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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 31m
MAGA and Trump’s political strategists continue to work with Eduardo and Flávio Bolsonaro to interfere in Brazil’s elections. Their goal is to annex Latin America to the US. From @padispatch.bsky.social
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Trump, Rúbio and the Bolsonaros’ electoral fraud and cyber attacks
MAGA and Trump’s political strategists continue to work with Eduardo and Flávio Bolsonaro to interfere in Brazil’s elections. Their goal is to annex Latin America to the US.
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 1h
Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair wrote Wafaa Akila, the name of an 8-year-old girl killed by Israel, on his face tape.
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NFL threatened to ban player from game for honoring slain Palestinian girl
Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair wrote Wafaa Akila, the name of an 8-year-old girl killed by Israel, on his face tape.
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Panamerican Dispatch @padispatch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🇧🇷 Brazilians are speaking out. U.S. President Donald Trump is attempting to influence the outcome of the Brazilian elections. But voters in Southern #Brazil say they want none of it. @therealnews.com @globalexchange.bsky.social
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 2h
"Residents are shaken and demanding answers after ICE agents terrorized a quiet, suburban neighborhood in Frederick, Maryland, earlier this month." Vital reporting from @therealnews.com
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ICE Brings Terror and Violence to Maryland
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 20h
“We’ve got a new Black woman mayor in DC because of the rallying and the intense work that Black women did, formerly incarcerated Black women did to change that and put new leadership into that seat. So I want to be that. Let me break the mold.” — @andreaforgovernor.bsky.social
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Can This Independent Mass. Governor Candidate Rally a 67% Unenrolled Electorate?
“We got the first formerly incarcerated Black woman who is now the clerk in Prince George’s County… We’ve got a new Black woman mayor in DC because of the rallying and the intense work that Black wome...
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 21h
“I’m hopeful because I don’t have any other option. And the fact that the President of the United States came after an unknown student speaks a lot to the successes of our movement” - Mahmoud Khalil
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'Resistance Is Our Only Option': Mahmoud Khalil speaks
“I'm hopeful because I don't have any other option. And the fact that the President of the United States came after an unknown student speaks a lot to the successes of our movement”
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My full conversation with freed political prisoner, husband, father, and author Mahmoud Khalil is up @therealnews.com youtu.be/F4lVCR6NKfI?...
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"Resistance Is Our Only Option": Mahmoud Khalil speaks
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 28/09/2026
ICE agents terrorized this suburban neighborhood in Frederick, Maryland, and beat peaceful protestors while local cops just watched. @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with an eyewitness who saw and filmed everything.
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'Like the Gestapo': ICE brings terror and violence to Maryland
ICE agents terrorized this suburban neighborhood in Frederick, Maryland, and beat peaceful protestors while local cops just watched. We speak with an eyewitness who saw and filmed everything.
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 28/09/2026
“The president and his administration have gone from breaking the law to trampling it,” said a former White House special counsel.
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‘Dangerous for democracy’: White House airs more pro-Trump propaganda on taxpayer dime
“The president and his administration have gone from breaking the law to trampling it,” said a former White House special counsel.
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's an honor to know brothers Mahmoud Khalil & @premthakker.bsky.social & to be in the struggle for life & truth with them. Join us! Together, we will win. Thank you to @redemmas.org & the Parkway Theater for bringing us all together, & THANK YOU, BALTIMORE for showing up & showing out! ❤️✊🏽
Photo of Mahmoud Khalil (left), Max Alvarez (center), & Prem Thakker (right) together in Baltimore. Text on screen says "Mahmoud + Max + Prem" "let's go save the world, friends"
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
ICE agents invaded a quiet suburban neighborhood in Frederick, MD, drove unmarked cars onto private property & hit/beat protestors exercising their Constitutional rights—all while local cops sat & watched. I spoke w/ an eyewitness who saw/filmed everything @therealnews.com: youtu.be/Iae_UZ1oQw0?...
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Hagerstown Rapid Response @hagerstownrapidresponse.com · 26/09/2026
Please watch and SHARE this important video @therealnews.com put together, documenting the heinous crimes ICE committed against peaceful protesters in Frederick, Maryland earlier this month. We will hold those accountable who perpetrated these heinous crimes against peaceful protesters. Link below
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New from me. 🧊 brings terror & violence to Maryland while local cops just sit & watch. I went to the very spot in Frederick where agents terrorized residents, invaded a home, & beat peaceful protestors, & I speak w/ an eyewitness who saw—& filmed—everything @therealnews.com youtu.be/Iae_UZ1oQw0?...
