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Is it possible to invest overseas?   Bernard Pierson proves that you certainly can.   Bernard, Managing Partner at Equiti Partners has over 10 years of real estate experience. He has specialized in ground-up development and investing opportunities. Most recently, he led the development of over 100,000 square feet of single-family homes and condominiums, including land and infrastructure works. In this episode, he talks about his experience being a developer in Latin America and eventually focusing on multifamily and working with foreign clients.     [00:01 - 06:52] From Food Broker to Real Estate Investor Bernard explains his background in food brokering Developing in Latin America The political and economic risks they experienced Transitioning to active multifamily Investing Investing passively first and building relationships   [06:53 - 17:45] International Investing The advantage of knowing the native language and the culture Getting a CPA and attorney with expertise in international tax law How to start investing with Bernard and his team   [17:52 - 19:32] Closing Segment Reach out to Bernard!  Links Below Final Words Tweetable Quotes   “It's not going to be like your US or domestic investors where they can sign a PPM online and they can wire the money into the next day. It takes time and I encourage them to talk to a CPA.” - Bernard Pierson “If you're a syndicator or you're trying to raise money from, foreigners, it just makes your life a lot easier if they invest as a US person through a US entity.” - Bernard Pierson -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Connect with Bernard at bpierson@equitipartners.com and follow him on LinkedIn and Facebook. Know more about the work they do at EquitiPartners.com.  Connect with me:   I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.     Facebook   LinkedIn   Like, subscribe, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on.  Thank you for tuning in!   Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below: [00:00:00] Bernard Pierson:  I mean, there's great benefits of investment with a huge operator, right? There's nothing wrong with that. There's plenty of good big shops that you can invest with and get good returns. But if you want to do this actively you're going to need relationships. This is a very relationship driven business and networking is, great. And one way that worked for me at least to network and build relationships was to invest passively with other operators first.  [00:00:33] Sam Wilson: Bernard Pierson has been in real estate for 10 years. He started off in development and has since transitioned to full-time multifamily investing and syndication. Bernard, welcome to the show.  [00:00:43] Bernard Pierson: Thanks, Sam. Happy to be here.  [00:00:44] Sam Wilson: Hey, the pleasure's mine. There's three questions I ask every guys who comes to the show: in 90 seconds or less, can you tell me, where did you start? Where are you now? And how did you get there?  [00:00:52] Bernard Pierson: I started in, I used to do food brokering. That was basically, I mean, I had a job out of college for, W2 for one year, but right into, you know, pretty soon I, I quit. I was an accounting job. I was bored out of my mind, so I quit. So I like to say I started off with food brokering, which is kind of like my entrepreneurial path that I took. We did pretty well. [00:01:11] Bernard Pierson: Very transactional. And I figured that out pretty quickly. And that's how I found real estate and ended up partnering with some guys that, great guys, great partners that had experience. And that's how I got into development. And we did some developments in Latin America specifically Nicaragua and Costa Rica. [00:01:29] Bernard Pierson: And I've then transitioned over the last five years or so, just a full-time multifamily investing in the US. Because I found out that there was a lot of risk and a lot of things that I was not thinking about before that Latin America exposed us to basically. So yeah. I think that was around 90 seconds. [00:01:48] Sam Wilson: No, I think that was perfect. Well done. Thank you. Yeah. Food brokering. Can you, that doesn't mean anything to me. I'm just really curious. Can you give me a ten second highlight? What does that mean?  [00:01:59] Bernard Pierson: Yeah. So we would source the suppliers and, find buyers for beef. We get coffee, we did sugar. I'm from, I'm a half in Nicaraguan, part Nicaraguan part American. And I, I grew up in Nicaragua a lot of my life. I lived there from like six years old to 18. So I, just know a lot of people, it's a small country. It's a very agricultural country and a lot of food production. So that's how I got into that.  [00:02:23] Sam Wilson: Got it very, very cool.  [00:02:25] Bernard Pierson: Very transactional though 'cause it was, it was based on finding the seller and the buyer. And as technology, you know, and globalization has grown, the value of being that intermediary is, is not as, as valuable, I guess, anymore. So we used to have a transaction here and there where, and we used to make a lot of money on the transaction or good money. But it was very transactional. We weren't really building a, a sustainable long term business that would work without us being there.  [00:02:49] Sam Wilson: Let's jump into the next section of your story there. Developing in Latin America, it sounded like there were some risks or some lessons you learned the hard way. [00:03:00] Bernard Pierson: Oh yeah. There's two reason. I ended up going back to Latin in America. So when I was 18, I came to the US. I lived here for a long time. But when I got back into real estate, there was two things I was looking for. One was partnering with someone who had experience. [00:03:12] Bernard Pierson: So development, in my case, checked that box. My partners or my potential partners at the time had experience developing for many years in, in Latin America. And the other thing was going, in my case, I was going back to Nicaragua, originally, at least at the beginning. And this was home, right? [00:03:29] Bernard Pierson: It was a place I knew a lot of people. I knew my, the area very well. So I checked those two boxes. I was local to Nicaragua and, and I had partners with experience. The part I missed was Latin America can bring money risks that we, we just aren't aware of here in the US and those are specifically going to be politically and, or just political risk. And just the economy in itself is not as robust as it is here. Investments are going to be a lot less liquid. There's just a lot more risk in general. And I did a lot of research into that at that time, right? And I really found out that risk adjusted return, at least for me, or from my point of view or the analysis I did was a lot better in the US than in Latin America. [00:04:15] Sam Wilson: Right. So if I'm hearing you, right, you're saying that there was, you were taking on a lot of additional risk without the additional return that would be involved in assuming that additional risk. Was this something, when you were doing these development projects, is that where you cut your teeth in raising capital and bringing in outside investors? [00:04:33] Bernard Pierson: Most of our developments, what we would do was the seller of the land would get some sort of, we, we would creatively finance the deals where the seller of the land would some, that's either equity or, or maybe. I don't know if we were building a condo building on the seller's land. [00:04:49] Bernard Pierson: Well, then they would've got a condo or two, depending on the value, right, of the land in payment for, for their land. So we didn't really work with investors much. It, they didn't require tons of capital. A lot of the capital we put up, which was just a at risk capital of the preconstruction phase, which is the designs, the architectural work and all that stuff. [00:05:07] Bernard Pierson: The seller of the land put up most of the equity. An d then the bank put up the rest, which was just a construction, right., Or the, the bank would basically finance our hard cost. We would finance the soft cost and the seller would just finance the equity or the land.  [00:05:23] Sam Wilson: Got it. Got it. So you did a few of these projects. You said, man, there's way too much risk in that I see g reener pastures in investing in the United States multifamily markets. What did you do to transition into that space?  [00:05:36] Bernard Pierson: Right, so, the reason I found out was while I was developing in Latin America, I was also investing passively in real estate. I was, I was an LP. And I was seeing, man, I'm getting great returns on these LP deals. And not putting much work into it, right, or if, if any, at all. No work into it, except the due diligence, right, at the beginning and signing the paperwork and all that stuff. [00:05:56] Bernard Pierson: I was traveling. When I was developing, I was still living in the US. I wasn't fully living in Nicaragua or Costa Rica. I would travel every week, Monday through Friday. It's a two hour flight from Miami, so I was based out of Miami and I would just travel every week. Sometimes I would say the week, and my wife would come over. [00:06:13] Bernard Pierson: And, but I was basically, we were half and half between the two countries, right? So as I was seeing my LP investments, maybe not out, outperforming, but at least matching, and in some cases outperforming my active work in development. So, so my LP, my passive stuff was doing better, you know, when I was doing nothing. I was like, no, did you know, this is something I have to transition to at the time also Nicaragua, back in 2018, we had a pretty bad social economic, political crisis that the economy came to a standstill. [00:06:41] Bernard Pierson: It still hasn't recovered. And it was just a perfect time to transition full time into active multifamily. Let's call it.  [00:06:51] Sam Wilson: Got it. How, how did you build your team members? What, what did that process look like to go, 'cause it's one thing to be a passive investor. And it's another thing altogether to say, all right, now I'm going to go actively start taking down deals. What are some steps you took that you feel like other people should take? [00:07:05] Bernard Pierson: If you have the opportunity to invest with another operator, someone, got to know an operator, invest with them. If you can invest with one, that's not a huge operator, I mean, there's great benefits of investment with a huge operator, right? [00:07:20] Bernard Pierson:  There's nothing wrong with that. There's plenty of good big shops that you can invest with and get good returns. But if you want to do this actively you're going to need relationships. This is a very relationship driven business and networking is, great. And one way that worked for me at least to network and build relationships was to invest passively with other operators first. [00:07:39] Bernard Pierson: And I got to meet them. And my first active investment was actually with one of the sponsors or operators I used to invest with passively so that my LP relationship with this operator ended up being a GP or co-GP relationship.  [00:07:53] Sam Wilson: That's cool. I love that. You already know the deal sponsor. When this goes live, it's not like you're going, oh, okay, well, let me get to know you and see if we can work together. I said, no, I already understand how you work. I've seen all your deals up front. I've participated with you. Now, is there a way to join the team and help take these down together? [00:08:10] Bernard Pierson: And the sponsor also wants to know you, too, if they're going to team up with you, right? And even if you're just going to be an investor, they'll want to get to know you because there can be some LP investors, which are not desirable to some sponsors for different reasons, you know, that I'm not going to get into right now. [00:08:26] Bernard Pierson: But a relationship forms. You know, if you've been investing with sponsor for 1, 2, 3 years, they'll get to know you you'll get to know them. And especially if you, not that you're going to call the sponsor every day, right, but maybe you speak once a quarter or just once every six months, whatever, you know, like these guys used to have quarterly call, you know, for the investors and I used to log into the calls and I would see them there. [00:08:45] Bernard Pierson: And. Yeah, I, I 've seen four or five deals before I went into an active deal with them. So yeah.  [00:08:51] Sam Wilson: Right. That's a great way, great way to get to know somebody up front. We talked about this off air and I, I want to make sure that we spend probably the rest of this show talking about what it's like raising capital from foreign investors, you know, 'cause you, you told me that the majority of your investors come from Latin America. [00:09:10] Sam Wilson: What has been the process for you? I mean, how, how does this work mechanics of it? What's the investor education like? Can you just tell us what, because that's a very unique, you know, the aspect of this business that, that you bring that many of our guests in the show just don't have any experience in that. So I'd love to hear how you do that. [00:09:29] Bernard Pierson: Right, yeah. So it's very different for several reasons. and one thing that's important is that an investor from the UK is not the same, or from Canada, or from Nicaragua, Venezuela, they're all different. They're all going to be different. Tax purposes, legal reasons, culturally, language they're, they're going to be completely different. [00:09:47] Bernard Pierson: I'll start off with how I met them and, and why they invested with me. For me, it's simply because I'm in Miami and there are other multifamily operators that speak Spanish and, and are from that in America. But not many, there's a lot less. [00:09:59] Bernard Pierson: And I'm one of the few that speaks the language. The multifamily language in Spanish if it even exists, right, 'cause just a concept of multifamily that doesn't even exist in Latin America. This rental, like, a rental building or a rental community, we don't really have that much. [00:10:14] Bernard Pierson: We may have a little bit of that in countries like Chile, maybe Mexico. Columbia is starting to see some of that, but it It's rare, right? You won't see it in Nicaragua or the rest of Latin America. And if you see it, there's very little of it. So first it's, that education part, right, and trying to educate someone in a language that's not their, their native language is not easy. So I have that advantage that I, can educate them in Spanish, or I can tell them about the industry in Spanish. And what I've done specifically to get to know these investors is I've been invited to speak to, to groups of investors and, and conferences or meetups, or gatherings where, and here in Miami, right, 'cause Miami is like we call it sometimes a capital of Latin America. It's the perfect place to be if you want to be exposed to Latin American investors, and I just got invited to these conferences, I speak in Spanish, talked about the industry, talked about what I think, talked about from the basics up to more advanced stuff, depending on who the audience is, right? But I do it in Spanish. And after every event, at least four or five, you know, individuals from the audience come up to me and the conversion rate of investment is 50 to 60% of the people that I, that come up to me after the, I don't even have to reach out to them. [00:11:25] Bernard Pierson: It's, it becomes a very, a very good connection. I, I guess. And so from there, the interesting part is that if most of the members of the audience at these events, or even if it's not an audience, even if they're just in Miami and they're interested for some reason or another, they're interested in investing in the US, they're usually here for a reason. And that reason is very similar to my reason, which is I found out that Latin America has a lot of risk. We have a lot of political issues. We have a lot of social unrest. There's unlimited number of things that can go, you know, I can go on all day here, so we identify very easily, right? I've been where they're at right now. And, and recently these are countries like Peru and, and Chile where they're having ,they got swings politically where they're nervous that they may, I'm not saying they will, they won't, but they're nervous that they may become like a Venezuela or something like that, right? So, so yeah, so they're nervous and we can help, right.? They're getting exposed to, to real estate in this country. I explained to them how I went through the same and how I measured, I have all these measurements I made and indices and all this research I did back in the day on, on why the risk adjusted return is better in the US, at least in real estate, specifically than it is in Latin America. [00:12:38] Bernard Pierson: And I show 'em all the data and explaining it to them. And I wrote a thesis on this, right. So I know my numbers pretty well. And which is another thing, right? When you speak to your investors, know your numbers, even if it's not the deal numbers, Just know your numbers of the demographics, the city, whatever you're trying to bet across.  [00:12:52] Sam Wilson: Are you bringing capital in from out of the country?  [00:12:56] Bernard Pierson: Yes, we are. If you're going to accept money from a foreign investor, there's a lot of things you have to consider. Most countries in Latin America do not have a tax treaty with the US. The only two that will have a tax treaty with the US are going to be Mexico and Venezuela. So Venezuela, you can't even do business with them for other reasons. So you can scratch that one off. So you're left with Mexico. I think there's, I don't know if it's Peru or there's another country that's negotiating a tax treaty, but not that I know of, at least there's no other country that has an active tax treaty other than Mexico. [00:13:30] Bernard Pierson: You would have to talk to your CPA about this, but usually if they don't have a tax treaty, you're going to have to withhold when you distribute back to them, right? So that withholding is, is just going to kill their returns or their cash flow. The only way, usually, again, that they'll get that money back, if they invest individually, is if they file a tax return in the US. [00:13:47] Bernard Pierson: And a lot of these investors don't want to just because they, they don't want to have to deal with, another tax return or there's different reasons why foreigners don't want file taxes in the US. And what we do is we have a team of, and this is what, if you're interested in working with foreign investors, find a CPA or an attorney or a tax attorney that knows this area very well, not necessarily real estate, but just taxes, just international tax law and has worked with foreign investors before. And they can help you and they can help the investors. And that's basically what we do. [00:14:21] Bernard Pierson: We refer our investors to a CPA. They sometimes have their own, but if not, we have the players that we can refer them to that can help them. And, and that's the only solution we can give them and it's going to take them time. So that's the other thing you have to know. [00:14:33] Bernard Pierson: It's going to take them time to structure themselves. It's not going to be like your US or like your domestic investors where they can sign a PPM online and they can wire the money into the next day. You know, not that it's all it happens most of the time. Right. But technically they can fund, you know, in a day or two. [00:14:49] Bernard Pierson: That's not going to be the case for Latin America. It's going to be a lot longer than that. They're going to have to get the appointment with the CPA, with the lawyers, talk with them. It takes time. It's going to take a couple weeks, two months, three months. So it's just going to take time and just encourage them to talk to that CPA. [00:15:04] Bernard Pierson: What we usually do is that we ask them to invest as a US person and they can do that if they either get an ITIN or some sort of us entity. Again, they have to talk with their CPA to do it right. And I'm not saying, just go get a n entity online or anything like that. It won't work if you do it, especially if you're a foreigner, 'cause there's a lot of different things that you have to do, right? But if you're a syndicator, or you're trying to raise money from, from, foreigners, it just makes your life a lot easier if they invest as a US person through a US entity.  [00:15:35] Sam Wilson: Right. Right. And just to reiterate your advice is to find a CPA and an attorney that really knows international tax law and is quite familiar with this process, it sounds like that's the way you've gone about, one, relieving yourself of any risk or giving bad advice, but also ways to streamline it and make it easy. Just say, Hey, go talk to person you know, X and Y,  [00:15:56] Bernard Pierson: Right and also talk to that CPA or that attorney before, so, you know, you start forming that relationship and they already know more or less what you do. So that'll save a lot of time that it's not going to be your investor, them coming to you. So, how does this work? What's the mechanics? How often are you going to distribute? When are you going to sell? When are you going to do that? Right? So it, there's a lot of specific things. Like there's certain tax laws that allow you to, if you dissolve an entity, then there's a lot of tax advantages to the foreign investor, for example, right? So they're going to start asking you, when are you going to dissolve it? And, and you might as well have answered that before if it's the CPA you referred them to.  [00:16:33] Sam Wilson: Right. Right. So is there a dollar amount, like when an investor comes to you? I mean, we see in most syndications, 50 to a hundred thousand is a minimum investment, you know, and obviously they go up much higher depending on, you know, what it is you're getting into, but is there a dollar amount for a foreign investor where this just doesn't make sense? I mean, is, is there a minimum? [00:16:52] Bernard Pierson: A hundred percent, yeah. So in our head, if, for Latin American investors, that amount is going to be about 250,000. If it's less than that, it'll probably be more expensive to structure everything than to invest. I've heard other operators say that they can do 50 or 100k and, and they they're fine with that. [00:17:10] Bernard Pierson: I don't know how they do it, right, but for us, that number is closer to 250. Tha t doesn't mean it has to be 250 on every deal. Once they have, they start building the structure, they can become more efficient and reuse their legal structure or, or whatever, right there, there's certain economies of scale that they can start and join. [00:17:26] Sam Wilson: Right. But out of the gate, in your opinion, if it's less than, than 250 grand. It just doesn't make any sense because of the administrative burden of getting everything set up you've, you've diluted your returns to the point where it's kind of like, okay, well this was an exercise.  [00:17:41] Bernard Pierson: A hundred percent. Yeah. Just the entities that they have to form the, you know, the, the legal costs you're going to have. On all levels, it's just going to probably be, it's not going to take any returns.  [00:17:49] Sam Wilson: Yeah. Right? Yep. Cost prohibitive. That's really, really awesome. Thank you, Bernard for taking the time to break down this, this process and how, how you've gone about bringing foreign investors into the US. I think that's really cool. And again, certainly it's something we haven't talked about a lot on this show. So I appreciate you kind of giving us the insight on how that works for you down to the dollar amount that maybe it makes sense for. And then you know, just the, kind of, some of the risks that you also see in investing in other countries. I mean, you have, you personally have experience in doing development in other countries. So I think that's, that's also something really cool that we've learned here from you today. So thanks for taking the time to share with us. I certainly appreciate it. If our listeners want to get in touch with you or learn more about you, what is the best way to do that? [00:18:30] Bernard Pierson: I'm on all those social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn. Look me up, Bernard Pierson. Pierson is P I E R S O N. So just look me up, my company, and you can send me a message. I'm, I'm pretty responsive there. You can also email me, my email is bpierson, B P I E R S O N, @equitipartners.com. And we spell equity with an I at the end for international, not a Y. So @ E Q U I T I partners.com.  [00:18:59] Sam Wilson: Awesome. Bernard, thank you so much. I do appreciate it. We'll make sure we link all of that there in the show notes. Appreciate you coming on today. Have a great rest of your day.  [00:19:06] Bernard Pierson: Thanks a lot, Sam. Great being on here.

