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Pablo Piccato
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Historian of Mexico, from poetry to crime. Recent books:
Historia mínima de la violencia en México; A History of Infamy: Crime Truth and Justice in Mexico.

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Sociology 23%
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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 3d
“When the far right talks about freedom of expression, what they are really demanding is a free pass to discriminate. Examples: Trumpism or President Kast when he denies Pinochet's state terrorism,” argues historian Federico Finchelstein. www.eldiario.es/sociedad/aba... @eldiario.es
Abascal, Abogados Cristianos y los 'think tanks' de Trump: la internacional ultraderechista se confabula en Bruselas
El Parlamento Europeo acogerá el próximo 3 de febrero la nueva edición de la cumbre de la Red Política de Valores tras pasar por el Senado español, en la que se darán cita perfiles destacados de la al...
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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 3d
“Cuando la extrema derecha habla de libertad de expresión, lo que reclama es una vía libre para discriminar. Pasa con el trumpismo o el presidente Kast cuando niega el terrorismo de Estado de Pinochet”, sostiene Federico Finchelstein, historiador www.eldiario.es/sociedad/aba...
Abascal, Abogados Cristianos y los 'think tanks' de Trump: la internacional ultraderechista se confabula en Bruselas
El Parlamento Europeo acogerá el próximo 3 de febrero la nueva edición de la cumbre de la Red Política de Valores tras pasar por el Senado español, en la que se darán cita perfiles destacados de la al...
www.eldiario.es

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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 5d
My post-AHA @uncpress.bsky.social book order came in! Can’t wait to read these!! (Photo on my office carpet because my desk is too full of random stuff 🤪) #History
History books on a carpet

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · 9d
www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
Llevo años estudiando el fascismo y EEUU se acerca a él a pasos agigantados
La autocratización del mundo incluye la nueva tendencia de que los líderes se comporten como conquistadores napoleónicos y que sus seguidores jueguen a ser soldados de juguete, se disfracen como tales...
www.eldiario.es

Reposted by Mary Feeney, Pablo Piccato, Sara K. Johnson

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10d
From a FB post about Alex Pretti:
TEXT: I was Alex Pretti’s final nursing student. He was my friend and my nursing mentor. For the past four months, I stood shoulder to shoulder with him during my capstone preceptorship at the Minneapolis VA Hospital. There he trained me to care for the sickest of the sick as an ICU nurse. He taught me how to care for arterial and central lines, the intricacies of managing multiple IVs filled with lifesaving solutions, and how to watch over every heartbeat, every breath, and every flicker of life, ready to act the moment they wavered. Techniques intended to heal. Alex carried patience, compassion and calm as a steady light within him. Even at the very end, that light was there. I recognized his familiar stillness and signature calm composure shining through during those unbearable final moments captured on camera. It does not surprise me that his final words were, “Are you okay?” Caring for people was at the core of who he was. He was incapable of causing harm. He lived a life of healing, and he lived it well. Alex believed strongly in the Second Amendment and in the rights rooted in our Constitution and its amendments. He spoke out for justice and peace whenever he could, not only out of obligation, but out of a belief that we are more connected than divided, and that communication would bring us together. TEXT: I want his family to know his legacy lives on. I am a better nurse because of the wisdom and skills he instilled in me. I carry his light with me into every room, letting it guide and steady my hands as I heal and care for those in need. Please honor my friend by standing up for peace, preferably with a cup of black coffee in hand and a couple of pieces of candy in your pocket, just as he would. He would remind you that caring for others is hard work, and we must do whatever it takes to get through the long shifts. Step outside with your dog, breathe in the world, hike or bike as he loved to do, and let yourself find peace in the quiet moments within nature. Stand up for justice and speak with those whose views differ from your own. Hold your beliefs with strength, but always extend love outward, even in the face of adversity. Take one step, no matter how small, to help heal our world. Through these acts, carry his light forward in his name. Let his legacy continue to heal.

Reposted by Federico Finchelstein

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · 24d
Gracias, Elliott
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Excelente análisis de la “guerra contra drogas” en México en la Reforma por mi amigo @ppiccato.bsky.social .

Reposted by Federico Finchelstein, Pablo Piccato

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Elliott Young @elliottyoung.bsky.social · 24d
Excelente análisis de la “guerra contra drogas” en México en la Reforma por mi amigo @ppiccato.bsky.social .

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · 27d
Trump Has a New Motto www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
Opinion | Trump Has a New Motto
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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Nov 30
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI’s safety features can be circumvented with poetry, research finds
Poems containing prompts for harmful content prove effective at duping large language models
www.theguardian.com

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Nov 28
“I worked on a project that was just cleaning up after a high-level engineer tried to use AI to generate code to complete a complex project,” . . . “But none of it worked and he didn’t understand why – starting from scratch would have actually been easier.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate
Workers say the firm’s ‘warp-speed’ approach fuels pressure, layoffs and rising emissions
www.theguardian.com

