6/In the case of this particular essay, mil gracias to Karina Vildosola for sharing stories of her grandmother and to Mia Armstrong for her exceptional editing skills.

Also, claro, to Aurora for the inspiration.

Per @pajaropolitico.bsky.social, there's been an uptick in number of US citizens detained in Mexico for organized crime ties, with US citizens increasingly involved in these types of crimes "because they can cross the border much more easily than foreigners." animalpolitico.com/seguridad/na...

I'm getting in the habit of checking google maps each day to make sure things are still as they should be.

In Mexico, the economic value of unpaid domestic work was 26.3% of GDP last year. www.eleconomista.com.mx/economia/equ...

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