezuela y combatir la dictadura de Nicolás Maduro. Machado, una caraqueña de 58 años, es una figura muy conocida en su país y goza de un amplio apoyo, pero el chavismo no puede con ella. Su trayectoria política comenzó hace quince años como diputada, pero antes había presidido ya una ONG, Súmate, dedicada a exigir transparencia electoral, algo muy necesario en un régimen como el chavista que manipula las elecciones de forma rutinaria. Uno de sus primeros logros fue en 2004 cuando consiguió las firmas necesarias para celebrar un referéndum revocatorio contra Hugo Chávez, que, aunque se perdió, mostró un apoyo significativo a la oposición. Como diputada de 2011 a 2014, se significó por su confrontación directa con el régimen y eso le hizo ganar cierta notoriedad internacional. A diferencia de otros opositores que tratan de negociar e incluso encontrar acomodo dentro del chavismo, Machado mantiene una postura firme de oposición a la dictadura. Machado hace una enmienda a la totalidad del régimen chavista, un sistema político que ha convertido Venezuela en una brutal dictadura. La erosión de las libertades y el Estado de derecho comenzó en los primeros años de Chávez, se fue consolidando después y, con la llegada de Maduro, terminaron quitándose definitivamente la careta. El resultado es una crisis múltiple: económica, política y social que ha empujado a más de 8 millones de venezolanos al exilio, un éxodo sin precedentes en tiempos de paz. Este colapso contrasta con la época en la que Venezuela era un país al que acudían inmigrantes de todo el mundo. El Nobel a Machado es, en definitiva, un golpe al régimen de Maduro y a sus aliados de extrema izquierda, que ven en ella una amenaza por su popularidad y resistencia. El año pasado no pudo presentarse a las elecciones porque Maduro ordenó su inhabilitación, prestó apoyo entonces a Edmundo González, cuya victoria fue certificada por observadores independientes, lo que no fue obstáculo para que Maduro perpetrase un grosero fraude electoral. Tras ello González se tuvo que marchar a España y Machado pasó a la clandestinidad, desde donde lidera la oposición, pero sin salir de Venezuela. El premio llega en un momento de presión internacional contra el régimen chavista. EEUU ha emprendido una operación naval en el Caribe para luchar contra el narcotráfico vinculado al régimen. Su Gobierno también ofrece una elevada recompensa de 50 millones de dólares por la captura de Maduro. Aunque una invasión parece improbable, la tensión se ha incrementado en los dos últimos meses. El Nobel va en esa dirección. Visibiliza la lucha de Machado y complica cualquier acción del régimen contra ella ya que eso tendría un gran impacto internacional. Con o sin premio, María Corina Machado representa una esperanza para la transición democrática en un país donde el chavismo, hoy reducido a una simple maquinaria de represión y saqueo, ha aplastado a la sociedad civil. Su mensaje, que cala entre las clases populares, es que los problemas de Venezuela no son errores puntuales de la revolución, sino consecuencia directa de esa revolución. Su valentía y elocuencia la posicionan como persona a tener en cuenta para cuando en Venezuela vuelva a amanecer tras la larga noche del chavismo. 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pWotD Episode 3083: María Corina Machado Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 681,717 views on Friday, 10 October 2025 our article of the day is María Corina Machado.María Corina Machado Parisca (born 7 October 1967) is a Venezuelan politician and activist. A prominent opposition leader to the goverments of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, she served as a member of the National Assembly from 2011 to 2014, and has run as a candidate in presidential elections while experiencing repression from the Maduro regime. She is considered a liberal conservative politician. An industrial engineer with a master's degree in finance, Machado began her political career as a founder of the vote-monitoring organization Súmate. She is the National Coordinator of the political party Vente Venezuela and ran in the 2012 opposition presidential primary, which she lost to Henrique Capriles. During the 2014 Venezuelan protests, she played a leading role in organizing demonstrations against Maduro's government.In 2023, Machado won the opposition primary to become the unity candidate for the 2024 presidential election. The Venezuelan government subsequently barred her from running in the election. She named Corina Yoris as a replacement candidate, who was later replaced by Edmundo González Urrutia. The opposition presented vote tallies, claiming that González Urritia won the election in a landslide, while the Maduro government claimed victory without presenting any evidence. Shortly after the 28 July election, Machado announced that she had gone into hiding, citing fears for her life and freedom under the authoritarian Maduro regime. Machado has received international recognition for her activism. In 2025, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy". Machado was also named one of BBC's 100 Women in 2018, and listed among Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2025. In 2024, Machado received the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize and, with Edmundo González, the Sakharov Prize for representing Venezuelans fighting for democracy.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:36 UTC on Saturday, 11 October 2025.For the full current version of the article, see María Corina Machado on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Raveena.

