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Insane: Venezuelan Gang Members Released On $1,000 Bond After Shooting In Aurora

A pair of suspected members of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) have been released on bond following their arrests related to a July shooting in Aurora, Colorado.

Nixon Azuaje-Perez, 19, and Dixon Azuaje-Perez, 20, were taken into custody by Aurora police for evidence tampering related to the incident at the Nome Street Apartments, one of the complexes under occupation by TdA.

Aurora police confirmed that both Nixon and Dixon posted a $1,000 bond and are no longer in custody, a move that goes directly against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which had requested detainers for the two individuals.

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Leftist Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Who Dismissed Armed Venezuelan Gangs in Aurora as “Imaginary,” Now Claims to Take the Threat “Seriously”

Colorado Governor Jared Polis, who initially dismissed the concerns of Aurora residents regarding the takeover of local apartment complexes by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as “imaginary,” has now backtracked, claiming to take the situation “very seriously.”

Aurora has been grappling with the presence of the notorious Venezuelan gang, which has reportedly taken control of several apartment complexes in the city.

Despite overwhelming evidence, including video footage, police reports, and testimonies from residents, Governor Polis’s administration initially downplayed the severity of the situation.

Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky has been at the forefront of exposing the gang’s activities, repeatedly warning about the escalating violence and criminal behavior.

“We are not buying this,” Jurinsky stated, pointing out that the closure of Fitzsimon’s apartment complex, which displaced hundreds of families, was not merely due to code violations as claimed by city officials but rather the result of a gang takeover.

A recent video from Fox 31 Denver reporter Vicente Arenas revealed chilling footage of an armed group at another Aurora apartment complex, further validating the claims.

Jurinsky wrote, “And I repeat… A GANG HAS TAKEN OVER several apartment complexes in Aurora!”

Jurinsky’s warnings were met with a dismissive response from Polis’s press office, with spokesperson Shelby Wieman stating that the supposed gang invasion was “largely a feature of Danielle Jurinsky’s imagination.”

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman has been vocal about the crisis, stating that several buildings have fallen into the hands of these Venezuelan gangs, which he believes are linked to taxpayer-funded migrant housing.

Coffman emphasized that these gangs have used intimidation tactics to push out property management and collect rents, a disturbing trend that Polis seems unwilling to confront.

In a recent interview with CNN, Governor Polis appeared to reverse his earlier stance, claiming that his administration has been taking the threat “very seriously.”

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Unrest In Venezuela: It Was A US-Led Coup All Along

“No Venezuelan party that alleges to have 40 percent more votes than President Maduro (as the opposition claims) would hesitate to present the evidence to the National Electoral Council (CNE)…Whoever cries election fraud, must irrefutably prove it, the onus is on them not on the CNE to prove there wasn’t.” – Dr Olga Alvarez, Venezuelan constitutionalist expert.

Despite a monstrous internationally-coordinated, and grotesquely false media campaign of fake news that repeatedly quoted CIA-linked “pollsters” giving extreme right-wing candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, percentages of up to 80 percent of the vote and all supplemented by a propaganda campaign threatening violence, voiced principally by media-lionised, far-right politician, Maria Corina Machado, on July 28, 2024, the people of Venezuela calmly but solidly voted to continue the Bolivarian process by re-electing Nicolas Maduro for the 2025-2031 period.

President Maduro’s victory as in the first CNE bulletin with 80% of the ‘voting records’ (tally sheets) in was 51.2 percent, against Gonzalez 44.2 percent, then confirmed by the CNE second Bulletin with 97 percent of the voting records, Maduro with 52 percent (6,408,844 votes) and Gonzalez with 43 percent (5,326,104 votes.).

The unprecedented level of fake messaging coordination by the world corporate media, even when the target is Venezuela, was surprising. It was exceedingly well-coordinated with an astounding degree of content homogeneity that for months bombarded Venezuelans 24/7 with disinformation. Bombardment which grew in intensity in the few days before the election.

