Machetero
@machetero.bsky.social
Editor, Mexico Solidarity Media
Opinions are mine (& the best)
Escola Nacional Florestan Fernandes - Political Training for Political Educators '18
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@mexicosolidarity.bsky.social
Opinions are mine (& the best)
Escola Nacional Florestan Fernandes - Political Training for Political Educators '18
📷 https://jay-watts.com
🔗 https://mexicosolidarity.com
@mexicosolidarity.bsky.social
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Do you get annoyed when uncompromising anti-Zionism is dismissed as "purity politics"? If so, you might find this short essay worth a read:
stevesalaita.com/palestine-an...
stevesalaita.com/palestine-an...
Palestine and the Politics of Purity - Steve Salaita
Accusing anti-Zionists of “purity politics” is a lazy rhetorical evasion.
stevesalaita.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Do you get annoyed when uncompromising anti-Zionism is dismissed as "purity politics"? If so, you might find this short essay worth a read:
stevesalaita.com/palestine-an...
stevesalaita.com/palestine-an...
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Compañeros is the weekly newsletter of Mexico Solidarity Media, delivering all of our news stories, analysis, interviews, Soberanía, El Taller; as well as media & cultural highlights from the northernmost territory of la Patria Grande.
mexicosolidarity.com/companeros/
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November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Compañeros is the weekly newsletter of Mexico Solidarity Media, delivering all of our news stories, analysis, interviews, Soberanía, El Taller; as well as media & cultural highlights from the northernmost territory of la Patria Grande.
mexicosolidarity.com/companeros/
mexicosolidarity.com/companeros/
Confirms all of my worst suspicions, not so much about US demands (although they are insane) but also the quality of Mexico's negotiating team, which (FFS) just added some former Rahm Emanuel staffer.
What Trump Really Wants from Mexico
If Mexico continues to comply with US demands, there will be two victims: Mexican business, which will find no protection or support to compete w/ American corporations, & the Sheinbaum administration, which won't be able to manage the economy to benefit Mexicans
If Mexico continues to comply with US demands, there will be two victims: Mexican business, which will find no protection or support to compete w/ American corporations, & the Sheinbaum administration, which won't be able to manage the economy to benefit Mexicans
What Trump Really Wants from Mexico
If Mexico continues to comply with Trump's demands, there will be two victims: Mexican businesses, which will find no protection or support to compete with the American corporations, & the Sheinbaum a...
mexicosolidarity.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Confirms all of my worst suspicions, not so much about US demands (although they are insane) but also the quality of Mexico's negotiating team, which (FFS) just added some former Rahm Emanuel staffer.
"Support of Palestine is inherently subversive in the West because Israel is essential to Europe and America’s idea of themselves. Even if we assiduously focus on Palestine in isolation from other issues, its liberation is necessarily a world-building project."
Palestine and the Making of a New New World - Steve Salaita
The liberation of Palestine is, above all, a world-building project.
stevesalaita.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
"Support of Palestine is inherently subversive in the West because Israel is essential to Europe and America’s idea of themselves. Even if we assiduously focus on Palestine in isolation from other issues, its liberation is necessarily a world-building project."
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Comité 68: "In Tlatelolco & Gaza, events that constitute genocide."
Supported by students, collectives, and social organizations in a march of thousands in Mexico City, members of Committee 68 reiterated their demand for justice and reparations.
Supported by students, collectives, and social organizations in a march of thousands in Mexico City, members of Committee 68 reiterated their demand for justice and reparations.
Comité 68: "In Tlatelolco & Gaza, events that constitute genocide."
Supported by students, collectives, and social organizations in a march of thousands in Mexico City, members of Committee 68 reiterated their demand for justice and reparations.
mexicosolidarity.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Comité 68: "In Tlatelolco & Gaza, events that constitute genocide."
Supported by students, collectives, and social organizations in a march of thousands in Mexico City, members of Committee 68 reiterated their demand for justice and reparations.
Supported by students, collectives, and social organizations in a march of thousands in Mexico City, members of Committee 68 reiterated their demand for justice and reparations.
I shot & edited this intro to Soberanía's new long-form interview show, check it out, episode is out on Monday!
NEWS: Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast grows! This Monday "El Taller" debuts, a space to workshop ideas and analysis about Mexico and its transformation, through in-depth interviews with prominent national and international figures.
And the first interviewee? It's G_____ P______
And the first interviewee? It's G_____ P______
August 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I shot & edited this intro to Soberanía's new long-form interview show, check it out, episode is out on Monday!
