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reporter @ LA Times covering breaking news. send me tips on labor, tech, immigration tips to: suhauna.hussain@latimes.com www.latimes.com/la-bio-suhauna-huss…

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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 5h
The California anti-trust bill Gov. Newsom just signed is watered down, @leehepner.bsky.social and others say calmatters.org/economy/2026...
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Newsom just signed California’s anti-monopoly bill. Big business watered it down
California’s new antitrust law will let prosecutors sue businesses for anticompetitive conduct, but not individuals
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Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 7h
Finally, some love and money for local journalism.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 7h
After ban threats, TikTok touts a $12-billion boost to California businesses
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After ban threats, TikTok touts a $12-billion boost to California businesses
After being nearly banned in the U.S. over privacy concerns and launching a new U.S. joint venture, TikTok touts its contributions to California's economy.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 7h
“Right now, the public backlash is so strong against Flock, and the public is not as well aware of the concerns with Axon and some of the other surveillance companies,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @thorbenson.bsky.social for @prospect.org.
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License Plate and Switch - The American Prospect
Cities are succumbing to public pressure and removing Flock license plate readers. But they are substituting alternatives with the same capabilities.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 7h
AI chatbots remove hijabs from images of Muslim women when prompted. Story by @jmbooyah.bsky.social , who tested chatbots after a French far-right politician used AI to strip a woman of her hijab in a photo www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 8h
Gov. Newsom signed AB 2222, which would create refundable tax credits for California’s struggling journalism organizations, into law yesterday. Hard to overstate what a boon this is. It’s the biggest such package for newsrooms in the U.S. to date www.latimes.com/california/s...
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Even aside frm ethics of running ads paid for by the Israeli government—or any government—that erase recognized borders & obfuscate violence & illegal expansion, this highlights a blurred line btwn our newsroom & LA Times Studios, which functions as both marketing arm AND shadow newsroom of sorts
Tweet with screenshots of Los Angeles Times website ad of tourism to Israel.Map of Israel ignoring Palestinian territories / widely recognized borders and history
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 01/10/2026
L.A. asks 2028 Olympics organizers to buy insurance in case disaster cancels the Games
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L.A. asks 2028 Olympics organizers to buy insurance in case disaster cancels the Games
L.A. city officials have asked the 2028 Olympic organizers to obtain $650 million in insurance to cover potential losses if a disaster interrupts or cancels the Games.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Great story by @suhauna.bsky.social, and an important reminder of why Gavin Newsom needs to sign AB 2222 to bring back even a few local news jobs: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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The fall of once-mighty McClatchy newspapers underscores California's news crisis
The union that represents McClatchy journalists said that more than 90 unionized journalists and media workers across 17 publications had been laid off.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
With more layoffs today in the five alarm fire that is the dissipating news industry, re-upping my story about a California bill sitting on Gov. Newsom’s desk that would create refundable tax credits for newsrooms that advocates describe as a lifeline www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Bill to aid California newsrooms now on the governor's desk
Assembly Bill 2222 would create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ, which in practice would provide direct cash infusions to ...
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
can some1 resurrect california sunday magazine
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A federal appeals court has ruled that states can regulate prediction markets like gambling, dealing a major blow to the booming industry
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States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules | CNN Business
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that states can regulate prediction markets like gambling, dealing a major blow to the booming industry.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Photos of mold, maggots and cockroaches were sent earlier this month to Cal/OSHA as part of a complaint by workers at an Inglewood facility where in-flight meals are cooked and packaged for several major airlines operating out of LAX. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Moldy dishes, live maggots and cockroaches. In-flight meal provider for LAX under scrutiny
Photos of contaminants at a catering facility in Inglewood that cooks and packages meals for a number of airlines operating out of Los Angeles International Airport were compiled by Southern Californi...
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Marcel Moran @marcelmoran.com · 27/07/2026
Chatted with @suhauna.bsky.social of the LA Times for her article on drive-thrus and urban planning: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Has In-N-Out finally met its match? One California city is fighting drive-throughs
Culver City residents take a stand against a proposed In-N-Out over traffic, pollution and safety concerns, part of a growing national backlash against drive-through eateries.
