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Amanda Zamora

@amzam.bsky.social
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Founder of Agencia Media. Founding publisher of The 19th*, co-founder Latino Media Consortium. Building capacity for community-first media. Co-creating narratives that heal, inform and empower. Let’s get to work: thisisagencia.com.

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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/09/2025
The U.S. government is trying to deport Ohio children’s hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, alleging tenuous connections to terrorism. If DHS succeeds, experts say it could hand the Trump admin. a “sledgehammer” to use on mass deportations. ➡️ Read the full story: www.propublica.org/article/ayma...
Screenshot of article excerpt, with the last paragraph highlighted in blue. Text reads: The idea of Soliman as a secret militant has outraged residents who know him locally as “the interfaith imam” and the first Muslim on the pastoral care team at Cincinnati Children’s, a top-ranked pediatric hospital. Colleagues described a popular chaplain with nicknames for the tiny patients and soothing words for their bleary-eyed parents.

Judy Ragsdale, the former pastoral care director who hired Soliman in 2021 shortly before retiring, said she wrote a letter to hospital leaders imploring them to speak out against the allegations that could return him to certain persecution in Egypt. He lost authorization to work in June, when his asylum was terminated.

“This is a ‘Schindler’s List’ moment,” Ragsdale said she told hospital leaders. “And if you don’t stand up for Ayman, you’re complicit in what’s happening to him.”
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 16/09/2025
A social media user—wrongly accused of posting negatively about Charlie Kirk—was suspended from his job alongside a tidal wave of threatening messages and phone calls, sending his mother and sister fleeing from their home. trib.al/pOclcrP
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
“Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first woman to lead the celebration of the 215th anniversary of Mexican Independence.” www.nbclosangeles.com/news/nationa...
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First woman president to lead Mexico’s historic 'El Grito' celebration
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first female to lead the celebration of the 215th anniversary of Mexican Independence.
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
There is an entire dissertation's worth of contortionist rationale contained in this email. The decline of wapo is so sad. www.instagram.com/p/DOoA1x6DlO...
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Matthew Reichbach @fbihop.com · 11/09/2025
Bad Bunny, one of the biggest musical artists in the world, said he avoided the US in his tour because he thought ICE would set up ouside his shows.
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Bad Bunny Says He Didn’t Include U.S. in Tour Dates Due to Fear of ICE Raids
Bad Bunny explained that he left the United States off his tour itinerary for fear that ICE 'could be outside [my concert].'
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Sotomayor on the impact: "The Government, and now the concurrence, has all but declared that all Latinos, U. S. citizens or not, who work low wage jobs are fair game to be seized at any time, taken away from work, and held until they provide proof of their legal status to the agents’ satisfaction."
The Government, and now the concurrence, has all but
declared that all Latinos, U. S. citizens or not, who work
low wage jobs are fair game to be seized at any time, taken
away from work, and held until they provide proof of their
legal status to the agents’ satisfaction.
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
“My mom lives paycheck to paycheck and if the AC breaks down in the summer and you can’t afford to fix it, you will die here. My dad proves that.” how energy poverty is leading to more climate-related deaths: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona
Heat deaths could surge in the state as energy poverty linked to Trump’s energy and trade policies burns
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago. Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
me either!
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Funny, there wasn't any place to explain that other meant, "you've completely lost your moral compass and role in upholding a functional democracy"
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
“‘I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts,’ Collier said in a statement that called her a ‘political prisoner’ for refusing Republican ‘surveillance protocol.’” www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Texas Democratic legislator to stay in state capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave
State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth on Monday said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes on Wednesday morning.
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Matt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
“We can’t be political with our content, but they have politicized everything. We need to prove we’re not partisan by following this very partisan directive. What are we supposed to do? It’s like up is down.” — Longtime Smithsonian worker
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
I don't care.
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 19/07/2025
Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio are some of the most dangerous cities in the country for road rage shootings, a 2024 Trace analysis found. Texas led the country on highway gun violence. Now, a new state law will increase penalties for shooting at an occupied vehicle. Read more: thetr.ac/0mPXs
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/07/2025
"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it" @hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000 www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Reminder that this is illegal. The IRS has statutory rules that forbid them-except under very specific conditions-from sharing data. The reason is very practical-if people don't trust the IRS they will avoid 'voluntarily' paying taxes. The tax system falls apart otherwise.
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Ominous and depressing.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Texas congressional districts: Whites 40% population but majority in 60% districts Hispanics 39% of pop but majority in 18% districts Blacks 12% of pop but majority in 0% districts Now Texas re-gerrymandering for 2026 bc Trump says they’re not skewed enough 🤔 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Texas Republicans have a brazen new plan to block Democrats from retaking the House in 2026
“The partisan effects of the maps are achieved by discriminating against communities of color."
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Hola #nahj25! Don't miss this powerful conversation on authentic leadership. Join us TODAY in Williford C at 4:30p as we work to break through leadership ranks while honoring our Latine identity and values bit.ly/nahj25authen...
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
George strait. Garth brooks.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida. If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
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Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I'm tracking the far right anti-LGBTIQ activists, Christian Nationalists, White Supremacists, and extremist groups targeting LGBTIQ events during Pride Month. There are now 90 anti-LGBTIQ incidents mapped — including 29 incidents of vandalism and 6 incidents of anti-LGBTIQ violence or threats.
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Far Right Groups Targeting Pride Month - Google My Maps
Tracking the far right anti-LGBTIQ activists, Christian Nationalists, White Supremacists, and violent extremist groups targeting LGBTIQ events during Pride Month. Incident Report: https://tinyurl.com...
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 22/06/2025
The mayor of Huntington Park had formally directed the police department to enforce laws against ICE concerning unmarked vehicles, visible license plates and required agency identification.
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Huntington Park mayor directs police to enforce ICE agents’ self-identification
Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores released a statement Saturday, condemning what he called “masked abductions” amid immigration raids across Los Angeles County, and directing police to intervene …
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
.@CBS8 in San Diego reports that due to Bishop Michael Pham’s presence in the courtroom, in effect, cases of migrants today were postponed.
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
And it made a difference. bsky.app/profile/rich...
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
It’s an important distinction both because their actions ≠ explicit papal directive. But also because it’s (imho) hugely significant that they aren’t waiting for an explicit directive to exercise justice. We need more of this by us bishops!! Here’s the backstory: www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Seeing lots of posts about Pope Leo mobilizing priests to stand with US immigrants making courthouse appointments. He is not. Three US bishops - including one appointed by Leo - ARE organizing solidarity action at courthouses today, international refugee day.
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Alicia Ramirez (she/her) @aliciak2010.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
A USC professor started a hotline to help folks with immigration-related hearings complete and submit motions to have online/remote hearings instead of in-person hearings. The number is 888-462-5211. @annenbergmedia.bsky.social has the full story here ⤵️ www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/06/18/u...
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USC Agents of Change establishes hotline to help move immigration hearings online
Since Monday, a group of 15 USC student, alumni and faculty volunteers have already received thousands of calls for help on open immigration cases.
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
ugh this sounds like us 2 weeks ago. stay safe and hope not too much damage!
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
LMC exists to ensure independent publishers have the resources and support needed to serve Latino communities. Because “what goes unrecorded can be erased" — and we will not be erased! Please consider giving them your financial support. Donate links for each @ wearelatinomedia.org
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The Latino Media Consortium
The Latino Media Consortium was formed in 2024 with an initial group of Latino media operators — ​digital-first, nonprofit and for-profit, English- and Spanish-language — to make the case for greater ...
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
The news can be numbing. But for those of you trying to figure out how to show up in this moment, I invite (implore?!) you to support independent Latino media in your community. You can find a few via Latino Media Consortium (wearelatinomedia.org).
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The Latino Media Consortium
The Latino Media Consortium was formed in 2024 with an initial group of Latino media operators — ​digital-first, nonprofit and for-profit, English- and Spanish-language — to make the case for greater ...
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Despite such threats, Latino journalists keep reporting, b/c as Paola Jaramillo notes: “Defending the right to a free, diverse, and accountable press is not optional. It is essential for ensuring that our communities are well-informed, able to make decisions, and not rendered invisible.”
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Speaking Spanish is not a crime. Neither is reporting the truth
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
When @enlacelatinonc.bsky.social covered Raleigh’s “No Kings” protests and anti-immigrant legislation coming out of the NC statehouse, “some users demanded that we ‘speak English’ and ‘go home.’” mailchi.mp/5376a0486678...
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
My friend @maritzafelix.bsky.social of @conectaarizona.bsky.social describes the risks well: “Every day brings a new challenge. This intimidation—from the highest levels of government to our own newsrooms—tries to suffocate us.” conectaarizona.com/resistir-par...
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Increasingly, it also means retaliation for journalists (like Mario Guevara) being criminalized for doing their jobs in a country once considered a bastion of press freedom. apnews.com/article/jour...
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ICE takes custody of Spanish-language journalist arrested at Georgia protest
Immigration officers have taken custody of a Spanish-language journalist arrested on obstruction and unlawful assembly charges while covering a weekend protest outside Atlanta.
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
"For undocumented families, pressing record can mean risking retaliation or arrest," writes USC journalism professor Allissa Richardson. "But many keep filming – because what goes unrecorded can be erased." theconversation.com/smartphones-...
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Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the Latino community documents ICE actions
The legacy of Darnella Frazier recording George Floyd’s murder is visible in today’s Latino communities using smartphones to witness the violence and aggression of ICE raids.
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
This #Juneteenth, USC journalism professor Allissa Richardson notes how Latino communities are leveraging smartphones to hold ICE to account, a playbook built upon Black media traditions of survival and resistance. theconversation.com/smartphones-...
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Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the Latino community documents ICE actions
The legacy of Darnella Frazier recording George Floyd’s murder is visible in today’s Latino communities using smartphones to witness the violence and aggression of ICE raids.
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
One of the most powerful things we can do to fight for our democracy is continue to bear witness to what is happening, and to support those who are bearing witness to what we cannot.
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
🧵 The last few weeks (years?!) news is breaking my brain and my heart. The barrage of headlines and videos about people being harassed, surveilled, detained and/or disappeared is horrifying. But a couple of thoughts for your consideration...
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Among the topics we'll be exploring: ❤️‍🔥 Honoring our Latino identity and values 💪 Transforming adversity into strength & strategic clarity 💡 Building unshakable confidence & emotional intelligence 🧠 Prioritizing mental health & sustainable work-life balance 📅 Details: bit.ly/nahj25authen...
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Second: What does *authentic* Latino leadership look like? Join me along with trailblazers Dr. Ana María López Caldwell & Jose Pereira for this special conversation.
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Join me, @erkabettycarlos.bsky.social, @valeriafernandez.bsky.social & @ric02sp.bsky.social to explore: 🤝 Building trust and non-extractive relationships 📝 Concrete strategies for community-first reporting 📣 Collaborative partnerships and service journalism 📅 Details: bit.ly/nahj25-immig...
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
I am absolutely honored to be leading two important conversations at #NAHJ25 in Chicago next month. If you are going, I hope you'll join us. First up: How are newsrooms centering immigrant audiences at this moment?
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Isabel Ravenna @theravennareport.com · 19/06/2025
writing a story when— Why’s the hyperlink to a .gov page I wanna cite taking me to an “Access Denied” wall?? So weird. It’s literally just historical info on female bootleggers during Prohibition. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. Nothin. Oh. There it is—In the url: “Diversity/women.” Now I’m annoyed
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
We really need to stop talking about this as some kind of looming threat rather than a process well underway. It’s not “close.” You have arrived at your destination. The order has been delivered.
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Valeria Fernández @valeriafernandez.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Looking forward to this panel in great company. ➡️ @erkabettycarlos.bsky.social ➡️ @amzam.bsky.social ➡️ @ric02sp.bsky.social @morelatinosinnews.bsky.social
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
“‘I’m a member of the media, officer,’ Guevara tells a police officer right before he’s arrested. The video shows Guevara wearing a bright red shirt under a protective vest with ‘PRESS’ printed across his chest.” apnews.com/article/jour...
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Spanish-language journalist who documents immigration raids detained for ICE after protest arrest
A Spanish-language journalist known for documenting immigration raids could face deportation proceedings after police arrested him on charges of obstructing officers and unlawful assembly as he covere...
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Amanda Zamora @amzam.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
“In sadness, I dissent.”
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