Mike Allison
@centampolmike.bsky.social
Central Americanist. Fulbright alum to Guatemala & El Salvador. #asylum #expertwitness he/his/him/dr. Long suffering Yankee, Jets, Rangers, and Knicks fan.
Pinned
The Economy. Crime. The Border. Trump could just keep Biden's policies in place for the next four years in order to succeed. Instead, he's going to make each one worse and declare victory.
"By any and every measure, in other words, Donald Trump is the most corrupt person to ever sit in the Oval Office. And if the A plot of the second Trump presidency is his authoritarian aspirations, then its B plot is his shameless and pervasive corruption." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"By any and every measure, in other words, Donald Trump is the most corrupt person to ever sit in the Oval Office. And if the A plot of the second Trump presidency is his authoritarian aspirations, then its B plot is his shameless and pervasive corruption." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Trump sows chaos throughout the Americas with no clear strategic vision for what he hopes to accomplish: The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Trump’s Bid to Control the Western Hemisphere - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Trump’s Bid to Control the Western Hemisphere
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November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Trump sows chaos throughout the Americas with no clear strategic vision for what he hopes to accomplish: The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Trump’s Bid to Control the Western Hemisphere - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
Reposted by Mike Allison
Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
In El Salvador, a ‘Shadow Cabinet’ of Venezuelans Runs the Show - The American Conservative www.theamericanconservative.com/in-el-salvad...
In El Salvador, a ‘Shadow Cabinet’ of Venezuelans Runs the Show
Is the future government of Caracas advising Bukele in San Salvador?
www.theamericanconservative.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
In El Salvador, a ‘Shadow Cabinet’ of Venezuelans Runs the Show - The American Conservative www.theamericanconservative.com/in-el-salvad...
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
‘Little by little, we’re realizing the true scale of human loss in El Salvador’ - New Global Politics www.newglobalpolitics.org/el-salvador/
‘Little by little, we’re realizing the true scale of human loss in El Salvador’ - New Global Politics
A conversation with Salvadoran journalist Julia Gavarrete on fascism, militarism, and tech-bro gentrification under Nayib Bukele’s indefinite ‘state of exception.’
www.newglobalpolitics.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
‘Little by little, we’re realizing the true scale of human loss in El Salvador’ - New Global Politics www.newglobalpolitics.org/el-salvador/
They are all becoming Guatemala: Latin America’s Changing Web of Risks americasquarterly.org/article/lati...
Latin America’s Changing Web of Risks
Governance is being questioned across the region amid interconnected security and economic challenges.
americasquarterly.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
They are all becoming Guatemala: Latin America’s Changing Web of Risks americasquarterly.org/article/lati...
U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
A Review of Central America in the Crosshairs of War; on the Road from Vietnam to Iraq | ReVista revista.drclas.harvard.edu/a-review-of-...
A Review of Central America in the Crosshairs of War; on the Road from Vietnam to Iraq
Scott’s Wallace’s Central America in the Crosshairs of War; on the Road from Vietnam to Iraq is really several books at once that cohere into a magnificent whole. It is the evocative, at times nostal...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A Review of Central America in the Crosshairs of War; on the Road from Vietnam to Iraq | ReVista revista.drclas.harvard.edu/a-review-of-...
El Salvador’s Surge in Chronic Kidney Disease magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/el-salv...
El Salvador’s Surge in Chronic Kidney Disease | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Is extreme heat causing an epidemic of kidney disease among otherwise healthy workers?
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
El Salvador’s Surge in Chronic Kidney Disease magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/el-salv...
I guess I'm not surprised but holy sh**.
Salvadoran police officer confesses to 97 murders and claims he was paid by mayor close to Bukele
Salvador Menéndez governs the municipality of La Paz Oeste and is a member of the party through which El Salvador’s president came to power in 2019
english.elpais.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I guess I'm not surprised but holy sh**.
And then Trump goes back to rounding up Christians on the streets of the US.
Trump said he has instructed the Defense Department to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria over the country’s alleged killing of Christians.
Trump tells Defense Department to 'prepare for possible action' in Nigeria
The move came a day after Trump designated Nigeria a "country of particular concern" over alleged violations of religious freedom.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
And then Trump goes back to rounding up Christians on the streets of the US.
So the US has pulled federal law enforcement officials off drug trafficking cases in order to pursue migrants and replaced them with the navy?
More illegal US maritime strikes—again in the Pacific.
Three strikes against four vessels allegedly operated by unspecified "designated terrorist organizations."
Reportedly 14 more fatalities (unidentified "narco-terrorists") and one survivor, whose fate is not completely clear.
Three strikes against four vessels allegedly operated by unspecified "designated terrorist organizations."
Reportedly 14 more fatalities (unidentified "narco-terrorists") and one survivor, whose fate is not completely clear.
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
So the US has pulled federal law enforcement officials off drug trafficking cases in order to pursue migrants and replaced them with the navy?
Secret mining studies and private deals: is a new gold rush quietly starting in El Salvador? | Mining | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Secret mining studies and private deals: is a new gold rush quietly starting in El Salvador?
As the country’s metal mining ban is lifted, rural communities fear a return of the contamination, violence and water shortages that cost so many lives and livelihoods in the past
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Secret mining studies and private deals: is a new gold rush quietly starting in El Salvador? | Mining | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Guatemala designates gangs as terrorist groups under new law | AP News apnews.com/article/guat...
Guatemala passes anti-gang law, declares gangs terrorist groups
Guatemala has passed a new anti-gang law to combat groups now considered terrorist organizations. The law designates the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs as terrorist groups, increases prison sent...
apnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Guatemala designates gangs as terrorist groups under new law | AP News apnews.com/article/guat...
The only check-and-balance that actually matters www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...
The only check-and-balance that actually matters
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October 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The only check-and-balance that actually matters www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...
Reposted by Mike Allison
Heartbreaking portrait of one Guatemalan K’iche’ teenager’s deportation. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Nory Doesn’t Go to School Here Anymore
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October 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Heartbreaking portrait of one Guatemalan K’iche’ teenager’s deportation. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Why ICE agents are suffering far more assaults under Trump's leadership www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | ICE blamed me for assaults on its agents — but its own polices are to blame
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s targets don’t know why they’re being approached or what their rights are. The result is chaos.
www.msnbc.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Why ICE agents are suffering far more assaults under Trump's leadership www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
"You have to give it to white supremacists in the administration; they are not subtle." www.inquirer.com/opinion/lega...
Trump’s cold war against immigration rages on | Luis F. Carrasco
Beyond the daily outrage of the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts, there is another insidious level to the anti-immigrant push.
www.inquirer.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"You have to give it to white supremacists in the administration; they are not subtle." www.inquirer.com/opinion/lega...
And using military might to take out small trafficking boats, Mr. Story said, is like “using a blowtorch to cook an egg.”
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Why Blowing Up Venezuelan Boats Won’t Stop the Flow of Drugs
President Trump says striking drug traffickers from Venezuela will prevent deadly drugs from reaching the United States. But the major smuggling routes are elsewhere.
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
And using military might to take out small trafficking boats, Mr. Story said, is like “using a blowtorch to cook an egg.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Got to turn two there. Another great night for Schlittler.
October 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Got to turn two there. Another great night for Schlittler.
'I would like to suggest to you that...perhaps the vehicle (in which the nuns were riding) may have run a roadblock or may have been perceived to be doing that, and that there was an exchange of fire in which perhaps those who caused the casualties sought to cover it up.'
Secretary of State Alexander Haig said Wednesday that four... - UPI Archives
Secretary of State Alexander Haig said Wednesday that four American Catholic missionaries killed in El Salvador may have been shot in an exchange of gunfire...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
'I would like to suggest to you that...perhaps the vehicle (in which the nuns were riding) may have run a roadblock or may have been perceived to be doing that, and that there was an exchange of fire in which perhaps those who caused the casualties sought to cover it up.'
2023 White House statement when Governor Abbott chartered planes and buses to send migrants to Chicago.
October 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
2023 White House statement when Governor Abbott chartered planes and buses to send migrants to Chicago.
Saideman's Semi-Spew: GOFO or Go Home? Pete Hegseth's Insecurity Complex and the Non-Partisan Military saideman.blogspot.com/2025/10/gofo...
GOFO* or Go Home? Pete Hegseth's Insecurity Complex and the Non-Partisan Military
Congrats, today is now the worst day in US civil-military relations since the Civil War. It outclasses the two previous times I used this...
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October 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Saideman's Semi-Spew: GOFO or Go Home? Pete Hegseth's Insecurity Complex and the Non-Partisan Military saideman.blogspot.com/2025/10/gofo...