There is only one centre of power in the world with the muscle to command the world corporate media to carry out such an insidious campaign. This involved thousands of newspapers and TV channels going from the most reputable to the most loathsome. The media lies were incessantly repeated with a twist of hatred by tens of thousands of web networks spewing millions of messages daily by bot farms. Opposition leaders, as they have done many times in the past, unashamedly legitimised the campaign of hatred.

Firstly, there was the false media charge that elections in Venezuela are neither free nor fair, allegations with no evidence to back it up. The media just echo the opposition’s claims of ‘fraud’ when they lose, but accept the results when they win. Venezuela’s electoral system has been electronic since 2004, and has been substantially improved over the years with biometric authentication since 2012, yet the opposition has cried fraud in 2004, 2017, 2018, 2023 and now in 2024, but not in 2015 when the opposition got nearly two thirds majority in the National Assembly (which President Maduro recognised immediately).

To top it all up, every election has at least 16 audits at which all political contenders participate and, unless one audit is approved, the next one cannot be undertaken. Venezuela’s election system is fully auditable, verifiable, reliable and fraud-proof, the vote is secret. To this day, the opposition has totally failed to produce irrefutable evidence of their patently false allegations. The only time they promised evidence of ‘fraud’ was for the August 2004 recall referendum (at which Maria Corina Machado-led, US-funded ‘NGO’, Súmate, played a central role) was when opposition politician, Henry Ramos Allup, immediately after the referendum result was announced (won by President Chávez by 59 percent), promised to produce the evidence ‘within 24 hours.’ We are still waiting.

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Socialism, Not US Sanctions, Ruined the Venezuelan Economy

US sanctions against Venezuela are barbaric and immoral. But, they are not responsible for the economic collapse that has transpired in Venezuela over the past twenty years. Yes, the sanctions have further reduced the standard of living in Venezuela, and the burden of relative impoverishment caused by the sanctions has fallen hardest on those at the lowest end of the socio-economic ladder.

However, the effects of these US-imposed sanctions have not been nearly broad enough to be responsible for the general collapse of economic conditions that we now see in that country.

It is important to make this distinction because defenders of Venezuela’s socialist economic policies have repeatedly attempted to claim that sanctions are the primary reason for the country’s economic collapse.

Why do the socialist apologists claim this? It’s so they can make the case—as socialists are always eager to do—that socialism would be a boon for everyone’s standard of living if only it weren’t for the interference of foreign states like the US.

The truth, however, is that socialist policies like those practiced in Venezuela—widespread expropriation of private businesses coupled with vast wealth redistribution and government dominance of major industry sectors—are more than enough to destroy any polity’s economy. It is not necessary for Washington to intervene.

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Communist Tyrant Nicolas Maduro Announces Construction of Two Maximum-Security Detention Centers – Says His Goal Is to Turn Them Into “Reeducation Centers”

On Sunday, Venezuelans went to the polls to select a new president.

By Sunday night the results were clear. Exit polls found that the Venezuelans voted two-to-one to end the communist dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro.

The exit polls had communist tyrant Nicolas Maduro losing by a landslide.

66.6% for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez and 30.86% for Nicolas Maduro.

A Chavista worker allegedly posted a selfie from the Computing Center, inadvertently revealing on multiple screens the overwhelming defeat of Nicolás Maduro in several states.

But on Monday, Maduro announced he was the clear winner. On Tuesday he called for the arrest of the two leading opposition figures.

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Biden Regime Officially Recognizes Gonzalez Victor as the Legitimate Winner of the Recently Concluded Venezuela Election Due to Election Fraud

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Thursday that the Biden regime officially recognizes Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate winner of Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election.

This statement comes after widespread allegations of electoral fraud and manipulation by the Maduro regime.

In a statement, Blinken commended the Venezuelan people for their resilience and participation in an election marred by significant challenges.

“At least 12 million Venezuelans peacefully went to the polls and exercised one of the most powerful rights given to people in any democracy: the right to vote,” he said.

However, he condemned the National Electoral Council (CNE), which is widely viewed as a tool of Nicolás Maduro’s government, for its handling of the election results.

“The CNE’s rapid declaration of Nicolás Maduro as the winner came with no supporting evidence,” Blinken said.

