#US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over #Venezuela #oil distribution

US forces boarded another #OilTanker in the #Caribbean Sea, acc/to the US #military Friday, as the #Trump admin continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to & from Venezuela.

The pre-dawn action was carried out by US #Marines & #Navy, taking part in the monthslong buildup of forces in the Caribbean, acc/to US #SouthCom….

#geopolitics #law #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
https://apnews.com/article/sanctioned-oil-tanker-intercepted-c3b6e0cee49af87f78a22425f505249d?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-09-Breaking+News

#US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over #Venezuela #oil distribution

US forces boarded another #OilTanker in the #Caribbean Sea, acc/to the US #military Friday, as the #Trump admin continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to & from Venezuela.

The pre-dawn action was carried out by US #Marines & #Navy, taking part in the monthslong buildup of forces in the Caribbean, acc/to US #SouthCom….

#geopolitics #law #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
https://apnews.com/article/sanctioned-oil-tanker-intercepted-c3b6e0cee49af87f78a22425f505249d?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-09-Breaking+News

Reactions From Home After 32 Cubans Killed by U.S. in Venezuela

https://peertube.wtf/w/8je9JpekfLBh8Jh6zwSwke

[A video about #Venezuela and #Cuba, hosted on #PeerTube.wtf, from the #news / #video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Duration - 1:57

Cuba is in mourning after 32 Cuban nationals were killed in Venezuela during the January 3 U.S. military attack on Caracas and the abduction of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

In this video, our journalist Liz Oliva Fernández went to the streets of Havana to get people’s reactions to the news.

See what they had to say.

#HandsOffVenezuela #FreeMaduroAndFlores
#VenezuelanOilBelongsToVenezuela
#EndSanctionsOnVenezuela
#NicolásMaduro
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

Reactions From Home After 32 Cubans Killed by U.S. in Venezuela

https://peertube.wtf/w/8je9JpekfLBh8Jh6zwSwke

[A video about #Venezuela and #Cuba, hosted on #PeerTube.wtf, from the #news / #video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Duration - 1:57

Cuba is in mourning after 32 Cuban nationals were killed in Venezuela during the January 3 U.S. military attack on Caracas and the abduction of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

In this video, our journalist Liz Oliva Fernández went to the streets of Havana to get people’s reactions to the news.

See what they had to say.

#HandsOffVenezuela #FreeMaduroAndFlores
#VenezuelanOilBelongsToVenezuela
#EndSanctionsOnVenezuela
#NicolásMaduro
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

Meanwhile, the #US #CoastGuard has intercepted ANOTHER #OilTanker in the #Caribbean called the M Sophia, according to a US official. The vessel was falsely flying a Cameroonian flag, the official said.

#Trump #MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #Venezuela #criminal #law #Congress #WarPowers #oil #sovereignty #WarCrimes #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw

The ship was sanctioned by the #US in 2024 for allegedly smuggling cargo for a company linked to Lebanese militant group #Hezbollah. The US #CoastGuard attempted to board it in the #Caribbean in December as it headed for #Venezuela, which the #Trump admin has placed under naval blockade [but they continue to claim it’s not a #war]. The ship refused boarding & headed across the #Atlantic.

#MafiaState #geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #sovereignty #oil #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw

The ship was sanctioned by the #US in 2024 for allegedly smuggling cargo for a company linked to Lebanese militant group #Hezbollah. The US #CoastGuard attempted to board it in the #Caribbean in December as it headed for #Venezuela, which the #Trump admin has placed under naval blockade [but they continue to claim it’s not a #war]. The ship refused boarding & headed across the #Atlantic.

#MafiaState #geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #sovereignty #oil #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw

US Out of #Venezuela! No Blood for Oil!

https://world-outlook.com/2026/01/03/u-s-out-of-venezuela-no-blood-for-oil/

from #WorldOutlook
Editorial
Jan 3, 2026 [contains photos of #protests]

This is not about whether or not #Maduro is a “legitimate representative” of the Venezuelan people or a “vicious” person or a “drug kingpin.” This is about enabling US corporations to take control of the country’s vast #oil resources, maintaining US hegemony in the western hemisphere, and allowing US big business to challenge increasing competition from China in the Americas, all this at the expense of the working people of the Americas.

While US officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, try to focus attention on the pretext for these actions — the alleged role of Maduro in leading drug cartels, #US president Donald #Trump has laid bare the underlying objective of the assault on that country.

#HandsOffVenezuela #FreeMaduroAndFlores
#VenezuelanOilBelongsToVenezuela
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #NicolásMaduro
#news #politics #USpol

US Out of #Venezuela! No Blood for Oil!

https://world-outlook.com/2026/01/03/u-s-out-of-venezuela-no-blood-for-oil/

from #WorldOutlook
Editorial
Jan 3, 2026 [contains photos of #protests]

This is not about whether or not #Maduro is a “legitimate representative” of the Venezuelan people or a “vicious” person or a “drug kingpin.” This is about enabling US corporations to take control of the country’s vast #oil resources, maintaining US hegemony in the western hemisphere, and allowing US big business to challenge increasing competition from China in the Americas, all this at the expense of the working people of the Americas.

