By Elías Jaua Milano – May 24, 2026This message of gratitude is addressed to every Venezuelan woman and man who expressed their anger and discontent today. To every woman and man who showed their love for Venezuela by writing something on social media or signing a statement; to every family who raised the beautiful tricolor flag—our flag, the flag of Miranda and Bolívar, the flag of all Venezuela—in their window; to every young person who made the walls speak through graffiti or a mural; to every political, social, and cultural movement; and to every group of patriots gathered in a plaza or any other public place, with our flag, banners, and posters, sang “Glory to the Brave People,” and broke the silence with impassioned words of protest against the ignominy, with heartfelt words of love for our homeland.There were hundreds of thousands of gestures, actions, and initiatives, perhaps modest, but profoundly significant. These small and beautiful forms of civic and popular resistance against yet another violation of our airspace by the US occupying power offer lessons for the struggles to come.The first lesson is that significant sectors of the population are unwilling to accept the occupation and colonial administration imposed upon us as a nation. The second is our capacity for self-organization: thousands of initiatives circulating online broke the consensus imposed upon us by traditional media through word of mouth, resulting in actions of profound moral significance. The third is the demonstrated creativity in achieving results without resources, reflecting an awareness of the urgent need to act. Today, we did it. Organization will follow; let no one despair.Chavista Mobilization Repudiates US Military’s Provocative Power Projection Exercise at Caracas EmbassyPerhaps this May 23, 2026, will go down in history not as the day the foreign occupier dared to conduct military exercises in our homeland, but as the day the civic resistance that will lead us to recover our national independence began, the one our ancestors won with Bolívar at the helm.Fellow citizens, you have broken the silence. Thank you!From a Venezuelan like yourselves! (Elias Jaua Facebook)Translation: Orinoco TribuneOT/JRE/SF