A US military build-up and strikes on boats near Venezuela. President Donald Trump says he's targeting drug gangs - without presenting evidence. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he'll stand up to Washington - with his country now on high-alert. So, what's next? In this episode: Elias Ferrer, Founder of Orinoco Research Paola Bautista de Aleman, Member of the Venezuelan opposition in exile Temir Porras, Managing Director at Global Sovereign Advisory and a former Foreign Policy Advisor to President Hugo Chávez Host: Nick Clark Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Andrés Mejía Vergnaud es cohost del podcast Terrenal y autor de La ruta del pragmatismo (https://amzn.to/42kMmxA)Libros mencionados:Podcast círculo de Vienna: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7EEYjzlw5TzGTJhyqjvQTD?si=a2635f0885504809Película: La hora mas oscuraThe Power Broker - Robert Caro (https://amzn.to/42XcDCb)El pasajero de Truman - Francisco Suniaga (https://amzn.to/4nYGz9b)La personalidad histórica de Colombia - Jaime Jaramillo Uribe Las aventuras de Juan Planchard - Jonathan Jakubowicz (https://amzn.to/42gDDwe)The Wise Men - Isaacson & Thomas (https://amzn.to/4nsfYS1)The Road to Surrender - Evan Thomas (https://amzn.to/4nyKgCS)The Man who Ran Washington - Peter Baker (https://amzn.to/4pLzEC1)Capítulos:00:00 intro1:23 La ruta del pragmatismo11:18 ¿Qué es ser pragmático?15:58 El círculo de Viena22:21 Los sistemas filosóficos28:13 Kennedy y McArthur ¿eran pragmáticos?41:21 Gaviria vs Barco y la política de sometimiento47:47 El proceso de paz de Andrés Pastrana1:05:36 Escribir sobre Venezuela1:22:55 El rumbo de Venezuela y la relación con el petróleo1:31:27 El poder militar ha perpetuado el Chavismo1:39:34 La estrategia de Hugo Chávez1:47:59 El paro del 2002 y la toma de PDVSA1:52:03 El “Carmonazo”1:55:08 ¿Los enchufados han sido pragmáticos?2:05:03 Pragmatismo y utilitarismo2:14:25 La realpolitik2:19:03 James Baker y Ronald Reagan2:19:59 El centro como lugar de desencuentro2:29:29 No existen las decisiones correctas

Kai Heron, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell discuss Radical Abundance, transition and public-commons partnerships. Shownotes Heron, K., Milburn, K., Russell, B. (2025). Radical Abundance. How to Win a Green Democratic Future. Pluto Press. https://www.plutobooks.com/product/radical-abundance/ Kai Heron at Lancaster University: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/about-us/people/kai-heron Keir Milburn's contributions at Novara Media: https://novaramedia.com/contributor/keir-milburn/ Bertie Russell at the Autonomous University of Barcelona: https://portalrecerca.uab.cat/en/persons/bertie-thomas-russell Abundance (the collective): https://www.in-abundance.org/ on Marta Harnecker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_Harnecker on Michael A. Lebowitz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_A._Lebowitz Lebowitz, M. A. (2013). Contested Reproduction and the Contradictions of Socialism. Socialist Project. https://socialistproject.ca/2013/09/b877/ on Yevgeni Preobrazhensky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevgeni_Preobrazhensky Preobrazhensky, Y. (1965). The New Economics. Oxford University Press. https://files.libcom.org/files/%5bPreobrazhensky%2C_Evgeny_Alekseevich%5d_The_New_Econo(BookZZ.org).pdf Nunes, R. (2021). Neither Vertical nor Horizontal. A Theory of Political Organization. Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/products/772-neither-vertical-nor-horizontal on Public-Commons Partnerships: https://www.in-abundance.org/what-is-a-public-commons-parntership https://www.in-abundance.org/reports/public-common-partnerships-building-new-circuits-of-collective-ownership for case studies on Public-Commons Partnerships, see: https://www.in-abundance.org/case-studies on Public-Private Partnerships: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public%E2%80%93private_partnership on council farms in the UK: https://www.cpre.org.uk/explainer/county-farms-explainer/ Common Wealth (the organization): https://www.common-wealth.org/ Common Wealth's recent project on privatization and Public-Private Partnerships in the UK: https://www.common-wealth.org/interactive/who-owns-britain/home on Che Guevara: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara on Stuart Hall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Hall_(cultural_theorist) on Hugo Chávez: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez Gilbert, C. (2023). Commune or Nothing! Venezuela's Communal Movement and its Socialist Project. Monthly Review Press. https://monthlyreview.org/9781685900243/ on agroecology: https://agroecology-coalition.org/what-is-agroecology/ SCOP-TI: https://www.scop-ti.info/ the Berlin Housing