Bex
@bexaheimbrock.bsky.social
Fellow at Howard Center for Investigative Journalism @umd, broke freelance journalist, “a pleasure to have in class”
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Once, in elementary school, I forged signatures on a petition to ban heavy textbooks which we had to carry home. Even with the 200 signatures, the motion didn’t pass.
Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Once, in elementary school, I forged signatures on a petition to ban heavy textbooks which we had to carry home. Even with the 200 signatures, the motion didn’t pass.
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Some personal news: After nearly 14 years, I'm leaving my incredible team (and family!) @huffpost.com for a new opportunity.
My goodbye email was 1500 words, there's not enough space here to express my gratitude to this newsroom and share everything we've done together. But what a ride.
My goodbye email was 1500 words, there's not enough space here to express my gratitude to this newsroom and share everything we've done together. But what a ride.
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Some personal news: After nearly 14 years, I'm leaving my incredible team (and family!) @huffpost.com for a new opportunity.
My goodbye email was 1500 words, there's not enough space here to express my gratitude to this newsroom and share everything we've done together. But what a ride.
My goodbye email was 1500 words, there's not enough space here to express my gratitude to this newsroom and share everything we've done together. But what a ride.
This is an important piece, but it leaves out a key detail - commercial vehicles (incl vehicles “used in commercial pursuits” are prohibited from the B-W parkway. That is part of why this selective enforcement can happen in the first place.
NEW—US Park Police w/ DHS officers near DC are increasingly pulling over Black and brown men, leaving their work vans on the side of the parkway + immediately calling a local towing company to take them. Families who just lost their breadwinner are stuck with the bill.
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
Families of DC-area immigrant drivers snatched by feds stuck with tow bill
Elected officials and activists note work vehicles removed lightning fast, resulting in hundreds in fees.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is an important piece, but it leaves out a key detail - commercial vehicles (incl vehicles “used in commercial pursuits” are prohibited from the B-W parkway. That is part of why this selective enforcement can happen in the first place.
My cat, Remi, has been patrolling our apartment. I dared not wonder what for. Tonight, I found out.
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
My cat, Remi, has been patrolling our apartment. I dared not wonder what for. Tonight, I found out.
unfortunately the british really popped off with stewed tomatoes for breakfast
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
unfortunately the british really popped off with stewed tomatoes for breakfast
A great read, and a fascinating movement!
I went to Vancouver to visit Sen̓áḵw, one of the most impressive housing developments in the world. Squamish Nation is building 6000 apartments on its reserve land with no city council permission required. Could this be the future of iwi-led housing in Aotearoa?
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-11-2...
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-11-2...
Inside the Canadian apartments redefining indigenous housing
Joel MacManus visits Vancouver, where a First Nation is building a massive complex of apartment towers on its reserve land, with no city council approval required. Could this be the future of iwi-led ...
thespinoff.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A great read, and a fascinating movement!
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BREAKING update to my lawsuit against DC Metropolitan PD for body cam footage from USIP raid —
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
Former USIP security chief says MPD gave 'high-fives and fist bumps' after raid
The latest on the lawsuit to get MPD's body cam footage released.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
BREAKING update to my lawsuit against DC Metropolitan PD for body cam footage from USIP raid —
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
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so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
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the pet food bank near me has been having to close early from running out of food, so if this is your lane this is another way to help
With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets
With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
the pet food bank near me has been having to close early from running out of food, so if this is your lane this is another way to help
why is everyone putting pomegranate in their holiday cocktails? what happened to cranberry? to joy?
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
why is everyone putting pomegranate in their holiday cocktails? what happened to cranberry? to joy?
The agent telling Alex to move away has been at the two stops I witnessed yesterday & Tuesday. A clear pattern here of ICE targeting people during morning commutes.
I had a run in with ICE snatching a man out of his car while walking my children to school this morning in NW DC
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
November 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The agent telling Alex to move away has been at the two stops I witnessed yesterday & Tuesday. A clear pattern here of ICE targeting people during morning commutes.
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Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict:
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict:
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
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we now know that it’s not illegal to throw sandwiches at ICE agents, an important development
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
we now know that it’s not illegal to throw sandwiches at ICE agents, an important development
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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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Former Teen Vogue politics editor Allegra Kirkland pays homage to ... what ... OUUUUCH:
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/what-we...
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/what-we...
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Former Teen Vogue politics editor Allegra Kirkland pays homage to ... what ... OUUUUCH:
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/what-we...
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/what-we...
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A Spanish-language immersion daycare in a leafy residential neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago was raided by federal immigration agents on Wednesday and a teacher was taken away www.reuters.com/world/us/chi...
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A Spanish-language immersion daycare in a leafy residential neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago was raided by federal immigration agents on Wednesday and a teacher was taken away www.reuters.com/world/us/chi...
Another ICE kidnapping in DC today. New Hampshire, First & Hamilton. The man taken was denied the ability to tell us his name, or who to call. The cruelty is unending.
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Another ICE kidnapping in DC today. New Hampshire, First & Hamilton. The man taken was denied the ability to tell us his name, or who to call. The cruelty is unending.
ICE in Grant Circle Park this morning. A sleepy neighborhood. They appear to have detained someone driving a work vehicle. Happened during my commute. I arrived after the person they detained had already been transported, but caught the aftermath. DC be on lookout, ICE plate # 5GK6745
November 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
ICE in Grant Circle Park this morning. A sleepy neighborhood. They appear to have detained someone driving a work vehicle. Happened during my commute. I arrived after the person they detained had already been transported, but caught the aftermath. DC be on lookout, ICE plate # 5GK6745
Teen Vogue being gutted & reanimated as an apolitical magazine without its own independent website should tell you a lot about the internalized misogyny & continued patriarchy in this new ‘era’ of journalism. Shame on Chloe Malle.
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Teen Vogue being gutted & reanimated as an apolitical magazine without its own independent website should tell you a lot about the internalized misogyny & continued patriarchy in this new ‘era’ of journalism. Shame on Chloe Malle.
Lex was a great editor and super responsive to my many emails as a hopeful freelance. This is terrible.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Lex was a great editor and super responsive to my many emails as a hopeful freelance. This is terrible.
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Teen Vogue has become a top-tier political journalism authority and doing this the day before election day is just cruel.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Teen Vogue has become a top-tier political journalism authority and doing this the day before election day is just cruel.
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Speaking of AI slop, here's something we can't unsee: Andrew Cuomo’s AI-generated attack ad against Zohran Mamdani that features a pregnant bill in the style of Schoolhouse Rock.
"The ad bears all the hallmarks of the sloppiest of AI trash."
"The ad bears all the hallmarks of the sloppiest of AI trash."
Andrew Cuomo Uses AI MPREG Schoolhouse Rock Bill to Attack Mamdani, Is Out of Ideas
Uhh, is ChatGPT the dad or?
www.404media.co
November 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Speaking of AI slop, here's something we can't unsee: Andrew Cuomo’s AI-generated attack ad against Zohran Mamdani that features a pregnant bill in the style of Schoolhouse Rock.
"The ad bears all the hallmarks of the sloppiest of AI trash."
"The ad bears all the hallmarks of the sloppiest of AI trash."
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man, it sure looks like republicans are using threat of federal government force to try and silence journalists
October 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
man, it sure looks like republicans are using threat of federal government force to try and silence journalists
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