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Maximillian Alvarez
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- Editor in Chief & Co-Executive Director, @therealnews.com
- Host, Working People podcast
- Author, The Work of Living
- Dad to many cats
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Trump & the US oil-igarchy want to "run Venezuela." How is Latin America responding?

My interview with our Latin America Correspondent @undertheshadow.bsky.social is up @therealnews.com

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The Americas will never be the same after Trump invasion of Venezuela
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January 5, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Trump & the US oil-igarchy want to "run Venezuela." How is Latin America responding?

My interview with our Latin America Correspondent @undertheshadow.bsky.social is up @therealnews.com

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The Americas will never be the same after Trump invasion of Venezuela
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January 5, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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“I can’t begin to tell you how insane this is,” said one critic. “He did not inform Congress but he’s saying he informed the oil companies.”
‘What an authoritarian oligarchy looks like’: Trump says oil execs tipped off about Venezuela attack
“I can’t begin to tell you how insane this is,” said one critic. “He did not inform Congress but he’s saying he informed the oil companies.”
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January 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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“This war, every bomb dropped, is not for us. This is for Trump and the billionaires. And we are here to stand against that and say that Baltimore stands with the people of Venezuela”
‘Hands off Venezuela!’: Baltimoreans protest Trump invasion
“This war, every bomb dropped, is not for us. This is for Trump and the billionaires. And we are here to stand against that and say that Baltimore stands with the people of Venezuela”
therealnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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🚨 ‘Hands off Venezuela!’: Baltimoreans protest Trump invasion of sovereign Latin American nation

My full on-the-ground report from yesterday's protest is up @therealnews.com

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‘Hands off Venezuela!’: Baltimoreans protest Trump invasion of sovereign Latin American nation
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January 5, 2026 at 4:18 AM
🚨 ‘Hands off Venezuela!’: Baltimoreans protest Trump invasion of sovereign Latin American nation

My full on-the-ground report from yesterday's protest is up @therealnews.com

youtu.be/ij-OC884vIU
‘Hands off Venezuela!’: Baltimoreans protest Trump invasion of sovereign Latin American nation
YouTube video by The Real News Network
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January 5, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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Trump has invaded #Venezuela. This is the 1st time the US has used its own military to invade a South American country. President Trump made the purpose of the invasion very clear on Saturday: oil. The result will be disastrous. My latest @therealnews.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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This is the first time the United States has used its own military to invade a South American country, and President Trump made the purpose of the invasion very clear on Saturday: oil.

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Trump invades Venezuela, kidnaps Maduro, and hurls the Western hemisphere into chaos
This is the first time the United States has used its own military to invade a South American country, and President Trump made the purpose of the invasion very clear on Saturday: oil.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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You don't have to listen to these professional liars who are barely trying. 9 months ago they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Around 100 residents of Baltimore & local organizers march through downtown to protest the Trump regime's lawless military invasion of Venezuela & kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro & his wife Cilia Flores this morning.

I'm on the ground for @therealnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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Baltimore says U.S. out of everywhere!
🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Residents of Baltimore & local organizers gather in front of City Hall to protest the Trump regime's lawless military invasion of Venezuela & kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro & his wife Cilia Flores this morning. I'm on the ground for @therealnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Thank you #Baltimore We stand with the people of #Venezuela.
🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Residents of Baltimore & local organizers gather in front of City Hall to protest the Trump regime's lawless military invasion of Venezuela & kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro & his wife Cilia Flores this morning. I'm on the ground for @therealnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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Thak you, people of Baltimore!
🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Around 100 residents of Baltimore & local organizers march through downtown to protest the Trump regime's lawless military invasion of Venezuela & kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro & his wife Cilia Flores this morning.

I'm on the ground for @therealnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 PM
🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Around 100 residents of Baltimore & local organizers march through downtown to protest the Trump regime's lawless military invasion of Venezuela & kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro & his wife Cilia Flores this morning.

I'm on the ground for @therealnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Residents of Baltimore & local organizers gather in front of City Hall to protest the Trump regime's lawless military invasion of Venezuela & kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro & his wife Cilia Flores this morning. I'm on the ground for @therealnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Shame! It's almost like the FIFA Peace Prize has no meaning anymore
January 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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Journalists @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social and @stevemellon412.bsky.social urge a new approach to journalism as they accept an Izzy Award for their work documenting East Palestine.
Don’t Forget the People of East Palestine
Journalists Maximillian Alvarez and Steve Mellon urge a new approach to journalism as they accept an Izzy award for their work documenting East Palestine.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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The post is real, their intent is loud and clear. Are you going to keep lying to yourself, or are you gonna wake up and do something about it?
Every single aspect of this is beyond disturbing, but they are literally broadcasting the intent to commit ethnic cleansing.

This is evidence for The Hague.
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The post is real, their intent is loud and clear. Are you going to keep lying to yourself, or are you gonna wake up and do something about it?
Every single aspect of this is beyond disturbing, but they are literally broadcasting the intent to commit ethnic cleansing.

This is evidence for The Hague.
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Well said
At a book launch event for the @projectcensored.bsky.social 2025 State of the Free Press report at @redemmas.org, I discussed why the rich & powerful are hellbent on owning & controlling news media orgs, social media platforms, & every other form of media they can get their claws on @therealnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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For @therealnews.com I did reporting from inside the anti-ICE protests in Portland at the ICE facility, where violence was one sided: from officers against protesters.
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Violence at Portland’s ICE facility is coming from one side: the officers
“People of all ages showed up on Sunday, some of which had a small picket line going, others blowing bubbles and using their voices to condemn [law enforcement’s] behavior. But it doesn’t matter what ...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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🚨 THEY POISONED A WHOLE COMMUNITY. THE EPA HELPED COVER IT UP

After the Feb. 3, 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment & chemical disaster in East Palestine, OH, the EPA assured local residents everything was safe. That's not what independent testing expert Scott Smith found... @therealnews.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
🚨 THEY POISONED A WHOLE COMMUNITY. THE EPA HELPED COVER IT UP

After the Feb. 3, 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment & chemical disaster in East Palestine, OH, the EPA assured local residents everything was safe. That's not what independent testing expert Scott Smith found... @therealnews.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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🚨 RESIDENTS IN THIS SMALL TOWN "LEFT FOR DEAD" AFTER INDUSTRIAL DISASTER

“It’s not fair. We’re people, our lives matter. My daughter’s life matters" displaced East Palestine, OH, resident Jami Wallace tells me.

Watch my full documentary report on @therealnews.com YouTube channel...
December 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM