México On Fire: U.S. to Intervene in War for North American Technate?

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Host of Geopolitics & Empire, Hrvoje Morić, gives an update from ground zero México detailing the violent aftermath of the reported death of a major cartel leader. He describes encountering narco blockades (torched vehicles) while attempting to navigate the city, which he characterizes as a “ghost town” during the peak of the unrest. Beyond personal observations, he analyzes the potential for increased U.S. military involvement and the geopolitical implications of joint security operations. He explores various theories suggesting the chaos could be a planned strategy of tension designed to justify a North American Union or Technate.

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Show Notes

Megan Janetsky@meganjanetsky

Rows of burnt out trucks, buses & cars continue to block roads outside of Jalisco’s capital on the road leading to Tapalpa, where El Mencho was captured. Heavily armed military and police forces passed us. Cars now circulating in Jalisco, passing narco blockades. for @AP

4:51 PM · Feb 23, 2026 · 2.03K Views

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👑Lai Reina de Dinamarca@LaishaWilkins

Parece meme, pero no es🫤🇲🇽

3:18 PM · Feb 23, 2026 · 40.7K Views

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Tactical Wisdom@DolioJ

AI always screws up the fingers.

Global Updates @GlobalUpdate00

@sentdefender Mexico says it seized rockets and launchers "capable of bringing down aircraft" from the CJNG cartel during its operation that killed leader El Mencho.

9:39 PM · Feb 23, 2026 · 6.67K Views

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RAMIRO ESCOTO DIGITAL (RED)@Ramiro_Escoto

#CodigoRojoJalisco| así operaron el bloqueo en Periférico a la altura de la UVM en zapopan esta mañana la delincuencia organizada

6:09 PM · Feb 22, 2026 · 286K Views

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Cartel Watch@CartelWatchNet

Army kills 'El Tuli', El Mencho's right-hand man who masterminded the post-boss-death violence, blockades & fires in Jalisco. He even put a 20k peso (~$1,200) bounty on soldiers' heads. Killed in shootout while fleeing; troops seized ~$410K MXN + $965K USD cash + arsenal. Big

8:19 PM · Feb 23, 2026 · 853K Views

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Blog del Narco México@blogdelnarcomex

El grupo terrorista CJNG detonó un coche bomba en San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, matando al Capitán Segundo de la Guardia Nacional, Leonel Cardoso (Informacion en el enlace) blogdelnarco.org/2026/02/el-gru…

7:53 PM · Feb 24, 2026 · 145K Views

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https://www.business-standard.com/sports/football-news/will-fifa-take-2026-wc-host-rights-away-from-guadalajara-amid-cartel-chaos-126022300872_1.html

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/did-the-puerto-vallarta-costco-burn-down/

El Huaso@HuasoBB

On 23 Feb. we saw a greatly diminished response from the CJNG across Mexico, but still are seeing active CJNG retaliations in Jalisco, Michoacán, Tabasco, and Baja California.

11:56 PM · Feb 23, 2026 · 42.2K Views

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https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/mexicos-cjng-decapitation-strike-fallout-not-end-just-beginning

Eduardo Menoni@eduardomenoni

🚨 ÚLTIMA HORA: Llega el embajador de Estados Unidos en México, Ronald Johnson, a Palacio Nacional. Claudia Sheinbaum, debe explicar por qué mataron al Mencho, si en EEUU lo querían vivo. Asisten los secretarios de Defensa, Ricardo Trevilla; Marina, y Seguridad, Omar García. 🇲🇽🇺🇸

9:09 PM · Feb 24, 2026 · 525K Views

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León Barrena Rodríguez & Partners LLP@lbrglobal

Developments in Jalisco reinforce the assessment outlined in our previous report. If confirmed, the reported elimination of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes represents the clearest operational validation to date of Mexico’s quiet realignment under US pressure. Multiple sources,

León Barrena Rodríguez & Partners LLP @lbrglobal

Mexico’s security posture has shifted decisively beneath the surface, and Washington is not merely observing it but actively structuring it. Our Washington office can confirm that the Mexican Armed Forces are executing a calculated appeasement strategy toward the United States

6:09 PM · Feb 22, 2026 · 257K Views

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Shawn Ryan@ShawnRyan762

EPISODE 82 with Luis Chaparro. “And they have this mythical leadership called El Mencho that we don't know if he's still alive or dead. And that's dividing that cartel. Half that cartel is saying, hey he's dead and half of the same cartel is saying, no, he's pretty much alive.”

