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Political Scientist based in Lima, Peru. Profesora, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Née et ancrée à Montréal et à l’Anse-à-Pierre-Jean. Studies women’s citizenship, comparative politics.

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Familism by Default: How Inadequate Childcare Services Reproduce Gender Inequality in Peru’s Urban Peripheries Abstract. Based on interviews with mothers in Peru’s urban peripheries, the article analyses families’ childcare strategies and perceptions of institutiona

In these days of strong backlash and backsliding on gender equality policy, this new publication written with Robin Cavagnoud and Sonia Velarde shows how appropriate childcare services could make a difference: academic.oup.com/sp/advance-a...

22.01.2026 15:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Greenland’s Prime Minister Delivers Short and Serious Warning to Trump Greenland’s leader has a blunt message for Trump as he seeks to take over the Arctic island.

“If we have to choose between the USA and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the EU.” trib.al/5fVjvXt

19.01.2026 00:51 👍 305 🔁 79 💬 10 📌 2
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota

"Two to three thousand armed agents of the federal government have been deployed to Minnesota.

Armed, masked, undertrained ICE agents are going door to door, ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live."

15.01.2026 02:32 👍 1282 🔁 617 💬 69 📌 70
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“1.000 cabezas más”, el programa con el que Merz busca hacer más atractiva Alemania para aprovechar la fuga de cerebros de EE UU El Gobierno alemán ha puesto en marcha un plan para atraer investigadores de todo el mundo en pleno repliegue de la Administración de Trump

“Queremos facilitar la inmigración en el mercado laboral y asegurarnos de que atraemos a los mejores investigadores, desarrolladores y especialistas del mundo”. El programa con el que Merz busca hacer más atractiva Alemania para aprovechar la fuga de cerebros de EE UU

07.01.2026 13:44 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 3
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Venezuela’s civil-military alliance is being stretched — if it breaks, numerous armed groups may be drawn into messy split How various factions respond to the Trump administration’s threat to be the de facto ruler of the country could quickly inflame domestic tensions and lead to conflict.

If anyone thinks a transition will be easy in Venezuela, just read this: theconversation.com/venezuelas-c...

07.01.2026 12:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Difficile à croire du point de vue d’une Québécoise!

03.01.2026 02:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Interesting analysis of the real costs and benefits of a transition in Venezuela. And what democratic actors need to understand.

09.12.2025 14:50 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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‘Silent epidemic of chemical pollution’ demands radical regulatory redo, say scientists An international team of scientists has issued a stark warning that current toxicology and chemical regulatory regimes are failing to protect public health and the environment from a host of toxins…

A team of 43 scientists says pesticide and plastic regulation needs a major overhaul. Full commercial formulations—often containing petrochemical waste and heavy metals—can be far more toxic than the tested active ingredients.

They call for stricter limits, full-formulation testing, & public data.

07.12.2025 04:30 👍 57 🔁 45 💬 0 📌 4
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Peru to declare state of emergency to block Chile border crossings The announcement comes as undocumented people flee neighbouring Chile in anticipation of an immigration crackdown.

The announcement comes as undocumented people flee neighbouring Chile in anticipation of an immigration crackdown.

28.11.2025 22:00 👍 43 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 0
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El planeta es nuestra granja: por cada animal salvaje hay 10 para consumo o domésticos Dos estudios muestran como la vida domesticada supera a la silvestre con las personas moviéndose más que el conjunto de animales

Por cada animal salvaje hay 10 para consumo o domésticos. Los humanos vuelan ya más que las aves. En los mares, queda el 30% de las ballenas que había en 1850. Y solo perros, gatos y roedores urbanos pesan más que el resto de animales terrestres silvestres social.elpais.com/7cqik11

27.10.2025 21:21 👍 72 🔁 50 💬 0 📌 3
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Trump Says He’s Cutting Off Trade Negotiations With Canada The president said his move, which again throws relations with one of the United States’ closest trading partners into turmoil, was motivated by an advertisement he deemed fraudulent.

Breaking News: President Trump said that he was terminating all trade negotiations with Canada, throwing the countries’ close partnership into turmoil.

24.10.2025 03:41 👍 204 🔁 84 💬 114 📌 38
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El rapero Eduardo Ruiz Sáenz, primera víctima de la represión del Gobierno interino de Perú El manifestante fue atacado por un policía infiltrado, según los testigos presenciales. Otro joven se encuentra en coma por el impacto de una bomba lacrimógena

El rapero Eduardo Ruiz Sáenz, primera víctima de la represión del Gobierno interino de Perú dozz.es/uc7_i13

17.10.2025 03:00 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Denuncias por violación y corrupción: quién es José Jerí, el nuevo presidente de Perú | Asume interinamente en reemplazo de Dina Boluarte El flamante mandatario es cuestionado por organismos de derechos humanos. El 26 de julio fue escogido como presidente del Congreso, pese a que en ese momento seguía abierta una investigación por viola...

O presidente interino José Jerí (38) é um congressista de extrema direita do partido "Somos Perú" que há alguns meses foi acusado de corrupção e de estupro www.pagina12.com.ar/864730-denun...

10.10.2025 13:54 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Dina Boluarte, destituida por “incapacidad moral permanente”; José Jerí nuevo presidente interino de Perú El Congreso de Perú destituyó en la madrugada del viernes 10 de octubre a la presidenta Dina Boluarte en un juicio político relámpago motivado por la crisis de inseguridad. Tras vacarla, el Parlamento...

#Perú. "Por "incapacidad moral permanente", el Congreso destituyó de forma fulminante a la presidenta #DinaBoluarte, que asumió el cargo en diciembre de 2022. Al momento de su destitución tenía un miserable 3% de aprobación por parte de la población.
www.france24.com/es/am%C3%A9r...

