Sanctions are treated like a harmless tactic, the reality couldn't be further from the truth. It's people who suffer the consequences, not the governments targeted by them.
Michael Fox of the @undertheshadow.bsky.social joined Francesca to talk about how U.S. sanctions have done untold damage.
The drug war in #Mexico has been an utter failure, fueling an epidemic of violence that has disappeared more than 100,000 people over the last 20 years. And Trump is now trying to turn up the heat even higher threatening US military action on the other side of the US southern border.
Drugs. They have been the boogeyman across Latin America for decades. An excuse that has led to so much violence. And Trump is turning up the temperature.
In the newest episode of @undertheshadow.bsky.social, Michael Fox dives into the U.S.-backed drug war in Mexico 📻
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Live today at 1pm PT / 4pm ET with Michael Fox of @undertheshadow.bsky.social and Eddie Pepitone, talking about Trump, destroyer of worlds and learner of Spanish.
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In 1847, US troops attacked the Churubusco fort outside of Mexico City. The bullet holes are still there. Today, it's the home of #Mexico's Museum of Interventions, a living testament to the US invasions that would steal more than half of Mexican territory @therealnews.com @nacla-report.bsky.social
Trump has his sights set on Mexico. But his actions harken back to an era of US empire much older. When Mexico faced invasion after invasion & lost more than half its territory to the United States. New episode of @undertheshadow.bsky.social
March 24 is the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Argentine coup that sank the country into a brutal US-backed military dictatorship. The regime would unleash terror across Argentina, disappearing 30,000 people in just seven years. But people would resist @therealnews.com open.spotify.com/episode/6Ngu...
People are marching across #Argentina today to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Argentine coup, & remember the victims of the brutal state terror. We produced a special bonus episode of our podcast #StoriesofResistance to mark the date.
#podcasts #resistance #NuncaMás #memória @therealnews.com
Today is the 50th anniversary of the 1976 coup that sank Argentina into a military dictatorship. People are marching for the Day for Memory, Truth & Justice honoring the victims of the military dictatorship. A bonus episode of #StoriesOfResistance from @undertheshadow.bsky.social
“All war. All the time. Everywhere," said @bcfinucane.bsky.social of the Trump administration's attacks on 3 continents in 3 days.
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“It’s a very dire situation in Cuba right now… [Trump] has made every aspect of life in Cuba much more difficult,” Medea Benjamin of @codepink.bsky.social tells us.
In 1840s Mexico, the Irish watched violence by US soldiers. So they defected. Hundreds joined the Mexican army.
They were known as the Saint Patrick’s Brigade. As many as 800 people would join. They are still honored today across #Mexico. @therealnews.com #StPatricks therealnews.com/stories-of-r...
In 1840s Mexico, the Irish watched violence by US soldiers. So they defected. Hundreds joined the Mexican army.
They were known as the Saint Patrick’s Brigade. As many as 800 people would join. They are still honored today across #Mexico. @therealnews.com #StPatricks therealnews.com/stories-of-r...
#HappyStPatricksDay! As we celebrate, let's not forget to honor the brave Irish soldiers who left the US side & joined the Mexican army in the mid 1800s to fight against the US invading army. Parades in #Mexico today for #StPatricks & the Battallion. #StoriesOfResistance episode @therealnews.com
Trump rolled out a new phase in his plan for Latin America last weekend. He met with allies and launched a new right-wing alliance with the goal of attacking so-called cartels. And they are already taking action in Ecuador. @undertheshadow.bsky.social @nacla-report.bsky.social @ceprdc.bsky.social
"They're using the term cartels very loosely. In the case of the Cartel de los Soles—the pretext used to invade Venezuela—there's no evidence it's an organized drug trafficking group, but designating it an FTO made Maduro a military target," Alex Main to
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Rights Group Says Massacre at Iranian School Should Be Investigated as 'War Crime' | "Trump loves putting his name on things, but this should be the only building for which he is remembered by history."
The situation in Cuba is dire. It hasn’t been this bad decades. And it’s on purpose. This is a humanitarian crisis, made in the United States, with the goal of overthrowing the Cuban gov. Latest episode @undertheshadow.bsky.social @nacla-report.bsky.social
The quiet reclamation of the Panama Canal reveals that the Trump administration has more sophisticated tools at its disposal for asserting its hegemony in the Western Hemisphere.
Read @southerngradient.bsky.social's analysis on the use of lawfare in Panama 👇
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We found the Trump administration kept about 300 kids at the Dilley detention center for more than a month, despite a long-standing legal settlement that generally limits the time children can be held in detention to 20 days.
This past week, Mexicans around the country have been donating many tonnes worth of food, medicine and supplies, such as batteries and hygiene products, to Cuba. www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1447/wo... @greenleftonline.bsky.social @cubasolidarity.bsky.social
We are seeing an unprecedented reorganization of domestic and foreign policy in the United States. Both of them deployed to achieve the same goal — punish the opposition to Trump. Latest episode of @undertheshadow.bsky.social
"These are acts of war that Donald Trump is engaging in w/ absolutely no checks & controls. No restraints," Latin America analysis Greg Wilpert told me in the latest episode of my podcast Panamerican Dispatch. "So this is a very dangerous moment."
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Check out this week's newsletter for reporting on Costa Rica's new president and an interview of Guillaume Long on the "Donroe Doctrine." Read as well about Cuba's blockade, Haiti's crisis, Argentine labor reform, Colombian political violence, Venezuelan oil, and more.
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"More unions across the country are taking a stand against Immigration and Customs Enforcement since the January 23 mass strike in Minneapolis and the January 24 killing of Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse and union member."
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Exactly 1 month ago, the US invaded #Venezuela & kidnapped president Nicolas Maduro & his wife. The US called it a surgical operation. But for those on the ground, it was a nightmare. The US hit civilian targets, leaving terror & destruction. #thread 👇
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
The invasion of Venezuela was carried out by the US, a country that is indiscriminately killing innocent people in real time, be it in Caracas or Minneapolis. You can hear Under the Shadow wherever you get your podcasts @therealnews.com @nacla-report.bsky.social
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The testimonies of those who witnessed the US invasion are countless. Innocent families. Parents. Kids. Grandparents. Frantically trying to stay safe under the whining propellers of the US choppers & the explosions rocking their cities & their homes. @therealnews.com @nacla-report.bsky.social
