Venezuela Oil: US Declares War on 'Narco-Terrorism'

[Alma.Innovadora]

Just complementing the previous post about the hope that people keep. There is no call to create chaos, only demonstrations. Although there is no US presence.Still on the streets, we'll see how everything evolves.

Chavista supporters trust in an agreement to free Maduro in the face of "international pressure"

Simpatizantes chavistas confía en un acuerdo para liberar a Maduro ante "presión internacional"

Los simpatizantes del chavismo expresaron este domingo su confianza en que la presión internacional facilite un acuerdo para liberar a Nicolás Maduro y Cilia Flores

sumarium.info

"Our war is going to be a diplomatic one (...). Because of that global pressure, because of the pressure and mobilization on the streets in Venezuela, we believe that there could be an agreement."

The government's balance sheet also records 112 injured and severe material damage in 463 apartments in the Venezuelan capital. Since the capture of the president, Chavismo has been calling for constant marches and promising not to rest until the couple's return.

 

[Sindy-S.R]

However, on RT Spanish (I haven't seen it in English yet), this appeared:

Caracas Denies "Secret Talks" Between Diosdado Cabello and the U.S.​

January 19, 2026 02:24 GMT

This was their response to the report that Trump Administration officials had allegedly been in talks with the Venezuelan minister months before Washington's aggression against the Bolivarian nation.

The Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, in Maiquetía, Venezuela, on March 28, 2025.

The Venezuelan government denied on Sunday that there had been any secret contacts between the Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, and U.S. authorities.

In a statement, the Executive of the Bolivarian Republic categorically rejected "the malicious information published on social media about alleged secret conspiratorial conversations that seek to divide the country's high political command and intend to undermine the prestige and revolutionary integrity of Diosdado Cabello."

 

[Alma.Innovadora]

International agencies fabricate Fake News on behalf of Venezuela

Agencias internacionales fabrican Fake News por encargo contra Venezuela

Atacan a funcionarios del gobierno con señalamientos que procuran confundir a la población que sigue firme el proceso bolivariano

radiomiraflores.net.ve

They attack government officials with accusations that try to confuse the population that follows the Bolivarian process firmly

National international agencies fabricate Fake News on behalf against Venezuela
They attack government officials with accusations that try to confuse the population that follows the Bolivarian process firmly

Posted 1 hour ago on January 19, 2026by Randolph BorgesFake news

Caracas, January 19, 2026. The Bolivarian Government of Venezuela denounced on Sunday the execution of a systematic campaign of psychological warfare and the manufacture of Fake News, orchestrated by international news agencies and dirty war laboratories, whose objective is to generate confusion, promote internal division and undermine the institutionality of the Venezuelan state.

Through official channels, the National Executive warned that these actions are not isolated events, but part of a transnational strategy that uses false narratives and anonymous sources to directly attack the key figures of the Bolivarian Revolution.

Denied: Delcy Rodríguez case and the falsification of judicial processes

The Bolivarian government strongly rejected the recent publication by the Associated Press (AP), in which it is intended to link the executive vice president and president, Delcy Rodríguez, with alleged investigations by United States security agencies.

Through the X platform, the official Miraflores account Immediately set a position:

"New version, same "sources" and zero tests. They have already shown that this is not about the false narrative about Venezuela and drug trafficking, but about maintaining the threat against the President (E)."

It was emphasized that these publications lack any legal and evidentiary validity. The Venezuelan State reaffirms that the use of the media to disseminate unfounded accusations is a tool of external political pressure that violates international law.

Denied: Diosdado Cabello and the alleged "secret conversations"

Likewise, the Bolivarian Government denied and repudiated the malicious versions that suggest the existence of alleged "secret conspiratorial conversations" between the first vice president of the PSUV and Minister of Interior Affairs, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, and the government of the United States.

This opinion matrix, initially promoted by the Reuters agency and replicated on social networks, was described as an invention without real foundation.

The Political High Command assured that these information are part of a psychological warfare laboratory designed to generate uncertainty and look for cracks where there are none. They express their full support for Diosdado Cabello, denouncing that the attack seeks to undermine his prestige and revolutionary integrity.

"We categorically deny the malicious information sought by the division of the Political High Command and aims to undermine the integrity of Diosdado Cabello," the official communication highlighted.

The Bolivarian Government reiterated that the revolutionary leadership is more cohesive than ever. The Political High Command made it clear that there are no hidden agendas or fractures, and that its only priority remains the defense of national sovereignty and the well-being of the Venezuelan people in the face of external aggressions.

An appeal is made to the population and the international community not to echo fake news that only seeks to destabilize the peace achieved in the country.

 

[Niall]

Treat everything you hear about Venezuela "with an ICE-melting block of salt":

https://twitter.com/x/status/2013098141415813300

 

[seek10]

Jon Stewart's take on Trump's actions in Venezuela - Trump the conquistador

 

[Liliea]

Please excuse what is written here and posted by @Liliea on October 17, 2025, and happened in September, isn't this exactly what is happening now in Venezuela and its political “transition”?...

Yes, effectively, and in a later post #456 I will refer again to the publication where, by that time, the Rodriguez brothers had already taken steps to present themselves to Washington as a “more acceptable” alternative to Nicolás Maduro's regime. This information is then confirmed after Maduro's assault and capture or kidnapping in a Politico publication where the US government CIA intends to pressure him with his bank accounts in Turkey, Doha, and Qatar (and others such as the Dominican Republic and France).

In my personal opinion, it seems obvious to me what the Rodriguez brothers achieved. It was clear to them that Maduro's government was going to fall and that the betrayal was likely to come from that side, which ultimately benefited the most from the situation, at least until now.
That is why I see all this talk of demanding justice or the return of Maduro as more of a charade to maintain stability and control the most difficult element, which is the military high command.
It should be noted that Delcy has been very intelligent and disciplined in her approach to domestic politics, which contrasts sharply with military figures such as Dios Dado Cabello. She also uses Qatar's influence as an intermediary to gain space and time, added to the fact that Trump seems to be very receptive to any suggestion that comes from there.
I see it as a personal strategy to cling to power. If they happen to do something good, it won't be because they are working to genuinely help the Venezuelan people.

I don't quite understand @irjO comment about the author of that article seems that took it down. If it concerns access to the website I can access the Miami Herald link and it looks fine. Here it is again;

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article312516272.html

Certainly its what is look like.
What will happend to Corina Machado? What is the purpose of the circus to give the Nobel Price to Trump? Did she gave also the monetary price? Or just the medal? And for what exchange?

Corina Machado continues to seek international support with the help of the Venezuelan diaspora and many interested politicians.
And the gift was purely symbolic and political, just the medal without any money.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2013347386534269320

 

[irjO]

I don't quite understand @irjO comment about the author of that article seems that took it down. If it concerns access to the website I can access the Miami Herald link and it looks fine. Here it is again;
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article312516272.html

Thanks! In the original post, the link there for some reason, when opening it, was showing as an article that not longer was visible (at least for me) but this one works fine.

 

[Alma.Innovadora]

It's funny, it's Trump's artificial intelligence, they say, but the artificial reality we're in, ironically it's not a lie (laughs).

Did Venezuela appear as part of the US in an image posted by Trump?

¿Venezuela apareció como parte de EE UU en una imagen publicada por Trump?

Trump difundió una imagen alterada en la que Venezuela aparece integrada a EE UU. Verificamos qué muestra realmente la fotografía

eldiario.com

It's true. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, published on Tuesday, January 19, on his social network a photograph of a meeting with European leaders, but modified with artificial intelligence (AI) to show a map of America in which Venezuela, Greenland and Canada are represented as if they were US territories.

The original photograph was taken in August 2025 in the Oval Office of the White House, during a meeting between Trump and several international leaders.

The real image featured European Union (EU) leaders, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

In the version released by Trump, in the center of the image — between the American president and the European leaders — a map of the American continent was added, in which the flag of the United States extends over Canada, Greenland and Venezuela.