Laura Gamboa
@lgamboa.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the Keough School of Global Affairs (University of Notre Dame)
Political Science - Research on democracy in Latin America
Political Science - Research on democracy in Latin America
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As the US threatens Venezuela, top military commanders might note that Venezuela is a member of the International Criminal Court and it has refused to sign an "Article 98 waiver" with the US. That means that Americans could be brought before the ICC on war crimes charges.
November 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
As the US threatens Venezuela, top military commanders might note that Venezuela is a member of the International Criminal Court and it has refused to sign an "Article 98 waiver" with the US. That means that Americans could be brought before the ICC on war crimes charges.
Resistance to democratic backsliding is in many ways a fight to buy time. Not caving is key in that regard. It allows a very slow legal battle to play out.
Compare Harvard's resistance aided by law with Northwestern's negotiations and eventual cave-in:
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Majority of Harvard’s Research Funding Has Been Restored
As of Tuesday, Harvard University had recouped most of the federal research funding it lost when the Trump administration froze its access to grants earlier this year, multiple local news organization...
www.insidehighered.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Resistance to democratic backsliding is in many ways a fight to buy time. Not caving is key in that regard. It allows a very slow legal battle to play out.
Reposted by Laura Gamboa
Compare Harvard's resistance aided by law with Northwestern's negotiations and eventual cave-in:
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Majority of Harvard’s Research Funding Has Been Restored
As of Tuesday, Harvard University had recouped most of the federal research funding it lost when the Trump administration froze its access to grants earlier this year, multiple local news organization...
www.insidehighered.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Compare Harvard's resistance aided by law with Northwestern's negotiations and eventual cave-in:
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
As a newly minted Michigander I am proud to be represented by @slotkin.senate.gov. Thanks for speaking up Senator!
🚨BREAKING: The FBI has requested interviews with a group of Democratic lawmakers who reminded U.S. military and intelligence service members in a video last week that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
FBI Investigating Dems Who Warned Military of Unlawful Orders
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
As a newly minted Michigander I am proud to be represented by @slotkin.senate.gov. Thanks for speaking up Senator!
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Postdoc Opportunity!
Purdue University
The Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology (CAPT) seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow specializing in research at the intersection of media, politics, and technology in modern America.
networks.h-net.org/jobs/69524/p...
Purdue University
The Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology (CAPT) seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow specializing in research at the intersection of media, politics, and technology in modern America.
networks.h-net.org/jobs/69524/p...
Purdue University - Postdoctoral Research Fellow | H-Net
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November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Postdoc Opportunity!
Purdue University
The Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology (CAPT) seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow specializing in research at the intersection of media, politics, and technology in modern America.
networks.h-net.org/jobs/69524/p...
Purdue University
The Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology (CAPT) seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow specializing in research at the intersection of media, politics, and technology in modern America.
networks.h-net.org/jobs/69524/p...
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11) Erosión democrática en Estados Unidos: una alerta roja para la región / Por @lgamboa.bsky.social
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Latinoamerica21 | Una región, todas las voces | Inicio - Latinoamérica 21
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November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
11) Erosión democrática en Estados Unidos: una alerta roja para la región / Por @lgamboa.bsky.social
latinoamerica21.com/es/
latinoamerica21.com/es/
Reflexiones sobre la erosión democrática en EEUU y su impacto en América Latina
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Reflexiones sobre la erosión democrática en EEUU y su impacto en América Latina
This is the kind of campaign unleashed against the few Republicans opposing redistricting in Indiana…How can non-Republicans counteract that kind of pressure?
November 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is the kind of campaign unleashed against the few Republicans opposing redistricting in Indiana…How can non-Republicans counteract that kind of pressure?
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New article out in @polstudies.bsky.social!
Why do opposition parties in authoritarian regimes so often fail to coordinate, even when unity could help them win?
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
In this article, we highlight two overlooked drivers of opposition fragmentation 🧵
Why do opposition parties in authoritarian regimes so often fail to coordinate, even when unity could help them win?
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
In this article, we highlight two overlooked drivers of opposition fragmentation 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
New article out in @polstudies.bsky.social!
Why do opposition parties in authoritarian regimes so often fail to coordinate, even when unity could help them win?
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
In this article, we highlight two overlooked drivers of opposition fragmentation 🧵
Why do opposition parties in authoritarian regimes so often fail to coordinate, even when unity could help them win?
doi.org/10.1177/0032...
In this article, we highlight two overlooked drivers of opposition fragmentation 🧵
People think the closest example to what is happening in the US is Hungary. I think is Guatemala (2017-2023) where the Corrupt Pact co-opted state institutions and undermined state capacity to enhance impunity and corruption
Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
People think the closest example to what is happening in the US is Hungary. I think is Guatemala (2017-2023) where the Corrupt Pact co-opted state institutions and undermined state capacity to enhance impunity and corruption
You know who else refused to swear in democratically elected members of congress?
Nicolas Maduro (2015)
Just saying…
Nicolas Maduro (2015)
Just saying…
Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
You know who else refused to swear in democratically elected members of congress?
Nicolas Maduro (2015)
Just saying…
Nicolas Maduro (2015)
Just saying…
In case you missed it! Here is last week’s Charlemos where the awesome @jolechartre.bsky.social discusses her amazing research
Last week, we announced the talk by Josephine Lechartre, and for those who couldn’t join us live, here is the full recording. 🎥✨
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
Enjoy!
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
Enjoy!
Charlemos with Joséphine Lechartre
YouTube video by Center for Latin American Studies at Pitt
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In case you missed it! Here is last week’s Charlemos where the awesome @jolechartre.bsky.social discusses her amazing research
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It's today!
Join us for this fantastic Charlemos featuring the great @jolechartre.bsky.social who will be discussing her award winning research!
Time: Monday 27, 2025: 3-3:30 pm ET (Online)
You can register here: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
Time: Monday 27, 2025: 3-3:30 pm ET (Online)
You can register here: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's today!
I won't get tired to repeat it. Due process not only protects minorities and marginalized communities, it protects US ALL.
A lot of reporting in recent days suggests that DHS is aggressively detaining people (often US citizens) who have been tracking them and honking horns/blowing whistles as they drive along. The agency knows who these people are. Unclear if that's what happened here, of course.
It's not even 11am yet, and federal agents have gassed the northwest side of Chicago twice this morning.
Just before 10, NWSRR reports they detained two people in Irving Park, one of them known to be a US citizen: www.instagram.com/p/DQPKhmDEd4W/
Just before 10, NWSRR reports they detained two people in Irving Park, one of them known to be a US citizen: www.instagram.com/p/DQPKhmDEd4W/
October 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I won't get tired to repeat it. Due process not only protects minorities and marginalized communities, it protects US ALL.
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- What is the current "boat strike" death toll? (43)
- How much of cocaine supplies (est) actually transit Venezuela? (10-13%)
- How much US-bound fentanyl comes from South America? (none)
We all need credibly sourced information right now. And here is a new @wola-org.bsky.social fact sheet:
- How much of cocaine supplies (est) actually transit Venezuela? (10-13%)
- How much US-bound fentanyl comes from South America? (none)
We all need credibly sourced information right now. And here is a new @wola-org.bsky.social fact sheet:
Facts to Inform the Debate about the U.S. Government’s Anti-Drug Offensive in the Americas - WOLA
Fact sheet: U.S. military anti-drug strikes have killed at least 43 civilians in the Caribbean. Examines the operations' legal basis, justifications, and effectiveness.
www.wola.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
- What is the current "boat strike" death toll? (43)
- How much of cocaine supplies (est) actually transit Venezuela? (10-13%)
- How much US-bound fentanyl comes from South America? (none)
We all need credibly sourced information right now. And here is a new @wola-org.bsky.social fact sheet:
- How much of cocaine supplies (est) actually transit Venezuela? (10-13%)
- How much US-bound fentanyl comes from South America? (none)
We all need credibly sourced information right now. And here is a new @wola-org.bsky.social fact sheet:
Join us for this fantastic Charlemos featuring the great @jolechartre.bsky.social who will be discussing her award winning research!
Time: Monday 27, 2025: 3-3:30 pm ET (Online)
You can register here: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
Time: Monday 27, 2025: 3-3:30 pm ET (Online)
You can register here: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
October 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Join us for this fantastic Charlemos featuring the great @jolechartre.bsky.social who will be discussing her award winning research!
Time: Monday 27, 2025: 3-3:30 pm ET (Online)
You can register here: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
Time: Monday 27, 2025: 3-3:30 pm ET (Online)
You can register here: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
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Just a reminder that Republicans own this shutdown
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Just a reminder that Republicans own this shutdown
Those comparing this government with Orban’s give it to much credit. This administration is nothing more than an obscene corruption and impunity racket, like the Corrupt Pact in Guatemala or Dina Boluarte and her allies in congress in Peru www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Those comparing this government with Orban’s give it to much credit. This administration is nothing more than an obscene corruption and impunity racket, like the Corrupt Pact in Guatemala or Dina Boluarte and her allies in congress in Peru www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
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Organizers estimate 5000-6000 people in South Bend, IN (pop about 100,000), with massive and loud support from most of the cars on a big football weekend. #NOKINGS2
October 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Organizers estimate 5000-6000 people in South Bend, IN (pop about 100,000), with massive and loud support from most of the cars on a big football weekend. #NOKINGS2
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More extra-judicial killings. So far these attacks have costed 27 lives. Trump alone decided they were guilty and deserved to die. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
More extra-judicial killings. So far these attacks have costed 27 lives. Trump alone decided they were guilty and deserved to die. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
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