Julia Luz Betancourt
@julialuz.bsky.social
🔎 Investigative Journalist
📰 BreakThrough News, Prism, YES! Magazine, Truthout, and more
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Educate & enforce: Universities are deepening ties with federal immigration agencies to form a new academic police state, @julialuz.bsky.social reports. As universities further entangle themselves with the state, their decisions gravely impact the future of equal access to education.
How universities are deepening ties with federal immigration agencies
ICE and CBP are merging with institutions of higher education to form a new academic police state to assist in immigration enforcement
prismreports.org
I reported for @prismreports.org on how universities are another tool in the government’s mass deportation arsenal.
I’m investigating university partnerships with ICE for @prismreports.org with support from the lovely editor @tinavasquez.bsky.social
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November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I’m investigating university partnerships with ICE for @prismreports.org with support from the lovely editor @tinavasquez.bsky.social
📲 Send me a message on Signal at julesthejourno.09 or email me at julesthejourno@proton.me
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*pretends to be shocked*
great reporting, btw
great reporting, btw
NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
*pretends to be shocked*
great reporting, btw
great reporting, btw
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Independent outlets like @southsideweekly.bsky.social, @thetriibe.com, @unraveledpress.com and @blockclubchi.bsky.social are doing a TERRIFIC job reporting on what's currently happening in Chicago. Folks should support and follow them.
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Independent outlets like @southsideweekly.bsky.social, @thetriibe.com, @unraveledpress.com and @blockclubchi.bsky.social are doing a TERRIFIC job reporting on what's currently happening in Chicago. Folks should support and follow them.
Can we just pause and think for a second about why 42 million people in the U.S. are on SNAP…
42 MILLION. That is more than the population of the entire state of California.
42 MILLION. That is more than the population of the entire state of California.
October 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Can we just pause and think for a second about why 42 million people in the U.S. are on SNAP…
42 MILLION. That is more than the population of the entire state of California.
42 MILLION. That is more than the population of the entire state of California.
Reposted by Julia Luz Betancourt
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
While Trump’s NSPM-7 memo claims so-called anti-Christian beliefs are signs of “left-wing violence,” a Chicago pastor who belongs to a Presbyterian church was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE. You can’t make this up.
October 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
While Trump’s NSPM-7 memo claims so-called anti-Christian beliefs are signs of “left-wing violence,” a Chicago pastor who belongs to a Presbyterian church was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE. You can’t make this up.
I can’t believe I have to check my credit score through all of this.
October 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I can’t believe I have to check my credit score through all of this.
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Fact-check: Most of the goons in Trump's deportation army aren't even ICE agents.
Only about 13% of the personnel carrying out Trump’s deportation agenda are employed by ICE’s primary deportation unit; the rest are pulled from other jobs.
Check out the full report: tinyurl.com/yvavwh4f
Only about 13% of the personnel carrying out Trump’s deportation agenda are employed by ICE’s primary deportation unit; the rest are pulled from other jobs.
Check out the full report: tinyurl.com/yvavwh4f
October 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Fact-check: Most of the goons in Trump's deportation army aren't even ICE agents.
Only about 13% of the personnel carrying out Trump’s deportation agenda are employed by ICE’s primary deportation unit; the rest are pulled from other jobs.
Check out the full report: tinyurl.com/yvavwh4f
Only about 13% of the personnel carrying out Trump’s deportation agenda are employed by ICE’s primary deportation unit; the rest are pulled from other jobs.
Check out the full report: tinyurl.com/yvavwh4f
Reposted by Julia Luz Betancourt
Before engineering the Trump administration's government shutdown response, Russ Vought spent years building Project 2025 strategy.
“We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected,” he said in 2023. “When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work.”
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
“We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected,” he said in 2023. “When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work.”
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda
Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.
www.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Before engineering the Trump administration's government shutdown response, Russ Vought spent years building Project 2025 strategy.
“We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected,” he said in 2023. “When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work.”
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
“We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected,” he said in 2023. “When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work.”
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
Every journalist covering the White House, government, free speech, repression, etc. should honestly report on what this is: an attempt to manufacture consent for what would be a dictatorial power grab.
