Let’s just say I’m not a firm believer in austerity politics.
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Let’s just say I’m not a firm believer in austerity politics.
Reduction of any suffering for American citizens will have these benefits. Such as having more good jobs instead of offshoring. External benefits that are not included in the raw analysis are often overlooked.
Tapate50
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She shoulda thought about that first
Surely that will stop the hordes of military aged men with less than 0 respect for women
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
The Venezuelan opposition was hopeful of an election victory Sunday that could bring an end to the authoritarian government of Nicolás Maduro and the socialist state that has controlled this crisis-stricken South American nation for a quarter-century.
Exit polling released after voting centers began to close Sunday evening showed opposition candidate Edmundo González taking 65 percent of the vote, more than doubling Maduro’s 31 percent, Edison Research reported. Venezuelans were waiting for official results.
The opposition, suffocated by Maduro’s autocratic rule and historically hobbled by infighting, sees its best chance in more than a decade to unseat the strongman, whom many here blame for this oil-rich country’s economic collapse and the exodus of millions of migrants, hundreds of thousands of them to the United States.
Maduro has barred the opposition’s chosen candidate, arrested campaign workers and blocked access to state media. Still, the opposition says it can win — and by a landslide. A high turnout could provide a significant boost; by 4 p.m., González’s campaign estimated that 11.7 million Venezuelans had voted, a participation rate of more than 54 percent.
Venezuelans are watching the armed forces and how they respond to any attempt to manipulate the election.
Leopoldo López, an opposition leader, said members of the military should consider their own interests, “their own stability, their own future.”
“Today, with Edmundo, a transition could be a better source of stability,” he said, “rather than Maduro telling them to go out to kill, to repress, to impose the state.”
Maduro has warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses.
“The destiny of Venezuela depends on our victory,” he told rallygoers this month. “If we want to avoid a bloodbath or a fratricidal civil war triggered by the fascists, then we must guarantee the biggest electoral victory ever.”
Maduro’s defense minister, Vladimir Padrino López, said last week he would uphold the law. He called for “the one who won to take charge of his government project and the one who lost, go to rest.”
https://wapo.st/4db8nSq
The instability in Venezuela has put a lot of stress on the economies and political systems of other countries. Ecuador and Colombia are hosting a huge number of Venezuelan refugees relative to their own populations.
Exit polling released after voting centers began to close Sunday evening showed opposition candidate Edmundo González taking 65 percent of the vote, more than doubling Maduro’s 31 percent, Edison Research reported. Venezuelans were waiting for official results.
The opposition, suffocated by Maduro’s autocratic rule and historically hobbled by infighting, sees its best chance in more than a decade to unseat the strongman, whom many here blame for this oil-rich country’s economic collapse and the exodus of millions of migrants, hundreds of thousands of them to the United States.
Maduro has barred the opposition’s chosen candidate, arrested campaign workers and blocked access to state media. Still, the opposition says it can win — and by a landslide. A high turnout could provide a significant boost; by 4 p.m., González’s campaign estimated that 11.7 million Venezuelans had voted, a participation rate of more than 54 percent.
Venezuelans are watching the armed forces and how they respond to any attempt to manipulate the election.
Leopoldo López, an opposition leader, said members of the military should consider their own interests, “their own stability, their own future.”
“Today, with Edmundo, a transition could be a better source of stability,” he said, “rather than Maduro telling them to go out to kill, to repress, to impose the state.”
Maduro has warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses.
“The destiny of Venezuela depends on our victory,” he told rallygoers this month. “If we want to avoid a bloodbath or a fratricidal civil war triggered by the fascists, then we must guarantee the biggest electoral victory ever.”
Maduro’s defense minister, Vladimir Padrino López, said last week he would uphold the law. He called for “the one who won to take charge of his government project and the one who lost, go to rest.”
https://wapo.st/4db8nSq
The instability in Venezuela has put a lot of stress on the economies and political systems of other countries. Ecuador and Colombia are hosting a huge number of Venezuelan refugees relative to their own populations.
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nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
Several countries, including the United States and some Latin American nations, cast doubt on the results of Venezuela’s presidential election on Monday and called for transparency in vote-counting after President Nicolás Maduro’s electoral council declared him the winner.
Venezuela’s pro-government electoral council said early Monday after partial results that Maduro won 51 percent of the vote to opposition candidate Edmundo González’s 44 percent, despite independent polling suggesting that González won twice as many votes as Maduro.
