"Maduro's new permanent residence at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, has provided them with a fixed address to which they can send messages. Some of these missives include recriminations about what his authoritarian government has meant for their lives, others contain insults, and some even employ sarcasm; all are on their way to the MDC with the intention of reaching Maduro's cell."
"The idea came to a 21-year-old Venezuelan woman living in Florida when she learned of Maduro's capture in Caracas by U.S. special forces on January 3 and his subsequent transfer to New York. I knew that Luigi Mangione (the man accused of killing Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in December 2024) received a lot of letters, so I thought Maduro might too, explains Storm, the pseudonym she uses to protect her identity and that of her family."
Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured by U.S. forces and imprisoned in the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York. Venezuelans are using the MDC address to send messages expressing recriminations, insults, and sarcasm about the effects of his authoritarian government. A 21-year-old Venezuelan in Florida, using the pseudonym Storm, organized a social-media call for letters after learning of Maduro's capture and transfer. Maduro faces U.S. charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices. Storm received an overwhelming response of over 100 messages and muted her notifications.
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