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Joshua Collins

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Words/photos on Latin America: World Politics Review, Vice, USA Today, the New Humanitarian + lots more. Editor: Pirate Wire Services Sign up for our newsletter: www.piratewireservices.com

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · Nov 10

Got a lot of new followers! Thanks Bluesky, ya'll are so nice 👋

I'm a freelance journalist in Colombia covering migration, peace-building (or lack thereof), and social movements

I also help run Pirate Wire Services, an indie media company w freelancers all over LATAM

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Frontlines Indy journalism on Latin America. Click to read Pirate Wire Services, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 1h

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.com

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 1h

Yep. They did it. All glory to Peru

Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 13h

Peru is almost certainly about to impeach Boluarte, meaning Peru succesfully defends its title as "world champion president toppler"

I love those guys and gals🇵🇪

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 11h

I dunno whats going on w this

Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 13h

Honestly Peru one of the worlds chief pieces of evidence that we dont need presidents, or even politicians really

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 13h

Its fine. We just topple them too

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 13h

Me gusta esa actitud

Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 13h

Peru is almost certainly about to impeach Boluarte, meaning Peru succesfully defends its title as "world champion president toppler"

I love those guys and gals🇵🇪

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 20h

My most "grumpy old man" opinion is that AI slop has largely decimated meme culture

Give me a creative and hilarious, but horribly executed, cut and paste over this AI shit any day

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 20h

Yeh i bet. Its like when i read DHS "gang experts" talking about the Tren de Aragua 🤦‍♂️

Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 21h

The US is being run by people who think you are incredibly stupid

www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investi...

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 23h

Two US officials told the Times that the latest US bombing of a speedboat contained Colombian citizens

Petro also claimed this yesterday in public comments

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 1d

I am confused hhahhaa

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Mayoral security forces in Medellin, waving Gadsden flags (?) attacked pro-Palestinean protesters during marches yesterday

(Below second video of them beating protesters)

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 1d

Some protesters threw rocks at Naboas heavily armored motorcade in Ecuador

He called it "an assassination attempt"

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 1d

Ive had worse field assignments. Gotta say

Anyway, off to cross informally into Panamá today to talk to migrants returning to S America

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 3d

Yeh I saw that!

Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 3d

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Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era | Defector

On Monday, newly appointed Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that his company had acquired the Free Press, the smirking blood-and-soil blog founded and run by former New York Times hall monitor Ba...

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 4d

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 4d

6️⃣ Borderland Talk by Jenn Budd published a deeply personal tale about her experience working for Border Patrol, and how officers often lied both in reports in testimony, called “Border Patrol: lying is policy.”

Border Patrol: Lying is policy.

Here is proof of just one way Border Patrol agents are trained to lie on official government and court documents.

jennbudd.substack.com

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 4d

5️⃣What we're reading:

Christina Noruega has a lovely, and beautifully photographed feature in Al Jazeera about Colombia’s last nomadic tribe fight to return home to the Amazonian jungles. It’s called “On our own Territory”

‘On our own territory’: Colombia’s last nomadic tribe fights to return home

Disease decimated the isolated Nukak people of Colombia. Now, leaders are fighting deforestation to reclaim their lands.

www.aljazeera.com

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 4d

4️⃣US-Colombian joint operation arrests senior Tren de Aragua leader

José Antonio Márquez Morales - known as Caracas - was arrested in Valledupar, a joint operation involving Colombia, the US and the UK, according to statements by Colombian police
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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 4d

3️⃣ US continues blowing up civilian speedboats in international waters near Venezuela

US released footage of another ship vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off Venezuela’s coast Friday. Trump claims enough drugs “to kill 25 to 50 thousand people”
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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 4d

2️⃣Noboa declares a state of exception in 10 provinces in Ecuador as protests there continue

The decree grants broad powers to police and military

In recent weeks, he has also blamed Venezuelan gang, the Tren de Aragua
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