u/ForwardDiamond3484

This is all over Venezuelan social media. Roger Waters, Hasan Piker, Boots Riley, Oliver Stone and Mark Ruffalo. All have nothing to say as Venezuelans suffer. I checked. As one Venezuelan-American put it: "They don't care about our tragedy, because there's no way to blame the United States now."

Anyone else who is maintaining a notable silence?

https://bsky.app/profile/sharonk.bsky.social/post/3mplp7yghm22g

https://jacobin.com/2026/06/migration-borders-deportations-trump-biden

Jacobin got me quoting Malema...

"EFF leader Julius Malema has labelled the ongoing anti-illegal immigration marches as “Afrophobia” targeting foreign nationals, saying poor African migrants are not responsible for South Africa’s unemployment crisis and service delivery problems.

“Poor Africans from Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, or elsewhere on the continent are not responsible for unemployment, inequality, or collapsing public services,” Malema said.

He was speaking at the South African Communist Party’s (SACP) Conference of the Left."

https://capeargus.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-05-30-afrophobia-will-not-solve-our-jobs-crisis-warns-malema-at-sacp-conference/

Did they collapse because they were shoddily built and not up to Venezuela's own earthquake proofing standards? Did massive corruption have anything to do with their collapse? Does it even occur to Max that his supposed 'gain of the revolution' has crushed to death thousands of people?

https://xcancel.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/2071105681269096840#m

It is being widely reported that rather than mobilise the Venezuelan armed forces (FANB) at this time to help earthquake survivors the regime is keeping them in their barracks. Why? In case there's a revolt.

There's lots in Spanish - Here's reporting in English https://caracaschronicles.substack.com/p/prr-stateless-land It has been mentioned at the end of some mainstream reporting.

It's also being reported that aid efforts by the people are being disrupted by the state. This would make sense as chavismo has always attacked those operating outside its control.

Then there's the fact that Delcy Rodriguez welcomed aid from Bukele and Noiba.

At what point do tankies recognise that Venezuela is not run by 'socialists' any more? Is it now? It could have been at several points earlier (like when they repressed the communists), but will the earthquake finally shake others out of defending this awful regime?

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Here is a verified list of fundraising campaigns for anyone who wants to help https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2026/06/26/help-venezuela-from-abroad-cash-donations-matter-most-right-now/

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Aporrea is a Venezuelan leftist news site. This is a very interesting piece on the conspiracy that HAARP caused the twin earthquakes:

"If, as I said, friends, people believe in the resurrection of Jesus without proof, why wouldn't they believe that the empire and its greed possess secret weapons to move the earth? It's not a matter of faith; it's a matter of accumulated experience."

https://www.aporrea.org/actualidad/a354201.html