Carolyn Fornoff
@c4noff.bsky.social
Associate prof of Latin American studies at Cornell. Mex + CAm studies. Environmental humanities, 📚, 🎥, 🎨.
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introducing AntiAnte, a platform for critical thought into politics and culture in and across Latin American, Caribbean, and Hemispheric contexts antiante.org
AntiAnte
antiante.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:56 PM
introducing AntiAnte, a platform for critical thought into politics and culture in and across Latin American, Caribbean, and Hemispheric contexts antiante.org
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Trilce is a blazingly vivid revelation of what poetry can be, at once a love poem, a poem of erotic urgency and frustration, a poem of family life, of political fury, a lament for the dead, a work of intense privacy and an address to the world. www.nyrb.com/products/tri...
Trilce
A new translation of the Peruvian poet's most groundbreaking, infamously obstuse work, a collection that stretches the limits of human language and predicted the Surrealist movement of the 1920s and 3...
www.nyrb.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Trilce is a blazingly vivid revelation of what poetry can be, at once a love poem, a poem of erotic urgency and frustration, a poem of family life, of political fury, a lament for the dead, a work of intense privacy and an address to the world. www.nyrb.com/products/tri...
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Friends in Spanish, Portuguese, and other language departments, do you offer a pro seminar for your grads? if so, do you have materials you'd be willing to share? Thank you!
January 26, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Friends in Spanish, Portuguese, and other language departments, do you offer a pro seminar for your grads? if so, do you have materials you'd be willing to share? Thank you!
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“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”
@washingtonpost.com
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@washingtonpost.com
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January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
@washingtonpost.com
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I much prefer the way the Minneapolis Star Tribune calls them "residents." That's what they are: residents standing up for their community
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I much prefer the way the Minneapolis Star Tribune calls them "residents." That's what they are: residents standing up for their community
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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this certainly contradicts the statement put out by the feds, as in it is completely and utterly different
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
this certainly contradicts the statement put out by the feds, as in it is completely and utterly different
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ICE officers approached vehicle in manner counter to training, DHS official tells NBC News
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
January 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
ICE officers approached vehicle in manner counter to training, DHS official tells NBC News
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Sick to my stomach. Solidarity, Minneapolis 💔
January 7, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Sick to my stomach. Solidarity, Minneapolis 💔
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NYT:
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
NYT:
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
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all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
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A deluge of work on regime change after the 2003 invasion of Iraq yielded strong (and rare) agreement in IR: it doesn't work & has terrible consequences. @profdownes.bsky.social's book Catastrophic Success lays it out, but it's right there in the title. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
A deluge of work on regime change after the 2003 invasion of Iraq yielded strong (and rare) agreement in IR: it doesn't work & has terrible consequences. @profdownes.bsky.social's book Catastrophic Success lays it out, but it's right there in the title. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
It's like when he demolished the East Wing. No plan for the aftermath. Just an illegal show of power and a massive wake of rubble and destruction.
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
It's like when he demolished the East Wing. No plan for the aftermath. Just an illegal show of power and a massive wake of rubble and destruction.
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So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
Ughhh. This take is reductive and harmful. I have limited mobility & wear leg braces (AFOs). I've used this service occasionally for connections that involve walking more than half a mile. Wheelchairs are tools, just like disabled parking placards, that help folks manage their daily bank of steps.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Ughhh. This take is reductive and harmful. I have limited mobility & wear leg braces (AFOs). I've used this service occasionally for connections that involve walking more than half a mile. Wheelchairs are tools, just like disabled parking placards, that help folks manage their daily bank of steps.
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“The swell of patriotism that such idealized depictions produce has made them easy fodder for nationalist movements wishing to stake their claims.”
A Painter of Landscapes | Max Pearl
The work of José María Velasco is cerebral and serene—but it’s also implicated in a campaign to romanticize the dispossession of people from their land.
thebaffler.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
“The swell of patriotism that such idealized depictions produce has made them easy fodder for nationalist movements wishing to stake their claims.”
My birthday isn't until the end of the month but celebrating tonight with this massive beast. Can confirm that watching Bake Off is far easier than producing an aesthetic cake 🎂
December 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My birthday isn't until the end of the month but celebrating tonight with this massive beast. Can confirm that watching Bake Off is far easier than producing an aesthetic cake 🎂
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Just got this in the mail yesterday. So happy to have contributed to this project! Thanks and kudos to @oaperez.bsky.social and @cristinaele.bsky.social for the guidance and vision. Out in January from @floridapress.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Just got this in the mail yesterday. So happy to have contributed to this project! Thanks and kudos to @oaperez.bsky.social and @cristinaele.bsky.social for the guidance and vision. Out in January from @floridapress.bsky.social
🤡🤡🤡 pardoning JOH is straight up clown behavior
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Honduran Ex-President Is Freed From Prison After Pardon
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🤡🤡🤡 pardoning JOH is straight up clown behavior
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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So the order for the US military to launch these deadly Caribbean boat strikes was straightforwardly illegal under US and international law, immoral under long established standards, and on top of that, terrible strategy.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
So the order for the US military to launch these deadly Caribbean boat strikes was straightforwardly illegal under US and international law, immoral under long established standards, and on top of that, terrible strategy.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
Jumping on the promote your books train! Here's my book about Mexican environmental aesthetics and the importance of thinking in the 'as if' in the face of crisis
www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/978082650617...
www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/978082650617...
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Jumping on the promote your books train! Here's my book about Mexican environmental aesthetics and the importance of thinking in the 'as if' in the face of crisis
www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/978082650617...
www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/978082650617...
Flight to Austin yesterday was delayed then cancelled. Flight today was delayed, then we boarded and sat for an hour plus, then deplaned bc of a mechanical issue... Third time's the charm?
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Flight to Austin yesterday was delayed then cancelled. Flight today was delayed, then we boarded and sat for an hour plus, then deplaned bc of a mechanical issue... Third time's the charm?
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Cornell Chapter of the AAUP
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
The Cornell AAUP chapter has consistently stated that any deal with the Trump administration would be strategically unwise and a betrayal of Cornell’s principles. This remains the case. We ar…
aaup-cornell.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Cornell Chapter of the AAUP
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
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Guadalupe Pinzón Ríos, professor at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and member of Geopam, just published her book "Introducción a la historia marítima de Nueva España". Congratulations!
October 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Guadalupe Pinzón Ríos, professor at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and member of Geopam, just published her book "Introducción a la historia marítima de Nueva España". Congratulations!