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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · 8m

Full article: FinTech as a state-orchestrated strategy: redefining financialization of households in Argentina www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

FinTech as a state-orchestrated strategy: redefining financialization of households in Argentina

This article examines how longstanding asymmetries in Argentina’s financial system have shaped the adoption and expansion of financial technologies (FinTech). Rather than signaling a rupture from p...

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🇨🇦 CPSA ACSP 🇨🇦 @cpsa-acsp.bsky.social · 1d

🎥Pulling back the curtain✨Meet the section heads who are crafting an unforgettable #CPSA_ACSP26 experience-They're ❤️beat of the conference!
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@russellawilliams.bsky.social @jbroschek.bsky.social @antuliorosales.bsky.social @jonathanrose.bsky.social @emmettmacfarlane.com

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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 3d

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¿El Nobel de la Paz de María Corina Machado será un punto de inflexión para Venezuela?

[Ahora publicado por Univisión]

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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · 3d

Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado: the Venezuelan opposition leader forced into hiding after taking on Maduro by @piariggirozzi.bsky.social

theconversation.com/nobel-peace-...

Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado: the Venezuelan opposition leader forced into hiding after taking on Maduro

The Venezuelan opposition leader was forced to go into hiding in 2024 after being banned form standing in that year’s election.

theconversation.com

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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · 3d

A pro-democracy Venezuelan politician wins this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Is it a rebuke to Trump? by @jhorncastle.bsky.social theconversation.com/a-pro-democr...

A pro-democracy Venezuelan politician wins this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Is it a rebuke to Trump?

With the world’s traditional champion of democratic governance in retrenchment, other pro-democracy forces are stepping into the breach — including the Nobel Committee.

theconversation.com

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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · 3d

What to know about Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado with Alejandro Velasco

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What to know about Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado

The Nobel committee said it chose María Corina Machado for "her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · 3d

Why María Corina Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize
by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Why María Corina Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · 3d

María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients for complex reasons by @dsmilde.bsky.social

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María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients for complex reasons

Venezuelan opposition leader is the latest in a long list of controversial laureates.

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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · 3d

Here some of the initial analyses about the María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize award.

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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 10d

cointelegraph.com/news/how-bin...

229% inflation: How ‘Binance dollars’ became Venezuela’s real currency

Hyperinflation pushes Venezuela to transact in USDT stablecoins. Learn about the Binance dollar and how merchants anchor pricing to P2P rates.

cointelegraph.com

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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 17d

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Fentanyl Doesn’t Come Through the Caribbean

The White House is using the opioid epidemic to justify lethal strikes and other policies.

www.theatlantic.com

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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · 21d

Q&A: Facts and Fictions Regarding Venezuelan Crime and Drug Trafficking
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Q&A: Facts and Fictions Regarding Venezuelan Crime and Drug Trafficking

Yesterday fact-checking website Politifact published a piece on U.S.

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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · 21d

Venezuela and the United States by @dsmilde.bsky.social davidsmilde.substack.com?r=2cdt1t&utm...

Venezuela and the United States | David Smilde | Substack

Analysis of Venezuela, the United States, U.S. Venezuela policy, and Venezuela's policy towards the United States. Click to read Venezuela and the United States, by David Smilde, a Substack publicatio...

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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · Sep 12

Financing the border: racial capitalism, migration, and the practices of the Canadian state: Review of International Political Economy: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Financing the border: racial capitalism, migration, and the practices of the Canadian state

Canada is often recognised as one of the most progressive nations in the world when it comes to the acceptance of refugees and multiculturalism as national policy. However, the longer history of bo...

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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · Sep 12

The Network State, Exit, and the Political Economy of Venture Capital - Jutel - Antipode By @ojutel.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Network State, Exit, and the Political Economy of Venture Capital

This article focuses on the Network State movement as embodying the venture capital (VC) logic of exit. Exit constitutes both a strategy for lucrative returns and an ideology seeking out new territor....

