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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“They Want to Erase Us From the Digital Cloud”: Mixtec Engineer Asks Mexican Deputies to Use AI to Preserve Indigenous Languages
Speaking in tu’un savi from the Congress tribune, Moisés Hilario López proposed living digital archives of native tongues and AI trained on elders’ voices.
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Mexico’s September 16 Military Parade Will Incorporate Tactical Drones and Nationally Made Armored Vehicles
First-ever 99-aircraft flyover, 45 debuting tactical drones, and DN11 vehicles with 100%-national remote weapons systems; 15,458 troops will march.
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Sheinbaum Foresees 12 Million Families Benefited by the Housing Program by the End of Her Government
“The most important thing is having access to what we consider a right, which is decent housing,” Sheinbaum said.
