Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
@aliciak2010.bsky.social
Texan. Journalist. Entrepreneur.
Founder of RiversideRecord.org | @riversiderecord.bsky.social.
USC Annenberg adjunct professor.
📍Los Angeles
It should go without saying, but just in case it doesn’t, reposts ≠ endorsements.
Founder of RiversideRecord.org | @riversiderecord.bsky.social.
USC Annenberg adjunct professor.
📍Los Angeles
It should go without saying, but just in case it doesn’t, reposts ≠ endorsements.
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Lots of new followers around these parts, so allow me to reintroduce myself 👋
I’m Alicia, the founder and publisher of @riversiderecord.bsky.social, a nonprofit newsroom focused on civic engagement reporting in Riverside County, California, that’s been running for two years now.
I’m Alicia, the founder and publisher of @riversiderecord.bsky.social, a nonprofit newsroom focused on civic engagement reporting in Riverside County, California, that’s been running for two years now.
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Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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offer stands
if you’re a journalist who wants to talk about how embarrassing this week has been for our profession (the michael wolff, landon thomas jr, nuzzi/bernstein of it all) message me on signal
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
offer stands
TFW you’ve made it a point to cultivate relationships and friendships with non-journalists, but now you have nobody to gossip with about tonight’s revelations
a cartoon character is playing frisbee in a park with the number 2 on the bottom of the screen
ALT: a cartoon character is playing frisbee in a park with the number 2 on the bottom of the screen
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
TFW you’ve made it a point to cultivate relationships and friendships with non-journalists, but now you have nobody to gossip with about tonight’s revelations
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Amazing day to be a political writer without steady income.
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Amazing day to be a political writer without steady income.
Reposted by Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
unfortunately “Aaron Sorkin’s Scenes from a Marriage” is exactly what we deserve as a nation
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
unfortunately “Aaron Sorkin’s Scenes from a Marriage” is exactly what we deserve as a nation
Reposted by Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
n.pr
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
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Johnson vows to veto any budget that includes a property tax increase or makes cuts to the proposed $2.1 billion for the Chicago Police Department.
CONTEXT: No one has seriously proposed either.
Days until the Dec. 30 deadline for the City Council to pass a budget: 43
CONTEXT: No one has seriously proposed either.
Days until the Dec. 30 deadline for the City Council to pass a budget: 43
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Johnson vows to veto any budget that includes a property tax increase or makes cuts to the proposed $2.1 billion for the Chicago Police Department.
CONTEXT: No one has seriously proposed either.
Days until the Dec. 30 deadline for the City Council to pass a budget: 43
CONTEXT: No one has seriously proposed either.
Days until the Dec. 30 deadline for the City Council to pass a budget: 43
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The Eastvale City Council last week unanimously voted to create a unified city marketing logo that can be used in collaboration with local community partners.
riversiderecord.org/eastvale-mov...
riversiderecord.org/eastvale-mov...
Eastvale Moves Forward With Unified Marketing Logo Project
The Eastvale City Council last week unanimously voted to create a unified city marketing logo that can be used in collaboration with local community partners.
riversiderecord.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The Eastvale City Council last week unanimously voted to create a unified city marketing logo that can be used in collaboration with local community partners.
riversiderecord.org/eastvale-mov...
riversiderecord.org/eastvale-mov...
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i need a food writer to go undercover at the rich person grocery store, meadow lane, that is apparently serving raw chicken tenders www.vogue.com/article/we-v...
We Visited Tribeca’s Most Anticipated Gourmet Grocery Store, Meadow Lane—Here’s What You Need to Know
Two Gen Z Vogue editors make a beeline for New york’s buzziest new grocery store—and share their thoughts.
www.vogue.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
i need a food writer to go undercover at the rich person grocery store, meadow lane, that is apparently serving raw chicken tenders www.vogue.com/article/we-v...
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Bridges of Promise Academies this month withdrew its appeal to the Riverside County Office of Education to operate a charter school within the boundaries of the Menifee Union School District.
riversiderecord.org/bridges-of-p...
riversiderecord.org/bridges-of-p...
Bridges Of Promise Academies Withdraws Appeal To Operate Charter In Menifee Union School District
Bridges of Promise Academies this month withdrew its appeal to the Riverside County Office of Education to operate a charter school within the boundaries of the Menifee Union School District.
riversiderecord.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Bridges of Promise Academies this month withdrew its appeal to the Riverside County Office of Education to operate a charter school within the boundaries of the Menifee Union School District.
riversiderecord.org/bridges-of-p...
riversiderecord.org/bridges-of-p...
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Happy Monday! This week's public meeting roundup is packed with city council and school board meetings ahead of next week's Thanksgiving holiday.
Check out the full list at the link below to see how you can get involved with your community!
riversiderecord.org/public-meeti...
Check out the full list at the link below to see how you can get involved with your community!
riversiderecord.org/public-meeti...
Public Meeting Roundup — November 17-21
One of the best ways to get involved in your community is to attend public meetings of county, city and school district elected officials.
riversiderecord.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Happy Monday! This week's public meeting roundup is packed with city council and school board meetings ahead of next week's Thanksgiving holiday.
Check out the full list at the link below to see how you can get involved with your community!
riversiderecord.org/public-meeti...
Check out the full list at the link below to see how you can get involved with your community!
riversiderecord.org/public-meeti...
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Law 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.org/2025/11/indy...
Scrappy and underpaid, LA's independent reporters are risking everything to cover the ICE opposition
Law 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
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Law 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.org/2025/11/indy...
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Don't do any of this.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Don't do any of this.
Today's (admittedly unhinged) work music of choice 😅
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
Essential Christmas on Apple Music
Playlist · 95 Songs
music.apple.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Today's (admittedly unhinged) work music of choice 😅
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
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For weeks, California’s homeless service providers have worried about rumors that the federal government was going to cut funds for permanent housing. Now, those cuts are here. bit.ly/3XwXTa3
📸 Jungho Kim
📸 Jungho Kim
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
For weeks, California’s homeless service providers have worried about rumors that the federal government was going to cut funds for permanent housing. Now, those cuts are here. bit.ly/3XwXTa3
📸 Jungho Kim
📸 Jungho Kim
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Let's also not forget that Epstein pen pal Larry Summers is also on OpenAI's board of directors
Elizabeth Warren called on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers after he featured prominently in the latest Jeffrey Epstein emails
Elizabeth Warren Calls For Harvard To Cut Ties With Larry Summers
The former Harvard president "cannot be trusted" with students, she warned.
www.huffpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Let's also not forget that Epstein pen pal Larry Summers is also on OpenAI's board of directors
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New from me: The same tactics marketers use to get you to find their toothbrushes or photography business on Google were also used by Jeffrey Epstein & co. to try to launder his reputation online. SEO to try to cover up the most infamous pedophile ring.
www.theverge.com/report/82231...
www.theverge.com/report/82231...
How Jeffrey Epstein used SEO to bury news about his crimes
“the google page is not good,” Epstein wrote
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
New from me: The same tactics marketers use to get you to find their toothbrushes or photography business on Google were also used by Jeffrey Epstein & co. to try to launder his reputation online. SEO to try to cover up the most infamous pedophile ring.
www.theverge.com/report/82231...
www.theverge.com/report/82231...
Picked up a box of this high-fiber oatmeal on a whim at the store last week. 10/10 would recommend.
I top it with some raspberries and generally have an egg or two on the side, and it keeps me full until lunch.
I top it with some raspberries and generally have an egg or two on the side, and it keeps me full until lunch.
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Picked up a box of this high-fiber oatmeal on a whim at the store last week. 10/10 would recommend.
I top it with some raspberries and generally have an egg or two on the side, and it keeps me full until lunch.
I top it with some raspberries and generally have an egg or two on the side, and it keeps me full until lunch.
