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The situation in Mexico has been evolving in ways that most Americans probably do not have the bandwidth to keep up with. Okay, you know, we're all busy. We've got hurricane Milton that just went through. It's Thursday, October 10, and we're all busy. We have our own problems. You got people with student loans, health care costs, and you know, we got to keep up with Kardashians, even though we really don't want to. And it's well, it's worth taking a moment to look south of the border, where things are getting a little bit spicy. That's right. And we're not talking about like the good taco truck spicy kind of thing. Okay. Now this is the kind of spice that leaves a really bad aftertaste when one lingers long after a meal has over. It just kind of hangs around. Welcome to the Paul Truesdale podcast, rather than two Pauls in a pod, this episode features Paul the elder, and thus just one Paul in a pod. So what's the gig? Individually or collectively, Paul and Paul sit down and chat predominantly at the Truesdell professional building and record frequently. They explain a few things about how life works. Before time gets away, they connect the dots and plot the knots, spots and ops with a heavy dose of knocks, mocks, pots, rocks, socks and mops, confused, then welcome aboard. You see Paul the elder and Paul the younger enjoy telling complex stories that are always based on business, economics and forecasting, while having fun laughing and being among like minded men, women and children from Earth, Pluto, Jupiter and Neptune, individually and jointly, Paul the elder and Paul the younger, coupled with Team Truesdell, have been there and done it. If you enjoy front porch philosophers who take deep dives and connect the dots while drinking coffee during the day and a whiskey after five, welcome. It is a true pleasure to have you on board. This is the Paul Trousdale podcast.

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Well, we've got a lady by name of Claudia. That's right, Claudia scheinbaum, and she's the newly elected president of Mexico. And, yeah, this is going to be really easy, because she is at the heart of it all. She is really the person that we need to start thinking about, talking about and really understanding. Okay, that is an important thing to always remember and never forget. Okay.

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So what we talking about here, she officially took office on october 1, and while she may not be a household name, yet, her background does make her, Well, an interesting person. She's interesting because she kind of has a standout background. So she was born on June 24 1962

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She's now in her 60s, and she brings a resume that's a little bit more impressive than most of the politicians that we're used to seeing. Look, let's be really blunt about it.

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She isn't a former drama teacher, as in Justin Trudeau. She's not a TV reality star turned political marketer. That's Donald Trump. No, she's not, you know, a senator like Biden and Harris or Obama. No, she actually ran a government now. Now listen, sheinbaum is a scientist by training. She has a PhD in energy engineering, that's right. She spent several years running one of the most chaotic urban jungles in the world, place called Mexico City. I've been there more than a few times, going back into the 1960s I can tell you, it's a different place than it was back then, although many of the buildings are well, still the same, and that's no small feat. I mean, given the city has over 21 million residents, each with their own set of demands and complaints, so unlike some of the more, shall we say, performative leaders we've seen North America recently, okay? She Yeah, actually had to make the trains run on time. That's a phrase that goes back to Mussolini and Italy. By the way, she had to fix real problems, housing, crime, infrastructure, all while balancing a deeply fractured political landscape. You could almost say she was the adult in the room, except, well, we'll h