Robert D Knight
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Robert D Knight
@beto2346.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science (retired) specializing in Latin America. Research focus in Mexican politics.
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Buenos días, les comparto mi opinión sobre la #ElecciónJudicial en México
June 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Powerful and necessary! 🗣️⚡

🎥 The Guardian

#Democracy #HumanRights
April 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Demanding that other countries abide by Trump’s anti-DEI agenda is astounding. It exhibits hubris and disrespect. It is also not in the US interest.

US embassies tell suppliers to comply with Trump ban on diversity policies - www.reuters.com/world/us-emb...
US embassies tell suppliers to comply with Trump ban on diversity policies
The instructions have been sent to a wide range of firms, a Spanish official said, including those supplying the homes of U.S. embassy staff with water, gas and electricity, to newspapers to which embassies subscribe, and catering suppliers.
www.reuters.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The hall of shame: Musk, Bannon, Verástegui, Milei. All fascists to the core.

Milei defiende el saludo con el brazo en alto de Elon Musk y amenaza: “Zurdos hijos de puta, tiemblen” - elpais.com/argentina/20...
Milei defiende el saludo con el brazo en alto de Elon Musk y amenaza: “Zurdos hijos de puta, tiemblen”
El presidente argentino asegura que el empresario y funcionario de EE UU realizó “un gesto inocente” y carga contra “la progresía internacional”
elpais.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Anyone who answers the question 'is the Mexican government allied to the cartels?' with a blanket 'yes' or 'no' is either speaking from a political agenda that requires that answer or out of sheer ignorance. The real answer to that question is a long series of other questions. Here are a few: 🧵
February 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Whatever may explain Mexico’s refusal, it is a statement that Sheinbaum will not rollover for Trump. Good first move in this game!
January 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A very interesting development. I doubt that México is refusing the flight if the deportees were all Mexican nationals and the U.S. was properly coordinating with Mexico.

Mexico refuses U.S. military flight deporting migrants, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Mexico refuses U.S. military flight deporting migrants, sources say
Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump's administration to allow a U.S. military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a U.S. official and a Mexican official told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The unrealistic hopes of many liberal democrats that México would change course seem to be fading.

Claudia Sheinbaum Stays on AMLO’s Course www.americasquarterly.org/article/clau...
Claudia Sheinbaum Stays on AMLO's Course
Some expected Mexico’s president to alter her predecessor’s policies once in office. A month in, there’s little evidence of that.
www.americasquarterly.org
November 30, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Claudia Sheinbaum activa un ejército de aliados para fortalecer su músculo político - elpais.com/mexico/2024-...
Claudia Sheinbaum activa un ejército de aliados para fortalecer su músculo político
El círculo más cercano a la mandataria busca reforzar las alianzas con las organizaciones ajenas a Morena que la apoyaron durante la campaña electoral con el objetivo de afianzar su marca más allá del...
elpais.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Claudia Sheinbaum activa un ejército de aliados para fortalecer su músculo político.
If Sheinbaum is successful in creating her on support base, this could have important consequences for changing the direction of the regime.
November 29, 2024 at 5:22 AM