Frida Ghitis
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World affairs journalist. CNN/CNNE on-air contributor, Former CNN producer/correspondent. Sr columnist World Politics Review, contributing columnist Washington Post.
Worked in 70+ countries.
World affairs journalist. CNN/CNNE on-air contributor, Former CNN producer/correspondent. Sr columnist World Politics Review, contributing columnist Washington Post.
Worked in 70+ countries.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the “Trump of the tropics,” was just arrested by Brazilian police
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La policía federal arresta a Jair Bolsonaro, expresidente de Brasil, en su domicilio | CNN
El expresidente de Brasil Jair Bolsonaro fue detenido el sábado en su residencia en Brasilia, la capital del país, días antes de que comenzara a cumplir una sentencia de prisión por liderar un intento...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the “Trump of the tropics,” was just arrested by Brazilian police
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning from Congress
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning from Congress
This government is treating LEGAL residents like a ruthless dictatorship. These sound like stories from a tyrannical state www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | ‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
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November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This government is treating LEGAL residents like a ruthless dictatorship. These sound like stories from a tyrannical state www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
If only to see this, it’s worth being alive.
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If only to see this, it’s worth being alive.
Epstein’s brother on CNN just now says the doctor who did the autopsy after Jeffrey Epstein died in prison told him he was killed.
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Epstein’s brother on CNN just now says the doctor who did the autopsy after Jeffrey Epstein died in prison told him he was killed.
Will the GOP be captured by its most extremist flank, putting one of the two parties in the world’s most powerful country on a long-term path steered by openly racist, antisemitic, white nationalist Hitler admirers.
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The Most Important Conflict Today
Will White Nationalist Antisemites Take Control of the GOP?
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November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Will the GOP be captured by its most extremist flank, putting one of the two parties in the world’s most powerful country on a long-term path steered by openly racist, antisemitic, white nationalist Hitler admirers.
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Another successful push against sickening ICE abuse
Great news. This is what an ICE agent looks like in a mugshot. Meet Gerardo Rodriguez, 45, of Temecula, courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested for "illegally detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty last week." 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Another successful push against sickening ICE abuse
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The BovinoTrumpThugs are finding that their reputations for cruelty and cowardice have preceded them in North Carolina.
Anonymous American Gestapo ICE agents chase a local flower shop owner into the woods to abduct them.
Neighborhood bystanders follow them into the forest and film them, harass them, and shame them until they leave.
Neighborhood bystanders follow them into the forest and film them, harass them, and shame them until they leave.
November 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The BovinoTrumpThugs are finding that their reputations for cruelty and cowardice have preceded them in North Carolina.
This is absurd. Trump calls on Republicans to vote to released the Epstein files. He can just release them. The vote is to pressure him to do it. Instead of political machinations, if he thinks they should be released, he can text to Bondi and tell her to do it.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Reverses Stance on Epstein Files Ahead of House Vote
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November 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This is absurd. Trump calls on Republicans to vote to released the Epstein files. He can just release them. The vote is to pressure him to do it. Instead of political machinations, if he thinks they should be released, he can text to Bondi and tell her to do it.
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As Saudí Arabia’s ruler comes to Washington for important foreign policy negotiations, Trump’s family is negotiating private, profitable business agreements with the kingdom. The conflicts of interest scream corruption. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
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November 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
As Saudí Arabia’s ruler comes to Washington for important foreign policy negotiations, Trump’s family is negotiating private, profitable business agreements with the kingdom. The conflicts of interest scream corruption. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
This is a whole new level of corruption. A new invention: commit a crime, get convicted, then sue the taxpayers for millions to make up for the inconvenience
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This is a whole new level of corruption. A new invention: commit a crime, get convicted, then sue the taxpayers for millions to make up for the inconvenience
Trump's plunging approval on the economy is scraping the bottom. Just 20% approve, 77% disapprove
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Trump's plunging approval on the economy is scraping the bottom. Just 20% approve, 77% disapprove
She's right, as usual.
Russia’s overnight strikes on Kyiv make clear that Russia intends to press on with war.
In Berlin today we discussed how to increase our support to Ukraine while building up Europe’s defence.
My press remarks here → www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/europea...
In Berlin today we discussed how to increase our support to Ukraine while building up Europe’s defence.
My press remarks here → www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/europea...
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
She's right, as usual.
Every day, heartbreak in Ukraine
Death toll from Russian strikes on Kyiv now 6, as emergency workers pull more bodies from rubble.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Every day, heartbreak in Ukraine
Fascinating, clear explanation of the significance of what the Epstein emails reveal about Trump
@repdangoldman.bsky.social is the best. We need more members of Congress like him.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Fascinating, clear explanation of the significance of what the Epstein emails reveal about Trump
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For Kazakhstan, joining the Abraham Accords is less about Israel and more about aligning closer to the U.S. and away from Russia, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.
Kazakhstan Joining the Abraham Accords Actually Is a Big Deal
Joining Trump’s signature initiative is less about Israel than about aligning Kazakhstan closer to the U.S. and away from Russia.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For Kazakhstan, joining the Abraham Accords is less about Israel and more about aligning closer to the U.S. and away from Russia, @fridaghitis.bsky.social writes.
Even before the release of Epstein's emails, Trump was already in trouble. The government shutdown, and the deal to end it, was very bad for Trump and Republicans, contrary to the conventional wisdom.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Even before the release of Epstein's emails, Trump was already in trouble. The government shutdown, and the deal to end it, was very bad for Trump and Republicans, contrary to the conventional wisdom.
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The push to sideline VVD, the Dutch center-right party that exceeded expectations in the recent elections.
De VVD moet dimmen, vinden de anderen
De VVD moet dimmen, vinden de anderen
De ‘truc’ van verkenner Koolmees om de VVD buitenspel te zetten bij de kabinetsvorming zorgt voor chagrijn bij de partij van Dilan Yesilgöz. Al is het plan om éérst D66 en CDA te laten onderhandelen daar ook voor bedoeld: de partijen vinden dat VVD een toontje lager moet zingen.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The push to sideline VVD, the Dutch center-right party that exceeded expectations in the recent elections.
Do not despair, Democrats
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November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Do not despair, Democrats
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Ignore the Democrats' cries of despair. The shutdown was a massive, costly loss for Trump, and he will keep paying the price
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Why Democrats "Won" the Shutdown
The biggest loser was Trump
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November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Ignore the Democrats' cries of despair. The shutdown was a massive, costly loss for Trump, and he will keep paying the price
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A brief, highly entertaining summary of how Joyce Carol Oates humiliated and drove Elon Musk a little crazy(er)
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November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A brief, highly entertaining summary of how Joyce Carol Oates humiliated and drove Elon Musk a little crazy(er)
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Joyce Carol Oates on fire. (She has a Substack!)
"'Wherever he goes, he wants to leave'-that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation".
Joyce Carol Oates on Elon Musk, 2025 Nov 10
This woman deserves an Academy Award™ for 2025's Best Troll of Musk. 😆
Joyce Carol Oates on Elon Musk, 2025 Nov 10
This woman deserves an Academy Award™ for 2025's Best Troll of Musk. 😆
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Joyce Carol Oates on fire. (She has a Substack!)
Las lecciones falsas de lo que ocurrió en EEUU
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Lo que el mundo está aprendiendo de las elecciones estadounidenses
Dirigirse a la izquierda o al centro, esa era la cuestión
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November 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Las lecciones falsas de lo que ocurrió en EEUU
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Absolutely correct. Government representatives in a democracy should not be anonymous, much less sinister.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Absolutely correct. Government representatives in a democracy should not be anonymous, much less sinister.