04/01/2026
We've been glued to the news all day. We've cried, lived a rollercoaster of emotions, have a million questions and don't pretend to know the answers-just yet. Strategy takes time.
We Venezuelans would appreciate it if, instead of some accusing us of "enabling a fascist, bringing death and war to your people, trading one dictator for another" that you wait and see how this all develops. If you insult me, call me a fascist, shame me or condemn me, I'll block you. I have no patience for this any more. If you kindly ask me a question, I'll be happy to answer you if I can. We'd also appreciate it if, instead of trying to predict the future, analyze every gesture and word Trump mutters, and share your (new) opinions as fact, you kindly have the patience to stand by and observe what happens in my country in the next few days. Trump is a catastrophic messenger. I wish he would never take the microphone and leave the messaging to someone capable-but it is what it is. I also wish CNN and most media would stop calling Maduro the "President of a sovereign nation" because he is the ILLEGITIMATE usurper of a sovereign nation. This falsehood totally changes the moral calculus. At least President Macron got it right by quickly recognizing Edmundo Gonzalez as our legitimate president. Maria Corina Machado was banned by Maduro-Gonzalez graciously agreed to stand in until she can be our president.
THANK YOU to those of you who've read me for so many years and understand the Venezuelan struggle from the perspective of Venezuelans who've lost so much for so long. I know the story. We've LIVED the story- not watched it from afar.
We end the day without the outcome we hoped for or expected, but I for one am going to wait and observe the events of the next few days. There goes my peace of mind to practice or do anything at all! I'm going to wait and allow the strategy to unravel before making my own conclusions..
I made arepas and I am going to CELEBRATE that one of the most nefarious dictators and criminals of this century, and his equally evil wife, will sleep in a jail cell tonight.
And that is a good thing. A GREAT thing.
Step by step.
