frozen snapshot — 2026-08-03 · see today →

What's on María Corina Machado's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6

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formal talks begin 28% power from outside the room 20% opposition divided over talks 18% Maduro talks from a cell 9% · neweverything else 25%

US-backed government-opposition talks formally launched this week, then promptly postponed their own opening session.

Talks stalled from day one? Chavismo and the '2015 Assembly' postpone the start of US-backed negotiations

our translation

she can't stop the talks, so she'll make sure nobody mistakes them for legitimate — staying away is the only veto she has left

talks opened Aug 1, then stalledvery sure · 4 sources

WSJ frames her as sidelinedpretty sure · 2 sources

she publicly rejected Aug 1 roundvery sure · 2 sources

new — Maduro statement landed Aug 3honestly, a hunch · 1 source

monday, august 3

Publish the boycott rationale before the talks publish theirs(safe bet)

Check whether the postponed opening session actually convened(reported)

Decide who answers Maduro's 'any path to dialogue' line(reported)

Call the opposition figures who did take seats(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Publish the boycott rationale before the talks publish theirs

every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it