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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People’s Mañanera August 24
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on higher education, school admissions, the opposition abroad, disinformation, sovereignty, and cattle exports.
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Blow to the CJNG: 20 Members Fall in 3 States; They Had Weapons, Drugs, Tigers…
Run with the Army, Navy and federal prosecutors, the raids on 36 properties bring to 32 the CJNG members caught since an August 19 operation, García Harfuch said.
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Rocha, Cerimedo and the Beast
“What of Rocha. What of Cerimedo. What of Negre. What of “Alito” and the other worms. The issue is the beast that drools and growls on the porch of our house,” writes Páez Varela.
