streets before the table
on María Corina Machado's mind since 2026-07-30
Blackouts and Back Pay Join Her Cause
Wage protests and power cuts are merging with the rallies over her blocked return.
she didn’t start the blackout protests, but a crowd furious about the lights is a crowd she can borrow — grievance is the cheapest mobilization there is
new — Wage and blackout protests converge
The history
- 2026-09-30— #4 · 12% · new this week — Blackouts and Back Pay Join Her Cause
- 2026-09-29— #4 · 11% · new this week — The Crowd Is The Negotiating Position
- 2026-09-28— #4 · 12% · new this week — Proof of Life for the Movement, Counted in Crowds
- 2026-08-02— #4 · 10% · fading — The July 28 turnout did not arrive
- 2026-08-01— #3 · 13% · steady — The July 28 turnout was thinner than the anniversary deserved
- 2026-07-31— #3 · 14% · steady — Both camps march before anyone sits down
- 2026-07-30— #3 · 16% · new this week — Both camps march before anyone sits down