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Monthly Archives: September 2025
Elected and MORENA-Approved Mexican Supreme Court Rules Against MORENA Presidency
The nine elected members of the Mexican Supreme Court (SCJN) took office on September 1st and declared their first ruling ten days later, on September 11th. In the judicial elections, all the current justices were approved by President Sheinbaum’s MORENA … Continue reading
Posted in Legal System
Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Loretta Ortiz Ahlf, Mexican Military, MORENA, Supreme Court
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Two Million Illegal Aliens Out of the US in 8 Months; Mexico Adjusts
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in a press release on September 23rd, 2025, that since January 20th (Trump’s inauguration) 2 million illegal aliens have left the U.S. or been deported. That is a substantial number. From the … Continue reading
Fireflies, Meteors and Milky Way at Sierra de Organos National Park
This photograph is NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 2nd, 2025. It was photographed on July 29th and 30th at Mexico’s Sierra de Organos National Park (Parque Nacional Sierra de Órganos) in Zacatecas state. Here is NASA’s explanation: … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, Tourism and Travel, Wildlife
Tagged Astronomy, Fireflies, Meteors, NASA, Sierra de Organos National Park, Zacatecas State
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Tourism to Mexico Going Up, Tourism to the U.S. Going Down
Tourism to Mexico is going up, tourism to the U.S. is going down. That’s what recent stats show. On September 19th, Newsweek published an article entitled Mexico Sees Tourism Boom as US Sees Sharp Decline. Here’s how the article begins: … Continue reading
Posted in Tourism and Travel
Tagged Canada, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Josefina Rodriguez Zamora, The U.S.A.
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Canadian Prime Minister Carney Visits Mexico; How Much Trade Do Canada and Mexico Have Anyway?
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney paid a visit to Mexico where he consulted with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. As reported by the New York Times, “The leaders of Canada and Mexico, the United States’ two largest trading partners, met in … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Foreign Policy
Tagged Canada, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Grupo Bimbo, Mark Carney, Mexico City, Palacio Nacional, Tariffs, The U.S.A., USMCA
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CJNG Passes Sinaloa Cartel as Mexico’s #1 Drug Cartel – Thanks in Part to American Cocaine Consumers
Things are changing in the Mexican Narco World. There’s a new cartel on top. Several factors led to this change in Mexican Narco World. There are conflicts between the narcos. Law enforcement efforts against drug cartels have unplanned consequences. And … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Cocaine, Colombia, Drug cartels, Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.), Fentanyl, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, Ismael "Mayito Flaco" Zambada, Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar, Jalisco state, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, Los Chapitos, Nemesio Ruben "el Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A.
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U.S. Government Offers 5 Million Dollar Reward for “The Russian”
Could you use some extra spending money? On September 16th, 2025, the U.S. government put out a 5 million dollar reward on drug lord Juan Jose Ponce Felix, known as El Ruso (“The Russian”). Here are some photos of the … Continue reading
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s First Grito de Independencia, 2025
On the night of September 15th, 2025, President Claudia Sheinbaum presided over her first Grito ceremony as President of Mexico. Mexican Independence Day is September 16th, but really it starts on September 15th. On the night of September 15th, a … Continue reading
Mexican President Sheinbaum Laments and Condemns Assassination of US Activist Charlie Kirk
On September 11th, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum lamented and condemned the assassination of U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk on the day previous. President Sheinbaum made the comments near the beginning of her morning press conference. They were planned comments, and … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Politics
Tagged AMLO, Charlie Kirk, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Iztapalapa, Mexico City, The U.S.A.
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Remittances to Mexico Down Fourth Straight Month
For the fourth straight month, remittances sent from Mexicans in the U.S. to Mexico were down. Last month I reported that June remittances were down from the previous June. This month it was reported that July remittances were down from … Continue reading