Juan Forero

South America bureau chief, The Wall Street Journal. Before: journeyman journalist with NYT, Washington Post, Newark Star-Ledger and the late, great NY Newsday

[Ricardo Hausmann @ricardo_hausman]

El Profesor @LeonPoblete de la Universidad de Upsaala, sueco-venezolano, ex-investigador visitante del @HarvardGrwthLab y ex-embajador de Venezuela ante el Reino de Suecia, fue detenido por ICE en Disneyworld y puesto preso por varios días. Este es uno más de los crímenes que comete ICE todos los días y que ha llevado a que los votantes americanos le hayan quitado el apoyo a este gobierno el pasado 3/11. Pero los crímenes siguen. Impresionante la descripción que que hace León con @cmrondon.

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

In Peru, they erected a 45-foot statue in Pope Leo's honor, painted murals with his likeness, and plastered his image on t-shirts.

A train on the capital’s metro system captures the sentiment: “The Pope is returning home.”

https://t.co/Y8PSHPRnEB via @WSJ

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

Bad omen: The Democrats could have had the votes to impeach Hegseth but 11 members didn't show for the vote.

Some blamed the traffic!

“People elect us to do the responsible thing, and the minimum is to show up and vote," said Rep. Vicente Gonzalez.

https://t.co/EEaZQ12qkz

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

If you haven't seen, here's the hilarious ad that helped Scott Colom win the Mississippi senate seat

[Scott Colom @scott_colom]

She done lost her damn mind.

[CNN @CNN]

Scott Colom will defeat Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a major upset to become the first Democrat that voters in deep-red Mississippi have elected to the chamber in more than four decades, CNN projects. https://t.co/LIrSavsJ01

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

LIMA, Peru—Pope Leo XIV may have been born in Chicago, but try telling Peruvians that he isn’t one of their own. https://t.co/y7wC2bbwkU via @WSJ

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

Con su futuro asegurado, Lula vuelve a rendirse ante los chavistas.

[Lula @LulaOficial]

Nesta quarta-feira (11), me reuni com a presidenta encarregada da Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, à margem da COP31, em Antália, na Turquia.

Expressamos nossa disposição em retomar plenamente o relacionamento bilateral, no mais alto nível. Destaquei a importância econômica dessa parceria, as recentes missões empresariais brasileiras à Venezuela e nosso interesse em dar continuidade às negociações sobre a revisão do Acordo de Complementação Econômica nº 69 (ACE-69) e sobre as tarifas aplicadas aos automóveis brasileiros. A presidenta Delcy sugeriu que o Brasil envie a Caracas uma delegação negociadora para tratar desses temas.

Também discutimos as perspectivas de ampliação dos investimentos brasileiros no setor petrolífero e acordamos a realização de uma visita do ministro de Minas e Energia, Alexandre Silveira, à Venezuela ainda este ano.

Reafirmei minha determinação de estreitar as relações com todos os países da América do Sul em meu próximo mandato. Concordamos em manter o diálogo para aprofundar a discussão sobre possíveis áreas de cooperação.

📸 @ricardostuckert

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
    That mark our place; and in the sky
    The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
    Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
        In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
    The torch; be yours to hold it high.
    If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
        In Flanders fields.

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

Today, we remember.

At the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

The Defence Secretary laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in London, paying tribute to the fallen.

#ArmisticeDay

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

I read his book! “Better Scramble Than Lose.”

Greatest quarterback ever…let the man live!

[The Palm Beach Post @pbpost]

NFL star Fran Tarkenton pays $52M for seaside house in Palm Beach https://t.co/h8VnCSKYzX

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

El co-dictador Ortega perdiendo el hilo

[Miguel Mendoza @Mmendoza1970]

Mas decrépitos no podrían verse el par de tiranos, Ortega creyendo que el ramo de flores era el micrófono, y ella pendiente de que el viejo meado no se cayera.

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

Honey trap: utilizar a una mujer para obtener información de un amante pendejo. O la menos poética “trampa de miel” en español.

Vale la pena esclarecer si le sacaron info o lo chantajearon a Petro, porque los narcos llevan décadas montando operaciones sofisticadas de este tipo.

[Thierry Ways @tways]

Jensen Huang, CEO de Nvidia, una de las compañías más poderosas del mundo, habría caído en la trampa de una relación amorosa con una supuesta espía china.

¿El expresidente de Colombia está seguro de que nadie en su harén de presuntas mariposas le tendió la misma celada?

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

Worth noting: while Dems and renegad Republicans could muster the votes to impeach Hegseth, it wouldn't remove him from office.

That would take two-thirds in the Senate, virtually impossible, even in January after the new Democratic majority takes office

https://t.co/XwtuP6jwd0

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

He’s back! This, after appearing more moderate in the 60 Minutes interview

[The Calvin Coolidge Project @TheCalvinCooli1]

🚨Just in: President Trump says there will be no amnesty for illegal immigrants in the U.S.

[Marc Caputo @MarcACaputo]

El Salvador issued a formal rebuke Monday that questioned the "credibility" of the top U.S. diplomat in Haiti for questioning @nayibbukele’s gang-fighting efforts on the island —which President Trump himself had endorsed

https://t.co/Z3QaAtR2ya

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

An hour of fasting — man, that’s really asking people to suck it up

[Josh Hawley @HawleyMO]

🚨What happened last Tuesday was shocking and historic. It calls for a historic response. Christians need to gather and seek the Lord. I’m going to host a time of fasting and prayer for the nation on Tuesday, December 15 from 12 to 1 at the Capitol. Meet me there!

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

The Huang story is just huge — and the Economist gives it the perfect headline

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Jensen Huang is caught with his pants down https://t.co/0Hqbcfwnkq

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

Javier Milei and some of his MAGA world pals haven't had the nicest things to say about the Vatican.

But the highly popular Pope Leo is in Argentina and the government there is on its best behavior.

https://t.co/JCiUQFBLlg via @WSJ

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

Around the world, guerrillas and criminal groups challenge nationhood as they use violence and coercion to exert dominance over territory. More than 200 million people across 60 countries live in areas controlled or contested by armed non-state groups. https://t.co/6egq6BEKad

[Juan Forero @WSJForero]

Ahora Venezuela es un territorio gringo.

Una prueba más de que todo parece estar en contra de quienes luchan por la libertad de Venezuela. Y de que serán ellos, y nadie más, quienes lograrán instaurar la democracia en el país.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump on Venezuela: “You could call it a territory”