David Agren
@davidagren.bsky.social
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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“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.
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'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.
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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.
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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
•
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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 ...
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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...
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1- Un pintura representativa de la vida política de México durante el siglo XX.
Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957), "El Hueso", c. 1940, Museo Nacional de Arte, INBA, México.
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Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957), "El Hueso", c. 1940, Museo Nacional de Arte, INBA, México.
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August 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
1- Un pintura representativa de la vida política de México durante el siglo XX.
Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957), "El Hueso", c. 1940, Museo Nacional de Arte, INBA, México.
munal.emuseum.com/objects/77/e...
Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957), "El Hueso", c. 1940, Museo Nacional de Arte, INBA, México.
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Trump has directed the Pentagon to begin preparing options to use military force against Latin American drug cartels, the latest step in the administration’s campaign against the cartels.
Trump Orders Pentagon to Prepare to Target Drug Cartels in Latin America
Options under discussion are focused on special forces operations, intelligence support and precision targeting, a senior U.S. official said.
on.wsj.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Trump has directed the Pentagon to begin preparing options to use military force against Latin American drug cartels, the latest step in the administration’s campaign against the cartels.
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Mexico’s president wants to reach an agreement with the U.S. to further cooperate on security, but she has been undermined by the cartels’ pervasive influence.
Mexico’s Drug Cartels Bedevil Sheinbaum’s Dealmaking With Trump
The Mexican president wants to reach an agreement with the U.S. to further cooperate on security, but she has been undermined by the cartels’ pervasive influence.
on.wsj.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Mexico’s president wants to reach an agreement with the U.S. to further cooperate on security, but she has been undermined by the cartels’ pervasive influence.
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Probably the first time that idle shitposting has resulted in concrete changes to an adversary’s nuclear posture.
August 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Probably the first time that idle shitposting has resulted in concrete changes to an adversary’s nuclear posture.
“I can’t think of another country” – spare China where – “the American wish list is as long and complicated as is the case with Mexico. The Canadian thing looks like peanuts compared to the case against Mexico.” www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Mexico grapples with Trump’s unrelenting demands
President Sheinbaum’s personal rapport with the U.S. President hasn’t spared Mexico from tariffs or escalating demands
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“I can’t think of another country” – spare China where – “the American wish list is as long and complicated as is the case with Mexico. The Canadian thing looks like peanuts compared to the case against Mexico.” www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Acapulco mayor Abelina López found the reporting on municipal finances objectionable. But rather than counter it with audited statements, she filed claims of gender violence in politics. Astonishingly, the state electoral tribunal agreed with her accusation. www.themexicobrief.org/latest/how-m...
Analysis: How Morena politicians hijacked gender laws to muzzle the press — The Mexico Brief.
by David Agren, writer-at-large. Reporting on alleged irregularities in the municipal finances is routine for local media outlets the world over. Acapulco Trends recently focused its reporting on the statements from the superior auditor of Guerrero state, which found 898 million pesos of irreg
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July 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Acapulco mayor Abelina López found the reporting on municipal finances objectionable. But rather than counter it with audited statements, she filed claims of gender violence in politics. Astonishingly, the state electoral tribunal agreed with her accusation. www.themexicobrief.org/latest/how-m...
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Exclusive | Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files
Attorney General Pam Bondi told the president that the department also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victim...
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July 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Casi llega a grado de fetiche las fantasias de ver G.I.Joes gringos matando Mexicanos en pueblos Mexicanos de @davidagren.bsky.social... Checa @themexicobrief.bsky.social Comprueba! 2 de cada 3 de sus artículos, tiene a un tal Sarukhan como fuente, justificando la injerencia y unilateralidad gringa.
July 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Sheinbaum has successfully pushed gov’t narratives through a verbose morning press conference and an army of influencers. But the narrative of narco-gov’t in Mexico has been gaining hold in Washington – and talking ad nauseam in the mañanera won't change that www.themexicobrief.org/latest/shein...
Analysis: Sheinbaum’s monologue diplomacy is meeting Washington’s deaf ear — The Mexico Brief.
by David Agren, writer-at-large. Shortly after rumours started that Ovidio Guzmán – son of imprisoned Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán – might plead guilty on drug traffickin...
www.themexicobrief.org
July 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Sheinbaum has successfully pushed gov’t narratives through a verbose morning press conference and an army of influencers. But the narrative of narco-gov’t in Mexico has been gaining hold in Washington – and talking ad nauseam in the mañanera won't change that www.themexicobrief.org/latest/shein...