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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

2/23/26: Mexico Cartel Violence Explodes, Big Tech Freaks Over Data Center Backlash

Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

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News, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Politics, Government

4.310.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Krystal and Saagar discuss cartel violence exploding in Mexico after a top leader was killed, big tech loses it after public backlash to data centers. 

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0:37.8

All right, guys, we've been following some significant unrest in Mexico after the

0:42.5

killing of a top cartel leader.

0:44.6

We can put this article up on the screen from the Associated Press.

0:49.0

They say here that Mexican Army kills leader of powerful Holisco New Generation cartel during operation to capture him.

0:57.4

The Mexican army killed the leader of that cartel, El Mancho, he's known as, on Sunday,

1:01.6

decapitating what had become Mexico's most powerful drug cartel and thrusting swathes of the nation into chaos.

1:08.6

Cars burned out by cartel members, blocked roads at more than 250 points and 20

1:12.4

Mexican states authorities said and left smoke billowing into the air. Alisco's capital,

1:17.6

Guadalajara, was turned into a ghost town Sunday night as civilians hunkered down. School was

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