October 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Every journalist covering the White House, government, free speech, repression, etc. should honestly report on what this is: an attempt to manufacture consent for what would be a dictatorial power grab.
Reposted by Julia Luz Betancourt
With his ban on military shaving waivers, Pete Hegseth knows damn well who he’s pushing out: Black troops.
If only Pete Hegseth's military shaving crusade was just stupid
Hegseth knows damn well who he's pushing out: Black troops.
www.motherjones.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
With his ban on military shaving waivers, Pete Hegseth knows damn well who he’s pushing out: Black troops.
Have you heard of Flock Safety? The surveillance company was once a small technology startup with a mission to “eliminate” non-violent crime.
Now it’s becoming a one-stop shop for law enforcement to buy and plug into all the big brother-esque tech they can get.
My latest for BreakThrough News 👇🏽
Now it’s becoming a one-stop shop for law enforcement to buy and plug into all the big brother-esque tech they can get.
My latest for BreakThrough News 👇🏽
Meet Flock: The Surveillance Company Building America’s ‘Authoritarian Tracking Infrastructure’ « BT News
BT News
breakthroughnews.org
September 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Have you heard of Flock Safety? The surveillance company was once a small technology startup with a mission to “eliminate” non-violent crime.
Now it’s becoming a one-stop shop for law enforcement to buy and plug into all the big brother-esque tech they can get.
My latest for BreakThrough News 👇🏽
Now it’s becoming a one-stop shop for law enforcement to buy and plug into all the big brother-esque tech they can get.
My latest for BreakThrough News 👇🏽
Welcome to the era of digitized white supremacy.
Memes shared by the White House, DHS, and ICE have used catchy TikTok tunes to normalize mass deportation and Christian nationalist narratives. Experts say that's the point. www.wired.com/story/trump-...
The Trump Administration Is Using Memes to Turn Mass Deportation Into One Big Joke
Memes shared by the White House, DHS, and ICE have used catchy TikTok tunes to normalize mass deportation and Christian nationalist narratives. Experts say that's the point.
www.wired.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Welcome to the era of digitized white supremacy.
When big tech companies and imperialist states are able to roam unchecked, it is inevitable that they will join forces. This is a byproduct of capitalism.
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
When big tech companies and imperialist states are able to roam unchecked, it is inevitable that they will join forces. This is a byproduct of capitalism.
Reposted by Julia Luz Betancourt
This is real I shit you not
August 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is real I shit you not
Reposted by Julia Luz Betancourt
Our tax dollars & the U.S.’ support of Israel enable the occupying force to commit genocide. We've compiled an ongoing, updating list of fundraisers for Palestinian liberation.
We owe Palestinians our money & support. If you’re able to share funds, here are orgs & grassroots efforts to start.
We owe Palestinians our money & support. If you’re able to share funds, here are orgs & grassroots efforts to start.
August 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Our tax dollars & the U.S.’ support of Israel enable the occupying force to commit genocide. We've compiled an ongoing, updating list of fundraisers for Palestinian liberation.
We owe Palestinians our money & support. If you’re able to share funds, here are orgs & grassroots efforts to start.
We owe Palestinians our money & support. If you’re able to share funds, here are orgs & grassroots efforts to start.
“The Supreme Court’s assault on democracy and President Donald Trump’s are tightly intertwined… Trump may be behind this plan, but it was the Supreme Court that made such brazen partisan gerrymandering possible.”
The Republican-appointed justices have decided it is time to fully destroy the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court prepares to end voting rights as we know it
And they don't want you to notice.
www.motherjones.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
“The Supreme Court’s assault on democracy and President Donald Trump’s are tightly intertwined… Trump may be behind this plan, but it was the Supreme Court that made such brazen partisan gerrymandering possible.”
Reposted by Julia Luz Betancourt
Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI
Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
www.motherjones.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
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"[Federal a]gents wait at schools, courthouses, hospitals, and churches, searching for immigrants to detain. They point guns at passersby ... They conduct surprise checkpoints miles from U.S. borders, confiscate phones, and question people about their political beliefs."
