David Smilde
Check out my Substack "Venezuela and the United States" davidsmilde.substack.com Opinions expressed are my own.
- Reposted by David SmildeLes comparto un reportaje de @rcienespanol.bsky.social sobre los costos físicos y sociales de la crisis venezolana desde una mirada feminista, basados en una entrevista que tuvimos en enero y la reciente publicación de “Embodying Predation” con @antuliorosales.bsky.social (link debajo) #Venezuela
- Looking forward to this virtual presentation for the U of Illinois Center for Global Studies, 3 pm Central, 4 pm Eastern, 5 pm Caracas. Join online following the link below. calendars.illinois.edu/detail/45/33...
- Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
- Reposted by David SmildeDon Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
- Reposted by David SmildeSounds like a truly fantastic program, David!
- We are excited to announce that after 20 years, Tulane University once again offers a Sociology doctoral degree. We have spent some time developing an innovative program in public-facing sociology, that will train Ph.Ds to be relevant beyond the academy 1/ liberalarts.tulane.edu/sociology/ac...
- Good Riddance www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
- Investigations and a Billion-Dollar ‘Shakedown’: How Trump Targeted Higher Education www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
- Reposted by David SmildeThis is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
- Reposted by David SmildeThe paradox of Violence: Revolution, Crime, and Policing During Chavismo, edited by @dsmilde.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social and Verónica Zubillaga. upittpress.org/books/978082...
- Reposted by David SmildeI wanted to make a thread about the useful analyses coming out about the situation in Venezuela, but there is a lot, and everyday new things come out. It may be more useful to share some of the existing analysis of how we got here. Books in no particular order and on various themes/issues... 🧵
- No, I don’t think VE is cursed by oil. It’s a challenge that can be managed with good government. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/m...
- On Thursday, 4 pm Eastern, 3 pm Central, Verónica Zubillaga, Francisco Rodriguez, Alla Rosca and I will discuss Venezuela with Tony Pereira, director of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane. Scan QR code for connection information.
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- Federal Agents Shoot 2 in Portland, Ore., Police Say www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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- Reposted by David SmildeOn only hours notice, hundreds of New Yorkers are gathering in Foley Square to protest the murder of Renee Nicole Good
- Reposted by David SmildeIs Trump’s capture of Maduro really about drug charges? Joining us to discuss Venezuelan oil and the capture of Maduro is David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social. on.soundcloud.com/AaNldF3WzqdH...
- If @cbsnews.com is looking for amateur data analysts, perhaps they could talk to Trump administration officials: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
- “What has allowed us to thrive, physically and culturally, is not our rootedness but our mobility. Without it, we would already be extinct.”
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- We need to see the video of this (if it hasn’t already been erased) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...
- Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
- Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
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- “Miller has indicated to colleagues that a strong reaction from Caracas could provide the pretext to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to quickly deport hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants from the United States” wapo.st/4p66tIm
- PBS NewsHour: Trump escalates Maduro confrontation with blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers open.substack.com/pub/davidsmi...
- I spoke with Geoff Bennett about Venezuela on @pbsnews.org www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
- Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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- "What Trump does like to do is drop bombs" open.substack.com/pub/davidsmi...
- Reposted by David SmildeThe US seizes a tanker carrying sanctioned Venezuelan oil to Cuba, upping the pressure on Maduro’s economy. Joining us to analyze the move and discuss what it signals for U.S.-Venezuela policy is @dsmilde.bsky.social. on.soundcloud.com/uO5pOJlLm4eq...
