Reposted by David AgrenDavid Gibson @gibsonwrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If the Pope’s baseball team clinches playoff series tonight and he wins the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow morning I think Leo should kick back and take the weekend off. 071
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 21hAccording to that revisionist narrative ... victims of left-wing violence were “made invisible” after the restoration of democracy and especially during the Kirchner governments. www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...americamagazine.orgChurch in Argentina remembers martyrs as Milei administration downplays ‘dirty war’ atrocitiesThe 50th anniversary of the Argentina’s military dictatorship arrived amid controversy in the country. 000
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Correlation ≠ Causation unherd.com/newsroom/scr...unherd.comScrapping USAID didn’t cause Latin America’s Rightward turnA popular meme spread across social media after Flávio Bolsonaro won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday. It claimed that no Left-wingers have won a Latin American election sin... 000
Reposted by David AgrenRodolfo Soriano-Núñez @rsnunez.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A very accurate summary and analysis of Mexico and Canada as US trade partners, by @davidagren.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...theglobeandmail.comMexico charts its own path in pursuit of trade deal with U.S.While Carney aims to diversify export markets and pivots toward the EU, Sheinbaum has doubled down on negotiating with Trump 021
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 25/08/2026“Injecting herself into the Canada dispute, even rhetorically, cuts against everything that has protected Mexico’s own file so far, in her view. It’s about not letting Canada’s crisis become hers.” www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...theglobeandmail.comSheinbaum stays on the sidelines of Canada-U.S. trade warMexico and the U.S. are scheduled to hold a fourth round of talks to review the USMCA in September 110
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 21/08/2026"The pressure keeps coming from Washington ... as the Trump administration targets ... the ruling Morena party over accusations of corruption & alleged ties to drug cartels. 'There are three points of leverage: tariffs, military action and Morena politicians'" www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...theglobeandmail.comMexico is watching Canada-U.S. trade talks closelyMexico City and Washington have already held three rounds of talks, with a fourth set for September 011
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 18/08/2026My two cents www.canadaland.com/podcast/192-...canadaland.com#192 Mexico is Giving Trump What he Wants. Is it Working?New tariff threats. Emergency premiers' meetings. Daily political panic. 010
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Play-by-play caller on Argentine TV: “I don't like this refereeing at all.” 000
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 04/07/2026“The Merlín escapade encapsulated the excitement of the World Cup, the surreal nature of Mexican fandom and the frivolity of Mexican politics. It came into especially sharp relief as the gov’t tried to downplay … the nation’s missing persons problem” www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...americamagazine.orgIs the World Cup distracting Mexico from news of crimes and disappearance?“I have to disguise myself as a duck, so the president looks at us,” read one sign held up by a demonstrator in a duck costume at a protest led by madres buscadoras, the “mothers who search.” 031
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 26/06/2026"Analysts say attacks on Spain gin up domestic support at a time when Ms. Sheinbaum hesitates to express anti-American sentiments. ... She has also learned that Spain and Cortés just make safer targets than the mercurial Mr. Trump." www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...americamagazine.org500 years later, the Spanish conqueror of Mexico still stirs controversy on both sides of the AtlanticWhile many Mexicans consider Cortés a rapacious historical villain, Hispanophiles, both in Spain and across the Americas, lionize him for bringing Catholicism and Spanish culture to Mesoamerica. 010
Reposted by David AgrenRodolfo Soriano-Núñez @rsnunez.bsky.social · 04/05/2026A carefully reported piece by @davidagren.bsky.social from Chile... www.globalsistersreport.org/migration/nu...globalsistersreport.orgNuns serve Haitians and Venezuelans in Chile as anti-migrant attitudes riseAs Chile's political and social attitudes harden against migration, Catholic sisters accompany Haitian and Venezuelan migrant camps in Curicó. 011
Reposted by David AgrenMatthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 29/04/2026250 years later the king lectures the U.S. government on democracywashingtonpost.comKing Charles urges checks on executive power as Trump hosts royal visitIn a speech to Congress, the monarch avoided naming the president but highlighted democratic norms, Ukraine and Western unity. 418538
Reposted by David AgrenThe Economist @economist.com · 23/04/2026President Donald Trump has wrecked the dream of a more united regionecon.stAs the World Cup approaches, North American relations are at a nadirPresident Donald Trump has wrecked the dream of a more united region 1123
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Canada's ruling Liberal Party is a more competent, conniving and durable version of Mexico's once-venerable Institutional Revolutionary Party – not to mention equally ruthless, unsentimental and ideologically malleable 120
Reposted by David AgrenThe Economist @economist.com · 21/03/2026A new book looks at one of the most famous murders in history: that of Leon Trotsky in Mexico City. What is there new to say, 86 years later? A lot, it turns out econ.st/4lDwC0O Photo: Bridgeman Images 0186
Reposted by David AgrenErnesto López Portillo @ernestolpv.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Aduanas: botín militar y delincuencia organizada con López Obrador | Información de seguridad, judicial y de inteligencia a la que Proceso tuvo acceso indica que unos 200 elementos de la Marina y unos 150 del Ejército se encuentran bajo investigación www.proceso.com.mx/reportajes/2...proceso.com.mxAduanas: botín militar y delincuencia organizada con López ObradorMandos en retiro y activos de la Marina y del Ejército ocuparon las aduanas al amparo de López Obrador y en tres años estructuraron un entramado para traficar combustibles drogas y armas de la mano de... 011
Reposted by David AgrenThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 10/03/2026The U.S. consulate in Toronto was hit by gunfire Tuesday morning, according to Canadian authorities. The gunfire follows a series of similar shootings at synagogues in the Toronto area. on.wsj.com/4be1e4fon.wsj.comShooting in Toronto Targets U.S. Consulate BuildingThe gunfire follows a series of similar shootings at synagogues in the Toronto area. 02210
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 02/03/2026“Ms. Sheinbaum has played exactly the opposite game that Mr. Carney is suggesting,” said Manuel Molano, an economist at the Universidad de las Américas in Puebla. “Her strategy is not to confront Trump.” www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: While Canada diversifies trade away from the U.S., Mexico chooses concessionsMexico is using security co-operation to help secure the survival of USMCA 010
Reposted by David AgrenJan-Albert Hootsen @jahootsen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Personal 🧵: I recently began writing in earnest again for a paper I hardly wrote for in several years, due to burnout and some lingering effects of the PTSD that hit my like a torpedo about a decade ago. I'm writing this for my younger colleagues: take care of yourself, don't repeat my mistakes. 1/9 2151
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 26/02/2026“Sunday’s operation was ... the result of sustained pressure from the White House that altered the incentives of the Mexican state. The bilateral security relationship has entered a more demanding phase with less political room for ambiguity.” www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...americamagazine.orgMexico burns after drug cartel leader is captured and killedMexico exploded in violence after special forces killed drug cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, leader of the fearsome Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Its foot soldiers fanned out across 20 st... 010
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 25/02/2026My two cents. #Mexico www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...theglobeandmail.comMexico’s uneasy balance of power between cartels and governmentMany Canadians were left stranded due to cancelled flights on Sunday after the Mexican army killed cartel leader El Mencho 010
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 25/02/2026“Killing Oseguera was one more step toward pacifying the United States, albeit a big one. It’s more politically palatable for Sheinbaum to target big cartel bosses than arrest politicians with drug cartel ties.” unherd.com/newsroom/el-...unherd.comEl Mencho death shows Trump’s growing influence in MexicoYesterday, the Mexican military carried out one of its most important operations in the war on cartels by killing a prominent cartel boss. Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera was the leader of one of the cou... 030
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Non-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...theglobeandmail.comMigrants in Chile fear what’s next after Kast wins electionPresident-elect campaigned on a platform of expelling undocumented migrants and constructing special prisons 010
Reposted by David AgrenLA NACION @lanacioncom.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Delcy 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... 003
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 29/01/2026“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...theglobeandmail.comNicaragua keeps a low profile as Trump targets Latin American leftistsSandinista regime has been co-operating on drug enforcement, toning down hyperbolic discourse 020
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 16/01/2026"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...americamagazine.orgTrump’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 ... 000
Reposted by David AgrenLA NACION @lanacioncom.bsky.social · 12/01/2026En 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-... 021
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 05/01/2026“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...theglobeandmail.comLatin American leaders give mixed reaction to Maduro’s captureDeep divisions emerge over American military intervention in region long aggrieved by U.S.-backed regime changes 000
Reposted by David AgrenThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 25/12/2025theglobeandmail.comMexican government seizes motorcycles, drugs in raids connected to Ryan WeddingAuthorities say they identified four properties in Mexico City and Mexico State related to the investigation 293
Reposted by David AgrenLaura Martínez 🥑 @miblogestublog.bsky.social · 18/12/2025"Don't mess with the bolillo" ☝️https://apnews.com/article/british-baker-hart-mexico-bread-social-media-outrage-5b2f23a36f9f714f4d4c96e1509b43a5apnews.comBritish baker’s criticism of Mexican 'ugly' bread triggers social media outrageA British baker's critique of Mexican bread has sparked outrage on social media, leading to a public apology. 3162
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Interesting map! The Mennonites in Chihuahua actually immigrated from Canada and there’s still a lot of movement between communities in both places, though they were originally from Russia and Prussia 120
Reposted by David AgrenThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12/12/2025The 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.on.wsj.comCan’t Sleep? Try Listening to This Man Talk About Torture and DeathFans of ‘Forensic Files’ seek comfort in the voice of narrator Peter Thomas talking about feeding bodies through a woodchipper. 132
Reposted by David AgrenJacobo Dayán @jacobodayan.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Sheinbaum ante Uruapan: negar, minimizar y eludir letraslibres.com/politica/esp...letraslibres.comSheinbaum ante Uruapan: negar, minimizar y eludir | Letras LibresComunicar desde el gobierno en una crisis obliga a decir la verdad, dar explicaciones, asumir costos y hacer cambios. Propagar un relato faccioso, en cambio, es negar el dolor de la sociedad. 063
Reposted by David AgrenThe Economist @economist.com · 20/10/2025How 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, tooecon.stCan bright light banish winter depression?It seems so. And it might work for other kinds of depression, too 092
Reposted by David AgrenLaura Martínez 🥑 @miblogestublog.bsky.social · 16/10/2025media.tenor.coma cartoon of tom talking on a phone with the fbi written on itALT: a cartoon of tom talking on a phone with the fbi written on it 4133
Reposted by David AgrenThe Mexico Brief @themexicobrief.bsky.social · 03/10/2025New & Free Today: One year into Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s term, a “complex” operator is emerging, writes @davidagren.bsky.socialthemexicobrief.orgAnalysis: 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... 041
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 02/10/2025"(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...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: 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 000
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Her 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...theglobeandmail.comA year into her presidency, Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum is stepping out of her predecessor’s shadowCountry’s first female president arrived an unknown quantity, but is taking a different tack than that of her mentor Andrés Manuel López Obrador 011
Reposted by David AgrenStephen Wicary @wicary.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Donald 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... (Gift link)bloomberg.comBessent Says All Options on Table to Help Milei’s ArgentinaUS 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... 001
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 21/09/2025“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'Not a democratic ally': Canadian PM Carney visits Mexico to push closer tiesCanadian 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. 010
Reposted by David AgrenLaura Martínez 🥑 @miblogestublog.bsky.social · 13/09/2025🇺🇸 No voy a ir 🇳🇮 No voy a ir 🇯🇵 No voy a ir 🇬🇹 No voy a ir 🇨🇦 No voy a ir 🇲🇽 Te aviso 2275
Reposted by David AgrenMatthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 05/09/2025RECAP • 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...washingtonpost.comDefense Dept. warns Venezuela after its jets buzz U.S. Navy destroyerThe 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. 115625249
Reposted by David AgrenHans E. Offerdal @hofferdal.bsky.social · 29/08/2025"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 023
Reposted by David AgrenLaura Martínez 🥑 @miblogestublog.bsky.social · 30/08/2025If you’re not following @laloalcaraz.bsky.social you’re doing social media wrong 25114
Reposted by David AgrenThe Mexico Brief @themexicobrief.bsky.social · 29/08/2025An 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:themexicobrief.orgScuffle 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... 012
David Agren @davidagren.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Mexico 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-...themexicobrief.orgAnalysis: 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 ... 010
Reposted by David AgrenScott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 10/08/2025"What Happens When Politicians Meddle With Economic Data: Argentina’s Example" www.wsj.com/economy/trum... 23917