Martin Vollmann

Venezuelan physicist and musician

[Ricardo Hausmann @ricardo_hausman]

Sanctions hurt people, not dictators. Right? Wrong! This book by @miguelsantos12 @JoseMoralesA and @zp2903 carefully looks at Venezuela and tells a much more interesting story: the sanctions forced the dictator to reduce their damaging command and control destructive measures. Read this 🧵!

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Too many things going on in the world to pay attention to the tragedies and crimes in Uganda. Certainly US and European leaders have found plenty of absurd distractions. But they deserve your time as well.

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

Where are these people now when the Iranian regime is killing protesters by the thousands?

I haven't seen any statements from big infuencers like Greta Thunberg, Jeremy Corbyn or Macklemore.

Make it make sense.

[Alex_TVzla @at_tvzla]

If you think U.S. intervention in Venezuela is only about oil—watch this. I recorded this video about a month ago…

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

Ignore the oil tankers seizures -- that's a distraction.

The below is truly the news of the day on Venezuelan oil. Read what US Energy Secretary Chris Wright just said at the Goldman Sachs energy conference (my quick transcript of the key question, with my own highlights).

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Leftists like Corbyn aren't against imperialism, kleptocracy, or terror groups unless they can be blamed on the US or Israel, preferably both.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

I always admire Sen. Sanders' passion, but why are Democratic Socialists always so keen to spread socialism but not democracy? And should Obama have spared Osama bin Laden until you triple-checked the paperwork?

[Rafael Uzcátegui @fanzinero]

🧵 Venezuela: no ser tontos útiles de las oligarquías (de izquierda)
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El ataque de EEUU es condenable.. Es la primera vez que Vzla es bombardeada en su propio territorio por un gobierno extranjero. El precedente es gravísimo.
Pero cuidado: las apariencias engañan.

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

Two good research papers written in the last five years about Venezuela's oil industry from top analysts/insiders:

The Future of Venezuela’s Oil Industry: https://t.co/vu39GWMm4z

The Collapse of the Venezuelan Oil Industry: https://t.co/KBPQ0WNDW2

🇻🇪⛽️🛢️📈📉

[Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz @bundeskanzler]

Nicolás Maduro hat sein Land ins Verderben geführt. Die letzte Wahl wurde gefälscht. Die Präsidentschaft haben wir – wie viele andere Staaten auf der Welt – daher nicht anerkannt. Maduro spielte in der Region eine problematische Rolle.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Tomorrow will be an important day, and the days after that. But today the dictators are afraid, the Marxists and appeasers are crying, and Venezuelans are celebrating the removal of a brutal despot. I refuse to complain about a day like that. May Venezuela be free.

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

El pueblo venezolano está hoy liberado de la dictadura de Nicolás Maduro y no puede sino celebrarlo.

Al confiscar el poder y pisotear las libertades fundamentales, Nicolás Maduro ha cometido una grave afrenta contra la dignidad de su propio pueblo.

La transición que se abre debe ser pacífica, democrática y respetuosa de la voluntad del pueblo venezolano. Deseamos que el presidente Edmundo González Urrutia, elegido en 2024, pueda asegurar esta transición lo antes posible.

En estos momentos, mantengo conversaciones con nuestros socios de la región.

Francia está plenamente movilizada y vigilante, en particular para garantizar la seguridad de sus ciudadanos en estas horas de incertidumbre.

[Luis Carlos 🏴‍☠️ One Piece @LuisCarlos]

Participación en la Televisión Española, TVE, sobre lo ocurrido en Venezuela. Ya saben que España tiene el problema particular de que hay miembros del gobierno y aliados vinculados a las tramas de corrupción del chavismo, además de una polarización interna que enloda todo.

[María Corina Machado @MariaCorinaYA]

Venezolanos, llegó la hora de la libertad.

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

Extraordinary news of the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife by U.S. forces. Venezuela’s fate hangs in the balance.

In 2014 I had a rare interview with Maduro in Caracas. Even then he made clear he had little time for the principles of a free and fair democracy.

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

I have spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our Ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela.

The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. Under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be respected. We call for restraint.

The safety of EU citizens in the country is our top priority.

[Gabriela Montero @monterogabriela]

If you're not from Venezuela but want to learn about Venezuela and hold an opinion, it would be helpful for you to watch this interview from Wednesday. It was 3:00 AM, and María Corina Machado had just lived through a grueling escape. https://t.co/A1tkUjjGy6

[Martin Vollmann @mertio1]

“Machado and Venezuela’s opposition deserve world support for their legitimate struggle to restore democracy. Ousting Maduro’s should not be a unilateral Trump crusade, but part of a collective international effort to respect the results of Venezuela’s 2024 elections”

[Andres Oppenheimer @oppenheimera]

There are 3 myths about Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro that have been echoed by major international media. All three are flat-out wrong. Read: https://t.co/uiK8IT7U4n

[Reuters Venezuela @ReutersVzla]

Venezuela's National Guard committed crimes against humanity over decade, UN report says https://t.co/xop9ZwTVXw

[Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya @Tsihanouskaya]

The #NobelPeacePrize awarded to @MariaCorinaYA shows that the fight against dictatorship is not only a Venezuelan struggle—it is a global task. Belarusians face the same repression, violence & lies. This prize lifts all who resist tyranny, everywhere that freedom is under attack.