Max Granger
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writer / translator • words at The Intercept, El País, The Baffler, Foreign Policy, etc • translating Central American journalism @elfaro.net • maxgranger.substack.com
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Max Granger
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· Aug 19
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"At least $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years, the bank calculates."
Billionaires are inheriting record levels of wealth, UBS report finds reut.rs/3MFJWnW
Billionaires are inheriting record levels of wealth, UBS report finds
The spouses and children of billionaires inherited more wealth in 2025 than in any previous year since reporting began in 2015, according to UBS's Billionaire Ambitions Report published on Thursday.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"At least $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years, the bank calculates."
Waging a war of Christian supremacy against...Latin America?
December 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Waging a war of Christian supremacy against...Latin America?
Are ya winning the War on Drugs yet, son?
December 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Are ya winning the War on Drugs yet, son?
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“Border Patrol entering structures without a warrant is an escalation of attacks against life-saving humanitarian aid as well as a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment protections that everyone, regardless of legal status, is protected under”
New article by @maxgranger.info on the recent raid.
New article by @maxgranger.info on the recent raid.
Border Patrol raids No More Deaths aid camp, arrests three people
The raid is the first time NMD aid workers have witnessed agents breaking into constitutionally protected structures without a warrant—a significant escalation against humanitarian aid at the border.
maxgranger.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“Border Patrol entering structures without a warrant is an escalation of attacks against life-saving humanitarian aid as well as a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment protections that everyone, regardless of legal status, is protected under”
New article by @maxgranger.info on the recent raid.
New article by @maxgranger.info on the recent raid.
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“This illegal raid on our humanitarian aid station perpetuates a cycle of violence by not allowing those making a very deadly crossing to receive appropriate medical care, rest, food, and water,” said No More Deaths aid worker Ary Tischler.
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“This illegal raid on our humanitarian aid station perpetuates a cycle of violence by not allowing those making a very deadly crossing to receive appropriate medical care, rest, food, and water,” said No More Deaths aid worker Ary Tischler.
“This illegal raid on our humanitarian aid station perpetuates a cycle of violence by not allowing those making a very deadly crossing to receive appropriate medical care, rest, food, and water,” said No More Deaths aid worker Ary Tischler.
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“This illegal raid on our humanitarian aid station perpetuates a cycle of violence by not allowing those making a very deadly crossing to receive appropriate medical care, rest, food, and water,” said No More Deaths aid worker Ary Tischler.
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If you are a journalist who would like to speak to someone from our team about this, please email media@nomoredeaths.org
🚨 On Sunday, November 23, U.S. Border Patrol illegally entered the No More Deaths’ humanitarian aid station and arrested three people who were receiving aid, without a warrant.
December 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If you are a journalist who would like to speak to someone from our team about this, please email media@nomoredeaths.org
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🚨 On Sunday, November 23, U.S. Border Patrol illegally entered the No More Deaths’ humanitarian aid station and arrested three people who were receiving aid, without a warrant.
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Border Patrol has raided the @nomoredeaths.bsky.social humanitarian aid camp several times in the past, but this is the first time volunteers have witnessed agents enter structures without a warrant, marking a significant escalation in the agency’s cruel and illegal conduct at the border.
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Border Patrol has raided the @nomoredeaths.bsky.social humanitarian aid camp several times in the past, but this is the first time volunteers have witnessed agents enter structures without a warrant, marking a significant escalation in the agency’s cruel and illegal conduct at the border.
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St. Paul, MN. ICE abducted someone here yesterday.
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
St. Paul, MN. ICE abducted someone here yesterday.
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“My generation grew up in silence. We normalized war. We saw the tanks, the soldiers, the military checkpoints in broad daylight, the bombings in the city center, the bodies dumped in ditches like it was the most natural thing in the world… We normalized all of that.”
by @maxgranger.info
by @maxgranger.info
“In Guatemala, we don’t live with the truth”
El Faro interviews Guatemalan performance artist Regina José Galindo, in my translation
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“My generation grew up in silence. We normalized war. We saw the tanks, the soldiers, the military checkpoints in broad daylight, the bombings in the city center, the bodies dumped in ditches like it was the most natural thing in the world… We normalized all of that.”
by @maxgranger.info
by @maxgranger.info
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"We cannot escape the horror
follows us
it is our shadow"
great piece. there's a link within the article below where you can read more. Anyway, yeah, these words absolutely rhyme and echo with what my family went through in Guatemala for so long. Haunting and vital, I recommend it.
follows us
it is our shadow"
great piece. there's a link within the article below where you can read more. Anyway, yeah, these words absolutely rhyme and echo with what my family went through in Guatemala for so long. Haunting and vital, I recommend it.
“My generation grew up in silence. We normalized war. We saw the tanks, the soldiers, the military checkpoints in broad daylight, the bombings in the city center, the bodies dumped in ditches like it was the most natural thing in the world… We normalized all of that.”
by @maxgranger.info
by @maxgranger.info
“In Guatemala, we don’t live with the truth”
El Faro interviews Guatemalan performance artist Regina José Galindo, in my translation
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"We cannot escape the horror
follows us
it is our shadow"
great piece. there's a link within the article below where you can read more. Anyway, yeah, these words absolutely rhyme and echo with what my family went through in Guatemala for so long. Haunting and vital, I recommend it.
follows us
it is our shadow"
great piece. there's a link within the article below where you can read more. Anyway, yeah, these words absolutely rhyme and echo with what my family went through in Guatemala for so long. Haunting and vital, I recommend it.
Guatemalan performance artist Regina José Galindo talks about art, justice, and the politics of memory in country that has “normalized violence and acts of repressive power” and “does not live with the truth.”
