“Dear friends in the United States: Beware the Ides of April,”writes @docavelar.bsky.social in #efOpinion. “Beware the stabbing of your democracy that begins with the blatant defiance of judicial authority.” elfaro.net/en/202505/op...
Beware the Ides of April: Nayib Bukele Exports Contempt for the Law
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April 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Dear friends in the United States: Beware the Ides of April,”writes @docavelar.bsky.social in #efOpinion. “Beware the stabbing of your democracy that begins with the blatant defiance of judicial authority.” elfaro.net/en/202505/op...
There is a military police force in El Salvador — and there should not be, writes Daniel Olmedo in #efOpinion. Its very existence violates the Constitution and the Peace Accords. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
Can There Be a Military Police Force in El Salvador?
There is a military police force in El Salvador — and there should not be. Its very existence violates the Constitution and the Peace Accords.
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May 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
There is a military police force in El Salvador — and there should not be, writes Daniel Olmedo in #efOpinion. Its very existence violates the Constitution and the Peace Accords. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
“Lessons on Sovereignty, from Guantánamo to El Salvador”
When a country as powerful as the United States obtains jurisdiction over a territory, it is very difficult for it to relinquish it, writes Salvadoran historian Héctor Lindo Fuentes in #efOpinion. elfaro.net/en/202505/op...
When a country as powerful as the United States obtains jurisdiction over a territory, it is very difficult for it to relinquish it, writes Salvadoran historian Héctor Lindo Fuentes in #efOpinion. elfaro.net/en/202505/op...
Lessons on Sovereignty, from Guantánamo to El Salvador
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April 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“Lessons on Sovereignty, from Guantánamo to El Salvador”
When a country as powerful as the United States obtains jurisdiction over a territory, it is very difficult for it to relinquish it, writes Salvadoran historian Héctor Lindo Fuentes in #efOpinion. elfaro.net/en/202505/op...
When a country as powerful as the United States obtains jurisdiction over a territory, it is very difficult for it to relinquish it, writes Salvadoran historian Héctor Lindo Fuentes in #efOpinion. elfaro.net/en/202505/op...
Rather than admiration, Bukele’s government appears to be terrified of Trump, writes @ricardovalp.bsky.social in #efOpinion. He’s betting that the only power that can truly hurt him resides in Washington. There is no friendship, no “bromance” — only desperation. elfaro.net/en/202502/op...
Bukele: A Jailer for Trump’s America
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February 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Rather than admiration, Bukele’s government appears to be terrified of Trump, writes @ricardovalp.bsky.social in #efOpinion. He’s betting that the only power that can truly hurt him resides in Washington. There is no friendship, no “bromance” — only desperation. elfaro.net/en/202502/op...
Otto's Take on Donald Trump's return to the White House. #efOpinion elfaro.net/en/202412/op...
Trump's Revenge
<p>Otto's Take on Donald Trump's return to the White House.</p>
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December 3, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Otto's Take on Donald Trump's return to the White House. #efOpinion elfaro.net/en/202412/op...
“When Donald Trump speaks of Manifest Destiny, the Panama Canal, McKinley, and Roosevelt, he speaks of a reality that our ancestors in Central America lived firsthand,” writes Salvadoran historian Héctor Lindo Fuentes in #efOpinion. “They did not like it.” elfaro.net/en/202501/op...
Seen from El Salvador, Trump’s Heroes Lose Their Luster
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January 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“When Donald Trump speaks of Manifest Destiny, the Panama Canal, McKinley, and Roosevelt, he speaks of a reality that our ancestors in Central America lived firsthand,” writes Salvadoran historian Héctor Lindo Fuentes in #efOpinion. “They did not like it.” elfaro.net/en/202501/op...
The oxygen animating the official narrative in El Salvador seems to be running out, triggering Bukele’s worst authoritarian instincts, writes @ricardovalp.bsky.social in #efOpinion. The “cool” dictator is dead; the cruel dictator is born. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
When the Narrative Slips Away, Bukele Resorts to Intimidation
The oxygen animating the official narrative in El Salvador seems to be running out, triggering Bukele’s worst authoritarian instincts. The “cool” dictator is dead; the cruel dictator is born.
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May 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The oxygen animating the official narrative in El Salvador seems to be running out, triggering Bukele’s worst authoritarian instincts, writes @ricardovalp.bsky.social in #efOpinion. The “cool” dictator is dead; the cruel dictator is born. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
El Salvador is living under a dictatorship, even if you do not want to see it, writes Salvadoran journalist @docavelar.bsky.social in #efOpinion. Have the decency to demand decency from those in power. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
Of Dictatorships and Decent Citizens: Wir Haben Es Nicht Gewusst
El Salvador is living under a dictatorship, even if you do not want to see it. Have the decency to demand decency from those in power.
beta.elfaro.net
July 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
El Salvador is living under a dictatorship, even if you do not want to see it, writes Salvadoran journalist @docavelar.bsky.social in #efOpinion. Have the decency to demand decency from those in power. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
“President’s Nayib Bukele’s reversal today of the 2017 mining ban aggravates environmental risks already posed by his extractive economic agenda. #ElSalvador cannot mine its way to clean water, healthy communities, and sustainable livelihoods.” #efOpinion elfaro.net/en/202412/op...
Water Over Gold: 15 Reasons Why El Salvador Should Again Reject Gold Mining
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December 23, 2024 at 11:48 PM
“President’s Nayib Bukele’s reversal today of the 2017 mining ban aggravates environmental risks already posed by his extractive economic agenda. #ElSalvador cannot mine its way to clean water, healthy communities, and sustainable livelihoods.” #efOpinion elfaro.net/en/202412/op...
The responsibility for violence should never fall on those who resist, but on the structure that targets dissent, writes exiled Nicaraguan feminist and human rights defender Claudia Vargas. #efOpinion beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
Defending Life Does Not Mean Giving Up Resistance
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March 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The responsibility for violence should never fall on those who resist, but on the structure that targets dissent, writes exiled Nicaraguan feminist and human rights defender Claudia Vargas. #efOpinion beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
The Shield of the Americas seeks to impose a militarized agenda against drug trafficking, writes @ricardovalp.bsky.social in #efOpinion. In return, Trump rewards certain leaders, from traditional conservatives to crypto-authoritarians, with a semblance of friendship. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
Trump Deals In Blackmail and Flattery with Latin American Militaries
The Shield of the Americas seeks to impose a militarized agenda against drug trafficking. In return, Trump rewards certain leaders, from traditional conservatives to crypto-authoritarians, with a semb...
beta.elfaro.net
March 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The Shield of the Americas seeks to impose a militarized agenda against drug trafficking, writes @ricardovalp.bsky.social in #efOpinion. In return, Trump rewards certain leaders, from traditional conservatives to crypto-authoritarians, with a semblance of friendship. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
What Washington is engineering in Honduras is a throwback with a modern twist: anti-communism fused with raw pragmatism, writes @ricardovalp.bsky.social. The ballots are not yet counted, but for Trump, Honduras is less an election than a prize already won. #efOpinion beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
The Only Clear Winner of the Honduran Elections Is Donald Trump
What Washington is engineering in Honduras is a throwback with a modern twist: anti-communism fused with raw pragmatism. The ballots are not yet counted, but for Trump, Honduras is less an election un...
beta.elfaro.net
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
What Washington is engineering in Honduras is a throwback with a modern twist: anti-communism fused with raw pragmatism, writes @ricardovalp.bsky.social. The ballots are not yet counted, but for Trump, Honduras is less an election than a prize already won. #efOpinion beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
Addressing @tlhumanrights.bsky.social, the Heritage Foundation sought to normalize deficiencies in the protection of citizens in El Salvador as par for the regional course. But their own data does not support that notion, writes Daniel Olmedo in #efOpinion beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
April 20, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Addressing @tlhumanrights.bsky.social, the Heritage Foundation sought to normalize deficiencies in the protection of citizens in El Salvador as par for the regional course. But their own data does not support that notion, writes Daniel Olmedo in #efOpinion beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
In El Salvador, an authoritarian regime is operating under a populist national security paradigm, writes Isabel Carlota Roby of @rfkhumanrights.org.web.brid.gy. Bukele is trying to hide the facts of the matter. #efOpinion beta.elfaro.net/en/el-salvad...
The State of Exception Is Long Past the New Normal in El Salvador
In El Salvador, an aggressively authoritarian regime is operating under a populist national security paradigm. In his attempt to redirect public attention from mounting evidence of state crimes, Bukel...
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April 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM
In El Salvador, an authoritarian regime is operating under a populist national security paradigm, writes Isabel Carlota Roby of @rfkhumanrights.org.web.brid.gy. Bukele is trying to hide the facts of the matter. #efOpinion beta.elfaro.net/en/el-salvad...
It would be naive to think Trump will make a 180-degree turn in policy toward El Salvador. But as a hearing in Washington suggests, concern is growing in sectors of Trump’s coalition about Bukele’s human rights record, writes @ricardovalp in #efOpinion.
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Bukele’s State of Exception Is No Longer a Marginal Issue in Washington
It would be naive to think that Trump will make a 180-degree turn in policy toward El Salvador. But as a recent hearing in Washington suggests, concern is growing within sectors of Trump’s coalition…
beta.elfaro.net
April 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
It would be naive to think Trump will make a 180-degree turn in policy toward El Salvador. But as a hearing in Washington suggests, concern is growing in sectors of Trump’s coalition about Bukele’s human rights record, writes @ricardovalp in #efOpinion.
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The current wave of ICE raids in Los Angeles is not merely about enforcement, write Axel Montepeque and Linda Alvarez of CSU Northridge. These migrants are being punished for trying to survive outside the structure built to contain them. #efOpinion beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
Punishment and Control: From US Interventionism to ICE Raids in Los Angeles
The current wave of ICE raids in Los Angeles is not merely about enforcement. These migrants are being punished not for breaking the law, but for trying to survive outside the structure built to conta...
beta.elfaro.net
June 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The current wave of ICE raids in Los Angeles is not merely about enforcement, write Axel Montepeque and Linda Alvarez of CSU Northridge. These migrants are being punished for trying to survive outside the structure built to contain them. #efOpinion beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
#efOpinion | It would be naive to think Trump will make a 180-degree turn in policy toward El Salvador. But as a hearing in Washington suggests, concern is growing in sectors of Trump’s coalition about Bukele’s human rights record.
beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
Bukele’s State of Exception Is No Longer a Marginal Issue in Washington
It would be naive to think that Trump will make a 180-degree turn in policy toward El Salvador. But as a recent hearing in Washington suggests, concern is growing within sectors of Trump’s coalition…
beta.elfaro.net
April 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM
#efOpinion | It would be naive to think Trump will make a 180-degree turn in policy toward El Salvador. But as a hearing in Washington suggests, concern is growing in sectors of Trump’s coalition about Bukele’s human rights record.
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#efOpinion | Addressing @TLHumanRights, the @Heritage Foundation sought to normalize deficiencies in the protection of citizens in El Salvador as par for the regional course. But their own data does not support that notion, writes @dolmedosanchez
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The Gap Between What Heritage Claims about El Salvador and Its Own Data
Speaking before a U.S. Congressional commission, the Heritage Foundation sought to normalize deficiencies in the protection of citizens in El Salvador by framing them as par for the regional course.…
beta.elfaro.net
April 21, 2026 at 3:37 PM
#efOpinion | Addressing @TLHumanRights, the @Heritage Foundation sought to normalize deficiencies in the protection of citizens in El Salvador as par for the regional course. But their own data does not support that notion, writes @dolmedosanchez
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Do the mechanisms to elect our highest officials actually work? The evidence shows that this is not the case. With another election cycle just months away, Guatemala keeps ducking this question, writes @jsandoval1982.bsky.social in #efOpinion. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
After the Elections, the Debate Guatemala Keeps Putting Off
Do the mechanisms to elect our highest officials actually work? The evidence shows that this is not the case. With another election cycle just months away, Guatemala keeps ducking this question, and a...
beta.elfaro.net
June 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Do the mechanisms to elect our highest officials actually work? The evidence shows that this is not the case. With another election cycle just months away, Guatemala keeps ducking this question, writes @jsandoval1982.bsky.social in #efOpinion. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
El Salvador shows how A.I. and data infrastructure are expanding in countries with weak checks on power and a dependence on foreign tech firms. It also illustrates how A.I. can become intertwined with authoritarianism, writes @ricardovalp.bsky.social in #efOpinion. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
El Salvador Embarks on a Perilous A.I. Experiment
El Salvador shows how artificial intelligence and data infrastructure are expanding in countries with weak checks on power and a heavy dependence on foreign technology firms. It also illustrates how A...
