Venezuela

Things in Venezuela are chaotic.

Nicolás Maduro is doubling down, maintaining that he won July’s presidential election despite a loooong list of countries—including the U.S.—claiming opposition candidate Edmundo González should be taking office. To prove his victory, team González has published tallies from ~80% of voting machines; the Maduro-run electoral council says it can’t release the “official” tally due to an election-night cyber attack.

Monday, Maduro’s government issued an arrest warrant for González, accusing him of usurpation, fraud, and conspiracy. 

Yesterday, the U.S., E.U., and nine Latin American countries condemned the warrant, urging Maduro to respect “the will of the Venezuelan people.” The U.S. went further, seizing Maduro’s presidential plane in the Dominican Republic, claiming its purchase violated U.S. sanctions. Venezuela denounced the plane-napping as an act of “piracy.”

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Verse to consider when the chaos is overwhelming, and the future is uncertain… “The Lord is my shepherd; I have what I need. He lets me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside quiet waters. He renews my life; he leads me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even when I go through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff—they comfort me.”
Psalm 23:1-4 (CSB) (read full passage)