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For a while now, one question has been circling in my mind about how we inhabit digital ecosystems: from what stance do we speak? What position do we take when we participate, share, or interact in those spaces that, though…

A night of vigil in the Mediterranean: The Sumud Flotilla under invisible siege 

October 1, 2025, 09:36 hours in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Global Sumud Flotilla is about 90 nautical miles—around 170 kilometers—from the coast of Gaza. Still in international waters, but within the “red zone,” the maritime corridor where previous flotillas were…

Truth Between Light and Shadow: Cultural Boycott, Historical Memory, and the Politics of Meaning

The “No Music For Genocide” campaign is not an isolated gesture of indignation; it is a cultural intervention that reopens an ancient and urgent question: what do we do with truth when it appears before us? Do we make it…

Israel prepares to intercept the Sumud Flotilla: Another assault on International Law amid global paralysis

Just 150 nautical miles from the Gaza Strip, the Global Sumud Flotilla—comprising nearly 50 boats and humanitarian activists from 44 countries—sails under maximum alert following the official announcement that it will be intercepted by the Israeli navy. The mission, which…

Abandonment as Complicity: Italy and Europe Betray the Global Sumud Flotilla and Turn Their Backs on Humanity

Italy has done the unthinkable: turning a naval deployment into an act of political prestidigitation. It sent frigates for the photo op, to display before European public opinion an image of humanitarian commitment, but at the first brush with Israel’s…

Station The Open Door, Expression of the Human

La Puerta Abierta is a virtual radio station that disseminates experiences, reflections and proposals inspired by Universalist Humanism and those who promote similar paths. With live and recorded programs, we offer a diverse space to listen, learn, and share. With…

Among Fossils and Philosophy: What a one-million-year-old Asian Skull does to our Theories

The digital reconstruction of the Yunxian 2 skull, discovered in Hubei in 1990 and dated between 940,000 and 1.1 million years ago, constitutes an epistemic event that goes beyond the merely archaeological. Precisely this week, an international team of paleoanthropologists…

Maximum alert in the Mediterranean: Global Sumud Flotilla heads toward Gaza escorted by the turkish Red Crescent as Israel threatens military interception

In the final hours of September 29, the Global Sumud Flotilla is at a critical point in the eastern Mediterranean, sailing at the threshold of waters under Israeli control and brushing the international line between orange and red alert over…

Among Martian Rocks and Human Myths: A New Planetary Narrative

The recent finding by NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars—a possible sign of ancient microbial life in the rock nicknamed Cheyava Falls—could mark a turning point in the history of human knowledge. What makes this discovery truly monumental is not only…

Eric Adams Drops Out: Is That a Boon—or a Trap—for Zohran Mamdani?

The sudden exit of incumbent Mayor Eric Adams marks a seismic shift in New York’s mayoral race. The ground has straightened, alliances are scrambling, and the political map is being redrawn in real time. For Zohran Mamdani—already surging in polls—Adams’s…

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