Since the start of Trump’s second term, colleges in both blue & red states have signed contracts with ICE & CBP, @julialuz.bsky.social reports. Universities have become yet another set of tools in the government’s mass deportation arsenal.
prismreports.org/2025/07/31/h...
prismreports.org/2025/07/31/h...
How universities are deepening ties with federal immigration agencies
ICE and CBP are merging with institutions of higher education to form a new academic police state to assist in immigration enforcement
prismreports.org
August 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"[Federal a]gents wait at schools, courthouses, hospitals, and churches, searching for immigrants to detain. They point guns at passersby ... They conduct surprise checkpoints miles from U.S. borders, confiscate phones, and question people about their political beliefs."
Reposted by Julia Luz Betancourt
Since the start of Trump’s second term, colleges in both blue & red states have signed contracts with ICE & CBP, @julialuz.bsky.social reports. Universities have become yet another set of tools in the government’s mass deportation arsenal.
prismreports.org/2025/07/31/h...
prismreports.org/2025/07/31/h...
How universities are deepening ties with federal immigration agencies
ICE and CBP are merging with institutions of higher education to form a new academic police state to assist in immigration enforcement
prismreports.org
August 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Since the start of Trump’s second term, colleges in both blue & red states have signed contracts with ICE & CBP, @julialuz.bsky.social reports. Universities have become yet another set of tools in the government’s mass deportation arsenal.
prismreports.org/2025/07/31/h...
prismreports.org/2025/07/31/h...
I reported for @prismreports.org on how universities are another tool in the government’s mass deportation arsenal.
Educate & enforce: Universities are deepening ties with federal immigration agencies to form a new academic police state, @julialuz.bsky.social reports. As universities further entangle themselves with the state, their decisions gravely impact the future of equal access to education.
How universities are deepening ties with federal immigration agencies
ICE and CBP are merging with institutions of higher education to form a new academic police state to assist in immigration enforcement
prismreports.org
July 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I reported for @prismreports.org on how universities are another tool in the government’s mass deportation arsenal.
Reposted by Julia Luz Betancourt
Opinion | Don't get angry at ICE agents. They are just following orders.
by Adolf Eichmann
by Adolf Eichmann
July 23, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Opinion | Don't get angry at ICE agents. They are just following orders.
by Adolf Eichmann
by Adolf Eichmann
My next story explores how universities are deepening ties with ICE and CBP as students and faculty prepare to return to their campuses in the fall.
I’m going to keep following this story as the impacts of these ties become more and more undeniable. If you have tips, Signal me: julesthejourno.09 📲
I’m going to keep following this story as the impacts of these ties become more and more undeniable. If you have tips, Signal me: julesthejourno.09 📲
July 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
My next story explores how universities are deepening ties with ICE and CBP as students and faculty prepare to return to their campuses in the fall.
I’m going to keep following this story as the impacts of these ties become more and more undeniable. If you have tips, Signal me: julesthejourno.09 📲
I’m going to keep following this story as the impacts of these ties become more and more undeniable. If you have tips, Signal me: julesthejourno.09 📲
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As the U.S. and Israel escalates their war with Iran, Israel is doing something else: annexing Palestine under the radar. Roads for settlers. Cages for Palestinians.
mondoweiss.net/2025/06/how-...
mondoweiss.net/2025/06/how-...
How Israel is using the war with Iran to accelerate its annexation of the West Bank
Israel is using the war on Iran to further its colonization and annexation of the West Bank, turning Palestinian communities into caged enclaves.
mondoweiss.net
June 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
As the U.S. and Israel escalates their war with Iran, Israel is doing something else: annexing Palestine under the radar. Roads for settlers. Cages for Palestinians.
mondoweiss.net/2025/06/how-...
mondoweiss.net/2025/06/how-...
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In order to maintain ideological diversity, I make sure that 50% of my organization's hires are Trump supporters, even though only 2% of my applicants are Trump supporters. Here's why DEI at universities must be banned.
June 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
In order to maintain ideological diversity, I make sure that 50% of my organization's hires are Trump supporters, even though only 2% of my applicants are Trump supporters. Here's why DEI at universities must be banned.