Alex Morales's Profile
Born in Veinticuatro de Febrero, Veracruz, México, affiliated with the University of California, San Diego & Universidad Autónoma Del Estado De Quintana Roo (Campus Chetumal Bahía).
Groups: LatinoKos
Diaries published: 22 (9 days since last diary on Wed Nov 29, 2023 at 05:00 AM PST)
Comments posted: 152 (0 days since last comment on Thu Dec 07, 2023 at 05:06 PM PST)
Diary frequency: often
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 82
Total Comment Ratings: 0
Most Recommended Diary: Seven people intentionally murdered in hate crime in Brownsville, Tx - Personal thoughts, 34 comments, 201 recommends
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Choices: unless we can live sustainably outside of the market, we all interact with the global marketplace when purchasing goods and services. For the most part, our clothes, food and furniture are common items that we must purchase. We try to choose...
by Alex Morales
 39 comments
on Wed Nov 29, 2023 at 05:00 AM PST
with 32 Recommends
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It would be easy to call her the widow of martyr Victor Jara, who was murdered by the Chilean miliary (by army officer Pedro Barrientos) at the stadium in Santiago that now bears his name. It would be easy to call her one of the many, many people who...
by Alex Morales
11 comments
on Mon Nov 13, 2023 at 04:43 PM PST
with 18 Recommends
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Note: this is a personal reflection on these special days from my culture. This year, I am in the USA through mid-December so much of the fun is…�well, not the same. San Diego and Tijuana are ...
by Alex Morales
24 comments
on Wed Nov 01, 2023 at 05:30 AM PDT
with 56 Recommends
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There is a solid 30% crazy vote in the Argentine elections this year. Yesterday, that did not prove enough to put the craziest candidate in La Casa Rosada. In the second round of voting, Javier Milei, leading a libertarian coalition called La Libertad...
by Alex Morales
4 comments
on Mon Oct 23, 2023 at 07:07 PM PDT
with 15 Recommends
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In August, Bernando Arévalo was elected the next president of Guatemala, in what international observers have called a ‘landslide’. That is the only stable statement that can be made about the ...
by Alex Morales
8 comments
on Sat Oct 14, 2023 at 03:31 PM PDT
with 16 Recommends
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Never would I thought that this headline would be anything more than satire. President Biden Builds The Wall! The Washington Post: U.S. officials said Thursday that they will resume direct deportation flights to Venezuela and fast-track construction of...
by Alex Morales
32 comments
on Thu Oct 05, 2023 at 06:02 PM PDT
with 22 Recommends
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- Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States (though many Native Americans have a very different perspective on its history ). It is decidedly not a part of Caribbean history. Lest we ...70 comments 143 Recs
- As I write this (days before you read it), I’m already in prep mode for my annual Thanksgiving gathering. I don’t know what’s on your holiday menu, but mine�never changes. I cook the same meal ...153 comments 136 Recs
- Tales from the African Diaspora, Anansi the Spider and Br’er Rabbit By dopper0189, Black Kos Managing Editor Anansi is one of the most important legendary characters of � West African and ...81 comments 64 Recs
- As winter looms and recent reports indicate an uptick in dengue fever cases in� Miami and greater Dade County, Florida ,�people here in the states must start thinking about mosquito-borne illnesses. ...108 comments 174 Recs
- Woke up to let my dogs out Sunday night, checked TwitX while waiting for them to do their bizness, and saw a jokefest taking place around the news that junior Republican Sen. Timothy Eugene Scott from South Carolina has “suspended” his campaign....303 comments 351 Recs
