Dina Demetrius
@dinademetrius.bsky.social
Emmy & LA Press Club Award-winning TV journalist/producer; investigative reporter; MI native; correspondent for CBS Newspath and Matter of Fact w Soledad O’Brien.
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Pinned
Finding courage in one family's history
Each of us has to do our part daily to actively oppose nationalistic bigotry in our own corners of the country.
www.freep.com
My opinion piece from right after the 2016 election remains relevant, doesn’t matter when you read it. www.freep.com/story/opinio... via @freep.com
While using these trucks for raids is probably not illegal, it flies in the face of the latest 9th Circuit order to stop making arrests without probable cause.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Federal agents use Penske rental truck as 'Trojan Horse' to raid Los Angeles Home Depot
Border Patrol agents reportedly arrested 16 people at a Home Depot in Westlake on Wednesday. They utilized Penske trucks to carry out the arrests.
www.latimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
While using these trucks for raids is probably not illegal, it flies in the face of the latest 9th Circuit order to stop making arrests without probable cause.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
A life-saving miracle of science, developed over decades, is being scrapped by HHS.
August 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A life-saving miracle of science, developed over decades, is being scrapped by HHS.
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#Earthquake Update: A magnitude 4.5 earthquake took place 6 km N of Fontana, California at 9:32:24 AM. #light
For details from the USGS and to report shaking:
For details from the USGS and to report shaking:
M 4.5 - 6 km N of Fontana, California | 1753979540
2025-07-31 16:07:24 (UTC) | -117.424°N 34.153°W | 9.0 km depth
earthquake.usgs.gov
July 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#Earthquake Update: A magnitude 4.5 earthquake took place 6 km N of Fontana, California at 9:32:24 AM. #light
For details from the USGS and to report shaking:
For details from the USGS and to report shaking:
#earthquake in SoCal, 4.5 near Fontana. Had slight shaking in the SF Valley.
July 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#earthquake in SoCal, 4.5 near Fontana. Had slight shaking in the SF Valley.
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BREAKING: We’re suing to block the Trump-Vance admin’s unlawful restrictions on funding for programs focused on domestic violence, sexual assault, housing, youth & homelessness.
This is the latest in a series of attempts by this admin to weaponize federal funding to push their anti-equity agenda.
This is the latest in a series of attempts by this admin to weaponize federal funding to push their anti-equity agenda.
July 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
BREAKING: We’re suing to block the Trump-Vance admin’s unlawful restrictions on funding for programs focused on domestic violence, sexual assault, housing, youth & homelessness.
This is the latest in a series of attempts by this admin to weaponize federal funding to push their anti-equity agenda.
This is the latest in a series of attempts by this admin to weaponize federal funding to push their anti-equity agenda.
Trump’s National Guard Troops Are Questioning Their Mission in L.A. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
Trump’s National Guard Troops Are Questioning Their Mission in L.A.
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Trump’s National Guard Troops Are Questioning Their Mission in L.A. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
In January a masked man identifying himself as a bounty hunter in WA reported to a city council that ICE is recruiting their squads to capture “illegals” at $1000/person.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
'Who are these people?' Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A.
Local police have little or no insight into where the federal enforcement actions are taking place. In some cases, local cops have been mistaken for federal agents, eroding years of work to have immig...
www.latimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
In January a masked man identifying himself as a bounty hunter in WA reported to a city council that ICE is recruiting their squads to capture “illegals” at $1000/person.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
"Immigration is also helping drive the strongest period of economic growth since Spain’s construction boom in the mid-2000s. Between 2022 and 2024, average GDP per capita increased 2.9 percent — the strongest of the E.U.’s four largest economies." wapo.st/4kSg2t7
As Trump shuts out migrants, Spain opens its doors and fuels economic growth
Defying the anti-immigrant trend in the U.S., Spain is reaping economic benefits by granting citizenship to tens of thousands of newly-arrived workers.
wapo.st
June 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Immigration is also helping drive the strongest period of economic growth since Spain’s construction boom in the mid-2000s. Between 2022 and 2024, average GDP per capita increased 2.9 percent — the strongest of the E.U.’s four largest economies." wapo.st/4kSg2t7
Hmm: former NBCU chief Jeff Shell “anointed as the new CBS chief if the deal gets done. He is likely to downsize the organization and, according to sources, address the alleged political biases in its news programming that are at the center of the Trump lawsuit.”
Paramount delays $35M settlement with Trump as media giant fears bribery backlash: sources
Paramount delays $35M settlement with Trump as media giant fears bribery backlash: sources
Negotiations to settle Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against CBS News over the Kamala Harris "60 Minutes" interview entered their sixth month.
nypost.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Hmm: former NBCU chief Jeff Shell “anointed as the new CBS chief if the deal gets done. He is likely to downsize the organization and, according to sources, address the alleged political biases in its news programming that are at the center of the Trump lawsuit.”
