Luis Casas

Exec Ed Director for IESE Business School in US; worked @ FIU Business,Disney,History Channel,A+E,Mead Products,Venepal,ADL; MIT Sloan grad; DBA; music lover

[Juan Pablo Guanipa @JuanPGuanipa]

Respaldo la exigencia del Secretario de Estado Marco Rubio sobre la designación de un nuevo CNE en Venezuela.

Solo elecciones libres, competitivas y verificables permitirán la estabilización definitiva del país y su realineamiento con Occidente.

[🎶𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 ✨ @Old_But_Gold50s]

Widely acclaimed as one of the greatest duets of all time, this 1987 archival footage from Ibiza captures the iconic song "Barcelona." It stands as a vivid testament to the perfect fusion of Montserrat Caballé’s sublime operatic vocals and Freddie Mercury’s captivating stage presence—a masterpiece that left an indelible mark on music history and went on to become the official and defining anthem of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

[Paulina Guzik @Guzik_Paulina]

Pope Leo appointing a lay woman - young (for a Vatican executive role), intelligent, and shaped in her leadership by communications standards of DC rather than Via Conciliazione - for a prefect of Holy See’s Dicastery of Communications, is a historic move that is going to reshape Vatican communications, and possibly change it forever.

I can’t remember this, as I was one year old, but when Joaquin Navarro-Valls was appointed Director of Sala Stampa in 1984 - the shock must have been similar to the one today when @MontseEWTN was appointed to her role.

What did Navarro-Valls tell the pope on the first lunch for which Wojtyła invited him to to ask how Vatican communications should look like - and after which John Paul knew he wants Navarro as his communications face?

„The Vatican doesn’t need a reform. The Vatican needs a revolution,” Navarro told him, quite honestly and bluntly for a first official meeting - honesty appreciated by the pope throughout the pontificate.

In a world shaped by algorythms, which is so brilliantly highlighted in „Magnifica Humanitas,” that single sentence of „Dr Navarro,” as John Paul used to call him, gains modern significance.

How did Navarro-Valls - a psychatrist by training, who became a face of the Vatican in a pivotal moment of history - made the revolution succeed?

These elements of the change he brought to the Holy See were key - and are crucial for any new communicator of the Vatican to flourish:

1/ direct access to the pope
2/ transparency
3/ not leaving questions unanswered

Dr Navarro was one of the few people who had a key to the papal apartment. Whenever he needed to discuss things, he could have a spontaneous meal with the pope.

When journalists asked him questions, they knew he’s not lying to them, and that what he says, is aligned with what the pope thinks. He was accessible. He was honest. He was smart. When he told journalists that the pope had an accident in the bathroom, Vatican officials were furious he revealed where the accident happened. „Doesn’t the pope use the bathroom?” he asked them.

When Vittorio Messori asked for an interview with the pope for the 15th anniversary of the pontificate for RAI television and John Paul simply did not have time (it needed 3h from his schedule) - Navarro had to tell Messori „no.”
But he also had a surprise - the pope gave him a stack of papers written at night - and signed them: „Crossing the threshold of hope.”
JPII told Navarro that they „can’t leave important questions unanswered” and the answers he gave - in another form, but he still delivered - became the biggest bestseller in the history of modern papacy, and was translated to 40 languages.

History likes to repeat itself, and even if Vatican communications is in a different era than it was in 1984, it still needs a direct access to the pope, in a renewed force, it needs transparency, and not leaving questions unaswered.

Monste was not appointed spokesperson - the role of Navarro - but needs to be a comms strategist in her executive role, like Navarro was as director of Sala Stampa.

Catholic media preferences aside, every Catholic should pray for Maria Montserrat Alvarado to succeed in her new role.

I will.

[UHN Plus @UHN_Plus]

🇺🇸🇻🇪‼️ | El Secretario de Energía de Estados Unidos, Chris Wright, ha descrito la realidad de una Venezuela devastada por el comunismo: "sigue siendo un país muy pobre" y carece por completo de un sistema financiero funcional. Wright ha dejado claro que el país apenas gatea en una "primera fase de estabilización" tras años de saqueo criminal.

[María Corina Machado @MariaCorinaYA]

EL MUNDO DEBE MIRAR A VENEZUELA: LA CRUELDAD NO TIENE LÍMITES

A Víctor Hugo Quero Navas lo detuvo el régimen el 3 de enero de 2025. Lo desaparecieron, lo torturaron y lo asesinaron.

Durante 16 meses, la señora Carmen, su madre, fue de cárcel en cárcel en una búsqueda desesperada. La respuesta fue la burla y el silencio, hasta hoy: le informan que su hijo yace en una tumba desde hace 9 meses.

Esto no es solo una tragedia; es un crimen de lesa humanidad ejecutado con impunidad absoluta. Es el horror sistemático contra una nación que exige justicia.

Por Víctor Hugo, por la valentía de Carmen y por cada víctima de esta tiranía: No nos detendremos hasta que haya justicia y Libertad en Venezuela.

[Rick Scott @SenRickScott]

Estados Unidos debe volver a imponer sanciones de inmediato a Delcy Rodríguez.