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Chris, Melanie, and Zack take a look at the Summit of the Americas, which was held in Los Angeles at the beginning of June. By all accounts, the summit was poorly organized, and attending leaders were unimpressed with the lack of consultation before the event and with the initiatives set forth by the United States during the conference. The heads-of-state of several countries, including Mexico and Guatemala, refused to attend in solidarity with Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, which were not invited because the U.S. government considers them to be led by autocratic regimes. Does the planning and execution of the summit tell us anything about the Biden administration's foreign policy more broadly? What should our policies towards Central and South American countries be? What is the connection between the administration's domestic and foreign policies? Are President Joe Biden and his team unwilling to make hard choices in foreign policy because the decisions will be unpopular with important domestic constituencies? Chris is appalled by the Texas GOP's new platform, Zack is grateful that the COVID-19 vaccine for small children has finally been approved, and Melanie wishes Democrats would stop boosting “Stop the Steal” candidates across the country. Episode Reading: https://warontherocks.com/2022/06/is-bidens-approach-to-latin-america-a-problem

On this edition of Roundtable, the Cigar Coop Coalition gets together and smokes the H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage. The Heritage is the second H. Upmann branded cigar that has been blended by the one and only A.J. Fernandez. Tonight Ben, Bear, Erron, and Coop will weigh in and see how this cigar stacks up.

