joel hernandez 🍉
@joelhdz.bsky.social
say it loud, say it clear, durable solutions for refugees are welcome here
doged, currently translating a cookbook, open to work
doged, currently translating a cookbook, open to work
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joel hernandez 🍉
@joelhdz.bsky.social
· Apr 14
I lost my job this Feb, after 10+ years in refugee resettlement & emergency response in DC, 🇬🇷, & the 🇺🇸-🇲🇽 border. I speak fluent 🇨🇵 🇪🇦 & 🇵🇹.
DMs are open if you need help w/ research, drafting/editing, or translation (written & oral). Open to volunteering if you pitch my heartstrings a convincing case.
DMs are open if you need help w/ research, drafting/editing, or translation (written & oral). Open to volunteering if you pitch my heartstrings a convincing case.
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
"But just as this latest immigration ban has precedent… so too does the resistance to it. We can learn from the civil rights movement, from the Black led multiracial coalition that insisted that the rights of all people of color were… connected, that they needed to be treated equally under the law."
My latest in the @theguardian.com on how the Trump admins latest immigrant visa ban takes us back to the racial quotas abolished in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Racial quotas for immigration are back | Heba Gowayed
The Trump administration’s immigration policies hearken back to the racist 1924 Immigration Act, meant to whiten the US
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"But just as this latest immigration ban has precedent… so too does the resistance to it. We can learn from the civil rights movement, from the Black led multiracial coalition that insisted that the rights of all people of color were… connected, that they needed to be treated equally under the law."
who needs therapy when you can just watch this video on loop
More feds showed up. Crowd chanting, "fuck ICE!"
These vehicles also reversing out now.
These vehicles also reversing out now.
January 15, 2026 at 4:07 AM
who needs therapy when you can just watch this video on loop
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This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
"But sometimes the money came & went while the immigrants were still… in… detention… in the US. Other payment information was given to the wrong person. And some immigrants were told to expect the $1,000 when they arrived home, though in fact they were never eligible."
via @delaneynolan.bsky.social
via @delaneynolan.bsky.social
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"But sometimes the money came & went while the immigrants were still… in… detention… in the US. Other payment information was given to the wrong person. And some immigrants were told to expect the $1,000 when they arrived home, though in fact they were never eligible."
via @delaneynolan.bsky.social
via @delaneynolan.bsky.social
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Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
"But the #AI overlords tell us with a straight face that their products, which cannot draw an accurate map of the United States, will somehow solve this crisis, if only we let them make it worse first."
Always better late than never when it comes to @delaneynolan.bsky.social's print #climatechange
Always better late than never when it comes to @delaneynolan.bsky.social's print #climatechange
AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How.
It’s not hostile super robots you should worry about—it’s the heat they’ll generate.
www.thenation.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"But the #AI overlords tell us with a straight face that their products, which cannot draw an accurate map of the United States, will somehow solve this crisis, if only we let them make it worse first."
Always better late than never when it comes to @delaneynolan.bsky.social's print #climatechange
Always better late than never when it comes to @delaneynolan.bsky.social's print #climatechange
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Had such a fun NYC launch of HAPPY BAD at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social last night with Julia Phillips!
Snag a copy here:
astrapublishinghouse.com/product/happ...
Snag a copy here:
astrapublishinghouse.com/product/happ...
October 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Had such a fun NYC launch of HAPPY BAD at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social last night with Julia Phillips!
Snag a copy here:
astrapublishinghouse.com/product/happ...
Snag a copy here:
astrapublishinghouse.com/product/happ...
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They found 38 unmarked graves of Indigenous children at Immaculate Conception Mission in South Dakota and it didn't make the news outside of Indian Country.
September 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
They found 38 unmarked graves of Indigenous children at Immaculate Conception Mission in South Dakota and it didn't make the news outside of Indian Country.
1. borders/migration too!
2. barcelona (the city or the club)
3. how to navigate obtaining & maintaining unemployment benefits (thanks doge!)
2. barcelona (the city or the club)
3. how to navigate obtaining & maintaining unemployment benefits (thanks doge!)