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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 23/07/2026
Hearst, Dow Jones, Condé Nast and NJ.com are setting subscription renewal prices using dynamic pricing, often using AI and referred to as "personalized offers" (Hanaa' Tameez/Nieman Lab) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
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WIRED @wired.com · 23/07/2026
This exception could be a preview of “a future where privacy is a luxury for the elite few and the rest of us are subjected to pervasive surveillance everywhere we go,” says Evan Greer, director of the digital rights group Fight for the Future. www.wired.com/story/for-ta...
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For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark
MSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner.
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
IT'S JULY 12 STOP SETTING OFF FUCKING FIREWORKS
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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The company Cadiz Inc. has been trying for years to pump groundwater in the Mojave Desert and ship it to thirsty cities in California. Now, the Trump administration has signed off on part of its plan: converting an oil and gas pipeline to transport water. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Trump administration OKs California company's plan to pipe water out of the Mojave Desert
The California company Cadiz has been trying for years to pipe water out of the Mojave Desert. The Trump administration approved a plan for a pipeline.
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Things are going on in New York right that people may not understand for thousands of years
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
With Iran about to face off against New Zealand at SoFi Stadium in the 2026 World Cup, we wrote about the fraught backdrop of war and about how some LA Iranians, in a bitterly divided diaspora, are putting aside politics to watch the game www.latimes.com/california/s...
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With Iran set for World Cup match at SoFi, L.A. Iranians see glimmers of unity
As Iran's team prepares for its World Cup opener Monday at SoFi, L.A. Iranians argue among themselves, as some seek unity through sport.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 27/05/2026
ICE agent who killed L.A. man allegedly threatened criminal charges over being identified
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ICE agent who killed L.A. man allegedly threatened criminal charges over being identified
Brian Palacios, the federal immigration agent who fatally shot a Los Angeles man while off duty on New Year's Eve, allegedly threatened to have the person he suspected of leaking his name to the public criminally prosecuted, according to a court filing and an audio recording reviewed by The Times.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Eid message posted by the Islamic Center of San Diego, in the wake of the shooting last week that killed three beloved members of the community
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
It's kind of an interesting phenomenon to see it's mostly Democrats who are saying the government should have access to a tool that tracks all cars everywhere. This is a tool that's definitely been used to intercept and roundup immigrants, but opposition to the tech rn is greater among Republicans.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
these are the San Diego shooting victims who are now hailed as martyrs and heroes: a security guard with a warm smile, a storekeeper known for his lentil soup and the husband of a schoolteacher who, when he heard gunfire, he ran toward it www.latimes.com/california/s...
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The three men killed in San Diego shooting saved many others, 'did not die in vain'
Meet the three men who sacrificed their lives to protect dozens of schoolchildren during an attempted mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
It was a beacon of hope and faith in San Diego. Attack leaves a community seeking answers w/ @hannahfry.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
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It was a beacon of hope and faith in San Diego. Attack leaves a community seeking answers
The San Diego Islamic Center is typically a bustling crossroads, with kids in school, the faithful coming to pray and others simply taking part in cultural activity.
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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This campaign has been absolutely scandalous and mostly under the radar. There’s a parallel attack on many Iranian academics by some of the same bad actors and it’s gotten worse than most people realize.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I wrote about a spate of detentions of L.A. Iranians by Trump administration and a vocal segment of the Iranian diaspora that has joined forces with Trump-aligned far-right conservatives such as Laura Loomer to push for the deportations of these Iranians. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Behind the Trump administration's detentions of L.A. Iranians, a divided diaspora
In L.A., home to the largest Iranian diaspora, a vocal segment has joined forces with Trump-aligned far-right activists to wage campaigns against other Iranians.
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Ida Mojadad @idamoj.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
one of the few things I can say with agreement from my fellow Iranians is that it is a deeply terrible time to be Iranian. thanks to @suhauna.bsky.social for capturing the dark divisions beyond that sentiment that's consumed us www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Behind the Trump administration's detentions of L.A. Iranians
In L.A., home to the largest Iranian diaspora, a vocal segment has joined forces with Trump-aligned far-right activists to wage campaigns against other Iranians.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
California’s two biggest pension funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, have invested $2.7 billion+ in surveillance tech companies, weapons manufacturers & telecoms firms contracting with ICE and DHS. That includes hundreds of millions invested in Palantir www.latimes.com/california/s...
