The notification that “Biden signs an executive order to shut down the Southern border” appeared on my work desktop.

This sounded like a fabrication, so I Googled. Of course, it was a fabrication. What really happened is this:

WASHINGTON — Facing mounting political pressure over the migrant influx at the U.S. southern border, President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that will temporarily shut down asylum requests once the average number of daily encounters tops 2,500 between official ports of entry, according to a senior administration official.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna155426

Only a few months ago, Biden needed Congress to pass a bill to do this. Reminders that he had all the authority needed for this measure were dismissed as right-wing propaganda. Of course, letting in 2,500 people a day still constitutes almost a million people per year in addition to an even larger number of legal immigrants plus those who cross the border illegally without being apprehended. This is not “shutting down the border” but an absolute travesty. Of course, 2,500 illegal migrants a day is worse than up to 13,000 a day that we’ve been having until now. But the border is still wide open and let’s not forget it.

The Washington Post CEO told the writers at the newspaper that nobody wants to read what they write. In response, an angry staffer immediately revealed why WashPo is losing relevance and will continue to do so:

“We are going to turn this thing around, but let’s not sugarcoat it. It needs turning around,” Lewis said. “We are losing large amounts of money. Your audience has halved in recent years. People are not reading your stuff. Right. I can’t sugarcoat it anymore.”

Another staffer accused Lewis of choosing two of his “buddies” to run the Post.

“The most cynical interpretation sort of feels like you chose two of your buddies to come in and help run The Post,” the staffer said. “And we now have four White men running three newsrooms.”

https://www.foxnews.com/media/wapo-boss-sounds-alarm-over-dwindling-audience-heated-staff-meeting-people-reading-your-stuff

These people are literally writing themselves out of jobs, yet they can’t stop. It’s fascinating to watch.

I kind of got distracted from Latin America and missed that Mexicans elected a Jewish woman as president. She’s far-left, so a lot of good it will do for Mexico. This is the kind of person who likes to chirp excitedly that she’s “a citizen of the world”, so you can imagine. But there’s value in having a person with a Jewish last name becoming Mexican president, so there’s value in that. Her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador appealed to his imaginary Aztec ancestry a lot but hopefully the new president being named Sheinbaum will spare us at least that kind of silliness.