Campaign: https://dwenteignen.de/en on the Wards Corner Market: https://www.in-abundance.org/case-studies/wards-corner Amarnath, S. et al. (2023): Varieties of Derisking. Phenomenal World. https://www.phenomenalworld.org/interviews/derisking/ on the Great Replacement conspiracy theory in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Replacement_conspiracy_theory_in_the_United_States on marronage communities and their role in slave rebellions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroons on the coal strikes in Appalachia in the late 19th and early 20th century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_Wars on the Black Panther Party: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party on SYRIZA and their development: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/rethinking-populism/the-systemic-metamorphosis-of-greeces-once-radical-left-wing-syriza-party/ on Erik Olin Wright's “Transition Troughs” concept, see chapter 9 and 10 of: Wright, E. O. (2010). Envisioning Real Utopias. Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/products/2143-envisioning-real-utopias the “Abundance” report on the social property of water in the UK: https://www.in-abundance.org/latest/beyond-bailouts on the 2023 strike in France where workers cut energy to certain sectors: https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/03/30/robin-hood-electricians-and-oil-blockades-the-radical-tactics-of-frances-striking-energy-w van Dyk, S. & Haubner, T. (2021). Community-Kapitalismus. Hamburger Edition. https://www.hamburger-edition.de/buecher-e-books/artikel-detail/community-kapitalismus/ van Dyk, S. (2018). Post-Wage Politics and the Rise of Community Capitalism. Work, Employment and Society, 32(3), 528-545. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0950017018755663 on municipalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipalism Bianchi, I. & Russell, B. (eds.) (2026). Radical Municipalism. The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services. Bristol University Press. (forthcoming) https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/radical-municipalism on the Occupy Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_movement on Climateflation: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/26/tuesday-briefing-how-climateflation-is-pushing-food-prices-ever-higher-and-changing-how-we-eat on hernani burujabe (the tripartite economic planning system in the city of Hernani): https://hernaniburujabe.eus/es/que-es/ Egia-Olaizola, A., Villalba-Eguiluz, U. and Gainza, X. (2025), Beyond the New Municipalism. Towards Post-Capitalist Territorial Sovereignty in the Case of Hernani Burujabe. Antipode, 57: 1448-1469. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anti.70030 on the Commons (concept): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons on Evergreening: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreening Klein, E. & Thompson, D. (2025). Abundance. Avid Reader Press. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Abundance/Ezra-Klein/9781668023488 on Marx's concept of the realm of necessity and freedom: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/subject/hist-mat/capital/vol3-ch48.htm on David Graeber: https://davidgraeber.org/ Suits, B. (2005). The Grasshopper. Games, Life and Utopia. Broadview Press. https://kevinjpatton.com/teaching/phil_3230/readings/Bernard%20Suits%20-%20The%20Grasshopper.pdf on the socialist ecomodernism and degrowth debate: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2023-01-23/ecomodernism-on-its-own-terms/ Future Histories Episodes on Related Topics S3E44 | Anna Kornbluh on Climate Counteraesthetics https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e44-anna-kornbluh-on-climate-counteraesthetics/ S03E30 | Matt Huber & Kohei Saito on Growth, Progress and Left Imaginaries https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e30-matt-huber-kohei-saito-on-growth-progress-and-left-imaginaries/ S03E29 | Nancy Fraser on Alternatives to Capitalism https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e29-nancy-fraser-on-alternatives-to-capitalism/ S03E19 | Wendy Brown on Socialist Governmentality https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e19-wendy-brown-on-socialist-governmentality/ S03E03 | Planning for Entropy on Sociometabolic Planning https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e03-planning-for-entropy-on-sociometabolic-planning/ S02E51 | Silvia Federici on Progress, Reproduction and Commoning https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e51-silvia-federici-on-progress-reproduction-and-commoning/ S02E13 | Tine Haubner und Silke van Dyk zu Community-Kapitalismus https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e13-tine-haubner-und-silke-van-dyk-zu-community-kapitalismus/ --- If you are interested in democratic economic planning, these resources might be of help: Democratic planning – an information website https://www.democratic-planning.com/ Sorg, C. & Groos, J. 