The new privacy measures will affect – with an estimated cost of 10 million dollars in losses – the main companies that offer entertainment services – YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat – reported today. The Financial Times.
Apple has been beefing up privacy features across its ecosystem – the biggest being the iPhone and iPad. Now, in iOS 15, Apple will be testing a massive privacy barrier that protects its users from being tracked on the internet via a private cloud-based connection for users of an active iCloud+ plan – iCloud’s most premium service.
Apple will scrub the web of trackers and other malicious code before it ever touches the iPhone, resulting in near-instant loading times in a process that is transparent to the Safari user.
In addition, Apple, in less than a year, offered its users an update to the iOS and iPadOS operating systems with a new button to prevent users from being tracked without knowing it. It is speculated that the change of name to Meta on Facebook is also due to the fact that Facebook has a bad reputation, since its business is based, in large part, on the sale of user data, and with it, their activity on the Internet, which is used to create a profile of you based on the content you visit and offer you targeted advertising.
Advertising data company Lotame told The Financial Times that between the three companies, Facebook – now Meta – YouTube, Twitter and Snapchat lost a combined 12 per cent of their advertising revenue in Q3 and Q4 of 2021 as users opted not to allow tracking on their Apple devices.
This capability is found in the latest updates to their operating systems where the device forces the application to refrain from tracking the user, and simply asks the user if they want to disable tracking.
The advertising firm estimates that Snapchat lost a large portion of its advertising revenue, and Facebook suffered a hit to the way advertisers spend on Facebook ads.
Personally, I'm very strict about what goes into my phone, so these features are always on. This Friday, we'll look at how to configure the privacy settings on your iPhone and iPad.
About 65 cargo ships carrying imported goods are stranded at ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach. Sources indicate that both ports account for 40 percent of all imported goods entering the United States.
The delay is due to the fact that the U.S. has recently opened its borders to foreign trade, including imports, but the large number of containers entering the country that need to be declared has exceeded U.S. Customs capacity, said Gene Seroka, head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Port of Los Angeles.
After the U.S. economy shut down foreign trade due to the COVID-19 pandemic, imports of goods have slowed down and accumulated in recent months, so now authorities can't keep up with everyone.
Ocean freight is the cheapest form of transportation. It is slow, but compared to air, rail and truck freight, it results in low long-term costs.
As a result, most of the world's trade is conducted by sea. The Port of Los Angeles is the largest seaport in North America, with half a million employees.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global supply chain was disrupted. Reduced schedules and physical distancing measures meant that much less cargo could be processed at ports around the world.
The Port of Los Angeles was not immune to this.
With the reopening, Americans - the world's largest buyers - began spending their income on the only thing they could: goods. Instead of processing 20 percent of all cargo, the port of Los Angeles and Long Beach combined were processing nearly 50 percent of all cargo coming into the country.
It is as if they were being asked to do their work at up to 2.5 times the speed, not counting the delays generated by the effects of the pandemic - COVID-19 absenteeism.
As a result, shortages arose in sectors that were not previously considered urgent. Shipping containers were not emptied in the USA and returned to their countries of origin immediately.
More than a year ago, severe confinement began after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, and people were told to stay home, forcing many to adapt their lifestyles to the comfort of their homes.
Increased subscriptions to streaming platforms -streaming-home meal delivery service, the purchase of electronics such as tabletsThe need for entertainment, smartphones and video game consoles to satiate the need for entertainment also moved into homes.
Among the new devices, which could be categorized as accessories, there has been an increase in the production and sale of "dry leaf vaporizers" as an alternative to the combustion of a marijuana cigarette.
Unlike the mouthpieces with extracts obtained from cannabis for 510 threaded batteries, the "dry leaf vaporizers" work directly with the traditional dehydrated herb previously ground in a grinder to bake them in these devices that have small ceramic chambers that reach high temperatures not only to release the essences of the same, but to heat the air that serves as a vehicle to make vaporizations and extract, in a progressive way, the same properties of marijuana without paying the high costs of the nozzles with extracts.
Casual cannabis users had as an easy option the use of pipes or papers -sheets- to smoke and thus subject the dried marijuana to a combustion process, like the traditional tobacco cigarette, which causes carbon monoxide consumption in both cases due to the burning of the dried herb and, in its case, the paper in which it was wrapped.
Smoke from marijuana combustion can cause illnesses such as chronic and acute bronchitis - according to the WHO's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse; however, the WHO has been able to conclude that smoking cannabis does not cause COPD.
Cannabis use had been on the WHO's Schedule IV since 1961, believing the plant "contained harmful substances" similar to those produced by cocaine or heroin; however, this changed in 2019 when the international body declared that medical marijuana and CBD pose no health concerns.
To minimise any health impact, cannabis users transferred their habit to these devices - many times smaller than smartphones - that raise the temperature of the cannabis inside a ceramic chamber, obtaining, in most cases, better results than if it is burned in the traditional way with a pipe or smoking paper.
This is largely because the active ingredients of marijuana do not disintegrate as quickly in the baking process, since the user can choose the temperature at which to heat the cannabis that previously underwent a combustion process in which the plant's active substances were instantly burned. In addition, these devices eliminate one hundred percent of the adverse effects of combustion and, therefore, the unintentional consumption of carbon monoxide than with the traditional cigarette.
Over the past few years, I have been able to transfer my cannabis experience from the pipe to the vaporizer with consistently favourable results. Most importantly, the adverse effects I used to experience during the aggressive combustion process have completely disappeared, the most noticeable being throat irritation, tachycardia and, in extreme cases, cardiac arrhythmia - suddenly varying heart rate from 50 to 160 beats per minute. Which, on many occasions, led me to discuss the impact on my health with my cardiologist and my psychiatrist, who ended up advising me to stop taking it until rigorous medical tests were completed.
While a bad experience with marijuana use in any form is not indicative of future experiences, a repetition of bad experiences can discourage the consumer and leave them with a wrong opinion that affects the reputation of the plant and stigmatizes marijuana use.
Depending on the portability of the device, you'll be able to heat dried marijuana herb; however, temperatures range from 140°C to 225°C - 284°F to 437°F - but even though higher temperatures produce more vapor, that may not be the right experience.
For reference, combustion begins at 232 °C or 450 °F, a common temperature when a cigarette is consumed by fire; that is, lighting a marijuana cigarette or lighting the herb from a pipe burns the components of marijuana faster.
Sites like https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/ indicate that THC begins to evaporate at a temperature of 157 °C or 314 °F. THC is where the psychotropic effects of marijuana are found, the euphoria begins, the happy part of the herb that makes its users laugh and it is also the cannabinoid responsible for increasing appetite, alertness is heightened. Marijuana users should make sure that in order to get a good amount of this cannabinoid, the variation of weed should be high in THC; however, you can try any variation of the plant and get good results.
Staying within 180°C - 356°F - would ensure the full experience of the marijuana baking process through a vaporizer and the ideal temperature for a THC-rich, CBD-rich vapor.
CBD volatilizes at 160 °C and 180 °C - 320 °F and 356 °F -. This cannabinoid produces no psychoactive effects; instead, it provides relaxing and calming effects that control the effects of THC; its concentrate contains analgesic properties; it also has antioxidant effects and, as it blocks CB1 receptors, it has benefits that slow down the degenerative process of neurons. Vapour at this temperature should not irritate the throat.
Sites like https://vaping360.com/ suggest that, for first-time marijuana users, you can gradually increase the temperature to 177°C and 204°C - 350°F and 400°F - an average of 190°C - 374°F - if you want to go straight to the maximum effects of cannabis - both THC and CBD. While the vapor is denser, it is also hotter, which causes a slight throat hit.
Site humidity is also a factor to consider especially in these portable devices; in dry climates there may not be enough moisture in the air to transport the cannabinoids that are released from the weed - whether baked or smoked. Humid climates - such as those near the sea or during the rainy season - suggest a higher concentration of water in the air that serves as an easy vehicle for THC and CBD molecules; this is why water-based tabletop pipes -bongs- are preferred for fixed site consumption without the negative effects of combustion; however, the humidity of an enclosed site can be quickly raised with an ultrasonic humidifier.
While dry herb vaporizers are not a new concept, they have become portable to the point of becoming an accessory that, depending on its rechargeable battery - as any mobile device does - can offer two to four sessions below 200°C (392°F).
Some vaporizers can be found online under the name "herbal aromatherapy" in unregulated markets. Some contain metal capsules that can be reused for more than one session instead of filling the ceramic chamber directly, making them very discreet, as you can reserve the capsules with marijuana and leave the vaporizer empty; others have interchangeable plastic mouthpieces for a glass one for a cleaner taste of marijuana; the more sophisticated ones may have bubblers to cool the steam with water in sessions where the temperature can be very hot.
Newer vaporizers can feature wireless charging, touch buttons and OLED displays to be precise with the desired temperature. For the most part, they prevent the device from overheating, and if the trip gets too deep, the vaporizer can automatically shut off after a few minutes of non-use.
All have safety mechanisms so that they cannot be activated by accident; in addition, their ceramic construction, refillable metal capsules and glass nozzles make these devices hygienic and very easy to clean and, to make sure they are completely germ-free, place them in a UV-C or ultraviolet light disinfectant box.
The Mexican government announced this morning the vaccination plan to be carried out in the country to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made by the country's deputy health minister, Hugo López-Gatell.
The vaccine will be universally accessible and free; that is, it covers the entire population in the country.
It will start in Mexico City and in the state of Coahuila, Mexico with the health professionals who are treating patients with COVID-19.
The vaccination campaign is expected to start in the third week of December with vaccines from CanSino Biologics, of Chinese origin with an effectiveness of 97%; the American vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech, with a reported effectiveness of 95%; and, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, of European origin with 90% of effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that the funds for the vaccination plan are ready, specifically 20 billion pesos, for the purchase of 34 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine; 77 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and 35 million doses of the CanSino vaccine.
Lopez-Gatell said the goal is to reach 75% of the population over 16 years old and announced that there will be 7 stages in which the vaccination plan was divided that includes its distribution by age groups:
Health workers. In December 2020 and February 2021.
People 80 years and older. Before February 2021.
People between 70 and 79 years old. Before February 2021.
People between 60 and 69 years old. In February and April 2021.
People between 50 and 59 years old. In April and May 2021.
People between 40 and 49 years old. In May and June 2021.
Population under 40 years of age. From June 2021 and before March 2022
Mexico's Foreign Minister, Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón, said that early access to vaccines was also due to early integration into COVAX, which, according to the World Health Organization -WHO-, aims to "accelerate the development and manufacture of vaccines against COVID-19 and ensure fair and equitable access to them for all countries of the world". In addition, he highlighted the importance of integrating Mexico into the Gavi Vaccine Alliance -Gavi-, the Coalition for the Promotion of Innovations for Epidemic Preparedness -CEPI-.
The minister confirmed that out of 9 potential COVID-19 vaccine candidates, approximately 50 million doses have already been set aside, including vaccines developed by Inovio, Moderna, CureVac, Merk-Themis, Oxford-AstraZeneca, the University of Hong Kong, Novavax, Clover-BioPharma, and the University of Queensland-CLS.
In addition, he noted that the Mexican Ministry of Health will be able to decide on a total of 18 vaccines as long as phase three trials are completed and approved.
Today, Tuesday, November 3rd, the general elections are taking place in the United States, which include the election for the presidency of the country. As contenders for the presidential campaign is in contention the representative of the Democratic Party, Joe Biden; while Donald J. Trump will try to be re-elected to the post for four more years representing the Republican Party.
Since this morning, various public opinion figures with global influence have spoken out in favor of the importance of exercising the right to vote for their representatives.
Gavin Newsom, governor of the state of California, said via Twitter, that polling stations will be open until 8 pm local time. He recalled the use of masks and a website where you can check which polling place you can access to cast your vote.
CALIFORNIA: the polls are officially OPEN!
Polls close at 8:00PM tonight.
You can STILL register to vote in person at your polling place.
Bring your mask.
If you're in line by 8:00PM stay in line - you will be able to vote.
Wanda Sykes, an actress and activist for the LGBTTTIQ+ community, urged people in Michigan and Nebraska to exercise their right to vote after "stay home" information was released by COVID-19.
The young activist on climate change awareness, Greta Thunberg, strongly criticized by the candidate for re-election to the presidency of the USA, Donald Trump, when he said that he needed more social life, spoke in favor of not missing the opportunity for Americans to vote.
Today, many of you will have the opportunity to make a choice. Your vote will affect billions of people around the world. Your vote will affect countless of generations to come. Use it. Use it well. Every election is a climate election.#ElectionDay
The disease specialist and current COVID-19 researcher took the opportunity to speak out in support of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. She added that the state of Pennsylvania should get up and go out and vote.
In her latest post, which features global pop icon Lady Gaga, who was seen giving a speech at the last event hosted by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, she directed a message against Republican presidential re-election candidate Donald J. Trump and called to vote for his Democratic counterpart.
Laura Packard, a stage 4 cancer survivor and cancer awareness activist whose profile description says she is blocked by top officials in the current administration, sent out a video message in which she expresses her concern that the American people should be aware of the importance of their vote. "Our lives are at stake," she said in the tweet.
Hilary Clinton, contender for the 2016 presidency, showed on her social networks that she had exercised her vote: "I voted and it felt good" without offering more details.
With a sense of closeness with the American population, maintaining the health protocols as required by the pandemic by COVID-19, the former President of the United States, Barack Obama, was in contact with citizens through FaceTime - Apple's secure video call protocol - where he calls on citizens to exercise their vote freely.
More than 100 million Americans have already cast a ballot in this election. Joel, Monica, and Andrés are three of them - and I got to FaceTime with them before they voted.
In the international context, Shakira, a world-class singer-songwriter, named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in October 2003, and creator of the Pies Descalzos foundation concerned about children and Colombian refugees in the United States, sent a message about the importance of the Latino vote in the general elections on November 3.
Latinos are a rapidly growing community with millions of young people for whom we must ensure quality education and equal opportunity. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/hpg0YDyFun
The international star, Kanye West, who announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States and who was strongly criticized by the public opinion not only for this, but for his support for Donald Trump addressed a brief and enigmatic message where he revealed to have voted for himself. It should be noted that this is the first time he is old enough to vote and elect the president of the United States.
God is so good 😊 Today I am voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it's for someone I truly trust...me. 🇺🇸 🕊
In contrast, the businesswoman Kim Kardashian, with a more sensible tone, offered important information by disclosing phone lines where the U.S. population can be properly informed about the rights that citizens have when it comes to voting.
hoax Maybe from the caló bul 'rubbish'. 1. m. False news spread for some purpose.
https://dle.rae.es/bulo
In April, strong criticism was levelled at now-runner-up for re-election to the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump, when the president suggested, at a public event, the injection of disinfectants to combat COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 - whose outbreak was located in an exotic market in Wuhan, China. At that time, the President of the United States declared at a press conference that if there was "some way to clean up, like an injection. It would be interesting to check.
This information was quickly distributed on Twitter; however, the company did not stop the messages encouraging people to inject household disinfectants, so much so that the New York Poison Control Center immediately reported a hundred emergency calls during April for ingesting household cleaning products. However, Twitter's action to stop and push for accurate information from the scientific community was overshadowed by Trump's statements, so much so that it became a trend with the absurd #InjectDesinfectant hashtag. Any self-medication without expert consent should be discouraged. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, please see a health care professional.
"The disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute, and is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside, or almost a cleaning. It gets in the lungs" - Trump seems to suggest that injecting disinfectant inside people could be a treatment for the coronavirus pic.twitter.com/amis9Rphsm
In time, Twitter clarified - via email - the Reuters news that the hashtags in trend had to be manipulated at will so that they would not be suggested on the social network; however, the damage was already done, but that was not all, the Twitter response supported Trump's "satirical" statements; in an official statement, the social network said that: "Context matters. Tweets that are clearly satirical in nature, that discuss or report on timely issues about COVID-19 that do not prompt action do not violate our rules.
Context matters. Tweets that are clearly satirical in nature, or that discuss or report on timely issues about #COVID19 without calls to action generally do not break our rules.
With this, we can deduce that Twitter will not take action against false information that could cause physical harm to people, since it is up to the user to decide if the information he receives on this social network is satirical or not. It follows that Twitter is not there to verify whether the information in trend, like Trump's, is true or not.
This is important because, as Twitter states, "context matters". On October 22, it was revealed that Victor Gevers, an ethical hacker from the Netherlands, was able to access Donald Trump's Twitter account with his username and password - "maga2020!", in case you're interested in the data-, this lack of attention from both Twitter and the US president -which is in the spotlight given the upcoming presidential elections to be held on November 3-, puts at risk the strong public opinion with which the president influences the global context.
Fortunately for mankind - since Twitter will not be responsible for Trump's satire - Gevers "only" took screenshots from the @realDonaldTrump account. Obviously, this is not only the fault of the president of the United States, but of Twitter. Well, nowadays, Twitter, upon detecting an uncommon login, immediately informs the account holder, in this case, Trump and his cabinet... the situation becomes more alarming when we realize that the national security of the country that dropped the atomic bomb on Japan in World War II is also compromised.
On this occasion, Twitter did not suggest identity verification, as many of us who logged in are required to confirm; either by correctly entering the email linked to the account or the phone with which the Twitter account was registered. Neither of these things happened. This situation highlights Twitter's lack of attention and makes us doubt the role it -not- plays in people's safety.
In the end, it had to be Gevers who alerted the U.S. Federal Secret Service agency to please change the password and activate the two-factor authentication. The Secret Service welcomed the suggestion of the Dutchman. Twitter had nothing to do with the alert about the security flaws of the president, but as a matter of fact, in October 2016, the same Twitter account with the password "youarefired" was also violated.
An unfortunate tweet can lead to catastrophe. We're talking about people who successfully followed Donald Trump's instructions in suggesting the erroneous indication to inject household disinfectant. But... if Gevers had had other intentions? Surely Twitter would have washed its hands of it.
It is important to note that the United States, according to Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists "United States nuclear forces, 2020"In early 2019, the United States Department of Defense possessed an estimated 3,800 nuclear defenses that could be launched by 800 ballistic missiles and aircraft.
Cristian Carlos is a writer, journalist and sociologist. He is the editor of Peninsula 360 Press.
Although Facebook -a company led by Mark Zuckerberg, recently exposed for selling users' personal data to third parties. has served as a perfect platform to disseminate human rights violations., censorship to campaigns for social justice, scientific outreach and gender equity, and the promotion of hate speech Against minorities, such as the Black Lives Matter movement, the Latino immigrant community and sexual diversity, most of the information circulating on this digital platform is garbage; noise is generated around urgent causes, which, in turn, generates confusion among users.
This company has become a space virtual ideal to spread ignorance, misinformation and hate campaigns. orchestrated by the power groups who hide, for the most part, in anonymity. To a large extent, this explains the enormous echo that the current president of the United States, Donald Trump, has on social networks.
In the last 30 days, according to The New York Times, Trump received 60 million "likes" and comments on Instagram, a platform owned by Facebook. Meanwhile, on the official Facebook page of the candidate for re-election in the United States, Trump generates messages that are often characterized as promoting misogyny, racism, white supremacism and fake news. -the permanent irony of the businessman's discourse-, thus reaching the enormous and implausible figure of 130 million reactions.
It is no coincidence that Facebook, where Trump and his followers move like fish in water, is considered both by the International Center for Journalists -ICFThe social-digital space with a grossly higher rate of digital journalism than the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University elevated disinformation on COVID-19. Therefore, based on the study of these two institutions, Facebook was considered a "prolific disinformation channel".».
In the last Trump vs. Biden debate, six topics were addressed during 90 minutes, covering U.S. national security, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of foreign nations such as Russia and China in the upcoming elections. Kristen Welker, this time the moderator of the debate, is the White House correspondent for NBC.
Nashville, Tennessee. The candidates for the presidency of the United States, current President Donald Trump - from the Republican Party - and Vice President Joe Biden - from the Democratic Party - held a debate with a different moderation to the previous one, where the closing of microphones and timed participations were highlighted to avoid the fiasco of the first presidential debate. The elections are 12 days away.
COVID-19
Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the first topic of the presidential debate, U.S. re-election candidate Donald J. Trump assured citizens that mortality rates from the new coronavirus have been dropping and he is confident that a vaccine will be ready by the end of 2020. He spoke about his recent positive diagnosis and treatment of the disease, saying it has improved rapidly. He blamed China for dispelling the rumors, even to the point of hiding the disease.
For his part, the Democratic candidate for the presidency of the United States, Joe Biden, accused President Donald Trump of the more than 220,000 deaths caused by COVID-19. He added in the debate the importance of the use of mouthpieces, as well as the urgency of expanding testing programs for the detection of the disease. He claims that Trump lied when he said that the new coronavirus would slow down its infection in hot seasons, the direct intake of chlorine.
National Security
On the subject of the national security of the United States, the American president sent a message to the nations that, if they intervene in the country's elections, "it will be paid without a very high price" and he blamed China, Russia and Iran for the impact on the elections. He also denied that he had received any money from the Russian government, and Trump noted that Biden has earned up to $10 million from shady deals in China. Trump concluded by saying that the U.S. had a good relationship with Hitler--until he decided to invade European territory.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden, Democratic candidate for the US presidency, questioned Trump about why he has not made public statements against Russian President Vladimir Putin to justify his non-intervention stance in the November elections. Biden, for his part, accused Trump of handling his finances on the sly and denied categorically that he had received money from Ukraine and Russia through his son, Hunter Biden.
Family economy
The Republican Party's candidate for re-election to the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump, said Obamacare was "not good" because it forced people to turn to private sector insurers. He says his cabinet is working to change this social security plan into a "beautiful" one. He said that the person responsible for the lack of an economic support program for American families is Nancy Pelosi, in charge of the Lower House.
In contrast, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Obamacare can become a public option for people who cannot access Medicaid and that people can still choose a private insurer anyway. He also opened the window for the possibility of buying drugs at a lower cost in the future. As for support for the family economy, Biden said the Republican representation in the U.S. Senate turned its back on the program that would have been driven by Trump.
Migration
With data in hand, moderator Kristen Welker, White House correspondent for NBC, noted that more than 4,000 infants have been separated from their families during the Trump administration and asked the Republican candidate about his plan to reunite them.
Donald Trump, the Republican Party's candidate for re-election to the U.S. presidency, blamed "coyotes" - people who traffic in people - and Mexican cartels for putting children on U.S. soil.
Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's candidate for the U.S. presidency, says the seriousness lies in the fact that migrant children have been robbed of their right to have a family by being separated from their parents. "It's a crime," Biden said, noting the conditions in which thousands of children are being held in the "cages" Trump built for their detention. He reiterated his support for the continuation of the DACA - Deferred Action for Children - program. "We owe our lives to migrants, who are in the majority in this country," she noted. He said that if he wins the elections on November 3, he will take measures to benefit 11 million undocumented people in order to grant them citizenship.
Racial violence
Republican presidential re-election candidate Donald Trump blamed Biden for not reaching out to the African-American community. He said that "no one has done more" than he has for that community... except Abraham Lincoln. He ended by condemning the Black Lives Matter movement.
On the other hand, the candidate for the U.S. presidency for the Democratic Party, Joe Biden, pointed out Trump as one of the most racist presidents the U.S. nation has had in contemporary history; furthermore, he finished by saying that Trump's policy is spent on exclusion and discrimination and recalled the episode where the U.S. president, Donald Trump, called migrants of Mexican origin "rapists".
Climate change
On the last topic, the lawyer in the last debate between the candidates for the presidency of the United States, Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump, both fixed positions with contrasts.
Donald Trump, the Republican Party's candidate for re-election to the U.S. presidency, said, in the abstract, that he has "thousands" of programs and that he "loves" the environment. Again, during his speech he said that the Paris Accord - an agreement that establishes measures for the reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions through mitigation, adaptation and resilience of ecosystems - is the best way to achieve this. Trump also said he knows "more about wind" than Biden and accused him of being against practices such as hydro-fracturing - "fracking", in Spanish-. In the abstract, he said Biden "knows nothing" about climate.
Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's candidate for the U.S. presidency, said climate change is a real consequence and poses a threat to the preservation of the environment and humanity. If it continues for another four years under Trump, Biden warned, humanity will find itself in serious trouble, most of which cannot be reversed. He spoke in favor of investing in the deployment of a network of charging stations for electric cars on U.S. soil.
Conclusions
Republican presidential re-election candidate Donald Trump again boasted that before the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States had one of the lowest unemployment rates. "We must pool our success," he said. In addition, he said his Democratic counterpart's strategy would lead to a new depression with more widespread regulation.
Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. presidency, Joe Biden, promised that, with the vote and election of the American people, he will represent the will and resolve the issues of concern to the citizens of the United States. "I will bring them hope, not fear. We have the potential to create opportunities for improvement on economic issues and to combat racism," he said.
Despite the invitation to the forum, Chris Rasmussen was not present...candidate from District 7.
You can see the forum again at this link: https://www.facebook.com/InnovatePublicSchools/videos/263714451648443/
Lasting approximately one hour, Redwood City Council candidates in their various districts answered questions of interest to voters, including housing, inclusion, education, tenant and business subsidies, and their response to the economic crisis that Redwood City will face as a result of COVID-19.
Janet Borgens, candidate for District 1In the first place, he began his participation by pointing out that it is important to attend to low-income communities, especially in the area of housing. On the subject of inclusion and censusShe stressed that, despite being a white woman, she did not have privileges, and that for this reason, she wants to maintain contact with the communities that have been in the same situation and pointed out the importance of the vote of each person. On the subject of payment of rentHe pointed out the importance of ensuring that funds are reaching the tenants. He added that Redwood City is the city that has been particularly active in supporting its tenants and their businesses. On the subject of educationThe president of the National Association of Schools in Redwood City, said Redwood City schools depend directly on school districts, adding the importance of safe after-school spaces.
Jeff Gee, candidate for District 1He said safety issues should be addressed as a priority and pledged to learn about each of the problems affecting the Bay Area. On the subject of inclusion and censusHe noted that work should be done not only with the Latino community, but also with the Asian-American community, and called for the unity of different communities. On the subject of payment of rentHe said that people in the community who have to pay a mortgage should be taken into account in order to protect tenants and, consequently, dialogue with banks and mortgage companies. On the subject of educationHe noted that the Council has provided support for programs for students; however, he said Redwood City is not on par with the Redwood Shore School District, so all children should be treated equally in education.
Nancy Radcliffe, candidate for District 1He said that, as part of the current Redwood City Council, he will continue the work currently being done for the community. On the subject of inclusion and censusHe said the debate on the subject must be more inclusive, with more events that include different people from different communities. On the topic of payment of rentHe noted that Redwood City is one of the few cities that have subsidies for tenants who are paying a mortgage, and said this is a problem that affects much of the community. On the subject of educationIn his speech, he stressed the importance of ensuring that everyone has access to free Wi-Fi and internet, and safe places to go to continue studying.
Isabella Chu, candidate for district 3In the first instance, he began his participation in the forum by speaking out in favour of decent housing accessible to all in the community, as well as transport and education. On the theme of inclusion and censusHe declared that there must be a balance of power. He noted that it is important to vote and to increase the participation of people who were previously unheard. On the subject of payment of rentHe said the real solution is a universal income that helps not only to pay the rent, but to provide assistance in food and health services. On the issue of education, he emphasized that it is important to increase population density in order to collect more taxes and thus boost the distribution of funds to schools.
Lissette Espinoza-Garnica, candidate for District 3At the beginning of his participation, he emphasized the integration of the most vulnerable sectors of the population and rejected inequity between communities. On the issue of inclusion and censusIn his speech, he spoke out in favour of communities that have suffered discrimination because of their historical status. On the subject of payment of rentIn a statement, he said he was in favor of extending extensions to tenants to prevent evictions; he noted that the city must resolve the problem of debt. On the issue of education, he spoke in favor of access to stable housing, increasing families' salaries, as well as a universal child care program and the promotion of the PAL and SRL program.
Michael Smith, candidate for District 4He said he was also in favour of affordable housing, decent work and people being able to run their own businesses. On the subject of inclusion and censusIn the same vein, he argued that there was a need for discussions regarding inclusion by race and class as well as the promotion of inclusive activities in the community. On the subject of payment of rentHe said that federal officials should be worked on to make them aware of tenants' concerns. On the issue of educationIn addition, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, in its report on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, proposed changing the zoning scheme, such as R1, so that people would have access to better schools and therefore obtain better academic results.
Alicia Aguirre, candidate for district 7In the same way, he pointed out that there is a need for affordable housing, but also for access to transport, to the same extent, for all people. He reiterated his commitment to supporting economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. On the issue of inclusion and censusIn his speech, he referred to leadership as a way to protect vulnerable people, like the "Dreamers". On the subject of payment of rentIn his speech, he pointed out the uncertainty arising from the current crisis, the importance of knowing how people will be cared for through stimuli so that people do not lose their homes. On the subject of educationThe Director of the National Institute of Childhood and Adolescence, who noted that there is now a partnership with the school district, emphasized the continuation of this collaboration to ensure that children and youth have a safe and continuous learning experience.
Mark Wolohan, candidate for District 7In the first part of the meeting, he highlighted his representation of the new generations and reiterated his support and constant rapprochement with the Redwood City community. On the subject of inclusion and censusIn his speech, he emphasized the participation of the Latino community, to amplify their voices and encourage their participation in the Council. On the topic of payment of rentHe said he is concerned that people will have to move away from the community where they live, and that the strategy for protecting tenants in the short term must be rethought. On the issue of educationHe noted that it is important for educational personnel to have affordable housing; he also emphasized access to distance education for all students.
The next forum will take place on Monday, October 19, 2020.
Pacific Gas & Electric has announced, on their website, that they anticipate "a Public Safety Power Disruption, also known as PSPS, and occurs in response to severe weather"; in this case, the Diablo Winds exacerbating the Glass Fire phenomenon in California.
The company reports that it is shutting off "power to help prevent fires and keep communities safe. The reason for the outages can be complex, as they state that "multiple factors come into play when deciding to interrupt your power supply and the decision is taken very seriously". In addition, they clarify that "attempts are made to notify affected customers by phone, text and email".
The counties that could be affected by such preemptive outages are: Alameda, Amador, Butte, Skulls, Against Costa, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lake, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Pleasure, Feathers, Saint Matthew, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, Yuba. Where the population is advised to take precautions and take emergency measures to be communicated during the power outage.
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The energy company estimates that a total of 54 thousand 250 customers could suffer power outages, while 3 thousand 135 electrical connections belong to health services.
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The life of poets is often tragic. Not only because of the sadness, happiness or melancholy that their verses evoke, but because poetry becomes, for them, a way of being on Earth and directing their actions without limits.
Courtesy of the British Library. Shelfmark: 992.a.34.
Phillis Wheatley - from 1753 to 1784 - well represents this strange destiny for people who live within a certain normality, and tragic destiny for those who, perhaps, without knowing it, already embodied a struggle, and without intending it, would prefigure more than a struggle: an ideal of equality.
Born in Senegal, she was caught and taken to the United States at the age of seven and sold by the slave traders to John and Susanna Wheatley, a name she would adopt along with the name of the schooner that crossed the Atlantic: Phillips.
Settling down next to the servants of this Boston family, they soon realized the enormous talents that the young woman, who had been bought in the slave market, was displaying and educating her. They taught her - along with the couple's twins, Nathaniel and Mary - theology, philosophy, astronomy, and literature, in addition to studying English and classical languages.
Influenced by her Bible readings - she was initiated into Christianity - the poems of John Milton and the philosophy of Alexander Pope, little Phillips showed her poetic gifts in the gatherings that the family held at that time in Massachusetts. In the face of a racist society, whose production was based on the slavery that the young slave girl claimed must have been a blow, even emotional, since in that society, people of colour were considered to be soulless and generally intellectually inferior.
In this context, the poet was interrogated by prominent local people -Massachusetts- to corroborate that the writings belonged to the slave. Even the state governor was in on this interrogation.
Phillips was the third woman to publish in the United States. Her book Poems Various Subjects was published in 1773, just two years before the outbreak of the Civil War in North America. Although his work had only been valued as a historical document, which beyond having a literary value in itself, was seen as something like a document that had opened a new path for a vilified social sector in the American Union.
Just as George Washington greeted and celebrated his lyrics, so did Voltaire. He had the opportunity to go to England, where he also met with important figures of the time - Franklin, the Earl of Darthmouth and the Mayor of London - who were able to express their admiration for him, as well as receiving a copy of "The ingenious hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha", the work of the greatest exponent of Spanish literature, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and one of "The lost paradise"by John Milton.
Despite becoming a famous writer and publishing her works, she fell into a deep depression after the death of the Wheatley twins, who died unexpectedly. Philis Wheatley bought her freedom and she married a free man who couldn't get her out of the poverty she was living in. They both had three children who later died.
Her husband left her and Phillis died at the age of 31 in poverty and his work fell into oblivion.
Donald Trump is positive for COVID-19. Melania TrumpThe U.S. First Lady, also tested positive for coronavirus. This was announced tonight by the US president through his Twitter account. Trump would have held a debate between candidates for the U.S. presidency on Wednesday against his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, what puts his presidential re-election campaign in jeopardy with only 33 days to go before the country's elections..
On Thursday afternoon, it was announced that U.S. President Donald J. Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, were tested for COVID-19 after being in contact with one of his aides.
Through his Twitter account, the president confirmed that the test result was positive for the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. which causes the disease COVID-19 - the origin of which was detected in a maritime market in the Wuhan region of China.
In the tweet, the president mentions that: "Tonight, @FLOTUS - official account of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump - and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately - we'll get through this TOGETHER!".
It was followed by Melania Trump's statements: "Like many Americans this year, @potus - the official account of the President of the United States - and I are under quarantine at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We feel fine and I have postponed all my upcoming engagements. Please make sure you're safe and, everyone, we'll get through this together."he commented sensibly.
As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements. Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together.
This Thursday afternoon, the president offered a press conference where he announced that Hope Hicks, close adviser to Trumphad a COVID-19 test, which had come back positive. "Let's see what happens," he stated.
Later, via Twitter, Donald J. Trump said that they had established to remain in quarantine while awaiting the results of the test. Tonight, The White House released the medical report which confirmed that both the President and the First Lady are infected by the new coronavirus.
Tyree Leslie sostiene una bandera del orgullo con un puño estampado antes de unirse a su equipo en la Caminata anual contra el SIDA “AIDS Walk San Francisco”, celebrada en el Golden Gate Park de San Francisco, California, el domingo 20 de julio de 2025. Foto: Andres Jimenez Larios / Bay City News
Por Andrés Larios. Bay City News. Peninsula 360 Press.
El cielo gris y la llovizna esporádica del domingo no disuadieron a una multitud de cientos de personas de caminar por el Parque Golden Gate de San Francisco para recaudar fondos para organizaciones locales sin fines de lucro que brindan servicios contra el VIH/SIDA.
La Caminata Anual contra el SIDA en San Francisco fue un esfuerzo por unir a la comunidad y recordar al público la importancia constante de combatir la epidemia del VIH/SIDA.
Los equipos compitieron para ver quién podía recaudar más para 18 beneficiarios en toda el Área de la Bahía. Los participantes individuales visitaron sus comunidades o contactaron a empresas para solicitar patrocinio para la caminata de 5 km por el parque.
Los participantes disfrutaron su desayuno de panqueques de cortesía y se pusieron sus chaquetas para la fría mañana de verano.
El senador estatal de California, Scott Wiener, demócrata por San Francisco, reiteró el mensaje de la necesidad de actuar durante la ceremonia inaugural. Comentó que cuando se declaró gay en 1987 en Nueva Jersey, la crisis del SIDA era aterradora y que el gobierno del entonces presidente Ronald Reagan no se preocupaba por la comunidad LGBTQ+.
Wiener dijo que, desde entonces, el público estadounidense ha aprendido cómo tratar y prevenir adecuadamente el VIH/SIDA, pero ahora enfrenta obstáculos bajo el mandato del presidente Donald Trump.
“Hemos llegado a un punto en el que sabemos cómo poner fin a este desastre de salud pública”, señaló. “Sabemos cómo mantener sanas a las personas con VIH. Sabemos cómo acabar con la transmisión del VIH. Ahora, tenemos otro desafío: tenemos otro gobierno al que no le importamos. No le importa si la gente muere. Un gobierno que restringe el acceso a la atención médica, y así es como se alimenta el VIH”.
Los recientes recortes de la Administración Trump bajo la ley HR 1, también conocida como One Big Beautiful Bill, eliminaron la financiación para varias iniciativas importantes, incluidos mil millones de dólares de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades para la prevención del VIH/SIDA y otras enfermedades de transmisión sexual.
Además, se recortará la financiación de partes de la iniciativa nacional para combatir el VIH/SIDA, el Programa Ryan White contra el VIH/SIDA. Este programa nacional, nombrado en honor a un niño que falleció a causa del SIDA, fue aprobado por el Congreso en 1990 bajo la Ley Ryan White de Recursos Integrales para el SIDA de Emergencia (CARE).
En el año fiscal 2024-2025, se asignaron alrededor de 2 mil 600 millones de dólares al programa, lo que lo convierte en una de las iniciativas de salud pública más importantes del país.
Se estima que se eliminarán del presupuesto del año fiscal 2025-2026 unos 74 millones de dólares en programas de educación y capacitación sobre el VIH, 274 millones de dólares en programas dirigidos a madres y niños con VIH y 532 millones de dólares en programas de asistencia de vivienda para personas que viven con SIDA.
El director del evento, Bert Champagne, explicó que el objetivo de la Caminata contra el SIDA en San Francisco es conseguir financiación para organizaciones comunitarias locales que les permita no solo prestar servicios contra el VIH, sino también financiar otras operaciones.
Champagne añadió que atender a quienes luchan contra enfermedades transmisibles no se limita a proporcionarles medicamentos, sino que también incluye ayudarles con las tareas cotidianas que podrían ser difíciles de realizar.
“Los fondos sin restricciones son muy importantes para las organizaciones más pequeñas, ya que a veces solo se trata de conseguir una visita veterinaria para su animal de apoyo emocional”, explicó Champagne. “Puede ser asesoramiento legal para alguien que tiene que redactar su testamento porque es VIH positivo y el médico le dio una mala noticia. Estos fondos cubren gastos que las subvenciones gubernamentales no cubren”.
Uno de los beneficiarios de la caminata del domingo fue la Coalición Rafiki para la Salud y el Bienestar, una organización con sede en San Francisco que brinda servicios dirigidos a residentes negros y afroamericanos.
Shanell Williams, directora ejecutiva de Rafiki, afirmó que estaban sintiendo directamente el impacto de los recientes recortes de la administración Trump. Según Williams, los recortes a los programas SNAP, Medicaid, educación y salud pública tienen un efecto desproporcionado en los clientes a los que sirven.
“Es sabido que las comunidades negras/afroamericanas son las más afectadas cuando se producen estos recortes debido al legado de racismo estructural que existe en nuestra sociedad”, dijo Williams. “Realmente debemos desarrollar estrategias para diversificar los recursos disponibles para seguir siendo esa red de contención en nuestra comunidad”.
Organizaciones como el Centro Comunitario Rainbow en Concord y la clínica de VIH/SIDA, Ward 86, en la Universidad de California, San Francisco también dijeron que tienen miedo de lo que los recortes podrían significar para la planificación a largo plazo de sus presupuestos y servicios.
Para la participante Jen Dowd-Kim, la caminata es una forma de recordar a su querido amigo y colega Red Mangio. Comentó que Red era un ferviente defensor de la caminata y que quería ayudar al mayor número posible de personas hasta que falleció por complicaciones del sida en 2006.
“El final de la vida de Red no fue como debería haber sido, y espero de verdad que no sea igual para otras personas”, refirió Down-Kim. “Espero que el trabajo que realizan [estas organizaciones sin fines de lucro] ayude a otros a no estar solos”.
Dowd-Kim dijo que espera que las recaudaciones de fondos como la caminata puedan seguir reuniendo a los miembros de la comunidad y al mismo tiempo difundir la conciencia sobre la importancia de no revertir el progreso logrado para combatir la epidemia del VIH.
Las misivas, enviadas en junio y julio, informan a los niños que su permiso condicional ha sido revocado y que deben abandonar el país de inmediato, bajo amenaza de deportación, multas civiles y posibles acciones penales.
“Es hora de que salgas de Estados Unidos […] No intentes permanecer ilegalmente en Estados Unidos; el Gobierno federal te encontrará”, señala textualmente uno de los documentos, cuyo tono ha sido calificado por activistas como “hostil y traumático”.
Uno de los casos que ha cobrado notoriedad es el de Xally Morales, de 13 años, residente en Waukegan, al norte de Chicago. La menor expresó su temor ante la posibilidad de que agentes de inmigración lleguen a su casa. Como ella, al menos otros 12 niños en la misma localidad han recibido este tipo de notificaciones.
Las cartas han generado una ola de protestas por parte de defensores de derechos humanos, líderes comunitarios y abogados de inmigración, quienes señalan que los destinatarios no son indocumentados, sino menores que ingresaron de forma legal a través de procesos autorizados.
Organizaciones locales han advertido que este tipo de medidas pueden provocar traumas psicológicos severos en los menores, dañar sus vínculos familiares y afectar su salud mental de forma duradera.
“Estas cartas no solo contradicen la política de protección de menores, sino que representan una amenaza directa a su bienestar emocional”, advirtieron en un comunicado conjunto.
La comunidad migrante en Illinois exige al gobierno federal detener estas prácticas y brindar certidumbre legal a los menores afectados. Mientras tanto, se están organizando campañas de asesoría legal urgente para las familias que han recibido las misivas.
El caso ha despertado atención nacional, en medio de un contexto en el que políticas migratorias heredadas de la administración Trump siguen generando controversia por su impacto en sectores vulnerables, como la infancia migrante.
La Ciudad de East Palo Alto moderniza su alumbrado público y avanza en su compromiso con espacios urbanos más seguros y sostenibles.
La Ciudad de East Palo Alto avanza en su compromiso con espacios urbanos más seguros y sostenibles mediante el Proyecto de Colocación y Mejora del Alumbrado Público, que contempla intervenciones en toda la ciudad, incluyendo la instalación de nuevas farolas, mástiles mejorados y la conversión de luminarias a tecnología LED.
El plan se desarrolla en dos fases. La Fase 1 ya ha sido completada e incluyó la instalación de aproximadamente 70 mástiles de farolas en postes existentes de Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), así como la sustitución de 12 lámparas de sodio de alta presión (HPS) por luminarias LED. Según el reporte oficial, todos los mástiles fueron conectados por PG&E en febrero de 2025.
Además, se realizaron mejoras independientes en el alumbrado de Kavanaugh Street y MLK Park, donde se modernizaron siete farolas. En este caso, los mástiles de madera fueron reemplazados por estructuras metálicas de 8 pies de altura, todas equipadas con luminarias LED.
La Fase 2 del proyecto, actualmente en desarrollo, contempla un estudio integral del alumbrado público en toda la ciudad. Este análisis identificará las deficiencias actuales del sistema y propondrá mejoras adicionales. Se espera que el estudio finalice a finales de 2025.
Las autoridades invitan a la comunidad a reportar cualquier corte de alumbrado público o inquietud relacionada con el sistema a través de un ticket en línea o por correo electrónico a la División de Ingeniería: engineering@cityofepa.org.
Este esfuerzo forma parte de una estrategia más amplia para modernizar la infraestructura urbana y fortalecer la seguridad, eficiencia energética y calidad de vida de los residentes de East Palo Alto.
Van más de 87 mil personas detenidas en El Salvador en tres años, entre la gente se ve el temor a las detenciones, pero tambien un ambiente de gente muy cálida. Foto: P360P
Más de 87 mil personas han sido detenidas en los últimos tres años en El Salvador acusadas de asociaciones ilícitas, en su mayoría sin derecho a un debido proceso y de manera arbitraria, lo que ha llevado a que el “temor que había con las pandillas, ahora se tenga por ser detenido en las calles o incluso dentro de las casas”, expresó la periodista Marta Maroto.
“Se ve bastante incertidumbre sobre el futuro y lo que va a ocurrir con la fuerza laboral, con las personas que se encuentran sufriendo tortura y malos tratos”, comentó la periodista Marta Maroto durante el programa de radio Península 360 Press en Hecho en California with Marcos Gutierrez.
Desde El Salvador, en entrevista, Maroto dijo que se ha criminalizado a los jóvenes y las zonas vulnerables con menos recursos por parte del gobierno, además de utilizar la religión como un pretexto para actos que violan los derechos humanos.
Maroto fue corresponsal en Beirut, desde donde ha informado sobre el conflicto armado en Medio Oriente, por lo que cuenta con una perspectiva muy amplia. Ante lo que se vive en El Salvador dijo: “me he encontrado un Salvador que creo que son dos países a la vez, es un país de gente muy bonita pero que también tienen mucho miedo de hablar”.
“Considero que es una sociedad muy desintegrada, en el sentido de que apenas hay relaciones sociales, por ejemplo, con los jóvenes que no pueden tener amigos en las escuelas por temor a ser vinculados con actividades criminales”, agregó la también economista.
Por su parte, el periodista Manuel Ortiz habló sobre la activista Ruth López, integrante importante de Cristosal, organización principal defensora de los derechos humanos en El Salvador.
La abogada y activista de derechos humanos, Ruth Eleonora López, fue detenida en el mes de mayo, acusada del delito de peculado, por la supuesta apropiación indebida de bienes públicos; sin embargo, desde su detención el proceso no ha sido claro.
“La consideraban intocable, porque Cristosal tiene una fuerte presencia internacional y muchos dicen aquí: ‘si tocaron a Ruth, cualquiera de nosotros es vulnerable’. Por eso mucha gente está saliendo del país por el temor”, expresó Manuel Ortiz.
A ello, agregó que “Cristosal ha llevado el conteo, la documentación y la defensoría de muchos de estos casos de personas que han sido detenidas de manera arbitraria”.
Ortiz reiteró que son 87 mil 100 personas que han sido detenidas acusadas de asociaciones ilícitas, sin llevar a cabo un proceso legal, “hay muchas personas detenidas que están incomunicadas, que no tienen un abogado ni comunicación con sus familiares”.
Por su parte Marta Maroto comentó: “una de nuestras fuentes nos contaba como algunas detenciones de adultos son tan masivas que los niños se quedan solos, entonces asignan a la primera señora que ven cerca para que se quede a cargo de los niños”.
Además, muchos activistas y periodistas hablan de un “apagón informativo” por parte de las fuentes gubernamentales, sin embargo, los mismos jóvenes que han sido detenidos y liberados con muchas condiciones hablan de lo que ocurre en el país, expresó Matoro.
“Las fuerzas policiales los arrestan en sus casas de noche y con violencia, sin ningún tipo de previa acusación, y en algunos casos hasta con engaños son llevados a las comisarías y les toman fotos en conjunto con otros jóvenes para fabricar asociaciones ilícitas”, destacó Maroto.
En este mismo sentido, los jóvenes son llevados a juicios colectivos, los casos se agrupan y se les da un veredicto colectivo sin tener acceso a sus abogados para defenderlos, ni comunicación con sus familiares.
El periodista Manuel Ortiz compartió que dentro de los entrevistados se encuentran médicos que hablan de tortura en los centros de detención: mal nutrición, problemas graves de salud, enfermedades de la piel por las condiciones y personas amontonadas en espacios muy pequeños.
“Hace unos días platicamos con una mamá a la que le informaron que su hijo estaba grave de salud, pero no le dicen dónde, ni en qué condiciones se encuentra su hijo, y muchos de estos jóvenes han sido detenidos en lugares que no tenían fuerte presencia de pandillas”, indicó Ortiz.
Agregó que, desde Estados Unidos, “tratamos de hacer un acercamiento y mandamos un correo electrónico al consulado de El Salvador en San Francisco y nos dieron un número de teléfono que no funciona, hasta pensamos que eran nuestros teléfonos pero lo hemos intentado con teléfonos de aquí y nada”.
Finalmente, Marta Maroto dijo: “veo ciertas similitudes entre el discurso Bukelista pero que también es Trumpista, le veo cierta relación con el exterminio que está ocurriendo con los palestinos y el discurso de deshumanización de un sector de la población, pues en el momento en que este grupo pierde las características humanas, no pasa nada si muere gente”.
Con el lema “Héroes tras la misión: Transformando vidas, mejorando la seguridad pública”, la proclamación pone en el centro a los más de 215 oficiales de libertad condicional. Foto: Condado de San Mateo
The Board of Supervisors of the San Mateo County proclamó del 20 al 26 de julio de 2025 como la Semana de Supervisión Previa al Juicio, la Libertad Condicional y la Libertad Bajo Palabra, medida que se suma a un reconocimiento nacional que celebra la labor esencial de los profesionales de correccionales comunitarios.
Con el lema “Héroes tras la misión: Transformando vidas, mejorando la seguridad pública”, la proclamación pone en el centro a los más de 215 empleados del Departamento de Libertad Condicional del Condado de San Mateo, que supervisan a 3 mil 100 adultos y 360 jóvenes en libertad condicional, además de mil 140 personas liberadas antes del juicio o sentencia.
“La libertad condicional es más que supervisión. Es un puente hacia la redención”, afirmó John Keene, director del Departamento. “Al guiar a las personas hacia el cambio y la rendición de cuentas, fortalece a las comunidades y construye un futuro más seguro y esperanzador para todos”.
La supervisora Noelia Corzo, impulsora de la proclamación, destacó que “el personal de Libertad Condicional del Condado es un verdadero héroe detrás de esta misión. Gracias a su compromiso con la rehabilitación y la participación comunitaria, apoyan nuestro sistema judicial y transforman vidas cada día”.
Entre los avances recientes del Departamento se encuentran el Prob2Go, una unidad móvil que lleva servicios de libertad condicional directamente a comunidades marginadas como East Palo Alto y Half Moon Bay; así como nuevos quioscos de pago en Redwood City y en el Centro de Servicios Juveniles, que facilitan la restitución a víctimas.
Además, señaló el ayuntamiento en un comunicado, una alianza con Cognisen AI para agilizar la elaboración de informes judiciales y mejorar la supervisión de campo; y un un nuevo módulo institucional que mejora la recolección de datos y programación en jóvenes detenidos.
El pasado 28 de mayo de 2025, el Centro de Servicios Juveniles celebró una emotiva ceremonia de graduación. Ocho jóvenes, con togas moradas y birretes personalizados, culminaron su formación con el apoyo del programa Project Change. Tres de ellos obtuvieron títulos universitarios y dos se graduaron cum laude, listos para continuar su educación en la Universidad Estatal de San Francisco.
El Ayuntamiento de Redwood City aprobó una prohibición de campamentos de personas sin hogar en un intento de lograr el equilibrio entre seguridad pública y compasión.
Por Samantha Kennedy. Bay City News. Peninsula 360 Press.
El Ayuntamiento de Redwood City aprobó una prohibición de los campamentos de personas sin hogar en un intento de lograr el equilibrio adecuado entre la seguridad pública y la compasión, pero algunos dicen que todavía es demasiado punitivo.
La prohibición, aprobada en una votación de 6 a 1 el lunes por la noche, permite que una persona que vive en un campamento sea acusada de un delito menor si ha recibido dos advertencias, rechaza el refugio y el refugio está disponible.
“Esto no va a resolver el problema de las personas sin hogar y no vamos a ver cómo el número de campamentos disminuye de la noche a la mañana”, dijo el concejal Chris Sturken, el único voto en contra de la prohibición. “Me preocupa que nos estemos preparando para el fracaso, prometiendo demasiado y cumpliendo poco”.
“Esto no va a resolver el problema de las personas sin hogar y no vamos a ver cómo el número de campamentos disminuye de la noche a la mañana”, dijo el concejal Chris Sturken, el único voto en contra de la prohibición. Foto: Bay City News
La prohibición se basó en una ordenanza aprobada por la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de San Mateo, pero difiere al establecer una multa menor de $100 para quienes infrinjan la prohibición tras dos advertencias. Los infractores también pueden ser encarcelados hasta por seis meses.
Bajo la prohibición, la mayoría de los campamentos pueden ser desmantelados tras dos avisos y 72 horas después. En los casos en que un campamento se encuentre a menos de 60 metros de zonas sensibles, como escuelas y el Centro de Navegación, con 240 unidades de alojamiento temporal, el plazo se reduce a 48 horas.
De las casi dos docenas de oradores que hablaron, la mayoría dijo que se oponía a la prohibición porque criminalizaba la situación de las personas sin hogar.
“Nuestra visión de ciudad es una comunidad donde todas las personas, independientemente de su origen y nivel de ingresos, puedan prosperar, pero ¿cómo podemos lograrlo si arrestamos a la gente solo por no tener vivienda?”, preguntó Clara Jaeckel, miembro de Faith in Action Bay Area, un grupo de organizaciones religiosas sin fines de lucro que se organizan en comunidades en torno a diversos temas. “Añadir la amenaza de arresto no ayuda. Al contrario, motiva a las personas a evadir el contacto y negarse a hablar con los trabajadores sociales”.
La concejal Isabella Chu dijo que este no era un caso en el que se estuviera criminalizando la falta de vivienda.
“Para cierto segmento de la población, la vivienda es necesaria, pero no suficiente”, dijo. “[La ordenanza] exige que haya vivienda disponible… se ofrecen múltiples ofertas de vivienda y se les da mucho tiempo. Hay mucho margen y discreción para ser pacientes con la persona y asegurar que tenga éxito en su búsqueda de refugio”.
Desde que se aprobó en enero de 2024, el director ejecutivo del condado, Mike Callagy, dijo que no se han emitido citaciones por violaciones relacionadas con la prohibición del condado.
“Esperamos nunca emitir una citación ni encarcelar a nadie”, señaló Callagy.
En junio, 141 personas se encontraban sin refugio en la ciudad y las autoridades contabilizaron 29 campamentos, según el subadministrador municipal, Patrick Heisinger. Ochenta y ocho personas se encuentran distribuidas en estos campamentos.
Heisinger dijo que desde 2018 se han utilizado más de 16 millones de dólares en fondos municipales y externos para abordar el problema de las personas sin hogar.
Un grupo de residentes de la bahía de Bair Island apoyó la prohibición debido a los robos e incendios que, según ellos, fueron causados por personas que vivían en campamentos cercanos.
Tony Crapo, quien habló en nombre de los residentes del vecindario de Bair Island, solicitó que el vecindario se designara como zona sensible. En los últimos tres años y medio, 13 incendios fueron causados por campamentos, afirmó. Cuatro de ellos ocurrieron en los últimos tres meses.
“El peligro para nuestra comunidad es real, está creciendo y es exclusivo de nuestra zona de la ciudad. Por favor, no esperen a que ocurra otra tragedia en la isla Bair para que respondan”, destacó Crapo.
Los opositores admitieron antes de la votación que el apoyo entre los miembros del consejo era suficiente para aprobar la prohibición y propusieron un aumento en la frecuencia con la que se realizarán las revisiones al Comité de Vivienda y Asuntos Humanos de la ciudad, lo que según dijeron mejoraría la rendición de cuentas.
Según las discusiones entre el personal de la ciudad y los miembros del concejo en la reunión, más adelante se podría crear un comité separado dedicado a las cuestiones de las personas sin hogar para revisar la implementación de la prohibición.
Tristan Ryan Perkins, un niño originario de Texas, ha conquistado las redes sociales con un contundente mensaje en defensa de México.
Tristan Ryan Perkins, un niño originario de Texas, ha conquistado las redes sociales con un contundente mensaje en defensa de México.
Con apenas unos años de vida y una cuenta en Instagram (@tristanryanperkins), el joven estadounidense se ha vuelto viral tras publicar un video en el que condena la manera en que su país ha tratado históricamente a México y resalta la solidaridad que la nación vecina ha mostrado hacia Estados Unidos en momentos de crisis.
“Es una locura cuánto nos ayuda México considerando todo lo que les hemos hecho”, inicia Perkins en el clip que ya acumula miles de reproducciones, compartidos y comentarios positivos, tanto en inglés como en español.
El niño no escatima en señalar decisiones polémicas del presidente Donald Trump, quien —recuerda— no solo amenazó con invadir México, sino también propuso la construcción de un muro fronterizo por valor de 60 millones de dólares, buscando que fuera México quien lo financiara. “Trump también impuso aranceles innecesarios a México”, añade.
Con una postura inusualmente crítica para su edad, Perkins también hace referencia a la historia compartida entre ambas naciones: “En el siglo XIX les robamos un montón de tierras. No digas que las conquistamos, las robamos”. Y agrega: “Amo a mi país lo suficiente como para exigirle responsabilidad por sus actos”.
Pero su discurso no solo apunta al pasado. En un tono emotivo, destaca cómo México ha tendido la mano a Estados Unidos cuando más lo necesitaba. “¿Quién estuvo ahí primero durante las inundaciones en Texas? No fue Kristi Noem, ni Trump, ni FEMA. Fue México. ¿Quién estuvo durante los incendios en California a principios de este año salvando vidas? México”.
La grabación cierra con una declaración firme: “Así que no voy a tolerar calumnias contra México”.
Las palabras de Tristan han sido recibidas con entusiasmo por usuarios mexicanos y latinos en Estados Unidos, quienes han elogiado su claridad, empatía y valentía. Algunos internautas incluso lo han llamado “embajador del respeto binacional” y han comenzado a seguir su cuenta para agradecerle personalmente.
En tiempos de polarización y discursos antiinmigrantes, la voz de este niño se alza como un llamado al reconocimiento y al respeto mutuo entre pueblos vecinos. Y como bien dijo uno de sus seguidores: “Ojalá muchos adultos tuvieran la conciencia de este niño texano”.
Un nuevo informe de la empresa tecnológica Kidas reveló que miles de niños y adolescentes fueron expuestos a amenazas graves en juegos en línea.
Un nuevo informe de la empresa tecnológica Kidas reveló que miles de niños y adolescentes fueron expuestos a amenazas graves mientras jugaban en línea durante el primer trimestre de 2025.
Tras analizar casi 14 millones de conversaciones en videojuegos domésticos, arenas de eSports y comunidades de Discord, se detectaron múltiples riesgos que van desde la exposición de datos personales hasta acoso sexual, violencia verbal y manipulación emocional.
Los tres principales riesgos detectados fueron:
Exposición de ubicación (mil 581 alertas): Niños compartieron información confidencial como nombre de su ciudad, escuela o vecindario, sin ser conscientes del riesgo de ser localizados por actores maliciosos.
Contenido sexual y explícito (494 alertas): Los menores fueron expuestos a bromas, comentarios o archivos multimedia inapropiados en entornos de juego populares.
Comunicación tóxica y violenta (249 alertas): Se normalizó el uso de lenguaje agresivo y amenazas, lo cual desensibiliza a los menores ante el abuso digital.
Uno de los casos más perturbadores ocurrió en Michigan, donde un niño de 13 años fue víctima de insultos, contenido sexual y amenazas de otros usuarios en Discord. El menor llegó a expresar intenciones de autolesión en más de una ocasión. A pesar de los múltiples signos de alerta, la interacción continuó sin intervención directa de moderadores humanos, lo que evidencia la urgencia de implementar medidas de seguridad más estrictas.
“Detrás de cada alerta hay un niño real enfrentando riesgos que podrían tener consecuencias devastadoras”, dijo Ron Kerbs, fundador y director ejecutivo de Kidas, una empresa tecnológica que desarrolla herramientas de comunicación de texto y voz con IA para proteger a los usuarios en línea de la toxicidad, el ciberacoso y otros comportamientos abusivos.
“La industria debe dejar de ignorar estas amenazas. Todos los niños merecen disfrutar de los videojuegos en un entorno seguro que fomente el aprendizaje, la conexión y el crecimiento”, subrayó.
Demandas colectivas contra Roblox y Discord
La preocupación por la seguridad en línea no se limita a los datos de Kidas. En California, Roblox Corporation y Discord Inc. enfrentan demandas colectivas por permitir acoso, explotación y exposición de menores a contenido explícito.
Roblox, que durante años se promovió como una plataforma segura y educativa, está bajo escrutinio por “hacer la vista gorda” ante juegos inseguros, monetización dirigida a menores y falta de acción ante depredadores sexuales.
Ante ello, múltiples familias han presentado demandas federales, incluyendo un caso de alto perfil en Texas y otra demanda colectiva en curso en California.
Los casos revelan que muchos menores fueron contactados inicialmente a través de chats dentro del juego, y posteriormente trasladados a canales privados en aplicaciones externas como Discord o Snapchat, donde fueron manipulados o expuestos a contenido sexual.
“Los padres que creían que sus hijos estaban seguros en línea ahora se preguntan cómo demandar a Roblox por el daño permanente que sufrieron”, señala un resumen del litigio.
Estas acciones legales buscan no solo una reparación individual, sino establecer un precedente nacional para exigir a las plataformas que asuman responsabilidad legal por su falta de protección efectiva. Es un esfuerzo coordinado para responsabilizar a Roblox y otras plataformas por facilitar la explotación infantil y engañar al público respecto a su seguridad.
Además de las principales categorías, Kidas también detectó: Violaciones de seguridad de cuentas (184 alertas), estafas y fraudes financieros (152 alertas), intercambio riesgoso de imágenes (141 alertas), discurso de odio y lenguaje discriminatorio (138 alertas), comportamientos depredadores (75 alertas), crisis de salud mental (21 alertas), menciones de drogas (29 alertas), y divulgación de datos personales (29 alertas).
Caren M. Schiffman, Fiscal Adjunta del Distrito de Columbia, recomienda a las familias involucrarse de forma activa en las actividades digitales de sus hijos:
“Aprendan a jugar. Hagan preguntas. Revisen juntos la configuración de privacidad. Elaboren un contrato de seguridad digital. Y lo más importante, asegúrense de que su hijo sepa que puede acudir a ustedes si algo lo incomoda”.
Latinos Unidos por una Nueva América (LUNA), una organización de base en San José está dando sus primeros pasos para organizar lo que llaman “guardias comunitarias”, como respuesta a las violentas acciones antiinmigrantes del gobierno de Trump. Foto: Raúl Ayrala
Una organización de base en San José está dando sus primeros pasos para organizar lo que llaman “guardias comunitarias”, como respuesta a las violentas acciones antiinmigrantes del gobierno de Trump.
Latinos Unidos por una Nueva América (LUNA), fundada en 2013 por el activista Salvador “Chava” Bustamante entre otros, propone con esta iniciativa organizar a la comunidad latina del Sur de la Bahía para desarrollar estrategias que le permitan responder mejor a las redadas del ICE (Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas), la policía migratoria federal.
Los Guardianes de la Comunidad serán “básicamente, la misma comunidad. Queremos educar a las personas para construir una red de apoyo que nos permita protegernos”, dijo a Península 360 Press Yurina Guzmán, una de las organizadoras comunitarias de LUNA.
Guzmán señaló que el gobierno federal está “secuestrando a la gente hasta cuando se presenta en la corte”. En respuesta, LUNA está desarrollando este programa que tiene tres pilares: “educación, autodefensa y planes familiares”.
Cuando hablan de autodefensa, se refieren a “educación y organización de la comunidad. No va a ser a través de la violencia”, aclaró Yurina Guzmán.
Y eso es un punto importante, porque no se están refiriendo a autodefensas como las de algunas zonas de México, en las que los habitantes se armaron para defenderse del crimen organizado.
“No, porque incluso alguien pudiera decir ‘Si digo que soy de una autodefensa, pues hasta me pueden detener”, decía Guzmán, aclarando que usan el término en el sentido de dar oportunidad a los latinos a procurarse protección y amparo como habitantes que cuentan con derechos legales.
Y con respecto a los planes familiares, se trataría de brindarle a las familias las herramientas para que tengan todo listo ante la posible emergencia de que se lleven a uno de los padres o a los dos, “dónde van los hijos o con quién y dónde se quedan”.
Gabriel Manrique, otro organizador comunitario de LUNA, expresó que el objetivo es “desarrollar líderes comunitarios, porque la comunidad es la primera línea de defensa: son ellos los que reportan cuando ven un vehículo o personas sospechosas” en sus vecindarios.
La idea de LUNA es dar entrenamiento a las comunidades migrantes para que sepan “cómo comunicarse entre ellos, sea por medio de (golpeteo de) sartenes, sonidos, altavoces para avisar que la Migra está ahí”.
Y además, quieren incorporar a aliados.
“El movimiento Chicano, los lowriders… es una comunidad muy grande y ellos podrían ayudar en los patrullajes” por ejemplo, expresó Gabriel Manrique.
A ello sumó que, otro tipo de servicio que ellos podrían prestar es el acompañar a las personas susceptibles de ser detenidas a sus citas de corte migratoria, médicas, e incluso a compras diarias.
“Ellos han sido históricamente defensores de los derechos civiles de los latinos, y podemos conectarlos con los que hoy necesitan de su apoyo”, detalló.
Manrique dijo también que los latinos tenemos otros movimientos aliados como SURJ (Show Up for Racial Justice), una organización compuesta de “miles de personas de raza blanca que trabajan por la justicia racial y económica”, según ellos mismos se definen. SURJ tiene capítulos o filiales en la Bahía, y su propósito es ayudar a la gente de color en sus luchas por la igualdad.
Esta iniciativa de Guardias Comunitarias de LUNA está en desarrollo, y una de las prioridades es encontrar lugares donde puedan hacerse reuniones de interesados.
LUNA tiene una oficina en La Placita Tropicana, pero de acuerdo con Guzmán y Manrique, no resulta práctico y es hasta peligroso realizar las juntas con mucha gente allí, por la obvia razón que la Tropicana es muy conocida como lugar de reunión de latinos.
LUNA tiene una oficina en La Placita Tropicana, pero de acuerdo con Guzmán y Manrique, no resulta práctico y es hasta peligroso realizar las juntas con mucha gente allí, por la obvia razón que la Tropicana es muy conocida como lugar de reunión de latinos. Foto: Raúl Ayrala
Si tiene interés en participar de este proyecto, puede llamar a los teléfonos (408) 791 – 9306 o (408) 876 – 2306. O ingrese a la página de LUNA en Facebook: LUNA – Latinos Unidos for a New America, o www.lunalatinosunidos.org.
This story was produced as part of “Aquí Estamos/Here We Stand,” a collaborative reporting project of American Community Media exploring the impact of Trump Administration’s war on immigrants in communities across California.
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Esta historia fue producida como parte de «Aquí Estamos/Here We Stand», un proyecto de reportaje colaborativo de American Community Media que explora el impacto de la guerra de la Administración Trump contra los inmigrantes en comunidades de toda California.
Un grupo de defensa del gobierno abierto está amenazando con demandar a un condado de California que se está preparando para discutir si puede un condado despedir a un sheriff a puerta cerrada.
Un grupo de defensa del gobierno abierto está amenazando con demandar a un condado de California que se está preparando para discutir el despido de su sheriff electo a puertas cerradas.
La sheriff del condado de San Mateo, Christina Corpus, que presta servicios en una de las comunidades más ricas del país, ha enfrentado pedidos de destitución desde que un explosivo informe de noviembre de un juez retirado determinó que probablemente violó la política del condado sobre nepotismo y relaciones conflictivas.
El informe alegaba que, para 2024, Corpus había cedido el control del departamento a una subordinada. Esto condujo a una medida electoral el año pasado, aprobada por los votantes para facultar a la Junta de Supervisores del condado a destituirla, decisión que se aprobó en junio. Corpus apeló, lo que dio lugar a la audiencia probatoria programada para agosto.
Como parte del proceso de deportación, el equipo legal de Corpus solicitó que la audiencia de deportación se llevara a cabo a puertas cerradas.
“El condado debería declinar”, escribió Aaron Field, abogado de la Coalición de la Primera Enmienda, en una carta a la Junta de Supervisores del condado.
“Prohibir a la prensa y al público la audiencia de destitución, como lo ha solicitado el Sheriff Corpus, violaría el derecho de acceso a los procedimientos públicos, amparado por la Primera Enmienda, socavaría un conjunto de intereses públicos imperiosos en la administración transparente de la audiencia de destitución y excluiría innecesariamente a los ciudadanos de San Mateo de una fase clave del proceso”, agregó.
La audiencia está programada para comenzar el 18 de agosto y se espera que dure unos 10 días.
CalMatters presentó inicialmente una solicitud para abrir al público la audiencia de deportación de junio, la cual fue denegada. La Coalición por la Primera Enmienda presenta la misma solicitud para la audiencia de deportación de agosto.
La destitución de Corpus —y su lucha contra ella, incluyendo la solicitud infructuosa de una orden de alejamiento para detener el proceso— ha conmocionado a su departamento y a la comunidad durante casi un año. Varias ciudades de su condado han emitido mociones de censura contra su administración, y los sindicatos que representan tanto a sus agentes como a sus sargentos han solicitado su destitución.
Un portavoz del condado de San Mateo dijo que el condado había recibido la carta de la Coalición de la Primera Enmienda y anunciaría una decisión la próxima semana.
“El condado ha expresado constantemente su opinión de que este debería ser un proceso totalmente transparente, incluyendo la apertura de la audiencia de apelación de agosto para su destitución”, declaró la portavoz del condado de San Mateo, Effie Milionis Verducci. “Sin embargo, el sheriff lo ha bloqueado”.
El departamento del sheriff sigue sumido en la agitación, más recientemente cuando Corpus suspendió a un sargento del sheriff del condado de San Mateo. Este sargento había testificado extensamente en una segunda investigación del condado sobre Corpus.
El sindicato que representa a los sargentos del sheriff del condado de San Mateo se opuso, alegando que el sargento fue suspendido como represalia por su testimonio.
Corpus negó que sus acciones tuvieran algo que ver con el informe en una declaración publicada en el sitio web de la oficina del sheriff el lunes.
“Su licencia administrativa temporal no tiene ninguna relación con los comentarios o la cooperación que haya podido brindar en el informe Keker”, afirmó Corpus en el comunicado.