10:50 PM · Feb 23, 2026 · 283K Views

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COMBATE |🇵🇷@upholdreality

Mexico's Defense Secretary: 80% of the weapons seized from cartels are of US origin

8:46 PM · Feb 23, 2026 · 278K Views

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Ron Paul Institute@RonPaulInstitut

What’s REALLY Behind Mexico’s Cartel Wars? - today on the Liberty Report: ronpaulinstitute.org/whats-really-b…

5:44 PM · Feb 23, 2026 · 15.4K Views

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Brandon Weichert@WeTheBrandon

I'm telling you this thing in Mexico...the Cartels are working for us. Sheinbaum just fled to some "Mexican Navy" ship off the coast. She's out...and when the cat's away, the mice will play. We wanted to get rid of Sheinbaum (who was a real problem) so far, it's happening.

The_Real_Fly @The_Real_Fly

TOURISM IS 100% COOKED IN MEXICO

4:51 AM · Feb 23, 2026 · 7K Views

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Brandon Weichert@WeTheBrandon

Just more evidence that what I've been saying about CJNG and El Mencho is correct. This is a covert operation meant to create Problem-Solution-Reaction that leads to US military intervention in Mexico.

Auden B. Cabello @CabelloAuden

Something to watch! Allegedly, CJNG has appointed a new leader just one day after El Mencho was killed. He is El Mencho’s stepson, son of Rosalinda González Valencia (known as “La Jefa”). Valencia was born in Santa Ana, California. He has dual citizenship. https://t.co/q3wBHXvTkv

4:13 AM · Feb 24, 2026 · 2.63K Views

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Brandon Weichert@WeTheBrandon

You don't understand: TRUMP WANTS TO INVADE MEXICO.

SilverTrade @silvertrade

🚨MEXICO: CJNG Cartel Members Stopping Semis & Forcing Them to Block Roads Before Shooting Tires. ⚠️The market hasn't realized yet that 1/4 of global annual silver production is about to be VAPORIZED unless Trump invades Mexico...⚠️

8:34 PM · Feb 24, 2026 · 1.33K Views

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Geopolitics & Empire@Geopolitics_Emp

"I have a prediction, I think you will see the first U.S. airstrike on Mexican soil on cartels. I think you'll see that this year. I see it coming." @RicohDanielson of Ricohd.us ✈️ 💣 🇲🇽 🔗 geopoliticsandempire.com/2025/02/20/ric… 🗞 BECOME A PAID SUBSCRIBER ON SUBSTACK

6:28 AM · Feb 20, 2025 · 2.88K Views

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https://www.borderreport.com/news/military/navy-seal-team-2-headed-to-mexico-on-training-mission/amp/

Kathleen Tyson@Kathleen_Tyson_

Mexico leads the world in silver production, 25% of global supply. Trump added silver to US Critical Minerals List in November 2025. China added silver to its minerals export licensing controls in December 2025. 70% of Mexico silver production is owned by Canadian mining

Arby McPatriot @ArbyMcPatriot3

2⃣/12 Mexico = #1 silver producer on Earth (~25% of global mine supply — 6.3 million kg / ~202 Moz last year). Key silver states? Jalisco, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, Durango — ALL cartel heartland. Yesterday (Feb 22) Mexican forces + U.S. intel took out El Mencho, CJNG kingpin.Cartels

5:12 PM · Feb 24, 2026 · 32.4K Views

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Nayib Bukele@nayibbukele

1:31 AM · Feb 23, 2026 · 646K Views

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Defence Index@Defence_Index

🇲🇽🇺🇸 BREAKING: President Trump proposed sending U.S. forces to assist in combating Mexican cartels, saying the U.S. would be “honored” to help if Mexico requested support.

5:19 AM · Feb 24, 2026 · 7.46K Views

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Patrick Henningsen@21WIRE

LIVE UPDATE: CARTEL WARS - STREET UNREST HITS PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Local and vacationing residents in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico are now sheltering inside their accommodations after cartel-related violence erupted in the streets today Sunday morning, with burning cars and buses

6:57 PM · Feb 22, 2026 · 180K Views

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James Guzman@jamesguzman8

Now that the literal smoke has cleared, I wanted to break down what happened in Mexico yesterday for my English-speaking friends.

8:34 PM · Feb 23, 2026 · 544 Views

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Hrvoje 🇭🇷🇺🇸🇲🇽@HrvojePM

Yes, I called it a year ago...Civil War 2.0 + Mexican-American War 2.0 = North American Union! youtube.com/watch?v=4u32-8…

Spiro @Spiro_Ghost

Could the chaos in Mexico be a deliberate setup to justify direct US intervention? Don't forget: US Special Forces are officially in Mexico right now, training elite units Intel Agencies run the drug & gun trade! Boots on the ground 'training' today = Intervention tomorrow?

12:28 AM · Feb 23, 2026 · 1.55K Views

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The Dollar Vigilante@DollarVigilante

Live Report from Puerto Vallarta As City Descends Into Chaos #Mexico

12:28 AM · Feb 23, 2026 · 64.1K Views

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