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[for a review copy, please contact: amber.lanfranchi[at]bristol.ac.uk] https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/creative-construction International Network for Democratic Economic Planning https://www.indep.network/ Democratic Planning Research Platform: https://www.planningresearch.net/ --- Future Histories Contact & Support If you like Future Histories, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/FutureHistories Contact: office@futurehistories.today Twitter: https://twitter.com/FutureHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehpodcast/ Mastodon: https://mstdn.social/@FutureHistories English webpage: https://futurehistories-international.com   Episode Keywords #KaiHeron, #KeirMilburn, #BertieRussell, #JanGroos, #Interview, #FutureHistories, #FutureHistoriesInternational, #futurehistoriesinternational, #Transition, #SocioecologicalTransition #DemocraticPlanning, #DemocraticEconomicPlanning, #Capitalism #BerlinHousingCampaign, #DWE, #Economics, #Socialism, #Socialisation, #Commons, #PublicCommonsPartnerships, #RadicalAbundance, #Abundance, #Municipalism, #Agroecology, #Derisking, #Investment, #Degrowth, #SocialistEcomodernism, #Ecomodernism

In this episode of The More Freedom Foundation Podcast, Robert Morris and Ruairi dive into Venezuela's recent history, exploring how Hugo Chávez's extraordinary luck with record-high oil prices shaped perceptions of his leadership—and why Nicolás Maduro has struggled by comparison. We also unpack why U.S. hostility often backfires, strengthening authoritarian leaders by giving them a convenient enemy to rally against. Plus, we make the case for why any talk of an American invasion of Venezuela is both dangerous and counterproductive.⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok

El día de hoy los Herejes exploran la vida de Nicolás Maduro, comenzando con su infancia. Se detalla su trayectoria como conductor de autobús y su cercanía al movimiento sindical, lo que marcó sus primeros pasos en la política. A lo largo del episodio, se destacan sus vínculos con Hugo Chávez, su ascenso en el partido PSUV y su papel como canciller. Finalmente, se analiza su llegada al poder tras la muerte de Chávez en 2013, las elecciones que lo llevaron a la presidencia y los desafíos que ha enfrentado durante su mandato, incluyendo la crisis económica y social en Venezuela. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Venezuela hatte einst gute Wirtschaftsbeziehungen zu den USA. Davon ist wenig übrig geblieben, seit Hugo Chávez 1998 zum Präsidenten gewählt wurde, Nicolás Maduro 2013 übernahm und US-Präsident Donald Trump lieber Militär statt Diplomatie einsetzt. Von Anne Raith, Tobias Lambert und Andre Zantow www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Weltzeit

¿Qué pasa cuando te quitas todos los títulos? ¿Cuando ya no eres tu profesión, tu nacionalidad, tus logros ni tus personajes? Hoy en En Defensa Propia tengo una conversación tan honesta como transformadora con el actor Andrés Parra, quien se ha atrevido a hacer algo que muchos no logran: despertar. En este episodio hablamos sin filtros de la depresión, del ego, del éxito que no salva, y de ese momento en la vida en que todo se desmorona para que algo nuevo nazca. Andrés Parra, conocido mundialmente por sus impactantes interpretaciones de Pablo Escobar y Hugo Chávez, nos abre su alma para contarnos cómo, detrás del éxito y la fama, había un hombre que ya no se hallaba, que estaba perdido, que tocó fondo. Nos cuenta cómo grabar con Messi y separarse de su pareja al mismo tiempo lo llevó a un quiebre total, a un proceso profundo de transformación interior. Y cómo fue precisamente ese dolor el que lo llevó a la meditación, el silencio, la terapia, y las medicinas ancestrales como el yopo. Esta conversación es sobre cómo convertir el sufrimiento en sabiduría, cómo abrazar nuestras sombras sin identificarnos con ellas, y cómo podemos aprender a vivir felizmente deprimidos, como dice él mismo. Porque no se trata de eliminar las emociones difíciles, sino de entender que no somos lo que sentimos. Andrés también nos habla del proceso de crear su show espiritual, un espectáculo único donde mezcla la profundidad con el humor vulgar y basto, demostrando que se puede hablar de espiritualidad sin túnicas, sin solemnidades, sin pretensiones. Solo con verdad. Y con risa. Reflexionamos sobre la trampa del prestigio, del personaje que construimos para ser queridos, y sobre la importancia de recordar que todos somos una luz, antes de que el sistema nos etiquetara y nos llenara de capas. Hablamos de cómo volver al silencio, al corazón, al presente, es lo que verdaderamente puede transformarnos. Si alguna vez te has sentido perdido, agotado de fingir, o si estás en esa etapa donde nada te llena, este episodio es para ti. Porque Andrés Parra no solo comparte su historia, sino que nos da pistas, herramientas y recordatorios para volver a casa. Tickets Puras Cosas Maravillosas

