In episode 126 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth open with the Senate’s approval of the dual nationality reform, which bars anyone with more than one citizenship from serving as president or governor. The hosts dismantle the criticism from Larry Rubin — a Republican operative and president of the American Society of Mexico — who went to the Senate to lobby against the measure, claiming it discriminates against migrants. The hosts note the hypocrisy: these same voices have been silent on ICE abuses, hunger strikes in detention centers, and efforts to make it easier for migrants to vote.
Next, they examine new revelations in the Cerimedo scandal, including photos of the far-right operative with Donald Trump Jr., Brad Parscale, and other right-wing figures. They discuss how Bolivia’s attorney general—investigating Cerimedo’s alleged drug ties and assassination plot—has been targeted with U.S. visa restrictions. Is this an act of retaliation? The hosts connect this to the broader U.S. strategy of using “narco-terrorist” designations to go after political opponents across the region, including Colombian Senator Iván Cepeda, who warns he could be next.
The conversation then turns to Brazil’s presidential election, where Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro are locked in a tight race. The hosts highlight leaked documents suggesting Bolsonaro’s campaign may have offered the U.S. access to critical minerals in exchange for support, and note that Meta suspended Lula’s paid advertisements days before the vote. They also discuss late-stage scandals plaguing Bolsonaro, including reports of sex parties, a suspicious Rolex, and a bizarre biopic starring Jim Caviezel.
Losers and Haters takes aim at the New York Times for a story claiming Andrés Manuel López Beltrán is seen as the “heir” to AMLO — a claim the hosts say is completely fabricated and reveals how out of touch the paper is with Mexican politics.
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GOP Operative vs. Mexico – Soberanía 126
October 1, 2026
Larry Rubin’s lobbying against the dual nationality reform, new photos tying Cerimedo to Trump Jr., Brazil’s tight Lula vs. Bolsonaro race, and the NYT’s fabricated AMLO “heir” story.
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Judicial Reform in Mexico: Morena, the Opposition, and How History Was Made
October 1, 2026October 1, 2026
In part two of his paper, Luke Pickrell examines Mexico’s historic 2024 judicial reform: how Morena built mass trust while the PRI and PAN collapsed under neoliberalism and a failed drug war.
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AMLO Warns of the Rise of Neofascism: “It’s Not the Right, nor the Far Right”
September 30, 2026September 30, 2026
Returning in a video from his La Chingada ranch, he presented his new book, Pueblo, dedicated to Sheinbaum, whom he called the world’s best President.
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