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Luisa Poppe, de la biología a la espiritualidad: “El despertar de la conciencia no es escapar del dolor y tener la vida maravillosa de Heidi”

De la biólogía a las terapias alternativas y, finalmente, a la literatura. Luisa Poppe decidió dejar atrás la incomodidad que sentía al final de su carrera universitaria para plasmarla en una nueva escritura: una trilogía que propone un vínculo entre el cuerpo, la memoria y las decisiones personales. El primero de los libros, El cuerpo que escucha, ya está disponible en Amazon; el segundo, El alma que recuerda, se encuentra en proceso de escritura, y el tercero, El corazón que elige, permanece como cierre de la historia. La trama sigue a un neurólogo y a una joven que trabaja con niños con discapacidad y en situación de abandono, marcada por una sensibilidad que también se expresa en su cuerpo.
Pero lo que ahora motiva la conversación con Infobae Cultura es otro libro. Se llama Lirellpol: memorias de conciencia. Ahí Poppe plantea que el desarrollo espiritual no supone negar las dificultades. “El despertar de la conciencia no es escapar del dolor y tener la vida maravillosa de Heidi”, dijo y sostuvo que su propuesta apunta a asumir la propia existencia con honestidad, aceptación y resiliencia. “Que nos empiece a importar mucho más que cada acción tiene una responsabilidad y un efecto detrás”, afirmó. Para Poppe, esa mirada puede expresarse en lo que define como “semillas de luz” que cada persona deja a quienes vienen después.

La formación inicial de Luisa Poppe fue en biología. Durante el último año de la carrera, en 1997, atravesó un período de tristeza que volcaba en poemas y que la llevó a cuestionar su continuidad en el ámbito universitario. “Mi cuerpo me empezó a decir que ya no podía seguir. Estaba muy triste”, relató. Ocurrió durante las dificultades que atravesaba la educación universitaria argentina en la década de 1990, entre tomas de facultades y problemas de financiamiento. Entonces recordó una conversación con un asistente de cátedra que le dijo que la carrera “empieza cuando salís de acá” y admitió que no se graduaba porque perdería el acceso al laboratorio donde investigaba.
En 1998, Poppe ingresó a la Escuela de Comedia Musical de Julio Bocca y Ricky Pashkus. Allí encontró una dinámica distinta a la que había experimentado en la universidad. “Me levantaba pensando: ‘Hoy me toca ir a la escuela’”, recordó, y contrastó el esfuerzo que dedicaba al teatro musical con el que había realizado en biología: “Era un esfuerzo gozoso”. Hacia fines de ese año bailó en el teatro Maipo. Para la autora, aquel cambio confirmó una decisión que describe como una escucha de su propia vocación. “Ya iba a entender en algún momento para qué había estudiado biología, pero tenía que seguir mi naturaleza”, sostuvo.

En la escritora encontró algo nuevo: “Me daba cuenta de que mi alma volaba feliz, que finalmente había encontrado un espacio pleno de libertad en la escritura”. En paralelo, Poppe prepara Cuatro estaciones, una antología que reunirá poemas escritos en distintos momentos de su vida. Recordó que ganó un concurso de poesía en Argentina hacia 1999 y sostuvo que esos textos permiten seguir “la evolución de la conciencia” de una misma persona. También trabaja en un libro infantil inspirado en los relatos que transmitía a sus hijos sobre la Navidad, los Reyes Magos y la magia.
La autora indicó que busca contarles a los chicos “que no creyeran tanto en la Navidad o en los Reyes Magos, sino que creyeran en la magia”. El libro abordará, además, la espera de un bebé y la expectativa de que cada niño pueda reconocer sus propias capacidades.