¿Qué pasa cuando te quitas todos los títulos? ¿Cuando ya no eres tu profesión, tu nacionalidad, tus logros ni tus personajes? Hoy en En Defensa Propia tengo una conversación tan honesta como transformadora con el actor Andrés Parra, quien se ha atrevido a hacer algo que muchos no logran: despertar. En este episodio hablamos sin filtros de la depresión, del ego, del éxito que no salva, y de ese momento en la vida en que todo se desmorona para que algo nuevo nazca. Andrés Parra, conocido mundialmente por sus impactantes interpretaciones de Pablo Escobar y Hugo Chávez, nos abre su alma para contarnos cómo, detrás del éxito y la fama, había un hombre que ya no se hallaba, que estaba perdido, que tocó fondo. Nos cuenta cómo grabar con Messi y separarse de su pareja al mismo tiempo lo llevó a un quiebre total, a un proceso profundo de transformación interior. Y cómo fue precisamente ese dolor el que lo llevó a la meditación, el silencio, la terapia, y las medicinas ancestrales como el yopo. Esta conversación es sobre cómo convertir el sufrimiento en sabiduría, cómo abrazar nuestras sombras sin identificarnos con ellas, y cómo podemos aprender a vivir felizmente deprimidos, como dice él mismo. Porque no se trata de eliminar las emociones difíciles, sino de entender que no somos lo que sentimos. Andrés también nos habla del proceso de crear su show espiritual, un espectáculo único donde mezcla la profundidad con el humor vulgar y basto, demostrando que se puede hablar de espiritualidad sin túnicas, sin solemnidades, sin pretensiones. Solo con verdad. Y con risa. Reflexionamos sobre la trampa del prestigio, del personaje que construimos para ser queridos, y sobre la importancia de recordar que todos somos una luz, antes de que el sistema nos etiquetara y nos llenara de capas. Hablamos de cómo volver al silencio, al corazón, al presente, es lo que verdaderamente puede transformarnos. Si alguna vez te has sentido perdido, agotado de fingir, o si estás en esa etapa donde nada te llena, este episodio es para ti. Porque Andrés Parra no solo comparte su historia, sino que nos da pistas, herramientas y recordatorios para volver a casa. Tickets Puras Cosas Maravillosas

En las elecciones generales de Bolivia del pasado día 17, el Movimiento al Socialismo, el partido de Evo Morales, sufrió el mayor revés de su historia al quedar fuera de la segunda vuelta presidencial programada para el próximo 19 de octubre. El candidato del MAS, Eduardo del Castillo, obtuvo solo el 3% de los votos y quedó en sexto lugar. Los contendientes por la presidencia serán Rodrigo Paz Pereira, un senador centrista que sorprendió con el 32% de los votos, y Jorge Quiroga, expresidente conservador con el 27%. El MAS ha dominado la política boliviana desde 2006, cuando Evo Morales asumió la presidencia con el 53% de los votos. La revalidó en 2009 y 2014 con resultados electorales aún mejores. Inspirado por el chavismo venezolano, Morales quiso emular a su maestro y alineó a Bolivia con regímenes antioccidentales como Venezuela, Nicaragua, Irán y China. Pero la Constitución de 2009, promovida por el propio Morales, limitaba los mandatos presidenciales a dos. Emulando a Hugo Chávez trató de eliminar este límite mediante un referéndum en 2016 que perdió. Aun así, el Tribunal Constitucional, controlado por él, le permitió presentarse en 2019. Las elecciones de ese año estuvieron marcadas por el fraude, que confirmó una auditoría de la OEA. Las protestas obligaron a Morales a marcharse en noviembre de 2019. Tras ello huyó del país y se estableció en Argentina apadrinado por Alberto Fernández. Entretanto, Jeanine Áñez asumió la presidencia interina. Su gestión, en principio de transición, se prolongó debido a la irrupción de la pandemia. Áñez terminó encarcelada por corrupción poco después de las elecciones de 2020 en las que el MAS regresó al poder con Luis Arce, ex ministro de Morales, que obtuvo el 55% de los votos. Pero la relación entre Arce y Morales se deterioró rápidamente, lo que resultó en una fractura interna dentro del MAS. En 2023, el Tribunal Constitucional anuló la reelección indefinida, inhabilitando de paso a Morales, que desde su escondite en la provincia de Chapare, donde está refugiado tras ser acusado de un delito sexual, pidió el voto nulo. Pero en el vuelco