Bekah Hinojosa
@bekahbot.bsky.social
Brownsville, TX, and with Sotxejn.org
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I'm here, I'm queer, I belong in Texas, too.
thebarbedwire.com asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.
This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
thebarbedwire.com asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.
This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
I’m a Trans Journalist Choosing to Live in Texas. Here’s Why That Matters.
My name is Kit O’Connell. I’ll be covering queer and trans life in Texas for Big & Bright — The Barbed Wire’s first underwritten vertical.
thebarbedwire.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I'm here, I'm queer, I belong in Texas, too.
thebarbedwire.com asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.
This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
thebarbedwire.com asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.
This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
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The new city of Starbase is suing Texas AG Ken Paxton over his office’s ruling that it must release public information requested by a media outlet in the Rio Grande Valley. bit.ly/3LWQgaw
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The new city of Starbase is suing Texas AG Ken Paxton over his office’s ruling that it must release public information requested by a media outlet in the Rio Grande Valley. bit.ly/3LWQgaw
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AP finds a secretive Border Patrol intelligence program detains Americans for “suspicious” travel. Critics call it mass surveillance.
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
AP finds a secretive Border Patrol intelligence program detains Americans for “suspicious” travel. Critics call it mass surveillance.
Where's the US news report about this?
Someone placed signs on Matamoros, Mexico's beach near the US-Mexico border & SpaceX launchpad, declaring it a "restricted area" in accordance with directives issued by the Secretary of Defense.
www.hoytamaulipas.net/notas/605347...
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/n...
Someone placed signs on Matamoros, Mexico's beach near the US-Mexico border & SpaceX launchpad, declaring it a "restricted area" in accordance with directives issued by the Secretary of Defense.
www.hoytamaulipas.net/notas/605347...
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/n...
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Where's the US news report about this?
Someone placed signs on Matamoros, Mexico's beach near the US-Mexico border & SpaceX launchpad, declaring it a "restricted area" in accordance with directives issued by the Secretary of Defense.
www.hoytamaulipas.net/notas/605347...
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/n...
Someone placed signs on Matamoros, Mexico's beach near the US-Mexico border & SpaceX launchpad, declaring it a "restricted area" in accordance with directives issued by the Secretary of Defense.
www.hoytamaulipas.net/notas/605347...
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/n...
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Farm workers are proud to stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers.
Los campesinos se enorgullecen de solidarizarse con los trabajadores de Starbucks.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Los campesinos se enorgullecen de solidarizarse con los trabajadores de Starbucks.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Farm workers are proud to stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers.
Los campesinos se enorgullecen de solidarizarse con los trabajadores de Starbucks.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Los campesinos se enorgullecen de solidarizarse con los trabajadores de Starbucks.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Absolutely disgusting.
Elon Musk, the wealthiest man in the world, has his own company town in the poorest community in the country, the Rio Grande Valley, TX
Elon Musk, the wealthiest man in the world, has his own company town in the poorest community in the country, the Rio Grande Valley, TX
BREAKING: Tesla shareholders just approved a pay package for Elon Musk that’s worth up to $1 trillion.
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Absolutely disgusting.
Elon Musk, the wealthiest man in the world, has his own company town in the poorest community in the country, the Rio Grande Valley, TX
Elon Musk, the wealthiest man in the world, has his own company town in the poorest community in the country, the Rio Grande Valley, TX
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NOW: A small group of protesters briefly blockaded the entrance to the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin to demand shareholders reject a $1T pay package for the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.
The blockade dispersed after a Travis Co. Sheriff threatened to arrest protesters without any official warning.
The blockade dispersed after a Travis Co. Sheriff threatened to arrest protesters without any official warning.
November 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
NOW: A small group of protesters briefly blockaded the entrance to the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin to demand shareholders reject a $1T pay package for the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.
The blockade dispersed after a Travis Co. Sheriff threatened to arrest protesters without any official warning.
The blockade dispersed after a Travis Co. Sheriff threatened to arrest protesters without any official warning.
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Alejandro Juarez was mistakenly deported to Mexico despite a pending court hearing, @nytimes.com reports. On Sept. 20, we tracked an Eastern Air Express flight from Newark, NJ to Harlingen, TX — we believe this was the plane carrying Mr. Juarez prior to his wrongful removal to MX.
