Another terror attack in Colombia

2 Government police officers dead for the moment

🇻🇪🇪🇸Two Venezuelan migrants, Xavier Manrique and Axel Castellanos, were decorated in #España for their humanitarian work after the DANA in Valencia. They received the golden button of recognition from the Spanish Army.

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🇻🇦Former presidents ask Pope Francis to intercede for Venezuela

At least 30 former presidents, who are part of the Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas (IDEA), sent and published a letter to Pope Francis to ask for his intercession in Venezuela and for the current government to accept the results of the presidential election of July 28, as well as to begin a peaceful transition process.

The former heads of state sent their letter almost two months ago, exactly on August 4, although they did not receive a response from the Holy See, these leaders informed the Pope in a "clear and forceful" manner of the victory of Edmundo González Urrutia, who is currently in exile in Spain.

From Sudamerica Radical

Some time ago, I wrote a message where I called to go out and fight for Venezuela on January 10, 2025, regardless of whether the "opposition" does something or not, regardless of whether that day MCM calls to stay at home or to take any other measure that we know will not be effective. I imagine that many of those who read this message will wonder why we do it if we have failed in past years, so I will try to explain why:

It is true that we have lost in previous struggles, 2002, 2014, 2017, 2019 and perhaps some other year that I am overlooking, all of you who are reading me know or have heard of someone who died or was seriously injured in those struggles, I know that nobody likes to lose. Show me a happy loser, and I will show you a loser. Almost 2025 has arrived and many people think that the best thing to do is to do nothing and that is the problem, the reason why this government has lasted so many years in power is due to the help of the opposition and mainly because Venezuelans play it too safe, everyone today is afraid of losing again, which they do lose. But winning does not mean not being afraid of losing. Victories generally follow defeats.

Before learning to ride a bicycle, we fall many times. I have never met a baseball player who has not been struck out. I have never met someone who has fallen in love without being heartbroken before. I have never met a rich person who has not lost money. And I have never met a country with freedom that has not lost in its fight for freedom.

The reason why Venezuelans do not win from the point of view of overthrowing the government is because the pain of losing is much greater than the joy of being free. "Everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die."

Many may not know the story of the Alamo, but it is a great story of brave people who preferred to fight, knowing there was no hope of success against overwhelming odds. They chose to die rather than surrender, and although everyone who was at the Alamo died, it was thanks to this battle that the U.S. was able to defeat Mexico in the war.

We cannot bury our failures, but we can draw inspiration from them. Failure encourages the most determined to become winners. All who have succeeded were encouraged by failures to improve. Winners are encouraged by losses, and losers are defeated.

The United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor during the years of World War II, being one of the greatest losses for the U.S., but at the same time it was thanks to that attack that every time they fought the Americans said: "Remember Pearl Harbor." This became one of the main reasons for winning. It was thanks to that great defeat that gave the United States strength to continue fighting.

Most people who are afraid of losing play it safe: they emigrate, do nothing or join the government, live their whole lives as slaves and at best with a standard quality of life in another country. This happened in Cuba, when Cubans preferred to emigrate, do nothing or simply accept the system. Ask Cubans if that life was worth it? The main reason why dictatorships perpetuate themselves is because of playing it safe, because of the fear of losing. They don't play to win.

Don't get me wrong, emigrating is not bad, but when your country is in crisis, the treatment you receive is not the best, for obvious reasons stable countries do not want mass emigrants from other countries and it causes the decision to leave the country only to cause your quality of life in economic matters to be good but in social matters you are despised, mistreated and in the worst case attacked because of where you come from.

We can find excuses for not going out on January 10: "it's too dangerous", "it's too risky", "let's wait for the opposition" and believe me, we will all have lost.

👀 Venezuelan National Association of Supermarkets and Self-Service Stores: "We are not going to migrate to the euro as a rate"

https://alertas24.com/asociacion-nacional-de-automercados-y-autoservicios-no-vamos-a-migrar-al-euro-como-tasa/

Diego Raúl Sierralta asks authorities for the urgent hospitalization of his mother, Yenny Barrios, detained during post-election protests.

https://cutt.ly/4eGjrJdh

Venezuela and Turkey strengthen energy alliances

https://venezuela-news.com/venezuela-y-turkiye-fortalecen-alianzas-en-materia-energetica/

Migratory flow increases at the San Antonio del Táchira border: 1,200 people per day

Most of them are motivated by immigration interests, not by tourist or work trips. Every day, 900 people can leave the Simón Bolívar International Bridge in migratory transit without a passport stamp, either because it is expired or because they have never applied for it, and another 300 with a stamp.

In the images, you can see the long line of citizens waiting to be able to carry out their procedure, around 5:30 p.m. "I have been in line for more than two hours," said one citizen.

TSJ declared inadmissible the amparo action filed against the CNE and its alleged failure to publish the results of June 28, a recourse that the magistrates consider reckless. The Chamber also suspended the lawyer María Alejandra Díaz Marín

⚠️ official BCV dollar closes the day at 43.46 bolivars.