Bolivarian Navy's mysterious accident
The Brazilian press is reporting that this Venezuelan Navy ship ran aground near the port of Fortaleza last Friday. The PC-22 patrol vessel “Warao” was about to take part in joint...
Politics
It's hard out here for a rapidito...
In cities like Barquisimeto, public transport means more than just buses. Some routes are covered by what’s known here as carritos por puesto or rapiditos: passenger cars that...
If only we had first world institutions, like Kenya...
What does it take to get a proper police investigation into Bolivarian drug trafficking? Apparently, a bit of a detour through East Africa, that’s what. The entire Olga...
Pollster / advisor
Alejandro Tarre, echoing Tal Cual and Reporte Confidencial, has posted a great find: slides that suggest Hinterlaces’s Oscar Schemel is working for the government. If so, then more power...
Chavismo ignores Rubén Limardo's tweet
That Limardo’s tweet about his gold medal being for everyone? Chavismo didn’t read it. …or they simply chose to hacerse los locos. After all… #AquiLoQueImportaEsChavez
Lacava, cont.
A reader: It may be a blunder by Chávez, but there is an alternate explanation: [Puerto Cabello’s PSUV Mayor Rafael] Lacava has been reaching out beyond chavismo just...
Alerta, Alerta, Alerta que camina...
…el poster de Bolívar por América Latina! A reader quips: “See? All that money spent on reconstructing Bolívar’s face is boosting the local economy and creating jobs.” I’m lovin’...
Ad War Update
Since we’re going for a Sullivanesque-vibe these days, here are the latest ad offering from both sides. Chávez’s camp insists with “light painting” to promote his accomplishments on social policy and...
Did Lacava try too hard?
One possible reason why Rafael Lacava wasn’t chosen to be PSUV’s gubernatorial candidate in Carabobo could be his obsession with putting his face (and his wife’s) on every...
Playing Gorragate for Points
A reader writes: I think that “baseball cap gate” here is an actual plus for Capriles on so many levels it isn’t even funny. Why? Getting rebuked for...
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