Omar Ocampo
@ocampomar.bsky.social
Political scientist and researcher at the Institute for Policy Studies.
Old school leftist.
Economic justice and freedom, peace and prosperity, democracy and equality, solidarity and class struggle.
Old school leftist.
Economic justice and freedom, peace and prosperity, democracy and equality, solidarity and class struggle.
El Pacto Histórico in Colombia had their primaries yesterday and elected Iván Cepeda as their presidential candidate next year.
Experts expected a turnout of about 700,000 voters, but more than 2.7 million went to the polls.
www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacion...
Experts expected a turnout of about 700,000 voters, but more than 2.7 million went to the polls.
www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacion...
Éxito del Pacto, Cepeda a primera vuelta y más claves de la consulta
La consulta del Pacto Histórico, el movimiento que lidera el presidente Petro, sacó 2,7 millones de votos. Superó todas las expectativas.
www.lasillavacia.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
El Pacto Histórico in Colombia had their primaries yesterday and elected Iván Cepeda as their presidential candidate next year.
Experts expected a turnout of about 700,000 voters, but more than 2.7 million went to the polls.
www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacion...
Experts expected a turnout of about 700,000 voters, but more than 2.7 million went to the polls.
www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacion...
According to La Silla Vacía, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has not been added to the traditional Clinton List, but a list created by Joe Biden in 2021 where "a direct link with a drug trafficker does not need to be shown." WTF!
www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacion...
www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacion...
Trump usa la Lista Clinton como arma política contra Petro
Es una decisión sin precedentes. El gobierno de EE.UU. también sancionó a familiares de Petro y a Benedetti. Además, hizo recortes a su ayuda a Colombia.
www.lasillavacia.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM
According to La Silla Vacía, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has not been added to the traditional Clinton List, but a list created by Joe Biden in 2021 where "a direct link with a drug trafficker does not need to be shown." WTF!
www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacion...
www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacion...
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First World Series between two cities threatened with invasion or invaded by a U.S. president.
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
First World Series between two cities threatened with invasion or invaded by a U.S. president.
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NEW: Massachusetts is one of a few states considering subsidizing Sustainable Aviation Fuels, or SAFs. In reality, SAFs won't help reduce greenhouse gas emissions — instead, the best solution is simply to reduce flying and increase other transit.
REPORT from Neil Rasmussen and @chuck77.bsky.social:
REPORT from Neil Rasmussen and @chuck77.bsky.social:
Barriers to Implementing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Massachusetts
Sustainable Aviation Fuels aren’t a realistic way to reduce aviation emissions in the Bay State.
ips-dc.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW: Massachusetts is one of a few states considering subsidizing Sustainable Aviation Fuels, or SAFs. In reality, SAFs won't help reduce greenhouse gas emissions — instead, the best solution is simply to reduce flying and increase other transit.
REPORT from Neil Rasmussen and @chuck77.bsky.social:
REPORT from Neil Rasmussen and @chuck77.bsky.social:
It is important that we do not separate politics from economics.
Extreme wealth disparities undermine our democracy, increase political inequality & makes us vulnerable to the arbitrary power of oligarchs.
Here are a couple of graphs illustrating the extreme concentration of material resources 👇🏻
Extreme wealth disparities undermine our democracy, increase political inequality & makes us vulnerable to the arbitrary power of oligarchs.
Here are a couple of graphs illustrating the extreme concentration of material resources 👇🏻
September 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It is important that we do not separate politics from economics.
Extreme wealth disparities undermine our democracy, increase political inequality & makes us vulnerable to the arbitrary power of oligarchs.
Here are a couple of graphs illustrating the extreme concentration of material resources 👇🏻
Extreme wealth disparities undermine our democracy, increase political inequality & makes us vulnerable to the arbitrary power of oligarchs.
Here are a couple of graphs illustrating the extreme concentration of material resources 👇🏻
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NEW: Since 1989, the share of U.S. wealth owned by the top 0.1% has grown nearly 60%.
In the same time, the share owned by the bottom 50% of households has declined 26%.
This is wealth concentration.
IPS scholars @chuck77.bsky.social and @ocampomar.bsky.social in @inequality.org:
In the same time, the share owned by the bottom 50% of households has declined 26%.
This is wealth concentration.
IPS scholars @chuck77.bsky.social and @ocampomar.bsky.social in @inequality.org:
Billionaire Wealth Concentration Is Even Worse than You Imagine
The share of U.S. wealth held by the top 0.1 percent has grown nearly 60 percent since 1989.
inequality.org
September 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NEW: Since 1989, the share of U.S. wealth owned by the top 0.1% has grown nearly 60%.
In the same time, the share owned by the bottom 50% of households has declined 26%.
This is wealth concentration.
IPS scholars @chuck77.bsky.social and @ocampomar.bsky.social in @inequality.org:
In the same time, the share owned by the bottom 50% of households has declined 26%.
This is wealth concentration.
IPS scholars @chuck77.bsky.social and @ocampomar.bsky.social in @inequality.org:
Sounds like an argument for worker-ownership of businesses where workers decide, democratically, how to distribute the surpluses/profits they produce 👍🏻
I feel like being an employer is a luxury. If you can’t afford to pay a living wage or keep yourself afloat that’s not our societal problem to save you from yourself. You also shouldn’t get to pocket all your profits while your employees can’t afford to survive
September 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Sounds like an argument for worker-ownership of businesses where workers decide, democratically, how to distribute the surpluses/profits they produce 👍🏻
I have a theory that the authoritarian agenda of the Trump administration is upstream from Florida's fanatical and undemocratic state politics.
Rubio’s 🤮 only sadness is losing the chance to test fascist tools on his own people.
House Moves To Deny Secretary Of State Marco Rubio’s Power To Revoke U.S. Citizens’ Passports Over Their Speech - NewsBreak
Following widespread backlash over possible infringement of the First Amendment rights, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to cut the provision from
www.newsbreak.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I have a theory that the authoritarian agenda of the Trump administration is upstream from Florida's fanatical and undemocratic state politics.
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A historic moment here at Sheridan Circle as the four sons of Orlando Letelier (former Chilean ambassador & government official and fellow at my office) approach the place where their father was assassinated by a car bomb planted by General Pinochet’s thugs 49 years ago.
September 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A historic moment here at Sheridan Circle as the four sons of Orlando Letelier (former Chilean ambassador & government official and fellow at my office) approach the place where their father was assassinated by a car bomb planted by General Pinochet’s thugs 49 years ago.
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We are $37 trillion in debt.
September 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
We are $37 trillion in debt.
I'm sorry, but Milei is not that important of an ally for the US to dedicate our taxes to bail out a president who considers any state intervention in the economy an attack on liberty.
Everyone warned of the dangers of shock therapy. Let them suffer the consequences of libertarianism.
Everyone warned of the dangers of shock therapy. Let them suffer the consequences of libertarianism.
Breaking news: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said 'all options' are on the table for the Trump administration to support Argentina through a bout of severe market volatility on.ft.com/3W5D9W4
September 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I'm sorry, but Milei is not that important of an ally for the US to dedicate our taxes to bail out a president who considers any state intervention in the economy an attack on liberty.
Everyone warned of the dangers of shock therapy. Let them suffer the consequences of libertarianism.
Everyone warned of the dangers of shock therapy. Let them suffer the consequences of libertarianism.
There is no law or censorship regime on the books (yet), but this action against Jimmy Kimmel is an assault to our civil liberties.
All individuals and the press are now vulnerable to the temperament of the Trump administration.
There is no freedom if we all have to watch and filter what we say.
All individuals and the press are now vulnerable to the temperament of the Trump administration.
There is no freedom if we all have to watch and filter what we say.
this is quite genuinely insane, and I want to believe the backlash to this will be severe
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
There is no law or censorship regime on the books (yet), but this action against Jimmy Kimmel is an assault to our civil liberties.
All individuals and the press are now vulnerable to the temperament of the Trump administration.
There is no freedom if we all have to watch and filter what we say.
All individuals and the press are now vulnerable to the temperament of the Trump administration.
There is no freedom if we all have to watch and filter what we say.
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Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
September 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
It was a pathetic display of bowing and scraping.
Last night’s dinner with Trump and Big Tech wasn’t a policy meeting. It was basically 'The Bachelor,' except instead of roses, the prize was the president’s approval.
All the President’s Tech CEOs
At a White House dinner Thursday night, America’s tech executives put on an uncanny display of fealty to Donald Trump.
www.wired.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It was a pathetic display of bowing and scraping.
Right now is the perfect time to trial balloon a millionaires' tax in both Texas and Florida.
The net migration of millionaires that both states received has not helped or benefited Texans or Floridians.
The net migration of millionaires that both states received has not helped or benefited Texans or Floridians.
September 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Right now is the perfect time to trial balloon a millionaires' tax in both Texas and Florida.
The net migration of millionaires that both states received has not helped or benefited Texans or Floridians.
The net migration of millionaires that both states received has not helped or benefited Texans or Floridians.
I am convinced the US will not invade Venezuela, but it's unsurprising that a country that materially supports genocide in Gaza breaks international law by bombing a vessel.
We may never know the full details, but Rubio's State Department is not afraid to commit war crimes just to grandstand.
We may never know the full details, but Rubio's State Department is not afraid to commit war crimes just to grandstand.
Maduro Warns U.S. Seeking Regime Change in Venezuela as U.S. Attacks Boat, Killing 11
Maduro Warns U.S. Seeking Regime Change in Venezuela as U.S. Attacks Boat, Killing 11
President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. attacked a boat in the southern Caribbean, killing 11 people. Trump claimed the boat was carrying drugs from Venezuela, but offered no proof of the claim. Th...
www.democracynow.org
September 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I am convinced the US will not invade Venezuela, but it's unsurprising that a country that materially supports genocide in Gaza breaks international law by bombing a vessel.
We may never know the full details, but Rubio's State Department is not afraid to commit war crimes just to grandstand.
We may never know the full details, but Rubio's State Department is not afraid to commit war crimes just to grandstand.
I appeared on a Uruguayan podcast last week, Es la hora de hablar, & spoke about Álvaro Uribe's historic guilty verdict.
The US invested a lot in strengthening Colombia's judicial system, but the Trump administration is denouncing the verdict for ideological reasons.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw60...
The US invested a lot in strengthening Colombia's judicial system, but the Trump administration is denouncing the verdict for ideological reasons.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw60...
Impacto de la condena a Álvaro Uribe: justicia, política y democracia en Colombia
YouTube video by Píldoras Digitales
www.youtube.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I appeared on a Uruguayan podcast last week, Es la hora de hablar, & spoke about Álvaro Uribe's historic guilty verdict.
The US invested a lot in strengthening Colombia's judicial system, but the Trump administration is denouncing the verdict for ideological reasons.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw60...
The US invested a lot in strengthening Colombia's judicial system, but the Trump administration is denouncing the verdict for ideological reasons.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw60...
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NEW: Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C. is costing taxpayers up to and over $1 million per day, IPS @nationalpriorities.bsky.social researcher @hannahomestead.bsky.social calculated in newly released findings. “It’s unconscionable."
@nickturse.bsky.social in @theintercept.com:
@nickturse.bsky.social in @theintercept.com:
Price Tag for Trump’s D.C. Military Surge: At Least $1 Million a Day
An analysis conducted for the Intercept found that the militarization of D.C. could end up costing hundreds of millions.
theintercept.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW: Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C. is costing taxpayers up to and over $1 million per day, IPS @nationalpriorities.bsky.social researcher @hannahomestead.bsky.social calculated in newly released findings. “It’s unconscionable."
@nickturse.bsky.social in @theintercept.com:
@nickturse.bsky.social in @theintercept.com:
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@ocampomar.bsky.social explaining how government/city run grocery stores actually work - help debunk the BS propaganda and share please
youtube.com/watch?v=f2pZ...
youtube.com/watch?v=f2pZ...
Understanding Zohran’s Food Desert Solution | Omar Ocampo | TMR
YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
youtube.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
@ocampomar.bsky.social explaining how government/city run grocery stores actually work - help debunk the BS propaganda and share please
youtube.com/watch?v=f2pZ...
youtube.com/watch?v=f2pZ...
As private grocers abandon low-income neighborhoods, Zohran Mamdani’s public ownership proposal offers a direct solution to market failures and food deserts.
inequality.org/article/how-...
inequality.org/article/how-...
