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On Wednesday, it was announced that Nic Nemeth had been pulled from his upcoming CAP Wrestling match against AEW World Champion MJF on May 1.

Carlos Silva cited “partner conflicts” as to why the bout wasn’t happening.

Speaking on Youngstown Radio, Nemeth gave more insight into what he was told.

“A lot of things happened at once. I was out of the country doing a couple of UK dates and I found out that a couple of different things were happening. Our President, Carlos Silva, is very open when it comes to a lot of things. Behind the scenes deals, some things that people don’t always know about, ‘we’re trying to make this work.’ He’s very open to constantly ‘if this work, this doesn’t work, here’s why I can’t do this thing.’ We got a phone call and he said because of certain deep into contractual obligations, certain companies might have crossover with certain other companies that we are with their rival or streaming service or cable company. He goes, ‘because of the situation, and it’s debatable, and there are a few of them, we have to do the right thing now. It’s going to be a hard choice, but long-term, it covers their butts legally for everything.’ I’m crushed. You can have the business aspect, ‘You’re right, you explained to me and showed me the legal basis why we can’t do this rght now,’ but also, the part where I was like, ‘This is such a cool thing that is going to happen.’ Rarely do you get these special and cool moments with dudes from other companies and generations, in this case both, where you know it’s going to be good and big, and you just can’t get it done. I’m absolutely crushed,” he said.

Nemeth said that he was going to make the match happen at some point down the road.

Nemeth wasn’t the only TNA talent pulled from an upcoming match against an AEW wrestler as Leon Slate was pulled from his scheduled bout against Ricochet at the Wrestlecon Supershow.

A Vatican official has stated that pope Leo may refuse to visit the US whilst Donald Trump remains in office. The news comes alongside reports of a widening divide between the Catholic church and US.

Pope Leo became the first pope to be born in the US after his appointment in 2025. Since then, he has been a vocal critic of Trump’s vicious warmongering and immigration policies. In particular, both his January and Easter addresses called for peace and criticized warlike states.

In response, the Trump administration has reportedly told the church that it has the military power to do “whatever it wants”. Reports also allege that one US official made reference to the use of force against the papacy itself.

Trump administration ‘the church had better take its side’

On 6 April, the Free Press broke a story on an unprecedented meeting between the Pentagon and a senior Vatican official. The US ‘department of war’ reportedly called for a meeting with Vatican diplomat cardinal Christophe Pierre, having taken offense at the pope’s calls for peace during a January address.

Speaking to the Vatican’s diplomatic corps in the new year, the pope criticised states “completely undermining” world peace. Breaking from tradition by giving the speech in English, rather than Italian or French, he added that:

A diplomacy that promotes dialogue and seeks consensus among all parties is being replaced by a diplomacy based on force, by either individuals or groups of allies.

In spite of Leo naming no individual countries, the Trump administration reportedly took this as a direct attack. In a first-of-a-kind occurrence, the Pentagon requested an audience with cardinal Pierre. Anonymous Vatican sources characterised the meeting as a:

bitter lecture warning that the United States has the military power to do whatever it wants — and that the Church had better take its side.

Avignon Papacy

Further even than this, the Free Pressstated that:

one U.S. official went so far as to invoke the Avignon Papacy, the period in the 1300s when the French Crown leveraged its military power to dominate the papal authority.

The Avignon Papacy is sometimes referred to as the ‘Babylonian Captivity’ within Catholic circles. Following military and political threats from king Philip VI of France, pope Clement V moved the seat of the church from Rome to Avignon. It remained there between the years 1309 and 1377.

During that period, all seven elected popes were French. Likewise, 111 of the 134 new cardinals were also French. Although the level of Philip’s direct influence over the papacy during the Avignon residence is still hotly debated, critics hold that it was a time of unprecedented hegemony for the French crown.

As such, the force of this threat from a US official to the Vatican can hardly be underestimated. However, the Pentagon has flatly denied the *Free Press’*characterisation of events. Instead, it issued a statement holding that:

In light of grossly false and distorted recent reporting, the Department of War repeats its statement: Recent reporting of the meeting is highly exaggerated and distorted. The meeting between Pentagon and Vatican officials was a respectful and reasonable discussion. We have nothing but the highest regard and welcome continued dialogue with the Holy See.

This take on the meeting is belied directly by a senior Vatican official, who told the Free Press that, following the meeting:

The Pope may well never visit the United States under this administration.

The pope has reportedly refused an invite from Trump to join him for the US 4 July celebrations. Instead, he will visit the Italian island of Lampedusa, a common entry point into Europe for North African asylum seekers.

‘Light the signal fire in Iran’

Beyond this direct clash with Vatican envoys, the US  military has taken on increasingly apocalyptic evangelical Christian overtones under ‘secretary of war’ Pete Hegseth. The Washington Post described the situation:

Every month at the Pentagon, Hegseth hosts evangelical worship services that legal experts say are unprecedented. His social media profile and public comments routinely espouse his understanding of Christianity, which is one that would dominate American life and cast those who disagree with him as God’s enemies. He has brought clergy from his small Christian denomination to preach at the Pentagon, including a prominent pastor who says women shouldn’t have the right to vote.

By 4 March, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) had received over 200 complaints of increased sectarianism. One noncommissioned officer stated that their commander had:

urged us to tell our troops that this was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’ and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ. […]

He said that ‘President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth’.

At a worship service held within the Pentagon on 25 March, Hegseth prayed for God to:

Give [US soldiers] wisdom in every decision, endurance for the trial ahead, unbreakable unity, and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy. Preserve their lives, sharpen their resolve, and let justice be executed swiftly and without remorse that evil may be driven back and wicked souls delivered to the eternal damnation prepared for them….We ask these things with bold confidence in the mighty and powerful name of Jesus Christ, King over all kings and amen.

It’s hard to find something new to say in the face of such openly bloodthirsty rhetoric and actions. The US military is controlled by zealots who claim belief in waging a holy war. They’re spurred on by an apparently genuine desire to bring about the end of the earth.

These aren’t things that you’re trained to write about. There’s no reasoning with this cocktail of religious hatred, white supremacy, and naked greed. Not even direct condemnation from arguably the most senior Christian on earth has given them pause.

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Yemenis have taken to the streets to celebrate the “historic victory” achieved by Iran in the war with the US-Israeli coalition, reiterating their support for the axis of resistance.

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The RCMP is asking the Federal Court to overturn a finding that its officers discriminated against Indigenous people when they investigated historical abuse allegations at two northern B.C. schools.

The force says the decision infringes on police independence — and that police investigations are not a “service” under Canadian human rights law.

Jessica Buffalo, an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia’s Peter A. Allard School of Law, said the RCMP’s appeal fits a pattern of resistance within the force to changes in policing.

“This is something that is happening over and over again,” said Buffalo, who disagrees with the argument that police aren’t serving individuals in the course of investigations. “You are providing a service that requires people to come and talk to you, to trust you and be very vulnerable with you.”

She said practices that are discriminatory and make victims feel disbelieved erode trust between Indigenous communities and police.

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It’s estimated that a 4 year college degree in America could cost 200,000 dollars in 18 years. and the job opportunities for American youths by then will decline significantly due to AI and continued outsourcing.

many of todays kids will probably also suffer navigating adult life due to helicopter parenting being pushed as the ideal in the last 15-20 years. there have already been reports of people in their 20s who cannot copy and paste despite being college graduates.

even the new american dream/western myth of today (getting rich through the internet like a streamer or influencer) doesn’t succeed for most people

im not making this post to complain about the “kids these days”, in fact I do feel bad for them and how society has failed them. but how will they stand a chance of the nightmare the next 25 or so years will bring? (Climate change, worsening economy, more resource scarcity. more shortages)

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This editorial by La Jornada’s editorial board originally appeared in the April 10, 2026 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.

Editor’s note: You can read our interview with Jaime Pulido León here, a Camino Rojo mine worker and leader of the local chapter of the Los Mineros mineworkers’ union attacked in his home.

According to an investigation by the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) panel of the USMCA, the Camino Rojo mining company used organized crime to violate the labour rights of its workers and threaten them to desert the National Mining Union, to whose section 335 they are affiliated.

The panel’s preliminary ruling establishes that the mining company, located in Zacatecas, is “directly responsible for employer interference” in union activities due to documented acts of violence and death threats against workers, aimed at forcing them to hand over their collective bargaining agreement to a company-backed “protection” union affiliated with the National Federation of Independent Unions. The U.S. Department of Labor has corroborated that the owner of Camino Rojo, the Canadian company Orla Mining, “hired a drug trafficker to disrupt union meetings with armed individuals.”

However, in Mexico, the Secretariats of Labour and Social Welfare and of Economy deemed the evidence insufficient to link the company to the reported conduct, adding that the mechanism exceeded its scope by attempting to analyze criminal activity. For its part, the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Zacatecas stated that it has not yet received any formal complaint regarding the reported events.

The Rapid Response Mechanism panel’s allegations cannot be dismissed or minimized; rather, they compel the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation to determine whether or not Orla Mining or its local representatives colluded with organized crime.

Beyond the political and interventionist uses that Washington may give to the USMCA’s MRR, the fact is that neither anti-union practices nor relations with organized crime are foreign to the operations of mining companies.

For decades, Indigenous communities in the state of Guerrero have suffered forced displacement at the hands of criminal groups that, according to community leaders and human rights organizations, operate as shock troops for mining companies. Similar schemes have been detected in Veracruz, where organized crime has allegedly acted as a “security” or pressure force to silence social resistance against mining projects in exchange for protection money or control of transportation services associated with the mines.

A journalistic investigation links the Jalisco New Generation Cartel to the illegal extraction and export of mercury in the Sierra Gorda region of Querétaro. In Michoacán, since 2014 the federal government has acknowledged that the criminal group Los Caballeros Templarios (The Knights Templar) was earning millions of dollars by extorting protection money from iron ore miners, and some sources claim that this cartel came to control the entire mercury cycle.

Nor can it be ignored that transnational mining companies – whether locally or foreign-owned – cause devastating damage even when they have no connection to crime: they deliberately disregard minimum occupational and industrial safety standards in order to maximize their profits; they steal enormous volumes of water from nature and communities; they poison the land with the toxic substances used in their activities, rendering it unusable for any other purpose; they cause illnesses in people unfortunate enough to live near the mines; and they benefit from concessions and legal frameworks implemented during the neoliberal period with the express purpose of enriching private entities without leaving anything for the country.

In this context, the Rapid Response Mechanism panel’s allegations cannot be dismissed or minimized; rather, they compel the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation to determine whether or not Orla Mining or its local representatives colluded with organized crime. If it is confirmed that the company hired criminals to persecute its workers, it is clear that the sanction cannot be limited to an administrative procedure, as this would allow companies to normalize fines as just another operating cost to be recorded on their balance sheets. On the contrary, the seriousness of the case would require opening criminal cases against all mining company executives involved in dealings with organized crime and permanently prohibiting Orla Mining’s activities in the country.

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Orla Mining: Investigate & Clarify

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If it is confirmed that the Canadian mining company hired criminals to persecute its workers, the sanction cannot be limited to an administrative procedure, as this would allow companies to normalize fines as just another operating cost.

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People’s Mañanera April 10

April 10, 2026

President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on electoral reform, Barcelona reformist summit, electoral auditing, the economy, World Cup and former Michoacán governor Silvano Aureoles’ arrest warrant.

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Mexico’s 2027 Preliminary General Economic Policy Guidelines: Out of Touch with Reality

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The government must abandon its policy of fiscal austerity and stop responding to international rating agencies and financial capital. It must act in favor of national production & employment.

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A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration’s efforts to impede the work of journalists.

U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman sided with The New York Times for the second time in a month. He had earlier said the Pentagon’s new credential policy violated journalists’ constitutional rights to free speech and due process. On Thursday, he said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s team had tried to evade his March 20 ruling by putting in new rules that expel all reporters from the building unless guided by escorts.

“The department simply cannot reinstate an unlawful policy under the guise of taking ‘new’ action and expect the court to look the other way,” Friedman wrote.

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