Otro eje de su actividad está vinculado con el acompañamiento de mujeres durante la gestación y el parto. Poppe relató que comenzó un proceso personal de revisión luego de atravesar síntomas de agotamiento en 2012 y que, durante su formación como doula, abordó aspectos de su propia historia de nacimiento. Su madre padecía cáncer cuando ella nació y murió cuando Poppe tenía dos años. La escritora afirmó que esa experiencia influyó en la forma en que pensó los nacimientos de sus hijos y en su tarea junto a otras mujeres. “Sin tener una gran bienvenida a la vida, se la pude dar a mis hijos”, expresó.
Para Poppe, la formación le permitió escuchar relatos de mujeres que vivían con frustración sus experiencias de parto. Recordó, por ejemplo, los testimonios de quienes decían: “Yo quería parto natural y fue cesárea”. A partir de allí, consideró que el acompañamiento debe contemplar la historia personal de cada madre y el contexto en el que transcurre el nacimiento. “Cuando podés estar en el momento más vulnerable de una persona y no parar de mirarla con amor, algo cambia en todos los que están ahí”, señaló. Esa es, según definió, la experiencia que busca ofrecer durante los partos.

Mientras avanza con sus libros, la terapeuta continúa con sesiones y contenidos digitales. Además, anunció un retiro para mujeres en Barahona, República Dominicana, donde reside de forma temporal, previsto del 9 al 13 de noviembre y organizado junto con Laura Hurtado bajo el nombre I Am Light.
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Former US ambassador says South Korea prosecuted him over speech made on American soil

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A former U.S. diplomat appeared in court in South Korea Friday facing charges of defamation against President Lee Jae Myung for comments made on American soil in a case that has left him stranded in the Asian country.
Morse Tan’s troubles began after he delivered a talk in June 2025 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and responded to a question where he brought up the South Korean leader’s alleged involvement in a crime as an adolescent.
Since visiting the country in May, Tan has not been allowed to leave due to the case against him, having been charged under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc., and the Criminal Act.
Tan issued his remarks about Lee’s alleged juvenile crimes at a National Press Club event titled: «Report on Election Fraud in the June 3 South Korean Presidential election.» In response to a question about President Lee and other issues, Tan responded by citing allegations from a few years back that Lee was involved in a gang rape and murder when he was a teenager. He added that Lee, now 62, was sent to a juvenile detention center and did not complete junior high and high school.
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a press conference on his G7 trip at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on June 19, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)
South Korean prosecutors say the criminal allegations against Lee are unsubstantiated, according to the Korea JoongAng Daily. The outlet wrote that they said Lee had not «been prevented from attending middle or high school due to such a criminal record.»
Another South Korean news outlet, KBS World reported that «the prosecution previously verified that there was no record of Lee’s being incarcerated at a juvenile detention center and concluded that the rumors about his incarceration were false.»
Asia Business Daily reported that Tan’s attorney said that «Even if jurisdiction is recognized, the statements did not present false information, and Tan was not aware that they were false,» adding, «He had no intention to defame.»
Tan told Fox News Digital on Friday that he «pleaded not guilty because I believe that Lee Jae Myung is guilty» during his hearing at the Seoul Central District Court.
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Amb. Morse Tan during a press conference outside the court in Seoul, South Korea on Oct. 16, 2026. (Morse Tan)
Tan, who has taught constitutional law and served as the dean of Liberty University’s law school, told Fox News Digital his «protected speech is about as protected as it gets.» He said South Korea’s prosecutor invoked «criminal defamation, a dubious category which does not exist in the U.S.,» to prosecute him.
A spokesperson for the South Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C. told Fox News Digital, «This case is being handled in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations, established principles and due process in the Republic of Korea and the restriction on departure is also imposed and reviewed accordingly.»
Tan says he is disappointed that the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Michelle Steel, a former Republican congresswoman from California, has not publicly commented on Tan’s legal case — both Steel and Tan are Korean-Americans.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson declined to comment on the specifics of the case.
«The Trump Administration has no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans,» the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. «Due to privacy and other considerations, we have nothing further to share at this time.»
Tan said the case against him violated his due process rights, and the South Korean judicial system lacks jurisdiction to bring the case. He added that the second charge against him involves his July 2025 talk in South Korea, where he «raised some issues as questions» involving the president. «This is political lawfare. This is a persecution, not a prosecution,» he said.
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Amb. Morse Tan addressing supporters near the courthouse in Seoul, South Korea on Oct. 16, 2023. (Morse Tan)
Tan believes the motivation for seeking to criminalize his free speech stems from the South Korean government’s view of him as a «threat» and an outspoken critic of Lee’s alleged appeasement policy toward the North Korean communist regime.
«People consider me to be leading a movement against the communizing of South Korea,» Tan said.
Tan accused the present government of being aligned with North Korean and Chinese communist regimes «against the U.S. and the Korean people.»
Tan points to bias against him by South Korean authorities, who he says prohibited him from attending the funeral of his grandmother, while it allows South Korean prisoners to attend funerals for family members.
KBS World reported that the «Police, who had initially decided not to hand over Tan’s case to the prosecution, launched a reinvestigation at the prosecution’s request.»

Ambassador Morse Tan pictured during his tenure at the State Department in President Donald Trump’s first term. Tan served as the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Criminal Justice. (US State Department)
National Review Online also reported that the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Cyber dismissed a complaint about Tan’s alleged defamatory statements in April 2026, declaring «no right to prosecute.»
According to South Korean law, Tan could face a prison term if found guilty.
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El exjefe de la Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria de Guatemala, Juan Francisco Solórzano, es asesinado en el Campo Marte

El abogado Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa, exjefe de la Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria, fue asesinado el sábado 17 de octubre durante un ataque armado en las canchas del Campo Marte, en la zona 5 de la Ciudad de Guatemala. El hecho dejó un segundo fallecido, identificado como Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar Gamarra, de 52 años, y al menos tres personas heridas mientras se realizaba una actividad deportiva.
Los Bomberos Municipales recibieron varias llamadas a la línea 123 que alertaban sobre disparos dentro del complejo deportivo. Al llegar, los paramédicos encontraron a dos hombres sin signos vitales, con múltiples heridas provocadas por proyectiles de arma de fuego.
Las víctimas tenían entre 40 y 45 años, según la primera evaluación de los socorristas. Las ambulancias trasladaron a tres heridos a un centro asistencial para recibir atención médica.
El ataque ocurrió en una de las canchas del Campo Marte mientras Solórzano Foppa participaba en un partido de fútbol junto con su asistente y otras personas, de acuerdo con información preliminar. En el lugar quedó el cuerpo del exfuncionario junto al de Aguilar Gamarra.
La Policía Nacional Civil (PNC) informó la captura de dos personas vinculadas de manera preliminar con el ataque. La institución también indicó que fue incautada un arma de fuego, aunque no divulgó la identidad de los detenidos ni precisó cuál habría sido su participación.
Despues de confirmarse el hecho, el presidente Bernardo Arévalo, utilizo su red social X por medio de la cual expreso “repudio enérgicamente el cobarde asesinato del exfiscal Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa. Sus autores, materiales e intelectuales, deben pagar las consecuencias con todo el peso de la ley: todas las instituciones públicas deben cooperar para que este crimen se castigue”.
Además indica que ha girado instrucciones a las instituciones del ejecutivo para actuar de inmediato, coordinarse con las autoridades competentes y poner todas sus capacidades al servicio del esclarecimiento de este crimen. Quienes creen que el terror puede intimidar al pueblo de Guatemala y al gobierno que dirijo, se equivocan. En honor a Foppa, en honor a nuestra patria, en honor a la justicia.
Un ataque durante una jornada deportiva
El Campo Marte es un complejo deportivo situado en la zona 5 capitalina que Solórzano Foppa frecuentaba desde hacía 15 años. En un video publicado en septiembre, el abogado había contado que jugaba fútbol allí durante los fines de semana.
El sector fue acordonado tras los disparos, mientras las autoridades iniciaban las diligencias para recopilar indicios y establecer la secuencia del crimen. Hasta el momento, no se han informado el posible móvil ni las circunstancias en las que los atacantes llegaron a la cancha.
La identidad de Solórzano Foppa fue confirmada por autoridades de socorro tras la llegada de un equipo periodístico de Soy502 a la escena. El exfuncionario tenía 43 años al momento de su muerte.
En sus redes sociales, Solórzano Foppa publicaba opiniones sobre asuntos políticos y judiciales. También había denunciado presuntos vínculos entre pandillas y figuras políticas, además de referirse a estructuras criminales.