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · Sep 11

People on board the boat were said to have survived an initial strike and were killed in a follow-up attack. Officials said the boat appeared to have turned back toward shore. Three sources, including Sen. Rand Paul said the boat was attacked by one or more drones.
theintercept.com/2025/09/10/u...

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Peter Howson @peterjhowson.bsky.social · Sep 9

For the poor in Venezuela, crypto is a makeshift opportunity for survival. For the rich, it's a tool for making quick profits and side-stepping sanctions.

Thoughts on crypto adoption in Venezuela from @antuliorosales.bsky.social & myself for Inter-American Dialogue

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Crypto adoption in Venezuela

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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · Sep 4

Follow the work of expert Venezuelanists on the evolving situation in the Caribbean.

@dsmilde.bsky.social @jpolga.bsky.social @maripuerta.com

Sección de Estudios Venezolanos de LASA @lasavenezuela.bsky.social · Sep 4

On the US incursion in the Caribbean with eye on #Venezuela, we recommend looking at our members' analysis for guidance and comprehension of the complex situation.

In no specific order and not necessarily in agreement amongst them.

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Sección de Estudios Venezolanos de LASA @lasavenezuela.bsky.social · Sep 4

On the US incursion in the Caribbean with eye on #Venezuela, we recommend looking at our members' analysis for guidance and comprehension of the complex situation.

In no specific order and not necessarily in agreement amongst them.

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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · Sep 4

Today lecturing about the Expulsion of the Jews in 1492. In other years, students pointed out how cruel it was to give people three months to sell their possessions and leave Castile and Aragon. How is that going down now that US is grabbing people in the street and deporting them to foreign gulags?

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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · Sep 4

"The cruel irony here is that a military operation applauded by Venezuelan immigrants in hopes of freeing their country from Nicolás Maduro is more likely to free Donald Trump to deport them from the U.S., without the benefits of due process."

@dsmilde.bsky.social right on point, as usual.

David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · Sep 4

In this article on @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social I try to peel away some of the nonsense and figure out what is going on with the US operation off of the coast of VE. TLDR: it's less about drugs than geopolitics and immigration.
thedispatch.com/article/vene...

The False Pretenses Behind the Naval Operation Off the Coast of Venezuela

The nation is not a major source of drugs to the U.S., for starters.

thedispatch.com

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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · Sep 4

In this article on @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social I try to peel away some of the nonsense and figure out what is going on with the US operation off of the coast of VE. TLDR: it's less about drugs than geopolitics and immigration.
thedispatch.com/article/vene...

The False Pretenses Behind the Naval Operation Off the Coast of Venezuela

The nation is not a major source of drugs to the U.S., for starters.

thedispatch.com

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Masaya LlavanerasBlanco @masayalb.bsky.social · Sep 4

On the US threats off #Venezuela
´having warships off the coast of Venezuela, presumably to fight off Cartel de los Soles and its supposed operational arm, the Tren de Aragua, from “flooding the U.S. with drugs,” could pass muster for a “military conflict.”´

thedispatch.com/article/vene...

The False Pretenses Behind the Naval Operation Off the Coast of Venezuela

The nation is not a major source of drugs to the U.S., for starters.

thedispatch.com

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Masaya LlavanerasBlanco @masayalb.bsky.social · Aug 31

“Political violence must cease immediately and the Venezuelan people's right to freedom of expression and peaceful political participation must be respected.”

www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/s...

Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on Venezuela

On this International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Norway expresses its solidarity and deep respect for the relatives of disappeared persons, as well as for the organizations, the hu...

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Masaya LlavanerasBlanco @masayalb.bsky.social · Aug 26

The research we do at @dawnfeminist.bsky.social is meant to be a tool for change! Here is our toolkit ready to be used in classrooms and discussion groups, movement building and organizing!!

DAWN Feminist @dawnfeminist.bsky.social · Aug 26

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