Para #AmericanColony, Aliana M. Bigio cuenta su experiencia en el Desfile Nacional del Día Puertorriqueño en Nueva York y lo que le enseñó sobre la identidad puertorriqueña.
Julio Ricardo Varela
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Award-winning journalist. Senior Producer/Strategist, FreePress.net. Founder, TheLatinoNewsletter.org (2024), LatinoRebels.com (2011). MS.now columnist. Opinions here are mine only and no one else's 🇵🇷
In the 1970s, Puerto Ricans from New York, Chicago, and other cities were moving back to the archipielago, hoping to share what they've gained from the mainland. For #AmericanColony, @deffnotant.bsky.social talks about how that homecoming was short-lived.
Civil-Liberties and Press-Freedom Groups Applaud First Circuit Ruling in Rodríguez-Cotto v. González-Colón, Affirming First Amendment Rights
Civil-Liberties and Press-Freedom Groups Applaud First Circuit Ruling in Rodríguez-Cotto v. González-Colón, Affirming First Amendment Rights
This is a huge win for free speech and press freedom at a time when we need them most.
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The 97th edition of Pressing Issues from @freepress.bsky.social features part of the @moneyontheleft.bsky.social podcast conversation with Free Press Board Chair @victorpickard.bsky.social Public Media Isn’t Optional for Democracy
Public Media Isn’t Optional for Democracy
Free Press Board Chair Victor Pickard explains why on the latest episode of ‘Money on the Left’
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Grateful to the team at @moneyontheleft.bsky.social granting our Pressing Issues permission to feature @victorpickard.bsky.social's conversation on their podcast!
Money on the Left@moneyontheleft.bsky.social · yesterdayBig thanks to Pressing Issues for featuring our recent podcast discussion with @victorpickard.bsky.social on their website. Check it out!
Big news about #PuertoRico
Nora Benavidez@attorneynora.bsky.social · yesterdayBREAKING: The 1st Circuit issued a decision in the Rodriguez-Cotto case affirming a permanent injunction of Puerto Rico's false information law on First & Fourteenth Amendment grounds. Great news. We @freepress.bsky.social along w/ several partners filed an amicus at the district & appellate stages.
The July 31 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by @juliorvarela.com His essay about @morelatinosinnews.bsky.social 2026 conference, originally for PressingIssues.org How I Found Hope and Humanity at a Journalism Conference in New Orleans thelatinonewsletter.org/p/how-i-foun...
How I Found Hope and Humanity at a Journalism Conference in New Orleans
Reflections from a harrowing and inspiring long weekend with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
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Thank you to all who have been listening to #AmericanColony the last few weeks. As of today, we have 5 episodes with three more releasing each Wednesday until August 19 all at @thelatinonewsletter.org
NEW EPISODE! #AmericanColony
The Latino Newsletter@thelatinonewsletter.org · last wk.An unexpected connection with #BadBunny gave them something they rarely feel at home: the freedom to carry their coffee — and their story — to the world. This episode of American Colony was produced by @juandiegoramirez.bsky.social and edited by @juliorvarela.com
For #AmericanColony, @deffnotant.bsky.social takes a look at how the Jones Act effects Puerto Rico's economy and their importing of goods.
Para #AmericanColony, Aliana M. Bigio explica cómo la Ley Jones ha limitado los alimentos que se pueden traer a Puerto Rico.
You should read this new Pressing Issues essay by @juliorvarela.com on the harrowing and inspiring moments he experienced while in New Orleans for the NAHJ conference. It's a reminder of the hope, humanity and community we need to do the best journalism. Also Pitbull makes an appearance.
How I Found Hope and Humanity at a Journalism Conference in New Orleans
Reflections from a harrowing and inspiring long weekend with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
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Here is my latest for Pressing Issues, the twice-weekly newsletter from @freepress.bsky.social How I Found Hope and Humanity at a Journalism Conference in New Orleans Reflections from a harrowing and inspiring long weekend with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists #NAHJ2026
How I Found Hope and Humanity at a Journalism Conference in New Orleans
Reflections from a harrowing and inspiring long weekend with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
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Via @washingtonpost.com The Trump administration launched a plan Tuesday to channel hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers directly into deportation proceedings, a change that some attorneys said could lead to people being removed from the United States without a hearing.
Asylum seekers could be sent directly to deportation under new federal rule
The Trump administration rule, which took effect immediately, could transfer nearly 450,000 cases to immigration judges, who could dismiss the asylum petitions.
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My latest opinion piece for @ms.now MAGA’s backup plan to end birthright citizenship relies on a racist legal relic
Opinion | MAGA is coming for Puerto Ricans’ birthright citizenship next
Julio Ricardo Varela: The proposed “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act” would deny U.S. citizenship to many children born in U.S. territories.
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Es el 25 de julio, una fecha notable en la historia de Puerto Rico. @juliorvarela.com tiene un mensaje: escucha nuestro nuevo podcast, #AmericanColony. Es un buen día para hacerlo. YA ESTÁ AQUÍ LA SERIE => apple.co/4yHuZ8D
Paramount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger for Months via @nytimes.com
Paramount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger for Months (Gift Article)
The company agreed to a proposed freeze until June 2027, unless a judge issues a ruling before then on a lawsuit blocking the deal.
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Heading to #NAHJ2026. Say hi if you see me bouncing around!
NEW EPISODE / EPISODIO NUEVO de #AmericanColony Episode 4: La Chacón For decades, Iris Chacón dazzled Puerto Ricans with her hit TV show, becoming one of the most recognizable Latinas in entertainment.
The 93rd edition of PressingIssues.org, the twice-weekly @freepress.bsky.social newsletter is by @newsjawn.bsky.social A Pressing Issues conversation with Matt Schuster, executive director of @publicmedianet.bsky.social, about how community media centers can benefit from new public funding models
Community Media Centers Can Benefit from New Public-Funding Models for News and Civic Information
A Pressing Issues conversation with Matt Schuster, executive director of Public Media Network
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The June 20 edition of The Latino Newsletter is new local reporting by Rosanna Marinelli of El Planeta How Chelsea’s World Cup Watch Parties Became the City's Exposure Engine With the tournament over, city officials hope the crowds it drew to Latino-owned businesses leave a lasting mark
How Chelsea’s World Cup Watch Parties Became the City's Exposure Engine
The city, which sits right next to East Boston, was one of the clearest examples of that impact.
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OMG, this Sox team. I take everything back from the start of the season.
Here is what @freepress.bsky.social said in response to today's temporary halt to the $111 billion Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Federal Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order to Stop Paramount Skydance Takeover Without Further Court Review
These state attorneys general are stepping up to enforce the nation’s laws when the Trump administration is refusing to do so.
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Via @variety.com A judge ordered a temporary halt to the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger on Monday, as a state coalition argues it would violate federal antitrust law, leading to higher prices and fewer movies and TV shows.
Judge Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
A judge on Monday granted a temporary restraining order pausing the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
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Julio, why produce an #AmericanColony podcast series? Another answer below: U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced the End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act.
U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith
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The July 17 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by @juliorvarela.com A New Poll About Statehood for Puerto Rico Is Out 68% of Hispanic voters and 71% of Puerto Ricans back statehood, according to a survey commissioned by a pro-statehood group
A New Poll About Statehood for Puerto Rico Is Out
68% of Hispanic voters and 71% of Puerto Ricans back statehood, according to a survey commissioned by a pro-statehood group
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