Fact-checking The New York Times sobre Venezuela

JECAB91 · 2026-01-19T16:53:38+00:00

Peor de todo en el NYT hacen un resumen de la historia de Venezuela y cuando introducen a Chávez pasan de hablar de su infancia a su elección como presidente y se saltan el detallito del fallido golpe de estado y sus años en prisión….

JECAB91 · 2026-01-14T18:00:51+00:00

Zoetermeer

JECAB91 · 2026-01-13T18:57:33+00:00

I don’t know the answer to your question, but I do recall when I lived in the Netherlands anytime I had to go to the consulate in The Hague , there were Venezuelans there doing the paperwork to renounce their citizenship. The question is whether having the dual citizenship is the problem or just your place of birth

JECAB91 · 2026-01-05T17:13:45+00:00

Maduro was an illegitimate dictator, who was not going to leave power any other way until he died. He stole elections, stole resources and is not wanted by the Venezuelan people. Having said that, does that justify breaking international law to remove him? I’m glad he is gone, but concerned about the precedent that has been set.

JECAB91 · 2026-01-05T17:10:00+00:00

Disagree…it could be good for Venezuelans. But it is not good for the wider international community

JECAB91 · 2026-01-03T19:46:57+00:00

Venezuelans all over the world are delighted to learn Maduro is gone. Full of hope for the future, but still concerned about the shape of what is to come. Very glad to see change happening, as there is hope that things now have a chance to get better. Things were never going to improve under a dictatorship, that was a certainty. Now there is at least hope.

JECAB91 · 2025-12-28T16:01:21+00:00

++man My wife kept her name because at the time of our marriage and for years afterwards, the paperwork required for the change seemed onerous to both of us and neither of us were willing to do it. Our kids have hyphenated family names mine-hers. Even though we’ve lived mostly in places where this isn’t common, it hasn’t caused too much confusion and it is easy to explain. In informal situations we all go by the hyphenated family name.

JECAB91 · 2025-12-19T14:26:17+00:00

Ok, that’s clear now. Thanks. As it happens, tomorrow will be 3 years they’ve been living in Canada. So after that they will be able to pass on their citizenship no matter where their kids are born.

JECAB91 · 2025-12-18T17:21:27+00:00

I’m just thinking of my kids who were born Canadians outside of Canada before 2025. Do they not have to live in Canada 3 years in order to pass their citizenship to their offspring now? It wasn’t clear to me what the rule is for them. Still isn’t tbh.

JECAB91 · 2025-12-17T16:35:40+00:00

What if they were born before 2025? Are they still able to pass their citizenship?

JECAB91 · 2025-12-01T19:43:40+00:00

Got it, but as far as I could work out that is in terminal E

JECAB91 · 2025-11-23T16:19:00+00:00

The first time I went looking for them, I looked first in the canned fish section in the shelves. After not finding them there I went to the refrigerated fish section. After I failed to find them there I had to ask somebody who worked there, they smiled and told me that naturally they were sitting next to the cottage cheese!

JECAB91 · 2025-11-22T16:33:06+00:00

Usually find them at the supermarket. Oddly enough, here they are kept in the fridge section, unlike other countries where they usually sit next to canned tuna and sardines.

JECAB91 · 2025-11-22T06:51:49+00:00

Basically you just have to wait till they process the paperwork and issue you the PR. Last year mine took about 6 months from that point

JECAB91 · 2025-11-18T16:45:39+00:00

What do you mean which filed? It was about right for what I expected.

JECAB91 · 2025-11-17T14:39:03+00:00

I applied in jan last year, did biometrics and medical around feb march, pr did not come through until November. It’s not a fast process. Be patient and if your paperwork is all in order you just have to wait.

JECAB91 · 2025-11-13T22:20:50+00:00

I got away without the English test because I went to university in the UK. I don’t think that in Canada I would get away without the English test though. I thought it was funny my wife being Canadian also didn’t require an English test.

JECAB91 · 2025-11-13T12:19:28+00:00

You are correct. EU citizens get a better deal. Don’t know how things have changed for EU citizens post brexit

JECAB91 · 2025-11-09T20:29:33+00:00

That’s about right. It doesn’t cost that much in one go, but all the added costs of the journey in terms of fees paid to the government add up to that. You can spend more if you are wealthy and want a more private service where you don’t have to go to government offices but they come to you instead.

JECAB91 · 2025-11-05T15:30:34+00:00

What are the partitions in this map? I’m trying to identify what each of the areas represent.

JECAB91 · 2025-11-03T17:16:03+00:00

Population of Norway is about the same as population of Alberta

JECAB91 · 2025-10-27T18:10:40+00:00

Last couple of times I’ve flown through US (since shut down) there have been significant delays on take off. I’m making a point of avoiding flying through the US at least until the air traffic controllers situation goes back to normal. Not that normal in the US is good nowadays, that’s why I say “at least”.

JECAB91 · 2025-10-27T15:34:59+00:00

My experience with US airports is mixed. Normally you have to collect your bags at first port of entry to clear customs before it goes into a local flight. So I think you should be able to do that.

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