In Venezuela, the population grows more vulnerable with each passing day. The simple act of working has become a kind of harsh karma. If you manage to build a profitable business, various people close to the regime will soon arrive to seize your company through constant threats. They might even fabricate crimes against you to eliminate you. Wage earners work only to survive, as salaries are so meager they are insufficient for anything. While in the private sector there is a certain level of compensation where some people can earn between $50 and $80 a week, public employees such as teachers, nurses, and doctors face a bleak reality: their base salary does not exceed $5 a month. The so-called "bonuses," which are not part of the base salary, attempt to partially alleviate this wage crisis. However, these extra amounts are not counted toward long-term compensation, such as social benefits and pensions. This situation creates an absolute dependence on an all-powerful and malevolent state, to which citizens must kneel to receive the crumbs necessary for their survival. The future of Venezuelans, under the leadership of Maduro and his inner circle, appears bleak and hopeless, But the solution is in our hands. We must rise up and fight to remove these bandits from power. How long will we wait for others to do our job? We are an entire people who are against them. We need to take to the streets and bring down this evil and corrupt regime. Enough is enough!

Querido diario, Hoy, al observar con detenimiento la realidad que nos rodea, he contemplado con una mezcla de tristeza e indignación cómo las diferentes redes sociales se han convertido en plataformas donde proliferan "noticias" tan falsas como las intenciones de muchas personas que conozco. Estos medios digitales solo publican aquello que las masas desean escuchar, sin importarles les interese la verdad, sin importarles las consecuencias. La ética periodística, otrora un pilar fundamental, parece haber desaparecido por completo; ahora solo importan los "likes", las visualizaciones y los algoritmos que determinan el alcance de la información. Es desolador presenciar como mucha gente se ilusiona con lo que estos falsarios publican en línea, tomándolo como un salvavidas de esperanza en medio de su desesperación y la falta de libertad que los abruma en todos los aspectos de sus vidas. Vivimos en una nación rica, pero secuestrada por aquellos que solo buscan su propio beneficio a costa del pueblo. Una nación donde el pueblo llano ha perdido todos sus derechos fundamentales. Espero con fervor que este panorama cambie pronto, que la luz de la verdad y la justicia ilumine finalmente nuestras vidas. Con la esperanza de un mañana mejor, Argenis Tavacare

Dear Diary, Today, as I carefully observed the reality around us, I contemplated with a mixture of sadness and indignation how the various social media platforms have become breeding grounds for "news" as false as the intentions of many people I know. These digital media outlets only publish what the masses want to hear, without caring about the truth, without caring about the consequences. Journalistic ethics, once a fundamental pillar, seems to have completely disappeared; now only "likes," views, and the algorithms that determine the reach of information matter. It is heartbreaking to witness how many people are deluded by what these fraudsters publish online, taking it as a lifeline of hope amidst their despair and the lack of freedom that overwhelms them in every aspect of their lives. We live in a rich nation, but one held hostage by those who only seek their own benefit at the expense of the people. A nation where ordinary people have lost all their fundamental rights. I fervently hope that this situation will soon change, that the light of truth and justice will finally illuminate our lives. With hope for a better tomorrow, Argenis Tavacare

En Venezuela, la violación sistemática de los derechos humanos se ha convertido en una dolorosa realidad cotidiana. Día tras día, las cárceles del régimen se llenan de nuevos presos políticos, ciudadanos cuyo único delito fue expresar una opinión contraria al poder establecido. Cualquier voz disidente es silenciada mediante acusaciones infundadas de terrorismo, traición a la patria y toda clase de cargos inventados que la maquinaria represiva considera convenientes. La independencia institucional es inexistente; el Estado funciona como un monolito donde una sola cabeza piensa, planea y ejecuta cada acción, no en beneficio del pueblo, sino para perpetuar los privilegios de una cúpula corrupta que ocupa los más altos cargos. Mientras tanto, un pueblo desesperado clama por libertad, por justicia, por el derecho fundamental a vivir con dignidad en su propia tierra.

In Venezuela, the systematic violation of human rights has become a painful daily reality. Day after day, the regime's prisons fill with new political prisoners, citizens whose only crime was expressing an opinion contrary to the established power. Any dissenting voice is silenced through unfounded accusations of terrorism, treason, and all manner of fabricated charges that the repressive machinery deems convenient. Institutional independence is nonexistent; the State functions as a monolith where a single head thinks, plans, and executes every action, not for the benefit of the people, but to perpetuate the privileges of a corrupt elite that occupies the highest positions. Meanwhile, a desperate people cry out for freedom, for justice, for the fundamental right to live with dignity in their own land.

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