Maximillian Alvarez

As opposition to Iran war grows, US media ramps up ‘Iranian sleeper cell’ panic How to bring the war home to an increasingly war-weary public? Tell them terrorists are “hiding in plain sight.”

How to bring the war home to an increasingly war-weary public? Tell them terrorists are “hiding in plain sight.”
By @ahjohnson.bsky.social

The EU continues to hold Iran accountable. Today, EU Member States ambassadors approved new sanctions targeting 19 regime officials and entities responsible for serious human rights violations. As the Iran war continues, the EU will protect its interests and pursue those responsible for domestic repression. It also sends a message to Tehran that Iran’s future cannot be built on repression.

You can't make this up. The EU is sanctioning Iran after it has been victimized by EU allies the US and Israel in an illegal and genocidal war of aggression.

And they are congratulating themselves for it.

US military aid to Israel is a national security risk We have another report that Israel used the military power the US underwrites to pressure Donald Trump into a disastrous war in Iran. US military aid to Israel makes Americans — to say nothing of the ...

We have another report that Israel used the military power the US underwrites to pressure Donald Trump into a disastrous war in Iran. US military aid to Israel makes Americans — to say nothing of the rest of the world — less safe.

🚨 Corporate media's biggest lies about Iran

@ahjohnson.bsky.social of @citationspod.bsky.social breaks it down on @therealnews.com

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While spending billions on Iran war, Trump quietly moves to boot millions more off food aid “Americans can’t afford their groceries, they can’t afford their medicine, they can’t afford the cost of living, and yet we’re dropping a billion dollars of bombs, it seems, every day in Iran,” said o...

“Americans can’t afford their groceries, they can’t afford their medicine, they can’t afford the cost of living, and yet we’re dropping a billion dollars of bombs, it seems, every day in Iran,” said one Senate Democrat.

Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas.

"He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."
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Afghanistan War vet blasts Trump’s ‘pathetic and horrific’ war with Iran “They called Afghanistan ‘the place where empires go to die,’ and Iran is very similar in that terrain. You put boots on the ground in Iran, and we're in for a lot of pain.”

“They called Afghanistan ‘the place where empires go to die,’ and Iran is very similar in that terrain. You put boots on the ground in Iran, and we’re in for a lot of pain.” - @rtfanning.bsky.social

These women exposed prison sexual abuse. Now ICE wants to deport them. Federal protections against detention and deportation for sexual abuse survivors have deteriorated under Trump.

Federal protections against detention and deportation for sexual abuse survivors have deteriorated under Trump.

🚨 Corporate media's biggest lies about Iran

@ahjohnson.bsky.social of @citationspod.bsky.social breaks it down on @therealnews.com

Watch the full conversation here:
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Pípsell: The last stand (Documentary) In their new feature documentary, Pípsell: The Last Stand, award-winning journalist Brandi Morin and filmmaker Geordie Day expose the human and environmental costs of Canada's TMX pipeline.

In their new feature documentary, Pípsell: The Last Stand, award-winning journalist Brandi Morin and filmmaker Geordie Day expose the human and environmental costs of Canada’s TMX pipeline.
This film is co-produced with @ricochetmedia.bsky.social

Critical reporting from @shannonheffernan.bsky.social and Anna Flagg. It was an honor to be in conversation with these esteemed reporters to talk about their exposé on child detention; Shannon and Anna bring another level of sophistication to the meaning of journalistic integrity.

Number of children in ICE detention skyrockets under Trump The daily number of kids in ICE cages has increased sixfold under the second Trump administration, according to new reporting from the Marshall Project.

The daily number of kids in ICE cages has increased sixfold under the second Trump administration, according to new reporting from the @themarshallproject.org.

‘Intentional chemical warfare’: toxic black rain in Tehran after US-Israel bomb oil facilities “The consequences of this environmental and humanitarian catastrophe will not be confined within Iran’s borders. These strikes constitute war crimes,” said a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Minis...

“The consequences of this environmental and humanitarian catastrophe will not be confined within Iran’s borders. These strikes constitute war crimes,” said a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

They're going to poison a city with 17 million people

Maximilian Alvarez films a planned detention center near Hagarstown, Maryland:

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

North Tehran’s Aqdasiyeh oil depot is ablaze tonight after it was targeted by multiple US-Israeli airstrikes. Apocalyptic scenes filmed by Iranians driving on the nearby highway. Local reporters saying firefighters can’t put it out. This depot is critical energy infrastructure for Iran.

Sources: Trump Is Dangerously Close to Sending Troops to Iran Advisers are urging the president ‘to go bigger to end this once and for all.’

NEW (!) — Sources say Trump has been positively receptive to officials & allies privately encouraging him to send troops on the ground into Iran.

Comes amid revelations that Lindsey Graham has gone to Israel and coached Netanyahu on how to persuade Trump to take action in Iran.

@swin24.bsky.social

About time. What’s the point of unions that side with billionaires and fascists all the time?

Good to see. He's not a labor leader, he's a culture warrior.

‘Deranged and dangerous’: Trump says ‘I guess’ Americans should expect a deadly attack on US “We have totally unserious, completely incompetent people taking us into mindless, deadly war,” said Democratic US Sen. Chris Murphy.

“I guess,” Trump said when asked about a direct Iranian attack on the US. “We expect some things. Like I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die.”

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“As a labor leader, [O’Brien] should be disqualified…. Donald Trump has done nothing to help the working class, only the people in the Epstein class.”

Iran: The war Western media always wanted Abby Martin of The Empire Files and Adam Johnson of Citations Needed break down the media’s complicity in manufacturing the conditions for the illegal US-Israeli war with Iran.

Iran: The War Western Media Always Wanted

We speak with @abbymartin.bsky.social of @empirefiles.bsky.social and @ahjohnson.bsky.social of @citationspod.bsky.social about the media’s complicity in manufacturing the conditions for the illegal US-Israeli war with Iran

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“As a labor leader, [O’Brien] should be disqualified…. Donald Trump has done nothing to help the working class, only the people in the Epstein class.”

O'Brien is garbage

Paul Coates: Black Literary Production--From Propaganda to Publishing Join us at The Real News Network as we explore the fascinating journey of Black Literary Production with Paul Coates!

BALTIMORE! Join us tonight at @therealnews.com studio downtown for a killer event with legendary activist and publisher Paul Coates (also Ta-Nehisi's dad!).

Get your tickets here:
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Pípsell: The Last Stand (DOCUMENTARY) YouTube video by The Real News Network

Brandi Morin and Geordie Day’s latest documentary premieres today at 1 PM ET.

“Pipsell: The Last Stand” exposes the human and environmental costs of Canada's TMX pipeline. This film is a co-production with @therealnews.com

Watch live at 1, or on demand afterwards: m.youtube.com/watch?v=b4eo...

Michael Caga-anan Aguhar, Crossroads Fund program director and Filipino organizer, dies at 42 The lawyer played a key role in the passage of the Illinois Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, which took effect in 2017.

Michael was an unfailingly sweet, generous man, selfless organizer and father and a friend of Palestine. Read his obit if you have time.

Iran: The War Western Media Always Wanted YouTube video by The Real News Network

IRAN: THE WAR THE MEDIA ALWAYS WANTED

I speak with @abbymartin.bsky.social of @empirefiles.bsky.social and @ahjohnson.bsky.social of @citationspod.bsky.social on @therealnews.com

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Iran: The War Western Media Always Wanted YouTube video by The Real News Network

IRAN: THE WAR THE MEDIA ALWAYS WANTED

I speak with @abbymartin.bsky.social of @empirefiles.bsky.social and @ahjohnson.bsky.social of @citationspod.bsky.social on @therealnews.com

youtu.be/HzE7vbFztbA?...