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Bolsonaro is granted a U.S. visa after fleeing Brazil following election loss via @washingtonpost.com

New Pressing Issues from @freepress.bsky.social Why Anti-Muslim Bigotry Pervades Our Political Discourse A Pressing Issues conversation with author @rozinaali.bsky.social By @jindia.bsky.social

A great development for sustainable local news in Pennsylvania, thanks to the coalition organizing work from @freepress.bsky.social

The October 19 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by @juliorvarela.com Trump’s Approval Rating With Registered Latino Voters Now at 24 Percent Seven in 10 say the administration’s policies have harmed Latinos, according to new Pew Research Center survey

This is basically a @ruddock.bsky.social fan account at this point, but you've gotta read their latest piece in the new Pressing Issues about the AI behemoths trying to hide from public scrutiny and the people fighting back so they can't get away with it.

The 116th edition of Pressing Issues from @freepress.bsky.social is by @ruddock.bsky.social The AI Industry Is Running the Polluters’ Playbook We’ve seen these tactics before, and there’s still time to do something about it

New piece by my @freepress.bsky.social colleague @rlivier.bsky.social How the Skydance Conglomerate Will Harm Latinos

"Across the country, communities couldn’t be clearer about their demands in the face of the frenzied data center build-out: more public oversight and community control, not less." -- @ruddock.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social www.foodandwaterwatch.org/press/2026/1...

For one of our #AmericanColony video conversations, George Laws García of the Puerto Rico Statehood Council shares one consequence of colonialism, no matter your position on Puerto Rico's political status.

"In a year when the American labor market grew overall, newspaper employment continued to shrink, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics."

As we predicted ... and there is much worse to follow pressingissues.org/workers-publ...

Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage via @nytimes.com

New Pressing Issues: S. Derek Turner breaks down what David Ellison’s new toy will mean for his workers and your monthly bills. pressingissues.org/workers-publ...

So what does the first week post-merger look like? I spoke with @freepress.bsky.social senior economic and policy advisor S. Derek Turner for the 115th edition of Pressing Issues. Workers and the Public Will Pay for David Ellison’s ‘Shiny New Toy’ #Skydance #Paramount

On September 28, my @freepress.bsky.social colleague @josephtorr.bsky.social gave a speech about U.S. media history, and we published it today for the 114th edition of Pressing Issues. Here is "Too Long Have Others Spoken for Us" Definitely worth a read and a share too!

DA YANKEES LOSE 😄

The October 2 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by @juliorvarela.com Bipartisan Coalition Demands Work Permits for Long-Term Immigrants More than 250 Latino leaders, from MAGA to progressives, signed the same letter

This is the 113th edition of Pressing Issues from @freepress.bsky.social and it's by Free Press Co-CEO @jgo4justice.bsky.social

Found out from some Latino Rebels contributors and supporters via messages that LatinoRebels.com is back online again. Happy news!

Awful effort by the Red Sox.

"We have big news to share," @juliorvarela.com writes in the latest edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org AMERICAN COLONY Is a 2026 @signalawards.bsky.social Finalist

Statement from @freepress.bsky.social about Paramount-WBD merger

So cool of @ajc.com to republish @attorneynora.bsky.social's Pressing Issues piece.

The 112th edition of Pressing Issues from @freepress.bsky.social is by @rlivier.bsky.social, who interviews Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández about her "Racist by Design" book, which examines 2 centuries of U.S. Immigration control & includes history & context mainstream media rarely (if at all) covers.

Amazing news to get for a self-distributed, indie podcast.

The September 28 edition of The Latino Newsletter is via @us.theconversation.com Push for Creole Courses in Schools Stokes Historic Anti‐Haitian Feeling in Dominican Republic It was met with a swift and fierce public backlash

The 111th edition of Pressing Issues from @freepress.bsky.social is out. New by @attorneynora.bsky.social The White House Press Pool Is Not a Loyalty Test President Trump’s longstanding attacks on the media have reached a constitutional breaking point

For the LAST episode of The Latino Newsletter Podcast's second season, guest Felix Contreras of NPR's Alt.Latino talks about how the #BadBunny phenomenon has historical precedent. For this episode, both Felix and Anamaria Sayre joined Season 2 host Michelle Zacarias.

The latest update about merger news.

For the LAST episode of The Latino Newsletter Podcast's second season, guest Anamaria Sayre of @npr.org's Alt.Latino talks about how Tiny Desk (#ElTiny) has always had a strong following in Latin America.

New from @jgo4justice.bsky.social for the 110th edition of Pressing Issues Attorneys General Cave to Paramount’s Extortion Threats But the growing movement fighting the authoritarian takeover of the media won’t stop

My latest opinion for MS NOW Why this Florida Republican just went on the record criticizing Trump’s immigration policies Maria Elvira Salazar called out the president less than two years after winning her district by 20 points.

20 episodes for the second season of @thelatinonewsletter.org podcast. A fantastic run.

Here is @timkarr.bsky.social's latest for Pressing Issues from @freepress.bsky.social about the work @wisconsinwatch.org is doing on the issues of data centers and Big Tech.

Congratulations to @centropr.bsky.social on the launch of their new podcast: The Unheard Tapes of Frank Espada

JUST IN: A federal judge has barred DHS from threatening to prosecute a man who harshly criticized ICE’s acting director following the fatal shootings in Minnesota. It violates his free speech, Judge Contreras ruled. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

When AI Slop meets Sinclair bad things happen in Baltimore. The cartoonists are fighting back. New Pressing Issues by @juliorvarela.com

"I don’t make any exceptions for AI," award-winning cartoonist @claytoonz.bsky.social tells @juliorvarela.com. "I don’t care how funny you might think it is. But wherever they use AI ... it shows why they’re not professional cartoonists, because the writing is terrible."

How many Hispanic Heritage Month pitches did you receive today from people who have never pitched you before and know nothing about the work you do? Me: At least 20.

For Pressing Issues, I spoke with award-winning editorial cartoonist Clay Jones about @baltimoresun.bsky.social's AI slop editorial cartoons, and Clay pulls no punches. A very lively interview. Saying No to AI Slop — and The Baltimore Sun

All I want @thelatinonewsletter.org to be is a place where we publish the next generation of journalists who pitch us good stories that reflect our communities all over the country. I do enjoy editing their work.

Today's edition of Pressing Issues is by @jindia.bsky.social, who writes about the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and the lessons learned or not learned.

New Pressing Issues: Shilpa Jindia reflects on how we're still reckoning with the choices we made after 9/11.

We are back from our break with a new edition Emotional Leadership Is the Skill Latino Men Were Never Taught

"The Census has collected data on race, ethnicity and origin since 1790." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

My @freepress.bsky.social colleague Sarah Stone with an excellent summary of all the work Free Press is doing in #Massachusetts to support local news.

The September 4 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by @juliorvarela.com What @pewresearch.org's Newest Research Says About Latinos and the American Dream It can be its own curriculum

The September 3 edition of The Latino Newsletter is by @juliorvarela.com El Brief and the Audacity of Creating Your Own Lane