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Juan José Ponce Vázquez

@jjponcevazquez.bsky.social

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Historian, sevillano, and USian. Spain, LatAm, Caribe & Atlantic. Opinions are my own. Author of Islanders and Empire. He/Him/Él. Nick Fury of the Spanish Bureaucratic Legal Universe.

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · Nov 15

Hello historians! I would like to mention that I have this initiative called the Iberian Colonial Repository, where I am gathering primary sources from archives that are not available online. If you have sources about colonial LatAm from previous projects collecting digital dust, please DM me

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 11h

The state of our generation is hoping that our family, a family of four with two adults, can someday make as much money as one of our Boomer parents in retirement.

And if you belong to a later generation, things get much tougher.

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 2d

This is so messed up.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

The judge ultimately ruled that the teen was mature enough to raise two children, but not mature enough to decide if she was ready to be a mother.

(Published 2022 in partnership with The New York Times Magazine)

She Wanted an Abortion. A Judge Said She Wasn’t Mature Enough to Make That Decision.

As abortion access dwindles, America’s “parental-involvement” laws place further restrictions on teenagers — who may need to ask judges for permission to end their pregnancies.

www.propublica.org

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 4d

That is next level. In both directions 🤣

Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 4d

Still going strong!

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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 5d

ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building newrepublic.com/post/201258/... via @newrepublic.com

ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building

ICE agents forced everyone out of a Chicago apartment building in the dead of night.

newrepublic.com

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 6d

If you go further back for an even older precursor, Sam Cooke did the same, signing a spectacular contract with RCA. Obviously Cooke did not have the impact of Price, but it does speak of a long tradition of musicians (and African Americans in particular) fighting for their art.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 6d

We are losing something by having newsrooms where everyone who has more than a few years’ experience has gotten fired. I don’t fault a young writer for not knowing about things that happened before she was born. But now there are no editors to help give context to these stories, either.

Prince with “Slave” written on his face, in protest of his unfair recording contract, including lack of ownership of his master recordings.

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 7d

That is another good point. His team keeps him so completely insulated that he is completely out of touch.

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 7d

I am way more into Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and George Carlin, but you do you.

Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 7d

This is not new. He has always done this. Just sugary calories with no nutritional content.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7d

Jimmy Fallon plans to “keep my head down” and avoid politics on “The Tonight Show”: “We hit both sides equally”

Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’

Jimmy Fallon says he plans to "keep my head down" and avoid politics on "The Tonight Show."

variety.com

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 7d

OUCH.

"Academically, Richard’s running a Motel 6 on a Ritz-Carlton budget, and it makes no sense.”

Spending Soars, Rankings Fall at New College of Florida

Student outcomes and rankings are slipping at the liberal arts college while spending is up. Critics believe the college is at risk of implosion, and some are calling for privatization.

www.insidehighered.com

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 7d

And now I feel compelled to find out what the AED machines in my building look like, just to know.

Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 7d

Yesterday in a couple of hours I got BLA certified. It’s my first time, and frankly I can’t believe it took me this long to learn something so valuable.

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Jessica Smith @thedaybooks.bsky.social · 7d

If you or your kid wants to apply to UA, application fees are waived next week. Although UA has a reputation as a sports/Greek/party school, it is also a robust and beautiful university in good financial condition with a zillion majors and a lot of opportunities.

news.ua.edu/2025/09/free...

Free App Week Returns Oct. 6-10

The University aims to empower prospective students by removing the financial barriers that may keep them from applying for admission.

news.ua.edu

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 7d

I’m the director of graduate studies in the history department. Check out our website (there is a lot of information there) and send me an email with any questions you may have!

Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 8d

I am sorry but if you are in team “you erase the boards when you come in, not before you leave,” you are sick. You make the mess, you clean the mess.

Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 8d

For those of you professors who are team “you erase the boards when you come in, not before you leave,” I would like to let you know that I lectured about the history of vaginal and rectal fistulas today and i am sure the prof coming in after me appreciates that i erased the board before i left.

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 8d

When herd immunity fails, the first one to suffer are the most defenseless, like babies who are too young to be vaccinated.

Heather Harrison @heatherharrison.bsky.social · 8d

A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough, the Mississippi State Department of Health announced on Sept. 29, marking the state’s first whooping cough death in 13 years.

Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases

A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.

www.mississippifreepress.org

Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 8d

Your assumption was correct. If a student does not go to my class, s/he won’t pass. It’s the only guaranteed way to fail.

Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 8d

Before and after. Books are migrating and breathing!

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 8d

I certainly didn’t have them back in the day, but of course, each degree has its own internal culture.

Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 9d

I have spent all day trying to catch up with my Inbox. The joys of administration!

Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 9d

LOL in your face!

Or rather, ¡en tu cara!

www.rawstory.com/trump-267405...

'No songs in English!' MAGA livid as Latino Trump critic picked for Super Bowl halftime

Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny was announced as the 2026 Super Bowl headliner Monday — and the backlash from MAGA influencers was immediate.The rapper and singer, who hasn't held back in his critici...

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 9d

I mean, we have to allow for some absences. Life happens, and we all get sick. It makes total sense to me.

Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 9d

Glad to report that I have many colleagues that are not Spanish and do the same.

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 9d

And no I don't have to decide what they are. I just have to make the decision that makes the most sense from a pedagogical perspective. That is my job. One of them anyway.