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Peter Schurmann

@whatthefog.bsky.social
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Editor/Reporter, American Community Media (ACoM)/ Project lead for Aquí Estamos, reporting on impact of immigration enforcement in communities across CA.

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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 16h
Meanwhile students in Serbia look ready to topple that country's mafioso leader. jacobin.com/2026/10/elec...
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Student Protests Are Making Their Mark on Serbia’s Election
After two years of massive, student-led anti-corruption protests in Serbia, polls suggest their electoral list could win the October 25 election. It’s less clear how their ideologically diverse list c...
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Mike Madrid @mikemadrid.bsky.social · 23h
Should Democrats shift right or left to win back Hispanic votes? greattransformation.substack.com/p/sons-of-th...
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Sons of the Valley
Should Democrats shift Left or Center to win back the Latino vote?
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 16h
I guess the other question here is if CA post-Prop 187 is a model for Texas. CA was pretty anti-immigrant until 187. It hasn't looked back since. I worked with Villegas when he was still in HS, writing for a local youth paper in Kern. He was driven, even back then, just utterly determined.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 19h
Every now and again you read something that just feels like a ray of sunlight piercing through the otherwise muddy orange tinted sky. This, for me, is one of those stories. @amcommmedia.bsky.social americancommunitymedia.org/immigration/...
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The High Cost of a Tow After an ICE Arrest
And why this Fresno tow truck driver and his neighbors are still offering their services to local residents for free.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 21h
Next stop, the anchor chair at FOX News.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 22h
I don't know the details of Omar's case, but this seems at least somewhat related to Trump's efforts to purge voter rolls targeting naturalized citizens by using the deeply flawed SAVE system. americancommunitymedia.org/oped/why-the...
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Why the SAVE System Is a Threat to Election Integrity
Far from securing our elections, the SAVE system has on multiple occasions erroneously flagged naturalized citizens as being ineligible to vote.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
It strikes me this is what the film Digger is about, a look at today from the vantage of tomorrow, and how tragically comical it all seems, if only the stakes weren't so damn existential.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Deport him to South Africa.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
On Oct. 8 we brought together dozens of local media from across Houston with elected officials, civic leaders and public institutions to celebrate the work they do keeping one of America's most diverse cities informed and engaged. @amcommmedia.bsky.social americancommunitymedia.org/events/hcom-...
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Houston Community Media Celebrates 2026 Expo, Conference & Awards
The Oct. 8 gathering sought to break down silos while connecting media with elected officials, civic leaders and public institutions.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
I think I saw one of these at the Halloween store the other day.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Christian virtues on full display I guess. FFS
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Agreed
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
"The best have lost all conviction and the worst are full of passionate intensity." -- Yeats
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Aman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Remarkable outcome in Fox News' latest poll: 88% of U.S. voters say they are extremely or very concerned about corruption in government, beating every other issue including inflation www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
Fox News Poll chart with title: "HOW CONCERNED ARE VOTERS ABOUT KEY ISSUES." Corruption in government leads with 88% extremely/very concerned.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Do I hear a toilet flushing somewhere.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Saw Digger last night. I can understand why no one was in the theater. Who wants a mirror held up so close that all your blemishes take on obese Tom Cruise size proportions.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Just pure class, really...
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Someone in the neighborhood put up a Halloween monster in their front yard that screams bloody murder every time a car, or dog, or bird passes, hell, even if its just a soft breeze. I feel like I'm stuck in some warped version of an Edgar Allen Poe tale.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Speaking to friends in Colombia, many there are convinced the US meddled in elections to bring De la Espriella to power and are doing the same in Brazil. It is a return to the 1980s all over again, and it has Rubio's prints all over it.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Losing TPS in 2025 stripped Samir of his work, his income, and the life he built in San Francisco. It also left him feeling exposed to the city's expanding surveillance network. americancommunitymedia.org/immigration/...
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A Former TPS Holder Navigates San Francisco's Matrix of Surveillance Cameras
Losing TPS in 2025 stripped Samir of his work, his income, and the life he built. It also left him feeling exposed to an expanding surveillance network.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Why the hell is a FEMA building being used for this, at a time when we’re still in hurricane season..." Excellent reporting from Sunita Sohrabji @amcommmedia.bsky.social
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The ugliness is the point, literally.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just watched the trailer for Minnesota Neighbors about how the community there rallied to defend itself and push back against ICE's invasion. Looks really powerful and could not be more salient as we head into the midterms and what I fear could be choppy waters ahead. vimeo.com/1215676257/4...
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Minnesota Neighbors TRAILER
See a sneak preview: Minnesota Neighbors
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Flew United economy to Houston. The flight was not full but had to pay $50 for a bag that would easily have fit in empty bins. BC of that I didn't have my jacket so asked the stewardess for something to keep warm. Was told no blankets for economy. Let them eat cake, I guess.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sadly I think dumb is a universal condition, one I know I've been afflicted with from time to time.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There is a special place in hell for these soulless ghouls.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Before the Iran war started, Kushner and Witkoff were in negotiations with Tehran but "failed to grasp what was on the table." They were blinded by arrogance, greed, ignorance, take your pick. The result is what we are living now. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy
Jared Kushner represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“The protection of the legal infrastructure around multiracial, open, transparent voting in this country is being dismantled before our eyes.”-Evan Mulligan, Alabama Forward. Black voters are key come Nov, yet they continue to be treated as anything but. americancommunitymedia.org/politics/for...
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For Black Voters, Midterms Hinge on Uneven Turnout, Redistricting
Black voters impact on the midterms will depend on whether they turn out and whether they can elect a candidate of their choice.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There it is
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"As we’ve been in our partisan tribes for the last 10 years, fighting each other with the culture wars over Thanksgiving dinner, fighting with our families about culture wars, the only people winning those wars are the billionaires..."
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Even in CA, a sanctuary state where SB 54 expressly prohibits law enforcement collaboration with imm agents, these detainer requests are still being used to some degree, such as in Butte County. americancommunitymedia.org/spotlight-et...
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Butte County ICE Activity Remains High in 2026
ICE detainer requests in Butte County, CA have continued to increase since the start of the second Trump term, in line with national trends.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Serious question: How do you reform an agency this rotten? Seriously, right wingers are gonna use the whole Abolish ICE thing like a cudgel, like a litmus test. But honestly, watching this, you have to ask yourself, how is ICE in any way, shape or form redeemable? It isn't.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sarah Huckabee Sanders put this ad out in Arkansas and now it's being slammed by Republicans b/c it depicts a white guy mooching off the system. This is the GOP rot at its most blatant. They wear the cross and fly the flag while spewing nothing but hate. apnews.com/article/welf...
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Arkansas campaign ad sparks conservative backlash for portraying lazy welfare recipient as white
A new video from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was standard issue Republican messaging for promoting her state’s stricter rules for people on Medicaid.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I heard an interview with Adam Hamilton, the Dem candidate running for Senate in Kansas. I liked him, he was measured, sincere. But he said pursuing impeachment wouldn't be prudent if dems take control. I have to say, looking at this unhinged figure, that it feels absolutely crucial.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My dad used to have this saying, that America attracted the rattlesnakes of the world, you know, the old "Don't tread on me" crowd. I think that spirit definitely animates a good part of this country, largely for the worse IMHO.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I am sure it will be and look forward to following the column and sharing with our media partners.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Chilean comedian Fabrizio Copano said recently that it's long been true in Latin America that people don't take institutions seriously. They're the butt of dark humor because they're so corrupt. That is where we have arrived in the US, which ironically makes Trump the first real American president.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"A beautiful part of the American fabric..." americancommunitymedia.org/community/la-korean-fest-draws-hundreds-of-thousands-to-koreatown/
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LA Korean Fest Draws Hundreds of Thousands to Koreatown
What began in 1974 as an event organized by Korean immigrants to preserve their heritage has grown into one of SoCal’s largest Korean cultural festivals.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I was in Honduras a few years ago covering elections there. I visited a small town fighting to kick out a mining company that had hired armed thugs to harass residents. They told me politicians had come around offering cash for votes. To see it now happening here is truly stomach churning.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How is it that we find ourselves caught between sci fi tech that could wipe us all out and a medieval disease that we actually did wipe out, until... well, yeah. Strange times indeed.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/10/2026
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a statewide disaster emergency due to the measles outbreak. This was avoidable.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So tired of his talk, the dumb names, the vapid rhetoric that says nothing because he knows nothing other than to sling childish insults. Honestly, 39% or whatever he's at now, how is it even that high?
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I recommend listening to this interview with Mahmoud Khalil. The fact that Marco Rubio sought to destroy this man for his own political gain speaks volumes about the soullessness of the GOP. They mouth God and country while pissing on the principles that underlie both. www.kalw.org/npr-news/202...
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Mahmoud Khalil on his detention by ICE: 'It is a stain on the U.S. consciousness'
Khalil was the face of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University when immigration agents arrested him and sent him to detention in Louisiana. His new memoir is No Land to Stand On.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I think there needs to be some real soul searching in this country. I'm glad her eyes are open, but there's still a lot of folks who are pissed just 'cause his policies stung them, at the gas pump or wherever. For a supposedly Christian nation there is a depressing lack of love thy neighborliness.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm not a president, I just play one on TV.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We spoke with several voting rights advocates to hear about their work helping voters navigate the web of barriers erected to keep people from the polls this November 3. @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social @voteriders.bsky.social @mifamiliavota.bsky.social americancommunitymedia.org/rights/as-mi...
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As Midterms Near, Rights Groups Help Voters Navigate Voting Barriers
As the Nov. 3 midterm elections approach, voting rights groups are mobilizing nationwide to help voters overcome an array of barriers.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Down down down the rabbit hole we go.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A thought or two on Adelanto, from a pastor who knows it from the inside americancommunitymedia.org/immigration/...
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LA Pastor Calls ICE’s Adelanto Detention Center a ‘Place of Evil’
Pastor Guillermo Torres visits the Adelanto ICE facility at least three times a week. "I've never seen such cruelty," he says of the treatment of detainees.
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Peter Schurmann @whatthefog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As much as I'd like to evict him from my consciousness, where he has lived rent free for far too long, I think better we not forget the lessons of the Trump era: never underestimate the willingness of enough Americans to put a lying, morally bankrupt crook in the White House.
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 05/10/2026
My first column is out: "The Baseline: Getting Our Bearings in an Age of Mass Deportation." I'm thrilled to be partnering with @documentedny.bsky.social on a monthly column about immigration data. documentedny.com/2026/10/05/b...
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The Baseline: Getting Our Bearings in an Age of Mass Deportation
The Baseline, a new monthly column from Austin Kocher, explores the impact of rising immigration enforcement.
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