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Oscar Rios
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Studying Latin American security, democracy, and social development at GW | fmr. OAS & C4ADS | 🇸🇻
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BREAKING: DOJ formally files its notice of intent to seek the death penalty in Luigi Mangione's federal case, as directed by Attorney General Pam Bondi (see: www.lawdork.com/p/luigi-mang...).

Filing: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A happy DC snow day to all who celebrate
January 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Harry Maguire's miss on an open goal pretty much the Man U season dramatized
January 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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On Capital Weather Gang's winter storm impact scale, we rate this storm a "major" Category 4 of 5 because of amount of snow, intensity of snow, the cold air before, during and after the storm, and its potential to make for difficult driving.

More info here: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
January 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Officially one more American in the Premier League as 18-year-old defender Matai Akinmboni joins Bournemouth from DC United 🇺🇸

Native of Upper Marlboro, MD made MLS debut at 15; now joins Tyler Adams on England's south coast. A rapid rise—long may it continue 🍒
January 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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The Bitcoin dream is over in El Salvador. Measures instigated by President Bukele encouraging people to adopt bitcoin as currency being unwound. Gov spent 100s of millions trying to get people to use bitcoin. It didn't catch on and now its being dropped in exchange for financial aid from IMF. IMF:
December 19, 2024 at 8:26 PM
I was aware El Salvador was going to send some personnel, but was less aware about Guatemala sending troops. I wonder how a language barrier would impact MSS strategy/coordination?
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Jan 4
A group of security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti to reinforce a multinational police force tasked with tackling the country’s rampant gang violence, the Haitian National police announced.
Guatemalan and Salvadorian forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs | CNN
A group of security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Friday to reinforce a multinational police force tasked with tackling the country’s rampant gang violence, the Haitian Nat...
www.cnn.com
January 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Heavy snow storm to hit on Jan 6, 2025

Democracy might’ve benefited from such a thing four years ago.
January 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Trying to get my bearings on here!
January 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM