Marcela Garcia
@marcelagarcia.bsky.social
Nieman Fellow at Harvard, Class of 2026 | Pulitzer Prize finalist 2025 | Columnist, Assoc. Editor + Editorial Board @bostonglobe.com Opinion | Born & raised in 🇲🇽 | My pups: Tiktok.com/@santoandbenito
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I’m a Pulitzer Prize finalist! 💅🏽Being recognized as a finalist for the @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social in editorial writing alongside my
@globeopinion.bsky.social colleagues —the great Alan Wirzbicki and David Scharfenberg— is the ✨ honor ✨ of a lifetime! Read our work: www.pulitzer.org/finalists/22...
@globeopinion.bsky.social colleagues —the great Alan Wirzbicki and David Scharfenberg— is the ✨ honor ✨ of a lifetime! Read our work: www.pulitzer.org/finalists/22...
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The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
Her Research Could Improve Training for Service Dogs www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/s...
"“This is a type of science that has an impact that most people could see in their homes,” said Erin Hecht, a canine researcher at Harvard. “Now there’s just no money.”"
"“This is a type of science that has an impact that most people could see in their homes,” said Erin Hecht, a canine researcher at Harvard. “Now there’s just no money.”"
Her Research Could Improve Training for Service Dogs
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Her Research Could Improve Training for Service Dogs www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/s...
"“This is a type of science that has an impact that most people could see in their homes,” said Erin Hecht, a canine researcher at Harvard. “Now there’s just no money.”"
"“This is a type of science that has an impact that most people could see in their homes,” said Erin Hecht, a canine researcher at Harvard. “Now there’s just no money.”"
"A bad time to be Latino": Pessimism surges in new Axios-Ipsos poll www.axios.com/2025/11/06/l...
"A bad time to be Latino": Pessimism surges in new Axios-Ipsos poll
Latinos' overall sense of optimism, safety and belonging has plunged across several measures since President Trump took office.
www.axios.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"A bad time to be Latino": Pessimism surges in new Axios-Ipsos poll www.axios.com/2025/11/06/l...
Miss Universe Organizer Apologizes After Tirade at Miss Mexico www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
Miss Universe Organizer Apologizes After Tirade at Miss Mexico
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Miss Universe Organizer Apologizes After Tirade at Miss Mexico www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...
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NYMag blew up its story about ICE's increased presence at 26 Federal Plaza, and pasted it on a wall a few blocks away on Broadway
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
NYMag blew up its story about ICE's increased presence at 26 Federal Plaza, and pasted it on a wall a few blocks away on Broadway
Clients of a Trump-connected lobbying firm keep landing no-bid ICE contracts — including Massachusetts-based BI² Technologies:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Clients of a Trump-connected lobbying firm keep landing no-bid ICE contracts
Ballard Partners is helping companies cash in on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Clients of a Trump-connected lobbying firm keep landing no-bid ICE contracts — including Massachusetts-based BI² Technologies:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is a timely must-read. “Autocratic resilience is not accidental. It’s the result of steady repression and the co-opting of political and economic institutions.”
How Maduro Future-Proofed His Dictatorship www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o... @javiercorrales.bsky.social
How Maduro Future-Proofed His Dictatorship www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o... @javiercorrales.bsky.social
Opinion | How Maduro Future-Proofed His Dictatorship
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This is a timely must-read. “Autocratic resilience is not accidental. It’s the result of steady repression and the co-opting of political and economic institutions.”
How Maduro Future-Proofed His Dictatorship www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o... @javiercorrales.bsky.social
How Maduro Future-Proofed His Dictatorship www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o... @javiercorrales.bsky.social
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Reported and written by @globespotlight.bsky.social.
The federal government keeps labeling everyone they go after as cartel members — and it keeps being proven false. These are the same people we’re supposed to trust when they execute people at sea under that very justification?
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Reported and written by @globespotlight.bsky.social.
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Juntos vamos a construir la ciudad que merecemos!
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Juntos vamos a construir la ciudad que merecemos!
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
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It's been over a month since Adelita Grijalva was duly elected to Congress.
But Speaker Johnson is denying her constituents representation and refusing to swear her in because she is the last signature needed to force a vote to release the Epstein files.
Shameful.
But Speaker Johnson is denying her constituents representation and refusing to swear her in because she is the last signature needed to force a vote to release the Epstein files.
Shameful.
October 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's been over a month since Adelita Grijalva was duly elected to Congress.
But Speaker Johnson is denying her constituents representation and refusing to swear her in because she is the last signature needed to force a vote to release the Epstein files.
Shameful.
But Speaker Johnson is denying her constituents representation and refusing to swear her in because she is the last signature needed to force a vote to release the Epstein files.
Shameful.
Oh boy....
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Oh boy....
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The New York Post is owned by Lachlan Murdoch, solely because his daddy bought it and passed it on to him.
And it's backing Andrew Cuomo, a meathead whose whole career in politics stems from his daddy being good at it.
But *Mamdani* is the nepo baby, because his mom was a filmmaker? Sure.
And it's backing Andrew Cuomo, a meathead whose whole career in politics stems from his daddy being good at it.
But *Mamdani* is the nepo baby, because his mom was a filmmaker? Sure.
October 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The New York Post is owned by Lachlan Murdoch, solely because his daddy bought it and passed it on to him.
And it's backing Andrew Cuomo, a meathead whose whole career in politics stems from his daddy being good at it.
But *Mamdani* is the nepo baby, because his mom was a filmmaker? Sure.
And it's backing Andrew Cuomo, a meathead whose whole career in politics stems from his daddy being good at it.
But *Mamdani* is the nepo baby, because his mom was a filmmaker? Sure.
Nine months later, that body of water down south is still the “Gulf of Mexico” to news outlets www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nine... via @niemanlab.org
Nine months later, that body of water down south is still the “Gulf of Mexico” to news outlets
Since the start of summer, "Gulf of America" has been losing what little popularity it had in newsrooms.
www.niemanlab.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Nine months later, that body of water down south is still the “Gulf of Mexico” to news outlets www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nine... via @niemanlab.org
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knew immediately this would have an abysmal 'to be sure' paragraph
October 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
knew immediately this would have an abysmal 'to be sure' paragraph
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Just donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank. I hope others will consider doing the same for their local food banks as Trump plunges this nation even further into grief, hardship, and pain.
October 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Just donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank. I hope others will consider doing the same for their local food banks as Trump plunges this nation even further into grief, hardship, and pain.
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WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
Really important reporting from @propublica.org :
"We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days." www.propublica.org/article/immi...
"We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days." www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Really important reporting from @propublica.org :
"We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days." www.propublica.org/article/immi...
"We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days." www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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Choosing one of the world’s biggest artists to perform for one of the world’s biggest television audiences is "controversial" only to those who believe that anything that refuses to deify America as a white, English-speaking nation is unacceptable. My latest @globeopinion.bsky.social column.
MAGA says Bad Bunny isn’t ‘unifying’ enough to perform at the Super Bowl. We know what they really mean. - The Boston Globe
The NFL needs to stand up to right-wing pressure to change the halftime show.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Choosing one of the world’s biggest artists to perform for one of the world’s biggest television audiences is "controversial" only to those who believe that anything that refuses to deify America as a white, English-speaking nation is unacceptable. My latest @globeopinion.bsky.social column.
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Of all the news in this NYT survey of sitting federal judges - incl 47 of them think the SCt is mishandling its emergency docket - maybe the biggest is that 65 sitting fed judges (37D, 28R), folks circumspect for a living, responded to a NYT survey. Stunning. And a sign that something is very wrong.
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Of all the news in this NYT survey of sitting federal judges - incl 47 of them think the SCt is mishandling its emergency docket - maybe the biggest is that 65 sitting fed judges (37D, 28R), folks circumspect for a living, responded to a NYT survey. Stunning. And a sign that something is very wrong.
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LMAOOOOO
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money
Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.
www.vulture.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
LMAOOOOO
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying
A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying