Enrique Saenz

UPDATE:
States with the biggest rise in #gasprices compared to a week ago
Indiana ⬆️47c/gal
West Virginia ⬆️47c/gal
Ohio ⬆️46c/gal
Florida ⬆️44c/gal
Louisiana ⬆️43c/gal
Oklahoma ⬆️42c/gal
Texas ⬆️41c/gal
Maryland ⬆️41c/gal
Georgia ⬆️41c/gal
Minnesota ⬆️39c/gal

Bringing out the greatest hits for this new Middle East war.

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US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone.

So damn stupid.

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How poisonous mercury can get from coal‑fired power plants into fish you eat For years, people fishing along the banks of the White River that winds through Indianapolis were met by ominous signs warning about eating the fish they catch. One of those risks was mercury poisonin...

My new Commentary on the disasterous decision to pull back from pollution controls that protect children from toxic mercury
Also bad for climate, btw…

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Cover of The Lancet:

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Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims.

By @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social

We don't have a good record on sunk cost fallacy wars.

Trust, speeding and ICE: New IMPD chief addresses westside problems Tanya Terry spoke to residents at Haughville Coffee with the Chief event Feb. 24

IMPD's new chief and westside residents had a frank conversation about issues on their side of town.

by @enriquesaenz.bsky.social
Photos for @mirrorindy.org by Brett Phelps

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AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases

You're telling me that word association tools trained on internet comments don't know how to deescalate?

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Everyone's terrible viewing habits have led to this, the CNN Loud Guy.

In a strip mall on 38th Street, a seamstress finds her perfect fit When firefighters or fly guys need something tailored they go to 65-year-old 'Silo,' who grew up sewing in Mexico City.

In a strip mall on 38th Street, a seamstress finds her perfect fit

(Also meet her cat, Golden!)

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Brawndo-ass answer.

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change — The Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.

When you regulate carbon emissions, you are also regulating direct and indirect contamination that sickens and kills millions
This Administration continues to go the wrong way for Americans, and the health of the planet

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How could this affect Indy? Check out this @mirrorindy.org story from August: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"

Still punk as F, I say to myself while listening to Black Flag in my sensible minivan.

State could close ‘loophole’ that lets councilors pick projects The practice is under scrutiny after reporting from Mirror Indy.

City-county councilors could lose the ability to handpick projects that benefit their districts after a state lawmaker criticized the process. It comes after I reported last year that some councilors used taxpayer dollars to fix roads in front of their homes mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"

Respect to Rodney Smith and Presley Thomas from Terre Haute who were in Indy today for business and were really curious about Mirror Indy.

See how Indy Parks fees have gone up this year Costs to use the pools, weight rooms, basketball gyms and shelters are going up.

New fees surprised a family living on the west side.

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Damn you, Punxsutawney Phil.

Hogsett hasn’t delivered a ‘Disclose Indy’ ethics portal. So we built one. We also obtained records not previously made public as promised.

We made a one-stop shop for city transparency after the Hogsett administration failed to.

While reporting, we noticed years worth of missing reports.

Since we contacted the city, they've updated their website.

Updates to ours coming shortly.

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Y'all do realize ICE "backing down" means they're just gonna stick to terrorizin' minorities, right?

Hogsett allies routinely benefit from no-bid city contracts On the campaign trail a decade ago, the mayor said no-bid contracts should ‘never be the default.’

In 2015, Mayor Joe Hogsett said he’d increase competition for professional services contracts “wherever feasible.”

Ten years later, his admin routinely awards them without bids.

His allies benefit.

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Make your voice heard on data centers A City-County Council committee will meet Jan. 28, 2026 to hear testimony from experts and members of the public.

Make your voice heard on data centers  mirrorindy.org/data-centers...