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Frank Bajak @fbajak.bsky.social · 1h

Pronta guarigione! (In Peru foreigners lament: If only Peruvians would drive like they cook. Ditto for Italia.)

Frank Bajak @fbajak.bsky.social · 11h

I just heard Jeremy Bowen on BBC World and he makes it sound like this peace deal is as thin and flimsy as tracing paper. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/its-no...

'It's Not A Peace Deal': BBC Expert Delivers Brutal Reality Check To Donald Trump Over Gaza

Jeremy Bowen said the accord signed by the president was "almost devoid of content".

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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Frank Bajak @fbajak.bsky.social · 15h

The El Pitazo journalist said there is no commercial fishing industry in the town where the first alleged drug boat originated. Only what we might call “pesca artesanal.”

Frank Bajak @fbajak.bsky.social · 15h

Journalist from Vzl news org El Pitazo said after the first boat was blown up, killing 11, that drug traffickers have controlled the area for four decades and any visiting reporter would immediately be flagged. A visit would need to be pre-arranged. youtu.be/q7rZnUcRRQw

Periodista asegura que bote atacado salió de una región dominada por el narco | Noticias Telemundo

YouTube video by Noticias Telemundo

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Frank Bajak @fbajak.bsky.social · 15h

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16h

I know this is a very difficult story to report … but finding out whatever we can about these people being killed in extrajudicial executions at sea seems like a pretty high priority right now.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 20h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Emily Bell @emilybell.bsky.social · 16h

still watching this unparalleled visual metaphor for our current geopolitical moment

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump points at UAE official during photo op and says, "A lot of cash. Unlimited cash."

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Frank Bajak @fbajak.bsky.social · 17h

Mark, this is great and I’m proud the AP is matching the moment. WIRED deserves an A. Its DOGE coverage set the pace.

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Frank Bajak @fbajak.bsky.social · 18h

Some people would like us to forget about the Hague. That ain’t happening.

Frank Bajak @fbajak.bsky.social · 18h

Great question. I have been asking journalist friends closer to where the slain men lived. If in my old job overseeing the Andes for AP, I’d be pushing to get their story. There are security concerns, travel costs & relatives are likely fearful & reluctant - I expect we’ll hear eventually.

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Frank Bajak @fbajak.bsky.social · 21h

Sorry, but I refuse to let CNN collect data on me and there’s no opt out. Take a hike, CNN.

Frank Bajak @fbajak.bsky.social · 21h

The death toll in now up to 27 in five high-seas murders of alleged drug runners ordered by Trump and executed by the U.S. military with explosive projectiles.
apnews.com/article/trum...

US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 1d

Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint. He says California is “well positioned” to support the AI-driven data center boom, and he is reluctant to impose “rigid reporting requirements.” www.latimes.com/environment/...

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required data centers to report their projected water use when applying for a business license.

www.latimes.com

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