I greet again your series, @dedicatedguy, on this issue so huge for us, Venezuelans, as the terrible reality of misery, institutional deterioration, political persecution and social and educational deterioration produced by the regime implanted 20 years ago. Particularly, about the problem of shortage and chaos in the supply of gasoline (and to a lesser extent, with gas) is truly a nightmare, unusual in a country that was one of the first producers of hydrocarbons and their derivatives.
With respect to the expropriation and appropriation of the means of communication and transportation by the State (I would say rather in our case of the regime), although it has not been completely given, it is not necessary, since in practice it is as if it were being complied with. Although there are few private media, they are subject to harassment and censorship -subtle or indirect, sometimes- that makes them remain silent; or they have simply closed them or made them disappear with their policy of paper restriction (in the case of the press), exorbitant fines or judicial persecution.
And as for the transport service, this has been reduced to a minimum almost non-existent in the case of the air and water (case of the ferry for the attractive island of Margarita), or they have simply taken it to the extreme of maximum deterioration to the point of only existing a few, old and ramshackle bus units, or their "alternative" in trucks and other vehicles of dangerous functioning and humiliating state.
We will continue to denounce and fight for urgent political change in Venezuela. Thank you for your post, @dedicatedguy, and @adsactly for allowing these issues to spread.