🧨 1. Executive Order on Cartels as Terrorist Organizations

• Date & Action: On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14157, designating international cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs).
• Implications: This allows for expanded legal actions such as sanctions, asset freezes, and military operations under anti-terrorism laws.
• Groups Named: Includes major Mexican cartels like Sinaloa, Gulf, Northeast, and United Cartel.

🪖 2. Military Planning Against Cartels

• Reporting Source: Journalist Ken Klippenstein claims secret military orders are being prepared for strikes against cartels in Mexico.
• Military Involvement: NORTHCOM (Northern Command) is tasked with planning operations, potentially unilateral and without Mexican government approval.
• Operational Details:
  • Use of CIA and JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command).
  • Drone reconnaissance and direct action missions.
  • Targeting high-value individuals and cartel infrastructure.

🇲🇽 3. U.S.-Mexico Relations

• Sensitivity: Military action inside Mexico is politically delicate.
• Mexican Response: Mexican officials advocate for joint operations to preserve sovereignty.
• Concerns Raised: Allegations of cartel influence within the Mexican government.

⚖️ 4. Biden’s Clemency Controversy

• Issue: Former President Biden allegedly ignored DOJ warnings about flawed clemency orders signed via autopen.
• Scope: Over 2,500 inmates received clemency, some reportedly violent offenders.
• DOJ Concerns:
  • Vague language in warrants.
  • Misrepresentation of recipients as “nonviolent drug offenders.”
  • Internal emails show DOJ officials were confused and alarmed.

📉 5. Voter Registration Trends

• Study Findings: Democrats lost voter registration ground in all 30 states that track party affiliation.
• Shift: A 4.5 million voter swing toward Republicans between 2020 and 2024.
• Demographic Gains for GOP: Especially among men, younger voters, and Latinos.
• Democratic Response: Speculation about gerrymandering, counting undocumented immigrants in census data, and offering amnesty.

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