Peru’s congress bet on ousting a rubber stamp president to pacify protestors in Lima. The bet has not come off. It may have even made things worse. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Ecuador protests |Sources in Ecuador continue to share pretty disturbing videos with me. They show military members threatening civilians rifles, attacking, beating up, and kicking people after they’re down. 🪡

a bleak fable www.theguardian.com/environment/...

U.S. Says It Will Revoke Colombian President’s Visa www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/u...

Last week, the CONAIE in Ecuador called its first national strike since 2022. A lot of media are calling it a "strike over the diesel subsidy cut." But while diesel was the trigger, the region's most powerful indigenous federation's list of demands is much longer, including... 🧵

Last week, the US designated Ecuadorian gangs, the Lobos and the Choneros as terrorist organizations, even while promising nearly US$20 million to “wage war against these vicious animals, these terrorists.” Source: www.npr.org/2025/09/04/n...

A Canadian lawyer just filed a complaint against Dundee Precious Metals before the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) for misleading shareholders about the Loma Larga #mining project in #Ecuador. The complaint cites our report for @theguardian.com bit.ly/4oqd3Kr

Breaking |Ecuador's mining ministry announced it will suspend the Loma Larga project in #Ecuador until Dundee Precious Metals publishes an environmental management plan. This represents a step back after the Noboa administration pushed through the company's environmental license just last month

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

Upon learning that your own mistake sent an innocent father to a brutal prison where he’s likely to be tortured, anyone with a shred of decency would be overcome with shame and fight like hell to get him back. They think it’s funny. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

“They are all here,” a lady running a little shop on one of these roads told us. “The military comes through during the day, and when they go home in the evening, the others come out. I serve everyone - what else can I do?” Read our latest on OffMap Media: bit.ly/3Yc3Nhz

🚨New Article | Our latest for @offmapmedia.bsky.social explores the tricky balance between navigating real danger in Colombia’s countryside and not getting sucked into the prejudices and anxieties that have accumulated over decades of civil conflict. #Colombia #FARC-EP #ELN #security

The Trump administration is like Hitler’s Germany — a fascist state. Except when it’s like Springtime for Hitler — an absurdist parody of itself. @theatlantic.com @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social

I wish democrats in the US would pay attention, instead of worrying about bipartisanship, “waiting for the fever to break”, and getting vulnerable with their gym buddies or whatever it is Chuck Schumer is doing.

I realise people like to dunk on COP in general and Brazil's determination to hold COP30 in a city without adequate infrastructure in particular, but this story about a new road "cutting through the Amazon" seems out of proportion to me… (see gif)

Bellingcat's Environmental Investigation team is looking for story pitches that use open-source investigation techniques to investigate environmental issues. We offer payment for stories, so if you've been working on a story and want to get paid, look here: www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize...

We discussing the influence of the AGC or Gaitanistas, Colombia’s largest, most powerful criminal group in the gold mining industry in Segovia, Antioquia, on next week’s Colombia Calling podcast. Not to be missed! Tune in their podcast below. open.spotify.com/show/3DdNcFZ...

Yesterday, I published an investigation into a secretive & abusive NYPD unit led by Mayor Eric Adams’ buddies. Adams has embraced the unit, the Community Response Team, even after NYPD officials raised red flags. This is what that has wrought. **All caught on video we obtained.** THREAD.

New article out! It’s part of my favorite series — “In their own words” — interviews with people we meet on our trip translated and edited for clarity - that’s it. This latest one is with a Colombian bike mechanic who does it for the love of the game. Check it out! www.offmap.media/p/tomas-isaz...

For anyone looking for podcast recommendation — InSight Crimes’s “In the Shadow of El Dorado” is captivating and incredible for understanding how messy the line between legal and blood gold in the country is. Episodes 3/4 out now. open.spotify.com/episode/2bjP...

Today’s recommended read on Mexico with lessons for the United States where academic research is being gutted left and right.

“At Tourism’s Fragile Frontier” - my latest for OffMap Media! www.offmap.media/p/tourism-fr...

Gold prices are at historic highs. And, as in the time of conquistadors, local communities in Latin America are paying the blood price in the hunt for El Dorado. This new podcast by my former colleagues at InSight Crime takes you into the depths of this shady economy: bit.ly/3DcXkeW

CNE says Ecuadorians are likely to head back to the polls on April 13 in a race that's looking much tighter than expected. Our updated coverage here: open.substack.com/pub/offmapme...

