Omar Rafael Regalado Fernández

Trump claims DC crimes trounce stats from notoriously violent cities worldwide Trump federalizes Washington, D.C., police department and deploys National Guard, claiming the capital's murder rate exceeds cities like Bogota and Mexico City.

"Look at these. [...] Mexico City [...] So do you want to live in places like that?"

1. Based on how many US people are gentrifying Mexico City, making it unlivable for us, I would say I have proof they do.

2. Unlike DC, Mexico City is a federal state. So...

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Velocipastor es una joya, adelantada a su tiempo en una línea de tiempo alterna, mostrando que no necesitamos la IA para ahorrar en cine.

GPT-5 regularly asks you why you are not citing its work. GPT-5 always believes your estimator is biased. GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question. Sometimes GPT-5 tells you stories about grad school and expresses regret about getting a PhD. GPT-5's mom wonders when it will start making money.

The lone genius scientist/great man theory of science is a fucked-up ouroboros that gets told in western histories, as well as portrayed in stories by the media, and then real scientists attempt to embody that same myth - each step perpetuating the next.

Leading Scientific Societies File Amicus Brief With U.S. Supreme Court in Support of NIH Grant Recipients Washington, DC – August 4, 2025 – On Friday, August 1, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), and the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) jointly filed an expanded amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in American Public Health Association v. NIH. As some of the nation’s largest and most respected scientific societies, the amici submit this brief to emphasize the urgent need to safeguard federal research investments, protect early-career scientists, and uphold the integrity of the nation’s science ecosystem. The four leading life science organizations originally filed an amicus brief in the case on May 2, urging the court to find recent executive actions that led to the termination of NIH grants supporting early-career scientists—such as the Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) program—unlawful and to compel NIH to restore funding swiftly. MOSAIC grants support scientists from a wide range of backgrounds in transitioning to research careers. Today’s updated filing focuses specifically on the immediate and irreparable harm caused by the grant terminations and asks the Court to deny the government’s request for a stay pending approval. The updated brief includes new evidence and perspectives drawn from peer-reviewed articles and commentary published in recent months, which underscore the devastating consequences these grant cancellations have already had across the scientific community. Together, ASBMB, ASCB, ASM, and FASEB represent more than 150,000 biological and biomedical researchers whose work drives innovation, improves public health, and fuels the U.S. economy. Their members have long supported and participated in programs like MOSAIC, w…

While many institutions are capitulating to Trump, my favorite scientific societies are fighting back. Aug 1 @ascbiology.bsky.social, @asm.org, @asbmb.bsky.social, & @faseborg.bsky.social jointly filed an expanded amicus brief with the Supreme Court in American Public Health Association v. NIH 1/n

Still from the video in the report that shows the Sydney Harbour Bridge with many thousands of people on it as part of the Gaza protests.

Still from the video in the report that shows the Sydney Harbour Bridge with many thousands of people on it as part of the Gaza protests.

As expected, the protests today in support of the people of Gaza in Sydney, and over our iconic Harbour Bridge, were grand in scale. Estimates ~90,000 people!

There were heavy downpours, and people still turned out in huge numbers.

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YouTube video by Forrest Valkai A Long Video About Shorts | Reacteria

I am already crushing on Forrest very hard. There was no need to spend so much time ranting about evangelicals and their weird takes on dinosaurs whilst showing a pangolin with what seems Mexican music in background... Completely unnecessary yet fully appreciated

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Airbnb Accused of Meddling in Mexico City Gentrification Debates A dubious organization with a dubious name, We Are All Hosts, has been participating in the neighbourhood forums.

Airbnb Accused of Meddling in Mexico City Gentrification Debates

A dubious organization with a dubious name, We Are All Hosts, has been participating in the neighbourhood forums.

How Reddit became a lifeline for immigrants At least seven immigration-focused subreddits have been created since Jan. 20 and have evolved into hubs of collective support

“Immigration lawyers are very expensive, so my first stop is always Reddit.” While some immigration-related subreddits have existed for years, several new ones have cropped up to meet the moment navigating Trump’s America, Victoria Mortimer reports.
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Sheinbaum says Mexico secures new tariff reprieve, 90 days to strike trade deal Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that she secured a pause on new tariffs coming into effect and a 90-day period to work on a trade deal in a call with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Sheinbaum says Mexico secures new tariff reprieve, 90 days to strike trade deal reut.rs/4501fao

Sheinbaum has fewer characters than "country's leader". If you can spell Trump's, you can spell HER name.

PSA. If you're learning Spanish and you have a non-Mexican Latin American friend, they may suggest you watch the Mexican "Chespirito" to learn Spanish... Ignore that, and watch the Chilean show "31 Minutos" instead; a 72000 times superior product.

You're welcome.

The Israeli businessmen who 'invested' $25 million to buy off Mexico's former president ***

In my book, Chasing Shadows, I describe the sordid cast of grifters and corruption that defined NSO Group's business in Mexico 🇲🇽

New reporting by Gur Megiddo in @haaretzcom.bsky.social shows Israeli businessmen bribed the former Mexican president with $25 million

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Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters, Abducts 21 Unarmed Civilians The Freedom Flotilla Coalition confirms that its civilian vessel Handala, en route to break Israel's illegal, genocidal blockade on Palestinians in Gaza, has been violently intercepted by the Israeli military in international waters about forty nautical miles from Gaza. At 11:43 Palestine time the Occupation cut the cameras on board Handala and we have lost all communication with our ship. The unarmed boat was carrying life-saving supplies when it was boarded by Israeli forces, its passengers abducted, and its cargo seized. The interception occurred in international waters outside Palestinian territorial waters off Gaza, in violation of international maritime law. Handala carried a shipment of critical humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza, including baby formula, diapers, food, and medicine. All cargo was non-military, civilian, and intended for direct distribution to a population facing deliberate starvation and medical collapse under Israel's illegal blockade.

Human Rights Defenders Aboard Handala, by country: United States: Christian Smalls - Amazon Labor Union founder; Huwaida Arraf - Human rights attorney (Palestine/US); Jacob Berger - Jewish-American activist; Bob Suberi - Jewish U.S. war veteran; Braedon Peluso - Sailor and direct action activist; Dr. Frank Romano - International lawyer and actor (France/US). France: Emma Fourreau - MEP and activist (France/Sweden); Gabrielle Cathala - Parliamentarian and former humanitarian worker; Justine Kempf - Nurse, Médecins du Monde; Ange Sahuquet - Engineer and human rights activist. Italy: Antonio Mazzeo - Teacher, peace researcher, journalist; Antonio "Tony" La Picirella - Climate and social justice organizer. Spain: Santiago González Vallejo - Economist and activist; Sergio Toribio - Engineer and environmentalist.

Australia: Robert Martin - Human rights activist; Tania "Tan" Safi - Journalist and organizer of Lebanese descent. Norway: Vigdis Bjorvand - 70-year-old lifelong justice activist. United Kingdom / France: Chloé Fiona Ludden - Former UN staff and scientist. Tunisia: Hatem Aouini - Trade unionist and internationalist activist. Journalists Aboard Handala Morocco: Mohamed El Bakkali - Senior journalist with Al Jazeera (based in Paris). Iraq / United States: Waad Al Musa - Cameraman and field reporter with Al Jazeera. The attack on Handala is the third violent act by Israeli forces against Freedom Flotilla missions this year alone. It follows the drone bombing of the civilian aid ship Conscience in European waters in May, which injured four people and disabled the vessel, and the illegal seizure of the Madleen in June, where Israeli forces abducted twelve civilians, including a Member

of the European Parliament. Shortly before their abduction, the Handala's crew affirmed that they would be hunger-striking if detained by Israeli forces and not accepting any food from the Israeli Occupation Forces. Israeli officials have ignored the International Court of Justice's binding orders that require the facilitation of humanitarian access to Gaza. The continued attacks on peaceful civilian missions represent a grave violation of international law. "Israel has no legal authority to detain international civilians aboard the Handala", said Ann Wright a member of the Freedom Flotilla's steering committee. "This is not a matter of internal Israeli jurisdiction. These are foreign nationals operating under international law in international waters. Their detention is arbitrary, unlawful, and must end."

BREAKING: Israeli military attacks humanitarian aid vessel Handala in international waters 30 miles from Gaza — in violation of maritime law — and has abducted 21 people on board, including U.S. citizens.

The ship was carrying life-saving aid, which Israel has seized.

I love him though.

It’s good he’s acknowledging these events are a genocide but I feel compelled to point out the inherent supremacy of a piece which does not cite any Palestinian scholars or journalists. This is a version of what Miranda Fricker calls “testimonial injustice” and Kristie Dotson “epistemic oppression.”

Okay, so sending USBs through the post it is...

Stop asking billionaires questions, recording their answers and sharing their uninformed and/or racist and/or otherwise bigoted and nonsense ideas as journalism. It’s ridiculous. They are the most boring people. Oh wah I am a white man who has more money than I can spend and I’m so mad about it!

People using the unaccountable secret police to settle private scores. Happened in the Soviet Union, happened in Nazi Germany, happens under lots of dictatorships. Happening now in the United States of America.

The lesson is, don't have an unaccountable secret police force.

Bunting with dinosaurs hanging from a wood ceiling. White wall as background and a couple of frames. Cenefa con dinosaurios colgando del techo de madera. Una pared blanca de fondo con unos cuadros.

Fossil-Friday-themed birthday decorations 😊

Today, more than 26,000 properties in Mexico City are currently listed on Airbnb, according to the Inside Airbnb, an advocacy organization that tracks the company’s impact on residential communities through data. That’s compared to 36,000 properties in New York City and 19,000 in Barcelona, where protests have also broken out. “The government has treated housing like it’s merchandise,” Salinas said. The actions the government is taking “are completely insufficient. The federal government needs to be intervening far more nowadays.”

I understand the frustration at mass tourism in Mexico City, but I think the common thread here is #Airbnb. It’s destroyed the housing market in CDMX, NYC, and Barcelona. It should be heavily regulated, if not banned, and responsible digital nomads should avoid using it.
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A screenshot from actor Viola Davis's post A photo of Claudia Sheinbaum, close up, smiling and raising her hand with a thumbs up. The thumbs up has a black ink mark, suggesting this photo was taken during an election cycle, as in Mexico it is customary to get the thumb rolled with ink to certify a vote. violadavis Mexico's president just sent rescue teams to Texas. After all the hate. After all the anti-immigrant policies. After all the racism toward brown people. She still helped. She still showed up. She still did the right thing. To a red state that wouldn't do the same for her. That's leadership. That's power. That's a woman. swagrman violadavis Much respect Madam President

A reminder that land doesn't vote. "Texas" is not an entity and I'm glad our government is not taking things to that level of abstraction. Texas is inhabited by people and help shouldn't be transactional.

Episode 67 -- Project 1933, Part I: January to March 15 In Bed With The Right · Episode

Besonders genial finde ich ihre aktuelle "Project 1933"-Serie, in der die beiden Hosts gerade jeden Monat der Machtergreifung durchgehen. Sie sind gerade im Juni 1933 - und es ist gleichzeitig düster und erhellend zu hören, wie eine Demokratie fällt.

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A photo of a U-Bahn carriage in Frankfurt that has been decorated with a loose collage of specimens and labels to advertise the museum. A photo of me is on the side, my head printed on the window. The photo is black and white and I am holding my glasses on the right hand. --- Una foto de un vagón de metro en Fráncfort, decorado con un collage de especímenes y etiquetas para anunciar el museo. Una foto mía está impresa en un lateral, mi cabeza, en la ventana. La foto es en blanco y negro y sostengo mis lentes en la mano derecha.

This has been such a surreal experience.

Die Legende der Wüste Gobi - Professor Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska Die Erforschung der zentralasiatischen Wüste Gobi ist voller unglaublicher Abenteuergeschichten. Der US-amerikanisch Paläontologe Roy Chapman Andrews hatte ab 1922. die unglaubliche Dinosaurierfundste...

#FossilFriday
#HappyBirthday, #ZofiaKielanJaworoska zum 100. Geburtstag!

Die legendäre polnische #Paläontologin, erforschte u a in der Wüste #Gobi mesozoische Säuger fand nebenbei viele #Dinosaurier u noch viel mehr

#FrischGebloggt
#WomenInScience

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There were no bureaucratic hoops to jump through, no courts involved, no burdensome paperwork to complete, and no need to make immigration enforcement a matter of international relations-just streamlined, expedited, unilateral expulsions without which the deportation machine would have come to a grinding halt. After the 1929 act went into effect, authorities also became increasingly aware of the power of scare tactics to exert control over noncitizens, and especially Mexicans. The act, an immigration official observed, had "put the fear of God in their hearts." Fear of apprehension and deportation became so pervasive in Mexican communities across the country that it changed the bureau's enforcement strategy. Whereas the Bureau of Immigration used to send undercover agents into dance halls to collect intelligence in hopes of building cases against people, under the new law authorities realized that all they had to do was send in a couple of uniformed officers. As one agent explained, "In a few minutes, the people who are here illegally begin to sneak out only to fall into the arms of a cordon who are waiting for them. A guilty conscience does the job." Though such fear may have been impossible to quantify, it was very real and caused a considerable number of people to preemptively leave the country.*

Seriously, though, any of this sound familiar? Goodman, The Deportation Machine

This is a must-read. At the risk of trying to extract something good out of a lot of fascism...

Self-deportation is a strategy that has been pursued through US immigration policy before. Always terrible. Also, always an admission that the fascists lack resources to do all the fascism.

Blocking anyone who is opinionated about ticking boxes but -clearly- hasn't had to read all the options in a checkbox list under a question regarding "ethnic background" whilst wondering "is this institution/journal/scientific society ignorant and racist or just careless and well-intentioned?".

Foundations: please step up and take over the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). This is an absolutely essential scanned archive of all of the old journals and books from the 1500s to about 1920. Has been indispensable for my research.
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65 million is the estimated population of "Hispanics" in the US. They say the alligators will have 65 million meals.

The Republicans refer to an ethnic cleansing programme that started long long ago...