People stand in the rain outside a public building, holding umbrellas and protest signs that read “No blood for oil,” “Stop invasion of Venezuela,” “U.S. get out of Venezuela,” and “No illegal war.”
Activists advocate against what they described as President Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela during an Indivisible Ukiah protest in Ukiah, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Sydney Fishman/Bay City News)
(Illustration by Joe Dworetzky/Bay City News)

The news out of Venezuela this weekend demands careful attention from all of us. Our country has launched a series of military strikes against Venezuelan targets, and President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and removed from Venezuela during the operation. President Donald Trump has said that the United States will oversee Venezuela temporarily and help restore its oil infrastructure as part of a “transition.”

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