Blood Meridian

🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈Multiple brawls break out in chaotic scene inside Washington Square Park Pride celebration Multiple brawls and wild chaos engulfed Washington Square Park in the aftermath of New York City’s Pride Parade Sunday. As night fell, the NYPD played a loudspeaker recording announcing Washington Square Park’s closure and ordering people to leave — leading to arguments between cops and park-goers. 🔎 Source #US ☠️ Blood Meridian

🇺🇸US Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity for official, not private acts The U.S. Supreme Court found on Monday that Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for official actions taken as president, but can for private acts, in a landmark ruling recognizing for the first time any form of presidential immunity from prosecution. The justices, in a 6-3 ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts, threw out a lower court's decision rejecting Trump's claim of immunity from criminal charges involving his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. The six conservative justices were in the majority. Its three liberals dissented. 🗣"We conclude that under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of presidential power requires that former president have some immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts during his tenure in office," Roberts wrote. "At least with respect to the president's exercise of his core constitutional powers, this immunity must be absolute. As for his remaining official actions, he is also entitled to immunity," Roberts added. 🔎 Source #US ☠️ Blood Meridian

🇨🇴 Colombian armed group Segunda Marquetalia agrees unilateral ceasefire Colombian armed group the Segunda Marquetalia on Sunday agreed to a unilateral ceasefire, after several days of peace talks in Caracas. The Segunda Marquetalia is a dissident faction of the now-demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels whose leaders initially agreed to a 2016 peace deal, but returned to arms citing unfulfilled promises three years later. The Colombian government announced the agreement, saying the guerrilla group agreed to hand over hostages and respect the lives of Colombian civilians and officials in the areas of the country where it still has a presence. 🔎 Source #Colombia ☠️ Blood Meridian

🇧🇴Bolivian president orchestrated a ‘self-coup,’ political rival Evo Morales claims Former President Evo Morales on Sunday accused his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving Bolivians by staging a “self-coup” last week to earn political points among the electorate. Morales was initially among the country’s most powerful voices to say the approximately 200 members of the military who marched on Bolivia’s government palace alongside armored vehicles Wednesday had attempted a “coup d’état.” He called for “all those involved in this riot to be arrested and tried.” But on Sunday, Morales joined others who contend Arce himself orchestrated the incident in an attempt to win the sympathy of Bolivians at a time when his popularity is extremely low. Arce “disrespected the truth, deceived us, lied, not only to the Bolivian people but to the whole world,” Morales said in a local broadcast program Sunday. Morales also called for an independent investigation into the military action in a post on X. 🔎 Source #Bolivia ☠️ Blood Meridian

🇵🇪🇨🇳China, Peru completed 'substantial negotiations' to upgrade FTA China and Peru have achieved "substantial conclusion of negotiations" on the upgrading of a free trade agreement between both countries, Chinese state media said on Friday. In a meeting with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Beijing, President Xi Jinping said both sides should coordinate and promote cooperation in fields such as minerals, energy, manufacturing, agriculture and others. Peru's press office reported that Boluarte and Xi also signed a series of agreements to strengthen ties, including one on Peruvian grape exports to China, and a memorandum of understanding establishing a Peruvian-Chinese Business Council. continue to advance," Siles added. 🔎 Source #Peru #China ☠️ Blood Meridian

🇺🇸Mayorkas must hand over docs on illegal migrants accused of heinous crimes Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was hit with a House Judiciary Committee subpoena Friday demanding he produce long-awaited records on nine migrants suspected of sickening crimes, including the rape of a disabled teen girl and a mob assault on two NYPD cops. DHS must hand over documents on the accused criminals by 9 a.m. on July 17. 🔎 Source #US #border ☠️ Blood Meridian

🇧🇴Bolivian general who led failed coup gets six months pre-trial detention Detained Bolivian general Juan Jose Zuniga was ordered to six months "preventive detention" for his role leading a failed coup against the government earlier in the week, a top prosecutor said on Friday. The Attorney General's Office requested the six months detention and said other government bodies, including the Defense Ministry and Interior Ministry, supported the request "due to the importance and seriousness of the events that occurred," state prosecutor Cesar Siles said. 🗣"This preventive detention that the judge is ordering will undoubtedly set a precedent and a good signal so that this investigation can continue to advance," Siles added. 🔎 Source #Bolivia ☠️ Blood Meridian

🇵🇦Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including the co-founder of a law firm that authorities say was at the center of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities. Jürgen Mossack founded Mossack & Fonseca with then associate Ramón Fonseca, who died in May. Mossack was acquitted on Friday along with others after a Panamanian judge found that the evidence against Mossack didn’t comply with the chain of custody after authorities raided the office of the now defunct firm. 🔎 Source #Panama ☠️ Blood Meridian

Later today at 7pm UK time, we will be joined by Student X to review his book Equal Training.

🇺🇸🇭🇹U.S. offers deportation relief to further 309,000 Haitians The Biden administration will expand deportation relief and work permits to an estimated 309,000 Haitians in the country already, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Friday. The administration will expand access to the Temporary Protected Status program to Haitians through February 2026 due to violence and security issues in Haiti. About 264,000 Haitians in the U.S. were already covered by the program, according to the U.S. government. 🔎 Source #US #Haiti ☠️ Blood Meridian