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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 therealnews.com/under-the-shadow nacla.org/under-the-shadow

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Panamerican Dispatch @padispatch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Lula's final campaign rally is closing, but people are still cheering. Horns are honking. Big elections tomorrow in Brazil. Thousands turned out for this Lula march on the streets of São Paulo #Brazil #Eleições2026 #elections @nacla-report.bsky.social @therealnews.com @globalexchange.bsky.social
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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Brazil’s Federal Police are preparing a formal investigation into possible US interference in the country’s elections. Brazilians vote tomorrow. Brazil's Intelligence Agency has already warned about the risk of foreign interference @padispatch.bsky.social www.panamericandispatch.org/p/brazils-fe...
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Brazil’s Federal Police Prepare Investigation on Foreign Election Interference
The case is with the Federal Police’s Intelligence Directorate; Abin had already been warning officials about the risk of foreign actions in the election.
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Panamerican Dispatch @padispatch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
President Lula has arrived. His final campaign march is underway. Thousands of supporters are in the streets. Big elections are happening in #Brazil on Sunday. The US has been trying to influence the vote against Lula. #Brazil @therealnews.com @globalexchange.bsky.social @nacla-report.bsky.social
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Panamerican Dispatch @padispatch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Lula's final campaign march is being blocked by the military police. Lula supporters say they aren't going anywhere. Everyone is now awaiting the arrival of President Lula. Panamerican Dispatch on the streets @nacla-report.bsky.social @globalexchange.bsky.social @undertheshadow.bsky.social #Brasil
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Panamerican Dispatch @padispatch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Brazil is not a backyard nor a colony. Let's go Lula." reads this sign held by a Lula supporter in Sao Paulo at the close of Lula's campaign. It's a reference to Lula's recent UN speech where the Brazilian president responded to Trump's threats. @globalexchange.bsky.social @therealnews.com #Brazil
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Panamerican Dispatch @padispatch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“I'm autistic. And I’m a big fan of Lula. Because for me Lula defends minorities.” Brazilians are speaking out about who they're backing in the presidential election. 🇧🇷🗳️ In Florianópolis, João Gabriel explains why President Lula has his vote. @therealnews.com
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Panamerican Dispatch @padispatch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Brazil’s Attorney General has called for a probe into foreign interference in the electoral process following revelations that the U.S. State Department directed $1 million to a program designed to delegitimize Brazil’s judiciary. @ocolunista.bsky.social www.panamericandispatch.org/p/brazil-inv...
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Brazil Investigates US Funding to Undermine its Supreme Court
Criminal complaint seeks to identify possible beneficiaries in Brazil and calls for a probe into foreign interference in the electoral process
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 01/10/2026
Brazil braces for high-stakes elections this Sunday. Trump has been ramping up the pressure, placing the puzzle pieces of U.S. intervention on the country. New episode of the @undertheshadow.bsky.social
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Trump's plan to swing Brazil's election for Bolsonaro | Ep. 15
Brazil braces for high-stakes elections this Sunday. Trump has been ramping up the pressure, placing the puzzle pieces of U.S. intervention on the country.
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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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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 30/09/2026
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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Panamerican Dispatch @padispatch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
With 10 days until the elections, Meta pulled down President Lula's Facebook page and blocked his campaign from running political ads. The page is back online, but Lula's coalition says the takedown damaged his campaign.
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Panamerican Dispatch @padispatch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bernie Sanders and 30 Democratic lawmakers acuse the Trump administration of waging a pressure campaign against Brazil ahead of its elections. @therealnews.com www.panamericandispatch.org/p/bernie-san...
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Bernie Sanders and US Democrats Accuse Trump of Trying to Interfere in Brazil's Elections
In a letter to Marco Rubio, lawmakers denounced economic and political pressure from the White House ahead of elections in Brazil.
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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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Panamerican Dispatch @padispatch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“If it considers it necessary or convenient, the U.S. government will do as it pleases in these 'sad tropics.'” Marcelo Zero on the threat facing Brazil as elections near. www.panamericandispatch.org/p/shield-of-...
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Shield of Americas Nations Back US Attack on Brazil’s Sovereignty
“Trump is capable of anything. He has complete contempt for other countries’ sovereignty and for the most basic rules of international law. Only a fool would doubt it.”
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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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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 · 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 · 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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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
On September 11, 1973 tanks rumbled over the streets of Santiago. US-backed General Pinochet would obliterate #Chile's democracy, unleashing a bloody regime that would grip power until 1990. But there was resistance. My story @therealnews.com therealnews.com/september-11... @nacla-report.bsky.social
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NACLA Report @nacla-report.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🇨🇱 One of Latin America’s most influential bands, Los Jaivas, recently toured Alturas de Macchu Picchu, a relic of the dictatorship era whose relevance today is striking writes @sammyfeldblum.bsky.social nacla.org/a-legendary-...
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A Legendary Chilean Band’s Tour and the Unsettled Past
One of Latin America’s most influential bands, Los Jaivas, recently toured Alturas de Macchu Picchu, a relic of the dictatorship era whose relevance today is striking.
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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The so-called "Bukele model," promoted as a response to violence in El Salvador, has gained ground in Brazil’s electoral debate. Presidential candidates have begun citing it as the way forward. In exile, the director of El Faro says that's concerning. www1.folha.uol.com.br/internaciona...
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'It Is Concerning to See Brazilian Candidates Offer the Bukele Model as a Solution', Says Journalist Forced to Leave El Salvador
Carlos Dada says security policy conceals arbitrary arrests, torture and persecution of opponents
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Inkstick Media @inkstickmedia.com · 05/09/2026
"The charges against Raul Castro are part of Washington’s pivot back to its Cold War-era playbook against Cuba. That playbook, despite brief moments of thaw, has largely guided American policy toward the island for nearly 70 years."
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With Cuba in Its Sights, the US Is Resurrecting Cold War Demons
Applying relics of the past to the present, the US orders the creation of a CIA taskforce in its latest move to force Cuba to surrender.
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 03/09/2026
One year ago Trump announced the first air strike on a boat in the Caribbean. It marked the beginning of a hostile U.S. foreign policy that has seen the U.S. invade Venezuela, unleash a devastating oil blockade on Cuba, and justify it all under a renewed Monroe Doctrine. @undertheshadow.bsky.social
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'American dominance': boat strikes, Cuba, and Latin American pushback
This is episode 13 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Well, that's not shady. "The #Pentagon has secretly installed several conservative military veterans w/ large online followings in gov roles, declining to disclose their assignments as they amplify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s viewpoints and attack those who scrutinize the Trump administration"
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 28/08/2026
As Lula faces off against Flavio Bolsonaro, Trump’s tariffs and threats loom over Brazil’s October vote — the latest battleground in his push for dominance over Latin America: report by @undertheshadow.bsky.social
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Trump threats overshadow Brazil's presidential election
As Lula faces off against Flavio Bolsonaro, Trump's tariffs and threats loom over Brazil's October vote — the latest battleground in his push for dominance over Latin America.
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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The #FakeNews campaign has begun in #Brazil. This video has gone viral in #Brazil. Accounts in favor of far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro claim it shows him greeting supporters in Northeastern Brazil today. In reality, it's of a rally for his father, Jair Bolsonaro, 2 years ago. @therealnews.com
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Matthew Bell @matthewjbell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Election campaigns kick off in Brazil ahead of October presidential vote – theworld.org/stories/2026...
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Election campaigns kick off in Brazil ahead of October presidential vote - The World from PRX
Brazil is holding high-stakes presidential elections in early October. Campaigns kicked off over the weekend. Eighty-year-old incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is running for a fourth term...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Who is this “we”?
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Truthdig @truthdig.com · 28/07/2026
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
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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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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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...
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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.
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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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...
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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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404 Media @404media.co · 28/07/2026
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...
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 24/07/2026
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.
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Chaotic, crowded Chicago immigration mega court hearings are fueling record deportation orders
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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...
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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.
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 21/07/2026
In the report, officials condemn the dissidence of left-wing figures like Hasan Piker and Zohran Mamdani.
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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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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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...
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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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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 21/07/2026
A former Google worker describes the #DropDialog movement and organizing against Big Tech in Ireland: by @undertheshadow.bsky.social
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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.
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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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...
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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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Center for Economic and Policy Research @ceprdc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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.
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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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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/07/2026
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: propub.li/4yiYGwu
A bar chart shows the number of detention challenges filed each week since January 2025. The number of cases grew somewhat slowly from almost none to just under 1,000 at the end of 2025, then it jumped rapidly to a peak of 2,291 cases per week in February of 2026. Since then, new cases have dropped a bit to 1,774 per week in July 2026.
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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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
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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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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"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...
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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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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"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...
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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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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 14/07/2026
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Under the Shadow podcast @undertheshadow.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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...
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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.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/07/2026
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.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"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...
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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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