With the election and inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum to the presidency, Mexico is rapidly descending into a dictatorship.
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Trump to propose making interest on car loans tax deductible
DETROIT/WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday will propose making all interest on car loans fully tax-deductible and taking steps to prevent Chinese automakers from selling vehicles in the United States, according to excerpts of a speech seen by Reuters ahead of remarks in Detroit.
Trump will say at the Detroit Economic Club he plans to impose new tariffs to prevent Chinese automakers from building cars in Mexico and exporting them to the United States, part of an effort to appeal to autoworkers in the battleground state of Michigan.
Trump also will say he will formally notify Mexico and Canada of his intent to renegotiate a North American free trade deal to address concerns about Chinese vehicles, according to the prepared remarks. Vice President Kamala Harris has also said she plans to invoke the renegotiation provision if elected.
The reaction to this should be fun. h/t Mauser
US supreme court will rule on $10bn suit Mexico filed against US gun makers
The US supreme court said on Friday it will decide whether to block a $10bn lawsuit Mexico filed against US gun manufacturers and distributors that argues that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed bloodshed in the country.
The lawsuit, filed in Boston in August, names Smith & Wesson, Barrett Firearms, Beretta, Colt and Glock, as well as Boston-area wholesaler Interstate Arms.
The Mexican government says it wants to “put an end to the massive damage that the Defendants cause by actively facilitating the unlawful trafficking of their guns to drug cartels and other criminals in Mexico”.
Mexico Abruptly Freezes Relations With US, Canada
Many of us have been alarmed at the deterioration of the United States’ foreign relations with our allies under the tenure of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Our relationship with Israel has been strained to near the breaking point and our European allies seem to be unsure of how much they can rely on us. Taiwan is constantly looking over its shoulder, wary of a sudden attack by mainland China and what we might do about it in response. Now we can add another country to the list and it’s one much closer to home.
Chinese ‘underground bankers’ accused of aiding Mexican cartel
The US has accused a Chinese “underground banking” network of helping Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa drugs cartel with money laundering and other crimes.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged 24 people with offences that also include distributing narcotics.
Law enforcement officers have seized about $5m (£4m) in proceeds, as well as guns and hundreds of pounds of cocaine, methamphetamine and ecstasy pills.
The DoJ touted the close co-operation with Mexican and Chinese law enforcement – a message that has been echoed on the Chinese side.
Mexico: Second mayoral candidate killed days before election
A mayoral candidate was fatally shot in southern Mexico on Wednesday during a campaign rally, Guerrp state governor said, just days before Mexicans go to vote in a general election.
The attack is the latest in a string of attacks on candidates ahead of the weekend vote.
How Chinese firms are using Mexico as a backdoor to the US
The reclining armchairs and plush leather sofas coming off the production line at Man Wah Furniture’s factory in Monterrey are 100% “Made in Mexico”.
They’re destined for large retailers in the US, like Costco and Walmart. But the company is from China, its Mexican manufacturing plant built with Chinese capital.
The triangular relationship between the US, China and Mexico is behind the buzzword in Mexican business: nearshoring.
Diane Francis: Trudeau sits idly by as Mexico overtakes us as America’s largest trading partner
Last year, Mexico became the United States’ biggest trading partner, surpassing Canada and China for the first time. This humiliating fact is simply the latest statistic that illustrates Canada’s economic decline since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took power in 2015.
U.S. Examined Allegations of Cartel Ties to Allies of Mexico’s President
American law enforcement officials spent years looking into allegations that allies of Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, met with and took millions of dollars from drug cartels after he took office, according to U.S. records and three people familiar with the matter.
The inquiry, which has not been previously reported, uncovered information pointing to potential links between powerful cartel operatives and Mexican advisers and officials close to the president while he governed the country.
Networks Silent On AMLO Demand For Biden Apology Over ProPublica Story
This wild story out of Mexico, wherein President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is demanding that President Joe Biden apologize over a report published by ProPublica, would draw significant coverage under normal circumstances. Instead, it stands as an indictment of the terminal laziness of our intellectually incurious Regime Media.
Will Canada FINALLY shut the migrant back door? Ottawa weighs forcing Mexican asylum seekers to have visas before they enter – to stop them flying in and sneaking across the US border
Canada looks poised to shut the ‘side door’ into the US by finally imposing visa requirements on Mexicans flying into the country.
A lack of visa requirements for Mexicans has turned into thousands of asylum-seekers, Quebec’s premier said earlier this week.
‘We’re looking at a whole series of options, which would include visas, of course,’ the Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
The diary of a teenage sicario: ‘I murdered 30 people – I became addicted’
Twelve-year-old Andrés Camilo Romaña had spent most of his young life collecting rubbish in the poverty-stricken neighbourhoods of Quibdó in Colombia’s Pacific coastal region of Chocó.
He did not like school because he was frequently bullied. Instead, he preferred to endure the unrelenting humidity of the city, roaming its streets and sifting through bins for anything of value.
“He was a good boy. He worked hard,” his mother, Jacinta Romaña, told The Telegraph. “He was never tempted by the easy money of gangs and violence.”
Mexican villagers who killed extortionists ‘acted in self-defence’
Mexican villagers who killed 10 members of the notorious Familia Michoacana criminal gang will not be facing any charges after prosecutors ruled they had acted in self-defence.
Prosecutors said that the residents of Texcapilla had come “under constant threat” from the gang, which had tried to extort money from farmers.
They were summoned to a football pitch where gang members opened fire on them.
But they fought back with weapons including shotguns and machetes.
On Dec. 8th, farmers in Texcaltitlán, Mexico, armed with pistols, rifles and machetes, battled with the La Familia Michoacána cartel who had been extorting them
In retaliation, the cartel kidnapped 8 people, demanding 4 organizers of the uprising as their ransom pic.twitter.com/ttR9SZiihP
— Politsturm International (@PolitsturmInter) December 26, 2023
An Actual War on Drugs?
On using military force against Mexican cartels
Nearly every Republican presidential candidate is now calling for direct military action against Mexican-based drug traffickers.
For a long time, Americans have seen drugs as a law-enforcement, not a military, problem. And even with military problems such as terrorism, America’s general preference is to enlist the help of local governments, militias, or political factions to do the fighting. This has been our tack with the Mexican government for years now.
Clash between criminal gang and villagers leaves 14 dead in central Mexico
A clash between gunmen from a criminal gang and residents of a small farming community in central Mexico left 14 people dead and seven injured, local authorities said on Saturday.
Dramatic video of the fight on Friday posted on social media showed villagers in cowboy hats with sickles and hunting rifles chasing down suspected gang members amid bursts of automatic gunfire.
The Mexico state governor, Delfina Gómez, and other local leaders condemned the violence. They said it was a product of regional violence that has been slowly brewing for years. She assured local people that maintaining order was among her top priorities.
Attention! Convoy of the Michoacana Family came to collect a fee for planting in Texcaltitlán. The residents could not stand it any longer and confronted the criminals with machetes, stones and sticks. This left a balance of 11 dead – 8 hitmen and 3 farmers. pic.twitter.com/yytSkXkNWt
— 11☆11 (@FREEDOMWWGIWGA) December 9, 2023
Fueron a cobrar piso y acabaron besandolo.
Pobladores de la comunidad de Texcapilla en Texcaltitlán, estadodemexico México se organizaron y se enfrentaron a Sicarios de la Familia Michoacana Fm que llegaron a exigir pagos por permitir la siembra. pic.twitter.com/O7ovi5jzMo— *(M)(A)(T)(A)(D)(O)(R)* (@Matador08640286) December 9, 2023