My landlord, Mr. Esquivel
Do you remember Rafael Esquivel? You know, our long-serving football caudillo that got busted almost two months ago in Zurich for corruption? The New York Times has details on the...
Inside the Hegemony's Alternative Twitter-verse
Have you ever noticed how many pro-government Trending Topics are all over the Venezuelan Twittersphere? Ever wonder how the central government really does that? The folks at NGO IPYS Venezuela recently released...
Recovering the Esequibo, one cédula at a time
The Esequibo rift is getting more complicated than ever, especially after last week’s events in Brasilia. Even if Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez went on State TV to claim...
MEPjacking
The People’s Electoral Movement (MEP) – the largely empty carcass of AD’s left-wing faction that broke away from the party in the 60s – recently held its internal national assembly to...
Maria Corina won't back down (Update: Scarano banned too)
Yesterday, Maria Corina Machado offered a press conference to react to the Comptroller-General’s decision to bar her from holding public office for 12 months, which would leave her out...
Maria Corina Machado barred by the Comptroller-General's office
Maria Corina Machado received today this paper from the Comptroller-General’s office, informing her that she’s declared ineligible to hold any public post for the next twelve months, therefore...
Our Obama-bashing, dollar-loving Patent Office
Have a careful read at the “subtitles” under the Obama speech here: I’m going to go ahead and guess our favorite spokesman Jim Luers wrote that speech. The...
The Taking of Cota Nine-Zero-Five
The Cota 905 area in western Caracas is a “peace zone” no more. Authorities launched a large-scale operation earlier today, including lots of National Police agents, National Guard soldiers...
CONATEL Blues
The National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) has expanded its core duties into supporting the State’s repression apparatus by monitoring what Venezuelans say on social media, among other things. But as CONATEL...
Maduro's Esequibo Speech: One huge mess (Updated)
After three postponements, Nicolas Maduro finally went to the National Assembly Monday night to deliver his long-awaited “Esequibo speech”. How was it? It was a three hour-long, rambling,...
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