Check out our latest episode of @thelatinonewsletter.org podcast 🎙️ with @nicolefoy.bsky.social on her reporting for @propublica.org

DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol and ICE Raid Almost 20 L.A. Communities, Almost 30 Total in SoCal in Record Numbers @eltragon.bsky.social

WARNING, fellow journalists: As @nicoschmidt.io explains, attackers are trying to hijack reporters' Signal accounts by tricking people into handing over their 2FA codes. www.linkedin.com/posts/nicosc...

The Atlantic reported that Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as the "commander at large" for the U.S. Border Patrol and will return to his former job in California, where he is expected to retire soon. No confirmation from DHS or the White House, yet. www.reuters.com/world/bovino...

I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop. It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities. I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.

I've been studying the history of US, and indeed, global policing my whole career and I can't make it more clear to law makers that this isn't a bastardization of policing, it is its purest form and logical conclusion. The impunity, militarization, deference, legitimacy, racial targeting, etc.

I got to feature THE @nicolefoy.bsky.social on the @thelatinonewsletter.org podcast to discuss her groundbreaking coverage of US citizens who have been detained by ICE. ✍️: @propublica.org podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Minneapolis doesn’t get enough credit for being the tipping point of resistance movements. We saw it with George Floyd and we’re seeing it now. They have a unified working class and know how to mobilize the masses. A lot of the people you see at the frontlines are regular folks, not activists.

Abolishing ICE is the bare minimum. This goes for ANYBODY, but especially the Democrats in congress too cowardly to demand an end to state-sanctioned murder, abduction and trafficking.

People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.

The news about people losing their eyes to less lethal rounds is a good time to remind people to buy goggles if you are going to a protest. Look for ones with an impact-resistant rating of ANSI Z87+ High-velocity impact rating or ANSI Z87.1+ High-velocity impact rating. Ideally, rubber not foam seal

I don’t need to see the ICE body cam footage to know Renee’s death was not justified. Just as I never had look at footage of police shootings to know that Black and brown people should not be executed by cops. No matter what angle you present: this violence will never be normalized to me. #reneegood

Important context for claims that the Nicole Renee Good was obstructing/assaulting officers before she was shot & killed: The last time immigration agents shot a woman (Marimar Martinez, Chicago) they made similar claims. Prosecutors have already dropped the charges www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."

A 23 year old larping as a journalist made a misleading and inaccurate YouTube video that the administration full of chronically online shitposters used to justify the “largest immigration operation ever” and now someone is dead

My impulse is always to tell people to "stay safe," but the reality is, I want us to get angrier. This administration begets all of our outrage and ire. Shooting civilians in broad daylight is just the beginning; they are setting the standard for violence against anyone who speaks out.

ICE just murdered a woman here in Minneapolis. A legal observer. Shot her multiple times while she drove away as ordered. She was a US citizen. Absolute, unequivocal, cold-blooded murder by Trump’s gestapo. Abolish ICE, jail for everyone in charge. This is the lowest bar we accept now.

It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead

Fernando Mendoza: And for my grandparents…Por el amor y el sacrificio de mis padres y abuelos, los quiero mucho. Desde todo mi corazón les doy las gracias. (For the love and sacrifice of my parents and grandparents, I love you a lot. From all my heart, I thank you.) www.calonews.com/sports/ferna...

In a political moment when acts like braiding may be dismissed as insignificant, Flores and Portillo demonstrate how two people can still spark meaningful change. #PonteYourMoños #CommunityCare #CulturalResistance #BraidingIsPolitical www.calonews.com/communities/...

‘It was for their entertainment’: Formerly incarcerated youths speak out about abuse at LA County juvenile hall, @zacariasm.bsky.social reports. Thirty officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall face criminal charges for encouraging & incentivizing “gladiator-style fights” between boys.

"If [ICE] wants to come back after a day of kidnapping landscapers and want to kick back and have a beer at the Residence Inn, I say no." "Why should they have an easy night when everybody else is scared?" #California #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

Footage from today’s protest in #DTLA where I was pushed, kettled and tear gassed by LAPD while reporting for @calonews.bsky.social

I spoke to Angela Ross for her award-winning podcast SoCalVoices about my coverage of the #Eatonwildfire and its impact on Altadena residents. url:https://www.socalvoices.com/la-fires-aftermath/

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...

The toll of climate disasters is a direct consequence of decades of disinvestment in the communities most vulnerable to crises. @zacariasm.bsky.social reports on how many disabled & elderly residents were abandoned during California wildfires. prismreports.org/2025/02/19/d...

My latest story on the aftermath of the Eaton Fire for @prismreports.org

In Gaza, civil defense workers say they’ve discovered the bodies of 137 people buried under the ruins of Palestinian homes, schools and businesses in the hours since the ceasefire deal took effect Sunday. www.democracynow.org/2025/1/21/he...

Check out my most recent breakdown on Trump's executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship, and what he can and can't do. #Trump #executiveorder #birthright #14thamendment #immigration www.calonews.com/featured-top...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced Thursday that his Cabinet will not convene to approve the Gaza ceasefire agreement due to what it described as a "last-minute crisis.” My heart breaks for Palestinians who are at the mercy of these war mongers 💔

One thing I’d like to remind folks—especially those from out of state—is that the wildfires are impacting everyone. Not just the rich and elite. It is displacing working class BIPOC communities who have spent generations building homes to pass on to their children. #California #EatonFire #Altadena

Images from my coverage of the wild fires in Southern California. Franklin Elementary school in #Altadena was completely destroyed by the Eaton fire which has already claimed countless homes and over 14,00 acres of land. Truly devastating. #California #fires

Incarcerated youth housed at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall and Camp Kilpatrick have yet to be evacuated, despite mounting concerns over their safety. #Californiafires Please share and read my article and tag local officials!! www.calonews.com/communities/...

I can’t properly explain to people living outside of SoCal what is happening right now. People are abandoning their homes trying to get to a safer area. So many families are losing everything in the blink of an eye. I’m in a “safe zone” and can still smell the ash in the air. #californiafires

"One might ask: what kind of person takes pleasure in another’s death? Perhaps that question is more fitting for those who wield the power in the healthcare industry, making decisions that determine whether a life is saved—or whether it is allowed to end." www.calonews.com/featured-top...

If you're getting tired of buzzwords like "genocide" and "apartheid," then think of a fun and creative way to describe an occupying force that has completely wiped out over 1,400 Palestinian families (thus far) using collective punishment as their justification. #FreePalestine #endthegenocide

My heart breaks every single day for the people of Palestine. It is clear that the IDF, with the assistance of U.S., is targeting providers—doctors, farmers, cooks, aid workers, journalists—those preserving survival and truth. They are trying to eliminate any hope for Palestinians. It is pure evil.

I saw Gladiator II yesterday and was so disappointed to discover May Calamawy was completely cut from the film. It’s evident that actors (particularly women of color) who support Palestine—such as May Calamawy and Melissa Barrera —have been systemically targeted by Hollywood executives. 😡

People always ask me if i’m happier living in California weather. I think they are often surprised when I tell them how homesick I am for Chicago in the fall and early months of winter. There is not a city with more history and beauty than the working class midwest architectural gem of Chi town 🥹💕

As someone who was in the trenches of Leftbook for quite some time, I recognize that Bluesky will eventually devolve into a cesspool of leftist infighting…but goddammit i’m happy to be here for the honey moon stage.

Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