VÍCTOR HUGO QUERO NAVAS fue secuestrado, torturado, aislado y asesinado por los malvados matones de Maduro.

Durante 16 meses, su madre Carmen estuvo de prisión en prisión  buscando respuestas mientras el régimen ocultaba la horrible verdad: Víctor Hugo había sido asesinado y enterrado hace 9 meses por los mismos matones que lo tenían bajo custodia.

La brutalidad de la dictadura de Maduro, ahora dirigida por Delcy Rodríguez, NO tiene límites.
Delcy Rodríguez debe respuestas inmediatas al pueblo de Venezuela y al mundo.

Y seré claro: todos los presos políticos en Venezuela, incluidos los desaparecidos, deben ser LIBERADOS AHORA.

Cada persona responsable de este crimen de lesa humanidad enfrentará la justicia.

[Luis Chataing @LuisChataing]

Es una inmensa falta de respeto, de consideración, un enorme desprecio a la inteligencia de los venezolanos decir que estamos felices con el resultado de la gestión de la dictadora designada Delcy Rodríguez bajo el supuesto tutelaje de los Estados Unidos.

[𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐳𝐞 @wayze187]

Michael Jackson’s drummer, Jonathan Moffett, performs “Smooth Criminal,”

MJ once said: “My bass player makes a mistake, my guitar player makes a mistake, I make mistakes sometimes, but Sugarfoot never makes a mistake.”

[Rick Scott @SenRickScott]

Delcy Rodriguez is NOT the president of Venezuela, she’s the head of a cartel. She’s despicable.

ALL the political prisoners in Venezuela must be RELEASED IMMEDIATELY, the oppression needs to stop, and free and FAIR elections MUST HAPPEN! We will keep fighting until Venezuela has a leader who CARES about their people.

[🇻🇪 Venezuela Insider 🇻🇪 @Andresevd]

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚾ The Boston Red Sox will throw a "Venezuelan Celebration Day" in Fenway Park

It is the first time that the Red Sox will do a Venezuelan day, joining other major league baseball teams like the Detroit Tigers and the Miami Marlins

[Rep. María Elvira Salazar @RepMariaSalazar]

Hoy en Washington, junto a Juan Pablo Guanipa, un venezolano valiente que enfrentó al régimen de Nicolás Maduro y pasó más de ocho meses preso, simplemente por decir la verdad.

Es su primera vez en EEUU desde que recuperó la libertad.

Con Maduro fuera y Venezuela dando señales de estabilización, Estados Unidos tiene que actuar con claridad: apoyar a quienes siguen dando la pelea desde adentro.

Respaldar a líderes como Guanipa.
Reactivar la oposición en el terreno.
Garantizar elecciones de verdad.

Y abrir, de una vez por todas, el camino hacia una Venezuela libre y democrática.

[Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez @RepCarlos]

🚨 I unequivocally condemn the disgraceful statements made by Venezuelan Ambassador Félix Plasencia during yesterday’s American Airlines flight to Caracas.

While this disgraceful regime operative peddles a false sense of “normalcy,” political prisoners are rotting in dark cells—tortured and silenced.

Millions of Venezuelans were driven from their country by corruption, repression, and economic collapse.

What should have been a moment of hope—families reuniting—was turned into a propaganda stunt. We will not be deceived. Their crimes will not be forgotten.

I stand with the Venezuelan people, every victim of this regime, and every political prisoner.

#Venezuela

[Embajada de los EE.UU. en Caracas @usembassyve]

¡Bienvenidos de nuevo a Caracas, @AmericanAirlines!  Gracias al liderazgo de @POTUS y a la implementación contínua de su plan de tres fases para Venezuela, hoy se reanudaron los vuelos comerciales directos de pasajeros entre los Estados Unidos y Venezuela.  Otro paso histórico en la reconstrucción de nuestros lazos económicos, la reapertura de Venezuela al comercio mundial y la reconexión de nuestros dos países. – JB

[Rick Scott @SenRickScott]

It was great meeting with a freed @JuanPGuanipa today. Delcy Rodríguez’s so-called “amnesty law” is a complete SHAM.

We will NEVER stop fighting for democracy and the freedom of EVERY political prisoner in Venezuela. We need FREE and FAIR elections. America is watching. 🇺🇸🇻🇪

[𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ✨🎵 @Hoang_HQ]

Most of the people watching have NO IDEA the difficulty level of what he’s doing. He is a musical genius.🙌

[DaVinci @BiancoDavinci]

That carrot sounds really good

[Walter Molina @WalterVMG]

Este es el discurso completo de María Corina Machado en Madrid. Si no es el mejor, es sin duda uno de los mejores que ha dado.

Si todavía no lo ha hecho, escúchelo. Y, más importante aún, compártalo.

Seremos libres porque así lo hemos decidido. Y será a la venezolana.

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

NEW: Astronaut Reid Wiseman shares a video of ‘Earthset’ that was taken with his iPhone

“This is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye…” Wiseman said.

This has to be the greatest iPhone video of all time.

[Major League Soccer @MLS]

Etched in history. 🐐

The first-ever @InterMiamiCF goal at Nu Stadium, courtesy of Leo Messi.