1. Borders and many things migration
2. Poverty alleviation policy
3. Cults where mediocre white men get a bunch of women to follow them
Bonus: rant about botched “billionaire wife” plastic surgery republican fascist look
2. Poverty alleviation policy
3. Cults where mediocre white men get a bunch of women to follow them
Bonus: rant about botched “billionaire wife” plastic surgery republican fascist look
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep
1. Anakin Skywalker
2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
3. Robotech 2: The Sentinels
1. Anakin Skywalker
2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
3. Robotech 2: The Sentinels
September 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
1. borders/migration too!
2. barcelona (the city or the club)
3. how to navigate obtaining & maintaining unemployment benefits (thanks doge!)
2. barcelona (the city or the club)
3. how to navigate obtaining & maintaining unemployment benefits (thanks doge!)
"America’s political right often externalizes violence, projecting it onto Black, brown, immigrant, or LGBTQ communities. When faced with the uncomfortable reality that statistically, white men commit the majority of domestic terror & mass violence in the US, the instinct is denial."
#TruthToPower
#TruthToPower
"One of Us": The Murder of Charlie Kirk and the Mirror America Refuses to Face
How the Right’s Narratives Collapsed When the Suspect Wasn’t an Outsider
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
How the Right’s Narratives Collapsed When the Suspect Wasn’t an Outsider
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
"One of Us": The Murder of Charlie Kirk and the Mirror America Refuses to Face
How the Right’s Narratives Collapsed When the Suspect Wasn’t an Outsider
open.substack.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"America’s political right often externalizes violence, projecting it onto Black, brown, immigrant, or LGBTQ communities. When faced with the uncomfortable reality that statistically, white men commit the majority of domestic terror & mass violence in the US, the instinct is denial."
#TruthToPower
#TruthToPower
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This is a photo from a few minutes ago in Tulkarem in the West Bank.
Today, Israel abducted over 1,500 Palestinians in the West Bank, the largest number since 2001.
This is a photo from a few minutes ago in Tulkarem in the West Bank.
Today, Israel abducted over 1,500 Palestinians in the West Bank, the largest number since 2001.
September 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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This is a photo from a few minutes ago in Tulkarem in the West Bank.
Today, Israel abducted over 1,500 Palestinians in the West Bank, the largest number since 2001.
This is a photo from a few minutes ago in Tulkarem in the West Bank.
Today, Israel abducted over 1,500 Palestinians in the West Bank, the largest number since 2001.
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I ramble on about what recognition of a Palestinian state means. I address recent arguments around this issue by Paul Poast, Noura Erekat, and others. Let me know what you think.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Recognizing Palestine as a State: Meaningful Farce feat. Dana El Kurd - It Could Happen Here | iHeart
<p>Dana El Kurd talks about the recent declarations by France, the UK, Canada, and others to recognize Palestine as a state. She discusses what this means, how these declarations are not tied to Pales...
www.iheart.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I ramble on about what recognition of a Palestinian state means. I address recent arguments around this issue by Paul Poast, Noura Erekat, and others. Let me know what you think.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
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A long analysis on the future of UAE-Israel relations (and, more broadly, on UAE & GCC relations with the US) in light of Israel’s attack in Doha yesterday: 🧵⬇️
September 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A long analysis on the future of UAE-Israel relations (and, more broadly, on UAE & GCC relations with the US) in light of Israel’s attack in Doha yesterday: 🧵⬇️
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Protesters disrupted Trump’s dinner in DC, chanting “Free DC! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!”
This needs to be done nonstop. Keep making their lives hell. Make sure they know they’re despised.
These white supremacist, Christian nationalist, pedophilic fascists must know no peace.
This needs to be done nonstop. Keep making their lives hell. Make sure they know they’re despised.
These white supremacist, Christian nationalist, pedophilic fascists must know no peace.
September 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Protesters disrupted Trump’s dinner in DC, chanting “Free DC! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!”
This needs to be done nonstop. Keep making their lives hell. Make sure they know they’re despised.
These white supremacist, Christian nationalist, pedophilic fascists must know no peace.
This needs to be done nonstop. Keep making their lives hell. Make sure they know they’re despised.
These white supremacist, Christian nationalist, pedophilic fascists must know no peace.
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Great collab between @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social and @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social for the @latimes.com! Share widely
September 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Great collab between @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social and @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social for the @latimes.com! Share widely
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We won't shop at companies that profit off detention.
Beginning today, we call on everyone who wants ICE out of our communities to #BoycottAmazon and all of its consumer brands, including #BoycottWholeFoods.
