FULL EPISODE: https://youtu.be/2n9Y_AJlzmA Daniel describes what dissent actually looks like under the Venezuelan regime — not in theory, but in real life. DANIEL's LINKS - IG: https://www.instagram.com/danieldimartino/ - X: https://x.com/DanielDiMartino He explains how Colombian trafficking networks used Venezuelan military planes, how foreign prisoners became bargaining chips, and why some Americans detained in Venezuela were working with or adjacent to the regime itself. Most chilling is the personal story: a close friend arrested for protesting on social media. No weapons. No violence. Just speech. She was detained, tortured, and has now been imprisoned for over 18 months. Daniel recounts what detainees report happening inside Venezuelan prisons — humiliation, physical abuse, and psychological torture — all designed to break dissent. Despite knowing the risk, she returned to Venezuela to fight for freedom. The clip also touches on how quickly Nicolás Maduro consolidated power — rewriting the constitution within his first year and dismantling judicial independence. Daniel references the case of María Lourdes Afiuni Mora, a judge imprisoned after ruling against the regime, as a warning of what happens when the courts refuse to comply. This isn’t chaos. It’s enforcement. Inside this clip: • Venezuelan military planes and drug trafficking • Political prisoners as bargaining leverage • Arrests over social media posts • Torture inside Venezuelan prisons • 18+ months without due process • Why people still return to resist • Maduro’s rapid constitutional rewrite • The Afiuni case and judicial intimidation No exaggeration. No slogans. Just what power does when it isn’t challenged. ***TIMESTAMPS*** Watch the full conversation on the Julian Dorey Podcast @JulianDoreyDaily