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June 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM
El Salvador shows how A.I. and data infrastructure are expanding in countries with weak checks on power and a dependence on foreign tech firms. It also illustrates how A.I. can become intertwined with authoritarianism, writes @ricardovalp.bsky.social in #efOpinion. beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
For Trump, Honduras is less about ideology than opportunity, writes Ricardo Valencia. Washington’s posture toward the election points to a strategy centered on enforcement and political alignment, with limited concern for democratic accountability. #efOpinion
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The Only Clear Winner of the Honduran Elections Is Donald Trump
What Washington is engineering in Honduras is a throwback with a modern twist: anti-communism fused with raw pragmatism. The ballots are not yet counted, but for Trump, Honduras is less an election…
beta.elfaro.net
December 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
For Trump, Honduras is less about ideology than opportunity, writes Ricardo Valencia. Washington’s posture toward the election points to a strategy centered on enforcement and political alignment, with limited concern for democratic accountability. #efOpinion
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#efOpinion ✍️ | In El Salvador, an authoritarian regime is operating under a populist national security paradigm, writes Isabel Carlota Roby. In his attempt to redirect public attention from evidence of state crimes, Bukele is trying to hide the facts of the matter.
beta.elfaro.net/en/el-salvad...
beta.elfaro.net/en/el-salvad...
The State of Exception Is Long Past the New Normal in El Salvador
In El Salvador, an aggressively authoritarian regime is operating under a populist national security paradigm. In his attempt to redirect public attention from mounting evidence of state crimes,…
beta.elfaro.net
May 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
#efOpinion ✍️ | In El Salvador, an authoritarian regime is operating under a populist national security paradigm, writes Isabel Carlota Roby. In his attempt to redirect public attention from evidence of state crimes, Bukele is trying to hide the facts of the matter.
beta.elfaro.net/en/el-salvad...
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For Trump, Honduras is less about ideology than opportunity, writes
@ricardovalp. Washington’s posture toward the election points to a strategy centered on enforcement and political alignment, with limited concern for democratic accountability. #efOpinion
beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
@ricardovalp. Washington’s posture toward the election points to a strategy centered on enforcement and political alignment, with limited concern for democratic accountability. #efOpinion
beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
The Only Clear Winner of the Honduran Elections Is Donald Trump
What Washington is engineering in Honduras is a throwback with a modern twist: anti-communism fused with raw pragmatism. The ballots are not yet counted, but for Trump, Honduras is less an election…
beta.elfaro.net
January 25, 2026 at 6:04 PM
For Trump, Honduras is less about ideology than opportunity, writes
@ricardovalp. Washington’s posture toward the election points to a strategy centered on enforcement and political alignment, with limited concern for democratic accountability. #efOpinion
beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
@ricardovalp. Washington’s posture toward the election points to a strategy centered on enforcement and political alignment, with limited concern for democratic accountability. #efOpinion
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#efOpinion | The Shield of the Americas seeks to impose a militarized agenda against drug trafficking, writes @ricardovalp. In return, Trump rewards certain leaders, from traditional conservatives to crypto-authoritarians, with a semblance of friendship.
beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
Trump Deals In Blackmail and Flattery with Latin American Militaries
The Shield of the Americas seeks to impose a militarized agenda against drug trafficking. In return, Trump rewards certain leaders, from traditional conservatives to crypto-authoritarians, with a…
beta.elfaro.net
March 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM
#efOpinion | The Shield of the Americas seeks to impose a militarized agenda against drug trafficking, writes @ricardovalp. In return, Trump rewards certain leaders, from traditional conservatives to crypto-authoritarians, with a semblance of friendship.
beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
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#efOpinion | The Shield of the Americas seeks to impose a militarized agenda against drug trafficking, writes @ricardovalp. In return, Trump rewards certain leaders, from traditional conservatives to crypto-authoritarians, with a semblance of friendship.
beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
Trump Deals In Blackmail and Flattery with Latin American Militaries
The Shield of the Americas seeks to impose a militarized agenda against drug trafficking. In return, Trump rewards certain leaders, from traditional conservatives to crypto-authoritarians, with a…
beta.elfaro.net
March 23, 2026 at 5:30 PM
#efOpinion | The Shield of the Americas seeks to impose a militarized agenda against drug trafficking, writes @ricardovalp. In return, Trump rewards certain leaders, from traditional conservatives to crypto-authoritarians, with a semblance of friendship.
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