Andrés Pertierra
@ASPertierra
Historian of Cuba. LatAm & Caribbean History PhD Candidate @UWMadison. Bylines: @thenation @DissentMag I’m http://andrespertierra.bsky.social on BlueSky
Proud to have my latest in @DissentMag’s Spring issue, going live today I go over the causes and consequences of the current crisis in Cuba
In the face of withering international condemnation, as well as an NYT story debunking the oft-repeated claim that Hamas has been routinely stealing aid, Israel announces it will allow for humanitarian pauses and aid deliveries in some areas of Gaza for about 12 hours.
🚨🚨🚨The IDF is going to implement humanitarian pauses in the fighting in several population centers in Gaza starting Sunday morning and until Sunday evening to allow the UN and other aid organizations safe access for the delivery of aid, Israeli official tells me
Emma Goldman leaving the USSR totally disillusioned in 1923:
Venezuelan makeup artist returns home, describes torture during El Salvador detention reuters.com/business/media…
indeed, she uploaded her launch video to YouTube over a week ago! Evers announced his retirement yesterday
Somebody had to go first. I’ve never been one to wait around. Let’s get to work ➡️saraforwi.com #wigov jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
In just six months, over 50 immigration judges have left or been fired, and all hiring in the pipeline was frozen. And now we’re hearing that the admin was illegally ordering judges to interpret the law in a way the Trump admin wanted.
Immigration judges said they were told **how to rule** by DOJ to aid arrests of immigrants in courthouses.