
Roberto Lovato
Contributor at Freelance
Author of Unforgetting https://t.co/SP9pAAQTxj, called a Groundbreaking memoir by the NY Times. Creative Writing Professor @UNLV. He/him. rlovatoauthor@gmail
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1 week ago |
montereycountynow.com | Roberto Lovato
The most revealing part of the historic meeting between President Donald Trump and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on Monday, April 14, came in the form of a joke:Bukele: Sometimes they say that we imprisoned thousands, I like to say that we actually liberated millions…Trump: Who gave him that line? Do you think I can use that? [Laughter]Bukele: To liberate 350 million you have to imprison some. Beneath the levity, there’s a deadly seriousness.
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1 week ago |
thenation.com | Roberto Lovato
The Nation Weekly Fridays. A weekly digest of the best of our coverage. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation’s journalism. You may unsubscribe or adjust your preferences at any time. You can read our Privacy Policy here. When the war ended in 1992, El Salvador was in ruins.
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2 months ago |
scheerpost.com | Roberto Lovato
By Roberto Lovato / The NationRecently released CIA documents revealing that the Agency surveilled Puerto Rican and Mexican American activists confirm what many of us have known for decades: that US government agencies have spied on Latinos—and probably still do. The cache of 55 civil rights era documents declassified by CIA Director William J.
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Jan 16, 2025 |
thenation.com | Roberto Lovato
January 16, 2025 The CIA Illegally Spied on Puerto Rican and Mexican American Activists for DecadesAnd is probably still at it. As newly released classified documents confirm activists’ long-held suspicions, the disclosures should also alert us to current dangers.
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Dec 20, 2024 |
altaonline.com | Roberto Lovato
I. PUEBLO DE COCHITI, NEW MEXICOCarlos Herrera is among the 300 dancers covered in sweat, turquoise paint, and feathers—luminous feathers. The contrast between this iridescent plumage and the rust-colored mesas in the New Mexico desert makes the dancers’ bodies shine electric. They sweep through the plaza, rotating around its center in a giant circle. The procession moves to the beat of a deerskin-and-wood drum, led by a man who solemnly carries a 10-foot-tall staff.
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For 30 years, I've worked on & written about Salvadoran gangs. Today, I spoke with current & former MS-13 members about Trump's tattoo interpretations. Most responded like the former gang member who told me something to the effect of," I ain't never seen that shit signify MS-13."

This is the hand of the man that the Democrats feel should be brought back to the United States, because he is such “a fine and innocent person.” They said he is not a member of MS-13, even though he’s got MS-13 tattooed onto his knuckles, and two Highly Respected Courts found https://t.co/31sNr2k1SK

Reason to resist. https://t.co/F6QMCo5bEt

RT @KareemRifai: The "guy on the left" fired every single judge on El Salvador's constitutional court, replaced them with loyalists, and ha…