While US officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, try to focus attention on the pretext for these actions — the alleged role of Maduro in leading drug cartels, #US president Donald #Trump has laid bare the underlying objective of the assault on that country.

#HandsOffVenezuela #FreeMaduroAndFlores
#VenezuelanOilBelongsToVenezuela
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #NicolásMaduro
#news #politics #USpol

With Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro in U.S. custody, Cuba is left without its principal global ally as its economy careens deeper into the abyss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/world/politics/maduro-cuba-oil-benefactor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #cuba #caribbean #latinamerica #southamerica #nicolasmaduro #us #donaldtrump

With Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro in U.S. custody, Cuba is left without its principal global ally as its economy careens deeper into the abyss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/world/politics/maduro-cuba-oil-benefactor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #cuba #caribbean #latinamerica #southamerica #nicolasmaduro #us #donaldtrump

A day after #Trump declared that the #US planned to “run” #Venezuela for an unspecified period, #Defense Dept ofcls said there were no US #military personnel in country.

But a force of 15k troops on land in nearby countries & on a dozen warships in the #Caribbean “remain in the region at a high state of readiness, prepared to project power, defend themselves, & our interests in the region,” Gen. Dan Caine, Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, said Saturday.

#geopolitics #law #oil #InternationalLaw

Just released:
Video - People in Havana Respond to Maduro's Abduction by U.S. Forces

https://peertube.wtf/w/aXR2FtkhRAPkc35QMfMuPp

[A video about #Cuba, hosted on #PeerTube.wtf, from the #news / #video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Hours after the news broke of Venezuelan President #NicolásMaduro’s abduction by US forces in Caracas, thousands of Cubans gathered at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune to show their support for #Venezuela and condemn the #US.

Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández was on the ground covering the protest. Listen to what Cubans told her in our new video.

#HandsOffVenezuela #ReleaseMaduroNow
#VenezuelanOilBelongsToVenezuela
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

Just released:
Video - People in Havana Respond to Maduro's Abduction by U.S. Forces

https://peertube.wtf/w/aXR2FtkhRAPkc35QMfMuPp

[A video about #Cuba, hosted on #PeerTube.wtf, from the #news / #video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Hours after the news broke of Venezuelan President #NicolásMaduro’s abduction by US forces in Caracas, thousands of Cubans gathered at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune to show their support for #Venezuela and condemn the #US.

Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández was on the ground covering the protest. Listen to what Cubans told her in our new video.

#HandsOffVenezuela #ReleaseMaduroNow
#VenezuelanOilBelongsToVenezuela
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

A day after #Trump declared that the #US planned to “run” #Venezuela for an unspecified period, #Defense Dept ofcls said there were no US #military personnel in country.

But a force of 15k troops on land in nearby countries & on a dozen warships in the #Caribbean “remain in the region at a high state of readiness, prepared to project power, defend themselves, & our interests in the region,” Gen. Dan Caine, Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, said Saturday.

#geopolitics #law #oil #InternationalLaw

Bernie Sanders: US Attack on Venezuela Is Rank Imperialism
This brazen violation of international law gives a green light to any nation on earth that may wish to attack another country to seize their resources or change their governments.

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/bernie-sanders-venezuela-attack

#BernieSanders
Jan 03, 2026
from #CommonDreams

#Trump and his administration have often said they want to revive the Monroe Doctrine, claiming the United States has the right to dominate the affairs of the hemisphere. They have spoken openly about controlling #Venezuela’s oil reserves, the largest in the world. This is rank #imperialism. It recalls the darkest chapters of #US interventions in #LatinAmerica, which have left a terrible legacy. It will and should be condemned by the democratic world.

#HandsOffVenezuela #ReleaseMaduroNow
#VenezuelanOilBelongsToVenezuela
#Caribbean #NicolásMaduro
#news #politics #USpol

Bernie Sanders: US Attack on Venezuela Is Rank Imperialism
This brazen violation of international law gives a green light to any nation on earth that may wish to attack another country to seize their resources or change their governments.

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/bernie-sanders-venezuela-attack

#BernieSanders
Jan 03, 2026
from #CommonDreams

#Trump and his administration have often said they want to revive the Monroe Doctrine, claiming the United States has the right to dominate the affairs of the hemisphere. They have spoken openly about controlling #Venezuela’s oil reserves, the largest in the world. This is rank #imperialism. It recalls the darkest chapters of #US interventions in #LatinAmerica, which have left a terrible legacy. It will and should be condemned by the democratic world.

#HandsOffVenezuela #ReleaseMaduroNow
#VenezuelanOilBelongsToVenezuela
#Caribbean #NicolásMaduro
#news #politics #USpol

Zohran #Mamdani makes statement against the capture of #Maduro by #US forces

from #NewYorkTimes
Jan. 3, 2026

In his first public break with President Trump since taking office two days ago, Mayor #ZohranMamdani of New York City, condemned the capture of President #NicolásMaduro and his wife, calling it “an act of war” and “violation of federal and international law.”

“This blatant pursuit of regime change doesn’t just affect those abroad, it directly impacts New Yorkers, including tens of thousands of Venezuelans who call this city home,” the mayor said in a statement posted on social media.

#HandsOffVenezuela #ReleaseMaduroNow
#VenezuelanOilBelongsToVenezuela
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #Venezuela
#news #politics #USpol