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The “Bolivarian Revolution” of Venezuela is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its rise to power. On February 2, 1999 — 25 years ago — I was a naive 11-year-old, devoid of any political thought. Today, just as the socialists celebrate a quarter of a century in power, I am barely starting anew, having been finally able to flee from socialism with my brother, who is under my care due to his mental condition. As they celebrate, cheer, rejoice — I am here, having left everything behind: my home, remaining family, neighbors, and friends, carrying nothing but three pieces of luggage;...

The president of voting machine company Smartmatic, Roger Piñate, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on bribery and money-laundering charges in order to get election contracts in the Philippines. Smartmatic was founded in 2000, and its voting machines have been used in elections in Venezuela and the Philippines. According to the Miami Herald, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez chose Smartmatic to replace the country’s previous machines in 2004.

In the 2000s, former President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela bet his country’s economic future on a rising China, securing tens of billions of dollars in investments and loans-for-oil deals. It paid off at first. China voraciously consumed Venezuelan oil and financed infrastructure projects from a high-speed railway to power plants. The 2010s brought a reckoning. Oil prices fell, and growth in Chinese oil demand slowed along with its economy. Venezuela’s oil export revenues plummeted, from more than $73 billion in 2011 to $22 billion in 2016. Misrule by Mr. Chavez and his handpicked successor, Nicolás Maduro, and myriad other domestic...

At least four statues of Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013, were toppled across the country as citizens took to the streets on July 29 to protest the result of the election

Looks like Lucy pulled the football away again.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro likely lost the recent elections in his country because no one believes the official result. He was declared the winner after reports of the usual shenanigans, which included police forces barring people from entering polling locations. The State Department voiced its concern about the legitimacy of the results because they were fugazi. The sun is down and there’s an all-out battle on the streets of Caracas right now#VenezuelaLibre 🇻🇪 pic.twitter.com/I7TnSvlCH3— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 30, 2024Full-scale battle taking place on the streets of Caracas right now!#VenezuelaLibre 🇻🇪Via @EmmaRincon pic.twitter.com/xNTbKL8PkU— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 30, 2024What’s left...

Venezuela's outsized role in U.S. politics is poised to grow further after autocrat Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in a presidential election widely condemned as fraudulent. Why it matters: Nearly 8 million Venezuelans have fled the crisis-stricken nation over the last decade. Maduro's re-election and the ensuing political unrest could exacerbate the refugee crisis in the final months before the U.S. election. Zoom in: Illegal border crossings have plunged since President Biden issued an executive order cracking down on asylum. But polling suggests the border remains one of Vice President Kamala Harris' top vulnerabilities — and Republicans have made...

And now, a barrio revolt is unfolding ... An old truism in politics is that if the win is big enough, the other guy can't steal it. Venezuela's latest election just put paid to that nonsense. Any filthy tyrant, especially a socialist with a lot to hide and a will to entrench himself in permanent power, can steal an election ... right in front of his voters' faces. And in the case of Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, be perfectly confident that he'll always get away with it. The opposition will be told to accept the result and go prepare for...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reaffirmed his government’s support for the administration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, expressing during a visit to Caracas on February 20 Moscow's commitment to strategic cooperation in numerous sectors...

Maduro is deploying his armed forces against the Venezuelan people. He disregards their will and is prepared to use violence to cling to power (See video in link below) https://x.com/ImMeme0/status/1817997886916886794

Exit polls (Edison Research, WSJ): Opposition leader González: 65% Socialist dictator Maduro: 31% Results from the Election Council: Socialist dictator Maduro: 51.2% Opposition leader González: 44.2% No leader or media organization should legitimize this fake election in any way. This was stolen from the people. Never forget.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro's use of military force to maintain political power after an election in which the opposition seemed to have won by more than 30 percentage points, Americans across the United States have expressed their extreme relief that socialists rigging elections is a phenomenon confined to Venezuela. According to numerous US citizens, socialists cheating in elections and undercutting the will of the people is an "unimaginable abomination." Over 98% of Americans polled say they are "incredibly grateful" that it could never happen in America. "Oh, yeah, it's absolutely tragic what's going on down there,"...

¡Fuera Maduro! En este centro de votación de Venezuela, el dictador obtuvo ¡CERO votos!. Translation: Maduro out! In this voting center in Venezuela, the dictator obtained ZERO votes!

VIDEOI bet you never thought it would happen. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreeing with Mike Lindell on the need for voter integrity in elections. Of course the big difference is that Mike Lindell wants voter integrity in all elections and Blinken in this clip is only talking about Venezuela. Definitely NOT the USA.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — An eerie calm enveloped Venezuela’s capital early Monday, a day after the country’s opposition and entrenched incumbent Nicolás Maduro both claimed victory in the presidential election, setting up a high-stakes standoff. Several foreign governments, including the U.S. and European Union, held off recognizing the results of Sunday’s election, as officials delayed the release of detailed vote tallies after proclaiming Maduro the winner with 51%, to 44% for retired diplomat Edmundo González. “Venezuelans and the entire world know what happened,” said González. While the opposition vowed it would defend its votes, González and his allies asked supporters...

Vice President Kamala Harris was slammed on X after she she posted a message saying that the will of the Venezuelan people must be respected as the opposition had been claiming irregularities after incumbent president Nicholas Maduro was declared the winner.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Nicolas Maduro on winning the disputed Venezuelan election, and the Kremlin said it was deepening cooperation in all areas - including sensitive ones - with Caracas. -snip- "Russian-Venezuelan relations have the character of a strategic partnership," Putin said in a message to Maduro, the Kremlin said. "I am confident that your activities at the head of state will continue to contribute to their progressive development in all directions." -snip- Putin ended his message to Maduro: "Remember that you are always a welcome guest on Russian soil."

Aurora police monitored a large gathering of people on Havana Street and Mississippi Avenue in connection to the Venezuelan presidential election. In Aurora, police were called to monitor a large group that gathered over the election in the parking lot of the Target at Havana and Mississippi. The officers said they were there to make sure the scene didn’t get out of hand. Aurora police said there were reports of shots fired, but officers said those were from people who were shooting in the air. No injuries from the gathering were reported. The Target and other nearby businesses chose to...

There’s no other way to put it. Venezuela’s socialist president Nicolás Maduro has used his government-controlled electoral authority to “win” reelection. Discrepancies between the exit polls and the “official” results are too great to attribute to margin of error. Exit polls (Edison Research, WSJ): Opposition leader González: 65% Socialist dictator Maduro: 31% Results from the Election Council: Socialist dictator Maduro: 51.2% Opposition leader González: 44.2% Maduro exit polls showed he lost by 34-points but the “official” Election Council results show he “won” by 7-points. That didn’t happen. Reactions on social media are coming in. According to The Guardian: After a...

Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro was declared the "winner" of the presidential election by the nation's election council on Monday morning. That came after exit polls showed him losing by as much as 30 points. Reports of Maduro's armed thugs closing down polling sites and stealing ballot boxes were prevalent throughout the process, all but confirming that the election was indeed stolen. ... What happens next is clear. Maduro will strengthen his grip on power instead of stepping down peacefully. As the saying goes, you can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out. ... While...