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Nov 26
elpais.com/mexico/2025-...
Benedetti, Cabrera Infante, Mejía Godoy o Mercedes Sosa, el acervo mexicano que custodia las voces del exilio latinoamericano
La UNESCO ha reconocido la colección “Memoria sonora de Latinoamérica”, de Radio Educación, que reúne 420 programas que documentan voces, experiencias y aportes culturales de personas exiliadas de la ...
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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Nov 18
“the scale and depth of the attacks on our institutions—whether dismantled, weaponized, or personalized—mean that there is no simple way for a pro-democracy coalition to just flip the lights back on”

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Dissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · Nov 18
The scale and depth of the attack on our institutions means that there is no simple way for a pro-democracy coalition to flip the lights back on after Trump. We need transformative thinking.

dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
The Case for a Third Reconstruction - Dissent Magazine
The scale and depth of the attack on our institutions means that there is no simple way for a pro-democracy coalition to flip the lights back on after Trump. We need transformative thinking.
dissentmagazine.org

Reposted by Paulo Drinot, Mark Rice

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Nov 17
The Brief History of Violence in Mexico is out!

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A Brief History of Violence in Mexico
Political rhetoric often portrays Mexico as an inherently violent nation. Pablo Piccato’s essential work, now available in English for the first time, cuts...
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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Nov 16
The Screen That Ate Your Child’s Education www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Opinion | The Screen That Ate Your Child’s Education
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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Oct 26
Mi entrevista en El País elpais.com/mexico/2025-...
Pablo Piccato: “El sistema de seguridad y justicia que se formó con el PRI está diseñado para no funcionar bien”
El académico acaba de publicar ‘Historia Mínima de la Violencia en México’, un repaso a la constelación de conflictos armados que ha vivido México desde la Revolución y un intento de explicar el prese...
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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Oct 14
Un artículo sobre los exiliados radicales bajo la dictadura basado en las cartas y las publicaciones de mi padre www.memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/art_revistas...
www.memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Oct 11
The Plains and the Pampas: a workshop at Columbia

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Anna O. Law, Lisa W. Fazio , and 9 more

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Josh Moody @byjoshmoody.bsky.social · Oct 10
MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Oct 1
www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...
Class of 1964 alumni urge University to undo coerced, unconstitutional agreement with Trump administration
Dear acting University President Claire Shipman, the board of trustees, and Dean Josef Sorett,
www.columbiaspectator.com

Reposted by Juan Cole, Pablo Piccato

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sepoy @sepoy.bsky.social · Oct 1
I am honored to be a colleague (and student) of Rashid Khalidi and his public lectures on Palestine at The People's Forum have started. Please learn!
Short Course on Palestine Class 1: The Origins of The Hundred Years War
YouTube video by The People's Forum NYC
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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Sep 25
Next October 30, I will be discussing A Brief History of Violence in Mexico with my friends Thomas Rath, Gema Kloppe-Santamaría, Paulo Drinot and Ben Smith www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
A Brief History of Violence in Mexico
This session will discuss A Brief History of Violence in Mexico by Pablo Piccato (Columbia University).
www.sas.ac.uk

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Sep 25
From Columbia’s Mark Mazower: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
The origins of today’s conflict between American Jews over Israel
In the early years, American Jewish support for Israel was a fraught issue. The turning point was the six-­day war of 1967, which solidified a strength of feeling that has only recently begun to fract...
www.theguardian.com

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Sep 18
An amicus brief has been filed on behalf of Khalid Mahmood arguing against the characterization of Columbia University antisemitic institution. See the document: acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
Adobe Acrobat
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:71da01b6-3bc4-4a4a-9fce-bd90ec637e5f

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Sep 18
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US judge orders Mahmoud Khalil deported citing ‘misrepresented facts’ on green card form
Lawyers say pro-Palestinian activist remains protected from immigration enforcement while separate federal court case proceeds
www.theguardian.com

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ACLU of Northern California @aclu-norcal.bsky.social · Sep 16
Remember Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil who was abducted and detained for his pro-Palestinian speech?

His story is a prime example of what can happen when a school abandons its students to the whim of the government.

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Sep 12
a “well-known practice from the McCarthy Era” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Sep 11
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The chilling effect of Title VI investigations: the professors accused of antisemitism
Exclusive: Andrea Brower quits Gonzaga University after the Civil Rights Act is used to challenge her pro-Gaza activism
www.theguardian.com

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Pablo Piccato @ppiccato.bsky.social · Sep 10
“Weiss’s publication, in short, was the preferred vehicle for conveying information from Columbia insiders who wanted to purge all criticism of Israel from the university to Trump administration officials who were using … financial pressure to help them do … that” www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
Disgruntled NYT journalist to ‘anti-woke’ power grab: how far can Bari Weiss go?
After leaving the New York Times, she turned her Substack into an unshakable pro-Israel voice. Now as Paramount eyes acquisition of her company, Weiss is poised to become Trump’s ally among media elit...
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Brian DeLay @briandelay.bsky.social · Sep 10
Together, Texans built one of the finest systems of higher education in the world. Ideologues and opportunists are tearing it down. It is a despicable act of generational vandalism that will hurt all Texans, their children, their grandchildren, and their great-grandchildren.
Professors want to leave Texas because of tense political climate, survey says
Professors’ concerns included the state’s DEI ban and new limits to faculty influence at colleges and universities.
www.texastribune.org