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From Mexico's Senate... Kurt Hackbarth
Will international solidarity really be a thing in the face of Trump's threats & increasing neo-authoritarianism & fascism?
Tune in Wednesday to Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast
mexicosolidarity.com/soberania/
Will international solidarity really be a thing in the face of Trump's threats & increasing neo-authoritarianism & fascism?
Tune in Wednesday to Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast
mexicosolidarity.com/soberania/
August 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
From Mexico's Senate... Kurt Hackbarth
Will international solidarity really be a thing in the face of Trump's threats & increasing neo-authoritarianism & fascism?
Tune in Wednesday to Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast
mexicosolidarity.com/soberania/
Will international solidarity really be a thing in the face of Trump's threats & increasing neo-authoritarianism & fascism?
Tune in Wednesday to Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast
mexicosolidarity.com/soberania/
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The Sculpture That Angered Those in Power
The monument to Fidel Castro and Che Guevara at Tabacalera factory was removed by Cuauhtémoc mayor & ultra-right winger Alessandra Rojo de la Vega.
The monument to Fidel Castro and Che Guevara at Tabacalera factory was removed by Cuauhtémoc mayor & ultra-right winger Alessandra Rojo de la Vega.
The Sculpture That Angered Those in Power
The monument to Fidel Castro and Che Guevara at Tabacalera factory was removed by Cuauhtémoc mayor & ultra-right winger Alessandra Rojo de la Vega.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Sculpture That Angered Those in Power
The monument to Fidel Castro and Che Guevara at Tabacalera factory was removed by Cuauhtémoc mayor & ultra-right winger Alessandra Rojo de la Vega.
The monument to Fidel Castro and Che Guevara at Tabacalera factory was removed by Cuauhtémoc mayor & ultra-right winger Alessandra Rojo de la Vega.
Striking Teachers’ Salary Cuts Will be Reinstated in August
Deductions taken from the more than 12,000 teachers for participating in the recent national strike will be reimbursed in the second half of August.
Deductions taken from the more than 12,000 teachers for participating in the recent national strike will be reimbursed in the second half of August.
Striking Teachers' Salary Cuts Will be Reinstated in August
Deductions taken from the more than 12,000 teachers for participating in the recent national strike will be reimbursed in the second half of August.
mexicosolidarity.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Striking Teachers’ Salary Cuts Will be Reinstated in August
Deductions taken from the more than 12,000 teachers for participating in the recent national strike will be reimbursed in the second half of August.
Deductions taken from the more than 12,000 teachers for participating in the recent national strike will be reimbursed in the second half of August.
"Lobby them" will certainly be what every dismal civil society NGO (and many unions, sadly) will say as Oldman Sachs Carney unleashes another neoliberal restructuring project, but the moment demands a hell of a lot more
We can't elect a leader and then sit back - especially in a Parliamentary system - and expect our every expectation to be met. You vote for the best option and then, if you want to influence them from there you observe, pressure and lobby them to reach that goal.
Elections are only the beginning.
Elections are only the beginning.
June 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
"Lobby them" will certainly be what every dismal civil society NGO (and many unions, sadly) will say as Oldman Sachs Carney unleashes another neoliberal restructuring project, but the moment demands a hell of a lot more
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Last year, Moody's said a full scale conflict would turn Israel's credit rating to junk status. I can't imagine a more obvious scenario than today's events to trigger that downgrade.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Moody's cuts Israel's rating, warns of drop to 'junk'
Moody's on Friday downgraded Israel's credit rating two notches to "Baa1" from "A2" and maintained a negative outlook amid escalation of the conflict in the region with Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
www.reuters.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Last year, Moody's said a full scale conflict would turn Israel's credit rating to junk status. I can't imagine a more obvious scenario than today's events to trigger that downgrade.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
big fan of missiles hitting zionists, btw
June 14, 2025 at 6:23 AM
big fan of missiles hitting zionists, btw
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If Caribbean and Central American countries bow to Washington’s latest pressure to expel Cuban medical brigades, how many more deaths will the empire cause?
The Commitment to Human Dignity
If Caribbean and Central American countries bow to Washington's latest pressure to expel Cuban medical brigades, how many more deaths will the empire cause?
mexicosolidarity.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If Caribbean and Central American countries bow to Washington’s latest pressure to expel Cuban medical brigades, how many more deaths will the empire cause?
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US Undersecretary of State Feelings Hurt by Tweet, Cancels Visa
If you prick Christopher Landau, does he not bleed?
If you prick Christopher Landau, does he not bleed?
US Undersecretary of State Feelings Hurt by Tweet, Cancels Visa
If you prick Christopher Landau, does he not bleed?
