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US plans to exploit Venezuela’s oil reserves could by 2050 consume 🔥more than a tenth of the world’s remaining carbon budget to limit global heating to 1.5C, according to an exclusive analysis.
The calculation highlights how any moves to further exploit the
South American nation’s oil reserves
– the largest in the world,
at least on paper
– would put increasing pressure on climate goals,
and risk plunging the globe further into climate catastrophe.
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UN fact-finding mission warns of continued human rights abuses in Venezuela | Human Rights News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/un-fact-finding-mission-warns-of-continued-human-rights-abuses-in-venezuela

Venezuela Opposition Backs Machado as Candidate in Next Vote (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-12/venezuela-opposition-backs-machado-as-candidate-in-next-vote
http://www.memeorandum.com/260412/p46#a260412p46

Venezuela’s new mining law could spell disaster for the Amazon, critics warn
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/venezuelas-new-mining-law-could-spell-disaster-for-the-amazon-critics-warn/

Venezuela’s new mining law could spell disaster for the Amazon, critics warn
Venezuela is close to passing a law to update the country’s mining regulations and attract private investment in gold, silver, coltan and other minerals. But advocacy groups say the law may end up exacerbating deforestation and pollution in mining areas where environmental damage is already an issue. The legislation is part of a broader effort […]

Inter American Press Association: press freedom in the Americas suffered a "dramatic deterioration" in 2025; the US has "restrictions" on freedom of speech (Astrid Sušrez/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/americas-pr

Press freedom in the Americas saw 'dramatic deterioration' in 2025, watchdog says
A monitoring watchdog says press freedom across the Americas dropped sharply in 2025, with more killings, arrests and intimidation of media workers. The Inter American Press Association on Tuesday released its annual Chapultepec Index of Freedom of Expression and the Press covering 23 countries. It ranked Venezuela and Nicaragua as countries without freedom of speech. The group links rising attacks to more authoritarian leaders. It says Venezuela sees widespread self-censorship, and Nicaragua l…

Scarcely a week ago, U.S. warplanes and drones were streaking across the Caracas night sky to deliver a swift end to the reign of the Venezuelan strongman Nicolšs Maduro.
The extraordinary display of kinetic violence delivered a stunning reminder about the reach of the world’s most powerful military—and symbolized the start of a new chapter for the man who commands it.
Donald Trump has been emboldened.
The president and his advisers believe that the strike both reignited …

A Breathtaking Week of Pure Trump Id
Military success in Venezuela has emboldened the president to flex his power even more.

Venezuela to Grant More Oil Drilling Blocks to Chevron, Repsol (Fabiola Zerpa/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/venezuela-to-grant-more-oil-drilling-blocks-to-chevron-repsol
http://www.memeorandum.com/260212/p82#a260212p82

Minnesota and Illinois sue Trump administration over immigration crackdown
Minnesota asks court to declare surge in federal agents in region unconstitutional and unlawful,
while Illinois says ICE agents used ‘dangerous tactics’

Judge orders Trump administration to help dozens of deportees return to the US (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/trump-boasberg-venezuela-deportations-00778458
http://www.memeorandum.com/260212/p83#a260212p83

Many Venezuelans Want to Go Home. But They Can't Get Passports. (Patricia Sulbaršn/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/world/americas/venezuelans-return-passports-trump.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260410/p83#a260410p83