Trump Abducts Venezuela's President

Donald Trump abducted Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro along with first lady Cilia Flores at approximately 2:00 am.

I cannot control that Trump kidnapped Maduro. What I can control is what I choose to write about it - or don’t write.

Media outlets including BBC, AP, The New York Times and CBS News are falsely describing this as “Trump captured Maduro.” That is textbook propaganda, designed to manipulate the public. We have kidnapped the President of Venezuela, and overthrown his government. It’s just that simple. I don’t know why these news outlets lie so much - I guess they love war more than the truth.

I started Permanent Record because, after years of seeing my own words manipulated by cowardly editors afraid to lose their jobs, I thought I’d rather write for myself. Whether I built up an audience or not, I wanted to see my words on the page, not someone else’s interpretation. I’m glad I did - though I don’t make much money, no one can force me to write the headline, “Trump Captures Nicholas Maduro.”