@luisenantipoda 🥑
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Utopian pessimist. Outmoded socialist. I make a living—and have fun—as a critical legal academic. I'm (mostly) a #goodhombre. Posting in English & Español. Academic profile: https://scholars.uow.edu.au/luis-gomez-romero
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#Electing judges 👩🏽‍⚖️👨🏽‍⚖️ will make #Mexico “the most democratic country in the world”? Only if #democracy 🗳️ means turning courts ⚖️ into applause machines👏🏽. #Populism ultimately gags justice. What could go wrong?
More in my piece @aunz.theconversation.com 👇🏽

#JudicialIndependence #RuleOfLaw #LatinAmerica
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Opponents fear electing judges could politicise the judiciary, promote inexperienced or corrupt judges, and erode Mexico’s system of checks and balances.
Will elections for judges make Mexico the ‘most democratic country in the world’? Critics fear the opposite
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Opinión | "Si la ley de amparo pasa como la quiere Sheinbaum, esta regalará a su sucesor, quien sea que resulte, un descomunal poder. Y ni ella misma estará a salvo". Por Salvador Camarena dozz.es/s2t445
El Supremo Gobierno | Columna
Cuando Morena pierda el poder, sus adversarios tendrán el excesivo margen de maniobra que estos años los obradoristas se han ido otorgando a sí mismos
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luisenantipoda.bsky.social
Another illegal, extrajudicial execution 👇🏽

U.S. Strikes a 2nd Venezuela Boat, Killing 3, Trump Says www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
U.S. Strikes a 2nd Venezuela Boat, Killing 3, Trump Says
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luisenantipoda.bsky.social
Cuando veas las barbas de tu vecino cortar... devuelve el ejército a los cuarteles. Claro que, como dice otro refrán, nadie experimenta en cabeza ajena.
cperezcorrea.bsky.social
Desde la conformación de la Unión Americana se advertía sobre los riesgos de tener un ejército permanente a disposición del gobierno nacional. Hoy esas preocupaciones no parecen tan distantes:
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A total lunar eclipse, commonly called a blood moon, crossed the sky in parts of Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/s...
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The delusion of conflating criminality with terrorism, of mistaking an illicit market for an existential threat. The delusion of Donald Trump and of Empire unbound.

Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
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Stephen Colbert’s long road to goodbye has officially begun. The comedian will kick off his final season of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on Tuesday, signaling the beginning of the end of his tenure as a CBS late-night host, which began in 2015.
Stephen Colbert Returns for First ‘Late Show’ of Its Last Season
CBS’s announcement in July that the show would end next year — after Colbert had criticized CBS’s settlement with the Trump administration — raised questions among lawmakers and fans.
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My heart breaks into 10,000 pieces once again.
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A new Washington state law requiring clergy to report child abuse revealed during confession was recently put on hold by a federal judge, citing First Amendment concerns.

A Catholic scholar explores the sacrament of reconciliation and its unique role in the Catholic Church:
From public confession to private penance: How Catholic confession has evolved over centuries
The Catholic Church treats information shared during confession as absolutely confidential – but that requirement can create legal dilemmas.
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luisenantipoda.bsky.social
Indeed. Measuring intellectual life with league tables is like judging poetry with a stopwatch 🤷🏽‍♂️🎓⏱️
ethicsinbricks.bsky.social
University rankings have little meaning, are highly subjective, promote a competition frame, and thwart our academic freedom, as commercial ranking organizations dictate what constitutes “a good university.”
- www.socialsciencespace.com/2025/08/stop...