Juan José Ponce Vázquez
@jjponcevazquez.bsky.social
Historian, sevillano, and USian. Spain, LatAm, Caribe & Atlantic. Opinions are my own. Author of Islanders and Empire. He/Him/Él. Nick Fury of the Spanish Bureaucratic Legal Universe.
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Hello historians! I would like to mention that I have this initiative called the Iberian Colonial Repository, where I am gathering primary sources from archives that are not available online. If you have sources about colonial LatAm from previous projects collecting digital dust, please DM me
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I really do think this is an excellent metaphor for the moment.
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
VC, founder, dumbass
February 9, 2026 at 5:09 AM
I really do think this is an excellent metaphor for the moment.
You will be hard pressed to find another halftime show with so many social and cultural references. It was like a piece of musical theatre, made more intimate by the fact it was intended not necessarily for those in attendance, but for those watching from their homes.
That halftime show was incredible.
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
You will be hard pressed to find another halftime show with so many social and cultural references. It was like a piece of musical theatre, made more intimate by the fact it was intended not necessarily for those in attendance, but for those watching from their homes.
That halftime show was incredible.
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
That halftime show was incredible.
I loved this book. Highly recommended.
fyi mine and @lollardfish.bsky.social's THE BRIGHT AGES is on sale as an ebook for only $4.99!
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The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe
A New History of Medieval Europe
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February 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I loved this book. Highly recommended.
Women are dying because some savages, voted by many of you, don’t like science.
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May 2025)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May 2025)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Women are dying because some savages, voted by many of you, don’t like science.
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Just a friendly reminder for any UK/Commonwealth-based #blueskis, #historians, or book-lovers on 📚💙 #booksky that The Great Resistance will be in bookshops from 12 February ❤️
February 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Just a friendly reminder for any UK/Commonwealth-based #blueskis, #historians, or book-lovers on 📚💙 #booksky that The Great Resistance will be in bookshops from 12 February ❤️
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Iowa closing the African American studies major during Black history month is diabolical.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
Iowa universities reviewing low-enrollment majors, could close or merge programs
The University of Iowa is reviewing undergraduate majors with low enrollment – like African American studies and gender, women's, and sexuality studies – after the Board of Regents last year mandated ...
www.thegazette.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Iowa closing the African American studies major during Black history month is diabolical.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
www.diariodesevilla.es/ocio/chata-s... Atención: las obras han”aparecido” en el palacio de Liria. Que no es que nadie las haya robado o algo así, por favor. Los duques de Alba robar? Impensable. No seáis mal pensados.
'La Chata' de Sorolla aparece en el Palacio de Liria tras 50 años desaparecida
La Policía Nacional localiza tres obras de arte de los años 70 en la residencia de la Casa de Alba, incluido el retrato de Sorolla
www.diariodesevilla.es
February 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
www.diariodesevilla.es/ocio/chata-s... Atención: las obras han”aparecido” en el palacio de Liria. Que no es que nadie las haya robado o algo así, por favor. Los duques de Alba robar? Impensable. No seáis mal pensados.
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“en un mundo en el que Estados Unidos está restringiendo la entrada al país a quienes combaten la desinformación provocada por sus plataformas digitales, buscar productos europeos no es un capricho sino una cuestión de seguridad y compromiso con la democracia.”
Para los que se lo perdieron, hoy he escrito una columna en @elpais.com https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-02-04/algo-se-mueve.html
Algo se mueve
Cada vez más europeos están concienciados de la dependencia de Silicon Valley y buscan alternativas
elpais.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
“en un mundo en el que Estados Unidos está restringiendo la entrada al país a quienes combaten la desinformación provocada por sus plataformas digitales, buscar productos europeos no es un capricho sino una cuestión de seguridad y compromiso con la democracia.”
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It really is a remarkable age
February 4, 2026 at 10:59 PM
It really is a remarkable age
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more of this pls
@reptedlieu.bsky.social: "In those files, there's highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children, of Donald Trump threatening to kill children"
youtu.be/f13HINY_6RY
@reptedlieu.bsky.social: "In those files, there's highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children, of Donald Trump threatening to kill children"
youtu.be/f13HINY_6RY
Rep. Lieu Says Epstein files Have Allegations of Trump Raping & Threatening to Kill Children
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
more of this pls
@reptedlieu.bsky.social: "In those files, there's highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children, of Donald Trump threatening to kill children"
youtu.be/f13HINY_6RY
@reptedlieu.bsky.social: "In those files, there's highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children, of Donald Trump threatening to kill children"
youtu.be/f13HINY_6RY
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This Member of Congress finally got access to the Minneapolis detention center and her report is genuinely appalling. Please watch and share.
My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
Rep. Morrison details her oversight of the federal Whipple building
YouTube video by Rep. Kelly Morrison
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 12:47 AM
This Member of Congress finally got access to the Minneapolis detention center and her report is genuinely appalling. Please watch and share.
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“at no point do they seriously contemplate the structural causes of academic dishonesty:the alienation of students from meaningful intellectual labor, the reduction of education to skill building and credential accumulation,and the pervasive distrust that suffuses increasingly surveilled classrooms”
One of the best AI critiques I’ve seen read.dukeupress.edu/critical-ai/...
A Pedagogy of the Inevitable
Over the last couple of years, two altogether incompatible discourses of “AI literacy” have emerged. One seeks just enough literacy to support a smooth, perhaps even joyful, integration with new techn...
read.dukeupress.edu
February 2, 2026 at 3:30 AM
“at no point do they seriously contemplate the structural causes of academic dishonesty:the alienation of students from meaningful intellectual labor, the reduction of education to skill building and credential accumulation,and the pervasive distrust that suffuses increasingly surveilled classrooms”
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Would be an interesting time for the Catholic Church in the US to resuscitate the idea of the Vicariate of Solidarty, the department the Chilean wing of the church established to contend with Pinochet's abuses. They were critical record keepers of all that happened.
elpais.com/chile/2026-0...
elpais.com/chile/2026-0...
Los 50 años de la Vicaría de la Solidaridad, el organismo que dio amparo a los perseguidos en la dictadura de Pinochet
Fue creada al alero de la iglesia católica y se convirtió en uno de los mayores desafíos al régimen. Hoy, una exposición fotográfica en el Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos recuerda su trabaj...
elpais.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Would be an interesting time for the Catholic Church in the US to resuscitate the idea of the Vicariate of Solidarty, the department the Chilean wing of the church established to contend with Pinochet's abuses. They were critical record keepers of all that happened.
elpais.com/chile/2026-0...
elpais.com/chile/2026-0...
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Brief 🧵 with some readings related to the fact that these CBP agents are Latinos.
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Brief 🧵 with some readings related to the fact that these CBP agents are Latinos.
Katherine O’Hara was a national treasure, in Canada, here, and everywhere. She will be missed. RIP.
January 31, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Katherine O’Hara was a national treasure, in Canada, here, and everywhere. She will be missed. RIP.
Let’s make February memorable for our capitalist overlords. www.resistandunsubscribe.com
Resist and Unsubscribe
www.resistandunsubscribe.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Let’s make February memorable for our capitalist overlords. www.resistandunsubscribe.com
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Bruce, On the Streets of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Bruce, On the Streets of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
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“Slavery’s Long Goodbye” (@livunipress.bsky.social). This is a story that also takes in #SierraLeone , #Swansea in South Wales, and #Argentina
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 AM
“Slavery’s Long Goodbye” (@livunipress.bsky.social). This is a story that also takes in #SierraLeone , #Swansea in South Wales, and #Argentina
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"The gentleman I was standing next to was focused on helping people who were coming into Nicollet Avenue understand that they needed to take it slow and helping them get through. ...
"Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
"Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 24, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"The gentleman I was standing next to was focused on helping people who were coming into Nicollet Avenue understand that they needed to take it slow and helping them get through. ...
"Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
"Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Hey colonial Latin Americanists, anyone putting together a panel proposal for AHA in NOLA next year? I would love to join!
January 23, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Hey colonial Latin Americanists, anyone putting together a panel proposal for AHA in NOLA next year? I would love to join!
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US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties
Trump’s Board of Peace has now officially been recognized as an international organization, according to the White House.
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties
You would like to think that universities would slowly go back to helping students who are underrepresented in higher education, but they won’t, because it takes a long time to achieve forward-thinking policies, and once you lose them, you will have to fight for years to get close to what you had.
“Today’s dismissal confirms what the data shows: government attorneys are having an increasingly difficult time defending the lawlessness of the president and his cabinet,” said Skye Perryman, Democracy Forward's president and CEO.
Trump’s Anti-Diversity Campaign in Schools Falters as Administration Drops Legal Appeal
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a court ruling blocking a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education.
buff.ly
January 22, 2026 at 1:52 PM
You would like to think that universities would slowly go back to helping students who are underrepresented in higher education, but they won’t, because it takes a long time to achieve forward-thinking policies, and once you lose them, you will have to fight for years to get close to what you had.
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His name was Geraldo Lunas Campos. If you pay taxes in the US, you paid 4 ICE officers to hold him down while a 5th choked him to death. This murder is more likely to be justified as a natural consequence of being a "criminal alien" than to be prosecuted.
We are hurtling quickly down a dark path.
We are hurtling quickly down a dark path.
Breaking News: A Cuban immigrant’s death in an ICE detention center in El Paso was ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy report.
Cuban Detainee in El Paso ICE Facility Died by Homicide, Autopsy Shows
The report from the county medical examiner said the detainee, Geraldo Lunas Campos, was asphyxiated and restrained by law enforcement. Federal officials described his death as a suicide.
nyti.ms
January 22, 2026 at 3:14 AM
His name was Geraldo Lunas Campos. If you pay taxes in the US, you paid 4 ICE officers to hold him down while a 5th choked him to death. This murder is more likely to be justified as a natural consequence of being a "criminal alien" than to be prosecuted.
We are hurtling quickly down a dark path.
We are hurtling quickly down a dark path.