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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · Jul 17

Coming soon: Public Diplomacy in Authoritarian Regimes by Carola Richter & Vedat Demir (Editors):

Chapter 9: Venezuela: From Oil Diplomacy to Disinformation Pawn by Maria Puerta Riera
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Public Diplomacy in Authoritarian Regimes|Hardcover

This book offers a timely exploration of how authoritarian states communicate with foreign publics, blending strategies of attraction, persuasion, manipulation, and control. As authoritarian regimes g...

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 17h

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...

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Latinoamérica21 @latinoamerica21.bsky.social · 1d

🇺🇳 ¿Cuáles fueron los temas principales de la región latinoamericana en las Naciones Unidas?

🎙️ Tema examinado a fondo en #MiradaSemanal con Manuel Alcántara, @maripuerta.com y la conducción de Xavier Rodríguez Franco.

⏯️ Episodio disponible aquí:
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Johnson doing his presser. Says the House has three bills on the floor. Jeffries is calling for a debate with Johnson.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 2d

At 10am, Judge Xinis will hold a conference in Abrego Garcia’s civil (habeas) case. I’ll cover for @lawfaremedia.org. Expected mainly to be about whether to grant Abrego discovery into, e.g., how the govt chose to try to send him Uganda or Eswatini (former Swaziland). ...
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 3d

This is an old formula used by authoritarian regimes. Stoke chaos and blame scapegoats to justify the use of force.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: The Supreme Court has denied consideration of Laura Loomer's lawsuit over social media censorship:

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Illinois has filed suit to block Trump's deployment of the military to Chicago.

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

Only 35% of Miami-Dade voters support the termination of TPS for Venezuelans.

Asked about using military force to pressure Nicolás Maduro to step down: 35% in support, 42% against, and almost a quarter of respondents were unsure.
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New poll reveals Dade voters’ views on Trump library deal, ending TPS and more

Even most Republicans think Miami Dade College shouldn’t have given away land for Trump’s presidential library, according to a new poll.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump tries to goad the Navy into booing "Barack Hussein Obama" but is met mostly with silence

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 3d

Barack Obama was president in 2016. Trump was elected in 2016 and sworn in 2017.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d

Trump, speaking to the Navy: "I was president in 2016, and then they rigged the election on me. And then we caught them, didn't we? We caught them."

Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 3d

I wrote this in 2021:
Magazuelans: How Venezuelan Americans Embraced Trump as Their Savior dev.nacla.org/venezuelan-a...

Magazuelans: How Venezuelan Americans Embraced Trump as Their Savior

Venezuelans Americans in Florida who voted raise important questions about how race, cultural assimilation, and politics intersect.

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 3d

CBS News poll finds few feel shutdown is worth it; low marks for Republicans, Democrats, Trump's handling www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new... via @cbsnews.com

CBS News poll finds few feel shutdown is worth it; low marks for Republicans, Democrats, Trump's handling

Americans are concerned about effect of shutdown on economy, amid unease about jobs and inflation.

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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 3d

Nothing in the new CBS News poll should lead Dems to blink: www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d

CBS POLL: “.. the number saying the economy is getting worse has ticked up again, as prices continue to weigh on perceptions.”

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 3d

The N.F.L. Gets It. Why Don’t Democrats? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...

Opinion | The N.F.L. Gets It. Why Don’t Democrats?

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 5d

Although Donald Trump’s motive for bailing out Argentina is “capricious favoritism,” the decision is smart, @davidfrum.bsky.social argues: “Argentina is progressing toward a more open economy,” and supporting that is vital.

Bail Out Argentina

The Trump administration got this one right.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 5d

The Supreme Court has ruled again that the Trump administration can end Venezuelans’ Temporary Protected Status. In January, Gisela Salim-Peyer wrote about the Trump administration’s attack on TPS:

The ‘Right Way’ to Immigrate Just Went Wrong

The Trump administration has stripped the status of 600,000 Venezuelans who obeyed the law.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 4d

“Just as the left used [George] Floyd’s death to justify and hasten all manner of political ends, the right is invoking [Charlie] Kirk’s name to advance illiberal aims and silence opponents,” Thomas Chatterton Williams argues: https://theatln.tc/CBsfQRXm

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 3d

Donald Trump is using the opioid epidemic to justify the use of lethal force against supposed smugglers in the Caribbean—but the United States “does not encounter fentanyl on the high seas,” @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports:

Fentanyl Doesn’t Come Through the Caribbean

The White House is using the opioid epidemic to justify lethal strikes and other policies.

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 3d

Trump plan will limit disability benefits for older Americans www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump plan will limit disability benefits for older Americans

Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 4d

You want our votes, but you deny our humanity. It's not about the culture.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 4d

The selection of Bad Bunny to headline the Super Bowl halftime show is about more than music. The move signals a cultural spotlight for Latin identity at America’s most-watched television event. https://to.pbs.org/3VH5Kkx

Bad Bunny tapped for Super Bowl halftime, spotlighting Latin pride and his clashes with Trump

Bad Bunny has been chosen to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, marking a significant moment for Latin identity on a major stage.

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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 4d

They're provoking people in blue cities so they can militarize the whole country.

They're not worried about the negative polls or the shutdown because there won't be elections.

They're not respecting our laws or the Constitution, because there aren't consequences.

Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 4d

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

Breaking News: The U.S. struck another boat in the Caribbean, the U.S. defense secretary said, killing four men he accused of drug running, without offering evidence. He said he directed the strike on President Trump’s orders.

U.S. Military Attacked Boat Off Venezuela, Killing Four Men, Hegseth Says

It was the fourth strike in the Trump administration’s legally disputed campaign targeting suspected drug runners in the Caribbean Sea.

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