Latin American leaders across the political spectrum cast doubt on the results.
Colombia’s foreign minister, Luis Gilberto Murillo, called for an independent verification and audit of the vote count “as soon as possible.”
Left-of-center Chilean President Gabriel Boric described the official results as “difficult to believe,” demanding that independent international observers be given access to the full results. “From Chile, we will not recognize any result that is not verifiable,” he wrote on X early Monday.
On the other end of the political spectrum, Argentine President Javier Milei also said he would not recognize a “fraud,” posting on X that “Venezuelans chose to end the communist dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro.” The far-right South American leader called on Venezuela’s armed forces to “defend democracy and the popular will.”
Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier González-Olaechea accused Maduro’s regime of having the “intention of fraud” and recalled Peru’s ambassador to Venezuela for consultations. “Peru will not accept the violation of the popular will of the Venezuelan people,” he said on X.
Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay also issued calls for a transparent count of the votes by independent observers.
Meanwhile, Russia, China, Iran, Cuba, Bolivia and Honduras — all allies of Venezuela — dispatched messages congratulating Maduro on the announced election result.
After the Russian ambassador to Caracas described the electoral council’s vote tally as “credible,” President Vladimir Putin congratulated Maduro. “Remember that you are always a welcome guest on Russian soil,” Putin said in a message to Maduro.
China’s Foreign Ministry congratulated Maduro and Venezuela for a “successful” election. “China and Venezuela are good friends and partners who support each other,” Chinese state media quoted ministry spokesman Lin Jian saying at a news conference.
Cuba’s Foreign Ministry said Raúl Castro, the country’s former communist leader and younger brother of the late Fidel Castro, called Maduro to congratulate him.
Edison Research, a N.J.-based firm, interviewed more than 6,800 voters at 100 locations in exit polling after voting centers began to close Sunday. It found that González outpolled Maduro among men and women, rural, suburban and urban voters, and every age group.
https://wapo.st/46pCTWm
Venezuela’s pro-government electoral council said early Monday after partial results that Maduro won 51 percent of the vote to opposition candidate Edmundo González’s 44 percent, despite independent polling suggesting that González won twice as many votes as Maduro.
Latin American leaders across the political spectrum cast doubt on the results.
Colombia’s foreign minister, Luis Gilberto Murillo, called for an independent verification and audit of the vote count “as soon as possible.”
Left-of-center Chilean President Gabriel Boric described the official results as “difficult to believe,” demanding that independent international observers be given access to the full results. “From Chile, we will not recognize any result that is not verifiable,” he wrote on X early Monday.
On the other end of the political spectrum, Argentine President Javier Milei also said he would not recognize a “fraud,” posting on X that “Venezuelans chose to end the communist dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro.” The far-right South American leader called on Venezuela’s armed forces to “defend democracy and the popular will.”
Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier González-Olaechea accused Maduro’s regime of having the “intention of fraud” and recalled Peru’s ambassador to Venezuela for consultations. “Peru will not accept the violation of the popular will of the Venezuelan people,” he said on X.
Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay also issued calls for a transparent count of the votes by independent observers.
Meanwhile, Russia, China, Iran, Cuba, Bolivia and Honduras — all allies of Venezuela — dispatched messages congratulating Maduro on the announced election result.
After the Russian ambassador to Caracas described the electoral council’s vote tally as “credible,” President Vladimir Putin congratulated Maduro. “Remember that you are always a welcome guest on Russian soil,” Putin said in a message to Maduro.
China’s Foreign Ministry congratulated Maduro and Venezuela for a “successful” election. “China and Venezuela are good friends and partners who support each other,” Chinese state media quoted ministry spokesman Lin Jian saying at a news conference.
Cuba’s Foreign Ministry said Raúl Castro, the country’s former communist leader and younger brother of the late Fidel Castro, called Maduro to congratulate him.
Edison Research, a N.J.-based firm, interviewed more than 6,800 voters at 100 locations in exit polling after voting centers began to close Sunday. It found that González outpolled Maduro among men and women, rural, suburban and urban voters, and every age group.
https://wapo.st/46pCTWm
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Wow - Stopping the vote counting overnight seems very wierd right?
Not allowing election observers from the opposition party to review seems nefarious as well.
Fortunately, nothing like this could happen in our great democracy.
Wow - Stopping the vote counting overnight seems very wierd right?
Not allowing election observers from the opposition party to review seems nefarious as well.
Fortunately, nothing like this could happen in our great democracy.
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