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Robert Valencia

@rvalentwit

Journalist, media commentator, Fellow (@NUFlead) | marathoner | Expect bilingual tweets 🇨🇴🇺🇸| My opinions, my own | RT ≠ Endorsement

 New York. DC. Miami
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FOREVER BLUE CHECKED!
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The sudden downfall of one of the Trump administration’s staunchest allies in South America is a sharp blow at an awkward time, not least for Marco Rubio, says @JPSpinetto (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
Rubio’s Latin American Project Keeps Taking Hits

Rubio’s Latin American Project Keeps Taking Hits

Just two weeks ago, President Santiago Peña was boasting about how Paraguay had “the best numbers” in Latin America as he prepared to deliver the keynote address at a fancy gala in Washington.

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Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and arrested bbc.in/4839WBm
Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and arrested

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and arrested

Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.

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Y yo que pensaba cerrar mi cuenta de Twitter…me hubiera perdido de joyas como esta:
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Abro hilo explicando la crisis del banco "Ueno Bank" de Paraguay con la vez que Betty la Fea vendió Ecomoda a TerraModa Anatomía de una quiebra técnica, maquillaje contable y el nacimiento de sociedades pantalla 🏦
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Funcionarios del brazo de inversiones del BID sospecharon que algo no andaba bien casi desde el momento en que cruzaron las puertas de Ueno Bank en Paraguay. El moderno edificio de oficinas en Asunción, apodado “La Matrix”, estaba abarrotado de empleados jóvenes. Paneles de vidrio, madera lustrada y obras de arte sofisticadas, y un almuerzo en suite privada, con chefs y mayordomos. El despliegue de lujo ostentoso llamó la atención de los empleados del BID, acostumbrados a una mayor austeridad. La nota con mi colega @manuelatobiasm en @business @BBGenEspanol . bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
How a Bank Scandal Is Taking Down Trump’s Ally in Paraguay

How a Bank Scandal Is Taking Down Trump’s Ally in Paraguay

Officials at the Inter-American Development Bank’s investment arm suspected something was off almost as soon as they walked through the doors of Paraguay’s Ueno Bank SA.

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WOW — "Among the 48,000 individuals that the Pulido campaign assembled in its voter database, almost 40% they found were members of mixed-status families. 'These are people whose parents couldn’t vote, but they could." Reporting by @Edpilkington: theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
How Republicans lost the Latino voters who elected Trump

How Republicans lost the Latino voters who elected Trump

Trump wooed Latino voters in 2024, then alienated them, with ICE tactics shifting Latino voters toward Democrats

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Democrats are already hiring lawyers to investigate DHS motherjones.com/politics/202…
Democrats are already hiring lawyers to investigate DHS

Democrats are already hiring lawyers to investigate DHS

"Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what’s up?"

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In one of the biggest upsets in Nevada political history, Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson defeated Republican David Flippo. No Democrat has ever represented Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District. wapo.st/48Fk4jO
A Democrat will represent this Nevada congressional district for the first time ever

A Democrat will represent this Nevada congressional district for the first time ever

Teresa Benitez-Thompson’s win is one of the biggest upsets in Nevada political history and will mean the state’s delegation is entirely Democratic.

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I think Schumer is done. If Dems approach this in a “thank you for your decades of service” way, they could even encourage a graceful exit and avoid a knife fight
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At least seven incoming Democratic freshmen have publicly suggested – or said outright – they will not commit to supporting Schumer in next month’s leadership vote:
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The idea that Rubio could ‘distance’ himself from the Iran war by resigning is absurd, given he was one of its key architects and proponents and has long been a Middle East hawk and pro-Israel. I hope he gets destroyed in the 2028 GOP primary.
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@AndrewFeinbergNov 5
Marco Rubio expected to step down and launch bid to be next US president ift.tt/aZG8swE
Marco Rubio expected to launch bid to be next US president

Marco Rubio expected to launch bid to be next US president

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The people saying that Marco Rubio will win the Latino vote if he runs for president clearly don’t understand that the vast majority of Latinos outside of Florida have a negative opinion of Cubans from Miami.
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jake rosen@JakeMRosenNov 5
In her resignation letter, Dhillon said that she told Susie Wiles that she intended to step down after the midterms. Two sources familiar with the matter, however, told CBS that Mr. Trump demanded she be fired after he watched her on "60 Minutes" cbsnews.com/news/harmeet-dhi…
Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, resigns

Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, resigns

Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, resigned from the Justice Department on Thursday.

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Will Freeman@WillGFreemanNov 5
I joined NPR's On Point for a full hour to discuss U.S. strikes on fishing vessels in Ecuador & whether Trump's military campaign is having any broader impact on the drug trade in Latin America W/ Dem majorities in both houses, expect investigations soon wbur.org/onpoint/2026/11/03/…
Why U.S. military bombings haven't stopped the global cocaine boom

Why U.S. military bombings haven't stopped the global cocaine boom

Since last year, the U.S. military has killed 240 people from Latin America while bombing alleged drug smuggling boats. With cocaine prices falling globally, whether the killings are deterring drug...

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@PpollingNumbersNov 5
Results - Forrest,Mississippi 🔵 Colom 54% (+11) 🔴 Hyde-Smith 43% 2024 - Trump +18
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In a new interview with the AP, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer vows to block Trump from appointing a “right-winger” to the Supreme Court.
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🚨Mississippi U.S. Senate🚨 🔵 Scott Colom - 49% ✅ 🔴 Cindy Hyde-Smith (Inc) - 48.9% (Colom leads by 1,724 votes) 99% of expected votes in
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🔵 Abdul El-Sayed supports Chris Van Hollen as Senate majority leader over Chuck Schumer
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Breaking News: Sam Forstag, a former union leader and smoke jumper, won western Montana’s House race, flipping the seat and becoming the first Democrat elected to the House in the state in more than 30 years. nyti.ms/4zvdCaY
Sam Forstag, a Smoke Jumper, Flips a House Seat for Democrats in Montana

Sam Forstag, a Smoke Jumper, Flips a House Seat for Democrats in Montana

The union leader’s victory gives his party its first congressional seat in the state in more than 30 years.

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Breaking News: The UAE hired Colombian mercenaries to help a notorious Sudanese paramilitary group accused of genocide, UN investigators found. nyti.ms/4zt91Gd
Lana Nusseibeh’s U.N. Bid Collides With U.A.E.’s Role in Sudan

Lana Nusseibeh’s U.N. Bid Collides With U.A.E.’s Role in Sudan

Lana Nusseibeh, one of the Gulf nation’s top diplomats, has led the effort to deny her country’s role in Sudan. Now it’s complicating her bid to become secretary general of the United Nations.

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🚨BREAKING🚨 Democrat Eileen Laubacher has defeated Incumbent Republican Lauren Boebert in the CO-04 U.S. House Election. This is a flip from 🔴 to 🔵.
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Paraguay's president resigns following a crisis over a bank collapse, leaving millions of customers unable to access their money cnn.it/4Ach622
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