He highlighted that despite calls from both Venezuelans and the international community, the CNE has failed to publish crucial data, including disaggregated vote tallies and official precinct-level results.

Blinken condemned Maduro’s threats against opposition leaders, including Edmundo González and María Corina Machado. He called for their protection and the immediate release of all individuals arrested for peacefully participating in the electoral process.

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Comprehensive Update on Venezuela: Maduro Regime Issues Arrest Warrant Against the Opposition Leaders

In light of the events unfolding in Venezuela, there is a strong campaign on X (formerly Twitter) supporting Venezuelans and constantly denouncing fraud in the elections. Let’s review today’s events:

Santiago Abascal, leader of the VOX party in Spain, recently posted on Twitter the wanted poster issued by the U.S. government offering a reward of 15 million dollars for information leading to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. government accuses Maduro of drug trafficking, corruption, and undermining democracy in Venezuela. According to available information, these accusations are part of a broader set of charges related to drug trafficking and arms use, involving high-ranking officials of the Venezuelan regime, including military personnel and judges.

The president of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela in exile declared this morning that the OAS technical report evidences Maduro’s self-coup to cling to power.

The report details how Maduro’s regime has systematically manipulated the country’s democratic institutions to maintain control, including the use of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and the Supreme Court of Justice to invalidate unfavorable electoral results and suppress the opposition.

The conclusion is clear: “results without formal public records should not receive democratic recognition” said the president of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela in exile today.

Since the highly criticized 2018 presidential election, which was marred by irregularities and a lack of transparency, Maduro has consolidated his power through authoritarian tactics such as repressing demonstrations, imprisoning opponents, and controlling the judicial and electoral apparatus.

The militarization of the government and the loyalty of the armed forces have been crucial for his stay in power, despite the deep economic crisis and international sanctions.

The president of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela in exile declared this morning: “The technical report from @OAS_official evidences Maduro’s self-coup to cling to power. The conclusion is clear: results without formal public records should not receive democratic recognition.”

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Venezuela: Who’s Coup-ing Who?

After innumerable US-backed coup attempts in Venezuela – including the almost comical Juan Guaido fiasco – one might think Americans would become skeptical when the old “stolen election” and “regime change” narrative is rolled out again. But as in Hollywood, when you have a successful story you keep rolling out sequels. Does it matter who runs Venezuela? Only if you are in oil or minerals… or the regime change business.

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Venezuela Election Protests Spread As Maduro Claims US-Backed ‘Color Revolution’ Driving Mayhem

“We’ve seen this movie before,” said Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro from the presidential palace following a night of massive protests and unrest which has seen clashes with police. The protests look to spread Tuesday, as new large rallies are being planned.

“We have been following all of the acts of violence promoted by the extreme right,” he added in the fresh remarks cited by Reuters. Overnight, several United Socialist Party of Venezuela offices and headquarters were burned by oppositionists who charge that the election was stolen. 

Maduro also commented, “I’m getting a video here of the burning of PSUV’s headquarters in Calabozo… this is very typical of what they call ‘Color Revolutions’, designed by the Americans. It’s a script.”

Protests have reportedly come near the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, with crowds – many of which marched by foot from rural districts – clashing with police, even using petrol bombs against security forces. And as we detailed previously, a number of statues depicting former President Hugo Chavez, Maduro’s mentor and leader of the country from 1999-2013, were torn down.

There are scenes of possible gunfire in the Venezuelan capital. Unverified social media videos appear to show that some of the anti-Maduro protesters are armed.

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Opposition Leaders Offer Proof That Venezuelan Elections Were Stolen By Communist Tyrant Maduro – Then Regime Blocks Website

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González joined by Maria Corina Machado earlier today spoke at a press conference and stated that they have the proof they needed to show that Edmundo was the winner of the country’s highly anticipated presidential election.

Maria Corina Machado claimed that Nicolás Maduro received 2.7 million votes and Edmundo González more than 6 million votes.

As they spoke, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of many cities in Venezuela to protest and denounce that the regime had stolen once again the election in which both candidates claimed victory.

Later in the day, the regime blocked the link to the opposition party’s website where they offered their proof of the stolen election.

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