Sign the pledge and tell us you're on board: FreeDCproject.org/amazon
Beginning today, we call on everyone who wants ICE out of our communities to #BoycottAmazon and all of its consumer brands, including #BoycottWholeFoods.
Sign the pledge and tell us you're on board: FreeDCproject.org/amazon
August 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We won't shop at companies that profit off detention.
Beginning today, we call on everyone who wants ICE out of our communities to #BoycottAmazon and all of its consumer brands, including #BoycottWholeFoods.
Sign the pledge and tell us you're on board: FreeDCproject.org/amazon
Beginning today, we call on everyone who wants ICE out of our communities to #BoycottAmazon and all of its consumer brands, including #BoycottWholeFoods.
Sign the pledge and tell us you're on board: FreeDCproject.org/amazon
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Been saying this for a couple of years. It’s not wedge. It’s the whole pie.
Immigration is the central issue of our century and progressives must defend it or lose absolutely everything to fascism
August 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Been saying this for a couple of years. It’s not wedge. It’s the whole pie.
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UPDATE: Fox News reports that ICE told Kilmar Abrego Garcia they are going to deport him to Uganda on Monday.
August 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
UPDATE: Fox News reports that ICE told Kilmar Abrego Garcia they are going to deport him to Uganda on Monday.
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We are suing to block the federal government takeover of DC police.
By illegally declaring a takeover of MPD, the Administration is abusing its temporary, limited authority under the law.
This is the gravest threat to Home Rule DC has ever faced, and we are fighting to stop it.
By illegally declaring a takeover of MPD, the Administration is abusing its temporary, limited authority under the law.
This is the gravest threat to Home Rule DC has ever faced, and we are fighting to stop it.
August 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We are suing to block the federal government takeover of DC police.
By illegally declaring a takeover of MPD, the Administration is abusing its temporary, limited authority under the law.
This is the gravest threat to Home Rule DC has ever faced, and we are fighting to stop it.
By illegally declaring a takeover of MPD, the Administration is abusing its temporary, limited authority under the law.
This is the gravest threat to Home Rule DC has ever faced, and we are fighting to stop it.
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If you live in Washington DC or if you work for the DC police, National Guard, DHS, ATF, FBI, or any other relevant agencies and have any info or tips to share, please reach out via Signal premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected
If this doesn't apply to you, please boost so others can see
Your anonymity will be protected
If this doesn't apply to you, please boost so others can see
August 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
If you live in Washington DC or if you work for the DC police, National Guard, DHS, ATF, FBI, or any other relevant agencies and have any info or tips to share, please reach out via Signal premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected
If this doesn't apply to you, please boost so others can see
Your anonymity will be protected
If this doesn't apply to you, please boost so others can see
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Trump floats circumventing Congress to maintain control of DC police
politi.co/47sMTkc via @politico.com
politi.co/47sMTkc via @politico.com
Trump floats circumventing Congress to maintain control of DC police
The president must secure congressional approval to extend the 30-day federal takeover.
politi.co
August 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Trump floats circumventing Congress to maintain control of DC police
politi.co/47sMTkc via @politico.com
politi.co/47sMTkc via @politico.com
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Together, we have power. To stop the fascist goons. To take down the world's richest man. To build a world where we can ALL thrive. Don't let them convince you otherwise. Make new friends. Find new joy. Discover new courage. Fight. #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall
Breaking: DC residents begin spontaneous resistance against federal police in NW. Police were driven out by angry residents.
August 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Together, we have power. To stop the fascist goons. To take down the world's richest man. To build a world where we can ALL thrive. Don't let them convince you otherwise. Make new friends. Find new joy. Discover new courage. Fight. #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall
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🚨ALERT🚨 Active checkpoint on 14th St NW between V and W St. Federal agents and MPD present, currently stopping drivers passing through. Atleast one individual detained.
Fuck these cowards that apparently have nothing better to do but clog up our streets 🧻
Fuck these cowards that apparently have nothing better to do but clog up our streets 🧻
August 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
🚨ALERT🚨 Active checkpoint on 14th St NW between V and W St. Federal agents and MPD present, currently stopping drivers passing through. Atleast one individual detained.
Fuck these cowards that apparently have nothing better to do but clog up our streets 🧻
Fuck these cowards that apparently have nothing better to do but clog up our streets 🧻