Tim Padgett

Americas Editor, WLRN

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

Trump's Hell and the Holy Father: Leo's #latinamerica tour could help bury the Donroe Doctrine. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/9qyk3ikEwa

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

With Trump's presidency all but in ashes after this week's apocalyptic midterm elections, Pope Leo XIV's Latin America tour also augurs the demise of Trump's hemispheric Donroe Doctrine. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/9qyk3ilclI

[Jim Wyss @jimwyss]

.@yoanisanchez, one of Cuba’s best-known independent reporters, was detained by state security amid a broader crackdown on critics.

https://t.co/niopIYBoTh

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

Trump's Hell and the Holy Father: Leo's Latin America tour could help bury the Donroe Doctrine. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/9qyk3ilclI

[Jim Wyss @jimwyss]

UN acknowledges receiving letter from Haitian gang leader, but says receipt "does not constitute endorsement of its contents, recognition of its author, or a position."
Also says majority of El Salvadoran troops are NOT operating under the auspices of @GSForceHaiti

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

Now that defeated #Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is in Florida, fleeing investigations, his legions of fans here should recall how his father damaged their image in 2023. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/u7vjLhIWyh

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'Banana' Bolsonaro is now in Florida. #brazilians here should think twice about worshiping him. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/u7vjLhIWyh

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@adowniebrazil Parabens, Andrew!

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Bolsonaro, o banana, is now in Florida. #brazilians here should think twice about worshiping him. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/u7vjLhIoIJ

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

Mi artículo de opinión publicado en @RStatecraft ya está disponible en español.👇

"A lo largo de América Latina, los líderes que alguna vez arremetieron contra Maduro se muestran hoy ansiosos por abrazar al nuevo rostro del régimen."
https://t.co/3GZt3YBlH7

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It's election season in #Miami! Time to play our tired and toxic game ¿Quién Es Más Cubano? My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/YaRge8qJmo

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Instead of wrestling with mid-term issues like affordability and immigration, #Miami is once again mudwrestling in Cuban McCarthyism. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/YaRge8qbwQ

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

@imdat_oner That's a badge of honor, Imdat. Tebrikler!

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

It's election season in #Miami! Time to play our tired and toxic game ¿Quién Es Más #Cubano? My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/YaRge8qJmo

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

@RJSanchezAballi @Gundisalvus Sorry for the spellcheck typo: it should say: your statement…,

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

@RJSanchezAballi @Gundisalvus Much like the Europeans who conquered them, from the Wars of Religion of the Renaissance to the World Wars of the 20th century. So you’re statement is hypocritical as well as racist. Congrats on the two-fer!

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

@Gundisalvus @RJSanchezAballi I did not say you were wrong; I was replying to Mr. Sanchez. You utterly misread the column, but thanks for reading it, which is more than Mr. Sanchez ever does. Either way, I want to thank you both for bringing more attention to it. Always appreciated.

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@RJSanchezAballi @Gundisalvus That's an appallingly racist thing to say, but from you...expected.

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

@RJSanchezAballi @Gundisalvus Wrong. Most Latin American countries have long used either Dia de la Raza or variations on the multicultural theme, such as Dia de la Nacion Pluricultural, Dia de las Culturas or Encuentro de Dos Mundos.

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

@Gundisalvus @RJSanchezAballi Not at all, sir. As my article points out, some call it Columbus Day, others call it Indigenous People’s Day; Latinos often call it Día de la Raza. I would imagine you’d agree that in America people are free to call the day whatever they wish, depending on how they view it, no?