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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · Jul 17

Coming soon: Public Diplomacy in Authoritarian Regimes by Carola Richter & Vedat Demir (Editors):

Chapter 9: Venezuela: From Oil Diplomacy to Disinformation Pawn by Maria Puerta Riera
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Public Diplomacy in Authoritarian Regimes|Hardcover

This book offers a timely exploration of how authoritarian states communicate with foreign publics, blending strategies of attraction, persuasion, manipulation, and control. As authoritarian regimes g...

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 6m

The president's net approval rating is -16%, down 0.7 points since last week.
39% approve, 56% disapprove, 4% not sure
www.economist.com/interactive/...

Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 10h

Un premio a la resistencia del pueblo venezolano, Camarada.

Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 13h

“These ICE raids are reminiscent of the Fugitive Slave Act, when the U.S. Marshals would hunt down and kidnap Black Americans,”
www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Bynum Demands End to ICE Raids After U.S. Citizen Allegedly Abducted by Masked Agents

Bynum compares ICE’s conduct to U.S. Marshals hunting down Black Americans under the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 1d

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 1d

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Unusual Bets on Nobel Peace Prize Winner Prompt Probe Into Leaks

The Norwegian officials in charge of awarding the Nobel Peace Prize are investigating information that online bets on this year’s recipient surged overnight, suggesting a potential leak of information...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Federal judge issues TRO following a second day of hearings, blocking the Trump administration from “ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois” from now through Oct. 23. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
STATE OF ILLINOIS, a sovereign state; and the CITY OF CHICAGO, an Illinois municipal corporation,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 25-cv-12174
Judge April M. Perry
V.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States; DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; KRISTI NOEM, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security;
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; PETER B.
HEGSETH, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Defense; UNITED STATES ARMY; DANIEL P. DRISCOLL, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Army,
Defendants.
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
This Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Doc. 3, and
ORDERS as follows:
1. Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns entered, and all persons acting in concert with them, are temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the
National Guard of the United States within Illinois.
2. This Temporary Restraining Order is at 5:55 P.M. central time on this 9th day of October
2025 and expires on October 23, 2025 at 11:59 P.M.
'President Trump, one of the name Defendants, is not enjoined by this Order.

3. Within two (2) calendar days of entry of this Temporary Restraining Order, Plaintiffs
shall post a nominal bond of $100. The bond shall be filed in the Clerk's Office and be
deposited into the registry of the Court.
4. Defendants' Request to Stay or Administratively Stay the Temporary Restraining Order,
Doc. 62 at 58, is DENIED.
5. A telephone hearing will be held on October 22, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. to address whether
this Temporary Restraining Order should be extended for an additional fourteen (14)
calendar days.
Dated: October 9, 2025
Coul MPeray.
APRIL M. PERRY
United States District Judge
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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 2d

Qatar Pushes U.S.-Venezuela Diplomacy as Trump Focuses on Military Action www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Qatar Pushes U.S.-Venezuela Diplomacy as Trump Focuses on Military Action

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2d

"Sir, YOU are the president of Puerto Rico."

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 2d

US judges have rejected the Justice Department’s requests to delay more than a dozen legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s policies as the government shutdown enters its second week

Trump Court Battles Must Continue During Shutdown, Judges Rule

US judges have rejected the Justice Department’s requests to delay more than a dozen legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s policies as the government shutdown enters its second week.

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Kat O’Brien @lavidagata.bsky.social · 3d

Something to keep in mind amidst the arrests based on skin color/appearance, or speaking Spanish. And if you think MAGA/Trump is an unstoppable force, the number of people that voted for Trump in 2024, is only about 13% higher than this.

Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 4d

One in five Americans is Latino, a new UCLA and Cal Lutheran study says thelatinonewsletter.org/p/latinos-re... via @julito77.bsky.social

U.S. Latinos Reach Record Highs in Population and Labor Force

Latinos now make up one out of every five people in the United States, according to a new analysis from UCLA’s Latino GDP Project and California Lutheran University, a media brief about the study note...

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 4d

One in five Americans is Latino, a new UCLA and Cal Lutheran study says thelatinonewsletter.org/p/latinos-re... via @julito77.bsky.social

U.S. Latinos Reach Record Highs in Population and Labor Force

thelatinonewsletter.org

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Latinoamérica21 @latinoamerica21.bsky.social · 4d

🇺🇳 ¿Cuáles fueron los temas principales de la región latinoamericana en las Naciones Unidas?

🎙️ Tema examinado a fondo en #MiradaSemanal con Manuel Alcántara, @maripuerta.com y la conducción de Xavier Rodríguez Franco.

⏯️ Episodio disponible aquí:
youtu.be/2wymMhVcKoU?...

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 5d

Johnson doing his presser. Says the House has three bills on the floor. Jeffries is calling for a debate with Johnson.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 6d

At 10am, Judge Xinis will hold a conference in Abrego Garcia’s civil (habeas) case. I’ll cover for @lawfaremedia.org. Expected mainly to be about whether to grant Abrego discovery into, e.g., how the govt chose to try to send him Uganda or Eswatini (former Swaziland). ...
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 7d

This is an old formula used by authoritarian regimes. Stoke chaos and blame scapegoats to justify the use of force.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 6d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 6d

JUST IN: The Supreme Court has denied consideration of Laura Loomer's lawsuit over social media censorship:

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: Illinois has filed suit to block Trump's deployment of the military to Chicago.

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 6d

Only 35% of Miami-Dade voters support the termination of TPS for Venezuelans.

Asked about using military force to pressure Nicolás Maduro to step down: 35% in support, 42% against, and almost a quarter of respondents were unsure.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...

New poll reveals Dade voters’ views on Trump library deal, ending TPS and more

Even most Republicans think Miami Dade College shouldn’t have given away land for Trump’s presidential library, according to a new poll.

www.miamiherald.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Trump tries to goad the Navy into booing "Barack Hussein Obama" but is met mostly with silence

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 6d

Barack Obama was president in 2016. Trump was elected in 2016 and sworn in 2017.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6d

Trump, speaking to the Navy: "I was president in 2016, and then they rigged the election on me. And then we caught them, didn't we? We caught them."

Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 6d

I wrote this in 2021:
Magazuelans: How Venezuelan Americans Embraced Trump as Their Savior dev.nacla.org/venezuelan-a...

Magazuelans: How Venezuelan Americans Embraced Trump as Their Savior

Venezuelans Americans in Florida who voted raise important questions about how race, cultural assimilation, and politics intersect.

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 6d

CBS News poll finds few feel shutdown is worth it; low marks for Republicans, Democrats, Trump's handling www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new... via @cbsnews.com

CBS News poll finds few feel shutdown is worth it; low marks for Republicans, Democrats, Trump's handling

Americans are concerned about effect of shutdown on economy, amid unease about jobs and inflation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 6d

Nothing in the new CBS News poll should lead Dems to blink: www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...

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