Blanca Heredia
@bherediar.bsky.social
Genuinamente me intrigan la realidad social y la política. Currently in love with James Baldwin. Why didn’t he get the Nobel prize in Literature? Anybody knows?
“One of the more insidious erosions of American power is the implication, by this move, that the United States can no longer withstand the criticism of people like Khalil, and would be stronger without them.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Kind of Thing Dictators Do
The decision to deport Mahmoud Khalil is most remarkable for its pettiness, its insecurity, and its failure to grasp the spirit of America and of academia at their best.
www.theatlantic.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“One of the more insidious erosions of American power is the implication, by this move, that the United States can no longer withstand the criticism of people like Khalil, and would be stronger without them.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
“We can mock, but the lesson here for countries faced with Trump is an encouraging one: give him something that he can call victory.”
The deceptively negotiable Donald Trump FT
The deceptively negotiable Donald Trump FT
February 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“We can mock, but the lesson here for countries faced with Trump is an encouraging one: give him something that he can call victory.”
The deceptively negotiable Donald Trump FT
The deceptively negotiable Donald Trump FT
One Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Trade That Excludes the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/b...
One Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Trade That Excludes the U.S.
A growing number of countries, including American allies, are striking trade deals as the Trump administration erects a higher fence around its global commerce.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
One Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Trade That Excludes the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/b...
Trump "is expected to eventually sign an executive order putting the tariffs into effect and could do so retroactively. But the lack of clarity...created even more uncertainty ." Live Updates: Canada, Mexico and China Brace for Tariffs; Consumer Bureau Leader Is Fired www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Are Expected: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Trump "is expected to eventually sign an executive order putting the tariffs into effect and could do so retroactively. But the lack of clarity...created even more uncertainty ." Live Updates: Canada, Mexico and China Brace for Tariffs; Consumer Bureau Leader Is Fired www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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If you do not know how to engage with your community for whatever reason:
It’s never too late to see what events your local library is having. They could use the traffic, you could get a movie or book and maybe, depending on your library, have fun learning something new.
It’s never too late to see what events your local library is having. They could use the traffic, you could get a movie or book and maybe, depending on your library, have fun learning something new.
January 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If you do not know how to engage with your community for whatever reason:
It’s never too late to see what events your local library is having. They could use the traffic, you could get a movie or book and maybe, depending on your library, have fun learning something new.
It’s never too late to see what events your local library is having. They could use the traffic, you could get a movie or book and maybe, depending on your library, have fun learning something new.
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Buy the books.
Buy the movies.
Buy the games.
Physical media is more important now than ever.
Buy the movies.
Buy the games.
Physical media is more important now than ever.
January 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Buy the books.
Buy the movies.
Buy the games.
Physical media is more important now than ever.
Buy the movies.
Buy the games.
Physical media is more important now than ever.
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In a remarkable sequence of events at the State Capitol in Florida, Republican legislative leaders rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis’s call for a special session on illegal immigration and overrode one of his budget vetoes.
Republican Lawmakers in Florida Rebel Against DeSantis in Rare Power Move
In a special session on Monday, leaders seemed to be declaring their independence from a governor who has wielded so much power that legislative sessions have become largely predictable rubber stamps.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
In a remarkable sequence of events at the State Capitol in Florida, Republican legislative leaders rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis’s call for a special session on illegal immigration and overrode one of his budget vetoes.
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Costco's unionized workers vote to authorize nationwide strike
The company was rightly praised for standing firm on the importance of DEI, but how it bargains with/treats its unionized workers is important too
The company was rightly praised for standing firm on the importance of DEI, but how it bargains with/treats its unionized workers is important too
Costco's unionized workers vote to authorize nationwide strike
The Teamsters union released the results of the strike vote on Sunday evening.
abcnews.go.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Costco's unionized workers vote to authorize nationwide strike
The company was rightly praised for standing firm on the importance of DEI, but how it bargains with/treats its unionized workers is important too
The company was rightly praised for standing firm on the importance of DEI, but how it bargains with/treats its unionized workers is important too
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President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico responded point by point to President Trump’s executive orders on migration, trade and other issues, saying that Mexico would support its nationals in the U.S.
After Trump’s Threats, Mexico’s Leader Says She’ll ‘Always Defend’ Her Country
On Tuesday, President Claudia Sheinbaum responded point by point to President Trump’s executive orders on migration, trade and other issues.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico responded point by point to President Trump’s executive orders on migration, trade and other issues, saying that Mexico would support its nationals in the U.S.
