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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Grateful to Fatima for trusting me to report her story. As of the publishing date of this story, Arturo Flores remains a sitting council member in the City of Huntington Park. lataco.com/arturo-flore...

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USC Graduate Student at Center of Arturo Flores Sexual Assault Scandal Speaks Out ~ L.A. TACO

Since the news broke, there have been ongoing recall efforts and public pressure for Flores to resign. However, Flores remains a sitting council member.

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Prism @prismreports.org · 28/04/2026

We need a mosaic movement, not fragmented ‘leftism,’ writes columnist @williamcson.bsky.social. Instead of a call for resentment-filled “unity” or traditional fronts, we can look to what former Panther, Black Liberation Army member & political prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz called “the mosaic.”

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We need a mosaic movement, not fragmented ‘leftism’

Instead of a call for resentment-filled “unity” or traditional fronts, we can look to what Russell Maroon Shoatz called “the mosaic”

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Published this timely piece on navigating SA in labor organizing spaces. Shoutout to the campesinas that spoke to me about their experiences 💐

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Thank you for sharing my reporting on this important subject matter @prismreports.org

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The Latino Newsletter @thelatinonewsletter.org · 21/04/2026

Brenda Gonzalez started the Tamarindo Podcast in 2016 because she wanted a casual, chisme-with-your-girlfriend space for Latina political commentary. Nearly 10 years later, she's built retreats, workshops, a fitness practice — and a community that crosses borders.

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at 34. What began as digestive discomfort and fatigue turned into a nine-month battle for answers, eventually leading to the colonoscopy that saved my life. #colorectalcancer 🎥 @socialprimates.bsky.social & @thelatinonewsletter.org youtu.be/P1fvBlnIO70?...

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Living Proof: a Colorectal Cancer Awareness Story

YouTube video by The Latino Newsletter

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Uplifting Dolores’s words today from the podcast episode she was featured in this season. She is a woman of incredible strength and commitment—and the labor rights movement would not be what it is today without her contributions and advocacy.

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

So much love and solidarity to Ana Murguia, Debra Rojas, Dolores Huerta, and every other survivor. Chavez was just a man; women like them, then and now, are the true heroes of the farmworkers’ movement.

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I met Dolores Huerta in 2023. She was small in stature but made up for it in presence. I told her I was from Chicago and her eyes lit up, “I love Chicago organizers!” At the end of the night I watched her help the staff clean up: truly a woman of the people. I stand with her & the other survivors 💐

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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 24/02/2026

Here's the latest from the @thelatinonewsletter.org podcast team — including host @zacariasm.bsky.social (follow her!)

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Huge thanks to Nicole Foy for joining us and sharing how local reporting plays a critical role in her broader investigative reporting.

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Check out our latest episode of @thelatinonewsletter.org podcast 🎙️ with @nicolefoy.bsky.social on her reporting for @propublica.org

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol and ICE Raid Almost 20 L.A. Communities, Almost 30 Total in SoCal in Record Numbers @eltragon.bsky.social

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

WARNING, fellow journalists: As @nicoschmidt.io explains, attackers are trying to hijack reporters' Signal accounts by tricking people into handing over their 2FA codes. www.linkedin.com/posts/nicosc...

In the last days, there has been an unprecedented attack targeting investigative journalists trying to seize their Signal accounts. This has gone largely unreported.

I have been repeatedly targeted by phishing, and I learned that also colleagues from other outlets were targeted, with the attackers unfortunately managing to compromise at least one colleague’s account. What’s worrying: this doesn’t seem like an isolated case. A broader wave is apparently hitting journalists (and some civil society actors) via Signal.

How it works: Attackers message you on Signal pretending to be “Signal Support,” warning about “suspicious activity,” and urging you to “re-verify” your account. Once you accept the chat, you receive a real Signal SMS verification code, because the attacker is actively trying to register your number on a new device. If you share that code, you’re handing them the keys.

Signal’s extra protection is the Signal PIN. If an attacker also tricks you into giving up your PIN (or you don’t have strong protections enabled), they can see your contacts and networks, potentially join chats going forward, and lock you out by changing settings.

Quick protections worth doing today:
- Signal will never contact you via a two-way in-app support chat. Treat those messages as hostile.
- Never share SMS codes, Signal PIN, or anything called “registration lock.”
- Turn on Registration Lock (Settings → Account → Registration Lock).
- If you see a “safety number changed” alert: verify the person via a different channel (call/video), not just Signal text.
- Report + block suspicious requests, and review linked devices.

If you work with sensitive sources: this isn’t just about losing an account, it’s about exposing networks. Please share this with colleagues who rely on Signal day-to-day.

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The Atlantic reported that Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as the "commander at large" for the U.S. Border Patrol and will return to his former job in California, where he is expected to retire soon. No confirmation from DHS or the White House, yet. www.reuters.com/world/bovino...

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Bovino removed from his role as US Border Patrol commander at large, The Atlantic reports

Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as the "commander at large" for the U.S. Border Patrol and will return to his former job in California, where he is expected to retire soon, the Atlantic ...

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MaggieMay @sleeplesscrone.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop. It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities. I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I've been studying the history of US, and indeed, global policing my whole career and I can't make it more clear to law makers that this isn't a bastardization of policing, it is its purest form and logical conclusion. The impunity, militarization, deference, legitimacy, racial targeting, etc.

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I got to feature THE @nicolefoy.bsky.social on the @thelatinonewsletter.org podcast to discuss her groundbreaking coverage of US citizens who have been detained by ICE. ✍️: @propublica.org podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Nicole Foy and the Power of Local Journalism

Podcast Episode · The Latino Newsletter · 01/23/2026 · 34m

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Minneapolis doesn’t get enough credit for being the tipping point of resistance movements. We saw it with George Floyd and we’re seeing it now. They have a unified working class and know how to mobilize the masses. A lot of the people you see at the frontlines are regular folks, not activists.

