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Jorge Arturo Colorado @antroastronomo.bsky.social · 2d

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Media@Risk @ascmediarisk.org · 2d

🚨Next month! Journalists @kasimkashgar.bsky.social, @youmnaelsid17.bsky.social and @marianabelloso.bsky.social will share their perspectives and challenge us to rethink our approach to media, space and nation. Co-sponsored with @annenbergcargc.bsky.social. Secure your spot here: bit.ly/471OCeI

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Media@Risk @ascmediarisk.org · 2d

🚨Next month! Journalists @kasimkashgar.bsky.social, @youmnaelsid17.bsky.social and @marianabelloso.bsky.social will share their perspectives and challenge us to rethink our approach to media, space and nation. Co-sponsored with @annenbergcargc.bsky.social. Secure your spot here: bit.ly/471OCeI

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · 11d

The shutdown commenced hours after the Senate rejected a short-term spending measure that would have kept government operations afloat through November 21.

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US government shutdown begins as partisan division rules Washington

The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a long, grueling standoff that could lead to the loss of thousands of federal jobs.

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Sep 5

"Bukele now denies that any such negotiations [with the gangs] took place, but this can’t be taken seriously".

"Earlier this year, Bukele launched a fresh campaign of intimidation against human rights groups".

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Tom Stevenson · The Mask Is Off: Bukele’s Prison State

Giving the US access to El Salvador’s expanded prison system as an offshore gulag has made Nayib Bukele a darling of...

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ICIJ @icij.org · Aug 27

An unlikely firm linked to key Intellexa figures has sprung back to life online: a skincare company called Medovie.

Sara Hamou, who played a central role in establishing Cyprus as a hub for Intellexa’s activities, is the co-founder.

Read the story:

‘Predator’ spyware firm Intellexa resurgent after US sanctions - ICIJ

From spyware to skincare, companies linked to senior Intellexa figures are back online after a sanctions-induced slowdown.

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Aug 27

On 31 July 2025, El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional amendment allowing indefinite presidential re-election. In this article, Daniel Olmedo examines the legal and political processes behind the reform

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From Term Limits to No Limits: El Salvador’s Constitutional Reform on Presidential Re-election

On 31 July 2025, El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional amendment allowing indefinite presidential re-election. In this article, Daniel Olmedo examines the legal and political pr

constitutionnet.org

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Aug 25

After being re-elected —against the Constitution— in February 2024, Bukele started clearing the way for a runway for the new Pacific Airport in the middle of one of the few remaining mangrove forests in the country. The human and ecological impacts are huge:
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘They turned our home into a cemetery’: the high price of El Salvador’s Bitcoin City dream

Mangroves are being destroyed and residents displaced to make way for an airport to serve president Nayib Bukele’s vision of a tax-free economic hub

www.theguardian.com

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EFE Noticias @efe.com · Aug 20

El Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) informa que reducirá a la mitad el alcance de su programa en Venezuela este año porque, según dice, el "financiamiento no es suficiente".

El PMA reducirá a la mitad el alcance de su programa en Venezuela por falta de financiamiento - EFE

El Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) informó que reducirá a la mitad el alcance de su programa en Venezuela este año porque, dijo, el "financiamiento no es suficiente".

efe.com

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Aug 17

Thank you!

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Rodrigo Zelaya @razela.bsky.social · Aug 17

This information is not correct. There is no approved project nor budgeted funds. This is an opinion from La Nación that explains the political games the current administration is playing with this initiative.

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Aug 17

The new facility, named the Center for High Containment of Organized Crime (CACCO), has been designed to hold 5,100 inmates, increasing Costa Rica's prison capacity by 40%. The government has budgeted the project at $35 million

www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Costa Rica to start building massive El Salvador-inspired prison

Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a new maximum-security prison inspired by the El Salvador mega-prison at the center of that country's crackdown on crime, Costa Rica's Justice Minister Gerald Campos said on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · Aug 9

An Everett woman and her son were detained by immigration officials in late July when they were coming back into Washington from British Columbia. The labor union representing her is requesting her immediate release.

State employee and son detained by ICE; transferred to Texas immigration facility | Cascadia Daily News

The labor union representing Sarah Shaw is calling for her immediate release

www.cascadiadaily.com

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Aug 4

Qué pena, qué cólera

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Aug 3

¡Gracias!

Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Aug 3

Officialist lawmakers abolished presidential term limits, paving the way for Nayib Bukele —who has aided Trump’s deportation policy and whose government has jailed tens of thousands in its crackdown on gangs and civil rights groups— to run for re-election indefinitely
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...

El Salvador Ends Term Limits, Letting Bukele Seek Re-Election Indefinitely

www.nytimes.com

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Aug 2

A combination of high-profile detentions, a new “foreign agents” law, violent repression of peaceful protesters and the risk of imminent government detention has driven more than 100 political exiles to flee #ElSalvador in recent months.

apnews.com/article/el-s...

El Salvador's new wave of political exiles say history is repeating itself

Fear has long simmered among critics of President Nayib Bukele’s concentration of power in El Salvador.

apnews.com

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Jul 31

If you are arrested or detained by immigration, check out this guide from @nilc.org to learn more about your rights: www.nilc.org/resources/kn...

For immigrants’ rights, visit the @aclu.org’s guide:

Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU

Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.

www.aclu.org

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Jul 31

🛡️The U.S. Journalist Assistance Network, of which @freedom.press is a member, has compiled a set of immigration resources for journalists in the U.S.

Check out the resources in the thread below, bookmark and share:

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · Jul 31

"They called the police for help, but local law enforcement turned them over to ICE."

www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-de...

The People Being Arrested By ICE That No One’s Talking About

The Trump administration’s deportation machine is detaining immigrant women at record numbers — and they've become invisible targets.

www.huffpost.com

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Jul 31

Noooo, ni yo. Estoy aprendiendo. Esta la hice con el iPhone, 10 segundos de exposición, en un trípode que El Señor de las Estrellas me instaló 😅 Las que hace él son mucho mejores

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Jul 30

Esta vez fui yo 😄

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Jul 30

Sí 🤗

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Jul 30

During hard times, we still look at the sky in search of hope

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El hilo @elhilopodcast.bsky.social · Jul 30

Desde 2022, el régimen de excepción le ofreció a Bukele la posibilidad de construir un discurso que muchos quieren imitar. ‘Batman’, como le llamaban en las negociaciones entre gobierno y pandillas, sería el justiciero contra el terrorismo. 🎧 Escucha: elhilo.audio/bs4

El hilo @elhilopodcast.bsky.social · Jul 25

En 2022, un pico de violencia bajó a Bukele del planeta Bitcoin. Desde entonces, un régimen de excepción domina la vida en El Salvador, suspende derechos y suma miles de denuncias. En este episodio te contamos. Escucha:
🌐 elhilo.audio/bs4
🟢 Spotify: elhilo.audio/bs4-sp
🔴 iHeart: elhilo.audio/bs4-ih

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Mariana Belloso @marianabelloso.bsky.social · Jul 30

"They treated us like dogs they picked up in the street," Layzez said. "They are just pulling over people and kidnapping people who are hard-working."

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

He lived an immigrant's nightmare. One problem: He's a citizen, got his arrest on video

Caught on video: Federal ICE officials detained US citizen, others for hours after stopping landscaping crew, pulling them from van and tasing one.

www.usatoday.com