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June 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
US Undersecretary of State Feelings Hurt by Tweet, Cancels Visa
If you prick Christopher Landau, does he not bleed?
If you prick Christopher Landau, does he not bleed?
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War & Rebellion in Los Angeles
If the conflicts persists, elites will attempt to solve the contradictions through disputes between Democrats & Republicans & allied NGOs, attempting to wage a war that, like foreign wars, requires both carrot & stick
If the conflicts persists, elites will attempt to solve the contradictions through disputes between Democrats & Republicans & allied NGOs, attempting to wage a war that, like foreign wars, requires both carrot & stick
War and Rebellion in Los Angeles
If the conflict persists or escalates, political elites will attempt to solve the contradictions through political-electoral disputes between Democrats & Republicans and their allied NGOs, attempting ...
mexicosolidarity.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
War & Rebellion in Los Angeles
If the conflicts persists, elites will attempt to solve the contradictions through disputes between Democrats & Republicans & allied NGOs, attempting to wage a war that, like foreign wars, requires both carrot & stick
If the conflicts persists, elites will attempt to solve the contradictions through disputes between Democrats & Republicans & allied NGOs, attempting to wage a war that, like foreign wars, requires both carrot & stick
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Halconazo: 54 Years Since the Corpus Christi Massacre
In 1971, Mexican President Luis Echeverría (former Interior Secretary during Tlatelolco massacre) unleashed right wing paramilitaries, connected to US government police training, to murder students.
In 1971, Mexican President Luis Echeverría (former Interior Secretary during Tlatelolco massacre) unleashed right wing paramilitaries, connected to US government police training, to murder students.
Halconazo: 54 Years Since the Corpus Christi Massacre
In 1971, Mexican President Luis Echeverría (previously Interior Secretary during the Tlatelolco massacre) unleashed a right wing paramilitary group, connected to a police training program run by the U...
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June 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Halconazo: 54 Years Since the Corpus Christi Massacre
In 1971, Mexican President Luis Echeverría (former Interior Secretary during Tlatelolco massacre) unleashed right wing paramilitaries, connected to US government police training, to murder students.
In 1971, Mexican President Luis Echeverría (former Interior Secretary during Tlatelolco massacre) unleashed right wing paramilitaries, connected to US government police training, to murder students.
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The CNTE says the government is making the same proposal over and over again to striking teachers, refusing to discuss repealing 2012's neoliberal education bill, which Morena Secretary of Education Mario Delgado supported in his previous political costume.
In Dialogue with Teachers, the Government's Intransigence
The CNTE maintains the Mexican government is refusing to negotiate, making the same proposal over and over again to striking teachers.
mexicosolidarity.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The CNTE says the government is making the same proposal over and over again to striking teachers, refusing to discuss repealing 2012's neoliberal education bill, which Morena Secretary of Education Mario Delgado supported in his previous political costume.
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CNTE to Continue Mexico City Mobilization
Teachers have been occupying Mexico City’s Zócalo for over 20 days, seeking to finally end neoliberal education reforms and privatized pensions.
Teachers have been occupying Mexico City’s Zócalo for over 20 days, seeking to finally end neoliberal education reforms and privatized pensions.
CNTE to Continue Mexico City Mobilization
Teachers have been occupying Mexico City's Zócalo for over 20 days, seeking to finally end neoliberal education reforms and privatized pensions.
mexicosolidarity.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
CNTE to Continue Mexico City Mobilization
Teachers have been occupying Mexico City’s Zócalo for over 20 days, seeking to finally end neoliberal education reforms and privatized pensions.
Teachers have been occupying Mexico City’s Zócalo for over 20 days, seeking to finally end neoliberal education reforms and privatized pensions.
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Mexico's Judicial Election
The current judiciary fails to deliver justice; it administers impunity, institutionalized sexism, racism, & cowardice. This election won’t magically solve all structural problems but it is a deep crack in the wall of opacity & abuse #EleccionJudicial
The current judiciary fails to deliver justice; it administers impunity, institutionalized sexism, racism, & cowardice. This election won’t magically solve all structural problems but it is a deep crack in the wall of opacity & abuse #EleccionJudicial
Justice Distributed: Mexico's Judicial Election
The current judiciary fails to deliver justice; it administers impunity, institutionalized sexism, racism, and cowardice. This election won't magically solve all the structural problems, but it is a d...
mexicosolidarity.com
May 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Mexico's Judicial Election
The current judiciary fails to deliver justice; it administers impunity, institutionalized sexism, racism, & cowardice. This election won’t magically solve all structural problems but it is a deep crack in the wall of opacity & abuse #EleccionJudicial
The current judiciary fails to deliver justice; it administers impunity, institutionalized sexism, racism, & cowardice. This election won’t magically solve all structural problems but it is a deep crack in the wall of opacity & abuse #EleccionJudicial
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Mexican teachers of the CNTE face the enormous power of finance capital and a neoliberal retirement system, owned by major banks, the true right wing of this country, which the government refuses to touch with even a single tax.
On the teachers strike...
On the teachers strike...
Magisterium Plains Residential Complex
Mexican teachers face the enormous power of finance capital and a neoliberal retirement system, owned by major banks, the true right wing of this country, which the government refuses to touch with ev...
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May 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Mexican teachers of the CNTE face the enormous power of finance capital and a neoliberal retirement system, owned by major banks, the true right wing of this country, which the government refuses to touch with even a single tax.
On the teachers strike...
On the teachers strike...
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Are you with the teachers or with the banks?
The neoliberal two-tier system of privatized pensions benefits the banks, not the public, not the teachers.
Mexican teachers union CNTE has a proposal that would return money to the workers *and* fund public investment.
The neoliberal two-tier system of privatized pensions benefits the banks, not the public, not the teachers.
Mexican teachers union CNTE has a proposal that would return money to the workers *and* fund public investment.
Are You With the Teachers or With the Banks?
Teachers' pensions provide private banks massive profits in the form of commissions, they fund the investments the banks make in their own businesses, and the profits the banks make from usurious acti...
mexicosolidarity.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Are you with the teachers or with the banks?
The neoliberal two-tier system of privatized pensions benefits the banks, not the public, not the teachers.
Mexican teachers union CNTE has a proposal that would return money to the workers *and* fund public investment.
The neoliberal two-tier system of privatized pensions benefits the banks, not the public, not the teachers.
Mexican teachers union CNTE has a proposal that would return money to the workers *and* fund public investment.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Rules Out Breaking Relations with Israel
In the last three years, Mexico has broken relations with both Peru and Ecuador over arguably smaller issues.
In the last three years, Mexico has broken relations with both Peru and Ecuador over arguably smaller issues.
Sheinbaum Rules Out Breaking Relations With Israel
Mexico has recently broken relations with other nations for far less.
mexicosolidarity.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Rules Out Breaking Relations with Israel
In the last three years, Mexico has broken relations with both Peru and Ecuador over arguably smaller issues.
In the last three years, Mexico has broken relations with both Peru and Ecuador over arguably smaller issues.
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Sounds like a Graham Greene novel, but it’s real: Trump’s Green Beret/CIA man has arrived to take up his post as US ambassador to Mexico. And his first day in the country was…interesting.
Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast analyzes the implications of such a dark figure pulling the levers
Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast analyzes the implications of such a dark figure pulling the levers
Soberanía 59: The CIA's Man In Mexico
Trump’s Green Beret/CIA ambassador has arrived to take up his post as US ambassador to Mexico. And his first day in the country was… interesting.
mexicosolidarity.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Sounds like a Graham Greene novel, but it’s real: Trump’s Green Beret/CIA man has arrived to take up his post as US ambassador to Mexico. And his first day in the country was…interesting.
Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast analyzes the implications of such a dark figure pulling the levers
Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast analyzes the implications of such a dark figure pulling the levers
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STRIKING TEACHERS LIBERATE HIGHWAY TOLLBOOTHS
On the national strike’s 5th day, the CNTE opened toll-booths to drivers in San Marcos, Tepotzotlán, Tlalpan, Chiapas and Guerrero; stating they are willing to dialogue, but the government has not set a date.
On the national strike’s 5th day, the CNTE opened toll-booths to drivers in San Marcos, Tepotzotlán, Tlalpan, Chiapas and Guerrero; stating they are willing to dialogue, but the government has not set a date.
Striking Teachers Liberate Highway Tollbooths
On the national strike's fifth day, CNTE teachers opened toll-booths to drivers in San Marcos, Tepotzotlán, Tlalpan, Chiapas and Guerrero. They stated they are willing to engage in dialogue, but the g...
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May 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
STRIKING TEACHERS LIBERATE HIGHWAY TOLLBOOTHS
On the national strike’s 5th day, the CNTE opened toll-booths to drivers in San Marcos, Tepotzotlán, Tlalpan, Chiapas and Guerrero; stating they are willing to dialogue, but the government has not set a date.
On the national strike’s 5th day, the CNTE opened toll-booths to drivers in San Marcos, Tepotzotlán, Tlalpan, Chiapas and Guerrero; stating they are willing to dialogue, but the government has not set a date.