La trayectoria de Solórzano Foppa en la función pública
Solórzano Foppa era abogado y notario, con más de 15 años de experiencia como funcionario público. Hizo carrera fiscal en el Ministerio Público, donde fundó y dirigió la Dirección de Análisis Criminal y ocupó la Dirección de Investigaciones Criminalísticas.
Posteriormente fue superintendente de la Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT), cargo al que llegó como la persona más joven en ocupar esa posición. También integró los Bomberos Municipales durante más de 13 años.
Después de dejar la SAT, se dedicó al ejercicio profesional como abogado litigante y participó en procesos judiciales de alto perfil. En los últimos días actuaba como defensor de una extrabajadora del Ministerio Público procesada por la compra de un edificio para esa institución.
El abogado también representaba a la exfiscal general Thelma Aldana, vinculada a ese mismo expediente judicial. Su actividad profesional se extendía a casos relacionados con criminalidad organizada y a opiniones públicas sobre la coyuntura nacional.
La investigación deberá determinar quiénes participaron en el ataque, cómo se produjo el ingreso de los agresores al complejo deportivo y cuál fue el motivo del asesinato. La PNC no ha difundido información adicional sobre los dos detenidos ni sobre el estado de las tres personas que resultaron heridas.
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Income inequality at Obama Foundation, as brass thrives and rank and file seeks union

