Non-governmental groups working with migrants say images of ICE raids (in the US) have stoked disquiet among some immigrants in Chile – and provoked calls for similar enforcement in South America. “There are people who wish we had a police like that in Chile.” www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Migrants in Chile fear what’s next after Kast wins election
President-elect campaigned on a platform of expelling undocumented migrants and constructing special prisons
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Non-governmental groups working with migrants say images of ICE raids (in the US) have stoked disquiet among some immigrants in Chile – and provoked calls for similar enforcement in South America. “There are people who wish we had a police like that in Chile.” www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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Delcy Rodríguez anuncia una ley de amnistía general para los presos políticos y el cierre del Helicoide en Venezuela www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/del...
January 31, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Delcy Rodríguez anuncia una ley de amnistía general para los presos políticos y el cierre del Helicoide en Venezuela www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/del...
“It’s a matter of time. There’s an opportunity to change Venezuela permanently. Cuba is clearly on the radar and in the crosshairs now. And after something is done on Cuba, Nicaragua is the logical next step from there.” www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Nicaragua keeps a low profile as Trump targets Latin American leftists
Sandinista regime has been co-operating on drug enforcement, toning down hyperbolic discourse
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
“It’s a matter of time. There’s an opportunity to change Venezuela permanently. Cuba is clearly on the radar and in the crosshairs now. And after something is done on Cuba, Nicaragua is the logical next step from there.” www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
"Because of the instability promoted by Chavista policies, people 'started to support anything that would undermine and eventually remove them,' to the point where there was eventually more LatAm support for Maduro’s removal than there was in the U.S." www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
Trump’s capture of Maduro has more support in Latin America than in the U.S.
More than a half dozen right-leaning, Latin American heads of state supported the U.S. intervention in Venezuela to depose Nicolás Maduro, including the pro-Trump leaders of Ecuador, Argentina and El ...
www.americamagazine.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:28 PM
"Because of the instability promoted by Chavista policies, people 'started to support anything that would undermine and eventually remove them,' to the point where there was eventually more LatAm support for Maduro’s removal than there was in the U.S." www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
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En medio de máxima reserva, el pontífice recibió a la líder opositora de Venezuela, quien también tiene previsto ver a Trump esta semana www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/el-...
January 12, 2026 at 1:11 PM
En medio de máxima reserva, el pontífice recibió a la líder opositora de Venezuela, quien también tiene previsto ver a Trump esta semana www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/el-...
“The crisis of the Latin American anti-imperialist left is so profound that a person like Trump is capable of influencing the decisions of many countries.” #Venezuela www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Latin American leaders give mixed reaction to Maduro’s capture
Deep divisions emerge over American military intervention in region long aggrieved by U.S.-backed regime changes
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
“The crisis of the Latin American anti-imperialist left is so profound that a person like Trump is capable of influencing the decisions of many countries.” #Venezuela www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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"Don't mess with the bolillo" ☝️https://apnews.com/article/british-baker-hart-mexico-bread-social-media-outrage-5b2f23a36f9f714f4d4c96e1509b43a5
British baker’s criticism of Mexican 'ugly' bread triggers social media outrage
A British baker's critique of Mexican bread has sparked outrage on social media, leading to a public apology.
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"Don't mess with the bolillo" ☝️https://apnews.com/article/british-baker-hart-mexico-bread-social-media-outrage-5b2f23a36f9f714f4d4c96e1509b43a5
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The crimes described on “Forensic Files” keep most people up at night. But for a subset of fans, the show is the only thing that puts them to sleep.
Can’t Sleep? Try Listening to This Man Talk About Torture and Death
Fans of ‘Forensic Files’ seek comfort in the voice of narrator Peter Thomas talking about feeding bodies through a woodchipper.
on.wsj.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The crimes described on “Forensic Files” keep most people up at night. But for a subset of fans, the show is the only thing that puts them to sleep.
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How well bright-light treatment works is tricky to test. But the available evidence looks good—and the benefits appear significant enough for researchers to look into whether it can help non-seasonal forms of depression, too
Can bright light banish winter depression?
It seems so. And it might work for other kinds of depression, too
econ.st
October 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
How well bright-light treatment works is tricky to test. But the available evidence looks good—and the benefits appear significant enough for researchers to look into whether it can help non-seasonal forms of depression, too
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New & Free Today: One year into Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s term, a “complex” operator is emerging, writes @davidagren.bsky.social
Analysis: Sheinbaum at one year: A ‘complex’ operator emerges — The Mexico Brief.
by David Agren, writer-at-large. President Claudia Sheinbaum swore the oath of office one year ago in a ceremony laden with symbolism as she became Mexico’s first female president. Flanked by femal...
www.themexicobrief.org
October 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New & Free Today: One year into Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s term, a “complex” operator is emerging, writes @davidagren.bsky.social
"(Trudeau) was preachy and talked down to people. ... Though he was right to have a gender-balanced cabinet (a former minister wrote) he never stopped talking about it, never stopped the virtue signalling: 'It made it sound like we were there to fill a quota'" www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Catherine McKenna’s memoir trashes Trudeau. So why was the carbon-tax-killing Carney spared?
The polarizing former environment minister publishes a candid book about her triumphs and trials in government
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"(Trudeau) was preachy and talked down to people. ... Though he was right to have a gender-balanced cabinet (a former minister wrote) he never stopped talking about it, never stopped the virtue signalling: 'It made it sound like we were there to fill a quota'" www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Her approval rating sits at 73 per cent, according to the newspaper El Financiero, as middle-class Mexicans unsettled by Mr. López Obrador’s class politics and populist policies warmed to Ms. Sheinbaum’s more sober and serious style.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
A year into her presidency, Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum is stepping out of her predecessor’s shadow
Country’s first female president arrived an unknown quantity, but is taking a different tack than that of her mentor Andrés Manuel López Obrador
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Her approval rating sits at 73 per cent, according to the newspaper El Financiero, as middle-class Mexicans unsettled by Mr. López Obrador’s class politics and populist policies warmed to Ms. Sheinbaum’s more sober and serious style.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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Donald Trump’s treasury secretary pledges to provide “all options for stabilization” to Javier Milei as he works to keep Argentina from falling back into crisis, prompting a rally in the South American country’s assets
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Bessent Says All Options on Table to Help Milei’s Argentina
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pledged to provide “all options for stabilization” to President Javier Milei as he works to keep Argentina from falling back into crisis, prompting a rally in the S...
www.bloomberg.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Donald Trump’s treasury secretary pledges to provide “all options for stabilization” to Javier Milei as he works to keep Argentina from falling back into crisis, prompting a rally in the South American country’s assets
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“The electoral reform could be the final nail in the coffin. It’s a return to a controlled democracy,” which existed in the days of one-party rule under the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
open.substack.com/pub/davidagr...
open.substack.com/pub/davidagr...
'Not a democratic ally': Canadian PM Carney visits Mexico to push closer ties
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to Mexico to thaw frosty ties. President Claudia Sheinbaum greeted his trip with talk of Canadian mining companies' supposed environmental shortcomings.
open.substack.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“The electoral reform could be the final nail in the coffin. It’s a return to a controlled democracy,” which existed in the days of one-party rule under the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
open.substack.com/pub/davidagr...
open.substack.com/pub/davidagr...
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September 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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🇯🇵 No voy a ir
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🇲🇽 Te aviso
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RECAP
• U.S. sends warships off Venezuela
• Maduro mobilizes troops, militias
• U.S. strikes alleged drug boat
• Venezuelan planes buzz U.S. guided-missile destroyer
• U.S. warns Venezuela
•
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
• U.S. sends warships off Venezuela
• Maduro mobilizes troops, militias
• U.S. strikes alleged drug boat
• Venezuelan planes buzz U.S. guided-missile destroyer
• U.S. warns Venezuela
•
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Defense Dept. warns Venezuela after its jets buzz U.S. Navy destroyer
The department accused Venezuela of trying to interfere with counternarcotics operations two days after the U.S. announced a deadly strike on an alleged drug vessel.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
RECAP
• U.S. sends warships off Venezuela
• Maduro mobilizes troops, militias
• U.S. strikes alleged drug boat
• Venezuelan planes buzz U.S. guided-missile destroyer
• U.S. warns Venezuela
•
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
• U.S. sends warships off Venezuela
• Maduro mobilizes troops, militias
• U.S. strikes alleged drug boat
• Venezuelan planes buzz U.S. guided-missile destroyer
• U.S. warns Venezuela
•
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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"The #mañanera (the morning news conference) has dragged down the public discourse with an unedifying mix of trolling, shittalking, gaslighting, provoking, deflecting and accusing", opines @davidagren.bsky.social for @themexicobrief.bsky.social.
#Mexico #4T
#Mexico #4T
An entrenched culture of political trolling reached an unedifying peak this week in Mexico’s Congress, @davidagren.bsky.social breaks down how we got here. Free now:
Scuffle in Congress reflects Mexico’s entrenched culture of political trolling — The Mexico Brief.
by David Agren, writer-at-large. The permanent session of Mexico’s congress ended on Thursday with fireworks and fisticuffs with Institutional Revolutionary Party president Alejandro Moreno c...
www.themexicobrief.org
August 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"The #mañanera (the morning news conference) has dragged down the public discourse with an unedifying mix of trolling, shittalking, gaslighting, provoking, deflecting and accusing", opines @davidagren.bsky.social for @themexicobrief.bsky.social.
#Mexico #4T
#Mexico #4T
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If you’re not following @laloalcaraz.bsky.social you’re doing social media wrong
August 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
If you’re not following @laloalcaraz.bsky.social you’re doing social media wrong
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An entrenched culture of political trolling reached an unedifying peak this week in Mexico’s Congress, @davidagren.bsky.social breaks down how we got here. Free now:
Scuffle in Congress reflects Mexico’s entrenched culture of political trolling — The Mexico Brief.
by David Agren, writer-at-large. The permanent session of Mexico’s congress ended on Thursday with fireworks and fisticuffs with Institutional Revolutionary Party president Alejandro Moreno c...
www.themexicobrief.org
August 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
An entrenched culture of political trolling reached an unedifying peak this week in Mexico’s Congress, @davidagren.bsky.social breaks down how we got here. Free now:
Mexico probably isn’t looking to Canada as an ally. "Canada is not going to send mounted police to rescue Mexico from the DEA. We know that.” www.themexicobrief.org/latest/does-...
Analysis: Does Mexico have a bargaining advantage over Canada? — The Mexico Brief.
Mexico expelled 26 narco bosses to the United States on Wednesday, responding to the Trump administration to crack down on drug cartels. Among those expelled were Servando Gómez Martínez, “ La Tuta ...
www.themexicobrief.org
August 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Mexico probably isn’t looking to Canada as an ally. "Canada is not going to send mounted police to rescue Mexico from the DEA. We know that.” www.themexicobrief.org/latest/does-...
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"What Happens When Politicians Meddle With Economic Data: Argentina’s Example" www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
August 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"What Happens When Politicians Meddle With Economic Data: Argentina’s Example" www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
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With my commentary on the different look one gets at the US tariffs madness when watching from Mexico City or Ottawa... By @davidagren.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Mexico’s Sheinbaum has more leeway than Carney when dealing with Trump
Mexican President can say whatever she wants in public, all the while acquiescing to U.S. demands as the trade war continues
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
With my commentary on the different look one gets at the US tariffs madness when watching from Mexico City or Ottawa... By @davidagren.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...