Julio Ricardo Varela
@juliorvarela.com
Award-winning journalist. Senior Producer/Strategist, FreePress.net. Founder, TheLatinoNewsletter.org (2024), LatinoRebels.com (2011). MS.now columnist. Opinions here are mine only and no one else's 🇵🇷
February 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Latte, please?
Name?
JULIO.
Ok.
😳
Name?
JULIO.
Ok.
😳
February 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Latte, please?
Name?
JULIO.
Ok.
😳
Name?
JULIO.
Ok.
😳
This must be a sign that I should read Vanessa's and Petra's new book next.
February 4, 2026 at 3:07 AM
This must be a sign that I should read Vanessa's and Petra's new book next.
On this frigid Saturday morning in the Northeast, I woke up to my words as the main story on @ms.now
How the photo of a 5-year-old in a Spider-Man backpack shocked America
You can read it here: www.ms.now/opinion/liam...
How the photo of a 5-year-old in a Spider-Man backpack shocked America
You can read it here: www.ms.now/opinion/liam...
January 24, 2026 at 3:33 PM
On this frigid Saturday morning in the Northeast, I woke up to my words as the main story on @ms.now
How the photo of a 5-year-old in a Spider-Man backpack shocked America
You can read it here: www.ms.now/opinion/liam...
How the photo of a 5-year-old in a Spider-Man backpack shocked America
You can read it here: www.ms.now/opinion/liam...
The top front page of @thelatinonewsletter.org tonight features work of some Latino Media Consortium founding members.
January 10, 2026 at 1:58 AM
The top front page of @thelatinonewsletter.org tonight features work of some Latino Media Consortium founding members.
and this is the last page
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
and this is the last page
happy to do so since I am a home subscriber to the Globe. attached are the screen grabs. peace. here are the first 4 pages.
December 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
happy to do so since I am a home subscriber to the Globe. attached are the screen grabs. peace. here are the first 4 pages.
FYI, via Sarah Fischer on X
December 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
FYI, via Sarah Fischer on X
Hete is what @conmijente.bsky.social shared with me after the story was published.
November 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Hete is what @conmijente.bsky.social shared with me after the story was published.
Just in: @conmijente.bsky.social sent this statement in response to the statements that Univision and Telemundo shared with me about DHS ads being broadcast on the Spanish-language networks.
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Just in: @conmijente.bsky.social sent this statement in response to the statements that Univision and Telemundo shared with me about DHS ads being broadcast on the Spanish-language networks.
This happened tonight.
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This happened tonight.
Gotta love what the Knicks are doing. 404 points in 3 games.
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Gotta love what the Knicks are doing. 404 points in 3 games.
Here's to headline writers.
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Here's to headline writers.
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...
We also hit 100 subscribers.
Channel is here: www.youtube.com/@TheLatinoNe...
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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...
We also hit 100 subscribers.
Channel is here: www.youtube.com/@TheLatinoNe...
History always repeats.
October 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
History always repeats.
October 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
October 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Happy news only today.
October 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happy news only today.
As an editor who edits a lot of stories, I can't stand when I publish a typo but it does give me some comfort that way larger newsroom also make typo mistakes.
Editors are human. And don't tell me to just use Grammarly (their new AI beta writing prompts are annoying). 😅
Editors are human. And don't tell me to just use Grammarly (their new AI beta writing prompts are annoying). 😅
September 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
As an editor who edits a lot of stories, I can't stand when I publish a typo but it does give me some comfort that way larger newsroom also make typo mistakes.
Editors are human. And don't tell me to just use Grammarly (their new AI beta writing prompts are annoying). 😅
Editors are human. And don't tell me to just use Grammarly (their new AI beta writing prompts are annoying). 😅
Via @bostonglobe.com
"Map: Wu won 264 precincts, while Kraft won 9."
264-9.
Kraft won Neponset and parts of Southie? #mapoli
"Map: Wu won 264 precincts, while Kraft won 9."
264-9.
Kraft won Neponset and parts of Southie? #mapoli
September 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Via @bostonglobe.com
"Map: Wu won 264 precincts, while Kraft won 9."
264-9.
Kraft won Neponset and parts of Southie? #mapoli
"Map: Wu won 264 precincts, while Kraft won 9."
264-9.
Kraft won Neponset and parts of Southie? #mapoli
Happy news only.
August 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Happy news only.