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California is a sanctuary state. Its public pensions invest in companies working with ICE
Amid a ramp up in federal immigration sweeps in California in the last year, two of the state's biggest public pensions have invested in contractors who work with those law enforcement agencies.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
new: some 32,000 workers at 200+ hotels, stadiums and airport vendors across Southern California & Arizona have the right to skip work for safety reasons if ICE agents are present, L.A. hospitality union @unitehere11.bsky.social said Monday to employers. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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If SoCal hotels, stadiums host ICE agents, employees can miss work, union says as World Cup nears
Unite Here Local 11 said in a letter that the presence of federal agents inside or in the immediate vicinity of properties constitutes conditions that trigger employees’ right to refuse to work.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
this is the discourse i live for www.forbes.com/sites/danidi...
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Jacob Elordi’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Casting Controversy, Explained
‘Wuthering Heights,’ starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, ignited fierce debate over the role of Heathcliff—here’s the casting controversy, explained.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
22 year old Bangladeshi man from Queens, Jabez Chakraborty, has had multiple surgeries after shot 4+ times by NYPD this week. Family said they called for medical help, not cops. after, NYPD confiscated phones & questioned their immigration status gothamist.com/news/family-...
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Family of Queens man shot by cops: We wanted EMS, not NYPD
But the NYPD says the family wanted an involuntary removal, which involves police.
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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This article captures the scale at which academic freedom is being repressed at TX A&M, but also the chaotic way the new rules are being implemented. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender
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Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Here are a few of the emails from Casey Wasserman, current chair of LA28, to Ghislaine Maxwell in the latest Epstein files drop
From: Casey Wasserman < To: ''Maxwell, Ghislane'
Subject:
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 14:06:04 +0000
Where are you, I miss you.
I will be in nyc for 4 days starting april 22... can we book that massage now?
*** Because email may be altered electronically, the authenticity of this message
Casey Wasserman voice
faxTo:
From:
Sent:
Subject:
Casey Wasserman
Thur 4/3/2003 2:14:44 PM
Re: RE:
Title: Re: RE:
Never... take me!
Will you be in nyc when I am there?
-Original Message-.
From: gmax
Sent: Wed Apr 02 23:19:49 2003
To:
Subject:
Re: RE: Umm - all that rubbing - are you sure you can take it? The thought frankly is leaving me a little breathless. There are a few spots that apparently drive a man wild - I suppose I could practise them on you and you could let me know if they work or
not? + just for the record the cigar concept currently has pride of place in my bedroom!
+ Just in case you are curious, I am now in Brazil - have you been here?
Gix
Original message attached.To:
*gmaxign
From:
Casey Wasserman
Sent:
Mon 4/7/2003 11:30:08 PM
Subject: RE: Title: Message
or something like that.
*--Original Message--
From: gmax [mailto:gmax1@mindspring.com]
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 4:34 PM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE: What foggy enough so that you can float naked down the beach and no one can see you unless
they are close up?
At 04:23 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, you wrote: june gloom is the common phrase...very foggy in the AM, usually burns off in the
afternoon...but still in the high 70's, low 80's...
I like Carbon Beach the best, and of course, that is where my house is...and it is the best and nicest
beach and closest to the city which is nice. ---Original Message---
From: gmax [mailto
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 4?28 PM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE: Max will be relieved - Stephen Shapiro just called and is going to find out what is available in June to rent in the 3 different areas along the beach. I said I would look at all 3 and would make a decision based more on the house than the area probably. Do
you have a view? I don't know anything about Malibu or LA for that matter. Anyway, regardless of that, Stephen told me that the weather is normally lousy in June -Is that right? What does lousy mean? Is it just hazy? Plse explain to the
foreigner
Gx
PS - I can't sleep - where are you when I need you?
- At 04:06 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, you wrote:
that can be the exception...but only one. ----Original Message-----
From: gmax [mailto:
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 3:12 PM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE:
What about Max? - At 02:39 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, you wrote:To:
From:
Casey Wasserman
Sent:
Mon 4/7/2003 5:04:09 PM
Subject: RE: Re: RE:
Title: Message
Among all my desires, that combination is pretty low on the list..
