A first look at the results
Amazingly the CNE has stuff out and I cannot sleep. So there is a first look at the pseudo results.Maduro has lost about 700K votes from Chavez result last October.Capriles gained 700K. Not bad.The...
View ArticleAn electoral fraud primer
I am in no condition to do extensive research on electoral fraud this morning. I did sleep well last night, once I could fall asleep, but I woke up late and I need to go soon to attend at least a few...
View ArticleMy "predictions" rated
Before I move on to fraud claim and analysis of results, I need to evaluate what I "predicted" would happen.First, I refused to predict anything because I had been saying all along that the election...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Capriles challenges Maduro and the CNE
Capriles just spoke and threw down the gauntlet He will not recognize the result unless some simple conditions are met, including actual counting of ballots.He said that if the CNE dares proclaim...
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Tensions flare
Nazional Guard happily tear gazingI was busy this afternoon (more on that later) and there was/is a cadena for the proclamation of Maduro as the winner. Of course, in the purest fascistic-repressive...
View ArticleMedia activities
Busy day, besides writing posts after posts. Three interviews but one failed.The one that failed was with the BBC because by the time I became aware of their request it was too late and git Simone...
View ArticleMassive pot bangging in Venezuela
I am pleased to report that Capriles petition of doing a long cacerolazo at 8 PM has been a major success. In San Felipe we started at 8 sharp and after half an hour we got tired and went home. And in...
View ArticleMake Obama take a stand
If by May 15 this petition reaches 100,000 signatures, the White House will murmur something about it... OK, US citizens that read this blog, get moving!!!!!!And it will work because of this. (hat tip...
View ArticleExcelente comentario de Toto Aguerrevere
Tengo que comentar sobre el excelente post que justo acaba de sacar Toto. Porque yo pensé lo mismo anoche: cuando se levantaron las 4 gracias y dejaron solo a Vicente supe inmediatamente que había...
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Duty calls, a migraine will not stop me from reporting on the fascist coup...
Barquisimeto todayI suffer from occasional crippling migraines and today I got one. On and off I tried to read my tablet, or watch at very low volume TV but soon enough I had to stop and slumber again....
View ArticleFascism keeps forward
I am sorry, but I cannot come with a better header when I read Luisa Estela words today. But before I go into it I need to calm down readers: my surprise is that she waited until today to say that...
View ArticleRepression full scale but also indices of division inside the regime
The news today is complex. We must underline first the massive repression, hundreds of people arrested, brutal violence and maybe even torture. In particular in the states of Lara and Carabobo, and...
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Chavismo in crisis, unraveling next?
On April 14 the real story was how suddenly maybe 700.000 chavista not only did not vote for the appointed heir, but crossed the line. We are talking here of almost 4% of the electorate.If you have any...
View ArticleThose Reichstag moments....
Circa 1933...... A PSUV party joint in flames, by its own supporters. Blaming the opposition of course except that someone filmed. This is from Capriles site and apparently they are receiving lots...
View Article"There is a coup going on against me! I am off to Lima" #MaduroIsAnIdiot
Back from work I am slowly catching up with today's event. Since I have to work I cannot report on them so I must settle for a comment at night. Well, there is one that I cannot wait further to share...
View ArticleSenseless repression but the beginning of some common sense, maybe, in Venezuela
The day has been marked by two things: an increase in repression moving into outright fascism, and at the end of the day the beginning of some good sense with the CNE accepting to backpedal its earlier...
View ArticlePatsy Cline tonight
Sorry, but I could not take it today. The idea that this band of thugs was taking a revered national holiday to symbolize their renewed hold on power (at least they hope) was more than I could endure....
View ArticleMaduro first "power" decision is a show of weakness
I am dumbfounded. Not only because I just barely managed to open the blog dashboard for the first time today and I do not know whether this post will happen, but becasue I caught by mistake Maduro's...
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The April 14 2013 result: the Caucagüita story
I was wondering whether to analyze the electoral results of last Sunday. After all, there is a fraud. But then again, I've never taken CNE results truly at face value and only found their worth in...
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The April 14 2013 results: chavismo loses the metro areas, often big time
The more noteworthy result of Sunday 14 is that with electoral cheating and all, the regime admits that it has lost the control of the major urban agglomerations. That is, the victory of Maduro, if we...
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