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In the 1970s, Martha Goddard invented the rape kit, a powerful instrument for women’s justice. So why did she die in relative obscurity while a man took credit? Sheila McClear on Pagan Kennedy's new book, "The Secret History of the Rape Kit":
The Forgotten Woman Who Transformed Forensics
In the 1970s, Martha Goddard invented the rape kit. So why did she die in relative obscurity?
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In the 1970s, Martha Goddard invented the rape kit, a powerful instrument for women’s justice. So why did she die in relative obscurity while a man took credit? Sheila McClear on Pagan Kennedy's new book, "The Secret History of the Rape Kit":
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Susan Sontag (who would have been 92 today and would have had a whole lot to say about our predicament) on the conscience of words and the writer's task in the age opinion
The Conscience of Words: Susan Sontag on the Wisdom of Literature, the Danger of Opinions, and the Writer’s Task
“A writer ought not to be an opinion-machine… The job of the writer is to make us see the world as it is, full of many different claims and parts and experiences.”
www.themarginalian.org
January 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Susan Sontag (who would have been 92 today and would have had a whole lot to say about our predicament) on the conscience of words and the writer's task in the age opinion
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Breaking News: David Lynch, the visionary filmmaker, has died at 78. He was known for his surreal style in films like “Eraserhead” and “Mulholland Drive,” as well as the TV series “Twin Peaks.” nyti.ms/3WphQj8
January 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Breaking News: David Lynch, the visionary filmmaker, has died at 78. He was known for his surreal style in films like “Eraserhead” and “Mulholland Drive,” as well as the TV series “Twin Peaks.” nyti.ms/3WphQj8
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New important research by Guillermo Trejo & @natanski.bsky.social on violence against local journalists in Mexico's drug war.
"Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why the War on Drugs Turned Mexico into the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists"
Link here: bit.ly/4h1R74j
"Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why the War on Drugs Turned Mexico into the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists"
Link here: bit.ly/4h1R74j
January 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
New important research by Guillermo Trejo & @natanski.bsky.social on violence against local journalists in Mexico's drug war.
"Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why the War on Drugs Turned Mexico into the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists"
Link here: bit.ly/4h1R74j
"Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why the War on Drugs Turned Mexico into the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists"
Link here: bit.ly/4h1R74j
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¿Cómo funciona la industria de las publicaciones académicas? ¿Quién era Aaron Schwartz? ¿Qué es LibGen, el repositorio que Meta ha usado para entrenar a su IA sin pagar copyright?
Estos y otros temas, en este artículo que escribí para @elordenmundial.bsky.social
elordenmundial.com/sci-hub-revi...
Estos y otros temas, en este artículo que escribí para @elordenmundial.bsky.social
elordenmundial.com/sci-hub-revi...
La geopolítica de los 'papers': conocimiento libre contra la millonaria industria de las revistas académicas - El Orden Mundial - EOM
Las bibliotecas pirata y el acceso abierto buscan liberar el conocimiento de una industria académica que lo cobra y no lo paga
elordenmundial.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
¿Cómo funciona la industria de las publicaciones académicas? ¿Quién era Aaron Schwartz? ¿Qué es LibGen, el repositorio que Meta ha usado para entrenar a su IA sin pagar copyright?
Estos y otros temas, en este artículo que escribí para @elordenmundial.bsky.social
elordenmundial.com/sci-hub-revi...
Estos y otros temas, en este artículo que escribí para @elordenmundial.bsky.social
elordenmundial.com/sci-hub-revi...
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First post on Bsky! Hello world!
👇Since December 2024 the LIS & LWS databases contain more than 1000 datasets. This enables research on more than 30 Mio. households and 90 Mio individuals.
Explore our databases here: www.lisdatacenter.org/our-data/ #LISdata #inequality #poverty #research
👇Since December 2024 the LIS & LWS databases contain more than 1000 datasets. This enables research on more than 30 Mio. households and 90 Mio individuals.
Explore our databases here: www.lisdatacenter.org/our-data/ #LISdata #inequality #poverty #research
January 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
First post on Bsky! Hello world!
👇Since December 2024 the LIS & LWS databases contain more than 1000 datasets. This enables research on more than 30 Mio. households and 90 Mio individuals.
Explore our databases here: www.lisdatacenter.org/our-data/ #LISdata #inequality #poverty #research
👇Since December 2024 the LIS & LWS databases contain more than 1000 datasets. This enables research on more than 30 Mio. households and 90 Mio individuals.
Explore our databases here: www.lisdatacenter.org/our-data/ #LISdata #inequality #poverty #research
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The Washington Post began trying out a new mission statement this week: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.” It comes amid turmoil in the newsroom.