On this edition of Roundtable, the Cigar Coop Coalition gets together and smokes the H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage. The Heritage is the second H. Upmann branded cigar that has been blended by the one and only A.J. Fernandez. Tonight Ben, Bear, Erron, and Coop will weigh in and see how this cigar stacks up.

Abby and Robbie Martin cover Biden's failed Summit of the Americas, where Abby confronted Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the Israeli assassination of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, and numerous Latin American countries boycotted due to the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. They talk about the mass shootings in Ulvade and Buffalo and how this unique phenomenon is an extension of extreme American narcissism Empire Baby syndrome, the strategy of tension surrounding the anti-trans hysteria being cultivated by the GOP and the leaked SCOTUS draft about overturning Roe v Wade, and how the mind bending AI art tools like DALL E 2 is about to change our reality. Patreon subscribers at the $5 tier get access to an exclusive bonus episode per month. www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey //

Final del frenético Tour de Suiza que vivimos, muchas bajas por covid, pero con un gran triunfo de Geraint Thomas quien superó a Sergio Higuita (llegó como líder a la crono final) y a Jakob Fuglsang. También hubo Tour de Eslovenia donde arrasó el UAE con Pogacar y Majka, todo esto y mucho mucho más... en El LeñeroTodos los Lunes:2Am España, Italia y Francia9pm Argentina, Uruguay y Brasil8pm Bolivia, Cuba, Paraguay, Chile, Venezuela, Dominicana y Puerto Rico7pm Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, México y Panamá6pm Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua

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“The peace of God will guard your heart.  That is a treasure that is hidden in thanksgiving.”  What a treasure the peace of God is!  Today Stacy talks with our wonderful Moms in Prayer International Director of Central America, Diana de Fouler who comes to us all the way from Panama.  She is here to give us a sneak peek of the new Moms in Prayer summer Bible study that starts in July.  Don't miss this behind the scenes look at this study on the life changing subject of thanksgiving. It is available in both Spanish and English and you can sign up today!   ABOUT OUR GUEST: Diana de Fouler is a gifted Bible teacher who has contagious conviction for the power of prayer. She currently serves as the Moms in Prayer Central America Director, overseeing the ministry in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Diana lives in Panama City, Panama with her husband of 39 years. They have two grown children and two wonderful grandchildren. SCRIPTURES: (NIV unless noted) Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. Psalm 107:8-9 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. Matthew 15:36 For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes. And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” Luke 22:18-20 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” John 11:40-42 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters. Hebrews 2:11 BOOKS: LINKS: Summer Bible Study Registration Cultivating a Thankful Heart Bible Study Summer Bible Study Registration (Spanish) https://momsinprayer.org/cultivando-un-corazon-agradecido-estudio-biblico/ MOMS IN PRAYER New to Moms in Prayer? Find Out More!  PRAY with Moms in Your Community for Your Children Support Our Mission Moms in Prayer Shop

