An Anthem for Nicolás Maduro
What should be the theme song for Maduro's daily, four-hour long radio show, La Hora de la Salsa.
MUD leaders try to build unity on a foundation of contempt for the base
The growing chasm between MUD's putative leaders and the activist base is growing to crisis levels...but instead of listening, MUD's negotiators have decided to lecture us like we're five year olds.
The Opposition goes all in for a dialogue of the damned
Today is November 11th. As the opposition's self-imposed deadline for dialogue to show major progress comes and goes, our leaders seem more interested in habituating us to tyranny than in fighting it.
Dialogue, Actually [Spot the Difference edition]
As we wait for news to develop on the Dialogue front, I thought it appropriate to revive this post I wrote back in 2014, to see if we learned anything useful.
Dialogue and Freedom
I viscerally hate the concept of dialogue with this thuggish regime. And yet I see it setting free some of the people I care most about in the world: our political prisoners. Come take a tour through my mixed emotions.
The day when MUD met its followers
Yesterday in Caracas, the opposition wasn't just marching. It was telling its leaders how to march.
Henry Ramos Allup's closure of today's AN session
And so ends the day in which the Venezuelan Parliament calls for Open Rebellion.
Livestream of today's National Assembly session
Have you bought your cotufas y refresco yet?
A Manifesto for Team Screwed
A few days ago, Quico tried to throw the MUD a bone and help them through their four-day long colonic deliberation in responding to the latest anal rape...
Big Time
Francisco Toro, who founded and runs this gig, just landed an exclusive post as contributing columnist for the Washington Post's Global Opinions website.
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