The Washington Post’s New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’
This week, The Post began trying out a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.”
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Coupling and Fertility are Falling.
In Finland, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the US, both are going down.
Superb column by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
A must-read for anyone interested in why fertility is falling, and how to respond.
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In Finland, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the US, both are going down.
Superb column by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
A must-read for anyone interested in why fertility is falling, and how to respond.
🧵
January 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Coupling and Fertility are Falling.
In Finland, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the US, both are going down.
Superb column by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
A must-read for anyone interested in why fertility is falling, and how to respond.
🧵
In Finland, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the US, both are going down.
Superb column by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
A must-read for anyone interested in why fertility is falling, and how to respond.
🧵
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It’s official: 2024 was the hottest year on record, breaking the previous record set in 2023 and pushing the world over a critical climate threshold, according to new data from Europe’s climate monitoring agency Copernicus.
2024 was the hottest year on record, breaching a critical climate goal and capping 10 years of unprecedented heat | CNN
It breaks the previous record set in 2023, and pushes the world over a critical climate threshold, according to new data from Europe’s climate monitoring agency Copernicus.
www.cnn.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
It’s official: 2024 was the hottest year on record, breaking the previous record set in 2023 and pushing the world over a critical climate threshold, according to new data from Europe’s climate monitoring agency Copernicus.
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Tras reunión con Sheinbaum, Taddei anuncia ampliación presupuestal para elección judicial
México, 9 de enero.- Guadalupe Taddei, consejera presidenta del INE, anunció que habrá una ampliación presupuestal para realizar la elección del Poder Judicial. Lo anterior, después de una reunión en Palacio…
México, 9 de enero.- Guadalupe Taddei, consejera presidenta del INE, anunció que habrá una ampliación presupuestal para realizar la elección del Poder Judicial. Lo anterior, después de una reunión en Palacio…
Tras reunión con Sheinbaum, Taddei anuncia ampliación presupuestal para elección judicial
México, 9 de enero.- Guadalupe Taddei, consejera presidenta del INE, anunció que habrá una ampliación presupuestal para realizar la elección del Poder Judicial. Lo anterior, después de una reunión en Palacio Nacional con la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum. Aunque no hubo una cifra precisa, se buscarían entre mil a mil 500 mil millones de pesos. En una reunión que duró tres horas, Taddei comentó que le hizo un planteamiento «serio» a Sheinbaum sobre la necesidad de un incremento presupuestal para la elección de jueces, magistrados y ministro. Le detallaron que es necesario incrementar un poco los recursos para el número de casillas que se instalarán en el país, contratación de supervisores electorales, capacitadores, asistentes, y difusión para el personal jurídico y técnico para el tema de los diferentes cómputos del proceso electoral.
laguaridadelnagual.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Tras reunión con Sheinbaum, Taddei anuncia ampliación presupuestal para elección judicial
México, 9 de enero.- Guadalupe Taddei, consejera presidenta del INE, anunció que habrá una ampliación presupuestal para realizar la elección del Poder Judicial. Lo anterior, después de una reunión en Palacio…
México, 9 de enero.- Guadalupe Taddei, consejera presidenta del INE, anunció que habrá una ampliación presupuestal para realizar la elección del Poder Judicial. Lo anterior, después de una reunión en Palacio…
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LA restaurants offering free meals to fire evacuees:
Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)
Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)
Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)
Bé Ù (Silver Lake)
Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)
Oy Bar (Studio City)
Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)
Dudley Market (Venice)
LaSorted's (Silver Lake)
Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)
Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)
Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)
Bé Ù (Silver Lake)
Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)
Oy Bar (Studio City)
Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)
Dudley Market (Venice)
LaSorted's (Silver Lake)
January 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
LA restaurants offering free meals to fire evacuees:
Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)
Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)
Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)
Bé Ù (Silver Lake)
Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)
Oy Bar (Studio City)
Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)
Dudley Market (Venice)
LaSorted's (Silver Lake)
Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)
Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)
Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)
Bé Ù (Silver Lake)
Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)
Oy Bar (Studio City)
Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)
Dudley Market (Venice)
LaSorted's (Silver Lake)
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Chosen solitude may be the most significant social fact of our age, @dkthomp.bsky.social writes. The emergence of the anti-social century is changing childhood social development, our physical infrastructure, and even our relationship to reality.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
www.theatlantic.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Chosen solitude may be the most significant social fact of our age, @dkthomp.bsky.social writes. The emergence of the anti-social century is changing childhood social development, our physical infrastructure, and even our relationship to reality.