Peter Lipman
@peterlipman.bsky.social
I've been a teacher, a co-operative worker, a lawyer and external affairs director at UK charity Sustrans, and am the former chair of Transition Network, the Centre for Sustainable Energy and Common Cause Foundation.
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become www.meditationsinanemergency.com/five-facets-...
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become
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They are saying it baldly: this is an oil grab. There is a history of oil grabs going back to British imperialism in the middle east in the late nineteenth century and murders of Osage Nation triba...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become www.meditationsinanemergency.com/five-facets-...
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Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become
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They are saying it baldly: this is an oil grab. There is a history of oil grabs going back to British imperialism in the middle east in the late nineteenth century and murders of Osage Nation triba...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
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On twitter, Macron is pretending that a popular uprising finally removed Maduro, what shameful gaslighting, and a joke of European strategic autonomy
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
On twitter, Macron is pretending that a popular uprising finally removed Maduro, what shameful gaslighting, and a joke of European strategic autonomy
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It's already on. 20 officials from U.S. finance, energy and defense sectors, tentative plan: travel to VZ in March, meet with new government including new president, finance minister, energy minister, economy minister, head of central bank and Caracas stock exchange."
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
It's already on. 20 officials from U.S. finance, energy and defense sectors, tentative plan: travel to VZ in March, meet with new government including new president, finance minister, energy minister, economy minister, head of central bank and Caracas stock exchange."
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Not for the first time, where other European leaders wring their hands over Trump, Spain’s Sánchez draws a line. A stance that is only looking more sensible (more *realistic*) as time goes on.
Pedro Sánchez afirma que España no reconoció al régimen de Maduro, “pero tampoco reconocerá una intervención que viola el derecho internacional”
Sánchez asegura que España no reconocerá “una intervención que viola el derecho internacional”
El Gobierno llama a la “desescalada” en Venezuela tras el ataque de EE UU y se ofrece a mediar; y Feijóo pone el foco en la “férrea dictadura” de Maduro
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January 3, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Not for the first time, where other European leaders wring their hands over Trump, Spain’s Sánchez draws a line. A stance that is only looking more sensible (more *realistic*) as time goes on.
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The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
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It's an illegal, evil coup, which it seems like Trump probably thinks he's doing, on some level, to benefit the US oil industry.
But the long-running trend in Trump 2.0 is that he consistently does things "for" the industry that they really, really hating bc he can't grasp basic market dynamics
But the long-running trend in Trump 2.0 is that he consistently does things "for" the industry that they really, really hating bc he can't grasp basic market dynamics
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
It's an illegal, evil coup, which it seems like Trump probably thinks he's doing, on some level, to benefit the US oil industry.
But the long-running trend in Trump 2.0 is that he consistently does things "for" the industry that they really, really hating bc he can't grasp basic market dynamics
But the long-running trend in Trump 2.0 is that he consistently does things "for" the industry that they really, really hating bc he can't grasp basic market dynamics
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The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
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You know, fuck climate and fuck carbon. The fact that wars and lots of blood for oil are somehow an acceptable price to pay for energy has never ever been ok. This alone is more than enough reason to phase out fossil fuels asap.
Response to U.S. military strikes in Venezuela: a fossil-fueled act of war - Oil Change International
In response to U.S. military strikes in Venezuela, Elizabeth Bast, Executive Director, Oil Change International, said: “President Trump’s launch of large‑scale military strikes in Venezuela…
oilchange.org
January 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
You know, fuck climate and fuck carbon. The fact that wars and lots of blood for oil are somehow an acceptable price to pay for energy has never ever been ok. This alone is more than enough reason to phase out fossil fuels asap.
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Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
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Trump just said what it is all about.
The sooner the world sheds its addiction to fossil fuels, the better. The alternatives are available, plentiful and cheaper.
The sooner the world sheds its addiction to fossil fuels, the better. The alternatives are available, plentiful and cheaper.
January 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Trump just said what it is all about.
The sooner the world sheds its addiction to fossil fuels, the better. The alternatives are available, plentiful and cheaper.
The sooner the world sheds its addiction to fossil fuels, the better. The alternatives are available, plentiful and cheaper.
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Chevron CEO last month on Bloomberg TV: "The Venezuelan oil is sought after by US refiners...we're in discussions with the administration to ensure that we stay in compliance, that they understand the value that our presence [in Venezuela] brings to America"
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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January 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Chevron CEO last month on Bloomberg TV: "The Venezuelan oil is sought after by US refiners...we're in discussions with the administration to ensure that we stay in compliance, that they understand the value that our presence [in Venezuela] brings to America"
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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"We’re going to have our very large United States oil companies the biggest anywhere in the world, go in spend billions of dollars fix the badly broken oil infrastructure and start making money for the country.” - Trump
January 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
"We’re going to have our very large United States oil companies the biggest anywhere in the world, go in spend billions of dollars fix the badly broken oil infrastructure and start making money for the country.” - Trump
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Trump: "We’re going to run it [Venezuela] essentially until such time as a proper transition can take place. The oil business in Venezuela has been a bust, a total bust for a long period of time. They were pumping almost nothing by comparison to what could have been pumping...
