By Andreína Chávez Alava

For over two decades, Venezuela has been the target of the “free elections” broken record alongside regime change operations and economic sanctions, leaving a long trail of destruction behind. How does the U.S. get away with this “free elections” scam? With the unconditional support of the remorseless corporate media.

Countries sanctioned by the US since 1962.

by adorn_mapper

Live coverage of the 1st of February 2024 is now closed.

Here is a recap of today's major events.

It is 12am in Ireland now so I have to go to bed.

I'll be back to resume live updates in the afternoon.

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Fucking hell.

Not again.

It fucking better! Azerbaijan ought to be sanctioned into hell and back again for this shit starting yesterday!

Seriously!

Heck I think we should boycott the shit out of Azerbaijan on top of that!

Yesterday, Joe Biden signed off on economic sanctions against the state of Texas disallowing that republic from exporting LNG (liquid natural gas)

The first act in a state of war is always sanctions

I know what you are thinking,

Angie, the Biden admin only put a temporary pause on the pending approvals of LNG exports

The Biden admin's move is designed to act as a sanction against Texas… make no mistake

HERE

The export of LNG from Texas would likely be bound for countries in the EU; Germany, for example. Guess where Germany will get their LNG from… Russia Why would Biden do such of a thingy? Think Hunter… think Burisma Holdings

The Constitution of the United States of America was put in place to protect us from people like Joe Biden, Barrack Hussein Obama, George H W Bush, Paul Ryan, James Comey, and the Clintons; just to name a few

Angie/Maddie🦇❥✝︎🇺🇸

Appendix 1 from Aijaz Ahmad’s Iraq, Afghanistan & The Imperialism Of Our Time

finished this comic (based on that wolf meme that's based on the proverb that's often falsely attributed to a mythic Cherokee elder...) ages ago & forgot about it, but these last weeks changed that...

I guess the "joke" is that it's easy to feel powerless, to feel rage and then burn out, or to act like all is well in order to create a false peace, but none of these things will change the world. we must hold each other close, breathe, and act out of love & not anger, so that we are able to act at all. there was a beautiful statement I came across this week that I can no longer find, something like: "you should not stand up to evil acts because you would hope that if our roles were reversed, I would do the same for you. that is patronage, not solidarity. solidarity is standing up for me, as I would for you, because it is part of the work of us creating a world where evil acts cannot take place." every voice that denounces this absolute global shame, this g3nocid3 unfolding before our eyes, that speaks beyond the alienation, the censorship, and the threats so needed to maintain such atrocities, is a voice that can carry us into a better world. so speak up.

learn from direct sources. and BOYCOTT! because human decency is not the language warmongers speak, it is money.

25,000 tonnes of explosives have been dropped on Gaza, “largely identified as targets by artificial intelligence [AI]”.

- Francesca Albanese, UN rapporteur

“Noooo! If people know we’re doing bad things, they’ll tell everyone we’re doing bad things!”

The company that chartered the cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was recently sanctioned by regulators for blocking its employees from directly reporting safety concerns to the U.S. Coast Guard — in violation of a seaman whistleblower protection law, according to regulatory filings reviewed by The Lever.

Eight months before a Maersk Line Limited-chartered cargo ship crashed into the Baltimore bridge, likely killing six people and injuring others, the Labor Department sanctioned the shipping conglomerate for retaliating against an employee who reported unsafe working conditions aboard a Maersk-operated boat. In its order, the department found that Maersk had “a policy that requires employees to first report their concerns to [Maersk]... prior to reporting it to the [Coast Guard] or other authorities.”

By Stephen Millies

Gaza and all of Palestine have been under siege for decades, not only by bullets but also by economic sanctions. Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, People’s Korea, Nicaragua, the Russian Federation, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe have had their economies targeted by U.S. and European banksters for destruction.

In response, the 16-nation Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) designated Oct. 25 as Anti-Sanctions Day. This year, thousands of people marched in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, on Oct. 25 to say No! to this economic warfare.

He went in

Ohhhh shutupshutupshutup we have so many of the fuckers on film attacking, mobbing, and killing Palestinians, with statements from Apartheid officials encouraging the chaos.

The US is preparing to sanction an Israeli military unit, the Netzah Yahuda battalion, accused of committing war crimes.

The sanctions would apparently be under the Leahy Law, which as per the article "prevents US funding or training being used for foreign military units credibly implicated in gross human rights violations." Notably, the alleged violations, including the death of an 80 year old Palestinian-American, Omar Assad, are from before the current war.

The US also just sanctioned an "Israeli far-right activist" who they say "had "engaged in destabilizing violence affecting the West Bank."'

"Washington - Israel's main ally - has never suspended aid to an IDF unit before."

The government of Israel is, of course, protesting, and trying to get the Biden administration to reverse course. So we'll see how this unfolds in the coming days. I will say, though, that I both believe there must be accountability for how US arms and other aid are used, that the US must adhere to it's own laws, and that I generally prefer carefully targeted sanctions like these to sweeping economic sanctions against an entire country (such as those advocated by the BDS Movement against Israel), as such broad sanctions tend to hurt innocent people as much as or more than the guilty ones.

Nicolas Maduro responded to Trump's recent comments claiming that when he left office, Venezuela was on the brink of collapse thanks to the Trump Administration's blockade, sanctions and active measures by the CIA/State Dept.

"Ex-President of the United States, Donald Trump, declared his crime. A crime against humanity, against the people of Venezuela."

"He declared that the objective of his government and of the aggression and sanctions against Venezuela was to make Venezuelan society collapse so that the Imperialist power of the United States would seize Venezuelan oil, seize Venezuela's wealth."

"As a good lawyer would say, 'by the confession of the parties, there is no need for evidence.' Trump has declared his guilt in crimes against humanity against the noble and peaceful people of Venezuela."