FIRST ON FOX: The beleaguered Obama Foundation has an income inequality problem: While half of its employees earn six-figure salaries, led by CEO Valerie Jarrett at $771,000, dozens at the other end of the scale are fighting for union representation.
The workplace disparity comes to light just as Digital reported that the long-delayed Obama Presidential Center’s price tag hit $1 billion — nearly triple the original estimate for the Chicago facility. The Obama Foundation, former President Barack Obama’s private nonprofit, reported 172 employees receiving more than $100,000 in salary in its 2025 tax filing — roughly half its 342 reported employees.
Jarrett, one of former President Barack Obama’s closest advisors and a former senior White House official, has led the Obama Foundation since 2021, overseeing the final years of construction of the Presidential Center on Chicago’s South Side.
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Her total pay rose by around $15,500 from 2024 and she is one of at least four of the nonprofit’s 10 highest-paid executives with previous ties to the Obama White House or campaign.
«The Foundation pays our employees rates that are competitive with the market,» Emily Bittner, the Obama Foundation’s vice president of communications, told Digital. «We have more than 500 employees worldwide, roughly 300 of whom are based at the Center.»
The current workforce of more than 500 is substantially larger than the 342 employees reported in the Obama Foundation’s 2025 tax filing, which covers the year ending nearly six months before the Presidential Center opened in June. The nonprofit did not provide an updated payroll breakdown.
The Obama Foundation saw its annual payroll and benefits bill come in at $50.4 million in 2025, soaring from $18.5 million in 2018. The nonprofit brought in approximately $159 million in revenue last year, of which nearly $151 million consisted of contributions and grants.
The spending surge came as the Obama Foundation expanded its leadership and civic programs at home and abroad while racing to finish the beleaguered Presidential Center. The sprawling 19.3-acre campus sits on publicly owned parkland in Chicago’s Jackson Park.
Brian Mittendorf, an accounting professor at Ohio State University who specializes in nonprofit finances, said the proportion of Obama Foundation employees earning more than $100,000 stood out compared with a typical nonprofit, but noted that the organization relies heavily on specialized staff.
«That’s clearly higher percentage than your average nonprofit,» Mittendorf told Digital. «But here we’re dealing with a nonprofit that’s probably very expertise heavy. It’s very heavy on like the think tank side. And as you look at a think tank, it would look very differently than say a local food bank.»
Mittendorf said the Obama Foundation’s employees likely possess specialized skills that could command substantial pay elsewhere.
«So it does reflect that a lot of their employees are ones that they would consider having an outside opportunity that would justify them getting paid at that level,» he said. «Like I said, it is atypical for a standard nonprofit, but probably not that unusual for a nonprofit of its type.»
The Obama Foundation also reported a higher proportion of employees receiving more than $100,000 than five other presidential nonprofits examined by Digital.
Roughly half its reported workforce exceeded that threshold in 2025, compared with 37% at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, 29% at the Carter Center, 23% at the Clinton Foundation, 13% at the Reagan Foundation and 10% at the George & Barbara Bush Foundation, according to their respective 2024 tax filings, the most recent available for the review.
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Jarrett’s salary rose from approximately $581,000 when she took over as CEO in 2021 to $740,000 in 2022, remaining at that level through 2024 before climbing to nearly $755,000 in 2025.
For comparison, Digital reviewed the latest available tax filings from five other major presidential foundations, all of which reported lower CEO salaries than Jarrett’s $771,000 in 2025.
The Reagan Foundation paid its CEO approximately $735,000 and the Carter Center $531,000 for fiscal years ending in 2025, while the George W. Bush Presidential Center paid its top officer $661,000, the George & Barbara Bush Foundation $426,600 and the Clinton Foundation $425,000 for 2024.
Beyond Jarrett, several former Obama administration officials continued to collect hefty six-figure paychecks at the Obama Foundation.
Christina Tchen, former chief of staff to first lady Michelle Obama, received approximately $431,000 in salary in 2025, while Michael Strautmanis, a former Obama campaign and White House aide, collected approximately $404,000. Laura Lucas Magnuson, a former White House communications official, received approximately $396,000.
Other top earners included Robbin Cohen, who received approximately $666,000. Cohen previously led Pritzker Realty Group, founded by billionaire Democratic donor and former Obama commerce secretary Penny Pritzker, a cousin of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
Former Cook County chief financial officer Ammar Rizki received approximately $400,000.
The Obama Foundation defended its executive salary practices.
«The Board of Directors uses comparability data and a compensation consultant to review and approve the compensation of the CEO, officers and key employees on an annual basis,» Bittner told Digital.
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The nonprofit also pointed to higher pay for top executives at other major charitable institutions, including approximately $2 million for the Getty Trust’s president and CEO, $1.7 million for the Rockefeller Foundation’s president and $1.5 million for the Mellon Foundation’s president, citing figures from their recent tax filings.
The Getty Trust, however, operates on a vastly different financial scale, with a multibillion-dollar endowment compared with the Obama Foundation’s approximately $14.2 million in reported endowment funds at the end of 2025.
Asked whether Jarrett’s pay was excessive, Mittendorf said the answer was subjective, particularly given the Obama Foundation’s size and financial resources.
«This is not an unusual amount that to see for a highest paid employee for a director or a CEO,» he said, noting the nonprofit’s net assets exceeded $1 billion.
Mittendorf acknowledged, however, that substantial executive pay at charitable organizations can attract criticism.
«So I think you see criticism from time to time of executive directors that get paid at this level, not that they could not get paid similar amounts in the private sector, but that there is a belief that in the nonprofit sector, the pay should not just reflect what you would get in the public sector, but something more modest,» he said.
«It’s quite common, though, for an organization of this size.»
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Bob Grogan, a longtime critic of the Obama Foundation’s use of public parkland for the private organization, accused the nonprofit of enriching Obama’s inner circle at taxpayers’ expense.
«The Obama Center is another far-left political operation that acts as a non-profit while using taxpayer dollars to make Barack Obama’s inner circle rich,» Grogan told Digital.
The Obama Foundation maintains that construction of the Presidential Center was privately funded and that its operating costs are covered by revenues and private donations. Public funds have also supported infrastructure improvements surrounding the campus.
The hefty executive paychecks come as rank-and-file Obama Foundation employees push to unionize, alleging rolled-back benefits and mounting workloads. Workers also claim deteriorating conditions have driven experienced colleagues to leave, taking valuable institutional knowledge with them and piling more work onto those who remain.
The employees, organized under Obama Workers United with AFSCME Council 31, include visitor services and cleaning staff, museum and technology workers, and employees involved in the nonprofit’s educational and global programs.
«Amidst increasing workloads we have seen our benefits rolled back and support from leadership to be minimal,» the workers wrote in a public letter.
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The workers also urged Obama Foundation leadership to respect their right to organize and refrain from spending money on anti-union lawyers, messaging or meetings.
The Obama Foundation said it supports employees’ right to organize.
«We are deeply committed to the fundamental right of workers to organize and make their voices heard,» the nonprofit said in a statement to Digital. «As members of our staff explore union representation, we approach this process with immense gratitude for their contributions, deep respect for unions, and a sincere commitment to working collaboratively with our partners in labor.»
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