discussion of how money laundering fuels the fine art market; #Mexico saw a collapse in art prices when they took anti-money-laundering measures. #politics
on 02025-08-21more details on #BYD #EV #manufacturing delay in #Mexico, including background about Brazil and possible Mexican tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum. #politics #China
on 02025-03-25#BYD #EV #manufacturing delayed in #Mexico by #politics in #China, “fears of the technology leaking into the #USA” #news
on 02025-03-25#video on whether drug #cartels in #Mexico will use #drones or similar #weaponry against #USA Marines etc. (as they have been against rivals) who are apparently patrolling the border now; #Asmongold does a live “react to” stream to a pro-#Trump #politics YouTuber; he predicts an invasion of Mexico. Illegal #immigration is being blamed for US gangs in New York in homeless shelters.
on 02025-03-06#news #video on #Trump backing down on #USA tariffs on #Canada and #Mexico, but only on autos. Almost entirely a tiresome talking head lecture #politics
on 02025-03-06#video #toread on #USA CIA flying Predator #drones over #Mexico to provide information on drug cartels to the Mexican authorities. #politics
on 02025-03-01#Sheinbaum did her doctorate work at Lawrence Berkeley Lab on the use of #energy in #Mexico’s transportation and housing
on 02024-11-29Press-conference #news #video on #Mexico’s #energy plan for 02024–02030, saying they had to rescue #PEMEX after the failure of the “neoliberal period” as a product of the privatization of 02013, after which it supposedly became the world’s most indebted #oil company; apparently López Obrador rescued it in 02018, but apparently they didn’t renationalize it until #Sheinbaum did so 15 days ago? Currently producing 1833 thousand barrels per day, almost unchanged since 02019 (3400ℓ/s; at 37MJ/ℓ that’d be about 125GW), and 3754 million cubic feet of #gas per day (1.23Mℓ/s; at 37kJ/ℓ that’s 46GW). Interestingly they give lip service to promoting the energy transition, but the press conference is all about increasing fossil-fuel production and use.
on 02024-11-27#video of Claudia Sheinbaum of #Mexico describing an #import-substitution project they’re trying to do to reduce the trade deficit with #China. Says Mexican cars exported to the US are only 7% Chinese, while US-made cars are 9% Chinese. Says that globalization is out of favor since the pandemic. Mexico imports supposedly US$211 million from China, while the US imports US$1080 million from China. #economics
on 02024-11-27As of 02020-11-27, Joseph Trevithick reports that #Mexico's Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación is mass-producing quadcopter #drones with C4 bombs for assassination #weaponry. Most of the YouTube videos he links to for evidence have been censored by now.
on 02023-02-14#marijuana legalization is cutting into drug cartels’ profits in #Mexico
on 02016-03-08#marijuana seizures at the US-#Mexico border dropped by a third from 2011 to 2014. #legalization #politics
on 02015-08-13#Gun #manufacturing for #Mexico drug cartels in Jalisco.
on 02015-08-05