electoral ha tenido más que ver con la crisis económica que con la implosión de la izquierda boliviana. El país, que en los primeros años de Morales se benefició de los altos precios del gas natural, atraviesa desde hace años una crisis económica que no ha hecho más que empeorar. La producción de gas se ha reducido a la mitad por simple descuido y falta de inversiones. Del resto se han encargado los controles económicos, la corrupción y la falta de seguridad jurídica que se tradujo en el pasado en expropiaciones a empresas extranjeras, algunas españolas como Abertis o Iberdrola, cuyos activos fueron expropiados entre 2012 y 2013. Eso ha ahuyentado la inversión ahondando los problemas económicos. El resultado es una escasez crónica de divisas. Las reservas del banco central están en mínimos, la inflación ronda el 25%, el déficit público supera el 10% y los bonos son de alto riesgo. Los bolivianos se las ven y se las desean para llenar la cesta de la compra cuyo precio crece sin parar desde hace años. Los candidatos que se disputan la segunda vuelta tendrán que implementar reformas drásticas. Rodrigo Paz promete “capitalismo para todos”, mientras Quiroga aboga por cambiar “absolutamente todo” tras veinte años perdidos. Ambos capitalizan el deseo de cambio de la mayor parte de los bolivianos. La izquierda, entretanto, se enfrenta a una crisis duradera a la que no se le ve final. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 4:20 Bolivia despide al MAS 32:32 Elecciones en Bolivia 41:55 Principio de precaución 48:34 Field Target · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #Bolivia #MAS Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

El presidente Maduro anunció el despliegue de varios millones de milicianos en respuesta a la amenaza que representa la movilización militar de Estados Unidos cerca de sus costas. El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio confirmó la semana pasada el envío de fuerzas navales y aéreas al Caribe para una operación antidrogas, poco después de que la administración duplicara la recompensa por Maduro, acusado de formar parte de un cartel, a 50 millones de dólares. El anuncio del envío de 4,5 millones de milicianos por parte de Maduro se enmarca en el aumento de la recompensa a 50 millones de dólares por “información que conduzca al arresto” del mandatario venezolano y en el despliegue de 4.000 soldados estadounidenses, apoyados por un submarino de ataque nuclear, destructores, aviones de reconocimiento y otros buques de guerra en el Caribe. Para Eric Sigmon, exoficial de seguridad del Departamento de Defensa estadounidense, el anuncio de Maduro tiene un elemento de política doméstica. "No es sorprendente que Nicolás Maduro utilice la amenaza de una posible intervención estadounidense para fortalecer la cohesión entre sus seguidores y, sobre todo, dentro de las Fuerzas Armadas. Después de todo, su permanencia en el poder depende del respaldo militar. Ahora bien, hay que reconocer que el despliegue militar [estadounidense] que estamos presenciando no tiene precedentes. Representa una escalada por parte de Estados Unidos que parece estar considerando el uso de sus fuerzas armadas para una operación antidroga a gran escala en la región", sostiene Sigmon. Para este especialista, "la lucha contra el narcotráfico liderada por Washington se ha basado tradicionalmente en la cooperación con las fuerzas policiales locales o en alianza con los gobiernos de turno". Por eso estima que "Maduro no está del todo equivocado al señalar que esta movilización es ‘inusual y preocupante'. Sin embargo, también es cierto que, desde hace años, tanto él como su antecesor, Hugo Chávez, han recurrido al discurso del peligro de los gringos para pedirle a los venezolanos que los sigan apoyando", subraya Eric Sigmon. "Es un primer paso, una forma de tantear el terreno"  En este contexto, la posición de México cobra particular relevancia. La presidenta mexicana, Claudia Sheinbaum, declaró que defiende el principio de no intervención, no solo por convicción, sino porque está en la Constitución de su país. ¿Qué tanto tendrá en cuenta la administración Trump la postura de su vecino? "El despliegue militar estadounidense es un primer paso. Es una forma de tantear el terreno, probar los límites del derecho internacional y evaluar las reacciones que podría generar. Para muchos países, en especial para México, esta acción resulta preocupante. Los mexicanos también temen que Estados Unidos intente replicar este tipo de medidas en su propio territorio. De hecho, la presidenta mexicana, Claudia Sheinbaum, reveló que Donald Trump le propuso enviar tropas estadounidenses a México para perseguir a los líderes de los cárteles y combatir el narcotráfico, una solicitud que ella rechazó", sostiene Sigmon.

