Bret Gustafson
@bretgustafson.bsky.social
Anthropologist. Mostly Latin America. NACLAista. Check out www.nacla.org. Wrote Bolivia in the Age of Gas (Duke 2020).
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· Jul 20
Not many followers yet but happy to say NACLA is now here. Please follow @nacla-report.bsky.social
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Through this #SuperBowl weekend, you can get the e-book edition of "P FKN R" by Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau for $9.99 or less! Links to retailers are on our site. #BadBunny
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February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Through this #SuperBowl weekend, you can get the e-book edition of "P FKN R" by Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau for $9.99 or less! Links to retailers are on our site. #BadBunny
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It's pretty funny that Bari Weiss is purposely trying to recruit all the shittiest people on earth to destroy CBS News but she has to fire them whenever it becomes public that they're THIS shitty.
“CBS News’ newest “star” contributor Peter Attia once chose to meet with Jeffrey Epstein—ignoring his wife’s plea to come to the hospital where their infant son was being treated.”
CBS News’ Star Hire Hung With Epstein as Baby Son Fought for Life
CBS News’ newest contributor seemingly chose Epstein over his wife’s plea for help.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It's pretty funny that Bari Weiss is purposely trying to recruit all the shittiest people on earth to destroy CBS News but she has to fire them whenever it becomes public that they're THIS shitty.
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Stephen Miller is 10 times more dangerous than Kristi Noem who is also dangerous. Best case scenario is that they somehow ruin each other.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Stephen Miller is 10 times more dangerous than Kristi Noem who is also dangerous. Best case scenario is that they somehow ruin each other.
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A lot of people gathered tonight outside the Department of Veterans Affairs in D.C. for a vigil memorializing Alex Pretti, who worked as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.
January 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM
A lot of people gathered tonight outside the Department of Veterans Affairs in D.C. for a vigil memorializing Alex Pretti, who worked as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.
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In the latest episode of Under the Shadow, Michael Fox looks at the misconceptions, myths, and misinformation that have been spread about Venezuela in the wake of the US invasion.
Listen to the episode at nacla.org📻nacla.org/debunking-us...-4
Listen to the episode at nacla.org📻nacla.org/debunking-us...-4
Debunking the US narrative on Venezuela - North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Michael Fox looks at the misconceptions, myths, and misinformation that have been spread about Venezuela in the wake of the US invasion.
nacla.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:34 PM
In the latest episode of Under the Shadow, Michael Fox looks at the misconceptions, myths, and misinformation that have been spread about Venezuela in the wake of the US invasion.
Listen to the episode at nacla.org📻nacla.org/debunking-us...-4
Listen to the episode at nacla.org📻nacla.org/debunking-us...-4
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They are going to throw someone under the bus beyond Bovino and we shouldn’t be fooled by this. Even if Noem or others go Miller and Trump are still there to ensure this won’t be over until they are all gone and held accountable for their crimes.
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 27, 2026 at 1:42 AM
They are going to throw someone under the bus beyond Bovino and we shouldn’t be fooled by this. Even if Noem or others go Miller and Trump are still there to ensure this won’t be over until they are all gone and held accountable for their crimes.
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Join us next Thursday, Jan. 29 to discuss the U.S. intervention in Venezuela with Alejandro Velasco, Gabriel Hetland, Andreina Torres Angarita, and Christy Thornton. Register here to attend in person or online 👇
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January 21, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Join us next Thursday, Jan. 29 to discuss the U.S. intervention in Venezuela with Alejandro Velasco, Gabriel Hetland, Andreina Torres Angarita, and Christy Thornton. Register here to attend in person or online 👇
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As a Minneapolis resident, I’ll explain it this way: they already outnumber all PDs in the metro area, and we’re still not backing down. They have assault rifles and Kevlar vs our phones and whistles, and we’re still not backing down. Their morale is already shit, and we’re just getting started.
January 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
As a Minneapolis resident, I’ll explain it this way: they already outnumber all PDs in the metro area, and we’re still not backing down. They have assault rifles and Kevlar vs our phones and whistles, and we’re still not backing down. Their morale is already shit, and we’re just getting started.
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NEW: Over a thousand protesters visited two hotels in downtown Minneapolis on Friday night, equipped with loud noise makers, in an attempt to disrupt the sleep of any ICE officers who may be staying in the hotels. 30 were arrested.
Large Noise Demo Against ICE Crashed by Police Who Arrest 30 - UNICORN RIOT
Minneapolis, MN — Over a thousand protesters visited two hotels in downtown Minneapolis on Friday night, equipped with loud noise makers, in an attempt to disrupt the sleep of any ICE officers who may...
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January 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
NEW: Over a thousand protesters visited two hotels in downtown Minneapolis on Friday night, equipped with loud noise makers, in an attempt to disrupt the sleep of any ICE officers who may be staying in the hotels. 30 were arrested.
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A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Your reminder that what happened to Renee Nicole Good is something that happens regularly in America. This is not new, but it is an expanded version of militarized people targeting Black people in particular.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
January 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
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Israel has killed 71,000+ Palestinians. Israeli forces and settlers have killed at least seven Americans.
Israel has taken $21+ billion in US aid while doing it all.
And still, the Trump-Vance-Rubio administration celebrates Donald Trump receiving the "Israel Award":
Israel has taken $21+ billion in US aid while doing it all.
And still, the Trump-Vance-Rubio administration celebrates Donald Trump receiving the "Israel Award":
December 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Israel has killed 71,000+ Palestinians. Israeli forces and settlers have killed at least seven Americans.