January 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Trump: "We’re going to run it [Venezuela] essentially until such time as a proper transition can take place. The oil business in Venezuela has been a bust, a total bust for a long period of time. They were pumping almost nothing by comparison to what could have been pumping...
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Who is going to run Venezuela?
Trump says, "We are going to run the country," adding later that "we're going have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in..."
Trump says, "We are going to run the country," adding later that "we're going have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in..."
The U.S. Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Here’s What We Know
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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The U.S. Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Here's What We Know
President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who has since been charged with narco-terrorism.
www.rollingstone.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Who is going to run Venezuela?
Trump says, "We are going to run the country," adding later that "we're going have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in..."
Trump says, "We are going to run the country," adding later that "we're going have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in..."
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Venezuelan analysts are speculating that regime insiders sold Maduro out, including the location, either for USD 50 million or US suspension of legal prosecution.
January 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Venezuelan analysts are speculating that regime insiders sold Maduro out, including the location, either for USD 50 million or US suspension of legal prosecution.
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Trump: "There is nobody to take over. You have a vice president who has been appointed by Maduro. She's I guess the president. She was sworn in just a little while ago. She had a long conversation with Marco and she said, 'We'll do whatever you need.' She really doesn't have a choice."
January 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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I'm just an economist but what kind of regime change strategy is this where US kidnaps the president but leaves the other power structures of Madurismo intact?
Trump just announces the US will be running Venezuela now, until the can do a "safe, proper, and judicious" transfer of power. Announcing an occupation before you've occupied a country is a new one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I'm just an economist but what kind of regime change strategy is this where US kidnaps the president but leaves the other power structures of Madurismo intact?
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Bombing Venezuela while coordinating a genocide in Palestine while threatening to attack Iran (again) while destabillizing Somalia while carrying out a heist in the DRC...
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Bombing Venezuela while coordinating a genocide in Palestine while threatening to attack Iran (again) while destabillizing Somalia while carrying out a heist in the DRC...
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
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The nobel peace prize committee has to wear this
At 7:10 or so the winner of the 2025 Nobel peace prize praises Tr*mp & condones extralegal killings in service of regime change. At 14:15 she tells Biz Forum that Venezuela will be the “energy hub of the Americas,” & the “new global frontier of innovation and wealth creation.”
If you want to know what the plan is, traitorous stooge Machado told the America Business Forum back in November: privatizing oil to the tune of $1.7 trillion. She said the same thing at a Saudi forum. It’s remarkable how little pretense there is. youtu.be/l2J2JtO8R9Q?...
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The nobel peace prize committee has to wear this
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News: Gang of Eight in Congress were only notified about Trump's Venezuela operation after it began, source familiar tells me. That means the heads of the Intelligence Committees in Senate and House were *not* consulted. Just crazy.
January 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
News: Gang of Eight in Congress were only notified about Trump's Venezuela operation after it began, source familiar tells me. That means the heads of the Intelligence Committees in Senate and House were *not* consulted. Just crazy.
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He's literally set himself up as Ruler of Venezuela.
George Bush at least got a congressional resolution and an attempt at a UN resolution before invading and occupying Iraq.
Trump didn't even consult with the Gang of 8 in Congress and now declares himself the ruler. Sheesh.
George Bush at least got a congressional resolution and an attempt at a UN resolution before invading and occupying Iraq.
Trump didn't even consult with the Gang of 8 in Congress and now declares himself the ruler. Sheesh.
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
He's literally set himself up as Ruler of Venezuela.
George Bush at least got a congressional resolution and an attempt at a UN resolution before invading and occupying Iraq.
Trump didn't even consult with the Gang of 8 in Congress and now declares himself the ruler. Sheesh.
George Bush at least got a congressional resolution and an attempt at a UN resolution before invading and occupying Iraq.
Trump didn't even consult with the Gang of 8 in Congress and now declares himself the ruler. Sheesh.
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Where do I go to get my apology from all the folks on both sides and center of the political spectrum who insisted Trump wasn't a warmonger or imperialist and would be different to the Democrats and Republicans and (especially) neocons who came before him?
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Where do I go to get my apology from all the folks on both sides and center of the political spectrum who insisted Trump wasn't a warmonger or imperialist and would be different to the Democrats and Republicans and (especially) neocons who came before him?