Hans E. Offerdal
Adviser for international affairs at the University of Bergen (UiB). Latin America, México & liberation theology aficionado. Strong supporter of free speech, academic freedom and a humane world! Opinions are my own. Reposts are not necessarily endorsements
- "Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public." -White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, on White House video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Is it possible for the present U.S. administration to fall any deeper?
- A recent report "finds that strong institutional frameworks and government ownership, led by Ministries of Foreign Affairs and national cooperation agencies, underpin effective cooperation, with UN Country Teams supporting broad multi-stakeholder engagement." South-South and Triangular Cooperation
- #LatAmOutlook 2026, from Canning House, was presented in early January in London. www.canninghouse.org/storage/uplo... @sei.org @ipsoschile.bsky.social @adrianadupita.bsky.social @latinamericabureau.bsky.social @fundacioncarolina.es @aecid.bsky.social @clacso.bsky.social @norwaymfa.government.no
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- " #Right-wing forces beyond the old mainstream are gaining ground on both sides of the #Atlantic. They are transforming the #US. In #Europe, such parties may now even be the largest party family", writes @markhleonard.bsky.social for @ecfr.eu. Indeed, a shadow hangs over our future. #FightFascism
- The thinkers and ideas of the rising nationalist right merit the political mainstream’s attention. Only by understanding them can it build a resilient counter-project. Read @markhleonard.bsky.social's new report. ecfr.eu/publication/...
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- Many papers in the UK seem to think that Starmer is on his way out. So, will Angela Rayner be the next leader of the UK? Time will tell...
- Thursday’s @theguardian.com front page: ‘It’s over’ for Starmer, say Labour MPs amid fury over Mandelson www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- "The newspaper has been bleeding subscribers in part due to decisions made by him [Bezos] — pulling back from an endorsement of Kamala Harris, a Democrat, during the 2024 presidential election against Trump, a Republican, and directing a more conservative turn on liberal opinion pages." #Defunct
- dammit apnews.com/article/wash...
- Reposted by Hans E. Offerdal🤨 Russian troops in Ukraine are running out of basics. Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate released intercepted audio in which a Russian soldier admits his unit faces severe shortages of food and water. united24media.com/latest-news/...
- "United States #President Donald #Trump’s second administration has been marked from the start by blatant disregard for #humanrights and egregious violations", says @hrw.org in the report. The organization see a "decided shift toward #authoritarianism in the US." This is very strong stuff folks!
- 2025 may be seen as a tipping point for global human rights. With the US undermining the global human rights system, who will rise in its defense? #Rights2026 Reflecting on 2025 in our annual World Report, we remember the necessity of standing up for human rights. Read more: bit.ly/4aagjDl
- “You have to tell the truth within institutions. Institutions cannot function on lies", U.S. Ambassador, and #hero, Robert E. White told @commonweal.bsky.social in 2001. (Link in alt-txt). Important words to remember today! @crampell.bsky.social @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social
- "law enforcement experts believe the repeated falsehoods are harming federal authorities both in the public eye and in the courtroom", highlight @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social and @brittnymejia.bsky.social for @latimes.com "Last year, a Chicago judge ruled [Greg] Bovino had “lied” in a deposition" #ICE
- "The message singles out by name #ReneeGood and #AlexPretti as fatal victims of “state-sanctioned violence” on #Minneapolis streets last month". #ICE #Immigration @migrationcaucus.bsky.social @episcopalpeace.bsky.social @ncronline.bsky.social @csmonitor.bsky.social @usccbofficial.bsky.social
- "The incidents raise complex legal questions about who is #liable when federal immigration agents injure members of the public. The federal government and its employees are generally shielded by sovereign #immunity", writes @cameron-pugh.bsky.social for @csmonitor.bsky.social #ICE #Justice
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- @unesco.org invita a los Estados Miembros, en consulta con sus Comisiones Nacionales, así como a las organizaciones no gubernamentales que mantienen relaciones oficiales con la UNESCO y que están activas en los campos relevantes, a presentar candidaturas para el Premio. @fundacioncarolina.es
- Interesting suggestions👇 on #LiberationTheology from #SarieReads.
- Professor Raúl Zegarra @harvarddivinity.bsky.social and Professor @leoguardado.bsky.social from @fordham.edu talk about #LiberationTheology and and Gustavo Gutiérrez. #OptionForThePoor
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- "law enforcement experts believe the repeated falsehoods are harming federal authorities both in the public eye and in the courtroom", highlight @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social and @brittnymejia.bsky.social for @latimes.com "Last year, a Chicago judge ruled [Greg] Bovino had “lied” in a deposition" #ICE
- A new report from @deutschewelle.dw.com on Nicaragua. DW says that the #dictatorship in #Nicaragua is "behind a campaign of #repression that's #weaponized the police, dismantled the #judicial system, purged the army". Not only in Nicaragua. This 'playbook' sounds familiar, or? #FightFascism
- The latest episode of #Reporters from @en.france24.com looks at the #dictatorship in #Nicaragua. #FromRevolutionaryToDictator #Ortega #Murillo #FightFascism (in all its expressions and shapes)!
- Arresting #journalists is attached to the idea of Trump, Bondi, Miller & Co., that the media and journalists are the "enemy of the people". Context👇 Report "The Trump administration and the media" by @pressfreedom.bsky.social at cpj.org/reports/2020... Book by journalist Marvin Kalb.
- " #Journalism is not a crime. Reporting on protests is not a crime. Arresting #journalists for their #reporting is a clear example of an #authoritarian practice", says @amnesty.org #JournalismIsNotACrime
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- " #Journalism is not a crime. Reporting on protests is not a crime. Arresting #journalists for their #reporting is a clear example of an #authoritarian practice", says @amnesty.org #JournalismIsNotACrime
- Reposted by Hans E. Offerdal📕 Informe anual 2025-2026: 🌎 “América Latina en el cruce de caminos: Apuestas ideológicas, cambios culturales y reconfiguraciones globales” ✍️ Coordinado por @emaropi.bsky.social , dir. FC y Pablo Stefanoni (ed) 👉 bit.ly/anuario_fc_2025-2026
- ¿Sheinbaum terminará siendo una marioneta más como Delcy Rodríguez, sometida a la influencia estadounidense? ¿Quién decide lo que hace #México, #Trump o #Sheinbaum?🤔 #Ética al estilo de #4T #Cuba www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/dar...
- #Venezuela está controlada por Trump, y parece que #México también lo está. ¿Significa Trump el fin de las naciones #soberanas en América Latina? "nosotros buscaremos la manera, sin poner en riesgo a México, evidentemente, de buscar la solidaridad siempre con el pueblo cubano”, declara #Sheinbaum.
- In interview with @crisisgroup.org on world affairs, #Norwegian FM Eide expressed surprise about #Venezuela because "suddenly there seemed to be a rather friendly tone between Delcy Rodríguez...and the US administration". @amk79.bsky.social @vg.no @en.afp.com @elespectador.com @foreignaffairs.com
- "We detest the inhumane, evil actions that are perpetuated by governmental authorities [in #Minnesota]". -Methodist Bishops That is a very strong statement, about the current situation, from a faith community! #ICE @umnews.bsky.social @unitedmethodist.bsky.social www.unitedmethodistbishops.org
- "La falta de garantía de derechos, de rendición de cuentas y de contrapesos al poder reta a la soberanía popular y, con ello, a la democracia" [en México], dice, entre otros, @mexicoevalua.bsky.social, @article19mxca.bsky.social y @globalexchange.bsky.social. @animalpoliticomx.bsky.social @efe.com
- y 👇 la interpretación completa de Rosalía, del concierto #ActXPalestine.
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- "the Trump administration is using every weapon at its disposal to shut down efforts to document, report and dissent", says @freepress.bsky.social in a statement. #FightFascism
- The REAL Free Press (@freepress.bsky.social): “As the Trump administration’s all-out assault on Minnesota continues, the First Amendment remains in its crosshairs..... [It] is using every weapon at its disposal to shut down efforts to document, report and dissent." www.freepress.net/news/unconst...
- From a time in history when the U.S. had a real president! www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ra...
- #Venezuela está controlada por Trump, y parece que #México también lo está. ¿Significa Trump el fin de las naciones #soberanas en América Latina? "nosotros buscaremos la manera, sin poner en riesgo a México, evidentemente, de buscar la solidaridad siempre con el pueblo cubano”, declara #Sheinbaum.
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- The book by @markjrainey.bsky.social "suggests that the organisation and #churches are not merely service providers but also offer a #faith-based #counternarrative to the #inhumanity of the #asylum system." The whole book is available in #OpenAccess at www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
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- So, we cannot trust the #Mexican government (either) to tell the truth to its people... Has politics now merely become the #ArtOfLying? #Mexico #4T #Trump #MAGA #Populism
- Highlights a problem for Mexico & other countries who might be willing (albeit under pressure) to quietly cooperate w/ US military, intelligence, or law enforcement. This administration won't keep such cooperation quiet because they need to boast about every "win." newrepublic.com/post/205848/...
- The 'revisionist' book "whitewashes the field’s key principles, diminishes the quality of education for students and intensifies the state’s attacks on academic freedom" faculty in Florida tells @kathrynpalmer.bsky.social for @insidehighered.com. #ThoughtControl
- Florida Introduces ‘Sanitized’ Sociology Textbook The volume was created after a state review found that existing course materials violated a law prohibiting general education courses from teaching about systemic inequality. So far, at least two universities have adopted it. bit.ly/49MPWVd
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- Wonder if #Starmer discussed this 👇with Xi?🤔 @theguardian.com @skynewsrss.bsky.social @the-independent.com @financialtimes.com @bylinetimes.bsky.social @mstaronline.bsky.social @newstatesman1913.bsky.social @thespectator1828.bsky.social @prospectmagazine.co.uk @privateeyenews.bsky.social
- "The MGG Academy 2026 will take place from 11 September to 29 November 2026 in Bonn, Germany. The application phase is open until 09 March 2026. Please find all information on the MGG Academy and the application procedures👇" Note that "The participation in the MGG Academy is free of cost".
- "The #Republican Party no longer has any #principles; it follows whatever #Trump says like a puppy wanting a treat", argues @thomasreesesj.bsky.social in a rock-solid coln for @rns.org.
- ""Streets of #Minneapolis ”...denuncia a “los matones federales de #Trump”, “las sucias mentiras de [Stephen] #Miller y [Kristi] #Noem” y exige que el #ICE abandone la ciudad de inmediato." #BruceSpringsteen #WeCanBeHeroes
- Reposted by Hans E. OfferdalI wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
- "At #NIAS, the value of #research is not measured primarily by immediate outcomes but by the #questions it provokes, the perspectives it reveals, and the conversations it sparks."