October 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Alejandro Juarez was mistakenly deported to Mexico despite a pending court hearing, @nytimes.com reports. On Sept. 20, we tracked an Eastern Air Express flight from Newark, NJ to Harlingen, TX — we believe this was the plane carrying Mr. Juarez prior to his wrongful removal to MX.
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was beaten, choked, and subjected to racial slurs by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Houston, who did not identify themselves before tackling him and his father to the ground.
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was beaten, choked, and subjected to racial slurs by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Houston, who did not identify themselves before tackling him and his father to the ground.
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Australian company announces lithium refinery plans at the Port of Brownsville
“The timing is ideal to establish a foothold in Texas,” the company chairman said
www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/ne...
“The timing is ideal to establish a foothold in Texas,” the company chairman said
www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/ne...
Lithium Universe unveils Texas refinery plan to expand North American footprint
Lithium Universe Ltd (ASX:LU7, OTC:LUVSF) has unveiled plans for a second lithium carbonate refinery in Brownsville, Texas — a move that expands its North...
www.proactiveinvestors.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Australian company announces lithium refinery plans at the Port of Brownsville
“The timing is ideal to establish a foothold in Texas,” the company chairman said
www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/ne...
“The timing is ideal to establish a foothold in Texas,” the company chairman said
www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/ne...
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While Menijivar was held at the Corley facility facing possible deportation, another detainee sexually assaulted him twice with the help of an accomplice, he said in an official complaint and in interviews with me this year, and other media in 2017:
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Group claims ICE ignores claims of sexual assault of immigrants in custody
Ultimately, in an internal affairs review, ICE's own deportation and detention agents concluded there was insufficient evidence to support Menjivar's allegations, according to a one-page letter of...
www.houstonchronicle.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
While Menijivar was held at the Corley facility facing possible deportation, another detainee sexually assaulted him twice with the help of an accomplice, he said in an official complaint and in interviews with me this year, and other media in 2017:
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Menjivar, a 50 yo master mechanic originally from El Salvador, had lived in the US for most of the last twenty years.
He spent 2013 to 2015 in immigrant detention, including at the Houston-area Joe Corley Detention Center, operated by the for-profit prison contractor GEO Group.
He spent 2013 to 2015 in immigrant detention, including at the Houston-area Joe Corley Detention Center, operated by the for-profit prison contractor GEO Group.
October 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Menjivar, a 50 yo master mechanic originally from El Salvador, had lived in the US for most of the last twenty years.
He spent 2013 to 2015 in immigrant detention, including at the Houston-area Joe Corley Detention Center, operated by the for-profit prison contractor GEO Group.
He spent 2013 to 2015 in immigrant detention, including at the Houston-area Joe Corley Detention Center, operated by the for-profit prison contractor GEO Group.
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A decade ago, Douglas Menjivar became a whistleblower and activist after he was raped in ICE detention.
He married a US citizen, but wasn't able to get a green card.
In June, agents arrested him just before his 50th birthday. 🧵
www.texasobserver.org/trump-ice-ar...
He married a US citizen, but wasn't able to get a green card.
In June, agents arrested him just before his 50th birthday. 🧵
www.texasobserver.org/trump-ice-ar...
Trump's ICE Arrested a Whistleblower Who Exposed Sexual Assault in Detention. Now, He’s Left the Country.
Douglas Menjivar is a survivor and activist. He’s also married to a U.S. citizen, but he was caught up in the president’s mass deportation agenda anyway.
www.texasobserver.org
October 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A decade ago, Douglas Menjivar became a whistleblower and activist after he was raped in ICE detention.
He married a US citizen, but wasn't able to get a green card.
In June, agents arrested him just before his 50th birthday. 🧵
www.texasobserver.org/trump-ice-ar...
He married a US citizen, but wasn't able to get a green card.
In June, agents arrested him just before his 50th birthday. 🧵
www.texasobserver.org/trump-ice-ar...
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Gov. Greg Abbott admitted in an X post that Texas is purging professors with “leftist ideologies” — and people are not happy.
Gov. Abbott Admitted to Purging ‘Leftist’ Professors. People Are Calling It the ‘Definition of Fascism.’
Students and professors have protested firings of “leftist” professors at major universities in recent weeks.
thebarbedwire.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Gov. Greg Abbott admitted in an X post that Texas is purging professors with “leftist ideologies” — and people are not happy.
