The day America changed
Dying of boredom for a firefighter means that no disaster occurs to which they must respond quickly for rescue.
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A network of forums and chats spread the message of the jump to Ceuta among 1.5 million people
A human tsunami arrived on July 30 at El Tarajal beach in Ceuta, leaving thousands of clothing items, flip-flops, and personal belongings, but also a giant political crisis that is eating away at Pedro Sánchez’s government, and a question that no one has answered yet: where and how does the wave begin?
Burn the ships in Morocco
The worst scenario a ruler can face during a crisis is that citizens do not believe their version of an event that has impacted public opinion, without even considering whether those explanations are true or not. This is what is happening to Pedro…
Eurofighters take off
Last week, Minister Félix Bolaños called for “respect” for Morocco. He asked this of the ERC deputy Francesc-Marc Álvaro in a Congress committee. “Morocco is a country with which we must collaborate and maintain good neighborly relations.” On Monday of this week, the…
Ángel Víctor Torres: “Loyalty of the government of Ceuta? There are issues that, when this is over, we will talk about”
Minister Ángel Víctor Torres (Arucas, 1966) has been responsible since last August 25 for the unified command to manage the Ceuta crisis. With experience in migration emergencies during his time leading the Canary Islands Government, he advocates collaboration with Morocco, trusts in restoring normality as soon as possible, and accuses the PP of “turning their back” on Ceuta.
The patience of Ceuta governs Spain
Las pescaderías Yunes in the central market of Ceuta are selling far below usual on a Saturday at nine. “Normal, elderly people no longer go out to shop or walk in the afternoons,” says a stallholder. Fátima is a security guard at the University Hospital, the only one in a city whose patience determines the governability of Spain. “My 20-year-old daughter does not go out after dark for fear, and in Ceuta life was on the street.” Third warning: Mercadona, Almadraba neighborhood, soldiers at the doors, carts overflowing. A couple of Muslim Ceutíes: “This is not going fast, when the cold arrives they won’t be able to sleep outdoors and hunger is very bad.”
From the fear of going out at night
Police statistics go one way and public perception goes another. This is the key to everything. In many towns in inland Catalonia, there has been an increase in the immigrant population, mainly from North Africa, which has changed the landscape of the…
Manresa, about twenty young people and the fear of a city
Young women who work in the bars of the Plaça Major in Manresa and its surroundings have not been returning home alone for a long time after work. They share a WhatsApp group in which they coordinate to accompany each other and activate location sharing so that the rest know where they are at all times and that they have arrived safely at their destinations.
The apathy of the stars
In James Joyce’s novel Ulysses, the protagonist, Leopold Bloom, explores how to philosophically cope with the discovery that his wife is cheating on him with half of Dublin. He comes up with a long list of possible consolations, but the one that, for me, should bring him the most equanimity…
Catalunya records its hottest day in a September
Catalonia recorded this Friday the hottest September day it has experienced so far, on a day when temperatures exceeded 40ºC and reached 42.5ºC in Vinebre (Ribera d’Ebre). Barcelona recorded its highest temperatures for a September.