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Emergency management, geology, disaster movies, radio DJ, aspiring voice actor, and podcast fanatic (ask me about my favorite podcasts)

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dougsaunders.bsky.social
The reason migrant crossings of the US border are a tiny fraction of what they could be is almost entirely because Colombia (under both Petro and his predecessor) has taken the brunt, turning 3 million Venezuelan "illegals" into de facto citizens with health care and school so they don't go north
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jan 26
After announcing 25% tariffs on US imports, Petro says "We have never refused to take migrants and we have made efforts to stop migration. ... But do not demand that I accept deportees from the US handcuffed and arriving on military flights. We are not anyone's colony."

The easy offramps seem gone.
Tweet from Gustavo Petro: English translation: "We have never refused to accept migrants and we have tried to stop migration. The stupid blockade of Venezuela was what led to millions of migrants in the US. But do not demand that I accept deportees from the US, handcuffed and on military aircraft. We are not anyone's colony." Spanish original: "Nosotros nunca nos hemos negado a recibir migrantes y hemos procurado detener la migración. El estúpido bloqueo a Venezuela fue el que desencadenó millones de personas migrantes en los EEUU. Pero no me exijan recibir los deportados de EEUU, esposados y en avión militar. Nosotros no somos colonia de nadie."
January 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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samlmontano.bsky.social
“In the past 72 hours America has become much more precarious in terms of the risk we are facing. Promising to worsen the climate crisis, paired with dismantling Fema, is setting us up for catastrophe.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Setting us up for catastrophe’: alarm at Trump attack on federal disaster agency
The president is now setting his sights on Fema, the agency responsible for helping Americans after major disasters
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM