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POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 04.17.25 FAKE VS. TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS

Fake vs. true righteousness… Let us preach righteousness, and practice it.  Brigham Young, American religious leader and politician. Last month, in this space, I commented on the hypocrisy … [Read more...]

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April 17, 2025 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 3.22.25

No shame … no honor Where there is no shame, there is no honor. Martin Opitz, German poet Rather, we (followers of Christ) have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do … [Read more...]

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March 22, 2025 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 1.25.25 WE AIN’T GOING ANYWHERE

We ain’t going anywhere… “Families can be deported together.” Tom Homan, Trump’s nominee to head ICE, October 2024 interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” re: mass deportations and families wherein … [Read more...]

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POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 12.13.24 “LET WHOEVER IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE”

He who is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone…  John 8:7, New Testament I had decided to take a break from heavy political topics … but then President Biden pardoned his son Hunter, … [Read more...]

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December 13, 2024 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO “THE SCARCITY OF EGGS”

  Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority shares in it. Leo Tolstoy Like millions of Americans, I’m struggling to process what the U.S. just did. By electing Donald Trump to a … [Read more...]

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November 16, 2024 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 10.11.24 VOTE YOUR VALUES

It’s about voting values… Values are not just words, values are what we live by. John Kerry, Vietnam War decorated veteran, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State Indeed, values pave the road we … [Read more...]

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October 11, 2024 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS WITH SALOMON BALDENEGRO

Render unto Caesar… The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries. James Madison, … [Read more...]

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September 13, 2024 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 8.17.24

Hypocrisy, thy name is MAGA! When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.  Socrates The above quote captures perfectly the current situation regarding Donald J. Trump vis a vis … [Read more...]

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August 17, 2024 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 7.12.24

The Golden Rule obverse is alive and well … Let’s gang up on Biden, and give Trump a pass… As a backdrop to the commentary herein: There is no evidence, medical or otherwise – none! – that … [Read more...]

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July 12, 2024 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO – CASA MARIA SCHOOLS AMERICAN EVANGELICALS

Casa María schools American Evangelicals… “Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Matthew 25:40 (King James … [Read more...]

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June 21, 2024 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO

¡Viva Mother’s Day! We just celebrated Mother’s Day – some of us, twice. For mothers of Mexican descent in the U.S., Mother’s Day is a “two-fer.” May 10 is Mexican Mother’s Day (no matter what day … [Read more...]

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May 10, 2024 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 4.26.24 A STATE OF SHAME

“Estado de vergüenza” (State of shame)… The song “Estado de vergüenza” (State of shame) by Los Cenzontles focuses on SB 1070, Arizona’s racist “Show me your papers” law that was enacted in 2010 by … [Read more...]

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April 26, 2024 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 03.15.24 THE IRISH-CHICANO NEXUS

Irish-Chicano Nexus "I’m gonna wear the green sneakers I wore last year to a St.Pat’s party." Mexican American young man, overheard in a grocery store checkout line. Waiting in line at the … [Read more...]

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March 15, 2024 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 02.10.24

They ought to be ashamed… They (immigrants) are poisoning the blood of our country … They (political opponents) are vermin. Donald J. Trump 2024 Donald J. Trump has come out in the open. Parroting … [Read more...]

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February 10, 2024 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9.15.23

Barrio Mistress of the Words… No writer can be the ‘Master of the Words’ without loving them! Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish playwright and novelist Per the opening quote above, Silviana (aka Silvia) … [Read more...]

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September 15, 2023 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 8.12.23

Political cults are evil… “I’m not crying because of you … I’m crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are.” – Steve Maraboli   Author, motivational … [Read more...]

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August 12, 2023 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 7.14.23 ‘WOMEN AND LABOR”

  Women and Labor… Labor Day is nigh upon us, and there’ll be a plethora of postings exalting workers, unions, etc. I thought I’d get a leg up and comment on a topic that deserves our … [Read more...]

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July 14, 2023 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO “DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN”

Here we go again! In the immortal words of the great American philosopher Yogi Berra, “It’s déjà vu all over again” with regards to the banning of books. All over the country there are efforts … [Read more...]

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June 10, 2023 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO “WE ARE NOT AFRAID”

We are not afraid… Those who would oppress us have grossly misjudged us. We are not afraid of them … As young people tend to be, we are idealistic: We have no doubt that we will prevail. … [Read more...]

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May 13, 2023 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO “WHAT’S THE REPUBLICAN DEATH QUOTA?”

“What’s the Republican death quota? … “What’s the Republican death quota? … The killing of children and other innocents continues, and the Republicans and their cronies continue to … [Read more...]

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April 15, 2023 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS 03.17.23 “IRISH VS KKK: THE IRISH WON “

Irish vs. the KKK: the Irish won… St. Patrick’s Day is nigh upon us. For many, St. Patrick’s Day is a fun day, a time to wear green, drink green beer, and eat corned beef and cabbage. But it’s … [Read more...]

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March 11, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 – EMINENT DANGER

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

In 2012, in Puerto Rico there were 13,000 farms; in the recent agricultural census, between 8 and 10,000 farms are recorded; a substantial decrease in the figure reported for 2012. At present, the agricultural sector of the Puerto Rican economy reports approximately 0.62% of the gross domestic product, which produces 15% of the food consumed […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 MORE ON THE NEED TO GROW

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

The title of the documentary, The Need to Grow by Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick,  is suggestive. Its abstract character is enough to apply in a general and also in a particular way. The Need to Grow applies to both the personal and to so many individuals. At the moment, the need for growth in […]

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.16.25 PELIGRO INMINENTE

May 15, 2025 By wpengine

Peligro Inminente En 2012, en Puerto Rico habían 13 mil granjas; en el censo agrícola reciénte se registran entre 8 y 10 mil granjas; una disminución sustantiva de la cifra reportada para 2012. Al presente, el sector agrícola de la economía puertorriqueña reporta aproximadamente 0.62% del producto bruto interno, que produce el 15% de la […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.23.25 MAYA BLUE EXHIBIT

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

Maya Blue Exhibit Incorporates the Artwork of Latino/a Artists A new exhibit, Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions, at the San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA], brings together for the first time pre-Columbian crafted clay figures, the art of Mexican modernist Carlos Mérida, and works by contemporary Latino/a artists Rolando Briseño, Clarissa Tossin, and Sandy […]

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