A civilian medical plane went down after an experimental US military GPS jamming test reportedly disrupted its radar. Every person aboard lost their life. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
Under the Shadow podcast
@undertheshadow.bsky.social
Investigative narrative podcast uncovering the role of the US abroad & the growing crackdown at home. Hosted by Michael Fox. Co-produced @therealnews.com @nacla-report.bsky.social https://therealnews.com/under-the-shadow https://nacla.org/under-the-shadow/
La Guaira, the site of last month's #Venezuela_Earthquake "is one of the best places for international events like Grand Slam tournaments or deep-sea fishing. But the U.S. is also interested in the real estate possibilities." @codepink.bsky.social #USForeignPolicy
Vultures Circling the Rubble: US Troops and Businesses Descend on Venezuela
After the June earthquakes, U.S. and Israeli troops have arrived in Venezuela, but economic and political interests, not humanitarian recovery, appear to be driving their presence.
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A terrifying sign of the lengths the US gov it taking to keep watch over its own citizens US prosecutors are charging a man returning to the US w/ obstruction because he gave them a passcode erasing the data on his smartphone. @adeelhassan.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.
Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.
nytimes.com
Immigration agents in plain clothes have detained people at check-in counters & arrival gates, w/ actions in at least 15 airports. They've arrested spouses of Americans, tech workers & others. Important reporting by Miriam Jordan @haleaziz.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive
Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.
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Police arrested a teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last week. They went to the meeting of Emporia, Kansas City Commission to speak out against a proposed hyperscale data center that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land. @mjgault.bsky.social reports www.404media.co/person-oppos...
New “mega master” hearings that began in Chicago in May are calling as many as 185 immigrants to a single small courtroom. Many immigrants, fearful and unable to find a lawyer on short notice, are missing critical court dates.
Chaotic, crowded Chicago immigration mega court hearings are fueling record deportation orders
chicago.suntimes.com
Peter Thiel’s Dialog conference in Ireland shut down by grassroots action A former Google worker describes the #DropDialog movement and organizing against Big Tech in Ireland. therealnews.com/peter-thiels...
Peter Thiel’s Dialog conference in Ireland shut down by grassroots action
A former Google worker describes the #DropDialog movement and organizing against Big Tech in Ireland.
therealnews.com
In the report, officials condemn the dissidence of left-wing figures like Hasan Piker and Zohran Mamdani.
As Trump threatens invasion, admin releases report vilifying Cuba and the left
In the report, officials condemn the dissidence of left-wing figures like Hasan Piker and Zohran Mamdani.
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The prosecutor assigned to investigate US strikes on 3 Ecuadorian boats & the 36 survivors’ subsequent accounts of torture & kidnapping, was shot dead in the coastal city of Manta last month. Important reporting by Camila Lourdes Galarza @dropsitenews.com www.dropsitenews.com/p/prosecutor...
Prosecutor Investigating U.S. Boat Strikes and Claims of Torture Was Murdered in Ecuador
New evidence has emerged of U.S. Coast Guard activity in the aftermath of two strikes, further corroborating survivor testimony.
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A former Google worker describes the #DropDialog movement and organizing against Big Tech in Ireland: by @undertheshadow.bsky.social
Peter Thiel’s Dialog conference in Ireland shut down by grassroots action
A former Google worker describes the #DropDialog movement and organizing against Big Tech in Ireland.
therealnews.com
The Venezuelan earthquake has devastated the country, killing thousands. But rather than sympathize w/ the country, mainstream media has demonized the Bolivarian Rev—while whitewashing Washington’s economic terrorism. Important analysis @fairmediawatch.bsky.social fair.org/home/neo-col...
Neo-Colonial Coverage of Venezuela Earthquakes Adds Insult to Injury
Rather than sympathize with a beleaguered country, the Western media establishment seized the opportunity to continue demonizing the Bolivarian Revolution.
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Venezuela has crucial resources it's not being allowed to access — including $11 billion blocked by the US and Europe that it "should legally have," @aljazeera.com reports, citing CEPR's Mark Weisbrot, as the earthquake death toll nears 5,000.
Venezuela earthquake: Number of known dead rises to nearly 5,000 victims
The UN estimates 50,000 are missing, with many more feared dead under the rubble as the focus shifts to rebuilding.
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UPDATE: ProPublica is tracking the increase in immigrants filing claims that their detention is illegal — known as habeas cases. While new cases are being added at a somewhat slower rate, there are still far more than ever before: https://propub.li/4yiYGwu
Trump has decided to issue a new 25% tariff on Brazilian goods. The excuses are defending Big Tech against Brazilian law & US credit cards against Brazil's payment platform PIX. The real reason? Pressuring #Brazil ahead of the country's upcoming presidential elections. ustr.gov/node/14362
Fact Sheet: President Trump Directs USTR Section 301 Action in Response to Brazil’s Unreasonable Acts, Policies, and Practices
STRENGTHENING AMERICA’S COMPETITIVENESS: Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) concludes its Section 301 Investigation of Brazil’s Unreasonable...
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"For many, the World Cup showdown is much more than a game of soccer — it recalls a long history between the two nations." This is a must-read ahead of the Argentina-England game today #worldcup #football #manodedios @palabarces.bsky.social @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/th...
The Ghosts of the 1982 Falklands War Haunt the Argentina-England Match
For many, the World Cup showdown is much more than a game of soccer — it recalls a long history between the two nations
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"Borders exist to maintain racial capitalism. They’re monetized for the rich & militarized for the poor," says @harshawalia.bsky.social "This is designed by imperialism capitalism to maintain control." Incredible @rattlingthebars.bsky.social @therealnews.com #ICE therealnews.com/ice-from-the...
ICE: From the 'War on Terror' to the war on us
“Every president across party lines has poured money into ICE,” author and immigrant justice organizer Harsha Walia tells us.
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Trump is threatening a 25% tariff on Brazilian exports, because of #Brazil's revolutionary payment system, PIX. It was created in 2020 by the Brazilian gov. There are no fees. Over 50% of transactions are now w/ PiX. The US says it hurts US credit card companies. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Why does Brazil's PIX payment system bother Donald Trump?
Whether buying a chilled coconut at the beach or paying rent, Brazil's free PIX system has become the dominant way of making payments in Latin America's largest economy, with just a smartphone.
france24.com
Rachel Maddow’s description of Juan Sebastian Guerrero killed by ICE in Maine is a must see. She explains what happened w/out being graphic, and somehow that makes it even more powerful. Remember Alex, Pretti, and Renée? There have been no prosecutions. Still no justice. We know how this goes.
"ICE has been involved in 10 shootings this year alone, two fatal." Read @amandamarcotte.bsky.social on Texas ICE killing horror and how Trump/Miller white nationalist recruitment tropes lead straight to violence (cites my reporting on the shooting): www.salon.com/2026/07/13/n...
New ICE boss, same old lies
A fatal ICE shooting in Houston shows Markwayne Mullin is just a male Kristi Noem
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Unlike many of the people detained by ICE, Fernandez qualifies as “truly the worst of the worst,” said Peter Kornbluh, a researcher at the National Security Archive, a nonprofit group that has worked to get documents related to the case released publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/u...
An Aging Assassin Was Caught by ICE. Will the U.S. Deport Him?
He helped plot a car bombing in Washington that killed two people in 1976. Fifty years later, old government secrets could decide his fate.
nytimes.com
Norway's team at the World Cup has been forced to move hotels ahead of their game, after the place #FIFA arranged for them was next to a construction site, a busy road & the rooms were smoky, moldy or poorly cleaned Why? Probably due to Norway's support for Palestine scoopempire.com/when-norway-...
Few countries in the world have fought disinformation as actively as #Brazil. Now, the US is pushing to roll it back in the name of US-style “free speech.” New episode from @freespeechbattle.bsky.social
Brazil’s battle against fake news and the US war to undermine it | Ep. 6
Few countries in the world have fought disinformation as actively as Brazil. Now, the United States is pushing to roll it back in the name of US-style “free speech.”
therealnews.com
ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.
"He did not deserve to die,” said the son of ICE's latest victim. “He deserved to live a quiet life as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a husband, a father & a job creator for dozens of men who also wanted the American dream" #Heartbreaking @therealnews.com @commondreams.org therealnews.com/he-did-not-d...
‘He did not deserve to die’: son of man killed by ICE demands independent investigation
“We don’t expect the truth from the Department of Justice or from the FBI,” said the president of a legal group advocating for the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. “We expect a whitewash.”
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“We don’t expect the truth from the Department of Justice or from the FBI,” said the president of a legal group advocating for the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. “We expect a whitewash.”
‘He did not deserve to die’: son of man killed by ICE demands independent investigation
“We don’t expect the truth from the Department of Justice or from the FBI,” said the president of a legal group advocating for the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. “We expect a whitewash.”
therealnews.com
Antonio knelt before Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s altar, his body shaking with inconsolable sobs. "They track us like dogs," he whispered, the words ragged with grief.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed to respond to ICE’s killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo with “legal measures” that would “go beyond” complaining to international bodies or releasing a diplomatic statement.
Mexico’s president vows ‘legal measures’ after immigrant fatally shot by ICE
Claudia Sheinbaum pledged Wednesday to respond to the killing that has dominated headlines and stirred outrage in Mexico.
washingtonpost.com
ICE is surging in the Seattle area. (Map shows activity in the last week) Do you have your whistle with you?
