"Do you ever think about things that you do think about?" (Inherit the Wind)
THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ADD COMMENTS FROM ASSEMBLYMEN RODRIGUEZ AND NAVARRO. Orteguista Assemblyman Filiberto Rodriguez introduced a law initiative that stripped the Centro de Informacion de Asesoria en Salud (CISAS) from its legal status as a non-profit. The…
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Rosario Murillo delivered her daily address on November 28 with the same poise as always. She recited psalms, praised Jehovah, congratulated Denis Moncada on his birthday, congratulated the military academy’s class of 2018, and gave kudos to the police academy…
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Today, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on Rosario Murillo and Nestor Moncada Lau, one of her closest henchman. The sanctions freeze and block access to any assets and/or property that the two may have in the United States. More importantly,…
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The regime’s proposal for a State Policy promoting a “Culture of Peace and Reconciliation” has now been officially released. The updated document is not that different from the original draft. The policy has been reorganized and language that roots it…
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In 1969, the Sandinistas presented a vision for Nicaragua to the people. This vision was captured in the “Historic Program of the FSLN”. It promised, among other things, a “Revolutionary government” that would guarantee “that all citizens can fully exercise…
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A draft of the regime’s “Reconciliation Policy” is out. Local Nicaraguan media in Nicaragua have it. Here’s what we know so far, as reported in La Prensa: 1. The draft is about 26-pages long. 2. The Orteguista Police (OP) will…
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Hear my words, oh Lord Hear my cries Hear my protest Because you are not a God who is a friend to dictators nor are you a partisan of their politics nor are you influenced by propaganda nor are you…
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Nicaragua has been going through its most serious political crisis since April of 2018, when protests began in Managua, and violent government repression isn’t stopping or slowing down. As of June 19, over 200 people have died in violent clashes…
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A friend messaged me the press release from the Central American University (UCA), in regards to the “events” that unfolded on May 30, 2018, in Managua Nicaragua. This day marks the 43rd of protests against the Ortega dictatorship. The “event”…
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If you fight your chaos with peace, non-violence, brotherly love, long marches without guns with women and children being spat on the face be careful, they will kill you. Claribel Alegria, 1973 On a Sunday evening in 1978,…
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