I’m sure the US will immediately recognize Jean-Luc Melenchon as the new prime minister, and impose sanctions on the authoritarian French government

NYT story on CNE rector Juan Delpino who refused to certify claim that Maduro won and is now in hiding. The story contains the first public remarks Delpino has made since he decided to stop participating in CNE activities late in the day July 28. nytimes.com/2024/08/26/wor…

The Israeli government has launched the largest invasion of the West Bank in decades—with fighter jets, drones, armored vehicles, and ground forces. The goal has always been the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.

Venezuela's public prosecutor's office formally requests that an arrest warrant be issued against Edmundo González. Possibly not coincidentally, earlier Petro called for an urgent conference call between him, Lula, AMLO and Maduro.

Exclusive: The US Treasury is close to announcing 15 individual sanctions on Maduro-affiliated officials who it claims “obstructed the holding of free and fair presidential elections” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

#Colombia and #Brazil govs say they’re “deeply concerned” by #Venezuela regime’s arrest order against opposition candidate Edmundo González, who the U.S. & allies say won the July 28 election. The move “makes it harder to find a peaceful solution” for the political crisis.

Huge news (though we’ll see what transpires). Maduro set to meet with leaders of Mexico, Colombia and Brazil tomorrow to “encounter solutions to Venezuela’s political crisis.”

BREAKING: My fall LGBTQ reporting & virus classes were cancelled & I’m not allowed to teach at Medill while I’m “investigated.” Whatever happens, I’ll be fine— like Medill, I “write boldly & tell the truth fearlessly”— but I’ll neither stay nor go quietly.x.com/democracynow/s…

Conservative estimates project that Israel will have killed 335,500 Palestinians in Gaza by the end of the year. This does not include the West Bank. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt says “Israel's assault could end up exterminating almost the entire population in Gaza…”

This is quite an extraordinary interview! Well worth watching.