El presidente Maduro anunció el despliegue de varios millones de milicianos en respuesta a la amenaza que representa la movilización militar de Estados Unidos cerca de sus costas. El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio confirmó la semana pasada el envío de fuerzas navales y aéreas al Caribe para una operación antidrogas, poco después de que la administración duplicara la recompensa por Maduro, acusado de formar parte de un cartel, a 50 millones de dólares. El anuncio del envío de 4,5 millones de milicianos por parte de Maduro se enmarca en el aumento de la recompensa a 50 millones de dólares por “información que conduzca al arresto” del mandatario venezolano y en el despliegue de 4.000 soldados estadounidenses, apoyados por un submarino de ataque nuclear, destructores, aviones de reconocimiento y otros buques de guerra en el Caribe. Para Eric Sigmon, exoficial de seguridad del Departamento de Defensa estadounidense, el anuncio de Maduro tiene un elemento de política doméstica. "No es sorprendente que Nicolás Maduro utilice la amenaza de una posible intervención estadounidense para fortalecer la cohesión entre sus seguidores y, sobre todo, dentro de las Fuerzas Armadas. Después de todo, su permanencia en el poder depende del respaldo militar. Ahora bien, hay que reconocer que el despliegue militar [estadounidense] que estamos presenciando no tiene precedentes. Representa una escalada por parte de Estados Unidos que parece estar considerando el uso de sus fuerzas armadas para una operación antidroga a gran escala en la región", sostiene Sigmon. Para este especialista, "la lucha contra el narcotráfico liderada por Washington se ha basado tradicionalmente en la cooperación con las fuerzas policiales locales o en alianza con los gobiernos de turno". Por eso estima que "Maduro no está del todo equivocado al señalar que esta movilización es ‘inusual y preocupante'. Sin embargo, también es cierto que, desde hace años, tanto él como su antecesor, Hugo Chávez, han recurrido al discurso del peligro de los gringos para pedirle a los venezolanos que los sigan apoyando", subraya Eric Sigmon. "Es un primer paso, una forma de tantear el terreno"  En este contexto, la posición de México cobra particular relevancia. La presidenta mexicana, Claudia Sheinbaum, declaró que defiende el principio de no intervención, no solo por convicción, sino porque está en la Constitución de su país. ¿Qué tanto tendrá en cuenta la administración Trump la postura de su vecino? "El despliegue militar estadounidense es un primer paso. Es una forma de tantear el terreno, probar los límites del derecho internacional y evaluar las reacciones que podría generar. Para muchos países, en especial para México, esta acción resulta preocupante. Los mexicanos también temen que Estados Unidos intente replicar este tipo de medidas en su propio territorio. De hecho, la presidenta mexicana, Claudia Sheinbaum, reveló que Donald Trump le propuso enviar tropas estadounidenses a México para perseguir a los líderes de los cárteles y combatir el narcotráfico, una solicitud que ella rechazó", sostiene Sigmon.