10.10.2025 14:04 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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BREAKING Peru lawmakers vote to impeach president Dina Boluarte

10.10.2025 05:14 👍 7 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 5

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte ousted by Congress

10.10.2025 05:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials

NEW: Trump officials have moved forward with destroying $10 million of contraceptives bought by USAID. The contraceptives would've gone to nations in need. State Dept. and USAID documents obtained by @nytimes.com show groups offered to buy them. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

12.09.2025 01:04 👍 174 🔁 111 💬 16 📌 17

Mañana l@s esperamos

10.09.2025 22:41 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Why is rainfall declining in the Amazon? New research says deforestation is the leading driver For decades the world’s largest rainforest has been getting drier. A new study published in Nature Communications disentangles how much of this shift can be blamed on humanity’s warming of the planet…

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For decades the world’s largest rainforest has been getting drier.

A new study disentangles how much of this shift can be blamed on humanity’s warming of the planet and how much on the felling of trees within the Amazon itself.

04.09.2025 21:21 👍 14 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1
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Bluesky CEO: I turned a Twitter research project into a rival company—'we've achieved what a lot of people said was impossible' Under CEO Jay Graber, social media company Bluesky has grown to 38 million registered users while weathering large-scale challenges over the past few years.

www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...

03.09.2025 03:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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De la mina a la joyería: así es cómo el oro ilegal de la Amazonía se lava en el sistema financiero de Estados Unidos | ESTUDIO La minería ilegal de oro en la Amazonía tiene efectos hasta en Estados Unidos, donde el crimen organizado ha logrado meter el mineral en mercados legales y lavar sus ganancias, de acuerdo con el informe de la coalición Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT). El oro ilegal entra a Estados Unidos como importación formal pero con documentación falsa y mediante viajeros que aprovechan la flexibilidad del sistema estadounidense para no declarar ciertas cantidades de oro que entran al país.

De la mina a la joyería: así es cómo el oro ilegal de la Amazonía se lava en el sistema financiero de Estados Unidos | ESTUDIO elcomercio.pe/tecnologia/e...

30.08.2025 15:48 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Sanctuary cities in the US were born in the 1980s as Central American refugees fled civil wars The Sanctuary Movement emerged amid a restrictive US asylum process and as the Reagan administration refused to acknowledge the extent of human rights violations in the region.

The Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s began as a response to US policies in Central America. Churches and cities offered protection to refugees fleeing violence, sparking today's sanctuary city policies. A historian of migration explains: buff.ly/7S5eprn 🗃️ By Laura Madokoro @carleton.ca

18.08.2025 14:24 👍 33 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 1
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Richest Gain Most and Poorest Face Steepest Cuts Under G.O.P. Law, Analysis Finds Millions of people could lose access to federal food aid or Medicaid, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s latest analysis of President Trump’s marquee legislation.

The Republicans’ domestic policy legislation will most likely raise after-tax incomes of the richest Americans while its cuts to social spending will leave the poorest at a substantial disadvantage, according to an analysis released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

12.08.2025 13:40 👍 183 🔁 79 💬 31 📌 14
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Falsifying a Tax Return Can Cost Your Citizenship Under Trump The extraordinary step of stripping naturalized Americans of their citizenship used to be reserved for individuals who turned out to be war criminals, genocide perpetrators, threats to national securi...

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

03.08.2025 02:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Family and friends shoulder the real cost of dementia − $224B in unpaid care Dementia care costs are 5 times higher than the official figures suggest when you count the value of unpaid care.

The true cost of #dementia care in the US is $277 billion per year, with $224 billion worth of care coming from unpaid family and friend caregivers. New research reveals the hidden burden on families and communities. buff.ly/1K8JDTK
By Amy Lastuka, University of Washington 🩺

21.06.2025 01:28 👍 23 🔁 15 💬 2 📌 1
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‘Drop Israel’: How military escalation with Iran divides Trump’s base Key right-wing figures, including some Trump allies, question the Israeli strikes and warn against a US war with Iran.

Key right-wing figures, including some Trump allies, question the Israeli strikes and warn against a US war with Iran.

14.06.2025 04:00 👍 138 🔁 37 💬 12 📌 3
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Kennedy’s New Vaccine Advisers Helped Lawyers Raise Doubts About Their Safety

NEW: Kennedy cited historical conflicts of interest when firing the entire CDC vaccine panel. We found a pattern of casting doubt on vaccines - sometimes in a legal setting - among the new advisors.

w @sherylnyt.bsky.social

GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

13.06.2025 23:47 👍 612 🔁 108 💬 31 📌 1
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Canadá dice que estudia respuesta a los aranceles "ilegales" de EE.UU. al acero y al aluminio - EFE El primer ministro de Canadá, Mark Carney, rechazó los aranceles de EE.UU. al acero y aluminio y dijo que su país estudia una respuesta.

El primer ministro de Canadá, Mark Carney, califica los aranceles de EE.UU. al acero y al aluminio como "ilegales" y apunta que su Gobierno estudia una respuesta. 

04.06.2025 19:57 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Donald Trump’s Attempt To Destroy Due Process Ran Into a Wall at the Supreme Court The Supreme Court issued an emphatic and unusual decision declaring that the Trump administration violated the due process rights of Venezuelan migrants.

✅Clean holding that Trump violated due process
✅Classwide relief for targeted migrants
✅Bristling skepticism that this administration can be trusted to keep its word
✅Frustration that the conservative lower courts failed to intervene

Yes, this ruling is a big deal. slate.com/news-and-pol...

16.05.2025 21:53 👍 886 🔁 255 💬 24 📌 18

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:

-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare

(But get your mom flowers, too)

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