deepak lamba-nieves
@deepakln.bsky.social
Researcher and academic based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I teach at the University of 🇵🇷 and direct the infrastructure and Puerto Rico portfolios at PolicyLink.org. I study migration, development, disasters and housing. deepakln.com
The monopoly on violence is not a license to kill.
January 11, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The monopoly on violence is not a license to kill.
#PuertoRico, unfortunately, stands in the crosshairs of the revived expansionist doctrine advanced by the US. A broad remilitarization project on our land is underway and supported by the current government. The risks of being a beachhead for invasions are monumental, and we should make this known.
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
#PuertoRico, unfortunately, stands in the crosshairs of the revived expansionist doctrine advanced by the US. A broad remilitarization project on our land is underway and supported by the current government. The risks of being a beachhead for invasions are monumental, and we should make this known.
While catching up and getting through my reading pile, I found this wonderful critique and cutting profile.
William F. Buckley has been on my mind as I try to comprehend how a particular form of right leaning thought has captured the US. Osita Nwanevu’s piece fills some key gaps and illuminates.
William F. Buckley has been on my mind as I try to comprehend how a particular form of right leaning thought has captured the US. Osita Nwanevu’s piece fills some key gaps and illuminates.
Conservatism’s Baton Twirler | Osita Nwanevu
No one will ever write a biography of consequence about Rich Lowry. While remembrances of William F. Buckley Jr., the founder of National Review, often
www.nybooks.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
While catching up and getting through my reading pile, I found this wonderful critique and cutting profile.
William F. Buckley has been on my mind as I try to comprehend how a particular form of right leaning thought has captured the US. Osita Nwanevu’s piece fills some key gaps and illuminates.
William F. Buckley has been on my mind as I try to comprehend how a particular form of right leaning thought has captured the US. Osita Nwanevu’s piece fills some key gaps and illuminates.
Ana amazing final show to close “La Residencia”. I am convinced that Benito and his team are showing us what boricua excellence looks and sounds like.
September 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Ana amazing final show to close “La Residencia”. I am convinced that Benito and his team are showing us what boricua excellence looks and sounds like.
Went to see Benito last night. What an amazing concert!
August 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Went to see Benito last night. What an amazing concert!
Inequality and its highly pernicious impacts on display.
A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.
Private jets polluted more than all flights from Heathrow, study finds
A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Inequality and its highly pernicious impacts on display.
Las propuestas de desarrollo económico bajo el colonialismo estadounidense revelan un patrón demasiado común: los gobernantes boricuas, que carecen de destrezas e imaginación, bailan al son que le toquen en el norte. Y con los cambios de ritmo, andan aún más perdidos en la pista.
April 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Las propuestas de desarrollo económico bajo el colonialismo estadounidense revelan un patrón demasiado común: los gobernantes boricuas, que carecen de destrezas e imaginación, bailan al son que le toquen en el norte. Y con los cambios de ritmo, andan aún más perdidos en la pista.
We’re not evidencing a structural shift towards a “planned economy” but a drunk walk towards an capricious and incoherent industrial policy.
April 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
We’re not evidencing a structural shift towards a “planned economy” but a drunk walk towards an capricious and incoherent industrial policy.
No doubt.
When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.
March 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
No doubt.
Can’t help but think that this story is currently repeating itself and taking down a small financial institution in Puerto Rico, where crypto creeps unfortunately abound.
The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself
How did a successful, financially sophisticated banker gamble his community’s money away?
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can’t help but think that this story is currently repeating itself and taking down a small financial institution in Puerto Rico, where crypto creeps unfortunately abound.
Watching Bad Bunny’s latest video, Turista, I cannot help but feel how those of us living in—and not giving up on—Puerto Rico are cleaning up after those who take advantage of the extractive tourist economy.
BAD BUNNY - TURiSTA (Video Oficial) | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
YouTube video by Bad Bunny
youtu.be
February 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Watching Bad Bunny’s latest video, Turista, I cannot help but feel how those of us living in—and not giving up on—Puerto Rico are cleaning up after those who take advantage of the extractive tourist economy.
According to data from the island’s Planning Board, Puerto Rico imported $1,218M and $647M from Mexico and Canada respectively, in 2023. The list of goods includes everything from pharmaceutical products to cars and food. Major impacts are coming thanks to the new tariffs.
February 3, 2025 at 3:07 AM
According to data from the island’s Planning Board, Puerto Rico imported $1,218M and $647M from Mexico and Canada respectively, in 2023. The list of goods includes everything from pharmaceutical products to cars and food. Major impacts are coming thanks to the new tariffs.
ICE raids in Puerto Rico are taking away innocent people who have all their migration documents in order. The most recent event took place in Barrio Obrero, Santurce. Story in Spanish: www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/seg...
“Se están llevando personas que tienen documentos”: agentes de ICE realizan operativo en el área de Barrio Obrero en Santurce
Al menos, tres personas fueron detenidas en la primera intervención de este tipo luego que el presidente Trump revirtiera protecciones a inmigrantes en Estados Unidos
www.elnuevodia.com
January 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
ICE raids in Puerto Rico are taking away innocent people who have all their migration documents in order. The most recent event took place in Barrio Obrero, Santurce. Story in Spanish: www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/seg...
Recuerdo cuando discutíamos el posible impacto de la llegada de Walmart a #PuertoRico. Según dos ensayos académicos recientes, “[…] Walmart makes the places it operates in poorer than they would be if it had never shown up at all.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Recuerdo cuando discutíamos el posible impacto de la llegada de Walmart a #PuertoRico. Según dos ensayos académicos recientes, “[…] Walmart makes the places it operates in poorer than they would be if it had never shown up at all.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Great victory, 2-✋🏽,
versus the “merengues” to win the Spanish Supercopa.
¡Visca el Barça sempre!
🔵🔴 🏆 🔵🔴
versus the “merengues” to win the Spanish Supercopa.
¡Visca el Barça sempre!
🔵🔴 🏆 🔵🔴
January 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A Great victory, 2-✋🏽,
versus the “merengues” to win the Spanish Supercopa.
¡Visca el Barça sempre!
🔵🔴 🏆 🔵🔴
versus the “merengues” to win the Spanish Supercopa.
¡Visca el Barça sempre!
🔵🔴 🏆 🔵🔴
Las casetas de la La Parguera, en Puerto Rico, son un vivo ejemplo de un asentamiento informal. Pero, al ser habitados por la élite, no serán arrasados como aquellos habitados por gente pobre. Ya lo dijo Ananya Roy: el Estado crea la informalidad y usa estratégicamente el “estado de excepción”. 👇🏽
January 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Las casetas de la La Parguera, en Puerto Rico, son un vivo ejemplo de un asentamiento informal. Pero, al ser habitados por la élite, no serán arrasados como aquellos habitados por gente pobre. Ya lo dijo Ananya Roy: el Estado crea la informalidad y usa estratégicamente el “estado de excepción”. 👇🏽
Aquí les dejo un gran texto de Juan Villoro sobre un encuentro con el EZLN.
www.gatopardo.com/articulos/ez...
www.gatopardo.com/articulos/ez...
EZLN: un amanecer de treinta años | Gatopardo
Tres décadas después del levantamiento del EZLN, Juan Villoro escribe una crónica de la reunión en Chiapas para renovar la lucha zapatista.
www.gatopardo.com
January 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Aquí les dejo un gran texto de Juan Villoro sobre un encuentro con el EZLN.
www.gatopardo.com/articulos/ez...
www.gatopardo.com/articulos/ez...
An engaging and articulate essay by Jillian Tett, that summarizes numerous angles of a an evolving series of policy shifts.
‘That is Maganomics’: where Trump is taking America on trade on.ft.com/4h1VwnC
‘That is Maganomics’: where Trump is taking America on trade on.ft.com/4h1VwnC
‘That is Maganomics’: where Trump is taking America on trade
Maverick economist turned presidential adviser Peter Navarro has helped bring back a world in which power takes precedence over economic exchange. Will he prove his critics wrong?
on.ft.com
January 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
An engaging and articulate essay by Jillian Tett, that summarizes numerous angles of a an evolving series of policy shifts.
‘That is Maganomics’: where Trump is taking America on trade on.ft.com/4h1VwnC
‘That is Maganomics’: where Trump is taking America on trade on.ft.com/4h1VwnC
El error de conteo en la papeleta del plebiscito revela una cadena de incompetencia que incluye a compañías privadas contratadas para asistir procesos democráticos y a agencias públicas que han sido capturadas por intereses inescrupulosos. Es un reflejo del deterioro institucional en Puerto Rico.
December 28, 2024 at 9:31 AM
El error de conteo en la papeleta del plebiscito revela una cadena de incompetencia que incluye a compañías privadas contratadas para asistir procesos democráticos y a agencias públicas que han sido capturadas por intereses inescrupulosos. Es un reflejo del deterioro institucional en Puerto Rico.
So many images of said character come to mind.
"The most terrifying thing that ever existed on this planet is a mediocre man who is desperate"
hardest anime villain quote I've heard in a while
hardest anime villain quote I've heard in a while
December 23, 2024 at 3:06 PM
So many images of said character come to mind.
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For years, former Black Panthers have feared that the FBI is still keeping tabs on them decades after its notorious COINTELPRO program.
Malik Rahim had never been able to prove he was targeted. Now, government docs show he was correct.
Malik Rahim had never been able to prove he was targeted. Now, government docs show he was correct.
When the Feds Are Still Watching
Former Black Panthers fear the FBI is still keeping tabs on them decades after COINTELPRO. In at least one case, they were right.
www.thenation.com
December 20, 2024 at 10:39 PM
For years, former Black Panthers have feared that the FBI is still keeping tabs on them decades after its notorious COINTELPRO program.
Malik Rahim had never been able to prove he was targeted. Now, government docs show he was correct.
Malik Rahim had never been able to prove he was targeted. Now, government docs show he was correct.
A great read that reveals the clash of work cultures at the front lines of the the “new” industrial policy. Nearshoring is definitively easier said than done. restofworld.org/2024/tsmc-ar...
Inside TSMC’s struggle to build a chip factory in the U.S. suburbs
Missed deadlines and tension among Taiwanese and American coworkers are plaguing the chip giant’s Phoenix expansion.
restofworld.org
December 18, 2024 at 2:02 PM
A great read that reveals the clash of work cultures at the front lines of the the “new” industrial policy. Nearshoring is definitively easier said than done. restofworld.org/2024/tsmc-ar...
Sin duda, estos datos merecen ser examinados con mayor detenimiento, con un lente sociopolítico, y como parte de un ejercicio estratégico de movilización política.
Las ya sorpresivos resultados del plebiscito de 2024 en P.R. se tornan aún más sorprendentes cuando se examinan los resultados a nivel de precinto por tasa de pobreza, pues resulta que el % para la independencia sobre votos válidos aumenta a medida que sube la tasa de pobreza: 1/
December 2, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Sin duda, estos datos merecen ser examinados con mayor detenimiento, con un lente sociopolítico, y como parte de un ejercicio estratégico de movilización política.
Aquí un artículo muy interesante sobre por qué tenemos que entender y atender el asunto de los hombres machistas que se sienten amenazados, y carentes de propósito, en las sociedades que se mueven a rechazar el patriarcado. www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...
The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics
In the recent US election, male voters overwhelmingly voted for Trump – because he offered them the illusion of meaning in a world where their position is uncertain
www.skeptic.org.uk
November 30, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Aquí un artículo muy interesante sobre por qué tenemos que entender y atender el asunto de los hombres machistas que se sienten amenazados, y carentes de propósito, en las sociedades que se mueven a rechazar el patriarcado. www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-...
Cosas que me dan vida: escuchar a Ángel “Cachorro” Santiago hablar sobre su trayectoria en la selección nacional de baloncesto y su orgullo de representar a #PuertoRico: “Nosotros tenemos una estrella en la bandera. Nosotros somos independientes, no necesitamos de nadie.”
"El orgullo del caserio" - Ep.8 feat. Ángel "Cachorro" Santiago
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November 23, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Cosas que me dan vida: escuchar a Ángel “Cachorro” Santiago hablar sobre su trayectoria en la selección nacional de baloncesto y su orgullo de representar a #PuertoRico: “Nosotros tenemos una estrella en la bandera. Nosotros somos independientes, no necesitamos de nadie.”