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Journalist | CDMX/Colorado | Media relations at the Global FoodBanking Network | #foodsystems #climatechange #hunger #NBA #Nuggets | he/him/his | jfredrick@foodbanking.org

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Nashville Noticias' Estefany RodrΓ­guez reportedly detained by ICE agents A reporter for Nashville Noticias was reportedly taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Thursday afternoon.

ICE arrested a journalist yesterday without a warrant.

She is an asylum seeker, has valid work permits, and is married to a U.S. citizen.

fox17.com/news/local/n...

06.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 465 πŸ” 231 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 7
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I would consider myself an AP stan but I haven’t read a single enlightening story from them since the war started. Look at the β€œmajor developments” they’re following!

05.03.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it just me or is it really hard to find on the ground reporting about the war? Unsurprisingly, Al Jazeera has lots of on the ground reporting but almost all other major, English language outlets are just reprinting bullshit statements from US and Israeli politicians

05.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran school and nearby military base struck multiple times, satellite image reveals Iranian authorities say the attack, which took place on Saturday, killed 168 people.

BBC Verify has pieced together verified videos, satellite imagery and expert views after a deadly attack near a primary school in Minab, souther Iran, which suggest the area was hit more than once "by multiple simultaneous or near-simultaneous strikes".

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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CNN: More than 1,000 civilians killed in Iran since war began, rights group reports
By Helen Regan
More than 1,000 people, including children, have been killed in Iran since the war began on Saturday, according to US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
The rights group said as of Tuesday afternoon ET, at least 1,097 civilians had been killed, including 181 children.
More than 5,400 civilians, including 100 children, have been injured, HRANA reported.
The group said its report is preliminary and is veritying hundreds more reported deaths.

CNN: More than 1,000 civilians killed in Iran since war began, rights group reports By Helen Regan More than 1,000 people, including children, have been killed in Iran since the war began on Saturday, according to US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). The rights group said as of Tuesday afternoon ET, at least 1,097 civilians had been killed, including 181 children. More than 5,400 civilians, including 100 children, have been injured, HRANA reported. The group said its report is preliminary and is veritying hundreds more reported deaths.

At least 1,097 civilians had been killed in Iran so far, including 181 children.

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No matter where you are, they’re using the same playbook

02.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1000 πŸ” 294 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 7
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After Detention, Families Stranded in Border Town Face Harrowing Journey Home Parents and children from a detention center in Texas found themselves dropped at a border town shelter with few means to leave.

After detaining children and parents for weeks, or months, inside Dilley detention center, ICE is dumping them at a shelter in Laredo, TX. They are often thousands of miles away from where they were arrested, with no money to get back home. THREAD (1/)
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/03/02/i...

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Chuck Schumer: β€˜The American People Deserve A President Who Can More Credibly Justify War With Iran’ WASHINGTONβ€”In a pointed critique of President Trump’s foreign policy leadership, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stated to members of the press Thursday that β€œthe American people deserve a presid...

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28.02.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 6721 πŸ” 1517 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 81
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This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t George W. Bush may think that a war against Iraq is the solution to our problems, but the reality is, it will only serve to create far more.

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

28.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 10275 πŸ” 2806 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 136

What the genocide in Gaza reinforced is that there are no "civilians" when it comes to Israel and the United States. The rest of the world learned the same lesson and the consequences are going to be felt across the world.

28.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 3364 πŸ” 1109 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 0
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Footage from Minab, Iran, shows the aftermath of an Israeli-US strike on a girls' elementary school that reportedly killed more than 50 people.

28.02.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 1314 πŸ” 908 πŸ’¬ 114 πŸ“Œ 261
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The Enshittificator Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved…

Criminally funny, but also I'm crying inside

Norway comes for the #TechBros

www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree

vimeo.com/1168468796?f...

27.02.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 549 πŸ” 348 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 64
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Climate coverage is shrinking. We're expanding it. Announcing a new weekly video podcast!

the epidemic of men launching podcasts about nothing has gotten out of control

to combat this I am launching a podcast WITH A WOMAN (veteran climate journalist Tracy Wholf) to talk about stuff that actually matters (the planet being destroyed by the worst people alive)

Find subscribe links here:

26.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 449 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 9
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He witnessed a migrant death at an ICE detention center, then was deported A deported witness describes the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an El Paso ICE facility, alleging guards beat him while he yelled 'I can't breathe.'

"He was yelling 'I can't breathe, I can't breathe' as they hit him"

DHS deported one of the witnesses to the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at Camp East Montana. He was held in disciplinary segregation at the time when guards choked the 55-year-old Cuban immigrant to death.

24.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 591 πŸ” 373 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 16
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Disappearances in Mexico surge by 200% over 10 years More than 130,000 people considered missing or disappeared in Mexico as drug cartels expand

Disappearances in Mexico surge by 200% over 10 years

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

20.02.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering

The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory

15.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 4183 πŸ” 1853 πŸ’¬ 129 πŸ“Œ 319
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The executive jet that DHS says it needs has a β€œbedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar ..”

@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

19.02.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 4101 πŸ” 1715 πŸ’¬ 579 πŸ“Œ 511
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Tennessee said yes to ICEβ€”and turned into a deportation state How the feds worked with state troopers to terrorize Nashville’s immigrants.

We watched more than 50 hours of dashcam and bodycam footage taken from the first night of the ICE sweeps in Nashville in May. During one arrest, an agent finds an immigrant's ID and notes he's a manager at a Mexican restaurant.

β€œThe guacamole is never going to taste the same,” the agent laughs.

19.02.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 219 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5
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ICE arrest–based detention rose by 11,296. 92% of that growth is people with no criminal convictions, and 72% have no criminal charges at all, only alleged immigration violations.

Read more on my substack: austinkocher.substack.com/p/show-your-...

18.02.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta imagine the line for her becoming a CBS News contributor is -200

17.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As just such a journalism professor, I invite Chris here to lay out his own pedagogical vision for the only private profession mentioned by name in the Constitution. If it’s β€œlet the machine write for you” then I further invite him to resign and make room for real journalists

16.02.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections

In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to Cameroon.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...

15.02.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 403 πŸ” 246 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 30
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ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.

"The plan’s $38 billion budget is more than the total annual spending for 22 states, according to state budget data."

Dems should not only pay a dollar for this monstrosity - in the future - they will need to claw back all that money and the entire $75 billion Rs appropriated for this monstrosity.

13.02.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 204 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
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World Cup means slashed wages and displacement for some workers in Mexico City Preparations for the 2026 World Cup in Mexico City are cutting into the livelihoods of sex workers and street vendors near Azteca Stadium.

Mexico City is rapidly preparing to be a host for the
FIFA World Cup, but government preparations in working class areas of the capital are slashing earning for sex workers and displacing vendors. By the great @meganjanetsky.bsky.social for @apnews.com apnews.com/article/mexi...

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Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...

Disgusting. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

13.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 528 πŸ” 161 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 13
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A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.

A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq

11.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 3278 πŸ” 1656 πŸ’¬ 241 πŸ“Œ 349
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paulβ€”an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

11.02.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 11393 πŸ” 6557 πŸ’¬ 274 πŸ“Œ 625

β€œThese sneaking and cowardly Sicilians, the descendants of bandits and assassins, who have transported to this country the lawless passions, the cutthroat practices and the oathbound societies, are to us a pest without mitigation. Our own rattlesnakes are as good citizens as they.”NYT editorial 1891

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