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David Smilde
@dsmilde.bsky.social
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Favrot Professor of Human Relations and Senior Associate at the Center for Inter-American Policy & Research, Tulane University. Opinions expressed are my own.
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 1d
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 8h
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Trump is cutting funding to universities with large Hispanic student populations – here’s what to know
Hispanic-Serving Institutions enroll over 60% of all Hispanic undergraduates in the US and include large schools like Florida International University.
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 9h
These Students Are Scared. Friends and Teachers Are Their Protectors. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/n...
These Students Are Scared. Friends and Teachers Are Their Protectors.
www.nytimes.com
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 12h
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
In Venezuela’s ‘darkest hours’, will peace prize boost opposition or backfire?
María Corina Machado’s Nobel award puts focus on country but analysts doubt it will produce democratic change
www.theguardian.com
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 14h
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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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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 15h
Trump Is Blowing Up Boats Off Venezuela. Could Mexico’s Cartels Be Next? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/w...
Trump Is Blowing Up Boats Off Venezuela. Could Mexico’s Cartels Be Next?
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 1d
Ahora en español

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Mark Healey @healeyparera.bsky.social · 1d
A judicious assessment of the Nobel Prize for María Corina Machado from David Smilde
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 1d
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 1d
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 2d
Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Prompt Rare U.N. Meeting on the United States www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...
Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Prompt Rare U.N. Meeting on the United States
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 2d
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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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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 2d
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Venezuela's 'Iron Lady' wins the Nobel Peace Prize - The World from PRX
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her decades-long fight to restore democracy in her country. From hiding in Caracas, the 58-year-old ca...
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 2d
My piece for The Conversation the-conversation.com/maria-corina...
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.
theconversation.com
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 2d
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Prize Committee honored Machado, who is in hiding, for keeping “the flame of democracy burning.” The White House accused members of “placing politics over peace.”
www.washingtonpost.com
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 2d
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 2d
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...
Peace Prize Winner Has Supported Trump’s Military Actions in the Caribbean
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 2d
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...
WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square
A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.
www.chicagotribune.com
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 2d
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Opponent of Maduro regime receives award and praise for keeping ‘flame of democracy burning’
www.theguardian.com
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 3d
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Venezuela asks UN Security Council for emergency session over US military actions in the Caribbean
Venezuela's government has requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council. The request, made Thursday, focuses on recent U.S. military actions in waters off Venezuela.
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 3d
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 3d
Qatar Pushes U.S.-Venezuela Diplomacy as Trump Focuses on Military Action www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Qatar Pushes U.S.-Venezuela Diplomacy as Trump Focuses on Military Action
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 4d
G.O.P. Blocks Bid to Halt Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean Sea www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
G.O.P. Blocks Bid to Halt Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean Sea
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 4d
Texas’ Blue-State Deployments Shred Relations Between Governors www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Texas’ Blue-State Deployments Shred Relations Between Governors
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 4d
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Grenell ‘just isn’t winning this particular battle’
Grenell's sidelined, but not out of conversations on Venezuela.
www.politico.com
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 4d
Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians
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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 4d
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Professor who teaches about antifascism moves to Europe after death threats
A Rutgers University professor who wrote a book about antifa received the threats after he commented on President Donald Trump designating the movement a “domestic terrorist organization.”
www.washingtonpost.com
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