Interesting analysis of the real costs and benefits of a transition in Venezuela. And what democratic actors need to understand.

A team of 43 scientists says pesticide and plastic regulation needs a major overhaul. Full commercial formulations—often containing petrochemical waste and heavy metals—can be far more toxic than the tested active ingredients. They call for stricter limits, full-formulation testing, & public data.

The announcement comes as undocumented people flee neighbouring Chile in anticipation of an immigration crackdown.

Por cada animal salvaje hay 10 para consumo o domésticos. Los humanos vuelan ya más que las aves. En los mares, queda el 30% de las ballenas que había en 1850. Y solo perros, gatos y roedores urbanos pesan más que el resto de animales terrestres silvestres social.elpais.com/7cqik11

Breaking News: President Trump said that he was terminating all trade negotiations with Canada, throwing the countries’ close partnership into turmoil.

El rapero Eduardo Ruiz Sáenz, primera víctima de la represión del Gobierno interino de Perú dozz.es/uc7_i13

O presidente interino José Jerí (38) é um congressista de extrema direita do partido "Somos Perú" que há alguns meses foi acusado de corrupção e de estupro www.pagina12.com.ar/864730-denun...

#Perú. "Por "incapacidad moral permanente", el Congreso destituyó de forma fulminante a la presidenta #DinaBoluarte, que asumió el cargo en diciembre de 2022. Al momento de su destitución tenía un miserable 3% de aprobación por parte de la población. www.france24.com/es/am%C3%A9r...

BREAKING Peru lawmakers vote to impeach president Dina Boluarte

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte ousted by Congress

NEW: Trump officials have moved forward with destroying $10 million of contraceptives bought by USAID. The contraceptives would've gone to nations in need. State Dept. and USAID documents obtained by @nytimes.com show groups offered to buy them. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

Mañana l@s esperamos

[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social] For decades the world’s largest rainforest has been getting drier. A new study disentangles how much of this shift can be blamed on humanity’s warming of the planet and how much on the felling of trees within the Amazon itself.

De la mina a la joyería: así es cómo el oro ilegal de la Amazonía se lava en el sistema financiero de Estados Unidos | ESTUDIO elcomercio.pe/tecnologia/e...

The Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s began as a response to US policies in Central America. Churches and cities offered protection to refugees fleeing violence, sparking today's sanctuary city policies. A historian of migration explains: buff.ly/7S5eprn 🗃️ By Laura Madokoro @carleton.ca

The Republicans’ domestic policy legislation will most likely raise after-tax incomes of the richest Americans while its cuts to social spending will leave the poorest at a substantial disadvantage, according to an analysis released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

The true cost of #dementia care in the US is $277 billion per year, with $224 billion worth of care coming from unpaid family and friend caregivers. New research reveals the hidden burden on families and communities. buff.ly/1K8JDTK By Amy Lastuka, University of Washington 🩺

Key right-wing figures, including some Trump allies, question the Israeli strikes and warn against a US war with Iran.

NEW: Kennedy cited historical conflicts of interest when firing the entire CDC vaccine panel. We found a pattern of casting doubt on vaccines - sometimes in a legal setting - among the new advisors. w @sherylnyt.bsky.social GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

El primer ministro de Canadá, Mark Carney, califica los aranceles de EE.UU. al acero y al aluminio como "ilegales" y apunta que su Gobierno estudia una respuesta. 

✅Clean holding that Trump violated due process ✅Classwide relief for targeted migrants ✅Bristling skepticism that this administration can be trusted to keep its word ✅Frustration that the conservative lower courts failed to intervene Yes, this ruling is a big deal. slate.com/news-and-pol...

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare (But get your mom flowers, too)

Opinión | "Durante los años más oscuros del régimen de Fujimori, el entonces obispo Prevost fue una de las voces más claras y firmes dentro de la Iglesia católica en denunciar los abusos", escribe Diego García-Sayan

Matthei da a conocer sus propuestas para impulsar la natalidad en Chile

A new intelligence unit…

FBI arrests Wisconsin judge and accuses her of obstructing immigration officials

Interesting findings

Breaking News: The executive producer of “60 Minutes” said that he would resign from the long-running program because he had lost his journalistic independence.

Nearly 300 apply as French university offers US academics ‘scientific asylum’

A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.

“To give a sense of the scale of the cuts to come, the university just announced a pause on all doctoral admissions as it tries to recalibrate. Pitt is the canary in the coal mine.”

Happy it’s out!

The Canadian Association of University Teachers (@caut.bsky.social) advises academics against non-essential travel to the US: www.caut.ca/latest/2025/... In March, travel from Canada to the US decreased by 32% (that's 864 000 people) compared with last year. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

MIT following Harvard's lead here

Harvard responde al Gobierno Trump que no aceptará sus demandas para evitar el recorte de fondos, al considerar que "invaden libertades universitarias".

Trump’s bullying must stop but the true costs of globalisation will remain | Richard Partington

Daniel Noboa y Luisa González se disputan la presidencia en Ecuador, donde se asesina a 1 persona cada hora. En medio de un conflicto armado, el plan de seguridad de Noboa enfrenta denuncias de desapariciones y ejecuciones, incluida la muerte de 4 chicos de 11 a 15 años.

Comparto mi última publicación en coautoría con los queridos colegas Nícola Espinosa y Robin Cavagnoud “Cuidado infantil, género y política pública en los barrios marginales de Lima, Perú” revistas.uniandes.edu.co/index.php/res/article/view/9729

They are now estimating 2.3 million across the country. Keep it going folks. #handsoff #50501protests

Breaking News: Susan Crawford, a liberal judge, won a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat despite $25 million in spending by Elon Musk on her opponent.

BREAKING: We are suing the Trump admin on behalf of our members for unlawfully cutting off $400 million in federal funding for crucial public health research to force Columbia University to surrender its academic independence. Stay Tuned.

💬 Défiance de Trump envers les scientifiques : «Certains chercheurs hésitent à se rendre aux Etats-Unis. Ils ont des congrès prévus en septembre et se disent qu’ils feront peut-être leur intervention en visio. Les institutions s’inquiètent aussi» Lire ⤵️

Greenland leaders call planned visit by US officials a ‘provocation’ as Trump talks of takeover – US politics live

A few things to remember as we comment on the protests. As scholars of Turkey we've been so conditioned to think that the country has written the handbook for competitive authoritarianism that we can't believe that things can get better during a period when the world has taken an authoritarian turn

“the Center for Intimacy Justice released a report that found tech platforms including Meta, Amazon, Google and TikTok are “systematically suppressing sexual and reproductive health information for women and people of diverse genders.””

There's a term for this: Wikipedia: "Extraordinary rendition is a euphemism for state-sponsored kidnapping in another jurisdiction and transfer to a third state. The phrase usually refers to a United States-led program used during the War on Terror,[1]...

The touchstone of most authoritarian regimes is not the kind of total control that most people feel in their day-to-day lives. It is that the regime is only selectively bound by law, producing constant low-grade anxiety as to whether, how, or against whom power will be exercised.

GUEST POST: We Are Professors at Columbia. Here is How We Would Respond. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...