Israel has taken $21+ billion in US aid while doing it all.
And still, the Trump-Vance-Rubio administration celebrates Donald Trump receiving the "Israel Award":
Israel has taken $21+ billion in US aid while doing it all.
And still, the Trump-Vance-Rubio administration celebrates Donald Trump receiving the "Israel Award":
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Takeaway from this Aug 2025 article:
- big oil wants in to Venezuela
- Chevron has stayed while Exxon was kicked out
- Exxon-backed NGOs have pushed for action while Chevron-backed have not..
Guess who won that one?
- big oil wants in to Venezuela
- Chevron has stayed while Exxon was kicked out
- Exxon-backed NGOs have pushed for action while Chevron-backed have not..
Guess who won that one?
US non-profits 'in the tank' for Exxon, Chevron over Venezuela oil
As US sends warships to the region it's important to note that lobbyists and think tanks that get big bucks have been fanning the flames right here in DC
responsiblestatecraft.org
December 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Takeaway from this Aug 2025 article:
- big oil wants in to Venezuela
- Chevron has stayed while Exxon was kicked out
- Exxon-backed NGOs have pushed for action while Chevron-backed have not..
Guess who won that one?
- big oil wants in to Venezuela
- Chevron has stayed while Exxon was kicked out
- Exxon-backed NGOs have pushed for action while Chevron-backed have not..
Guess who won that one?
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As these war criminals meet, remember that Israel is still bombing Gaza with US weapons, the genocide is ongoing, and at least 8000 Palestinian hostages remain in Israeli prisons.
Corporate media will likely ask about none of these atrocities.
Corporate media will likely ask about none of these atrocities.
December 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
As these war criminals meet, remember that Israel is still bombing Gaza with US weapons, the genocide is ongoing, and at least 8000 Palestinian hostages remain in Israeli prisons.
Corporate media will likely ask about none of these atrocities.
Corporate media will likely ask about none of these atrocities.
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It's a failure of the academic imagination to think cutting core mission is the best route to right-sizing. Keep your teachers and researchers and lower class sizes (post pandemic students need more attention). Get ur savings by cutting admin fat and all the contracts with groups like Huron.
SFSU offers buyouts to all tenure-track and tenured faculty
The Voluntary Separation Incentive Program is a “balancing act,” where there is a stronger incentive for tenured and tenure-track faculty to retire and open up room to hire back lecturer faculty.
goldengatexpress.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It's a failure of the academic imagination to think cutting core mission is the best route to right-sizing. Keep your teachers and researchers and lower class sizes (post pandemic students need more attention). Get ur savings by cutting admin fat and all the contracts with groups like Huron.
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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Check out this week's newsletter for original reporting on the deadly contradictions of the "War on Drugs" in Latin America. Read as well about Chile's right-wing turn, Bolivian fuel subsidies, U.S. threats against Venezuela and Colombia, and more.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Check out this week's newsletter for original reporting on the deadly contradictions of the "War on Drugs" in Latin America. Read as well about Chile's right-wing turn, Bolivian fuel subsidies, U.S. threats against Venezuela and Colombia, and more.
nacla.salsalabs.org/dec_19_25
nacla.salsalabs.org/dec_19_25
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In "P Fkn R," Vanessa Díaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau offer a portrait of the past and future of Puerto Rican resistance through one of its loudest and proudest voices: Bad Bunny. Read the intro for free on our site! buff.ly/hbSewLN
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In "P Fkn R," Vanessa Díaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau offer a portrait of the past and future of Puerto Rican resistance through one of its loudest and proudest voices: Bad Bunny. Read the intro for free on our site! buff.ly/hbSewLN
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Aunque financiado sobre todo por China, el puerto de Chancay abre las puertas a inversionistas de cualquier bandera. Bajo la desgastada promesa del “desarrollo”, se profundizará el modelo extractivista en América del Sur grain.org/e/7341
El puerto de Chancay: un dramático impulso para el extractivismo en América del Sur
Aunque financiado sobre todo por China, el puerto de Chancay abre las puertas a inversionistas de cualquier bandera. Bajo la desgastada promesa del “desarrollo”, se profundizará el modelo extractivist...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Aunque financiado sobre todo por China, el puerto de Chancay abre las puertas a inversionistas de cualquier bandera. Bajo la desgastada promesa del “desarrollo”, se profundizará el modelo extractivista en América del Sur grain.org/e/7341
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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Congressional pressure on the administration is the best way to stop an impending war with #Venezuela, Mark Weisbrot tells BBC News.
December 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Congressional pressure on the administration is the best way to stop an impending war with #Venezuela, Mark Weisbrot tells BBC News.
Trump’s War on Venezuelans: From Operation Aurora to Operation Southern Spear nacla.org/trumps-war-o...
December 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Trump’s War on Venezuelans: From Operation Aurora to Operation Southern Spear nacla.org/trumps-war-o...
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Hey Bluesky! Check out NACLA’s recent publication about Trump’s War on Venezuelans. This time, Isabel María Villalón writes on how a Colorado slumlord’s lies were used to detain thousands, deploy warships and rewrite immigration.
Read more here👇
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Read more here👇
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Making sure you're not a bot!
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December 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hey Bluesky! Check out NACLA’s recent publication about Trump’s War on Venezuelans. This time, Isabel María Villalón writes on how a Colorado slumlord’s lies were used to detain thousands, deploy warships and rewrite immigration.
Read more here👇
nacla.org/trumps-war-o...
Read more here👇
nacla.org/trumps-war-o...
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