The Daily Populous Friday January 10th, 2025 evening edition
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starberry101 on January 10th, 2025 at 00:04 UTC »

I posted this before I realized she was released

> Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was briefly detained Thursday after security forces intercepted her convoy as it departed an anti-government rally in Caracas.

> According to her team, the motorcycle she was riding was forced off the road amidst gunfire and Machado was forcibly taken away.

> During her detention, she was compelled to record several videos before being released.

> President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia repudiated the kidnapping on X, saying, "Very serious! "That María Corina is free does not minimize the fact of what took place, she was kidnapped under violent conditions,"

> Earlier in the day, Machado had emerged from months in hiding to lead protests against Nicolás Maduro's government.

the_cheesemeister on January 10th, 2025 at 00:36 UTC »

Isn’t this the plot of Jack Ryan S2 on Amazon Prime?

qleptt on January 10th, 2025 at 04:35 UTC »

Can I ask what is going on in Venezuela? I went salsa dancing alone the other night and an old Venezuelan lady wanted to dance with me so I said why not. I eventually got invited to her booth at the restaurant with all of her old lady friends but we were talking. She couldn’t really speak English too well and neither could the other ladies but they sounded different. This lady said she was a political prisoner in Venezuela and seeking asylum here in America. We didn’t exchange anything she was too old for me and it was just a super fun night thanks to her. I let her know that no matter what anyone else thinks I welcome her to America