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Matt Smith
@aliaslaantipoda.bsky.social
15 years living and working in Colombia | Former Counter Terrorist Police Officer, Infantryman and Banker | Occasional Journalist, Investigator and Analyst | MA (International Relations) UNSW, LLM USYD.
A "dark fleet" of tankers supplied by allies Iran, Russia and China assisted Venezuela's autocratic President Maduro to defeat US sanctions.

Venezuela’s Secret Weapon: A “Dark Fleet” Of Oil Tankers #Venezuela #Trump #geopolitics #sanctions #SouthAmerica #oil #oilandgas
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Venezuela’s Secret Weapon: A “Dark Fleet” Of Oil Tankers | OilPrice.com
Venezuela’s oil vessel “dark fleet” has been pivotal in reviving its economy by facilitating the export of its oil in contravention of U.S. sanctions
oilprice.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Reposted by Matt Smith
Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/w...
Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Reposted by Matt Smith
The neurologist Oliver Sacks found that the social-media era resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale.
The Machine Stops
The neurologist Oliver Sacks on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future.
www.newyorker.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM