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Denise Oliver-Velez

@deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social

Listener Picks: Puerto Rico in 2026
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Listener Picks: Puerto Rico in 2026

The island is grappling with gentrification, infrastructure reconstruction, the federal government, and more.

wamu.org

January 28, 2026 at 8:16 AM

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Mrs. Betty Bowers

@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Pew Research Institute (2023):

• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants

• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants

• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.

And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."

It's *not* about immigration.

January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM

Ana Cuprill

@amccpnw.bsky.social

Yes! This is the way! No money, no ice!

Just Nancy @justnancy.bsky.social · Jan 10

www.thenation.com/article/acti...

Hit them where it hurts them - boycotts can work

Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators.

ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping.

www.thenation.com

January 11, 2026 at 12:25 AM

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Denise Oliver-Velez

@deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social

Rising food prices frustrate families in Puerto Rico: ‘I limit myself to the bare minimum’

Food insecurity hits hardest those already living with limited resources and confronts the island with its structural weaknesses
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Rising food prices frustrate families in Puerto Rico: ‘I limit myself to the bare minimum’

Food insecurity hits hardest those already living with limited resources and confronts the island with its structural weaknesses

english.elpais.com

November 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM

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Upanatm

@upanatm.bsky.social

November 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM

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Carl Quintanilla

@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM

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Denise Oliver-Velez

@deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social

What worries me is that once this storm no longer dominates headlines, funding needed for rebuilding will no longer be at the forefront. I’m not being cynical, since I’m still writing stories about our Caribbean colony, Puerto Rico, which has not recovered from 2017’s Hurricane Maria.

Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · Nov 1

Caribbean Matters: Hurricane Melissa’s aftermath
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Caribbean Matters: Hurricane Melissa’s aftermath

Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of ...

www.dailykos.com

November 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM

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Denise Oliver-Velez

@deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social

Caribbean Matters: Trump's murder binge continues
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Caribbean Matters: Trump's murder binge continues

Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of ...

www.dailykos.com

October 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM

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Ellen Hopkins

@ellenhopkins.bsky.social

Now kids' nonfiction books about women succeeding are too woke for some schools. Note: these schools were on military bases. No DEI allowed. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/wa-a...

Why my children's book was labeled too radical for storytime | Op-Ed

Celebrating Women’s History Month by reading a picture book about a woman’s bicycle journey turned out to be more controversial than I ever imagined.

www.seattletimes.com

October 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM

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Denise Oliver-Velez

@deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social

This series is posted on Sundays, but I want to acknowledge that Saturday was the birthday of jazz drummer Art Blakey, who was born on Oct. 11, 1919
#BlackMusicSunday: Flowers for drumming legend Art Blakey
www.dailykos.com/story/2025/1...

Black Music Sunday: Flowers for drumming legend Art Blakey

� Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 280 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope ...

www.dailykos.com

October 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM

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René A.

@albiyes.bsky.social

#HappyBirthday to Kevin Moore aka Keb' Mo (1951), Amerikaans singer-songwriter. 'A Better Man', www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbO2... #TDIM

October 3, 2025 at 6:09 AM

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Denise Oliver-Velez

@deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social

Caribbean Matters: Spotlighting the Dominican American community
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Caribbean Matters: Spotlighting the Dominican American community

Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of ...

www.dailykos.com

October 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM

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Denise Oliver-Velez

@deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social

Black Kos: Our scars are deep. We will not let anyone erase the history of slavery and racism
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Black Kos: Our scars are deep. We will not let anyone erase the history of slavery and racism

You will not erase us. Commentary by Black Kos Editor Denise Oliver-Velez Watching the latest attempts by the current administration to whitewash Charlie Kirk’s racism, to push anti-DEI policy, ...

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September 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM

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Mark Hamill

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Not just Unpopular! He's also the Most Unworthy-Unqualified-Unethical-Uneducated-Unprepared-Undemocratic-Unfortunate-Unhinged-Unjust-Unread-Unappealing-Unconscionable-Untrustworthy-Unscrupulous-Unstable-Unbearable-Unlikable-Unreliable-Unsound & Unctuous President in Modern American History. 🇺🇸 🙄

September 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM

Ana Cuprill

@amccpnw.bsky.social

“When people don’t know what government actually does, they’re more likely to mistake performance for truth.” @jaimeharrison.bsky.social

The Danger of Fake Civics

It’s no accident that some of the loudest voices in politics built their platforms not on policy or lived expertise, but on convincing people they alone could explain how America works.

substack.com

September 16, 2025 at 1:14 AM

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Molly Knight

@mollyknight.bsky.social

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

September 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM

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Denise Oliver-Velez

@deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social

Caribbean Matters: The unelected 'junta' controlling Puerto Rico's economy
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Caribbean Matters: The unelected 'junta' controlling Puerto Rico's economy

Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of ...

www.dailykos.com

August 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM

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Denise Oliver-Velez

@deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social

OPINION: When The World's Most Powerful Man's Kryptonite is Black Women
Donald Trump's history of insulting Black Women who dare to challenge him.
caribbeannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/opinion-wh...

OPINION: When The World's Most Powerful Man's Kryptonite is Black Women

Donald Trump's history of insulting Black Women who dare to challenge him.

caribbeannewsnetwork.substack.com

August 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM

Ana Cuprill

@amccpnw.bsky.social

We love love ❤️❤️❤️ @laurenunderwood.bsky.social

Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · Aug 24

Few in DC deliver like @laurenunderwood.bsky.social. This week I sit down with my friend to talk about how she gets results for her community. Look for the episode on Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts or at aotpodcast.com. #AtOurTable