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ICE Brings Terror and Violence to Maryland
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Panamerican Dispatch @padispatch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Meta pulled down President Lula’s Facebook page and blocked his campaign from running political ads. @brasil247.bsky.social www.panamericandispatch.org/p/meta-block...
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Meta Blocks President Lula’s Facebook Page and Campaign Ads
The page is now back online, but Lula's electoral coalition says Meta's actions harmed the president’s campaign.
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 25/09/2026
A massive backlog of voter registration applications in Texas could affect the outcome of local and state elections, including a contentious election involving a U.S. Senate seat.
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Processing error could disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in Texas
The deadline to register to vote in Texas is October 5.
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Panamerican Dispatch @padispatch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lula Sends Message to Trump at the UN: 'Brazil Doesn’t Fit in Anyone’s Backyard' The Brazilian President drew applause from the UN General Assembly audience by defending Brazilian sovereignty and criticizing the "neocolonial forays" of U.S. President Donald Trump. @therealnews.com
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Such an honor to finally get to meet and speak with Mahmoud Khalil in person about his incredible journey and the roles we all have to play in defeating fascism and fighting for life and truth. Interview coming soon @therealnews.com…
Photo of Max (right) standing next to Mahmoud Khalil (left), who is holding a Real News Network t-shrt
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 24/09/2026
“Brazilian democracy belongs to Brazilians. Brazil will continue to be a sovereign country. No one, no one will take us away from this path,” President Lula said. @padispatch.bsky.social
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President Lula's full speech at the 81st UN General Assembly
"Brazilian democracy belongs to Brazilians. Brazil will continue to be a sovereign country. No one, no one will take us away from this path," President Lula said.
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New from me. On August 18, residents living near the Brent Industries facility in Toledo, Ohio, awoke to a series of massive explosions & a towering chemical fire in their backyards. 2 workers died & people are getting sick. I speak w/ residents @therealnews.com therealnews.com/toledo-resid...
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'Mushroom cloud of smoke and flames': Toledo residents’ lives upended by deadly Brent Industries explosions
“My nine-year-old daughter who can't sleep in her bedroom at night… she isn't the same person. My 19-year-old won't come out of his room some days because his stomach hurts so bad. My 16-year-old has ...
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 23/09/2026
Rabab Nawfal and Suha Maqat were Palestine’s champions; now, in broken wheelchairs in Gaza’s tents, they can’t flee the bombs or the famine, and no one is coming.
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Gaza’s disabled left behind: 'All our dreams are gone'
Champion athletes Rabab Nawfal and Suha Maqat, two of Gaza's disabled people now in broken wheelchairs, on famine, displacement, and being forgotten by the world.
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 23/09/2026
“When I look at this bill, it almost feels like they’re saying, ‘Hey, vampires want to come to Baltimore. We want to lay the groundwork to only allow the right vampires to come into the city”… What if we just did ‘No vampires’”?
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Baltimore residents fight City Council over controversial data center bill
“When I look at this bill, it almost feels like they're saying, ‘Hey, vampires want to come to Baltimore. We want to lay the groundwork to only allow the right vampires to come into the city”... What ...
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Watch my interview with union nurses @nationalnurses.bsky.social fighting Palantir on @therealnews.com YT channel: youtu.be/iM6YJHThk9k?...
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“Purge Palantir!” Big Tech and Big Brother are invading US healthcare system, nurses say
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Union nurses with @nationalnurses.bsky.social say Big Tech and Big Brother are invading our healthcare system, which was already in crisis. And they are leading the fight to kick them out... @therealnews.com
TRNN Thumbail showing Max (left) and union nurses marching with signs that say "Purge Palantir." Text on screen says NURSES LEAD FIGHT AGAINST PALANTIR
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 23/09/2026
“My nine-year-old daughter, who can’t sleep in her bedroom at night… she isn’t the same person. My 19-year-old won’t come out of his room some days, because his stomach hurts so bad. My 16-year-old has migraines and he’s puking every morning.”
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'Mushroom cloud of smoke and flames': Toledo residents’ lives upended by deadly Brent Industries explosions
“My nine-year-old daughter who can't sleep in her bedroom at night… she isn't the same person. My 19-year-old won't come out of his room some days because his stomach hurts so bad. My 16-year-old has ...
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 23/09/2026
The Brazilian Intelligence Agency has raised the risk of external influence and interference by the United States in Brazil’s 2026 elections to a “critical level.”
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Brazil's intelligence agency warns of high risk of US interference in Brazilian elections
The report indicates that Washington seeks to reduce China's influence and expand its control over Latin America.
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 22/09/2026
“When it comes to Black people, we need to have our own vision of public safety, because what’s being offered by even the left, the Democratic Socialists, is willing to push our issues aside…” - Lawrence Grandpre of @lbsbaltimore.bsky.social on @rattlingthebars.bsky.social
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DSA leads the blue wave — will it bend to the thin blue line?
“When it comes to Black people, we need to have our own vision of public safety, because what's being offered by even the left, the Democratic Socialists, is willing to push our issues aside…”
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 22/09/2026
A “forensic method” scientists call unreliable helped convict Moira Akers of killing her newborn. Prosecutors planned to use it again—even though the Maryland Department of Health has officially disavowed the practice.
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Maryland used discredited “science” to convict a woman of murdering her fetus. Reproductive rights groups are raising alarms.
A “forensic method” scientists call unreliable helped convict Moira Akers of killing her newborn. Prosecutors planned to use it again—even though the Maryland Department of Health has officially disav...
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 22/09/2026
The settlement will place CNN and CBS News under control of a group chosen by the conglomerate’s board of directors.
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Democratic states cave on Paramount merger lawsuit in win for billionaire owners
The settlement will place CNN and CBS News under control of a group chosen by the conglomerate’s board of directors.
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 21/09/2026
In Lac-Mégantic, 47 people were killed. A decade later, East Palestine was poisoned by another catastrophic derailment. Residents of both towns tell @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social what happens after the cameras leave—and why communities have to organize.
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Train Crashes Destroyed Their Towns. Will Yours Be Next?
Host Maximillian Alvarez sits down with a panel of community members from Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and East Palestine, Ohio to discuss life inside a sacrifice zone.
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Such an honor to know & be in the struggle for truth, life, & beauty with the great @mollycrabapple.bsky.social & @gilduran.com Read their books now! Thank you @redemmas.org & Baltimore Book Festival for bringing us all together, & thank you to everyone for coming out! We love you, & we will win ❤️✊🏽
Photo of Max (left) with Molly Crabapple (center) and Gil Durán (right) at Red Emma’s in Baltimore
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Watch our on-the-ground report from inside the Baltimore City Planning Commission's public hearing on Council Bill 26-0174 (data centers) on @therealnews.com YT channel: youtu.be/BYXw2XMeBV0?...
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Baltimore Residents FURIOUS over Controversial Data Center Bill
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
New from me. Baltimore currently has a moratorium on new data center development, but a proposed City Council bill has residents nervous (and PISSED) that the door is creaking open for data centers to come into the city—and that City Council views this as “inevitable" @therealnews.com
TRNN thumbail image of Baltimore City Planning Commision hearing with text saying BALTIMORE RESIDENTS SAY: "NO DATA CENTERS!"
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Got to chat about fatherhood and the crisis of men/masculine culture under capitalism with the one and only @markanthonyneal.bsky.social at @redemmas.org / Baltimore Book Festival today! Interview coming soon at @therealnews.com...
Still image of Max (left) sitting next to Mark Anthony Neal (right) at Baltimore Book Festival
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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
RNN always covering the most important stories. Most of which you won’t find elsewhere.
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Watch our new doc report, filmed by Ruwaida Amer, on @therealnews.com YT channel Gaza's disabled left behind: "All our dreams are gone" youtu.be/aK8VI_YM2m8?...
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Gaza’s disabled left behind: “All our dreams are gone”
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I understand it is asking a lot but please, if you can, watch the doc report we just published @therealnews.com. Bear witness with us, fight to end this inhumane injustice with us.
TRNN YouTube thumbail showing disabled woman in a wheelchair in war-torn Gaza with words saying: DISABLED IN GAZA: "MY LIFE IS GONE"
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Baltimore! So many incredible events happening this weekend at Baltimore Book Festival / @redemmas.org. Come down for all of it! And don't miss my Sunday (2pm) discussion with @gilduran.com on his new book THE NERD REICH: SILICON VALLEY FASCISM AND THE WAR ON DEMOCRACY. redemmas.org/events/gil-d...
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Gil Durán presents "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" in conversation w/Maximillian Alvarez
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the international stage, exploring the wild and dystopian ambi...
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Watch my full discussion with the indomitable @edgeofsports.bsky.social about the incredible, radical life of Howard Zinn on @therealnews.com YouTube channel: youtu.be/4YBzc2vb3xw?...
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MAGA wants to ban his books. Who was Howard Zinn?
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW: Long after his death in 2010, the books of Howard Zinn are frequently targeted by MAGA critics, book-bans, & even President Trump himself. @edgeofsports.bsky.social & I break down why the right people fear what Zinn has to teach us @therealnews.com @redemmas.org therealnews.com/maga-wants-t...
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MAGA wants to ban his books. Who was Howard Zinn?
Long after his death in 2010, the books and speeches of Howard Zinn are frequently targeted by right-wing critics, MAGA book-bans, and even President Trump. Dave Zirin tells us why the right people fe...
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 18/09/2026
With Brazil’s high-stakes elections just around the corner, far-right leaders are weaponizing free speech ‘to erode press freedom,” influence the election results, and “have more control over the public debate and less scrutiny in society.’ New bonus episode of @freespeechbattle.bsky.social podcast
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Trump, Silicon Valley, and the global far right target Brazil’s upcoming elections
With Brazil’s high-stakes elections just around the corner, far-right leaders are weaponizing free speech ‘to erode press freedom,” influence the election results, and “have more control over the publ...
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 18/09/2026
Long after his death in 2010, the books and speeches of Howard Zinn are frequently targeted by right-wing critics, MAGA book-bans, and even President Trump. @edgeofsports.bsky.social tells @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social why the right people fear what Zinn has to teach us.
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MAGA wants to ban his books. Who was Howard Zinn?
Long after his death in 2010, the books and speeches of Howard Zinn are frequently targeted by right-wing critics, MAGA book-bans, and even President Trump. Dave Zirin tells us why the right people fe...
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 17/09/2026
He’s been called “MAGA’s man” in Latin America. And he is at the heart of a shocking scandal that includes “attempted femicide,” election rigging, fake news, and powerful political ties to far-right presidents across Latin America. This is episode 14 of @undertheshadow.bsky.social, Season 2
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Fernando Cerimedo: Revealing Trump's election interference in Latin America
He’s been called “MAGA’s man” in Latin America. And he is at the heart of a shocking scandal that includes “attempted femicide,” election rigging, fake news, and powerful political ties to far-right p...
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 17/09/2026
AI is devouring our industry and undermining access to factual information. We all have a duty to fight back.
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We’re already living through journalism’s dystopian future
AI is devouring our industry and undermining access to factual information. We all have a duty to fight back.
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Larry2nuts @larry2nuts.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We'll be better off if we listen to the front line people who are a daily presence on a scene. They have intimate first hand knowledge about a thing. They are our "canaries in the mine" people-role.
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Listen to my full conversation with union nurses about @nationalnurses.bsky.social "Purge Palantir!" campaign on @therealnews.com podcast feed or the Working People feed anywhere you listen to podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/3Pq7...
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“Purge Palantir!”: Union Nurses Warn Big Tech and Big Brother Are Invading Our Healthcare System
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New from me. Union nurses warn 🚨 Big Tech and Big Brother are invading our healthcare system, which was already in crisis. I speak with a panel of @nationalnurses.bsky.social from Maine, Missouri, and Illinois. This is a must-listen! @therealnews.com therealnews.com/palantir-nur...
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'Purge Palantir!': Union nurses warn Big Tech and Big Brother are invading our healthcare system
“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community... Nurses are advocates first. We're trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that's what we're doing.”
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 16/09/2026
“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community… Nurses are advocates first. We’re trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that’s what we’re doing.” @nationalnurses.bsky.social
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'Purge Palantir!': Union nurses warn Big Tech and Big Brother are invading our healthcare system
“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community... Nurses are advocates first. We're trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that's what we're doing.”
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 16/09/2026
An interview with Colin Kaepernick about his new memoir of football, protest and betrayal at the dawn of the Trump era.
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The knee heard 'round the world'
An interview with Colin Kaepernick about his new memoir of football, protest and betrayal at the dawn of the Trump era.
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 16/09/2026
“A Black family with five children [was] driving through Manchester, Tennessee, and had their children taken and forced into foster care all over marijuana… We know what it is when these people are taking Black children.” - @blacklawgirl.bsky.social on @rattlingthebars.bsky.social
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Courtney Teasley: Breaking the cycle of incarceration
“A Black family with five children [was] driving through Manchester, Tennessee, and had their children taken and forced into foster care all over marijuana. ... I had to publicly put it out to people ...
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