Lots of American democratic socialists would be considered moderate social democrats in much of the world. Until 2016, @BernieSanders was practically a one-man club. Now, that movement has grown to include dozens of elected officials. Instead of attacking them, Democrats should welcome them.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2w ago

NEWS: Angie Nixon will win the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Florida, defeating Alexander Vindman

Delay it, please. Wait until after November and strengthen the regulations. Don’t let the crypto baron off the hook. rollcall.com/2026/08/18/c...

Crypto bill in limbo as stakeholders ramp up recess efforts

A five-week wait on a crucial Senate vote on major cryptocurrency legislation has opened wide a window of opportunity for both advocates and opponents of the measure, which would flesh out in greater ...

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The future of American soccer! It makes me so happy!

it's Candy Love@candylovely.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tuskegee University first Men's Soccer Teams #HBCU

I lived in Denmark, and I can tell you that Trump is soft compared with the anti-immigrant sentiment there. Both liberals and conservatives can be pretty extreme on immigration. Denmark is not exactly a good model for progressives. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Meloni, Frederiksen reiterate opposition to 'uncontrolled immigration'

Meloni and Frederiksen issued a joint statement rejecting "uncontrolled immigration," calling for third-country return hubs and citing shared European values they vowed to defend. #EuropeNews

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It seems the British far right has already reached out to El Salvador about a deal to jail immigrants with criminal records in Bukele’s torture chambers. Bukele is increasingly becoming the U.K. and U.S. right’s sicario—outsourcing the dirty work they don’t want to do themselves.

Don't be afraid. Fight back.

Bloomberg Opinion@opinion.bloomberg.com · 2mo ago

Germany is starting to worry that Marine Le Pen will become president of France next year

Bukele is a dictator, and he seems particularly sensitive when people point that out. He also presides over a mediocre economy, an unattractive investment climate, and a cost of living that many people can no longer afford.

En 2011, las ideas de que había "demasiados" negros y árabes en Francia encontraron eco en la Federación Francesa de Fútbol. Incluso se discutió limitar el acceso de jóvenes no blancos, de apenas 12 o 13 años, a los centros de formación y academias. www.theguardian.com/world/2011/a...

France football heads mired in race row over alleged quotas for ethnic players

Senior heads of national team allegedly approved system to limit black players and those of north African origins

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I often teach my Mexican American students glimpses of Mexican history, even though I'm not Mexican. I’ve also known the words to the Mexican national anthem for years.

Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · 2mo ago

Arellano: Thanks to the World Cup, I'm finally learning the words to the Mexican national anthem

Few weeks ago, I spoke with an activist involved in efforts to protect Salvadorans with TPS. He told me that much of their hope rested on this SCOTUS case. Now, the ruling gives the administration the green light to end TPS protections and potentially deport thousands. apnews.com/article/immi...

The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to pot...

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Antes experimentaban con cuerpos humanos. Hoy pueden experimentar con datos. Escribo en @elfaroenglish.bsky.social sobre cómo Bukele puede convertir El Salvador en laboratorio para gigantes tecnológicos como Google y Nvidia. beta.elfaro.net/opinion/buke...

Bukele convierte El Salvador en laboratorio de Silicon Valley

No se trata hoy de experimentos médicos sobre cuerpos humanos, sino de experimentos sobre información privada. Pero en ambos casos aparece una misma lógica: poblaciones vulnerables convertidas en mate...

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My column: El Salvador Embarks on a Perilous A.I. Experiment

El Faro English@elfaroenglish.bsky.social · 2mo ago

El Salvador shows how A.I. and data infrastructure are expanding in countries with weak checks on power and a dependence on foreign tech firms. It also illustrates how A.I. can become intertwined with authoritarianism, writes @ricardovalp.bsky.social in #efOpinion. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...

Europe will save us, some say. Meanwhile, Friedrich Merz is bootlicking Trump.

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 3mo ago

HBD DJT. Merz gave Trump a German National Team jersey with number 47 on it.

If you want to see the risks of unregulated AI in a country with weak privacy protections and a brutal dictatorship, look at the creation of large-scale "synthetic citizens" built from citizens' personal data in El Salvador 1/3 www.eldiariodehoy.com/negocios/el-...

El gobierno salvadoreño ya creó un millón de «ciudadanos virtuales» para entrenar sistemas de IA

Con apoyo de NVIDIA y la empresa tecnológica WideLabs, el gobierno desarrolló una base de datos de un millón de perfiles sintéticos (ficticios) que buscan reproducir las características demográficas d...

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Bukele’s AI strategy is as hollow as its creators, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert, the same people who promised #Bitcoin would make El Salvador richer. It’s basically a refurbished version of the same #Bitcoin illusions, now wrapped in AI jargon. My take 🧵

No has leído mi columna en El Faro y querés escucharla? El Faro Audio la tiene en YouTube y en todas las plataformas de podcasts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYdm...