My latest translation @elfaroenglish.bsky.social
My latest translation @elfaroenglish.bsky.social
Regina José Galindo, Performance Artist: “In Guatemala, we don’t live with the truth”
She walked barefoot, leaving footprints of human blood outside the Constitutional Court. She underwent surgery to reconstruct her hymen and become a virgin again. She had a doctor injected her in the ...
beta.elfaro.net
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Guatemalan performance artist Regina José Galindo talks about art, justice, and the politics of memory in country that has “normalized violence and acts of repressive power” and “does not live with the truth.”
My latest translation @elfaroenglish.bsky.social
My latest translation @elfaroenglish.bsky.social
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Interview: She left footprints of blood outside the Constitutional Court. She underwent surgery to reconstruct her hymen. A doctor injected anesthesia as she read testimonies of genocide. Guatemalan artist Regina José Galindo on the role of political art. beta.elfaro.net/en/spotlight...
Regina José Galindo, Performance Artist: “In Guatemala, we don’t live with the truth”
She walked barefoot, leaving footprints of human blood outside the Constitutional Court. She underwent surgery to reconstruct her hymen and become a virgin again. She had a doctor injected her in the ...
beta.elfaro.net
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Interview: She left footprints of blood outside the Constitutional Court. She underwent surgery to reconstruct her hymen. A doctor injected anesthesia as she read testimonies of genocide. Guatemalan artist Regina José Galindo on the role of political art. beta.elfaro.net/en/spotlight...
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🗞️ Tarmac of Tears: Back in Guatemala, Trump’s Deportees Weep
Read Issue No. 7 of Central America Monthly: beta.elfaro.net/en/monthly/i...
Read Issue No. 7 of Central America Monthly: beta.elfaro.net/en/monthly/i...
Tarmac of Tears - Issue No. 7 - Nov. 15, 2025
beta.elfaro.net
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🗞️ Tarmac of Tears: Back in Guatemala, Trump’s Deportees Weep
Read Issue No. 7 of Central America Monthly: beta.elfaro.net/en/monthly/i...
Read Issue No. 7 of Central America Monthly: beta.elfaro.net/en/monthly/i...
Stage of capitalism where America gets trapped like a pinball between episodes of Portlandia and Black Mirror
Anti-ICE protesters held an 80’s-themed yoga class outside the Portland ICE facility.
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Stage of capitalism where America gets trapped like a pinball between episodes of Portlandia and Black Mirror
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"'This project is furthering inhumanity, this project is furthering destruction, and we don’t need more nuclear weapons built by our citizens.'"
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"'This project is furthering inhumanity, this project is furthering destruction, and we don’t need more nuclear weapons built by our citizens.'"
Keeping America safe! 💪🇺🇸
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Keeping America safe! 💪🇺🇸
The "War on Drugs" is a war on the poor. Always has been.
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The "War on Drugs" is a war on the poor. Always has been.
The "narco-terrorists" in question:
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The "narco-terrorists" in question:
The U.S. is scaling up its military presence in El Salvador as Trump threatens war with Venezuela and escalates a rampage of extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The U.S. is scaling up its military presence in El Salvador as Trump threatens war with Venezuela and escalates a rampage of extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
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🔴 BREAKING: Israel Launches New Wave of Strikes Across Southern Lebanon
The Israeli military has unleashed heavy airstrikes across various parts of...Lebanon in what Al Jazeera described as the most serious escalation since the ceasefire that ended the 2024 war with Hezbollah...
More details: ⬇️ 🧵
The Israeli military has unleashed heavy airstrikes across various parts of...Lebanon in what Al Jazeera described as the most serious escalation since the ceasefire that ended the 2024 war with Hezbollah...
More details: ⬇️ 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🔴 BREAKING: Israel Launches New Wave of Strikes Across Southern Lebanon
The Israeli military has unleashed heavy airstrikes across various parts of...Lebanon in what Al Jazeera described as the most serious escalation since the ceasefire that ended the 2024 war with Hezbollah...
More details: ⬇️ 🧵
The Israeli military has unleashed heavy airstrikes across various parts of...Lebanon in what Al Jazeera described as the most serious escalation since the ceasefire that ended the 2024 war with Hezbollah...
More details: ⬇️ 🧵
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“In El Salvador it was the gangs; in the United States and Europe, it’s migrants and refugees. Manufacturing an enemy facilitates the acceptance of extraordinary measures.” - Salvadoran journalist Julia Gavarrete
I spoke with Salvadoran journalist @petizagavarrete.bsky.social about the rise of fascism, militarism, and tech-bro gentrification under Nayib Bukele's indefinite state of exception.
‘Little by little, we’re realizing the true scale of human loss in El Salvador’
A conversation with Salvadoran journalist Julia Gavarrete, on fascism, militarism, and tech-bro gentrification under Nayib Bukele’s indefinite ‘state of exception.'
substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“In El Salvador it was the gangs; in the United States and Europe, it’s migrants and refugees. Manufacturing an enemy facilitates the acceptance of extraordinary measures.” - Salvadoran journalist Julia Gavarrete
ICYMI:
I spoke with Salvadoran journalist @petizagavarrete.bsky.social about the rise of fascism, militarism, and tech-bro gentrification under Nayib Bukele's indefinite state of exception.
‘Little by little, we’re realizing the true scale of human loss in El Salvador’
A conversation with Salvadoran journalist Julia Gavarrete, on fascism, militarism, and tech-bro gentrification under Nayib Bukele’s indefinite ‘state of exception.'
substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
ICYMI:
Keeping America safe 💪🇺🇸
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Keeping America safe 💪🇺🇸