📝 L.A. TACO, The Southlander, palabra., Caló News, Daily Chela, Geopolitical Economy Report, and more. 📨 abe@thesouthlander.com linkin.bio/abemarquezhttps://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.social/post/3mlqoykvig22iToday, The Southlander @thesouthlander.com turn one! 🥳 Though we wish to publish more, we are immensely proud of what we have accomplished. Subscribe today! no paywall! thesouthlander.com/we-turned-one/ https://thesouthlander.com/we-turned-one/13 May 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:rb37b7ioak6efmddsbeoabx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqoykvig22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.social/post/3mkbmjqcnts2tOn Wednesday, I watched the West Coast premiere of @abbymartin.bsky.social newest film, “Cuba After Castro.” It’s the first time Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel has given an interview with a US journalist. Great for US audiences to learn about Cuba. My report 👇 https://www.calonews.com/news/entertainment/new-documentary-cuba-after-castro-shows-life-in-cuba-today/article_c4b9646f-e1bd-439d-beb0-fc1780acaa96.html24 Apr 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:rb37b7ioak6efmddsbeoabx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbmjqcnts2thttps://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.social/post/3mk7i5a2jjk2yintroducing a new section for my Substack: https://abemarquez.substack.com/p/introducing-a-new-section-open-files24 Apr 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:rb37b7ioak6efmddsbeoabx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7i5a2jjk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.social/post/3mi7sys5qdk2nyou can now order lowrider stamps at USPS https://store.usps.com/store/product/lowriders-stamps-S_48820429 Mar 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:rb37b7ioak6efmddsbeoabx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7sys5qdk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.social/post/3mho64gsadk2rThe LA Public Library @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social canceled an event they organized where they invited Palestinian children’s book authors Jenan Matari & Nora Lester Murad They are calling on people to tell library to stop censoring Palestinian stories statement https://palestinelegal.org/news/lapl-letter22 Mar 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:rb37b7ioak6efmddsbeoabx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mho64gsadk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.social/post/3mhe3uxj3ec24Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian diaspora community in the world. But opinions are mixed when it comes to support for the war against Iran I spoke to folks in the community to see how they feel about the US war on their homeland My latest @aljazeera.com https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2026/3/18/how-los-angeless-iranian-diaspora-is-confronting-the-us-war-on-iran18 Mar 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:rb37b7ioak6efmddsbeoabx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhe3uxj3ec24https://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.social/post/3mgyeosbbt22hLast July, while working, Ernesto Ayala was tipped that immigration agents were headed towards his way to take a group of women. Ayala put his body on the line to protect them, & he was brutalized & taken I interviewed Ernesto about that day: @thesouthlander.com https://thesouthlander.com/jenaro-ernesto-ayala-interview/14 Mar 2026 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:rb37b7ioak6efmddsbeoabx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgyeosbbt22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.social/post/3mgy7ubm4ss2bHaitian asylum seeker, Daphy Michel, was found unresponsive days after being stranded at ICE-ISAP Office. Michel was part of ICE’s Alternatives to Detention Program (ATD). @lataco.bsky.social https://lataco.com/hatian-woman-dies14 Mar 2026 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:rb37b7ioak6efmddsbeoabx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgy7ubm4ss2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.social/post/3mg7fkgebk227new article on my Substack https://abemarquez.substack.com/p/grassroots-groups-mobilize-across04 Mar 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:rb37b7ioak6efmddsbeoabx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7fkgebk227https://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.social/post/3mfvrl3l6wc27Iran has every right to defend itself [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Feb 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:rb37b7ioak6efmddsbeoabx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfvrl3l6wc27https://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.social/post/3mfb27f7rgk2rIn January 2020, I remember thinking we were really close to going to war with Iran, or at least the closest in my lifetime, because Trump killed General Qasem Soleimani along with Iraqi officials. Iran retaliated with a measured strike. Then Covid-19 hit in March, and things kinda went quiet.20 Feb 2026 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:rb37b7ioak6efmddsbeoabx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfb27f7rgk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/abemarquez.bsky.social/post/3mf3f4ut4es27In 1973, Jesse Jackson & Angela Davis met with Crusade for Justice, a Chicano civil rights org fighting against police brutality. 6 years later, Jesse Jackson met with Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat in Beirut, Lebanon. Rest in Power, Jesse Jackson17 Feb 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:rb37b7ioak6efmddsbeoabx2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3f4ut4es27