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Tamara Pearson
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Australian-Mexican journalist, activist, and author. Excluded Headlines newsletter: https://excludedheadlines.substack.com/ New book, The Eyes of the Earth https://tinyurl.com/EyesEarth
September 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Mexican activists argue that it isn't #climate "change" but environmental violence, and that stopping it goes hand in hand with challenging imperialism. My latest. truthout.org/articles/mex...
September 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Reading the mainstream English world #news, you would get the impression that the war on Iran, the Amazon plane crash, and migrants in Ceuta is all that is happening, and that there was very little resistance to the dire international situation. excludedheadlines.substack.com/p/excluded-h...
September 11, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Reposted by Tamara Pearson
Today the UN said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade as well as other measures to address the enduring legacy of racism
www.truthdig.com/articles/gha...
Ghana Leads Global Push for Slavery Reparations, While Still Paying for Empire at Home
As its gold enriches foreign markets and IMF debt weighs heavily, Ghana is demanding the world reckon with the legacy of the slave trade.
www.truthdig.com
August 31, 2026 at 10:30 PM
From Nepal to Guinea and Somalia, the Global South this week is being hit by various climate tragedies that they did not cause - this and more headlines excludedheadlines.substack.com/p/excluded-h...
#news
August 27, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Filipinos reject planned massive US-led AI hub
+ important Global South #news headlines
excludedheadlines.substack.com/p/excluded-h...
Excluded Headlines: Filipinos reject planned massive US-led AI hub, + important headlines
The latest Global South news stories the US- and Eurocentric media downplay and overlook, with author and journalist, Tamara Pearson.
excludedheadlines.substack.com
August 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Filipinos reject planned massive US-led AI hub
+ important Global South #news headlines
excludedheadlines.substack.com/p/excluded-h...
Excluded Headlines: Filipinos reject planned massive US-led AI hub, + important headlines
The latest Global South news stories the US- and Eurocentric media downplay and overlook, with author and journalist, Tamara Pearson.
excludedheadlines.substack.com
August 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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La Guaira, the site of last month's #Venezuela_Earthquake "is one of the best places for international events like Grand Slam tournaments or deep-sea fishing. But the U.S. is also interested in the real estate possibilities."
@codepink.bsky.social #USForeignPolicy
Vultures Circling the Rubble: US Troops and Businesses Descend on Venezuela
After the June earthquakes, U.S. and Israeli troops have arrived in Venezuela, but economic and political interests, not humanitarian recovery, appear to be driving their presence.
www.truthdig.com
July 28, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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As digital sexual abuse increases globally, South Korea has become a top region for deepfake sex crimes. AI has changed who participates, consumers are becoming producers. buff.ly/U0bKmlv
#TFGBV #Deepfakes #AIHarm @hankyoreh @audrights @mothership2024 @digitalrightspk
July 1, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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The DRC's Ebola outbreak is unlike previous ones: a new strain, no approved vaccine, and USAID cuts, as well as armed conflict, and deep mistrust.Our journalist there spoke to doctors, locals, & scientists.
www.truthdig.com/articles/in-...
#Ebola #DRCongo @kakape.bsky.social @808radius.bsky.social
June 27, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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Gentle sensory stimulation meaningfully boosts divergent thinking and idea generation. But, time, greenery, and community - basic preconditions for thriving are limited for many people. 3 writing exercises for rebellious fascination resistancewords.com/2026/06/25/w...
June 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Gentle sensory stimulation meaningfully boosts divergent thinking and idea generation. But, time, greenery, and community - basic preconditions for thriving are limited for many people. 3 writing exercises for rebellious fascination resistancewords.com/2026/06/25/w...
June 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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A society with one trillionaire and millions of people in poverty is something to be deeply ashamed of, actually
June 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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While FIFA counts goals, many Mexicans are counting the disappeared.

As the World Cup opens, protests are growing across Mexico over disappearances, water, labor rights, displacement, and corporate power.

By Tamara Pearson

znetwork.org/znetarticle/fifa-counts-goals-mexicans-count-the-disappeared/
FIFA Counts Goals, Mexicans Count the Disappeared
From teachers to the mothers searching for the forcibly disappeared, Mexico will be holding numerous, massive protests against the 2026 Men's World Cup as
znetwork.org
June 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Hundreds have been fired, suspended or investigated for speaking out under the Trump Administration. And it’s just the tip of the iceberg. This is the first episode of our new investigative narrative podcast The Battle for Free Speech, hosted by Marc Steiner & @undertheshadow.bsky.social
Fired and Jailed: Attacks on free speech under Trump
Hundreds have been fired, suspended, or investigated for speaking out under the Trump administration. And it’s just the tip of the iceberg. This is Episode 1 of The Battle for Free Speech podcast.
therealnews.com
June 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Criminal organizations like Los Ardillos are terrorizing local communities in an effort to expand control over valuable mineral deposits.

By @tamarapearson.bsky.social

www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
The Narco Erasure of Indigenous Mexican Life
Criminal organizations like Los Ardillos are terrorizing local communities in an effort to expand control over valuable mineral deposits.
www.truthdig.com
June 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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“Every time Palestinians and their supporters organize internationally, Washington reaches for the terrorism label to shut them down,” said one critic.
‘Aiding and abetting genocide’: US sanctions peaceful Gaza Flotilla organizers
“Every time Palestinians and their supporters organize internationally, Washington reaches for the terrorism label to shut them down,” said one critic.
therealnews.com
May 20, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Mothers' Day is not the same in a country with 130,000 forcibly disappeared people #mothersday #mexico nada que celebrar.
May 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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Rania Khalek explains why many Lebanese see direct talks with Israel as capitulation as Israel continues bombing, occupying, and trying to carve up southern Lebanon.
May 9, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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Social media is no longer social. Most of it is passive viewing of videos and pictures from people we've never met.

But we're still studying social media like it's 2010.

We've entered the post-social media era — and research needs to catch up.

osf.io/preprints/so...
preprint w/ Richard Rogers
April 23, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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A new mining agreement provides no benefits for Mexico and fails to address health and environmental impacts.
buff.ly/DD8ajZq
US Mining Plan Will Sacrifice Mexico’s Environment for Weapons and Tech
A new mining agreement provides no benefits for Mexico and fails to address health and environmental impacts.
truthout.org
April 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Global South cities, overall, have just one third of the green space of Global North cities, due to lower state income and budgets for street infrastructure and high levels of exploitation by the Global North. www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1451/wo...
Mexico: As the green space gap grows, parks are becoming a Global North luxury
Despite the serious environmental and health consequences of low green space, in cities like Puebla, Mexico, city and state governments prioritise corporate-led projects that reduce green space furthe...
www.greenleft.org.au
April 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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After living in the U.S. for decades, vulnerable, sick deportees are sleeping on sidewalks and dying in a country they don’t know.
The US Is Dumping Elderly Migrants in Mexico Without ID, Money or Phones - Truthdig
After living in the U.S. for decades, vulnerable, sick deportees are sleeping on sidewalks and dying in a country they don’t know.
www.truthdig.com
April 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Reposted by Tamara Pearson
Mainstream English-language outlets refer to the war as the “conflict in the Middle East,” as if the region just got up one morning and decided to set itself on fire.
As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media Turns Its Head
Mainstream English-language outlets refer to the war as the “conflict in the Middle East,” as if the region just got up one morning and decided to set itself on fire.
www.truthdig.com
March 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM