José E. Arvelo

International disputes lawyer in DC, LatAm focus, jíbaro de Lares, proud boricua.

[Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 @leedrutman]

GOP learns the hard way: Turning the base up too high blows out your Speaker

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

Spectacular story: how three amateurs cracked a 445-year-old code to reveal Mary Queen of Scots’ secrets https://t.co/CkPRfmSaKf via @FT

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

"No publicly traded company would consider naming Trump to an executive position... None of his billionaire friends would trust him with their money." He couldn't work in a school or a lawfirm. And yet we might elect him president, @SykesCharlie writes: https://t.co/oUQs8gTkbt

[George Will RSS @GeorgeWillRSS]

Putin can win only if Josh Hawley-esque isolationists multiply https://t.co/3fHWawhXpa

[Yoani Sánchez @yoanisanchez]

Nos cortaron las líneas telefónicas en la Redacción de @14ymedio. No podemos hacer llamadas ni conectarnos a internet. Hemos sabido que hay reporteros detenidos, como Julio Aleaga y Vladimir Turró. No conocemos la razón para esta vuelta de tuerca represiva de hoy. #SOSCuba #Cuba

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

One year later, Kyiv stands. Ukraine stands. Democracy stands. America — and the world — stands with Ukraine.

Рік потому Київ стоїть. Україна стоїть. Демократія стоїть. Америка – і світ – стоїть з Україною.

[Latinometrics @LatamData]

(1/12) Is Puerto Rico the music capital of the world? 🇨🇺

A thread on LatAm's Top Spotify musicians 🎤:

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

Built near a volcano, it was the biggest infrastructure project ever in Ecuador, a colossus bankrolled by China and so important that Xi Jinping spoke at the inauguration. Now, cracks have emerged in the $2.7 billion Coca Codo hydroelectric plant. https://t.co/oO3VWDmfxK @WSJ

[Arelis R. Hernández @arelisrhdz]

In today’s @washingtonpost, Puerto Rico is aging more rapidly than most places on Earth as younger people leave. That leaves the elderly to face the ravages of storms on their own.

"Puerto Rico is not made for the old," an 86-year-old woman said.

https://t.co/lFPuBcthEL

[Lawrence H. Summers @LHSummers]

I just learned @HouseGOP's first initiative may be to protect tax cheats by trying to rescind last year’s investment in IRS modernization. On what sane ground can they object to restoring audit rates for millionaires when they have fallen by ~80% in the last decade? @IRSnews #IRS

[José E. Arvelo @jearvelo]

Well put, by the thoughtful ⁦@RadioFreeTom⁩. Astonishing that so many seem not to care. https://t.co/g5FNrBEGP5

[Michael Kofman @KofmanMichael]

Barely two days later this has proven a very significant victory for Ukraine. The entire pocket collapsed, appears Kupyansk was taken & RU forces have been forced to hastily retreat from Izyum. Their attempts to reinforce with 3rd AC and 90th TD proved too late & unsuccessful.

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

The perfect vid for my war is a fleeing tank dropping soldiers on the way without stopping before smacking into a tree.

[Neal Katyal @neal_katyal]

This special master opinion is so bad it’s hard to know where to begin:
1. She says Biden hasn’t weighed in on whether docs protected by Exec Privilege. Nonsense. The archives letter (which DOJ submitted to the Judge) makes it clear current President thinks none of this ...

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

In 1823 Francisco Goya painted Saturn Devouring His Son on the walls of his own house.

Why?

[Miles Morales, No Relation @miles_windu]

@atrupar Here you go lol

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

First president to be impeached twice.

First president to attempt a coup d'état.

First president to have his home searched by the FBI.

First president to take the Fifth.

It's just so impressive.

[Ben Rhodes @brhodes]

The strangest thing about this epoch of American history will always be that tens of millions of grown ups decided to form a cult like devotion to, of all available people, Donald Trump.

[Jane Mayer @JaneMayerNYer]

Twitter doesn’t do this account Justice- it has to be read in full- it’s mind-blowing: Inside the War Between Trump and His Generals https://t.co/CtqIuZ9Cxw

[Rep. Liz Cheney @RepLizCheney]

The facts are indisputable. While the Capitol was being attacked by an armed mob sent by Donald Trump, he would not tell them to go home for over 187 minutes.

That is a dereliction of duty like we have never seen before.