Michael Deibert
@michaeldeibert.bsky.social
Author and journalist. Writing at https://michaeldeibert.substack.com. Enemy to autocrats. Friend to all cats. Piti piti, zwazo fe nich-li
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People of the left & right both must realize that, whatever its stated goals & allegiances, autocracy/caudillismo is its own ideology.
Haiti's Radio Métropole reporting that first round of long-delayed elections may not be held until July 2027 metropole.ht/le-premier-t...
Le premier tour des élections pourrait se tenir en juillet 2027 - METROPOLE
Le premier tour des élections en Haïti pourrait se tenir en juillet 2027, selon des sources proches du Conseil électoral provisoire (CEP) et de plusieurs partis politiques. Plusieurs périodes ont été ...
metropole.ht
October 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Haiti's Radio Métropole reporting that first round of long-delayed elections may not be held until July 2027 metropole.ht/le-premier-t...
Only 8,000 or 9,000 more needed and they'll be at parity with the gangs: 1 300 militaires salvadoriens déjà déployés en Haïti lenouvelliste.com/article/2733...
1 300 militaires salvadoriens déjà déployés en Haïti
« Avec les 690 militaires arrivés aujourd’hui, il y a maintenant un contingent de 1 300 soldats salvadoriens en Haïti.
lenouvelliste.com
October 28, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Only 8,000 or 9,000 more needed and they'll be at parity with the gangs: 1 300 militaires salvadoriens déjà déployés en Haïti lenouvelliste.com/article/2733...
Having fled Nicaragua after persecution for working at a television station and having applied for asylum in the United States, Benita Escalante now finds herself in ICE detention confidencial.digital/noticias/fam...
Familia pide ayuda para liberar a migrante nica detenida por Migración en Estados Unidos
La excolaboradora de 100 % Noticias, Benita Escalante, se encuentra detenida por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE. UU.
confidencial.digital
October 28, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Having fled Nicaragua after persecution for working at a television station and having applied for asylum in the United States, Benita Escalante now finds herself in ICE detention confidencial.digital/noticias/fam...
Clearly, Côte d’Ivoire's Alassane Ouattara learned a lesson or two at the feet of his old mentor, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
Côte d’Ivoire : un an après la réélection d’Alassane Ouattara, une scène politique cadenassée
Les principaux partis de l’opposition ivoirienne, dont plusieurs responsables ont été convoqués par la justice, se disent victimes d’un « harcèlement » de la part du pouvoir.
www.lemonde.fr
October 28, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Clearly, Côte d’Ivoire's Alassane Ouattara learned a lesson or two at the feet of his old mentor, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
Pretty much everything Trump & chavismo fear: Returned Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado preparing tour of country to forge “national agreement” to unite country's political and civil forces around shared democratic roadmap elpais.com/america/2026...
María Corina Machado prepara una gira por Venezuela para forjar un “acuerdo nacional” que impulse la transición
El objetivo de la líder opositora es unir a las fuerzas políticas y civiles del país alrededor de una hoja de ruta democrática compartida
elpais.com
October 28, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Pretty much everything Trump & chavismo fear: Returned Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado preparing tour of country to forge “national agreement” to unite country's political and civil forces around shared democratic roadmap elpais.com/america/2026...
DR Congo opposition rejects armed rebellion, calls for inclusive dialogue www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Congo opposition rejects armed rebellion, calls for inclusive dialogue
Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition coalition on Tuesday refused to back an armed rebellion led by former President Joseph Kabila and renewed its criticism of proposed reforms that would ...
www.reuters.com
October 28, 2026 at 11:56 AM
DR Congo opposition rejects armed rebellion, calls for inclusive dialogue www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Not a bad idea, all told: Arab Party Leader Calls for 'True Arab-Jewish Partnership' to Oust Netanyahu www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Arab party leader calls for 'true Arab-Jewish partnership' to ouster Netanyahu
Joint List Candidate Ahmad Tibi says high Arab turnout prevented a right-wing majority
www.haaretz.com
October 28, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Not a bad idea, all told: Arab Party Leader Calls for 'True Arab-Jewish Partnership' to Oust Netanyahu www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
This says a lot about Flavio's tepid commitment to Brazil and its people and a lot about Trump & co's total disregard for the law, foreign or domestic. www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2026/1...
Governo Trump dará visto a Flávio Bolsonaro após fuga do Brasil
Pessoas próximas do senador do PL dizem que ele já chegou nos EUA
www1.folha.uol.com.br
October 27, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This says a lot about Flavio's tepid commitment to Brazil and its people and a lot about Trump & co's total disregard for the law, foreign or domestic. www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2026/1...
As per exit poll by Israel's Channel 13: Majority of voters backed opposition coalition against govt but Netanyahu's Likud gets largest single-party vote share. Neither bloc will have majority without support of Arab parties.
October 27, 2026 at 8:12 PM
As per exit poll by Israel's Channel 13: Majority of voters backed opposition coalition against govt but Netanyahu's Likud gets largest single-party vote share. Neither bloc will have majority without support of Arab parties.
Mi amiga @natashadeltoro.bsky.social charlando sobre su importante trabajo documentando las muertes bajo custodia del ICE. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Morir bajo custodia de ICE
Podcast Episode · El hilo · October 23 · 37m
podcasts.apple.com
October 27, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Mi amiga @natashadeltoro.bsky.social charlando sobre su importante trabajo documentando las muertes bajo custodia del ICE. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
In advance of Día de Muertos, today, 27 October, is the day when departed animals are supposed to return from the afterlife to visit their former humans. To Hastings, Max, Winston and others that passed though my life, hopefully you will come visit me in my dreams tonight.
October 27, 2026 at 1:03 PM
In advance of Día de Muertos, today, 27 October, is the day when departed animals are supposed to return from the afterlife to visit their former humans. To Hastings, Max, Winston and others that passed though my life, hopefully you will come visit me in my dreams tonight.
Zyed Benna & Bouna Traoré, who were electrocuted while hiding from police in a rail yard in Clichy-sous-Bois near Paris on 27 October 2005.
October 27, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Zyed Benna & Bouna Traoré, who were electrocuted while hiding from police in a rail yard in Clichy-sous-Bois near Paris on 27 October 2005.
Yesterday, I taught a class on reporting from - and the U.S. betrayal of - Afghanistan. Any community would be lucky to have Afghan immigrants in it and this seizure of beloved community member and Fulbright scholar Benazir Noorzad is a disgrace.
www.khaama.com/afghan-fulbr...
www.khaama.com/afghan-fulbr...
Afghan Fulbright Scholar Detained by ICE in Michigan
An Afghan Fulbright scholar working for Genesee County was detained by ICE at Detroit airport weeks before her asylum interview.
www.khaama.com
October 27, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Yesterday, I taught a class on reporting from - and the U.S. betrayal of - Afghanistan. Any community would be lucky to have Afghan immigrants in it and this seizure of beloved community member and Fulbright scholar Benazir Noorzad is a disgrace.
www.khaama.com/afghan-fulbr...
www.khaama.com/afghan-fulbr...
Four Salvadoran soldiers remain missing in Haiti www.alterpresse.org/Haiti-Insecu...
Haïti-Insécurité : Quatre militaires salvadoriens toujours introuvables, le déploiement de renforts se poursuit
<p>Les quatre militaires salvadoriens restent introuvables après l’attaque du 18 octobre à Croix-des-Bouquets, tandis que le Salvador poursuit le déploiement de renforts en Haïti.</p>
www.alterpresse.org
October 27, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Four Salvadoran soldiers remain missing in Haiti www.alterpresse.org/Haiti-Insecu...
Reposted by Michael Deibert
I am delighted to be appearing at the Miami Book Fair next month with Fabienne Josaphat, Micki Berthelot Morency and Dimitry Elias Léger to discuss "What We Carry: Family, Memory, History & Haiti." I hope to see some of you there! miamibookfair.com/event/what-w... @ugapress.bsky.social
What We Carry: Family, Memory, History & Haiti – Fiction & Nonfiction - Miami Book Fair
Michael Deibert’s With the Pen in One Hand and the Sword in the Other: Haiti and the United States in the Nineteenth Century examines Haiti’s first century, its role in liberation movements across the...
miamibookfair.com
October 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I am delighted to be appearing at the Miami Book Fair next month with Fabienne Josaphat, Micki Berthelot Morency and Dimitry Elias Léger to discuss "What We Carry: Family, Memory, History & Haiti." I hope to see some of you there! miamibookfair.com/event/what-w... @ugapress.bsky.social
Catholic priest disappears in Mexico's Culiacán www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/202...
Desaparece en Culiacán el sacerdote católico Clemente Morales
Según medios locales, el sacerdote salió la tarde del sábado en una camioneta a una cita médica y no retornó a la iglesia donde lo esperaban para oficiar una misa, lo que activó las alarmas de sus fam...
www.proceso.com.mx
October 27, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Catholic priest disappears in Mexico's Culiacán www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/202...
Sudan: El Fasher civilians suffer unlawful killings, detention and torture one year after city’s capture by the RSF www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Sudan: El Fasher civilians suffer unlawful killings, detention and torture one year after city’s capture by the RSF – new testimony
Civilians in El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, are still suffering detention, torture and limited access to humanitarian aid one year after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the city and committ...
www.amnesty.org
October 27, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Sudan: El Fasher civilians suffer unlawful killings, detention and torture one year after city’s capture by the RSF www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Listening to NPR report from Michigan & looking at polls, I would be concerned about this race if I was in Abdul El-Sayed campaign. I'm on record telling people to vote for the guy, but AES's arrogance & "uncommitted" theatrics really seem to have rubbed African-American voters there the wrong way.
October 27, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Listening to NPR report from Michigan & looking at polls, I would be concerned about this race if I was in Abdul El-Sayed campaign. I'm on record telling people to vote for the guy, but AES's arrogance & "uncommitted" theatrics really seem to have rubbed African-American voters there the wrong way.
Starting this day with the hope that Benjamin Netanyahu's disastrous rule will finally come to an end.
October 27, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Starting this day with the hope that Benjamin Netanyahu's disastrous rule will finally come to an end.
I am delighted to be appearing at the Miami Book Fair next month with Fabienne Josaphat, Micki Berthelot Morency and Dimitry Elias Léger to discuss "What We Carry: Family, Memory, History & Haiti." I hope to see some of you there! miamibookfair.com/event/what-w... @ugapress.bsky.social
What We Carry: Family, Memory, History & Haiti – Fiction & Nonfiction - Miami Book Fair
Michael Deibert’s With the Pen in One Hand and the Sword in the Other: Haiti and the United States in the Nineteenth Century examines Haiti’s first century, its role in liberation movements across the...
miamibookfair.com
October 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I am delighted to be appearing at the Miami Book Fair next month with Fabienne Josaphat, Micki Berthelot Morency and Dimitry Elias Léger to discuss "What We Carry: Family, Memory, History & Haiti." I hope to see some of you there! miamibookfair.com/event/what-w... @ugapress.bsky.social
I wouldn't read too much into this, but the optics are unfortunate, to say the least: Dominican Republic president Luis Abinader soldiers, artillery equipment to nation's southern border with Haiti listindiario.com/la-republica...
Abinader envía batallones y equipos de artillería a la frontera sur; mañana hablará con Bukele
Este mismo domingo se reunirá con sus ministros de Defensa y de Relaciones Exteriores
listindiario.com
October 26, 2026 at 12:43 PM
I wouldn't read too much into this, but the optics are unfortunate, to say the least: Dominican Republic president Luis Abinader soldiers, artillery equipment to nation's southern border with Haiti listindiario.com/la-republica...
"Events in Caracas have become a kind of mirror in which many Cubans seek to anticipate their own future. Every move on the Venezuelan chessboard is examined here with a mixture of anxiety, expectation, and distrust." www.14ymedio.com/opinion/mult...
La multitud en Caracas, el silencio en La Habana
El regreso de María Corina Machado devuelve el entusiasmo a quienes todavía esperan que los cambios en Venezuela abran también las puertas de Cuba
www.14ymedio.com
October 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
"Events in Caracas have become a kind of mirror in which many Cubans seek to anticipate their own future. Every move on the Venezuelan chessboard is examined here with a mixture of anxiety, expectation, and distrust." www.14ymedio.com/opinion/mult...
An empty airport, closed shops, and abandoned hotels: the decline in tourism in Mexico's Tulum deepens elpais.com/mexico/econo...
Un aeropuerto vacío, locales cerrados y hoteles en abandono: la caída del turismo en Tulum se profundiza
La suspensión de vuelos dificulta el regreso de los visitantes a la joya de la Riviera Maya, que ha perdido su brillo por factores como los altos precios o la llegada del sargazo
elpais.com
October 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
An empty airport, closed shops, and abandoned hotels: the decline in tourism in Mexico's Tulum deepens elpais.com/mexico/econo...
Leaflets of far-right Rassemblement National found in car of suspect in mass shooting in France's Trappes www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
Attentat de Trappes : des tracts du RN retrouvés dans la voiture du suspect, décrit par ses proches comme « raciste »
Selon les informations du « Monde », de nombreux éléments établissent la motivation raciste de l’attaque qui a fait un mort et cinq blessés, vendredi, dans les Yvelines. La garde à vue du suspect, qui...
www.lemonde.fr
October 26, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Leaflets of far-right Rassemblement National found in car of suspect in mass shooting in France's Trappes www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...