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YouTube video by The Real News Network Armed, masked ICE agents KIDNAP CA father in broad daylight: ‘They beat him really badly’

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"Armed, masked ICE agents KIDNAP CA father in broad daylight": 'They beat him really badly'"

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Screenshot from TRNN doc report showing Max listening to immigrant day laborers outside a Home Depot. Captions read "We're not criminals, and we've been here for years now..."

"We’re not criminals, and we’ve been here for years now, some fifteen or twenty years, trying to make a living. We always pay our taxes, just to have them do these terrible things to us. I think that he [Narciso Barranco] was older, which is why they took him down. He wasn’t doing anything, he wasn’t stealing anything, he wasn’t doing anything wrong at all, he was just doing his job. So why do other people, those who commit greater offenses—the corrupt ones, some working for this very government—why aren’t they paying attention to what’s happening among themselves? They only focus on the poor, the people who are fighting to make a living, trying to earn enough to feed our families. Those of us living here aren’t criminals. Sometimes the police drive by when we’re waiting for work, and if we were criminals, they would’ve taken us away by now."

"Day Laborer 2: No somos criminales, nosotros ya tenemos tiempo aquí. Quince, veinte años, trabajando, siempre nosotros pagamos nuestros impuestos y para que nos hagan este tipo de agravios, yo pienso que el señor este ya era mayor y porque se le fueron a él si él no estaba haciendo nada, él no estaba robando, no estaba haciendo nada malo, solamente andaba trabajando, y porque otros, los que comenten más grandes errores, principalmente los corruptos, del gobierno mismo, entre ellos no se miran, miran a la gente pobre, los apenas andamos luchando para ganar algo para la familia, para la pan de cada día de la casa, aquí no somos criminales, aquí la policía a veces pasa aquí cuando estamos aquí esperando trabajo, si fuéramos criminales ya nos hubieran llevado a la cárcel"

"No somos criminales..." In our latest @therealnews.com report from Southern California, I spoke w/ immigrant day laborers outside a Home Depot right next to the IHOP where Narciso Barranco was beaten & abducted by masked agents. I just learned that ICE swarmed that same Home Depot on Friday.

YouTube video by The Real News Network Armed, masked ICE agents KIDNAP CA father in broad daylight: ‘They beat him really badly’

🚨 New documentary report: @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with Alejandro Barranco at the IHOP in Santa Ana, CA, where Alejandro’s father, Narciso Barranco, was working as a landscaper when armed, masked ICE agents brutally beat him and kidnapped him in broad daylight.
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What good is a union in Hell? “Brothers, sisters, siblings, we stand here now on the precipice of oblivion… This isn't just about fighting for better wages and working conditions… This is about who is willing to fight for life its...

I loved this keynote speech by @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social and I hope everyone reads it.

>> Politicians aren’t coming to save us, corporations aren’t coming to save us, it is up to us, the workers of the world, the great laboring masses, to save ourselves. ❤️‍🔥

YouTube thumbail image featuring Max (right) speaking with Alejandro Barranco (left) with text reading FATHER OF THREE MARINES BEATEN & ABDUCTED BY ICE - DOCUMENTARY REPORT

🚨 First @therealnews.com report from Southern California:

I speak w/ Alejandro Barranco at the IHOP in Santa Ana where his dad—Narciso Barranco—was working as a landscaper when armed, masked ICE agents without a warrant brutally beat him & kidnapped him in broad daylight

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Screenshot of CBS News tweet: "BREAKING: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS, says it will close down after federal cuts."

This is a fucking travesty, & the goal/end result will be a more ignorant public w/ even less of a shared grip on reality, & more Fox style propaganda lying to people & pitting us against each other. Support the journalists & outlets you depend on now, or they may not be around tomorrow...

These ancient ruins prove our world today doesn’t have to be this way The stories and language of their ancestors have been lost to time. But their spirits remain. And the ruins remember. This is episode 60 of Stories of Resistance.

The stories of their ancestors have been lost to time, but their spirits remain. And the ruins remember. This is episode 60 of my podcast #StoriesOfResistance, from near the base of #Aconcagua in #Argentina @therealnews.com
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Can NOT recommend this enough. Everything at stake and it's time to be sober in that assessment and courageous in our responses.

Latinos in Baltimore are living in fear: ‘I can be stopped just because of my accent’ “People are not going out. We're going back to the pandemic time… when you were afraid to go out, but instead of getting sick, you're afraid of being caught. People cannot go to work, but at the same…

As the Trump administration ramps up its violent immigration raids around the country, increasingly targeting immigrants with no criminal record, and racially profiling Latinos to meet arrest quotas, immigrant communities in Baltimore and beyond are living in terror.
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“What good is a union in hell?”

An urgent question for every labor organizer who thinks bread and butter issues are all that matter.

What good is a union in Hell?

Democratic leaders claim they're desperate to back an eloquent young male media voice to resist Trump, but are obviously terrified of the ones actually saying what needs to be said, like my dear brother @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social

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🚨 RED ALERT 🚨 Israeli forces imprisoned & beat Chris Smalls, US labor leader, after capturing the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social ship Handala on Saturday.

Every union member, every labor leader who took pictures with Chris, should be speaking out NOW! DEMAND CHRIS BE SAFELY RELEASED & RETURNED HOME

🚨 Gaza journalist’s URGENT MESSAGE: ‘We need to eat! We need this war to stop!’

In this testimony video sent to us over WhatsApp, Palestinian journalist & @therealnews.com contributor Ruwaida Amer describes the inhumane nightmare that is unfolding in Gaza. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE!

America is built on prison labor. When will the labor movement defend prisoners? “Incarcerated workers are a part of the working class,” award-winning journalist Kim Kelly says. And we are “not telling the real history of labor in this country if [we’re] not focusing on the organi...

"Incarcerated workers are a part of the working class,” journalist @kimkelly.bsky.social says. And we are “not telling the real history of labor in this country if [we’re] not focusing on the organizing efforts & the labor of people who are in prison” @therealnews.com
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America is built on prison labor. When will the labor movement defend prisoners? “Incarcerated workers are a part of the working class,” award-winning journalist Kim Kelly says. And we are “not telling the real history of labor in this country if [we’re] not focusing on the…

“Incarcerated workers are a part of the working class,” award-winning journalist Kim Kelly says. And we are “not telling the real history of labor in this country if [we’re] not focusing on the organizing efforts and the labor of people who are in prison.” therealnews.com/prison-labor...

What good is a union in Hell? “Brothers, sisters, siblings, we stand here now on the precipice of oblivion… This isn't just about fighting for better wages and working conditions… This is about who is willing to fight for life its...

"Politicians aren’t coming to save us, corporations aren’t coming to save us, it is up to us, the workers of the world, the great laboring masses, to save ourselves." Profound and urgent from @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social. Do yourself a favor and read it in full.

What good is a union in Hell? “Brothers, sisters, siblings, we stand here now on the precipice of oblivion… This isn't just about fighting for better wages and working conditions… This is about who is willing to fight for life its...

An important powerful speech by @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social of @therealnews.com - @pdamerica.bsky.social @aflcio.org @uaw.org

What good is a union in Hell? “Brothers, sisters, siblings, we stand here now on the precipice of oblivion… This isn't just about fighting for better wages and working conditions… This is about who is willing to fight for life its...

“What support, material, legal, or otherwise, are you as unions willing to give to this fight? What coalitions can you help build to bring working people together in a united front that fights for light and life as such?” - @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social bringing the righteous & needed agitation

🚨 Yesterday, hospital nurses went ON STRIKE for the FIRST TIME in Baltimore history at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital

"We've tried bargaining for 18 months," RN Robin Buckner told me @therealnews.com, "now the only recourse we have is to strike" @nationalnurses.bsky.social

Photo of TRNN editor-in-chief Maximillian Alvarez delivering the keynote speech at the 2025 national convention of the National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW), UAW Local 2320, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Friends. I gave the most meaningful/urgent speech of my life this week...

I was invited to give the keynote address at the national convention of NOLSW - @uaw.org Local 2320. The speech is titled, "What good is a union in Hell?"

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Defending Their Land: Traditional Black communities resist Brazil’s Alcântara Space Center After decades of threats, the Brazilian government has finally recognized Alcântara Quilombo Territory. This is episode 59 of Stories of Resistance.

There are thousands of quilombos across Brazil. But only a few have the titles to their lands. Many face threats. This was the story in Alcântara, where Black communities faced removal from Brazil’s Alcântara Space Center. But they fought. @undertheshadow.bsky.social @globalexchange.bsky.social

What good is a union in Hell? “Brothers, sisters, siblings, we stand here now on the precipice of oblivion… This isn't just about fighting for better wages and working conditions… This is about who is willing to fight for life its...

“Brothers, sisters, siblings, we stand here now on the precipice of oblivion… This isn’t just about fighting for better wages and working conditions… This is about who is willing to fight for life itself?” by @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social

"Supporting AMAZON is supporting GENOCIDE": US labor leader Chris Smalls speaks from on board the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social

I spoke with Smalls on @therealnews.com about how workers' fight against #Amazon is connected to the fight to stop Israel's genocidal ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Israel is changing the legal system governing the West Bank to accelerate annexation: report Netanyahu’s government is building on a long-standing legal matrix to accelerate Israel’s de facto annexation in the West Bank.

Netanyahu’s government is building on a long-standing legal matrix to accelerate Israel’s de facto annexation in the West Bank.

Real discussion:
CNN: Hey Dave it's CNN. Could you come on to talk about the death of Hulk Hogan

Me: Hulk Hogan was a racist scab and a liar. He hated unions, Black people, and the truth and that's why he loved Donald Trump. What time do you want me?

CNN: Great! Well.... so we'll keep looking

Trump official 'irate' after grand juries refuse to indict LA anti-ICE protesters: report "The agent lied and said he was in hot pursuit of a person who punched him," explained one local defense attorney. "The entirety of the affidavit is false."

“The agent lied and said he was in hot pursuit of a person who punched him,” explained one local defense attorney. “The entirety of the affidavit is false.”

Chris Smalls: Sabotage attempts and death threats won’t stop Gaza Freedom Flotilla “We're getting close to where Israeli forces intercepted the Madleen,” says labor leader Chris Smalls from on board the Gaza Flotilla Ship Handala. “We could face the same fate of going to Israel's pr...

“We’re getting close to where Israeli forces intercepted the Madleen,” labor leader Chris Smalls tells TRNN from on board the Gaza Flotilla Ship Handala. “We could face the same fate of going to Israel’s prison… but we are well aware and we are ready.”

Screenshot of Max (left) speaking with Amazon Labor Union cofounder Chris Smalls (right) from on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla

🚨 New @therealnews.com: I spoke with American labor organizer Chris Smalls from on board the Gaza @freedomflotilla.bsky.social earlier today. “We're getting close to where Israeli forces intercepted the Madleen," he told me.

Please watch, share, spread the word!
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Yes, goddamnit, it’s genocide!: A conversation with Norman Solomon Pundits like Bret Stephens continue to deny the reality of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza even as that genocide is unfolding in front of our eyes and on our screens.

Pundits like Bret Stephens continue to deny the reality of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza even as that genocide is unfolding in front of our eyes and on our screens.
W/ @normansolomon.bsky.social