People’s Mañanera May 18
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on postponing judicial elections, US-Mexico security coordination, Chihuahua rally, and a new hospital in Yucatán.
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Capitán Marcos of the EZLN says Cuba Maintains its “social project amidst all possible threats”
“Maybe the letters to spell the word ‘surrender’ don’t exist in the Cuban alphabet.”
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Parades, Petitions, Treason & Chihuahua’s Gringa Governor
Demonstrations are useless in these cases; even less so the collection of signatures and the “analysis of all possibilities” by Mexico’s wise legislators, which only delay action against a treasonous Governor.
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20,000 Marched in Defense of the Homeland in Chihuahua
A marcher insisted it wasn’t just about politics, but about sovereignty & the feeling the state was being handed over to foreign interests. “Here, the CIA governs us.”
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Mexican State Apologizes for its Responsibility in Forced Disappearance of Gregorio Alfonso Alvarado López
Gregorio Alvarado was a teacher, poet, father, and Indigenous social leader who was forcibly disappeared along with his family, after months of surveillance & persecution in September 1996.
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CNTE Defines its Political Course for Repeal of 2007 ISSSTE Law
The Mexican teachers say they “are in a battle against financial forces that refuse to be challenged,” and that they “will have to build bridges with many organizations affected by pensions.”
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Drugs, War & Intervention
It will be necessary to build upon the popular, Mexican accumulated experience to develop a national strategy that offers an alternative to the US military approach, which promises only more drugs, war, and intervention.
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Billionaire Carlos Slim’s Telcel Illegally Charges 135,000 Customers for “AI Service”
Mexico’s Federal Consumer Protection Agency, PROFECO, reported that the captive customers did not authorize or request said service.
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Against Chihuahua Governor Campos, Now. No Excuses or Delays.
Justice cannot be contingent on underhanded “agreements,” especially in a case of constitutional violation.
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Hondurasgate Confirms US Meddling in Mexico
The “Hondurasgate” scandal, stemming from leaked audio recordings in May 2026, alleges a coordinated, foreign-backed plot to destabilize the administration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
