Reposted by J.W. HendricksJ.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I've been spending time documenting the continued aid efforts of Kelly Montano of Full Arepas and her organizing partner, Marlen Gonzalez. The two recently started a nonprofit, SELA, to continue sending aid to Venezuela and beyond, including Colombia. Link to full piece below. 1269
J.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I've been spending time documenting the continued aid efforts of Kelly Montano of Full Arepas and her organizing partner, Marlen Gonzalez. The two recently started a nonprofit, SELA, to continue sending aid to Venezuela and beyond, including Colombia. Link to full piece below. 1269
Reposted by J.W. HendricksKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11/07/2026BREAKING NYT: The Trump admin just issued subpoenas to several journalists for The New York Times, after the outlet reported on security concerns involving Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One. The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury on Wednesday.nytimes.comTimes Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on MediaThe Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.” 2141836784
Reposted by J.W. HendricksAdam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 10/07/2026If anyone has more info about this, or if you've spotted similar elsewhere in the country, please message me. DMs are open or adjoro.11 on Signal. More questions than answers right now, but press freedom orgs have fought against local cops doing stuff like this because it endangers everyone. 05933
Reposted by J.W. HendricksAmee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 09/07/2026ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again. 8982533210436
Reposted by J.W. HendricksThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/07/2026Breaking News: Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching for a different person, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman. nyti.ms/4pfTwgKnyti.msMexican Man Fatally Shot by ICE Wasn’t the Intended TargetOfficials say agents believed the driver resembled one suspect, but the encounter quickly escalated into a fatal shooting. 65818416
Reposted by J.W. HendricksJ.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026There is currently a GoFundMe for Montano's search: www.gofundme.com/f/help-kelly...gofundme.comDonate to Help Kelly Search for Her Missing Parents in Venezuela, organized by Andrea MoraWe are raising funds for Full Arepas' founder Kelly Montano, who ha… Andrea Mora needs your support for Help Kelly Search for Her Missing Parents in Venezuela 03836
Reposted by J.W. HendricksJ.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Residents in La Guaira have been turning to private companies to rent excavation equipment. Montano is now looking to quickly find the funds to rent the excavation equipment to help find her missing parents, fearing that cleaning crews will soon commence. 142
Reposted by J.W. HendricksJ.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Today I caught up with Kelly Montano, owner of Full Arepas in DTLA, who, in the wake of the catastrophic earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, has turned the arepera into a donation center to send aid to those affected by the disaster, the death toll of which has risen to 3,300 as of Sunday 7/5. 11910
J.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Today I caught up with Kelly Montano, owner of Full Arepas in DTLA, who, in the wake of the catastrophic earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, has turned the arepera into a donation center to send aid to those affected by the disaster, the death toll of which has risen to 3,300 as of Sunday 7/5. 11910
Reposted by J.W. HendricksMav (Comms Open) @xmaveria.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I made a spreadsheet with links for direct aid to people affected by the twin Earthquakes in Venezuela and with charities to donate as well. If anyone needs to be added please don't be afraid to reach out People that are not Venezuelan spread this Please! docs.google.com/spreadsheets... 8479661
Reposted by J.W. HendricksAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/03/2026BREAKING: After ProPublica published letters written by children at the Dilley concentration camp, ICE officers raided the dormitories and confiscated the children's letters. I'm suing ICE to get them back. I'll explain it all in 45 minutes on @meidastouch.com here: www.youtube.com/live/H-D8SzR... 485264298468
Reposted by J.W. HendricksJ.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Writers Guild Staff Union, which has been on strike against the WGA for 28 days, is picketing the Guild outside of SAG-AFTRA, where the WGA is currently beginning the first day of negotiations with the AMPTP. 12713
J.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Writers Guild Staff Union, which has been on strike against the WGA for 28 days, is picketing the Guild outside of SAG-AFTRA, where the WGA is currently beginning the first day of negotiations with the AMPTP. 12713
Reposted by J.W. HendricksEunice Cho @eunicehcho.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Concerned about ICE's $45 billion plan to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers? This is what they'll look like inside. From ICE's plan for the Social Circle, GA facility. Each little dot: a person. www.socialcirclega.gov/home/showpub... 25929241727
Reposted by J.W. HendricksMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/01/2026AP confirms apnews.com/article/vene...apnews.comAt least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela's CaracasAt least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. Venezuela’s government does not immediately respond to a request for comment. 9450151
Reposted by J.W. HendricksJ.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 22/11/2025My friend and colleague David Swanson is a legendary photographer and an extraordinary, deeply kind and compassionate human being. Please help out if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/support-da...gofundme.comDonate to Support David Swanson's Cancer Battle, organized by David StrathearnOn November 14th, my 61st birthday, I, David Swanson, was diagnosed with squamo… David Strathearn needs your support for Support David Swanson's Cancer Battle 23516
J.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 22/11/2025My friend and colleague David Swanson is a legendary photographer and an extraordinary, deeply kind and compassionate human being. Please help out if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/support-da...gofundme.comDonate to Support David Swanson's Cancer Battle, organized by David StrathearnOn November 14th, my 61st birthday, I, David Swanson, was diagnosed with squamo… David Strathearn needs your support for Support David Swanson's Cancer Battle 23516
J.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 18/11/202511/16/25: Community organizer and housing advocate Reverend Rae Huang announces her candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles. 0123
Reposted by J.W. HendricksLA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city’s 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...lapublicpress.orgScrappy and underpaid, LA's independent reporters are risking everything to cover the ICE oppositionLaw enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city's 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. 39364
Reposted by J.W. Hendricks404 Media @404media.co · 12/11/2025SCOOP: ICE is allocating as much as $180 million to pay bounty hunters and private investigators who verify the address and location of undocumented people ICE wishes to detain, including with physical surveillance, according to procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.404media.coICE Plans to Spend $180 Million on Bounty Hunters to Stalk ImmigrantsNewly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants. 52707495
Reposted by J.W. HendricksBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-... 117102855626
Reposted by J.W. HendricksRyanne Mena @ryannemena.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Visiting a loved one at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center means navigating a series of obstacles like long drives through the Mojave Desert, hours-long waits, and then facing the emotional toll of leaving your loved one behind after the visit is over. Read more: www.dailynews.com/2025/11/06/w...dailynews.comWhat it’s like to visit the ICE detention center in AdelantoThe facility, roughly 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles, is at the end of a road splintered with cracks and potholes. Once there, some wait for hours to see their loved ones. 065
Reposted by J.W. HendricksAlissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Of course @lataco.bsky.social @shoton35mm.bsky.social has the definitive account of what unfolded before and after Saturday’s victory — which illustrates over and over again how LA is completely unprepared to handle celebrating fanslataco.comBartenders and Innocent Bystanders Tear Gassed, Knocked Over By Horses, And Shot With ‘Rubber Bullets’ During World Series Night Celebrations ~ L.A. TACOOne man who was walking to Gold Room bar had to get surgery on his finger after being shot with a “rubber bullet.” “He was just running away and they got him in the leg and shot the top of his finger ... 212540
Reposted by J.W. HendricksThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 06/11/2025One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNScnewyorkermag.visitlink.meThe Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of ThousandsThe short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes. 42892165980
J.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 07/11/2025You should absolutely subscribe to Sean's LA Ten Four newsletter if you already haven't. This is what I mean by indie journalists doing such vital work. A heartbreaking, brutal read. 0188
Reposted by J.W. HendricksSean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 07/11/2025As always, your support means *so much* to me while I try to scrape rent and food money together. A little means a lot, and if you can’t support financially please feel free to repost. You can subscribe on my site or contribute to Venmo here: venmo.com/u/ACatWithNews latenfour.comvenmo.comVenmo | Sean Beckner-CarmitchelVenmo is a digital wallet that lets you make and share payments with friends. You can easily split the bill, cab fare, or much more. Download the iOS or Android app or sign up on Venmo.com today. 13923
J.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Please, support your local indies and freelance journalists. Subscribe to their newsletters, share their work, and, if you can, help them survive. So many are consistently doing incredible, vital work and get paid scraps or less. 063
Reposted by J.W. HendricksMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Alright I fucking wrote about this. It was apparently necessary to vent my rage about this this afternoon, because that took me two hours to get it all out and onto the page.wordsaboutwork.newsIt was never about the numbersOn trying to work in the dying American news industry 8743244
Reposted by J.W. HendricksMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 04/11/2025As promised, a longer read:wordsaboutwork.newsIt was never about the numbersOn trying to work in the dying American news industry 211431
Reposted by J.W. HendricksL.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025LAPD officers used tear gas to disperse Dodger fans in Echo Park after the World Series. Gas canisters were thrown outside of a 7 Eleven on Rosemont Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. The gas caused people to quickly leave the area. @shoton35mm.bsky.social 25303152
Reposted by J.W. HendricksMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Cops going aggro on Sunset near Echo Park in LA after the Dodgers Win. Shooting people with less lethals from point blank range, horses running people and press down. Literally minutes before, fireworks in the street 14426071114