ХОХО *-Original Message
From: gmax [mailto 1
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 2:51 PM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE: Re: RE: Thank you - I'll call Stephen tom and see what he has available and then make a plan to come out and check out the local real estate. I'll let you know what he says, and then you can guide me as I really know nothing about the area - if there is a better bit etc. Now I have just made you my LA tour guide! I am going to go to London from here and then back to NY - can I bring you anything from London? I know you probably do not have the same Kitkat, cheddar cheese or baked bean problem I do - but you never know. My friends who come to visit me always bring a red cross
(that is what they call it) food package for me
Kisses
Gx Stephen Shapiro is the best agent for the beach, his phone is
picking a week to be in LA is a really good idea..
i think you
The only thing that i want from paris is you.
---OriginalMessage
From: gmax
Sent: Sunday, Apnil 06, 2005 6:56 AM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE: Re: RE:
I am looking forward to seeing you to -
JE has just asked me to find a house to rent for 2 weeks (I am sure I will have to take it for longer) in Malibu in June. Who is the best real estate person to talk to - let me
know. JE says I should pick a weck to go to LA and look?
Thought you might like to know I am now in Paris - can I bring you back anything from
here?
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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca · 27/01/2026
New from me: More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
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More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in California and Hawaii launched an open-ended strike this morning; www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers launch open-ended strike
Up to 31,000 healthcare professionals in California and Hawaii are involved in the strike, which is the second to roil the medical provider in recent months.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
some protest signs in downtown L.A. over the course of afternoon and evening today. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
countries affected by visa processing halt
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
…because the U.S. kidnapped him. This makes it sound like Maduro is saying something deceitful and self-serving when he is describing what unfolded before our eyes.
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Johana Bhuiyan @jmbooyah.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
New: Pregnant immigrant women are showing up to deliver their babies w/ surveillance smart watches on their wrists as part of an ICE monitoring program. They’re too afraid of being detained to have the watch cut off even when it’s medically necessary. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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ICE is tracking pregnant women all the way to the delivery room: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labour and delivery
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
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Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
spoke to afghan families & leaders who say the community has been targeted w/ calls to check in at ICE field offices, agents arresting folks at work, barging into homes in early morning etc, for this story w/ @andreacastillo.bsky.social @racheluranga.bsky.social www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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After National Guard shooting, administration cracks down on legal immigration
Although President Trump mostly railed against illegal immigration during his campaign last year, his administration has put into motion a broad and unprecedented set of policy changes aimed at substa...
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
in honor of Spotify wrapped szn, wondering if folks have decided to leave the platform, and if so, for what reason? ai slop? treatment of artists? funding for AI defense company? thinking (MAYBE) of writing on this so if you have thoughts email suhauna.hussain@latimes.com
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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Trumponomics at work: A cascade of rural hospitals closing across California Jessica Garrison www.latimes.com/california/s...
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This rural hospital closed, putting lives at risk. Is it the start of a 'tidal wave'?
Glenn Medical Center in Willows closed Oct. 21 after losing 'critical access' status. Many other California hospitals face the threat of a similar fate.
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Sam Feldman @srfeld.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
In light of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's big victory yesterday, reupping this piece about how my union, the @uaw.org, was the first to endorse his campaign last fall & has remained among his strongest supporters in labor ever since.
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
take a shot every time a news anchor says “zohran mamdani” and “9/11” in the same sentence …. For some reason
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
it’s pretty …… telling re: where voters heads are at that folks in power both Dem and Republican laid the Islamophobia on sooo unbelievably thick and New York still elected Zohran Mamdani .
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Over the weekend a federal court blocked ICE from transferring Sami Hamdi out of California while his case proceeds, after advocacy group CAIR raised concerns about First Amendment violations
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
An ad in today’s LA Times paid for by San Francisco-based pro-Israel organization “Facts and Logic About the Middle East” calls accusations of Israel committing genocide in Gaza “blood libel” and says “genocide liars deserve the label of ‘antisemite’”
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
wow Kaiser bought a full page ad in the LA Times to pressure its unionized workers to take its wage offer
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