This is screening in Santa Ana on Sunday: www.eventbrite.com/e/earths-gre...

the Carter Center is funded by the same country that is trying to destabilize Venezuela which includes USAID—a notorious CIA cutout that used so-called “humanitarian flights” to send weapons to the far-right Contra death squads in Nicaragua in the 1980s. People’s racism is showing.

BBC Journalists are being instructed not to use the word "kidnapping" and instead to use "captured" or "seized" when referring to the US description of the military operation in which the democratically elected president of Venezuela, Maduro, was kidnapped www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

On October 16, ICE pulled up to a neighborhood in Oxnard in an attempt to kidnap more people. They faced resistance from organizers with VC Defensa. Here is a clip of my interview with Leo Martinez, who was T-boned by the ICE vehicle 👇

Trump’s military aggression towards Venezuela is a modern-day foreign policy first created in 1823— the Monroe Doctrine. The White House aims to overthrow the Venezuelan government to steal its oil. We must resist Trump’s war at home & abroad. My latest abemarquez.substack.com/p/we-must-re...

For The Southlander newsletter, I interviewed Leo Martinez from VC Defensa about the day an ICE agent T-boned his truck while he was patrolling an industrial area of Oxnard on October 16. Check it out! And subscribe to our newsletter!

On December 24, 1865, a group of former Confederate soldiers established what would become the first chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

For years, I’ve written to Xinachtli, a Chicano political prisoner, and his letters always given me hope. Today, his health has taken a big hit at the hands of the state. sign up for the ¡Tierra Y Libertad! Newsletter to stay up to date on his campaign to free X. open.substack.com/pub/freexina...

In the 2025 US National Security Strategy, they maintain their strategy of containing China. Part of that strategy is to prevent them from building w/ countries across Latin America: Monroe Doctrine 2.0 🇲🇽+LatAm are mentioned only twice—both times w/ the message of using LatAm to stop China's growth

BREAKING: Dublin Residents Win Unanimous Passage of City Council Resolution Opposing Potential ICE Detention Center at FCI Dublin Over 100 community members from Dublin and the surrounding areas attended a Dublin City Council meeting last night to stop the reopening of an ICE detention center

the Trump administration has sanctioned the Russian government more than any other admin. US imperialism doesn’t have any friends.

We need a large anti-war movement. Trump and the Pentagon are not going to stop with Venezuela. They want to strangle Cuba, overthrow Nicaragua, and go to war with China and Russia.

As predicted: Here comes the Epstein-Venezuela war.

Otto Markel is tradition-obsessed. He soaks the rice, and eventually plans to cook it over live fire, evoking the communal feel of Christmas midnight mass in the Philippines. The full story: lataco.com/bibingka-nan... By Lauren Bethke

Wendy Carrillo, a candidate for CA State Senate, announced this week: “I want to be clear: I do not accept contributions from individuals affiliated with AIPAC or its donor network” More politicians are abandoning AIPAC, something you didn’t see 6 years ago mailchi.mp/wendycarrill...

In last month’s Mañanera, UC Davis professor, Inés Hernández-Ávila said Chicanos in the U.S. were in support of Mexico's president.

The “Cartel de Soles” gang, which Trump says is associated with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, does not exist. In the 2025 US National Drug Threat Assessment report, no mention of “Cartel de Soles.” They are lying as they lied about Iraq. www.dea.gov/documents/20...

On this day in 1915, the Supreme Court ruled that American women with foreign husbands lost their citizenship, upholding the Expatriation Act of 1907. Meanwhile, American men who married foreign women were permitted to keep their citizenship. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

In October, I attended the @empirefiles.bsky.social LA film premiere for their new documentary, Earth’s Greatest Enemy. By far, one of the most crucial topics & reporting of our lifetime. A must-watch! For The Southlander newsletter, I wrote about the film ⬇️

For our most recent newsletter, journalist Morgan Keith spoke with Abby Martin about her documentary, "Earth's Greatest Enemy." The film chronicles how the escalation of climate catastrophes across the world are deeply entwined with the carbon footprint of the U.S. military-industrial complex.

From my L.A. signs series #film

idk how one can see the destruction of Gaza +West Bank & think that a two-state solution is viable. Plus, Israeli officials are on record as saying they don’t want a 🇵🇸 state. Sanders himself said he doesn't support a one state where everyone has equal rights. How do u say NO to equal rights for all?

our enemies are not in some barrio in Venezuela or Cuba or Iran— our enemies are the CEOs we can name who are making it hard for us to survive.

the home stretch for us

Sanders couldn't call a genocide a genocide for nearly 2 years, while the world watched Palestinian children being shredded to pieces. Sanders also doesn't support a one-state solution where everyone has equal rights. J Street is no different. J Street does not call for an end to the occupation.

Nicaragua is the first country in the Americas to receive a Chinese Hospital ship It can perform more than 60 medical procedures, see 300 patients simultaneously. W/ a crew of more than 400, the ship has 14 clinical departments & 7 auxiliary diagnostic units sovereignmedia.online/nicaragua-fi...

In local and state elections, Zionist lobby groups are throwing heavy cash at their political mouthpieces. The full story: lataco.com/gomez-accept... By @abemarquez.bsky.social

my rep. i spoke to him last year when he was up for re-election, i said "we need peace". his answer: "well its complicated" is it complicated, Jimmy? @gomez.house.gov

Ahead of the 2026 elections, Democrat Jimmy Gomez has already accepted $46,839.07 from AIPAC for his re-election campaign. Since taking office, Gomez has received $2,697,740 from AIPAC, according to @trackaipac.com My latest for @lataco.bsky.social lataco.com/gomez-accept...

Meet the four young guys from the SGV playing punk shows the way they should be played. The full story: lataco.com/spunk-punk-l... By @theglutster.bsky.social

Former SAPD Chief David Valentin has been on his stand since yesterday. Plaintiff’s council today revealed that the City of Santa Ana entered into a $50k contract with Valentin to get him to cooperate on the various lawsuits against the city and him. inadvertent.substack.com/p/sapd-gang-...

I went home to Southeast L.A. to cover the immigration raids there. And this week I've covered the raids in my adopted home of NC. Nothing--and I mean NOTHING--will give you hope like speaking to immigrant organizers and locals fighting back.

Trump’s military aggression towards Venezuela is a modern-day foreign policy first created in 1823— the Monroe Doctrine. The White House aims to overthrow the Venezuelan government to steal its oil. We must resist Trump’s war at home & abroad. My latest abemarquez.substack.com/p/we-must-re...

Inadvertent (my substack) turned 1 last month! 🎉🎃 inadvertent.substack.com If you still haven't subscribed -- you should. All of my independent reporting is on there.

Watch our mini documentary about the terror and trauma inflicted by the ICE deportation machine through the eyes of Barranco and his wife Martha.

Narciso Barranco arrived to the U.S. in 1994. He spent 24 days locked up in a detention center after being violently arrested by a snatch squad of federal immigration agents in Santa Ana on June 21.

On June 21, ICE targeted Narciso Barranco while he was working, and snatched him outside an IHOP. Barranco is the father of 3 Marines & has lived in the US for over 30yrs @bencamach0.bsky.social @kevin-flores.bsky.social produced a mini @thesouthlander.com doc youtu.be/J6x2KWcDi94?...

You can watch our mini-documentary here: youtu.be/J6x2KWcDi94?...

Check out our latest newsletter. Our reporters @bencamach0.bsky.social and @kevin-flores.bsky.social sat down with Narciso Barranco, who ICE targeted. thesouthlander.com/documentary-...

“Modern day Chicanos often misinterpret their own material conditions, the line of thought that cultural pride or pursuing petite bourgeois ownership is somehow in relation with liberation is a result of this false consciousness” open.substack.com/pub/47muerte...

LAPD wants permission to shoot at journalists at 'No Kings' protest tomorrow, court documents reveal. Here is a report co-written with @bencamach0.bsky.social abemarquez.substack.com/p/lapd-wants...

LAPD wants permission to shoot journalists working at protests. inadvertent.substack.com/p/lapd-wants... Co-authored and co-published this report with @abemarquez.bsky.social

Another guest post from @abemarquez.bsky.social on my substack: inadvertent.substack.com/p/palestine-...

On October 15, 1883, the Supreme Court struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875 in an 8-1 decision known as the 'Civil Rights Cases' calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

Fueled off a mushroom trip, four kids from East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley created a psychedelic garage band that would end up touring around the world. The full story: lataco.com/band-levitat... By @abemarquez.bsky.social

The first time I saw Levitation Room perform was at a small venue 8 years ago, and their music felt like watching time bend. I had the opportunity to sit down with them and write a short piece on their psychedelic musical journey Latest for @lataco.bsky.social

Over 100 educators from K-12 across the U.S. launched a three-day hunger strike to call on policymakers to protect Palestinian children in Gaza by ensuring that a free flow of food and aid is allowed in. My report: abemarquez.substack.com/p/teachers-a...

Koobideh and carne asada, served with gallo pinto and tajadas (fried plantains). Or lamb shank braised in saffron and spices, with hummus. You can have it all at this street food stand in South Central. By Janette Villafana Full story: lataco.com/nicarauguan-...

Israel has illegally intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Check out our latest newsletter: In October, the government’s new fiscal year begins, & it will bring billions of dollars in increased funding for immigration enforcement Kevin Flores sat down with Alvaro Huerta, who represents the Immigrant Defenders Law Center thesouthlander.com/huerta-on-th...