Intelligence and law enforcement expert Michael Letts joins the program to break down the escalating confrontations between Mexican authorities and powerful cartel factions — including the latest violence unfolding in Puerto Vallarta.
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Letts brings a rare perspective to this crisis. Beyond his background in special operations and law enforcement strategy, he grew up in Mexico and personally knew many of the individuals who are now key figures within the cartel structures dominating today’s headlines. His insight is not theoretical — it’s deeply personal and operational.
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He explains why the current situation is intensifying and why this moment is different. According to Letts, a “black book” documenting cartel trafficking victims is now circulating, drawing international scrutiny and putting enormous pressure on cartel leadership. The fallout could reshape the power balance inside Mexico — and beyond. Here’s more from Sarah Westall on Business Game Changers.
Is an American now in charge of the CJNG — the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of the most powerful of cartels in Mexico? The cartel was previously operated by Nemesio Oseguera Cervar, nicknamed “El Mencho.” He died over the weekend after his crew got embroiled in a deadly gun battle with the Mexican military, prompting gang violence across the country.
Katarina Szulc, a Canadian investigative reporter, has become one of the experts on gang and cartel violence, often reporting from Mexico and Colombia through her blog Borderlands: Dispatches. She says one mystery has been resolved. El Mencho apparently had a succession plan, as his American-born stepson, Juan Carlos Valencia González , has supposedly emerged as the new leader of CJNG.
But several questions remain. For instance, will there be any internal violence within the gang — anyone seeking to carve out some territory for themselves? Does the new leader have the muscle — and the brains — to survive? Also, did the CIA play any role in Sunday’s shootout. Is it intertwined at all in CJNG? Szulc is interviewed by Clayton Morris on Redacted News.
Mexico is Not in Civil War, The Cartels Are! Going up against the cartels makes a lot more sense than launching a war on Iran!
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Zohran Mamdani is calling upon New Yorkers to help shovel snow. But there’s a catch?
They’ve got to supply IDs if they want to be paid!
Patara is back, catching up with the news, and even touching on New York’s Crazytown vibe, on her Appalachian Homestead. Mexico might be lying in ruins, but Patara has her hands full with a new goat runt and other more pressing business, involving food.
You are ready, Anons! Now, be sure to prepare for the storm! As President Donald Trump is set to deliver the State of the Union before Congress tonight, we are witnessing a dizzy swirl of jarring activity around the world.
Our neighbor to the south, Mexico, is engaged in a brutal battle with its drug cartels. These cartels were openly running Mexican society, even using machine guns and armed vehicles to patrol their territories. But with the cartels laying siege to cities, and burning down swaths of beach towns like Puerto Vallarta while terrorizing tourists, the Mexican government had little choice but to go after the leaders behind the carnage.
Meanwhile, Iran remains on the table. Will that nation back off from pushing its nuclear arsenal, or will the United States — or Israel — opt to bomb the reprobates?
There have been some positive developments. The United States won at the Winter Olympics. as the U.S. men’s hockey team whipped Canada in overtime. Also, President Trump sidestepped another assassination attempt, this time mounted by an armed dissident shot down while attempting to enter Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate. The president was in Washington D.C. — not at home in Florida — but Secret Service still gunned down the would-be killer. Pray! Here’s more from And We Know.
Notorious Mexican drug lord El Mencho was killed in a Mexican government raid to arrest him. But was this whole operation a result of a pressure campaign from President Trump?
Glenn Beck speaks to Breitbart Cartel Chronicles co-founder Brandon Darby, who had warned Glenn about El Mencho last year. Darby shares his critical insight into the operation and what Mexico and the United States may look like going forward.
Juan O’Savin tells David “Nino” Rodriguez that Mexicans, as well as Americans living in Mexico, can expect hell over the next few weeks as the war against the cartels rages, especially in tourist zones like Puerto Vallarta. But O’Savin says the Mexican government had no choice but to act. Otherwise, the cartels would have continued to ramp up violence for years ahead.
Now, there will be a period of intense clashes, but hopefully, some light will shine through the tunnel soon. One remaining question: Will the United States enter the fray, sending the U.S. military to dig the cartels out of the rat traps they have set along our southern border? President Donald Trump has offered to help fight these fiends, but Mexico has resisted. Could that change over the weeks ahead?
O’Savin believes both Mexico and the United States would like this battle to end ahead of the 2026 World Cup. That will see the world’s soccer teams compete in staged matches in the United States, Mexico and Canada this summer from June 11 through July 19. The Mexican games will be in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.
Mexico is under siege from vicious members of an embattled drug cartel. They have unleashed havoc across the country, particularly attacking tourist and commercial hotspots including Puerto Vallarta.
The U.S. Embassy has issued an emergency security alert for Americans living in five Mexican provinces — Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Michoacán, Guerrero and Nuevo León. Americans in those provinces should seek out safe quarters and remain inside while the violence occurs. Two of those provinces are directly south of Texas, while the others lie along the Pacific Coast in the vicinity of Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta.
The firestorm has been touched off by the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” leader of Jalisco’s New Generation Cartel. The Mexican Army, which gunned down Cervantes, has reported a surge of kidnappings, torched buildings and road blockages following his death. Here’s more from Benny Johnson.
Do Americans who eat Froot Loops glow in the dark?
One thing we do know. The breakfast cereal, as served in America, is packed full of chemicals. But Kellogg’s produces a much healthier version of the same cereal for sale in Mexico and Canada.
What’s the catch, Kellogg’s? You don’t like Americans? Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the Secretary of Health and Human Services, discusses the variation with Theo Von in a conversation clipped by M.J. Truth.
