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According to the NYT, the Trump administration is negotiating a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Venezuela for potential long-term US military presence (training, ship visits, exercises) in the country. Permanent bases are not under discussion. nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/po…

Anti-politics, or the pursuit of power through unconventional means, has a long history in Venezuela, and Machado is present in almost every chapter. Read more 👇theassemblymedia.com/how-man…

Restarting Venezuela’s largest oil-fired power plant is essential to easing the chronic blackouts that have plagued the country for more than a decade. “We are in the crucial hours before Unit 6 at Planta Centro comes online." shorturl.at/oU9JY

🇻🇪🇨🇳 Venezuela has received 1,800 prefabricated homes from China for families left homeless by the quakes in June. Delcy Rodríguez held a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador, Lan Hu, during which they reaffirmed their solidarity. The cargo included 87 pieces of heavy machinery.

How Many More U-Turns From María Corina Machado? Machado’s return was less heroic than her narrative, and her insistence on being the unquestioned next ruler has left her isolated and backtracking. theassemblymedia.com/how-man…

The return of expropriated assets to their former private owners has sparked a great deal of controversy in Venezuela and beyond. Which assets did Hugo Chávez nationalize in the 2000s? Is this courtship of the private sector a new development? Find out: shorturl.at/8UmOI

Delcy Rodríguez Plans to Return Nationalized Assets to the Private Sector Returning nationalized assets to the private sector would mark a major reversal of one of the Chávez era’s signature policies. theassemblymedia.com/delcy-r…

Chinese Company Helps Venezuela Restart 600-MW Unit at Planta Centro China Machinery Engineering Corporation is supplying technical assistance and spare parts to help restart a key thermal power plant. theassemblymedia.com/chinese…

Oliver Blanco has been appointed as Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister. The 35-year-old previously served as deputy minister for Europe/North America. He was part of the AD opposition party in the 2010s, but currently denies any political affiliation.

"The commune is not the only way to achieve popular sovereignty, but it will be central to making it a reality." ✍🏾 By Cira Pascual Marquina theassemblymedia.com/venezue…

Venezuela’s National Popular Consultation: A Driving Force for Building the Communal Project The goal is to ensure that these practices extend beyond addressing immediate needs and instead strengthen the collective capacity to transform social relations. theassemblymedia.com/venezue…

🗳️ As AI and bots make election manipulation easier and turn Latin America into a far-right US colony, what might democracy look like when people vote on local needs, instead of candidates? Venezuela’s National Popular Consultation offers one example. Here’s how it works.

With the 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Lenin prevailed amid the imminent danger of the collapse of Soviet power. He explained it to the masses and accepted the humiliation. In contrast, Caracas has not explained why the command did not order resistance. shorturl.at/8muEJ

☑️ Voting is underway across Venezuela for the National Popular Consultation. In Portuguesa state, residents of the 4 de Febrero Commune are choosing community projects to receive state funding. This vote also aims to strengthen local self-government and participatory democracy.

It turns out giving Trump her (questionable) Nobel Prize was for nothing. María Corina Machado says the US has excluded her from talks between Caracas and the opposition. But Western media says she is the most popular leader in Venezuela and could win an election tomorrow. 🤷🏾

From Political Survival to Capitulation: Venezuela in the Vortex of the Global Left Since January 3, every progressive government has looked to Caracas, wondering how it would respond if warships anchored off its coast the next day. theassemblymedia.com/from-po…

Cilia Flores, Venezuela’s elected lawmaker, turns 70 in a Brooklyn jail today, months after US forces abducted her. She suffered a possible heart attack in July and needs urgent surgery, but the judge denied house arrest. The world should know that her life at risk.

📸More images from Venezuela’s Oct. 12 commemoration of Indigenous Resistance Day. Indigenous roots run deep in Venezuelan culture and identity. 🔗This article draws a parallel between resistance to Spanish rule and today’s resistance to US imperialism: shorturl.at/cyMa5