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The Big Stories to watch this week in LATAM US threatens to defund Colombian peacebuilding, Ecuador declares more states of emergency as protests build, Trump blows up more boats, and a TdA leader nabbed in Valledupar LATEST for LATAM Daily Wires piratewireservices.com/p/the-big-stor…

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Coca energy drinks soon at a store near you? After WHO said coca leaf is safe, a UN re-evaluation in December could be a game-changer for Bolivia LATEST for PWS by Niko Vorobyov piratewireservices.com/p/coca-energy-…

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Coca energy drinks soon at a store near you? After WHO said coca leaf is safe, a UN re-evaluation in December could be a game-changer for Bolivia LATEST for PWS by Niko Vorobyov piratewireservices.com/p/coca-energy-…

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ICE capades: The Resistance 🧵 This week we take a look at the normal folks defying ICE across the country 1⃣ As DHS scale sup migration enforcement operations across the county, national mass resistance is scaling up along with it. (link below)

ICE capades: The Resistance 🧵

This week we take a look at the normal folks defying ICE across the country

1⃣ As DHS scale sup migration enforcement operations across the county, national mass resistance is scaling up along with it.
(link below)
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2⃣ Spontaneous resistance to ICE operations are increasingly occurring across the US, often making DHS operations difficult or even impossible. This week brought high-profile actions, de-arrests, and mutual aid in NYC, Chicago, LA, and many more piratewireservices.com/p/ice-capades-…

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3⃣Groceries for the Resistance In addition to community early-warning tactics that warn migrants about ICE deployments, some communities in LA are providing material support for immigrants who may be worried about leaving their homes. piratewireservices.com/p/ice-capades-…

3⃣Groceries for the Resistance

In addition to community early-warning tactics that warn migrants about ICE deployments, some communities in LA are providing material support for immigrants who may be worried about leaving their homes. piratewireservices.com/p/ice-capades-…
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4⃣Churches and clergy flex their muscles in the Autumn of Dissent Church groups across the country are showing up at demonstrations, helping to organize communities, and speaking out against large-scale operations religionnews.com/2025/10/21/aft…

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5⃣Chicago community rallies after ICE arrests father of teen fighting cancer DHS arrested the father of young girl fighting cancer, in Niles, Illinois, but the detention sparked outrage in his community, who have demanded he be returned. piratewireservices.com/p/ice-capades-…

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6⃣ In Chinatown in NYC, residents spontaneously organized on the streets during a massive ICE operation against street vendors They prevented some arrests, but also clashed with police. (📸Dean Moses for AMNY) piratewireservices.com/p/ice-capades-…

6⃣  In Chinatown in NYC, residents spontaneously organized on the streets during a massive ICE operation against street vendors

They prevented some arrests, but also clashed with police. 
(📸Dean Moses for AMNY) piratewireservices.com/p/ice-capades-…
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7⃣ The PWS 'Chilling ICE photo of the week' Masked and hooded terrorist ICE agents arresting a protester during spontaneous protests in Chinatown on Oct. 21, 2025. Photo by Dean Mose for AM New York. piratewireservices.com/p/ice-capades-…

7⃣ The PWS 'Chilling ICE photo of the week'

Masked and hooded terrorist ICE agents arresting a protester during spontaneous protests in Chinatown on Oct. 21, 2025. Photo by Dean Mose for AM New York.
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8⃣And of course 'the Roundup': he ghoulish acts, dastardly deeds, and unseemly actions of the country's now-biggest LEO piratewireservices.com/p/ice-capades-…

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NEW: ICE capades: The Resistance This week we're doing something a little different. We take a look at the normal folks, day-in and day-out, defying the largest law-enforcement agency on the planet Meet the resistance piratewireservices.com/p/ice-capades-…

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The Big Stories to watch this week in LATAM:🧵 Caribbean madness: Lindsey Graham suggests strikes on Colombia In an interview with Face the Nation, Senator Lindsey Graham said WH officials are considering strikes within both Venezuela and Colombia this is crazy (link below)

The Big Stories to watch this week in LATAM:🧵

Caribbean madness: Lindsey Graham suggests strikes on Colombia

In an interview with Face the Nation, Senator Lindsey Graham said WH officials are considering strikes within both Venezuela and Colombia

this is crazy (link below)
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2⃣ Senator Graham laughed on the air at the idea that bombing civilians in international waters is a war crime. The US has killed at least 41 people in ten bombings of small boats in the Caribbean that they claim were drug smugglers. piratewireservices.com/p/the-big-stor…

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3⃣ Milei makes gains in Argentina The victory means his party triples its seats om the legislature with 101 seats in the lower house, up from 37, and 20 seats in the Senate, up from six piratewireservices.com/p/the-big-stor…

3⃣ Milei makes gains in Argentina

The victory means his party triples its seats om the legislature with 101 seats in the lower house, up from 37, and 20 seats in the Senate, up from six
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4⃣Naboa goes hysterical, keeps claiming people are trying to kill him The Ecuadorian president has made three highly questionable claims about "assassination" attempts in recent weeks as a national strike in the country continues piratewireservices.com/p/the-big-stor…

4⃣Naboa goes hysterical, keeps claiming people are trying to kill him

The Ecuadorian president has made three highly questionable claims about "assassination" attempts in recent weeks as a national strike in the country continues

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5⃣Peru’s new president seems nervous. Unlike Naboa, he has a good reason Protests toppled the predecessor of Peru’s sparkling new interim president, José Jerí, who herself was an interim president after the arrest of her predecessor. They wanna 2.0 piratewireservices.com/p/the-big-stor…

5⃣Peru’s new president seems nervous. Unlike Naboa, he has a good reason

Protests toppled the predecessor of Peru’s sparkling new interim president, José Jerí, who herself was an interim president after the arrest of her predecessor.

They wanna 2.0
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The Big Stories to watch this week in LATAM US threatens to bomb Colombia. Milei wins in Argentina. Naboa cries in Ecuador, and Peru's new president thinks people want to topple him: he's right piratewireservices.com/publish/post/1…