Reposted by J.W. HendricksCalMatters @calmatters.org · 31/10/2025California has released $80 million to support food banks across the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom has also sent the California National Guard to help food banks pack and distribute food. bit.ly/48SNxs9 📸 J.W. Hendricks 24713
Reposted by J.W. HendricksSean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 31/10/2025New for The Ten Four: Los Angeles City Controller Mejia recently released the results of their assessment of the LAPD’s Mental Evaluation Unit (MEU). The assessment claims LAPD does not give their units necessary tools, and receives minimal mental health training. latenfour.com/2025/10/30/l...latenfour.comLA’s City Controller Audits LAPD’s Mental Health UnitsLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Controller Mejia recently released the results of their assessment of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)’s Mental Evaluation Unit (MEU), the unit designed to re… 26529
Reposted by J.W. HendricksL.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 31/10/2025“They have fun while doing it, which is deeply disturbing. We expect some level of decorum from government officials,” says Phoebe, a member of Harbor Area Peace Patrols. The full story: lataco.com/federal-immi... By Aisha Wallace-Palomares 701566671
J.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 23/10/202510/21/25, LA: Carlos Jurado, attorney of community reporter Carlitos Ricardo Parias ("Richard LA"), tells media he wasn't allowed to see Parias after spending hours inside California Hospital Medical Center, where Parias is being treated after a federal immigration agent shot him earlier in the day. 070
Reposted by J.W. HendricksSean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 21/10/2025NEW for The Ten Four: A crowd of hundreds gathered in the late afternoon Saturday outside the Metro Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, turning what began as a nearly universally peaceful rally into officers dozens of batons. latenfour.com/2025/10/20/p...latenfour.comProtests After No Kings Greeted By Horses Protecting Federal Detention FacilityIt’s her LAPD. She has said nothing. She has been more absent on this issue than when she was out of the country during the fires.” -Adam Rose 210147
J.W. Hendricks @jwhendricks.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Scenes from No Kings 2, Los Angeles, CA 10/18/2025 #nokings 0124
Reposted by J.W. HendricksMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 20/10/2025After five days of striking, Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers head back to work this week. Thousands of workers struck last week to draw attention to their contract struggle. At the heart of the issue: better staffing = better patient care. Photos by the wonderful @jwhendricks.bsky.socialwordsaboutwork.newsKaiser Nurses head back to work after 5 day strikeThousands of healthcare workers are back to work after a groundbreaking 5-day strike last week. Negotiations set to resume next week. 19424
Reposted by J.W. Hendricksunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 06/10/2025Well, yeah, we're suing ICE. This wasn't really a hard decision. As little faith as we have in institutions, we recognize the value of drawing visible lines in the sand. We drew ours personally a while ago, but better late than never. May every protester be freed and may this occupation end. 344371851
Reposted by J.W. HendricksKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2025A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A. ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why. A judge has ordered his immediate release. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 539222338282
Reposted by J.W. HendricksACLU @aclu.org · 02/10/2025BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press. 6413183815290
Reposted by J.W. Hendricks404 Media @404media.co · 03/10/2025New: Apple just removed ICEBlock, the app for reporting sightings of ICE, from its App Store after DOJ pressure. ICEBlock's developer tells 404 Media "we are determined to fight this." "Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move." www.404media.co/iceblock-own...404media.coICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t... 861691799
Reposted by J.W. Hendricks404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2025BREAKING: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has bought access to a surveillance tool that is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data from hundreds of millions of mobile phones, according to ICE documents reviewed by 404 Media. 🔗 www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...404media.coICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every DayDocuments show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data. 31599435
Reposted by J.W. HendricksKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2025🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...kenklippenstein.comTrump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”New order targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions 21733081440
Reposted by J.W. HendricksMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Press being arrested alongside protesters in Chicago-- 08629
Reposted by J.W. HendricksMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 26/09/2025From LA to Chicago, the feds continue their horrid practice of aiming high and directly at press. When these agencies get to uncritically claim that videotaping is violence, this is the outcome: reporters getting hit in the face with “less lethals.” Unconscionable. 11838341
Reposted by J.W. HendricksSean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Good time to mention that I just touched down in Chicago. Local journalists in the Chicago area say the following are good accounts to follow for more context: bsky.app/profile/djby... bsky.app/profile/mulc... bsky.app/profile/unra... bsky.app/profile/thet... 37827