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as an indie journo, i'm always trying to figure out how/~if~ folks like me fit into wnba media. a lot of that comes down to the league's PR... but what are their standards? who feels welcomed, who does not? and why?
to break it down, i published this survey for folks in WBB MEDIA! take it here:
to break it down, i published this survey for folks in WBB MEDIA! take it here:
WNBA Media Survey (Anonymous!)
The WNBA is growing - and so too is women's basketball media. This survey gives WNBA media members from all backgrounds an anonymous outlet to share their experiences working with PR departments from ...
docs.google.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
as an indie journo, i'm always trying to figure out how/~if~ folks like me fit into wnba media. a lot of that comes down to the league's PR... but what are their standards? who feels welcomed, who does not? and why?
to break it down, i published this survey for folks in WBB MEDIA! take it here:
to break it down, i published this survey for folks in WBB MEDIA! take it here:
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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The Federal Aviation Administration is lifting restrictions imposed during the country's longest government shutdown. Airlines can resume their regular flight schedules beginning Monday at 6 a.m. EST. n.pr/43xRRtp
FAA to lift all restrictions on commercial flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is lifting restrictions imposed during the country's longest government shutdown. Airlines can resume their regular flight schedules beginning Monday at 6 a.m. EST.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The Federal Aviation Administration is lifting restrictions imposed during the country's longest government shutdown. Airlines can resume their regular flight schedules beginning Monday at 6 a.m. EST. n.pr/43xRRtp
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A update:
Per her last update on GFM, Rebecca's doctors have determined no further treatments are possible, and they will be ceasing life support later tonight.
Please make time tonight, to tell her thank you, and that she is loved. It doesn't have to be much.
Per her last update on GFM, Rebecca's doctors have determined no further treatments are possible, and they will be ceasing life support later tonight.
Please make time tonight, to tell her thank you, and that she is loved. It doesn't have to be much.
The Bard's Tale III. Wasteland. Wolfenstein 3D. Jazz Jackrabbit 2. Out Of This World. Baldur's Gate II. Neuromancer. Battle Chess. Rock & Roll Racing. And, let us not forget: Super Noah's Ark 3D!
Rebecca's work is everywhere in this industry, and she deserves our support and our love.
Rebecca's work is everywhere in this industry, and she deserves our support and our love.
I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
A update:
Per her last update on GFM, Rebecca's doctors have determined no further treatments are possible, and they will be ceasing life support later tonight.
Please make time tonight, to tell her thank you, and that she is loved. It doesn't have to be much.
Per her last update on GFM, Rebecca's doctors have determined no further treatments are possible, and they will be ceasing life support later tonight.
Please make time tonight, to tell her thank you, and that she is loved. It doesn't have to be much.
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After doing nothing for several weeks, California troops will soon return home from Oregon.
Federalized California National Guard to return home from Oregon deployment soon
Federalized members of the California National Guard who deployed to Oregon on orders from President Donald Trump are set to return home “in the coming days."
www.opb.org
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
After doing nothing for several weeks, California troops will soon return home from Oregon.
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A nice obituary for Alice, who was going to be recognized as one of The Post 50.
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
#GiftLink
wapo.st/49WOdx1
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
#GiftLink
wapo.st/49WOdx1
Alice Wong, disability rights advocate and wordsmith, dies at 51
Alice Wong, a transformational leader for disability rights and justice, who founded the Disability Visibility project to magnify disabled culture, died Nov. 14.
wapo.st
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A nice obituary for Alice, who was going to be recognized as one of The Post 50.
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
#GiftLink
wapo.st/49WOdx1
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
#GiftLink
wapo.st/49WOdx1
Spent my day in Rancho Cucamonga at Chaffey College talking about how to make complex issues (like school bond elections or redistricting) easier for voters to understand using zines!
November 16, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Spent my day in Rancho Cucamonga at Chaffey College talking about how to make complex issues (like school bond elections or redistricting) easier for voters to understand using zines!