How City-Owned Grocery Stores Can Tackle Food Insecurity
As private grocers abandon low-income neighborhoods, Zohran Mamdani’s public ownership proposal offers a solution to market failures.
inequality.org
August 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
As private grocers abandon low-income neighborhoods, Zohran Mamdani’s public ownership proposal offers a direct solution to market failures and food deserts.
inequality.org/article/how-...
inequality.org/article/how-...
Nayyib Bukele just reformed El Salvador's constitution to eliminate term limits. He wants to be president for life.
I am sure Marco Rubio (🙄) is somewhere drafting a statement expressing his concerns over Salvadoran democracy and that he's ready to impose sanctions.
elpais.com/america/2025...
I am sure Marco Rubio (🙄) is somewhere drafting a statement expressing his concerns over Salvadoran democracy and that he's ready to impose sanctions.
elpais.com/america/2025...
Bukele reforma la Constitución para permitir la reelección presidencial indefinida
El cambio constitucional, aprobado por la Asamblea leal al presidente, modifica los cimientos de las reglas del juego electoral
elpais.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Nayyib Bukele just reformed El Salvador's constitution to eliminate term limits. He wants to be president for life.
I am sure Marco Rubio (🙄) is somewhere drafting a statement expressing his concerns over Salvadoran democracy and that he's ready to impose sanctions.
elpais.com/america/2025...
I am sure Marco Rubio (🙄) is somewhere drafting a statement expressing his concerns over Salvadoran democracy and that he's ready to impose sanctions.
elpais.com/america/2025...
Despite immense pressure from the Colombian right and the United States, former president Álvaro Uribe is found guilty of "bribing and intimidating witnesses as part of investigations into his links to narco and paramilitary organizations."
www.piratewireservices.com/p/uribe-foun...
www.piratewireservices.com/p/uribe-foun...
Uribe found guilty in historic ruling
Colombian courts say the former president intimidated and bribed witnesses as part of investigations into his links to narcos and paramilitaries
www.piratewireservices.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Despite immense pressure from the Colombian right and the United States, former president Álvaro Uribe is found guilty of "bribing and intimidating witnesses as part of investigations into his links to narco and paramilitary organizations."
www.piratewireservices.com/p/uribe-foun...
www.piratewireservices.com/p/uribe-foun...
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Time to puncture once and for all the myth of “millionaire tax flight.” The stats show no grand exodus by the rich out of jurisdictions that raise tax rates on their wealthiest. @patrioticmillionaires.org #taxtherich #inequality
Millionaires won't leave if you tax them
Jul 24, 2025
patrioticmillionaires.org
July 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Time to puncture once and for all the myth of “millionaire tax flight.” The stats show no grand exodus by the rich out of jurisdictions that raise tax rates on their wealthiest. @patrioticmillionaires.org #taxtherich #inequality
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NEW: 1 in 5 homes in California are now owned by investors. If homes continue to be built at prices that are only affordable to these profiteers, then the housing crisis will be "a never-ending cycle," points out IPS scholar @ocampomar.bsky.social in @us.theguardian.com:
A fifth of California homes are investor-owned as state’s affordability crisis deepens – report
New figures show that the Golden state’s rate of investor-owned homes is 19%, with mountain regions up to 83%
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
NEW: 1 in 5 homes in California are now owned by investors. If homes continue to be built at prices that are only affordable to these profiteers, then the housing crisis will be "a never-ending cycle," points out IPS scholar @ocampomar.bsky.social in @us.theguardian.com:
First Bolsonaro in Brazil, now the Trump administration is expressing "concern" over Álvaro Uribe in Colombia. Judicial meddling by the US should not be tolerated, and we cannot condition foreign aid on whether Trump and Marco Rubio allies get acquittals.
www.infobae.com/colombia/202...
www.infobae.com/colombia/202...
Congreso de EE. UU. plantea reducir a la mitad ayuda a Colombia por tensiones con Gobierno Petro
El texto divulgado por la comisión incluye consideraciones críticas sobre decisiones recientes del gobierno colombiano
www.infobae.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
First Bolsonaro in Brazil, now the Trump administration is expressing "concern" over Álvaro Uribe in Colombia. Judicial meddling by the US should not be tolerated, and we cannot condition foreign aid on whether Trump and Marco Rubio allies get acquittals.
www.infobae.com/colombia/202...
www.infobae.com/colombia/202...