Fran Robles
@franroblesr.bsky.social
Costa Rican interested in Politics / Power / Elites / Football / Maradona / Inequality / Books Opinions are mine, not of the employer
La elite empresarial está avisada . También vienen por Uds www.nacion.com/economia/pro...
Proyecto de gobierno permitiría embargar sin orden judicial a los accionistas de las empresas
El Gobierno propone permitir a Hacienda embargar y subastar bienes de empresas y accionistas por deudas tributarias, sin mediación de un juez.
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David@davidbvcr.bsky.social · 6d agoEsto escapó de los titulares pero esta semana se aprobó en la Asamblea una modificación a la Ley de Radio y TV, y en el articulado se incluye una potestad al Micitt de "extinguir" una concesión "por causa de interés público". Ojito.
También les pido que si está dentro de sus posibilidades asistan a los plantones que se están organizando a nivel nacional el jueves 6 de agosto en muchas de las instalaciones del poder judicial. San José, Pérez Zeledón, Puntarenas, Limón, Liberia, Nicoya… son solo algunas de las opciones
Davide Zuiga@davidejoz.bsky.social · 2d agoLes pido por favor q no subestimen las convocatorias q logran los jaguares. Q si, q les dan libre del trabajo, q les pagan el bus, una cuota y hasta arroz con pollo para q vayan y es por eso q llegan… pero llegan. En Costa Rica en este momento no hay movimiento ciudadano q logre eso ni de cerca.
‘In 1848, the US seized the northern half of Mexico and imposed American law and the English language – a reminder that most of what is now the United States of America was not part of it in 1776, and would not be for many decades.’ @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rebecca Solnit · Diary: Before 1776
In 1848, the US seized the northern half of Mexico, from California to New Mexico, and imposed American law and the...
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This is great : how war, authoritarianism, and poverty intertwine. Still the reality for many people in all around the world.
”Universalism in flux – Welfare profit-makers’ views towards the institution of welfare universalism” How economic elites of the care sector, who provide services funded by the welfare state, understand the Nordic model. Our article w Laura Tarkiainen is out! journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Several recent series portray inheritance as emotionally fraught while rarely questioning hereditary rights themselves. Our book of the week shows how television dramas shape how audiences understand inequality. By @hannakuu.bsky.social on @manchesterup.bsky.social buff.ly/u5KVbAB
Los medios tradicionales, acá y en el mundo entero, han contribuido ha normalizar los discursos anti democráticos .
New book out in May via @politybooks.bsky.social that puts capitalism centre stage for any understanding of media
footage of Patti Smith meeting Pope Leo is a nice palate cleanser this Friday morning
Pope Leo XIV receives American singer Patti Smith at the Vatican
YouTube video by ROME REPORTS in English
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Maravillosa columna sobre África: violencia, colonialismo y desarrollo youtu.be/217b50m4C6Y?...
CONOCIENDO ÁFRICA, el CONTINENTE OLVIDADO | Kevin BRYAN con Pedro ROSEMBLAT
YouTube video by GELATINA
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NEW: Concacaf joins UEFA in rejecting FFE, instead imploring FIFA to find ways to increase funding for FIFA Forward through its current means and asking that "any matter follows the proper governance processes" in future full statement: www.concacaf.com/competitions...
How cool! My lecture last year at the University of Costa Rica has been made into a short booklet. Thanks to @franroblesr.bsky.social for inviting me and to UCR and for getting this done. I look forward to returning in November!
Grabois, político argento, cercano al papa Fco conversó con Peter Thiel: hablaron sobre Magnifica Humanitas entre otras cosas. Valiosa entrevista youtu.be/1juIqK-Is8Y?...
"Los humanistas COMBATIMOS las ideas TRANSHUMANISTAS de PETER THIEL" | Juan Grabois con Tenembaum
YouTube video by Juan Grabois
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People who are suddenly deported to countries they haven’t been to for years — or, in some cases, have NEVER been to — are incredibly vulnerable. We are going to be reading stories like this for years. God have mercy on their three little girls.
Adam Sawyer@adamjst.bsky.social · last wk.“If immigration hadn't picked up my brother, my sister-in-law would still be alive, and the children wouldn't be going through this sorrow,” he said. “Unfortunately, immigration — the [U.S.] government — doesn't see that. It makes no difference to them.” www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...
Después de tal vez 15 años de preparar antologías "digitales" para mis cursos, vuelvo al papel. Tal vez aún quede algo de ilusión en leer y marearse en el Bus de camino a la U.
"The Tools of Autocracy Worldwide: Authoritarian Networks, the Façade of Democracy, and Neo-Repression" by Deisy Del Real & @cecimenjivar.bsky.social in American Behavioral Science (2024) #SummerReading
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As authoritarianism rises, understanding media capture is essential. Costa Rica and El Salvador show how corporate networks, advertising and political power can shape news and public debate. Who owns the media matters—but so does who influences it. #CentralAmerica sl1nk.com/e00adeq
📑The new WZB Discussion Paper "Resisting the Far Right. A Systematic Analysis of Civil Society Strategies" by @chjncke.bsky.social, @hajogu.bsky.social, @tevoelker.bsky.social & @swenhutter.bsky.social is out! ➡️PDF for download: bibliothek.wzb.eu/pdf/2026/zz2...
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Morocco's World Cup ambitions stretch far beyond the pitch, intertwining football with diplomacy, domestic politics and the contested future of Western Sahara. My first for @wired.com: www.wired.me/story/how-mo...
How Morocco Turned Football Into a Tool of Statecraft
The kingdom’s World Cup ambitions stretch far beyond the pitch, intertwining football with diplomacy, domestic politics and the contested future of Western Sahara.
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After 24 years as an FT columnist, this is my last column. It's not as drastic as that - I'm going to become an FT feature writer (after much-needed long holiday). Me @financialtimes.com on my method for writing column, how I learned to be shouted at, 2016 etc. Free link as.ft.com/r/aebbeadf-5...
My life as a columnist is divided in two: before Brexit and after
The events of 2016 revised my worldview and taught me how to be shouted at
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My Fall Travel Schedule is set: September, 23-27 Aguascalientes 🇲🇽 October, 12-16 Brussels 🇧🇪 & Vienna 🇦🇹 November, 4-6 San Jose 🇨🇷 November, 23-27 Mexico City 🇲🇽
🚨 New in @apsrjournal.bsky.social! 🚨How do the origins of authoritarian regimes shape their subsequent trajectories? @kbclarke.bsky.social @jackpaine.bsky.social and I are excited to share "Rebel Victory and Authoritarian (Dis)Order" /1
