We found @Reuters' favorite trick. After the "once-prosperous country" come the "once-booming oil capital" and the "once-flourishing western oil state of Zulia." We'd call Reuters a once-respectable media outlet but who are we kidding really?

reuters.com/business/energ…
So the story is how a migration flux of some 5,000 Venezuelan migrants a month across the Mexico-US border is "emptying" the major city of Maracaibo (1.7 million people) and the oil-producing state of Zulia (almost 5 million people).

You really can't make this s*** up!
Surely Reuters must have done some major research to back up this absurd claim. You better sit down for this: journalist Mariela Nava talked to eight families! Oh and then there's an anti-government NGO saying there are "neighborhood areas with few people left." Case closed!
Later on there's more fun w/ numbers. Some other useful source says there's a net 1400 people a week crossing into Colombia. Even assuming they're all from Maracaibo it would take 11 years to "empty" half the city. Never mind journalism standards, Reuters needs a calculator
Unmissable of course is a dishonest depiction of sanctions. "Critics say" mismanagement is also to blame, and the oil industry collapse is just due "in part" to murderous US sanctions. Yes,being hit by a truck aggravated the patient's life, he was already suffering from migraines
To set the record straight, there has been indeed a huge migration in recent years as the crisis takes its toll. UN estimates are 5-6M, though many Venezuelan sources argue figures are lower. It is a serious issue. But to claim a major Venezuelan city is being "emptied" is a joke
Also completely dishonest is to claim there's an issue w/ Venezuelan migration into the US. 50,000 people a year is next to nothing, both in terms of US-Mexico border traffic and Vzlan migration in general. But that racist, anti-immigrant dog whistle is not going to blow itself
And for an honest look at the slew of unilateral sanctions levied against the Venezuelan oil industry, as well as their impact, check out the following infographic: venezuelanalysis.com/images/15301

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25 Dec
#YearInReview 2021 was a pivotal year for us in terms of expanding our social media focus. With a graphic makeover too, the biggest hit has been our Instagram account, which in months has surpassed 1200 followers and is growing fast. Follow us at instagram.com/venanalysis/
Besides all our regular news and opinion content, on Instagram you'll also find videos (bit.ly/3sOjGw3), infographics (bit.ly/3Ft91KH), special milestones (bit.ly/3psmrRr) and a whole lot more
Linktree is a neat workaround for Instagram's one link policy. If you don't need any extra paraphernalia, this is a good option to get links to all our recent content and older stuff we bring back up when needed: linktr.ee/venanalysis
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Bored on Christmas day? Fear not! We have just the thing to keep you busy for a few hours, VA's new and exciting #podcast. The first episode was dedicated to US-led sanctions and their murderous impact, featuring UN special rapporteur @AlenaDouhan
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Episode 2 touched on one of our favorite subjects: communes. The central topic was how Venezuelan popular power organizations have confronted the economic crisis and US blockade. Our guest was Jesús García from Altos de Lídice Commune in Caracas venezuelanalysis.com/audio/15347
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#YearInReview As we wind down a bit for the holidays and raise funds for next year (bit.ly/3pjVizY), we also look back at our own coverage. At Venezuelanalysis we are always looking for new and better ways to help readers understand Venezuela and the Bolivarian Process Image
One novelty this year was infographics. Thanks to a collaboration with a wonderful Venezuelan graphic designer, we're creating visually attractive content for in-depth looks at hot topics. The first one, quite naturally, was the US blockade
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16 Dec
Venezuela celebrates 22 years since the Bolivarian Constitution was born, the first approved by popular vote and one of the most advanced in the world on human rights, democracy and sovereignty.

"The Bolivarian Venezuela has been born," declared Hugo Chávez on #15Dec, 1999.
On April 25, 1999, 80% of Venezuelans voted in favor of a new constitution and later elected the Constituent Assembly’s members, with revolutionary ranks winning the majority of seats. The new Magna Carta was written in 100 days, collecting proposals from all sectors.
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Their words came full circle 10 years later, on #14Dec, 2004, with @ALBATCP’s creation.
Chávez and Fidel wrote a visionary document that became the foundation of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP). They stated 2 goals: sovereignty from US domination and Latin America's economic, political and cultural integration.
ALBA-TCP was the reason Washington’s neocolonial “free trade” ALCA treaty was buried in 2005, with the Peoples’ Trade Treaty (TCP in Spanish), based on complementarity, solidarity, and cooperation, added in 2006. The platform even has its own common regional currency: SUCRE.
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On #6Dec, 1998, Hugo Chávez was first elected Venezuela’s president, ending 40 years of a corrupt two-party system known as puntofijismo. The bipartisanship squandered the country's vast oil wealth, condemning people to poverty.

Chávez’ victory opened a new era 🧵
“The people united will never be defeated!” This is how Venezuelans celebrated Chávez’ victory. He got the largest percentage of the popular vote in four decades.

The streets were electrified. History was being written, revolution was in the air.

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