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This is the first time federal terrorism charges have been deployed in association with the “antifa” label…The Prairieland case has so far provided a convenient testing ground for state repression. Latest @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/10/17/a...
“Antifa” Protesters Charged With Terrorism for Constitutionally Protected Activity
After a protest against ICE, federal prosecutors pursued guilt-by-association charges against two “antifa” protesters.
theintercept.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is the first time federal terrorism charges have been deployed in association with the “antifa” label…The Prairieland case has so far provided a convenient testing ground for state repression. Latest @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/10/17/a...
South TX EJ Network is with Matamoros organizations on a boat flotilla off the coast of Playa Bagdad to protest the SpaceX launch that just happened
¡fuera SpaceX, fuera Elon musk!
¡fuera SpaceX, fuera Elon musk!
October 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
South TX EJ Network is with Matamoros organizations on a boat flotilla off the coast of Playa Bagdad to protest the SpaceX launch that just happened
¡fuera SpaceX, fuera Elon musk!
¡fuera SpaceX, fuera Elon musk!
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“This is the first time I’ve seen so many pregnant people in [ICE] detention,” said Tania Wolf, the Southeast advocacy manager at the National Immigration Project. interc.pt/48WWErA
October 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“This is the first time I’ve seen so many pregnant people in [ICE] detention,” said Tania Wolf, the Southeast advocacy manager at the National Immigration Project. interc.pt/48WWErA
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Ten years and five months apart
October 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Ten years and five months apart
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Law enforcement historically loves announcing their undercover operations ahead of time
October 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Law enforcement historically loves announcing their undercover operations ahead of time
At the march in Memphis happening now.
From the Rio Grande Valley to Memphis, no more Elon Musk, ICE, & National Guard in our communities. ¡Fuera!
From the Rio Grande Valley to Memphis, no more Elon Musk, ICE, & National Guard in our communities. ¡Fuera!
October 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
At the march in Memphis happening now.
From the Rio Grande Valley to Memphis, no more Elon Musk, ICE, & National Guard in our communities. ¡Fuera!
From the Rio Grande Valley to Memphis, no more Elon Musk, ICE, & National Guard in our communities. ¡Fuera!
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In April, the Trump admin deported “Rosario” & her two US citizen children, one of whom is being treated for stage 4 kidney cancer.
The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:
The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:
‘They never told me where I was going’: a family falls into Louisiana’s ‘black hole’ of deportation
Exclusive: A mother and her two US citizen children – including one with stage 4 cancer – disappeared and were deported to Honduras
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In April, the Trump admin deported “Rosario” & her two US citizen children, one of whom is being treated for stage 4 kidney cancer.
The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:
The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:
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READ: Two activists in Texas are facing hate crime charges for graffiti criticizing Israel. Their lawyers say these cases represent extreme government overreach and could set a dangerous precedent for Palestine activists nationwide. mondoweiss.net/2025/10/stat...
State prosecutors in Texas seek to make anti-Israel graffiti a hate crime
Two activists in Texas are facing hate crime charges for graffiti criticizing Israel. Their lawyers say these cases represent extreme government overreach and could set a dangerous precedent for Pales...
mondoweiss.net
October 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
READ: Two activists in Texas are facing hate crime charges for graffiti criticizing Israel. Their lawyers say these cases represent extreme government overreach and could set a dangerous precedent for Palestine activists nationwide. mondoweiss.net/2025/10/stat...
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President Trump’s sweeping national security memo directs feds to investigate and prosecute any person, non-profit, or entity displaying what Trump calls political violence: anti-capitalism, anti-Americanism, anti-Christianity, and “extremism” on race, gender, and migration.
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September 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
President Trump’s sweeping national security memo directs feds to investigate and prosecute any person, non-profit, or entity displaying what Trump calls political violence: anti-capitalism, anti-Americanism, anti-Christianity, and “extremism” on race, gender, and migration.
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New: A federal judge has ordered ICE to immediately release 28-year-old Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, a Mexican immigrant who has lived in the U.S. for two decades, because she is protected from deportation under DACA.
Judge orders the immediate release of El Paso DACA recipient
The El Paso federal judge said the Trump administration is violating the constitutional rights of Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, a DACA recipient who has lived in the U.S. for two decades.
www.texastribune.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
New: A federal judge has ordered ICE to immediately release 28-year-old Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, a Mexican immigrant who has lived in the U.S. for two decades, because she is protected from deportation under DACA.