Effort.

You know there are people with ADHD who can watch movies and TV shows, right? Well, it’s the same for us. In my case, it might be a little harder for me than for the average person, especially during the “boring” parts of a movie. But if the story is interesting enough, I can watch the whole thing without any trouble.

The DeepL app as a “Syntax corrector”.

English is not my main language. I translate what I write in English to Spanish to see if it’s correct.

At the time, I had to take a break from work to lock myself in the bathroom and cry. And even thinking about it today breaks my heart. The saddest part is that he was still active, he was really excited working on Dragon Ball Daima, and then…

Rest in peace, Master. Your legacy is several generations long, you’ll never be forgotten.

Akira Toriyama

Nop. At least not in my experience.

What I learned is that people who do care are the most weird and obnoxious. They are outliers most of the time.

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In general, I mostly follow those sources that have a functional RSS.

• El País
• El Mundo
• TeleSur
• France24
• RT

I’m pretty sure some of those have an English version (if you can find it, that is).

I am in Venezuela. From what i see and my mother, who is more aware of these things, has explained me, in short:

• The hydrocarbons law was reformed to basically give foreign companies that want to invest in our oil almost all the power they need. They are practically the owners of the land where they will drill.
• An amnesty law has freed almost all political prisoners.
  • In relation to this, many of the prisoners who were in the Helicoide, Chavismo’s so-called “torture center,” denied having suffered any torture. Not on TV, but on their personal TikToks.
• It is said that the CIA conducted an investigation to corroborate the claims that the disgraced opposition leader, Marina Corina Machado, and the opposition were making about the Chavista regime and the state of Venezuela in general. All or the vast majority of these claims turned out to be lies or exaggerations.
• Attorney General Tarek William Saab resigned. But in reality, he was only moved to a different position, becoming Ombudsman. The new Attorney General is a man named Larry Devoe. It is not yet known where the former Ombudsman, Alfredo Ruiz, has been reassigned.

That’s pretty much it. As for sources, I can’t recommend any in English, as the vast majority exaggerate or distort the narrative according to an agenda (whether for or against the United States). All mine are regional and in Spanish. The closest would be RT, but it has a very bad reputation (and rightly so).

In reality, everything remains the same at the citizen level. The same people are still in charge, and the dollar continues to rise. The only difference is that Venezuelan oil may be sold to Israel by the US, while we will continue to eat shit with the Chavistas.

Change so that nothing changes.

As it should be.

American Culture is Common Culture at this point…

For years, the United States has benefited most from globalization. They either don’t admit it or don’t realize it.

Ministry Of Indoctrination

Lol I was gonna comment that too!

1. From Maduro’s part. They are deeply incompetent.

2. The Oil is a curse. It could be a blessing if people knew how to use it. Chavez thought he knew, he was wrong. The Saudi’s know. They have a lot of skeletons in their closet, yet it seems like receiving their money is not big problem. Branding.

Bukele can rule over El Salvador as he please because he is a The Gang Buster. Branding.

Peru can have as many presidents as they like without affecting the economy cuz… well, they are all corrupt, “but least they aren’t communist”. Branding

From a Venezuelan living in Venezuela, in short: he wasn’t Chavez.

Long answer: Chávez had the political savvy to make a name and reputation for himself that could protect him despite criticism from hegemonic states. Maduro was never able to hold a candle to him, which is why he declined in popularity despite “technically” perpetuating what Chávez had built.

“But the drugs! But the human rights!” Center-right politicians in the region have faced similar (more verifiable) accusations, yet none have received the same level of global criticism as Chávez or Maduro.

“But democracy!” Peru has had five presidents in less than two years, and no one says anything. Bukele intends to remain in power in El Salvador for life, and no one says anything.

It’s not an ideological or moral issue, It’s Branding.

I believe that the revenue comes more from advertisers paying to advertise on Google than from people paying for the advertised products or services.

I’ve been playing only retro games lately and I just finished Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for a second time yesterday. Now I’m continuing playing the Fatal Frame saga on my ps2.

Explain that to right-wingers. Good luck.

So they can gather more followers for their atrocious ideology of the echo chambers that are Bluesky and Mastodon

My Sweet Passion (Theme of Amy Rose) - From Sonic Adventure

For my part, I have seen several people highlight the role of Collective Shout in the whole mess (at least in Spanish-speaking sites). But you’re right, in situations like this, fire is fought with fire.