Facts & Fiction of the Mexico City Protests
Drop Site’s Ryan Grim speaks with José Luis Granados Ceja — Mexico City journalist, writer and podcaster — about the movement behind the recent self-declared “Gen Z” protest and what’s driving the mobilization. José Luis Granados Ceja is a staff writer at Venezuelanalysis, as well as the co-host of Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast and Canal Once’s Sin Muros.
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Mexico’s Security Chief Says Slain Temoac Mayor Was Under Investigation for Organized Crime and the Samir Flores Case
Killed in his own office, mayor Valentín Lavín was himself under investigation for organized crime ties and as the alleged mastermind of three murders, including activist Samir Flores.
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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox and Ex-PAN Governors Defend Ruffo Appel and Allege ‘Political Persecution’
The PAN’s old guard closes ranks behind Ernesto Ruffo, a fellow governor charged with fuel smuggling and organized crime, recasting him as a persecuted ‘political prisoner.’
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Sheinbaum Confirms Resumption of Mexican Cattle Exports to the US
The US border, shut to Mexican cattle since May 2025 over a screwworm outbreak, reopens in late August via Agua Prieta, Sonora, then two points in Chihuahua.