#breaking Kennedy and Oz will announce news on Monday about Medicare. #healthcare
June 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#breaking Kennedy and Oz will announce news on Monday about Medicare. #healthcare
They’re keeping tabs on even relatively under-the-radar journalists…and deporting them:
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian deported from US says he was ‘targeted’ due to writing on pro-Palestine student protests
Alistair Kitchen says he was detained and questioned about views on Israel and Palestine before being deported from LA to Melbourne
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
They’re keeping tabs on even relatively under-the-radar journalists…and deporting them:
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Pope Leo is sending Trump a clear message about how he intends to lead.
The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants to immigration court on June 20th, which also marks International Refugee Day.
Thank you, Pope Leo.
#OnYourSide
The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants to immigration court on June 20th, which also marks International Refugee Day.
Thank you, Pope Leo.
#OnYourSide
June 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Pope Leo is sending Trump a clear message about how he intends to lead.
The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants to immigration court on June 20th, which also marks International Refugee Day.
Thank you, Pope Leo.
#OnYourSide
The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants to immigration court on June 20th, which also marks International Refugee Day.
Thank you, Pope Leo.
#OnYourSide
What framing—this woman at the right shoulder of Cardinal Blase Cupich like an angel as he delivers a sermon against othering our neighbors and the ICE raids. #popeleomass #chicago
June 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What framing—this woman at the right shoulder of Cardinal Blase Cupich like an angel as he delivers a sermon against othering our neighbors and the ICE raids. #popeleomass #chicago
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ICE agents are making arrests inside Chicago's immigration court hallways again this morning. Reportedly three people detained so far after exiting their hearings.
June 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
ICE agents are making arrests inside Chicago's immigration court hallways again this morning. Reportedly three people detained so far after exiting their hearings.
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House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media www.npr.org/2025/06/12/g...
House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media
The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
www.npr.org
June 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media www.npr.org/2025/06/12/g...
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This is the most straightforward thing they've said so far. They're using the military to "liberate" Los Angeles from its mayor and governor.
Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
June 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This is the most straightforward thing they've said so far. They're using the military to "liberate" Los Angeles from its mayor and governor.
Breaking: Statement from LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn on @padilla.senate.gov being shoved, expelled and handcuffed today.
June 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Breaking: Statement from LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn on @padilla.senate.gov being shoved, expelled and handcuffed today.
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Both statements are from last night. Note difference between how Trump characterizes conditions in LA ("RIOTS AND LOOTERS"), vs how the LAPD does ("Peaceful Protests")
June 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Both statements are from last night. Note difference between how Trump characterizes conditions in LA ("RIOTS AND LOOTERS"), vs how the LAPD does ("Peaceful Protests")
Latest from L. A. Mayor Bass.
June 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Latest from L. A. Mayor Bass.
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In her just-released statement, LA County supervisor @hildasolis.bsky.social reminds LA residents to contact the county’s immigrant affairs office for support during this Fed action:
oia.lacounty.gov/about-us/
oia.lacounty.gov/about-us/
About Us - Office of Immigrant Affairs
Contact the LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs at 1-800-593-8222. East Los Angeles County Hall, 4801 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA.
oia.lacounty.gov
June 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
In her just-released statement, LA County supervisor @hildasolis.bsky.social reminds LA residents to contact the county’s immigrant affairs office for support during this Fed action:
oia.lacounty.gov/about-us/
oia.lacounty.gov/about-us/
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There are two pathways to what Trump is doing:
1) He is federalizing 2000 National Guard troops; or
2) He is deploying 2000 members of another state’s National Guard with the permission of *that* state’s governor.
These posts walk through the relevant authorities—and the questions they raise:
1) He is federalizing 2000 National Guard troops; or
2) He is deploying 2000 members of another state’s National Guard with the permission of *that* state’s governor.
These posts walk through the relevant authorities—and the questions they raise:
Re-upping this “One First” post from April asking—and trying to answer—five questions about the domestic use of the military:
142. Five Questions About Domestic Use of the Military
The federal government's authorities to use the military for domestic law enforcement are old, broad, and vague. They may soon become far more relevant than they've been for quite a long time.
www.stevevladeck.com
June 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
There are two pathways to what Trump is doing:
1) He is federalizing 2000 National Guard troops; or
2) He is deploying 2000 members of another state’s National Guard with the permission of *that* state’s governor.
These posts walk through the relevant authorities—and the questions they raise:
1) He is federalizing 2000 National Guard troops; or
2) He is deploying 2000 members of another state’s National Guard with the permission of *that* state’s governor.
These posts walk through the relevant authorities—and the questions they raise:
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For the love of god plz SOMEONE in the White House pool report on the legal authority invoked in this memorandum
Statement from the White House regarding deployment of the national guard in California:
“Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen…”
“Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen…”
June 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
For the love of god plz SOMEONE in the White House pool report on the legal authority invoked in this memorandum
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1/ If accurate, this is almost certainly a conflict with the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the use of the military for domestic law enforcement, including the National Guard if they are federalized.
June 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
1/ If accurate, this is almost certainly a conflict with the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the use of the military for domestic law enforcement, including the National Guard if they are federalized.