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Joshua Collins

@murosinvisibles.bsky.social

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Words/photos on Latin America: World Politics Review, Vice, USA Today, the New Humanitarian + lots more. Editor: Pirate Wire Services Sign up for our newsletter: www.piratewireservices.com

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · Nov 10

Got a lot of new followers! Thanks Bluesky, ya'll are so nice 👋

I'm a freelance journalist in Colombia covering migration, peace-building (or lack thereof), and social movements

I also help run Pirate Wire Services, an indie media company w freelancers all over LATAM

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks for reading it Shannan!

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 17h

Coca energy drinks soon at a store near you?

After WHO said coca leaf is safe, a UN re-evaluation in December could be a game-changer for Bolivia

LATEST for PWS by Niko Vorobyov www.piratewireservices.com/p/coca-energ...

Coca energy drinks soon at a store near you?

After WHO said coca leaf is safe, a UN re-evaluation in December could be a game-changer for Bolivia

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 16h

Close! Not quite tho ahhaha. We talk about that in the piece!

Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 17h

Coca energy drinks soon at a store near you?

After WHO said coca leaf is safe, a UN re-evaluation in December could be a game-changer for Bolivia

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

INFINTE GROWTH!!!!!!!!! Lmao

Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

Nobel prize insider trading. If this isnt late stage capitalism, I dont know what is 🤣

Nobel Institute probes peace prize leak after Polymarket surge

María Corina Machado’s odds surged on online betting site hours before official announcement

www.ft.com

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

I think my most absolute smoking nova hot take on the 'discourse' today is that Dylan actually totally deserved the Nobel prize for literature 😅

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

Me too!

Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

Haahah i mean. Who cares about my opinion. I personally very very strongly dislike MCM. Does that matter? Not really

And its for very different reasons than youre prob reading elsewhere today

Venezuelan opposition leaders defend attacks against their own diaspora

MCM echoes Trump rhetoric on Tren de Aragua, claims migrants are "destabilizing" the Americas, continues silence on CECOT

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

Hahhahhaha

Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

Going well the shadow cabinet in El Salvador and some of the Miami crowd 😅

But yeh i feel you. And its real bad for Venezuelan migrants across the Americas

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, she did expose the massive election fraud in Venezuela, with receipts 🤷

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

Im fine w people wanting to overthrow their govs. He should be too. My issues w her are otherwise www.piratewireservices.com/p/venezuelan...

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

VZs catching stray bullets over the Nobel thing

MCMs record on attacking VZ migrants across the Americas and her silence over their treatment in the US is horrifying, but taking your personal beef out on a VZ being like "yay" not a good look

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

Richard Grenell, Trump's special envoy to Venezuela, criticizing Nobel prize going to MCM

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

They gave one to Obama so

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 2d

Yep. They did it. All glory to Peru

Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 3d

Peru is almost certainly about to impeach Boluarte, meaning Peru succesfully defends its title as "world champion president toppler"

I love those guys and gals🇵🇪

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 3d

I dunno whats going on w this

Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 3d

Honestly Peru one of the worlds chief pieces of evidence that we dont need presidents, or even politicians really

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 3d

Its fine. We just topple them too

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 3d

Me gusta esa actitud

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 3d

Peru is almost certainly about to impeach Boluarte, meaning Peru succesfully defends its title as "world champion president toppler"

I love those guys and gals🇵🇪

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