Mike LaSusa
@mikelasusa.bsky.social
Journalist reporting on things legal and illegal
The Trump admin’s push for harsher anti-crime measures at home and across Latin America comes as the US public is growing wary of heavy-handed policies. Rebranding it as a fight against “terrorism” makes force-based policies easier to sell. news.gallup.com/poll/697244/...
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The Trump admin’s push for harsher anti-crime measures at home and across Latin America comes as the US public is growing wary of heavy-handed policies. Rebranding it as a fight against “terrorism” makes force-based policies easier to sell. news.gallup.com/poll/697244/...
UK and Colombia suspending intelligence-sharing with the US shows the airstrikes on boats are causing big rifts in important anti-crime and security relationships
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
UK and Colombia suspending intelligence-sharing with the US shows the airstrikes on boats are causing big rifts in important anti-crime and security relationships
The idea of declaring crime groups as "terrorists" is spreading throughout Latin America. The label blurs two distinct phenomena, but it's nevertheless being used to justify extreme, often deadly measures, despite no evidence that such policies deliver lasting security gains.
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The idea of declaring crime groups as "terrorists" is spreading throughout Latin America. The label blurs two distinct phenomena, but it's nevertheless being used to justify extreme, often deadly measures, despite no evidence that such policies deliver lasting security gains.