J Patrice McSherry
@jpmcsherry.bsky.social
Analista política, doctora Ciencia Política y profe emérita. Libros: la Nueva Canción chilena; la Operación Cóndor; la transición incompleta argentina. DD.HH.
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Mis libros, desde la transición incompleta en Argentina hasta la Operación Cóndor y la Nueva Canción chilena; fui co-editora de 'The Iraq Papers'.
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With the retirement of Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the passing of LaMalfa, it looks like the GOP no longer holds a working majority until his seat is filled. It’s at 217. They need 218 for a majority.
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
With the retirement of Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the passing of LaMalfa, it looks like the GOP no longer holds a working majority until his seat is filled. It’s at 217. They need 218 for a majority.
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals
Federal law required majority of documents to be released by 19 December, but only 125,575 pages have been published
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"There are many ways to diagnose the state of the nation, but if there is a sickness eating away at American democracy, it is our culture of elite impunity"
@jamellebouie.net
"Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person."
"Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person."
Opinion | There Is a Sickness Eating Away at American Democracy
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
"There are many ways to diagnose the state of the nation, but if there is a sickness eating away at American democracy, it is our culture of elite impunity"
The two-day poll showed 65% of Republicans back the military operation ordered by Trump, compared to 11% of Democrats and 23% of independents www.yahoo.com/news/article...
A third of Americans support US strike on Venezuela, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - One in three Americans approves of the U.S. military strike on Venezuela that toppled the country's president and 72% worry the U.S. will become too
www.yahoo.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The two-day poll showed 65% of Republicans back the military operation ordered by Trump, compared to 11% of Democrats and 23% of independents www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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This is a spectacular essay. I commend it to you highly. The list of policy and moral failures in particular is both instructive and disheartening.
Money quote: (Not) nearly enough has been said about (Trump’s) fundamental indecency, the characteristic that undergirds everything he says and does.
Money quote: (Not) nearly enough has been said about (Trump’s) fundamental indecency, the characteristic that undergirds everything he says and does.
MAGA’s Foundational Lie
The movement claims to stand with the police. Trump’s decision to pardon the cop-beaters of January 6 exposed his movement for what it is.
www.theatlantic.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
This is a spectacular essay. I commend it to you highly. The list of policy and moral failures in particular is both instructive and disheartening.
Money quote: (Not) nearly enough has been said about (Trump’s) fundamental indecency, the characteristic that undergirds everything he says and does.
Money quote: (Not) nearly enough has been said about (Trump’s) fundamental indecency, the characteristic that undergirds everything he says and does.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
"Five years after Jan. 6, 2021, we are still caught up in a struggle between forces who are willing to use authoritarian violence outside the Constitution to take and wield power and those who stand up nonviolently for our Constitution..."
(Gift article)
"Five years after Jan. 6, 2021, we are still caught up in a struggle between forces who are willing to use authoritarian violence outside the Constitution to take and wield power and those who stand up nonviolently for our Constitution..."
(Gift article)
Opinion | Jamie Raskin: Jan. 6 Never Ended
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January 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
"Five years after Jan. 6, 2021, we are still caught up in a struggle between forces who are willing to use authoritarian violence outside the Constitution to take and wield power and those who stand up nonviolently for our Constitution..."
(Gift article)
"Five years after Jan. 6, 2021, we are still caught up in a struggle between forces who are willing to use authoritarian violence outside the Constitution to take and wield power and those who stand up nonviolently for our Constitution..."
(Gift article)
"A vocal push by Mr. Miller, long a powerful behind-the-scenes player in Trump administration policy, to justify American imperialism and a vision for a new world order in which the United States could freely overthrow national governments and take foreign territory and resources"
January 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
"A vocal push by Mr. Miller, long a powerful behind-the-scenes player in Trump administration policy, to justify American imperialism and a vision for a new world order in which the United States could freely overthrow national governments and take foreign territory and resources"
Página/12 Argentina
January 6, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Página/12 Argentina
Trump ahora amenaza a Colombia, México, Cuba y Groenlandia - www.pagina12.com.ar/2026/01/06/t...
Trump ahora amenaza a Colombia, México, Cuba y Groenlandia
El presidente norteamericano, cebado tras el ataque a Venezuela, enumeró sus próximas víctimas. Petro, Sheinbaum y el groenlandés Nielsen repudiaron esas afirmaciones.
www.pagina12.com.ar
January 6, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Trump ahora amenaza a Colombia, México, Cuba y Groenlandia - www.pagina12.com.ar/2026/01/06/t...
Venezuela se prepara para una caída catastrófica de la producción de crudo tras la incautación de petroleros www.nytimes.com/es/2026/01/0...
Venezuela se prepara para una caída catastrófica de la producción de crudo tras la incautación de petroleros
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Venezuela se prepara para una caída catastrófica de la producción de crudo tras la incautación de petroleros www.nytimes.com/es/2026/01/0...
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"Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn't like, they will come after them the same way. It's outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that," Kelly added.
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
Sen. Mark Kelly fires back after Hegseth threatens his rank and retirement pay
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has launched administrative action against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, which could affect Kelly's rank and retirement pay.
www.npr.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
"Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn't like, they will come after them the same way. It's outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that," Kelly added.
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
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In that batshit insane interview?
Stephen Miller repeatedly (after 4:15) calls Venezuela an island.
I don't rule out that Miller doesn't know the difference between Venezuela and Greenland.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
Stephen Miller repeatedly (after 4:15) calls Venezuela an island.
I don't rule out that Miller doesn't know the difference between Venezuela and Greenland.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
Stephen Miller says US is using military threat to maintain control of Venezuela | CNN Politics
Senior White House aide Stephen Miller said in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper that the US is “in charge” of Venezuela because of the threat posed by the military forces that remain stationed just...
edition.cnn.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:42 AM
In that batshit insane interview?
Stephen Miller repeatedly (after 4:15) calls Venezuela an island.
I don't rule out that Miller doesn't know the difference between Venezuela and Greenland.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
Stephen Miller repeatedly (after 4:15) calls Venezuela an island.
I don't rule out that Miller doesn't know the difference between Venezuela and Greenland.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
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TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
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@janinadill.bsky.social speaking of intervention…
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 7:08 PM
@janinadill.bsky.social speaking of intervention…
"A desire to dominate—an eagerness to bully his counterparties into submission—is perhaps the essence of Trump’s character"
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
"A desire to dominate—an eagerness to bully his counterparties into submission—is perhaps the essence of Trump’s character"
La captura de Maduro muestra el objetivo de Trump de dominar el continente americano www.nytimes.com/es/2026/01/0...
La captura de Maduro muestra el objetivo de Trump de dominar el continente americano
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
La captura de Maduro muestra el objetivo de Trump de dominar el continente americano www.nytimes.com/es/2026/01/0...