Hondurasgate Confirms US Meddling in Mexico
Kurt Hackbarth and Jose Luis Granados, hosts of Soberania: The Mexican Politics Podcast and co-hosts of Sin Muros of Canal Once in Mexico City join Teri Mattson on WTF Is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean?
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. The scandal suggests that former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández—released from US custody after a 2024 drug trafficking conviction—worked with allies of Donald Trump and Israeli-linked figures to launch smear campaigns against left-leaning governments in Latin America.
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Sheinbaum Dismisses Alleged US Memorandum for Greater Collaboration in Mexican Territory
She made clear that US forces cannot operate inside Mexico, a stance she contrasted with the Calderón years, when US agents were allowed in.
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Michoacán Tyrannosaurs, Raptors and ‘Duck-Billed’ Dinosaurs: Mexico Confirms Discovery of 50 Footprints in Apatzingán
Residents of San Juan de los Plátanos reported tracks of “giant animals” in a stream bed, left 65 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous.
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People’s Mañanera October 26
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on Lula’s victory, sovereignty, economic growth, and the INE.
