Sep 28, 2023
Nestor Castillo lays out the recent racist media tropes around Honduras, and why they're especially dangerous for immigrants. Nestor's El Tecolote column, "Dear SF Chronicle: No, Hondurans aren’t responsible for the City’s fentanyl crisis": eltecolote.org/content/en/dear-sf-chronicle-no-hondurans-arent-responsible-for-the-citys-fentanyl-crisis/ Nestor on Twitter: twitter.com/ProfeNessC "The Contras, Cocaine, and Covert Operations" (George Washington University's National Security Archive): nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB2/index.html "Defensores exigen investigación por crimen de ambientalista del Valle de Siria" (Defensores En Linea): defensoresenlinea.com/defensores-exigen-investigacion-por-crimen-de-ambientalista-del-valle-de-siria/ | Google translation: www-defensoresenlinea-com.translate.goog/defensores-exigen-investigacion-por-crimen-de-ambientalista-del-valle-de-siria/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp "Honduras Defense Official and U.S. Drug War Ally Tied to Narco-Trafficker, Notorious Mercenary Firm" (Jared Olson and John Washington at The Intercept): theintercept.com/2023/08/25/honduras-military-elias-melgar/ "Honduran Ex-President Extradited to U.S. to Face Narcotrafficking Charges" (Democracy Now): democracynow.org/2022/4/22/headlines/honduran_ex_president_extradited_to_us_to_face_narcotrafficking_charges "Gold giant faces Honduras inquiry into alleged heavy metal pollution" (Rory Carroll, The Guardian): theguardian.com/environment/2009/dec/31/goldcorp-honduras-pollution-allegations More Sad Francisco: sadfrancis.co