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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’ve received a lot of encouraging messages from homies I grew up with in Inglewood since this was published—something I didn’t expect. I’m told a lot happens in Inglewood that goes unreported.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 22/09/2026

Police pinned Bostic to the ground in a dogpile, he later died in their custody. Now, the family is demanding answers from city officials who have released little information. 📝 by Abraham Márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social Read the full story here thesouthlander.com/inglewood-br...

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

New from me on my Substack: abemarquez.substack.com/p/a-mothers-...

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🧵Earlier today, the family of Bryan Bostic and community members rallied at the corner of Hillcrest and Locust, where Inglewood Police killed Bostic on March 10 after being detained following a traffic stop, reporting for @thesouthlander.com

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ten years ago, Colin Kaepernick began his protest against police brutality. In early 2017, I wrote about his protest and the history of athletes fighting for justice. Available here: abemarquez.substack.com/p/bigger-tha...

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In 2020, I wrote about the history of Black and brown unity in response to the George Floyd uprising going to share it here: abemarquez.substack.com/p/black-and-...

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Black and Brown Unity Is The Formula For Change

Police brutality against Black people and brown people must end.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 01/09/2026

As journalists reporting on state repression today, we stand on the shoulders of giants like Ruben Salazar. What he saw in the 60s about how the working class was treated is what we see today, and why we want to report on it," said @abemarquez.bsky.social, who spoke on a panel about Salazar. 🧵6/7

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 01/09/2026

Reporting from John D'Anna last summer captured how Salazar’s death lingers in the minds of many journalists who face danger while trying to cover their communities. 🧵5/7

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 01/09/2026

Since the start of the second Trump administration, dozens of L.A.-based journalists have been struck with less-lethal rounds by police while covering ICE protests, according to data compiled by @adamrose.bsky.social, chair of the press rights committee of the Los Angeles Press Club. 🧵4/7

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Why the death of a reporter 55 years ago matters to those covering LA protests today

Ruben Salazar died 55 years ago while covering a protest in LA. His case illustrates the dangers journalists face today as police fire “less lethal munitions” into crowds.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 01/09/2026

Sheriffs responded to a call surrounded the cafe and fired a tear gas projectile, which struck and killed Salazar. Still today, journalists in Los Angeles continue to endure serious injury from similar projectiles fired by the police as they work in the field. 🧵3/7

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 01/09/2026

According to the Rubén Salazar Project, he covered the military and political fallout of the Vietnam War in the year leading up this death. He was on the ground following the Chicano Moratorium for his work when he stopped into the Silver Dollar Bar and Cafe: rubensalazarproject.com 🧵2/7

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Ruben Salazar Project – The story behind a legendary journalist

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 01/09/2026

Rubén Salazar was an L.A. Times journalist who died 56 years ago while covering the Chicano Moratorium. Several local reporters and community members recently gathered to discuss his legacy and the pressures of reporting under threat of police violence and retaliation. 🧵1/7

A panel of four journalists sit around a table with a microphone to discuss the legacy of Rubén Salazar.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 21/08/2026

Join us this Sunday for the event ‘Remembering Ruben Salazar and Maintaining Journalistic Integrity’ organized by People’s Cafe LA Featuring speakers: @bencamach0.bsky.social and @abemarquez.bsky.social from The Southlander and independent journalist @cerisecastle.bsky.social

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

And also why journalism needs to stay in the hands of human workers. We'll lose photographs like these, and stories the one we published, if it doesn't. Support us: thesouthlander.com

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I'm really proud of these photos, I set out to photograph this very specific type of loss, not death, but loss, that so many are feeling right now. There's a deep emptiness that I feel was photographed. Preserving these moments is another reason why journalism is so important. thesouthlander.com

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This one didn't get published, but here they are outside their home.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The lead image: Mayra holding a printed photo of her and Mike on a trip they took together in the past.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Mayra and the kids played loteria on the dinner table. One less chair is occupied now.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Mike made this trinket while held at the Adelanto ICE detention camp. It's a shoe made of folded chip bags.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Mike (Mike and Mayra's son) was really calm when I took this photo. His eyes say so much.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I envisioned taking this photo from the moment I read @abemarquez.bsky.social's first draft. I felt that having a photo from the graduation, showing the Mike (Mayra's husband that was deported) wasn't present, was powerful.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I was the photographer on this story. Mayra opened her home so I could capture what life feels like after a family member is taken and deported. Photos and commentary below, but go subscribe to thesouthlander.com

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The Southlander

The Southland's Only Investigative News Cooperative

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 12/08/2026

The Southlander stands with BreakThrough News. @btnewsroom.bsky.social Journalism is not a crime. Free and independent media is not a threat to democracy, it is an essential one. We will not remain silent. Read the full statement here 🔗 thesouthlander.com/statement-in...

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yung intranet @bane.at.haunted.computer · 29/07/2026

We published our first story in our project investigating GEO Group's abuse in Adelanto. We are able to do this thanks to the great work done by @publicjustice.bsky.social to unseal the records. We are worker owned and member funded. Subscribe to help us continue getting these stories out!

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The Southlander received exclusive access to videos showing how people inside are treated by the GEO Group SWAT-like team (CERT) in Adelanto 👇

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 29/07/2026

Because private prison operators are not beholden to the same public records requirements as the government, these videos offer a rare look inside a facility that continues to face allegations of inhumane conditions (www.sbsun.com/2026/07/16/j...) at its facilities. 🧵3/5

sbsun.com

Judge orders major changes at ICE’s Adelanto detention center after attorneys allege ‘inhumane’ conditions there

Federal authorities must provide access to clean drinking water, nutritious and sanitary meals and address hygiene issues

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 29/07/2026

when a SWAT-like team began using chemical weapons that injured detainees who were protesting by refusing to return to their cells. Newly unsealed videos in the case show the moments shortly before, during, and after the use of force unfolded. 🧵2/5

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 29/07/2026

⚠️ Content Warning: The Southlander previously reported that GEO Group, a billion-dollar private prison company, was ordered by the judge to share unsealed footage of the June 12, 2020 incident at the Adelanto ICE processing center… 🧵1/5

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EXCLUSIVE: Unsealed videos show GEO Group used chemical weapons to break up a sit-in at Adelanto ICE detention center

In 2020, a group of people detained at the notorious Adelanto ICE Processing Center launched a protest by refusing to return to their cells. GEO Group sent in an armed force that deployed chemical wea...

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The LA MOCA staff are among the lowest paid museum workers in the city. A few years back, they chose to unionize and join AFSCME to advocate for improved wages Latest @thesouthlander.com thesouthlander.com/moca-workers...

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MOCA union negotiations stall as workers struggle to make ends meet

As some of the lowest-paid museum staff in LA, AFSCME members are pushing for hourly wage increases and other demands.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

You can learn more about @thesouthlander.com’s collective editing process that we run everything in editorial through at thesouthlander.com/about Become a paid subscriber if you can!

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About

The Southlander is the only dedicated investigative news cooperative serving Greater Los Angeles. We are a worker-led nonprofit newsroom focused on bringing a critical eye to the region’s slumlords, p...

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

2) A corner of the museum, one side in harsh shadow which I felt captured the ongoing struggle between the workers and mgmt.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I was the photographer and a co-editor on this story, here are my photos shot for @thesouthlander.com. 1) Portrait of Kriten Huizar, MOCA employee who had to take on a second job to make ends meet.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 20/06/2026

The United States, the U.K., and much of Europe are helping Israel slowly exterminate Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians. Palestine’s envoy to the U.N. explains how Israel is deliberately blocking the most basic humanitarian aid needed for survival, more than eight months into a so-called ceasefire.

State of Palestine
@Palestine_UN
"Two million people who have endured an atrocious assault and a genocide for three years including one million children...

Our people are being denied even the most elementary healthcare, education, access to water, sanitation...

These are people. These are families. These are lives. These are children. They thought they were saved. They are still barely surviving...

There is no excuse for this manufactured human catastrophe. Ending it should be unconditional."

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

ICYMI: My first article with the @thesouthlander.com is out. And if you have not, subscribe to our newsletter. We have a lot of reporting coming out soon. thesouthlander.com/moca-workers...

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

"On June 19, 1865, after white Southerners had extended the enslavement of countless Black people by concealing the Civil War’s end for more than two months, Union troops arrived in Texas." The legacy of slavery in the US: calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

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Jun. 19, 1865 | Juneteenth

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

If you care about art museums and workers, subscribe to thesouthlander.com @thesouthlander.com You'll want to read our latest written reporting tomorrow morning.

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The Southland's Only Investigative News Cooperative

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

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MOCA union negotiations stall as workers struggle to make ends meet

As some of the lowest-paid museum staff in LA, AFSCME members are pushing for hourly wage increases and other demands.

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

AIPAC and J Street candidates are winning their race so far

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

My next four stories, I’m super excited about. All are completely different. Got my brain twisting in all kinds of directions.

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🧵Tomorrow, people will be voting in the 2026 primary Monitor the presence of zionism on the ballot I reported on all Congressional candidates in the LA area who have accepted money from AIPAC & J Street Read it @lataco.bsky.social lataco.com/aipac-voter-...

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A Guide to Every Congressional Candidate Being Funded by AIPAC ~ L.A. TACO

This article is intended to provide L.A. voters with publicly available information on pro-Israel PACs, as L.A. TACO believes transparency about political funding and endorsements allows voters to mak...

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abraham márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Here is who the Democrats for Israel Los Angeles support and oppose in the June 2 election for the City of Los Angeles. As you can see, @controller.lacity.gov is opposed. While his opponent is not. Mayor Bass is also listed as a candidate they support.

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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

ICE will be at the World Cup. Some LA soccer fans are boycotting. LA sports fans plan World Cup protests amid concerns of ICE at stadiums, travel restrictions, and the ongoing Iran war. lapublicpress.org/2026/05/ice-...

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ICE will be at the World Cup. Some LA soccer fans are boycotting

LA sports fans plan World Cup protests amid concerns of ICE at stadiums, travel restrictions, and the ongoing Iran war.

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