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Abolishing ICE is the bare minimum. This goes for ANYBODY, but especially the Democrats in congress too cowardly to demand an end to state-sanctioned murder, abduction and trafficking.

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.

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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

The news about people losing their eyes to less lethal rounds is a good time to remind people to buy goggles if you are going to a protest. Look for ones with an impact-resistant rating of ANSI Z87+ High-velocity impact rating or ANSI Z87.1+ High-velocity impact rating. Ideally, rubber not foam seal

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I don’t need to see the ICE body cam footage to know Renee’s death was not justified. Just as I never had look at footage of police shootings to know that Black and brown people should not be executed by cops. No matter what angle you present: this violence will never be normalized to me. #reneegood

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Important context for claims that the Nicole Renee Good was obstructing/assaulting officers before she was shot & killed: The last time immigration agents shot a woman (Marimar Martinez, Chicago) they made similar claims. Prosecutors have already dropped the charges www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

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Deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting echoes Franklin Park, Marimar Martinez shootings during Operation Midway Blitz

The deadly Minneapolis shooting by an ICE agent that killed a woman Wednesday morning recalls shootings by federal immigration agents in Chicago during the height of Operation Midway Blitz in the fall...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/01/2026

Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."

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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

A 23 year old larping as a journalist made a misleading and inaccurate YouTube video that the administration full of chronically online shitposters used to justify the “largest immigration operation ever” and now someone is dead

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

My impulse is always to tell people to "stay safe," but the reality is, I want us to get angrier. This administration begets all of our outrage and ire. Shooting civilians in broad daylight is just the beginning; they are setting the standard for violence against anyone who speaks out.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

ICE just murdered a woman here in Minneapolis. A legal observer. Shot her multiple times while she drove away as ordered. She was a US citizen. Absolute, unequivocal, cold-blooded murder by Trump’s gestapo. Abolish ICE, jail for everyone in charge. This is the lowest bar we accept now.

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Minnesotan Kaiju @whisperingpines.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Fernando Mendoza: And for my grandparents…Por el amor y el sacrificio de mis padres y abuelos, los quiero mucho. Desde todo mi corazón les doy las gracias. (For the love and sacrifice of my parents and grandparents, I love you a lot. From all my heart, I thank you.) www.calonews.com/sports/ferna...

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Fernando Mendoza becomes the third Latino ever to win the Heisman Trophy

Mendoza has made history as the first Cuban-American winner and only the third Latino to earn the Heisman Trophy. His achievement also marks a major milestone for collegiate athletics, as he becomes t...

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Prism @prismreports.org · 20/08/2025

‘It was for their entertainment’: Formerly incarcerated youths speak out about abuse at LA County juvenile hall, @zacariasm.bsky.social reports. Thirty officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall face criminal charges for encouraging & incentivizing “gladiator-style fights” between boys.

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Youths incarcerated at LA juvenile hall speak out about abuse

Thirty officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall face criminal charges for encouraging and incentivizing “gladiator-style fights” between boys

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 01/09/2025

"If [ICE] wants to come back after a day of kidnapping landscapers and want to kick back and have a beer at the Residence Inn, I say no." "Why should they have an easy night when everybody else is scared?" #California #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

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In Southern California, Small Groups of Activists Quietly Undermine ICE Operations

Organizers confront ICE wherever they can be found, from the hotels where agents sleep to the streets they patrol.

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Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Footage from today’s protest in #DTLA where I was pushed, kettled and tear gassed by LAPD while reporting for @calonews.bsky.social

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

I spoke to Angela Ross for her award-winning podcast SoCalVoices about my coverage of the #Eatonwildfire and its impact on Altadena residents. url:https://www.socalvoices.com/la-fires-aftermath/

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Prism @prismreports.org · 19/02/2025

The toll of climate disasters is a direct consequence of decades of disinvestment in the communities most vulnerable to crises. @zacariasm.bsky.social reports on how many disabled & elderly residents were abandoned during California wildfires. prismreports.org/2025/02/19/d...

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Disabled and elderly residents were abandoned during LA fires

The majority of those who died were disabled and elderly residents, laying bare the intersections of ableism and climate injustice

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Thank you for amplifying my coverage of this important issue 🙏

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

My latest story on the aftermath of the Eaton Fire for @prismreports.org

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Is it okay to share your "tweets" on Bluesky? I know you've wanted people not to share your posts outside of this platform, but wanted to check and see if was okay to "retweet" on here.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

In Gaza, civil defense workers say they’ve discovered the bodies of 137 people buried under the ruins of Palestinian homes, schools and businesses in the hours since the ceasefire deal took effect Sunday. www.democracynow.org/2025/1/21/he...

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Gaza Authorities Say 10,000 Bodies Could Be Uncovered from Rubble After 15 Months of Genocide

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

FACT CHECK: There are limits to executives powers, even for the President. The Constitution does not grant the president the authority to unilaterally change or amend its provisions, and that includes altering the guarantees outlined in the 14th Amendment.

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

FACT CHECK: The Supreme Court has historically upheld birthright citizenship. Any executive order to end birthright citizenship would almost immediately be challenged in federal court.

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

FACT CHECK: Ending birthright citizenship could* be accomplished through a constitutional amendment. However, that would require a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and Senate, as well as approval from three-quarters of the states—an arduous and unlikely process.

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Michelle Z. @zacariasm.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

On Monday, just hours following his inauguration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship. However, the move faces significant legal hurdles: altering birthright citizenship would require either a constitutional amendment or a landmark ruling from the courts.

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