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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 1d

Oh wow, what a finish to that Dodgers win!

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 1d

Illinois judge blocks ICE from using force against peaceful protesters, clergy and journalists. Also requires visible ID. An overdue victory for the First Amendment.
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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 1d

LOVE this 60th anniversary print edition of @baystatebanner.bsky.social

THIS is Boston.

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 2d

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...

How the current FCC chairman is ignoring the truth about free speech

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 2d

Happy to announce that @jamilsmith.bsky.social is going to file 4 opinion pieces for @thelatinonewsletter.org this year.

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 3d

New Pressing Issues piece by @mattfieldwood.bsky.social of @freepress.bsky.social

Another Carr Wreck
How the current FCC chairman is ignoring the truth about free speech

Another Carr Wreck

What's in a Name: This Free Press Isn't 'The' Free Press

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 3d

From my @freepress.bsky.social colleague @timkarr.bsky.social

Tim Karr @timkarr.bsky.social · 3d

Since I occasionally get called out for working for Bari Weiss (hint: I don't), I took the time to clear up any lingering confusion between @freepress.bsky.social and 'THE' Free Press.

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While Bari Weiss borrowed our name, our two organizations could not be more different. Here’s why.

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The Latino Newsletter Secures Major Grant to Expand Puerto Rico Work

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 4d

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Latino Newsletter Receives Six-Figure Grant to Expand San Juan Bureau and Launch AMERICAN COLONY Podcast

BOSTON / SAN JUAN — Today, The Latino Newsletter announced a $300,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand the organization’s San Juan bureau and produce American Colony, a bilingual podcast se...

The Latino Newsletter Secures Major Grant to Expand Puerto Rico Work

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you to Mellon Foundation.

Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 5d

I clicked 'publish' instead of 'schedule' for the big @thelatinonewsletter.org announcement we were making first thing on Monday morning. So I'm sharing now since it is public.

The Latino Newsletter Secures Major Grant to Expand Puerto Rico Work

BOSTON / SAN JUAN — Today, The Latino Newsletter announced a $300,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand the organization’s San Juan bureau and produce American Colony, a bilingual podcast se...

A Hedge Fund’s Grip on Local News

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Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 7d

"This is not an industry problem. This is a society problem. How do we make vibrant and well-supported this essential service that is the lifeblood of democracy?"

@julito77.bsky.social talks with the director of the new to PBS doc "Stripped for Parts" about hedge funds and the future of news.

New PBS documentary explains how Alden Global Capital gutted newspapers — and what we can still save.

May the Cubbies win it for my 'abuelo'

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 7d

I kind of am :) from 7 years ago

My grandfather was the biggest Cubs fan I ever knew, and on a summer afternoon in 1985, we both rooted for the Cubs and for Puerto Rico.

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 7d

Seriously.

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 8d

It took 20 years to go from Dan Rather to Bari Weiss.

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 8d

I got to file for @usatoday.com magazine this Hispanic Heritage Month

The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 8d

The October 2 edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is by @julito77.bsky.social

What 3 Members of Congress Told Me About Latino Political Power

We've only just begun?

What 3 Members of Congress Told Me About Latino Political Power

Over the summer, the fabulous Sandra Guzmán assigned me a story about Latino political power as part of USA TODAY’s Hispanic Heritage Month magazine. That story is finally out.

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 8d

That sucked. But the Red Sox's future is bright.

Free Press, CPJ Sound Alarm as Journalist Mario Guevara Faces Deportation for His Reporting

Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 8d

If I weren't a Red Sox fan, I would be a Cubs fan. I wrote a piece for ESPN years ago about why. It is because of my abuelo in Puerto Rico. Every time I watch the Cubs, I think of Papito Juan.

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 9d

Free Press, CPJ Sound Alarm as Journalist Mario Guevara Faces Deportation for His Reporting via @freepress.bsky.social

His case is emblematic of this administration’s repeated acts of retaliation against dissent — targeting immigrants, students, law firms, universities, media outlets and independent journalists.

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 9d

That wasn't fun.

Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 9d

Happy news only today.

Face to Face with the Censorship Czar

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Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 10d

Chants! T-shirts! Corruption! Censorship! Awkwardness!

It had it all.

Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 10d

The latest edition of Pressing Issues, the @freepress.bsky.social newsletter, is by @notaaroncraig.bsky.social, who writes about what he witnessed during today's #FCC meeting.

Face to Face with the Censorship Czar

I went to the FCC, and all I brought was this fabulous T-shirt.

Face to Face with the Censorship Czar

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Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 10d

The latest edition of Pressing Issues, the @freepress.bsky.social newsletter, is by @notaaroncraig.bsky.social, who writes about what he witnessed during today's #FCC meeting.

Face to Face with the Censorship Czar

I went to the FCC, and all I brought was this fabulous T-shirt.

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Statement

Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.bsky.social · 10d

This Red Sox game is actually what I needed.

Sogard.
Yoshida.

LFG

#MLBPlayoffs

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 11d

The September 28 edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is the latest column by Susanne Ramirez de Arellano

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Statement
A halftime show in Spanish against America’s colonial gaze

SAN JUAN — Like a conquering Boricua, Puerto Rican global superstar Bad Bunny revealed on social media Sunday that he will perform at the Super Bowl LX halftime show, the sacred ground of American nat...