Why do so many Russian oligarchs live in the UK? Bill Whitaker has that story. Sharyn Alfonsi investigates how one country went from democracy to dictatorship in one generation. Lesley Stahl sits down with comedian Trevor Noah about what he thinks is the secret to his success.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hear how the characters of Nordic mythology can help you better understand the past, and how they influence the epic tales that entertain us today. Discover Dutch towns to explore beyond Amsterdam where you can view technological marvels as well as medieval charm. Also, find out how tourism in Nicaragua is trying to rebound from multiple setbacks, one rural homestay at a time. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

El Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos sancionó este viernes 17 de junio a la Empresa Nicaragüense de Minas, Eniminas, y al presidente de su Junta Directiva, Ruy López Delgado, designado en el cargo en febrero pasado por el régimen de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo. A través de un comunicado, el Departamento de Tesoro informó que “los miembros de alto rango del régimen Ortega-Murillo se han beneficiado enormemente del aumento de las exportaciones de oro de Nicaragua en los últimos años, debido en gran parte al papel descomunal que Eniminas ha desempeñado en canalizar las ganancias a socios del sector privado y sobornos a miembros del régimen”. Según el documento, la dictadura orteguista utiliza “los ingresos del oro para continuar oprimiendo al pueblo de Nicaragua y participando en actividades que representan una amenaza para la seguridad del hemisferio”. En 2021, las exportaciones de oro de Nicaragua a Estados Unidos totalizaron más de 744 millones de dólares. Estas exportaciones representaron el 79% de todas las exportaciones de oro de Nicaragua durante el año. Lea la historia completa en Confidencial.com.ni

La alta comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los derechos humanos, Michelle Bachelet, denunció este jueves 16 de junio, que los presos políticos en Nicaragua “afrontan condiciones de detención contrarias a las reglas mínimas de Naciones Unidas”, y demandó al régimen de Ortega y Murillo liberar a las más de 180 personas detenidas de manera arbitraria desde 2018. Durante la presentación de su informe sobre la situación de Nicaragua ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU, Bachelet señaló su preocupación por la persecución en contra de la Iglesia Católica y el cese forzado de la actividad de oenegés en el país, además de instar al Gobierno de Nicaragua cesar “las políticas que actualmente solo sirven para aislar al país y su gente de la comunidad regional e internacional”. La fiscal general de Nicaragua, Wendy Morales, allegada al orteguismo, respondió a la presentación de Bachelet diciendo que ésta exponía hechos alejados de la realidad y que se trata de una agresión unilateral contra un pueblo y Gobierno legítimamente constituido.

Queridos amigos, cuando estemos en nuestra próxima nota editorial, ya sabremos quién es el Presidente de la República por los cuatro años que se iniciarán el próximo 7 de agosto. Ya sabremos quién es. Y hay un peligro que lo consideramos remoto, porque vamos a ganar y vamos a ganar por mucho. Pero hay un peligro que el presidente sea Gustavo Petro? Gustavo Petro es una mezcla diabólica de comunismo y narcotráfico. Como les parece a ustedes que quedáramos en manos de semejante conjunción de fuerzas oscuras? El comunismo, el mismo que destruyó toda la Europa oriental, el mismo que acabó con Rusia, que tuvo que prohibirlo, el mismo que acabó con la China y la China se tuvo que volver capitalista en su estructura económica. Nos están recetando comunismo, sí, señores, como el de Cuba, como el de Nicaragua, como el de Venezuela, como el del Perú ahora. Como el de la Argentina, que ya tiene el 100% de inflación. El comunismo. Pero como si eso fuera poco, se le agrega el narcotráfico.

Nicaragua abrió oficialmente las puertas a la llegada de tropas extranjeras, primero con la venia de Daniel Ortega y ahora con la del Congreso. La Asamblea Nacional ratificó el decreto presidencial que permite el acceso de fuerzas armadas de países como Rusia, Cuba, Venezuela, EE.UU. o México. En Conclusiones, el consultor en seguridad y gobernabilidad Roberto Cajina analiza la decisión. Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

Nick and Chris continue their journey on the history of the biggest cigar producing countries. Nicaragua is the largest exporter of premium cigars to the US and is home to many of the largest and most popular brands.

Modest legal steps that would go unnoticed in most countries are—in Nicaragua's case—clear evidence that it is “inching toward dictatorship.” The post Nicaragua a ‘Dictatorship' When It Follows US Lead on NGOs appeared first on FAIR.

En esta nueva entrega del Podcast 3 en 1 de la Alianza Rebelde Investiga nos encontramos tres interesantes reportajes.En El Pitazo destaca 12 horas de cola: el drama de los extranjeros en el Saime.Los extranjeros que viven en Caracas solo tienen la opción de acudir a la oficina de identificación ubicada en Coche. Varios testimonios confirman el vía crucis que deben padecer para emitir una cédula, pasaporte o permiso de residencia.En Tal Cual encontramos Ataques durante giras de Guaido en Zulia y Cojedes se unen al guión de violencia política. El dirigente de la oposición ha sido víctima de emboscadas por parte de grupos afectos al oficialismo en las giras que ha hecho por los estados Zulia y Cojedes. Denuncia que se trata de un chantaje del chavismo para intimidarlo.Finalmente en Runrunes resalta Cambios de timón en Latinoamérica acercan la región a la izquierda.La posible elección de Gustavo Petro como presidente de Colombia inclina la balanza en la región nuevamente a la izquierda donde están Nicolás Maduro por Venezuela, Daniel Ortega por Nicaragua, Miguel Diaz Canel por Cuba, Gabriel Boric por Chile y Alberto Fernández por Argentina.

El sitio del ejército ruso a la ciudad ucraniana de Mariúpol dejó al menos 1.348 civiles muertos, incluidos 70 niños, y el 90% de los edificios residenciales dañados. La situación de derechos humanos en Nicaragua sigue empeorando, con detenciones y persecución de opositores, organizaciones de la sociedad civil e incluso sacerdotes.Una quinta parte de los 89,3 millones de desplazados que hay en el mundo se encuentra en el continente americano.

Jonathan Hammond is a Maui-based teacher, energy healer, shamanic practitioner, and spiritualcounselor. Before beginning his work in holistic health and spirituality, he had a career as an award-winning actor, appearing on Broadway and on television.A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Michigan, Jonathan is acertified Master Teacher in Shamanic Reiki, Usui, and Karuna Reiki, and the advanced graduate studies advisor for Shamanic Reiki Worldwide. He teaches classes in Shamanism, energy healing, spirituality, and Huna at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and around the world.Jonathan has training and certifications in Cherokee Bodywork, Huna, and Ho‘oponopono, and is an ordained Alakai (leader or guide) through Aloha International. He has completed the core curriculum studies at the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, and has been initiated through the Minoan Fellowship in Wicca.In addition to his background in energy medicine, Jonathan completed four years of training at One Spirit Learning Alliance (OSLA) in New York City, and was ordained as an interfaith minister in 2008. He is currently a faculty member at OSLA, where he teaches Shamanism and interspiritual counseling, and he is the founding leader of OSLA's monthly shamanic circle. Jonathan has also studied Shamanism, energy healing, and meditation privately, with prominent teachers in North and South America, and has worked alongside shamans in Mexico, Brazil, Bali, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Hawaii.Jonathan now spends his life deeply committed to empowering and healing people by bringing indigenous Earth wisdom to the modern world, and leads international spiritual retreats through his company, The Living Project.

Boycotts and a public outcry over the Biden administration's decision to exclude Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the Summit of the Americas, amid growing signs of the United States' waning influence and regional decline. Guests: Earl Anthony Wayne, Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Jorge Heine, Former Chilean Ambassador to China Sheila Xiao, Coordinator of the 2022 People's Summit for Democracy

Today we take a look at Russian's War plan. Russian troop transport planes, fighters, and long range bombers have begun arriving in Nicaragua. President Daniel Ortega has granted permission for Russian troops and military aircraft to be permanently stationed in Nicaragua. Russia also destroyed a warehouse for NATO weapons in Ukraine. 00:00 Bank Runs in Progress in China 02:59 Musk Leans Towards DeSantis for 2024 05:57 Joseph’s Kitchen 07:51 Russian War Preparations 11:45 The Bear Awakes 15:23 Why would God Allow America do be Destroyed 21:07 Department of Defense Insider 26:05 Poison in the Water 30:40 WatchProphecyClub.com

Today we take a look at Russian's War plan. Russian troop transport planes, fighters, and long range bombers have begun arriving in Nicaragua. President Daniel Ortega has granted permission for Russian troops and military aircraft to be permanently stationed in Nicaragua. Russia also destroyed a warehouse for NATO weapons in Ukraine. 00:00 Bank Runs in Progress in China 02:59 Musk Leans Towards DeSantis for 2024 05:57 Joseph’s Kitchen 07:51 Russian War Preparations 11:45 The Bear Awakes 15:23 Why would God Allow America do be Destroyed 21:07 Department of Defense Insider 26:05 Poison in the Water 30:40 WatchProphecyClub.com

Episode 106 of The Adventure Podcast features British Explorer and founder of Explorers Connect, Belinda Kirk. Belinda has spent her life leading dozens of international expeditions and remote filming trips. She has walked through Nicaragua, sailed across the Atlantic, searched for camels in China's Desert of Death, discovered ancient rock paintings in Lesotho and gained a Guinness World Record for rowing unsupported around Britain. In this episode, Matt and Belinda chat all things life and the importance of adventure.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-adventure-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Maruan Soto nos cuenta detalles de la Cumbre de las Amèricas y la presencia de las tropas rusas en Nicaragua

Entre el 6 y el 10 de junio se realizó la IX Cumbre de las Américas. Esta reunión de los jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de nuestro continente tiene varios elementos que la hacen diferente a las anteriores. En primer lugar, Estados Unidos vuelve a ser el anfitrión de la cumbre después de 28 años. La cumbre tuvo lugar en la ciudad californiana de Los Ángeles, un lugar con una historia y un presente profundamente ligados a América Latina. El segundo elemento diferenciador es la ausencia de varios presidentes de la región. El gobierno Biden decidió excluir a los presidentes de Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela. En reacción a esta decisión, otros líderes regionales, dentro de los que se destaca el presidente mexicano, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, decidieron no ir. En tercer lugar, llama la atención que el tema principal sea el de la migración. Si bien este fenómeno se desarrolla prácticamente en todos los países del continente, la coyuntura actual tiene otros desafíos a los que también se les hubiera podido dar protagonismo; por ejemplo, la inflación rampante o la reactivación económica después de la pandemia. Para analizar los temas principales de esta cumbre, explicar cuáles son los factores políticos y económicos que la marcan, y ver qué tanto refleja una tendencia de unión o una de fragmentación, nos acompañan Martha Ardila, Gisela Da Silva y Gabriel Orozco, docentes de la universidad Externado de Colombia, expertos en las relaciones internacionales de América Latina.

Hrvoje and I do an update on last week's news in the Americas. Recorded 6/14/2022 on TNT Radio. Tune in every Tuesday at 6 pm CST to listen live. Show notes:  1:30 - Californians and Canadians fleeing to Mexico and causing gentrification 12:13 - Migrants staying in Mexico rather than going to the US 16:00 - Mexico to eliminate daylight savings time 18:15 - Nicaragua expanding military ties with Russia 22:00 - Global inflation rising 26:09 - Heist of the century in Colima and crime in Mexico 29:45 - Netflix is planning a ‘Squid Game' reality show  32:35 - AMLO slams NATO policy in Ukraine 35:50 - Mexican utility companies receiving bad ESG scores 41:05 - BRICS getting their act together 42:10 - Border Patrol encounters 169 unaccompanied children 43:20 - US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel Sources:  Why Californians are fleeing to Mexico 62% of Americans working from home plan to migrate to a new country. Charted: Money Can Buy Happiness After All WEF: Psychologists say a good life doesn't have to be happy, or even meaningful Instead of picking strawberries in US, former migrants cultivate them in Oaxaca Mexico to Eliminate Daylight Saving Time Nicaragua's Ortega strains US relations by expanding military ties with Russia Prices of construction materials shot up almost 20% in a year Heist of the century in Mexican seaport: Thieves carry off 20 containers without firing a bullet. Attacks against wholesalers shut down chicken sales in Guerrero capital Netflix is planning a ‘Squid Game' reality show with a record $4.56 million cash prize Mexican president slams NATO policy in Ukraine Pemex y CFE en el umbral de riesgo severo en criterios ESG: México Evalúa Border Patrol encounters 169 unaccompanied children US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

Joe Biden gave another speech and doubled down on blaming everybody but his administration for the skyrocketing inflation in our country. A gas station accidentally sold gas for 69 cents for a few hours before realizing the mistake. A pest control company is willing to pay $2,000 to infest your house with cockroaches and test a new pest control system. Mick Jagger has contracted COVID-19. A man falls from a balcony at a music concert but appears to be just fine. Savanah Hernandez visits a gay pride event to interview some of the participants. Nicaragua has authorized Russian vehicles to enter the country. More audio has been collected from Hunter Biden's laptop. Even the crypto markets are taking a hit in Biden's economy. Kavanaugh's neighbors are speaking out about the protests in their neighborhood. Illinois is extending maternity leaves to include failed adoptions? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicaragua abrió oficialmente las puertas a la llegada de tropas extranjeras, primero con la venia de Daniel Ortega y ahora con la del Congreso. La Asamblea Nacional ratificó el decreto presidencial que permite el acceso de fuerzas armadas de países como Rusia, Cuba, Venezuela, EE.UU. o México. En Conclusiones, el consultor en seguridad y gobernabilidad Roberto Cajina analiza la decisión. Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

El presidente de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, autorizó el ingreso de tropas, naves y aeronaves rusas a partir del próximo 1 de julio para participar en operaciones de seguridad. Nicaragua carece de Ejército desde 1948 por lo que países como Costa Rica y Estados Unidos califican la medida como una provocación. Escucha el informe del corresponsal de SBS Spanish en Latinoamérica, Wilfredo Salamanca. 

Comenzamos en Colombia, que vive los últimos días de la campaña electoral para la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales del 19 de junio, con las últimas encuestas que apuntan a un empate técnico entre el izquierdista Gustavo Petro y el populista Rodolfo Hernández. Una campaña donde las redes sociales han desplazado a los multitudinarios mítines políticos como el medio más efectivo para atraer votantes, sobre todo a los indecisos. Nos lo cuenta Santiago Barnuevo, enviado especial para seguir esta segunda vuelta. Repasamos otras noticias de actualidad que nos llevan hasta Nicaragua, Costa Rica y México, entre otros lugares, y nos detenemos en el primer Encuentro de las Letras Iberoamericanas que se celebra estos días en Madrid. Escuchar audio

On today's episode, Brian Becker interviews Roberto Lovato. Since the Monroe Doctrine, Latin America has resisted U.S. attempts to dominate the region. Last week, another instance of resistance took place around the Summit of the Americas, which many heads of state boycotted over the Biden administration's decision to exclude Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. Brian and Roberto Lovato discuss this, the urgent need to end the blockade of Cuba, and the hypocrisy of U.S. immigration policy as Ukrainians are welcomed but immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean are caged. Roberto Lovato is the author of the critically-acclaimed memoir Unforgetting. Lovato is a journalist and visiting professor of English at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Lovato has reported on numerous issues—violence, terrorism, the drug war and the refugee crisis—from Mexico, Venezuela, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Haiti, France and the United States, among other countries. Photo credit: Midia Ninja Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at patreon.com/thesocialistprogram. We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more are invited to join the monthly Q&A seminar with Brian.

Terminó el Dauphiné con un aplastante Jumbo dando cátedra, terminó la Vuelta a Colombia con un triunfo de Fabio Duarte y grandes etapas, se está corriendo Tour de Suiza, como llegan todos al Tour? todo esto y mucho más... en El LeñeroTodos los Lunes:2Am España, Italia y Francia9pm Argentina, Uruguay y Brasil8pm Bolivia, Cuba, Paraguay, Chile, Venezuela, Dominicana y Puerto Rico7pm Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, México y Panamá6pm Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua

Las noticias del día con César Vidal y María Jesús Alfaya. Ayúdanos a seguir en emisión, participa en el Crowdfunding de La Voz de César Vidal: https://www.cesarvidal.com/dona En el informativo de hoy hemos tratado los siguientes temas: - La justicia andorrana investiga a Rajoy, a Cristóbal Montoro y Fernández Díaz por la Operación Cataluña. - Los letrados del Congreso rechazan limitar la inviolabilidad del rey. - Nicaragua: Estados Unidos restringe visas a 93 personas con relación al régimen de Daniel Ortega en Nicaragua. Ortega cierra otras 17 ONG y autoriza el ingreso de tropas extranjeras a Nicaragua. - Marco Rubio pide a Interpol emitir alerta roja para capturar a Nicolás Maduro en su gira internacional: “Es un criminal” - Arrestan al exjefe de Seguridad Interna de Ucrania por contrabando. - Trump acusa al comité que investiga el asalto al Capitolio de ser "un tribunal canguro" y reitera el fraude

Today's TruNews with the first of the week chant, “Let's have a nuclear war” news article. Poland's former foreign affairs minister, who is now a member of the European Parliament, told a Ukrainian television channel that Western Europe has the right to arm Ukraine with nuclear warheads. Let's see how that idea goes down in Moscow. Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart. Airdate 6/13/22.

Four fantastic stories of the strange and unusual. All from real people. Does this stuff really happen?

Always remember that Lofi Poli Sci is more than just me, it's the “we”, that we be. Episode Link: https://youtu.be/dWqHwBjLJb0 Episode 65 Season 5 (series 481) Official Website: www.lofipolisci.com Instagram: lofi_poli_sci_podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LofiPoliSciPodcast LinkedIn: Michael Pickering #lofipolisci #lofi #politicalscience #news #worldnews #globalnews #lofiGlobalNews #alwaysHope #podcast #lofipoliscipodcast #Top10 #GoodNewsFriday #PickeringUnplugged #LettersOfTheLofiPoliSci #Greece #Iran #Pirates #Nicaragua #Venezuela #ElSalvador #UnitedNations

How do you judge a cigar? Focus on a cigar's flavor, balance, construction and clean finish suggests HVC founder Reinier Lorenzo. A cigar with a clean finish won't leave you with a weird taste in your mouth afterward—what smokers call ashtray mouth.  Native Cuban Reiner founded the small-batch cigar house HVC in 2011, as a homage to hand-made cigars in Havana. “To me, Cubans, when they are right, when you have a really good Cuban cigar, there's nothing that you can compare with. So now in Nicaragua, we at HVC, we want to replicate that.”  Filmed on location at HVC headquarters in Doral, Florida with Boveda's Rob Gagner.  Snow, cows and how to start your own boutique cigar company:  00:00 Cold open 03:05 Blending cigar tobacco is like creating a recipe 03:19 Look for flavor over strength when choosing a cigar 03:48 What cigars does HVC make? 05:56 A Cuban moves to Wisconsin 10:33 From Wisconsin to Nicaragua and AGANORSA  12:55 Why rolling a cigar at home is never as good as the premiums  14:14 Starting a business? Observe like an entrepreneur  16:53 What was the first broadleaf wrapper AGANORSA cigar? 20:55 Why you can't create a cigar from just one tobacco farm 23:20 Look for flavor, balance, construction and clean finish in a cigar 23:29 No more cigar ashtray mouth! 30:28 How losing his dad at an early age affects a man 36:37 As a small business owner, you have to keep going after a failure  40:11 Giving up the security of a job to start your own company 46:41 Best advice for launching a family business 47:19 Best response when someone says no to a sales pitch 53:29 Is it better to smoke a cigar alone or with friends? 54:41 Cigars vs. cigarettes—no comparison To get great taste out of cigars, keep Boveda in your humidor. Using Boveda packs makes storing premium cigars easy. Makers of 2-way cigar humidification, Boveda also makes seasoning packs for wood humidors, travel cigar humidor bags and one-step hygrometer calibration kits.  Looking for a gift for a cigar smoker, dad or other important guy in your life? Check out the Boveda Humidor Starter Kit and other cigar care accessories. Shop Boveda here: https://store.bovedainc.com/collections/boveda-for-tobacco (https://store.bovedainc.com/collections/boveda-for-tobacco) Check Out More of Boveda Cigar Exclusives: A Cuban Cigar Collection | What's in Your Humidor? HVC, Reinier Lorenzo https://youtu.be/eF6c-3BjfeM (https://youtu.be/eF6c-3BjfeM) When the U.S. Rolled More Cigars Than Cuba (Feat. Big Sky)  https://youtu.be/tEBjL44vXF0 (https://youtu.be/tEBjL44vXF0) The Man Who Taught Me All I Know About Cigars (Feat. Crux Cigars)  https://youtu.be/T8rUALdjkO4 (https://youtu.be/T8rUALdjkO4) Talking Family & Matilde's Origin Story w/ Enrique Seijas (feat. Matilde Cigars)  https://youtu.be/n2OjLXbbAsI (https://youtu.be/n2OjLXbbAsI)

Listeners, we're back this week with Claudia Parada.Claudia is a Nicaraguense, First Gen Latinx Mama living on occupied Ramaytush Ohlone Lands known as San Francisco, CA. She's unapologetically pro-Latinx femme, centering these folks in her healing work - therapy, energy work, and antiracism trainings.She created Claudia Parada Energy to finally give space and power to first-generation Latinas through a range of therapeutic practices. Rooted in shared cultural experiences and built on years of exploring traditional and ancestral healing, she offers guidance from a grounded place of knowing how bright you can become.That means helping you break generational patterns that only hold you back, showing you how to create balance in order to embrace your true Self, and helping you reignite passion and motivation in everything you do — yes, it's possible!To guide you on this journey, she brings a wealth of knowledge in psychotherapy, Latin American studies, and a continued practice in energy healing, Mesoamerican Medicina and Gestalt awareness training. During this episode we talked about:07:34 - Mother-daughter relationship and being the youngest11:19 - Looking outside13:32 - Being a good enough caretaker15:35 - Experimental learners17:06 - Parenting and anxiety25:14 - Going to a predominantly white school31:05 - Disentangling from her mom34:21 - Staying true to herself43:13 - Becoming a therapist45:32 - Mental health and physical body48:28 - Psychology and curanderismoThis  episode is brought to you by MagicMind is the world's first productivity drink.

Desde Rusia no han escatimado en reportes que muestran un dictamen emitido el miércoles por el oficialismo en Nicaragua.

El presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, entiende que esta IX Cumbre de las Américas ha producido "mucha diplomacia sólida y constructiva". Sin embargo, la fractura hemisférica, que es real y muy marcada, desluce el optimismo del mandatario. Su decisión de excluir a Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela sigue siendo objeto de debate en esta el evento. Varios presidentes criticaron esta decisión. Pero el discurso de Paraguay estuvo mucho más en consonancia con el de Biden que el de otras naciones vecinas. El presidente Mario Abdo Benítez expresó la voluntad de su gobierno de aunar esfuerzos para fortalecer la democracia en la región. Fernando del Rincón charla con Julio César Arriola, ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Paraguay, sobre las estrategias del país en la cumbre. Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

President Joe Biden came to Los Angeles this week to host the Summit of the Americas, an event that's supposed to bring together leaders from across the Western Hemisphere. But the agenda was overshadowed by the list of world leaders who were excluded or who boycotted, including Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Mexico, and more. Biden's looking to make diplomatic progress on migration and the economic devastation and violence that drives it. Can he succeed? Voters went to the polls across the country this week, with some big primary races in states like California. Pundits like to draw national conclusions from local races and sometimes that's a mistake, but we can't help ourselves.  This week also marked the dramatic kickoff to the House hearings on the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.  Guest host Gustavo Arellano, of The Los Angeles Times and The Times Daily podcast, tackles all this with panelists Tara Setmayer, senior advisor with The Lincoln Project, in the center; and Sarah Isgur, staff writer at The Dispatch, on the right; as well as special guest Julio Ricardo Varela, interim executive director of Future Media.