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Mexico’s ‘Gen Z Rebellion’ Exposed as Right-Wing Plot (consortiumnews.com)
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Intent on toppling Mexico’s popular president, local oligarchs and an international right-wing network backed a youth-led anti-corruption uprising,

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 7 points 20 hours ago

From the link:

Among the chief organizers was a wealthy young influencer named Carlos Bello; Mexico’s most infamous serial tax cheat, Ricardo Salinas Pliego; and the operators of anonymous social media accounts which mysteriously attracted hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter/X, Instagram, and TikTok in just a handful of weeks.