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The last I read was that Maduro had gone into hiding somewhere, although he seems to appear on TV making speeches on a recurring basis.<\/p>\n
But the turmoil is getting worse than ever before. While Maduro\u2019s side claims it has plenty of popular support and accuses the protesters of being right-wingers (!), there are more and more reports of food shortages and no water available.<\/p>\n
Some members of the Venezuelan National Guard are siding with Venezuelans and Guaido, demanding reforms and (yes) food and running water, and an end to the turmoil. A group of them has been arrested.<\/p>\n
The newly-elected President Juan Guaido sides with Venezulans, not with Maduro, as follows:<\/p>\n
Juan Guaido, a 35-year-old newly seated as president of congress, shrugged off the court’s warning and reiterated his call for people to take to the streets Wednesday \u2014 a historic date commemorating the end of Venezuela’s military dictatorship in 1958 \u2014 to demand Maduro abandon power.<\/p>\n
“The National Assembly is the only institution elected by the people of Venezuela,” Guaido said at a press conference at the legislature. \u2013 Article.<\/p>\n
This link is to a Navy Times article about the dire situation underway down there in that benighted country.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/01\/22\/venezuela-quells-military-revolt-officials-say-27-plotters-arrested\/?utm_source=clavis<\/a><\/p>\n Please keep the people of Venezuela in your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"