Jay Watts is a photojournalist and editor of the English-language Mexican news site Mexico Solidarity, which also hosts the podcast Soberanía. The site is part of the Mexico Solidary Project, which aims to promote “people-to-people understanding across borders and to concentrate efforts to oppose the US dominance that undermines México’s national sovereignty.”
In the second of two episodes, Jay talks with Dylan Ris, standing in for John Cole, who’s getting ready for his twice-yearly relocation. Jay and Dylan talk about the role of the mañanera, the President’s daily press conference, in Mexican politics. The conversation then turns to the recent discovery of CIA agents in Mexico and the threat to close Mexican consulates in the US.
Here are Jay’s links:
Mexico Solidarity Media: https://mexicosolidarity.com/
Mexico Solidarity Project: https://mexicosolidarityproject.org/
Jay’s Site showcasing some of his excellent photography: https://jay-watts.com/
Also, as a follow up to the whole issue of extraditing supposed criminals from Mexico to the US, this is interesting:
The Mexican government questioned why, despite 269 requests submitted by Mexican authorities to the United States since 2018, no extradition requests have been fulfilled.
During President Claudia Sheinbaum‘s morning press conference this Tuesday, May 19, External Relations Secretary Roberto Velasco reported that between January 2018 and May 2026, Mexico submitted 269 extradition requests to the United States. Of these, 36 were rejected and 233 remain pending.
He specified that 183 correspond to formal requests and 50 to provisional detentions for extradition purposes.