Opinión | El régimen de excepción de Bukele ya no es un tema marginal en Washington

YouTube video by El Faro

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I wrote on @elfaroenglish.bsky.social about what appears to be a shift in Washington’s tone toward Bukele’s brutal state of exception. @tlhumanrights.bsky.social shows the issue is becoming bipartisan—and there are fissures in Republican discourse. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...

Bukele’s State of Exception Is No Longer a Marginal Issue in Washington

It would be naive to think that Trump will make a 180-degree turn in policy toward El Salvador. But as a recent hearing in Washington suggests, concern is growing within sectors of Trump’s coalition a...

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U-turn hits just before the @frontlinepbs.bsky.social @elfaroenglish.bsky.social report. NYC Prosecutors unveiled evidence against top Salvadoran gang leaders, signaling the case could move forward—even after Bukele asked Trump to return them following their earlier release. x.com/HsilvAvalos/...

Tomorrow, Frontline and El Faro may reveal more on the migration deal between Nayib Bukele and Donald Trump—and the shadow negotiations between Bukele and gangs. For Trump, it backfired fast—triggering backlash and eroding support. For Bukele: what did he gain—and at what cost? 🧵

Bukele’s brother/adviser Ibrajim—the same one who asked @secrubio.govpeeps.us to extradite MS-13 members in exchange for holding U.S. deportees in CECOT—now admits an anonymous cabinet group decides who’s “innocent.” Not the courts—the Bukele family.

After the Bukele deal—sending U.S. deportees to what many called torture chambers—blew up in public opinion, Trump appears to be shifting tactics: cozying up to distant autocrats while cutting softer deals with countries in the hemisphere ( Costa Rica) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/w...

Trump Wants to Make Deportation Deals. Autocrats Are Ready to Listen.

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In 1984, @frontlinepbs reported from El Salvador, interviewing ordinary people during the civil war. The government claimed Salvadorans were free—yet no one dared speak openly. Decades later, the parallels are hard to ignore.Watch the clip below.

Recuerdo cuando uno de los hermanos de Bukele me llamó arrogante por decir que tengo un doctorado. ¿El hermano del presidente? ¿Heredero de millonario? Sí, tengo un doctorado, pero soy hijo de la clase trabajadora. Como decia Ellacuría: con los poderosos, firmeza; con los humildes, humildad.

Acuerdo Trump-Bukele para encarcelar deportados salió caro a Trump. Semanas después, aprobación migración se desplomó, ahora por suelos.Desde entonces, ES quedó fuera acuerdos con terceros países. + detalles: @frontlinepbs.bsky.social El Faro abril 7. www.pbswesternreserve.org/blogs/progra...

Frontline, The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador | PBS Western Reserve

The Salvadoran president’s deal with Trump to imprison deportees and what each stood to gain.

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Soon we might learn more through @frontlinepbs.bsky.social and @elfaroenglish.bsky.social but deal between Trump & Bukele to jail US deportees did not work in favor of the US. Within weeks,Trump’s immigration approval turned negative. Year later, he burned his signature issues & scaled back plans

Mar 15–16, 2025: Trump deported ~200 Venezuelans—along with Kilmar Abrego—to prison camps in El Salvador, defying a judge’s orders to advance his mass deportation agenda. A year later, it’s seen as his first major political misstep. More from @FrontlinePBS + @ElFaro on Apr 7

Looking forward to @frontlinepbs.bsky.social and @elfaroenglish.bsky.social collab on how Trump and Salv dictator Bukele teamed up—and what each gets from a deal that violates U.S. law and human rights.Premieres Apr 7 on @pbs.org and online www.facebook.com/reel/1323254...

Before preaching the “Salvadoran miracle” , remember: 84.1% of people there live on under $435 a month. www.eldiariodehoy.com/negocios/el-...

El 84.1% de los salvadoreños gana, en promedio, menos de $435 al mes, según los datos de la EHPM

El ingreso de la mayoría de los salvadoreños apenas alcanza para cubrir lo básico. Según la última Encuesta de Hogares, el 84.1% de la población ocupada gana menos de $435 al mes, en un contexto donde...

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The American superpower has long drawn people from around the world and made them “Americans.” Once it loses that ability, the U.S. will begin to decay—just as Europe has. www.ocregister.com/2026/04/01/t...

Trump plans to attend Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenship

A definitive ruling from the Supreme Court is expected by early summer.

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My latest column in El Faro: why Bukele and his government fear a crimes-against-humanity report—and how it edges them closer to an ICC probe, like Maduro and Duterte. I spoke with one of the report's expert. beta.elfaro.net/opinion/los-...

Los fantasmas de Maduro y Duterte acechan a Bukele

Uno de los autores del informe GIPES sobre El Salvador habló conmingo sobre el impacto de su trabajo. “Bukele es joven y puede ver cómo este proceso se desarrollará frente a él, sobre todo porque esto...

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