Words matter, and how words or phrases are used may present completely different meanings to diverse cultural demographics depending on topics like history and associated symbolic language. That's why having a leading bilingual female strategist such as Evelyn Pérez-Verdia on the side of truth in messaging is vital to organizations seeking to break down barriers with Latino communities. She is the Founder and Chief of Strategy for We Are Más, an organization focused on advising about diversity and translating culture, focusing on research, strategy, and creative communications. As a Hispanic small business owner, Evelyn has two decades of experience as an advisor to elections offices, grassroots groups, advocacy campaigns, and governmental agencies on messaging, communications, image, digital content, and micro-engagement. Recognizing her advocacy in protecting democratic organizations, Pérez-Verdia received the Woman of Impact Award in 2022 in Civics from the non-profit organization Mujeres Latinas Impulsando a Mujeres Latinas. She is also part of the University of South Florida's Dean's Advisory Council and the Department of State's U.S. Speaker's Program, giving workshops to journalists and civil society leaders in Latin America. When speaking to culturally diverse communities, the selection of words used in messaging means a lot. We talked about words often used by large national organizations in Washington, D.C., such as “Latinx” or “Progressive”, and how they can have the unintentional side effect of alienating different sections of the Latino community. She explained, “Yes, we have the Latinx, which the younger generations use, right? Where only 1.8% of Hispanics and Latinos, no matter the age affiliation, are like, I don't feel identified with that.” Similarly, she noted the word “progressive” may represent “progressista” as a term young Hispanics might find objectionable. “They manifested peacefully on the streets against the dictatorship of Hugo Chávez, of Nicolas Maduro, and they see this youth using exactly the symbolism, exactly the terms that the dictator in the country uses,” she said. This is hugely important for all activists to listen to this interview! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

El General Víctor Hugo Chávez Martínez, ex secretario de seguridad de Tabasco, fue arrestado en Colima, después de ser investigado por diversos delitos. La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum realizó un llamado a la banca comercial y para pedir que apoyen a pequeñas y medianas empresas. Rosa Icela Rodríguez, se reunió con integrantes de la Cámara Nacional de la Industria de la Radio y Televisión en donde aseguró que la libertad de expresión es un pilar de la democracia en México. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

En #HoyEsRisco del miércoles 30 de julio, María Luisa Aguilar, directora del Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez comentó que la petición de los padres de los 43 estudiantes normalistas de Ayotzinapa, desaparecidos en 2014, a la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum, es que no se regrese a la verdad histórica cnel caso. Liz Rodríguez, madre de Susan, víctima de una violación tumultuaria ocurrida en marzo en Campeche, denunció que fue hasta que se hio público el caso, las autoridades voltearon a ver sus denuncias. Además, dijo que espera que se haga justicia al caso de su hija. Los reporteros de Grupo Fórmula confirmaron la detención de Víctor Hugo Chávez Martínez, exsecretario de seguridad de Tabasco y quien era el coordinador de la Guardia Nacional en Colima y quien está siendo juzgado por la tribunales militares por una denuncia de abuso sexual en su contra. Finalmente en los deportes, Tlatoani Carrera comentó la lucha que tiene la Liga de Expansión sobre su lucha porque regrese el ascenso a la Liga Mx.

Se cumple hoy un año de las polémicas elecciones en Venezuela, en las que Nicolás Maduro afirma haber retenido el poder y la oposición, en cambio, sostiene que hubo un fraude. Profundizamos En Perspectiva con el periodista Omar Lugo desde Caracas. Maduro anunció este domingo que se realizarán “grandes eventos musicales” y marchas en el país para celebrar su victoria.   Según dijo, Nahum Fernández, el vicepresidente del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), le había informado que durante 10 días “va a haber grandes eventos musicales, marchas populares en las calles, para celebrar el primer año del triunfo heroico contra el fascismo”.  Además, este lunes cumpliría 71 años el antecesor de Nicolás Maduro, el expresidente Hugo Chávez Frías.  Los comicios que cumplen un año este lunes generaron una polémica que se extiende hasta estos días, ya que el candidato opositor, Edmundo González Urrutia, continúa asegurando que la victoria fue suya y que el régimen madurista cometió un fraude.  “El régimen es ilegítimo y así lo certifican las actas resguardadas en Panamá”, publicó este domingo González en su cuenta de la red social X, y compartió el mensaje del secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, quien escribió: “Maduro NO es el presidente de Venezuela y su régimen NO es el gobierno legítimo. Maduro es el líder del Cártel de Los Soles, una organización narcoterrorista que se ha apoderado de un país. Y está acusado de introducir drogas en Estados Unidos”.  Organismos internacionales y el propio Centro Carter, que estuvo acreditado como veedor ante el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) de Venezuela, declaró que el proceso “no se adecuó a parámetros y estándares internacionales de integridad”y que la elección “no puede ser considerada como democrática”.

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