We’ll be Back on the Streets
Guaidó from Chacao and on the internet, Maduro from Miraflores in a mandatory broadcast. One of them was determined, confident, conciliatory. The other one was Maduro.
From Euphoria to Silence
Newspapers all around the world headlined with the news about an Interim President in Venezuela. Pompeo said that Venezuela will get $20 million in humanitarian aid. Prominent chavistas mentioned dialogue and Nicolás “joked” about having Guaidó killed.
The Interim President
Juan Guaidó swore his oath of office before thousands of people at Francisco de Miranda Ave., USA was the first country to recognize him and many followed shortly after, Nicolás didn’t attend his rally, they had to walk to Miraflores to see him ramble. Diosdado lied on TV, again.
"Maduro Is a Dictator"
Mike Pence released a video, declaring his support for the Venezuelan people and calling Nicolás Maduro a dictator. Senator Rubio tweeted directly to SEBIN and warned that what "the SEBIN" was planning to do would "trigger a response". The AN approved a draft for the Amnesty Law and named Gustavo Tarre as Venezuela's special representative before the OAS.
Here Comes 23J
Western Caracas protested yesterday night, not a single mention of bonuses, pork or CLAP in their protest chants. TSJ justices ruled, as they always do, against the AN and AN deputies simply disregarded it and focused on going to open assemblies and talking about the importance of the protest tomorrow.
Soldiers and Civilians Rebel in Cotiza
GNB officers rebelling against Maduro on Monday morning surprised most of the country, but Cotiza neighbors joining the protest and standing by the officers was the real news. Cantv blocked social media so no one would know about these events and Guaidó sent a message to military officers across the country.
See you on 23E
Radical members of the opposition on Twitter make so little sense about 23E, they sound like chavista bots, Kirchner and Chávez were corrupt, Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno irresponsibly pins a femicide on the Venezuelan community in Ecuador.
More People, More Places
Open assemblies have spread quickly all over the country and thankfully, some humanitarian aid made it to the country, proving once and for all, that there's no economic blockade but chavista inefficiency.
Latent Threat
Open cabildos everywhere, Venezuela has been under a “state of economic emergency” since January 2016, Nicolás begs Trump to meet and talk and a dangerous draft law to further control internet was leaked and caused outrage on social media.
“Yes, we can!”
Open assemblies around the country keep getting bigger, Nicolás insists on Venezuela Bella instead of buying food or medicine, the irony of Luisa Ortega Díaz taking human rights violation cases before the ICC enrages all of us.
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