Polls just closed in #Ecuador. Here’s what the CNE is saying. @offmapmedia.bsky.social @murosinvisibles.bsky.social

We're in Quito, reporting on today's elections. Our analysis is out now and will be updated throughout the day! Check it out here: open.substack.com/pub/offmapme...

@theguardian.com reports that “hundreds of thousands of children who rely on school meals have been left without sustenance after food was left to rot in the wake of Musk’s declaration that he wanted the US aid agency to “die”.” Peak efficiency.

Somehow the fact that unelected and unvetted billionaire lapdogs are blocking congressional reps from entering agencies is the part of this coup that gets me the most…

Green Day didn’t used to be my type of music. But something about a second Trump presidency…

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE. youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

Petro's open letter doubled down against the idea that Colombia would in any sense "fold" under threats by Trump I think its worth reading in full: English translation here www.patreon.com/posts/petros...

“The forest is not mine. It belongs to the trees and animal,” the founder of the Rio Claro reserve told @douwedenheld.bsky.social and I. Our latest for the @guardian looks at how a Colombian rancher turned environmental activist is now inspiring others. bit.ly/42nDIPq

Maduro's third term after fraudulent elections puts Colombia's Petro in the hot seat A lack of comms discipline and mixed messaging is drawing criticism at home and abroad at a time when clarity is paramount LATEST by me for Pirate Wire Services www.piratewireservices.com/p/maduros-th...

Atrocities on camera: We spent months analyzing videos & satellite images to link specific RSF commanders to likely international crimes in #Sudan. Reporting led by my newest colleague @sanjanamv.bsky.social nyti.ms/4fAggBL

The 50 million-strong vulture population plummeted to near zero because of diclofenac, a cheap non-steroidal painkiller for cattle. The decline of vultures led to the proliferation of deadly bacteria & infections and the deaths of about 0.5 million people over five years. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The @propublica.org Nonprofit Explorer tool now lets you find nonprofits that auditors have 🚩 flagged as having serious financial or control deficiencies. But wait, there's more! You can also now search for organizations that have reported significant theft 💰

For those interested in following the journey of two journalists cycling through the Andes, @douwedenheld.bsky.social and my project has finally launched!

OSINTukraine: Archiving the truth, combating disinformation, and amplifying Ukraine's voice. Help us build and maintain this archive:

[CALL FOR PITCHES] The London Mag is looking for more essays that explore literature and its intersections with wider culture. Don’t be afraid to match high culture w/low, to be funny, iconoclastic, and have an authorial voice. Above all, please do not write in the tone of a PhD thesis lol.

Can you claim the economy is back on track if the poverty rate has doubled? It’s like that “have we tried killing all the poor?” skit from “Mitchell and Webb look” www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor...

El Oro prison’s director & his driver are hospitalized after an attack by unnamed criminal groups, Ecuador’s prison authority confirmed. It shows that “taking back control” of prisons, longtime gang HQs, won’t be straightforward or easy. See InSight Crime’s latest to learn more: bit.ly/49yVDVa

Column by Michelle Singletary: Financial fraud is one of the few crimes in which victims are blamed for being victimized — and it needs to stop.

¿Para qué el periodismo? Este histórico fallo en Ecuador por esclavitud moderna fue posible por la investigación periodística juiciosa que hicieron dos periodistas de pequeños medios independientes, Diego Cazar de La Barra Espaciadora y Susana Morán de Plan V. elpais.com/america/2024...

📸 From record coffee prices in #Brazil to a crackdown on narco-subs, Latin America’s stories are as vibrant as they are complex. Our Cafecito has the latest insights on trade, migration, and regional crises: https://buff.ly/3OFFGmi

The Syrian Archive will be celebrating 10 years of its work next week with a webinar on archiving and legal accountability on Wednesday December 11th at 17:00 CET. You can sign up here for the webinar, which I'll be joining as a panelist. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Since going freelance in October, I’ve spent a lot of time talking to journalists - trying to get a grip on the field. This reflects the what many, including those who’ve built impressive careers at household name publications - told me about the realities of our trade.

A fifth of the Philippines' land mass is now covered by mining and exploration permits, eating into Indigenous lands and causing damage visible from space. New investigation on the Philippines' militarised "green" mineral push by my colleague @hanna-hindstrom.bsky.social shorturl.at/OPNxs

did a little survey of my socials this morning. the news from South Korea was all over Bluesky, nothing on Threads, only one post on X, a little commentary on TikTok and (surprisingly) at the top of my Instagram feed. feels like news orgs are trying to figure out where to invest for breaking news.