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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 1h

agreed

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 1h

Trump tells 60 Minutes that Nicolás Maduro's days are numbered in Venezuela.

Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 1d

Best World Series in a while.

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 1d

Really love the work that's @juandiegoramirez.bsky.social is producing for @thelatinonewsletter.org

The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 1d

For his latest update of the #RichardLA Shooting, journalist @juandiegoramirez.bsky.social spoke with the lawyer representing Richard LA. Here what is what he told Juan Diego.

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 2d

Another debut for PressingIssues.org from @freepress.bsky.social

@josephtorr.bsky.social of @media2070.bsky.social!

Front Porches, Trail Rides and Stories of Black Futures
The Black Future Newsstand tour travels to Houston

Front Porches, Trail Rides and Stories of Black Futures

The Black Future Newsstand tour travels to Houston

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 2d

Had no idea that Vidal was Esmeralda's uncle.

The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 3d

On the 75th anniversary of the #SalónBoricua siege, award-winning author Esmeralda Santiago pens her latest for @thelatinonewsletter.org about her family connection to those events. #PuertoRico

The Siege in Salón Boricua

On the mid-afternoon of Tuesday, October 31, 1950, my father was laying tiles in a new house in the San Juan metropolitan area. He’d rigged a radio connected to a lamppost by snaking extension cords f...

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 3d

This "creator journalist" has been self-publishing for over 20 years.

One third of all journalists are creator journalists, new report finds - Poynter

The Muck Rack study found that half of creator journalists have been self-publishing for more than five years

www.poynter.org

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 4d

“It’s revolutionary just to exist.”

@reggaetonconlagata.com joined Michelle Zacarias on The Latino Newsletter Podcast to talk about the evolution of #reggaetón, women’s power in the genre, and how independent creators are redefining the #culture.

Episode 3 of Season 2 is LIVE!

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 4d

Western Mass. Healey aide arrested; police say cocaine was sent to Springfield state office via @bostonglobe.com

Western Mass. Healey aide arrested; police say cocaine was sent to Springfield state office - The Boston Globe

The aide faces cocaine trafficking and gun charges after police said they seized eight kilograms of cocaine that were slated to be delivered over the weekend to a state building in Springfield.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 4d

This was the first real month at @thelatinonewsletter.org when we had a dedicated podcast and video team. Looking good!

We also hit 100 subscribers.

Channel is here: www.youtube.com/@TheLatinoNe...

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 5d

Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Sweeps Into Cuba After Lashing Jamaica via @nytimes.com

Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Sweeps Into Cuba After Lashing Jamaica

www.nytimes.com

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 5d

Connected with @wajali.bsky.social for today's edition of PressingIssues.org from @freepress.bsky.social

Six Questions for Wajahat Ali

(No punches pulled by Waj here)

Six Questions for Wajahat Ali

‘Corporate media, much like most of our establishment institutions, have laid out the red carpet for fascism.’

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 6d

Reporting by @vaquero2xl.bsky.social for @thelatinonewsletter.org was specifically cited by Telemundo Puerto Rico on Monday.

Grupos de luchas sociales denuncian carpeteo de federales y estatales

Temen una acusación por “terrorismo doméstico”.

www.telemundopr.com

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 6d

New from @vaquero2xl.bsky.social for @thelatinonewsletter.org

Over 40 Organizations Denounce FBI, Puerto Rico Police Surveillance of Activist Groups

The response follows The Latino Newsletter’s story revealing law enforcement discussions during a domestic terrorism meeting

Over 40 Organizations Denounce FBI, Puerto Rico Police Surveillance of Activist Groups

SAN JUAN — Over 40 organizations signed an open letter published Monday by the pro-independence activist group Jornada Se Acabaron La Promesas (JSALP) denouncing law enforcement monitoring of the grou...

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 9d

History always repeats.

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 10d

Give it up to @notaaroncraig.bsky.social on his latest piece for PressingIssues.org from @freepress.bsky.social

I love this the headline Craig came up with: Uh Oh, the FCC Chairman Is Podcasting Again

Uh Oh, the FCC Chairman Is Podcasting Again

To Brendan Carr, the ‘public interest standard’ means whatever helps King Trump

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 10d

Love what @thelatinonewsletter.org team produced this week!

The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 10d

The October 23 edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is by @juliorvarela.com

New podcast episode with guest La Gata of @reggaetonconlagata.com and host Michelle Zacarias and why this is a milestone for us as a show.

Con La Gata

It is the 72nd week of The Latino Newsletter, and we have hit another milestone.

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 10d

We are no longer taking Bad Bunny Super Bowl opinion pitches until the actual Super Bowl.

What we ARE looking for: original reporting from Latino communities across the country.

Send pitches to [email protected]

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 11d

am still thinking about that image

Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 12d

I am grateful to @froomkin.bsky.social for keeping track.

Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 12d

Warped priorities: 17 NYT news stories on the Louvre jewel heist (so far); 3 NYT news stories on 7 MILLION PEOPLE attending No KIngs Day events (including one on late-night comedians and one on Trump's "brown liquid" video.)

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RNS @rns.org · 13d

The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference president is pushing Latino evangelicals to gather at church to pray for Congress to pass immigration reform.
religionnews.com/2025/10/17/l...

Evangelical Trump adviser urges Latino Christians 'go to church' amid fears of ICE

(RNS) — The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference president is pushing Latino evangelicals to gather at church to pray for Congress to pass immigration reform.

religionnews.com

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 12d

When worlds collide: my Free Press colleague @timkarr.bsky.social publishing a quote for his latest PressingIssues.org piece from @antonioarellano.com

Tim Karr @timkarr.bsky.social · 12d

I interviewed Indivisible's @ezralevin.bsky.social & @antonioarellano.com about the media's spotty coverage of Saturday's massive #NoKings rallies.

“No Kings did not end on Saturday," Antonio says. "It is the continuation of a movement that has been building all summer, & we are not stopping now.”

To the Nation’s Dominant Media, No Kings Means No Coverage

Why many legacy media outfits are allergic to protest reporting

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 12d

New Bluesky handle with my personal site. Hi!

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Julio Ricardo Varela @juliorvarela.com · 12d

The 25th edition of PressingIssues.org is strong media analysis by @timkarr.bsky.social

To the Nation’s Dominant Media, No Kings Means No Coverage

Why many legacy media outfits are allergic to protest reporting

To the Nation’s Dominant Media, No Kings Means No Coverage

Why many legacy media outfits are allergic to protest reporting

pressingissues.org

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Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 12d

The great @timkarr.bsky.social explores why our nation's legacy media outlets are so allergic to covering protests in the newest edition of Pressing Issues.

pressingissues.org/to-the-natio...

(You'd already know how great this piece is if you were a subscriber!)

To the Nation’s Dominant Media, No Kings Means No Coverage

Why many legacy media outfits are allergic to protest reporting

pressingissues.org

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