Nate Perez
@nateperez.bsky.social
Current: idk // previous: NPR, LAist, Casper Star-Tribune
Hablo Español.
Hablo Español.
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Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
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5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
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From @jeffbradynews.bsky.social
A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department.
A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department.
Alaska station that covered devastating storm cuts jobs
A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
From @jeffbradynews.bsky.social
A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department.
A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department.
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The Dodgers got a lot more attention for failing to stand up for Latino communities than for refusing to cut ties with Big Oil. But the two stories are related.
More in Climate-Colored Goggles, my newsletter about climate and culture: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/dodgers-wi...
More in Climate-Colored Goggles, my newsletter about climate and culture: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/dodgers-wi...
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Dodgers got a lot more attention for failing to stand up for Latino communities than for refusing to cut ties with Big Oil. But the two stories are related.
More in Climate-Colored Goggles, my newsletter about climate and culture: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/dodgers-wi...
More in Climate-Colored Goggles, my newsletter about climate and culture: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/dodgers-wi...
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No fewer than 28 billionaires donated at least 100k to beat Zohran Mamdani. Their overt attempt to buy the election provided Mamdani with perfect talking points. From @ryanlcooper.com: trib.al/LEnjMCa
America’s Dumbest Billionaires Fail to Stop Zohran Mamdani - The American Prospect
It’s encouraging on many levels: New York City didn’t submit to a campaign of flagrant bigotry from disgraced two-time loser Andrew Cuomo, and Americans, particularly young ones, can still be politically inspired by a good candidate with a good message.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
No fewer than 28 billionaires donated at least 100k to beat Zohran Mamdani. Their overt attempt to buy the election provided Mamdani with perfect talking points. From @ryanlcooper.com: trib.al/LEnjMCa
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Oof. Big hack at KCKPD, reported by KCUR and Wired. Active captains are admitted Oath Keepers. Stealing evidence at raids.
www.kcur.org/news/2025-11...
www.wired.com/story/hack-e...
www.kcur.org/news/2025-11...
www.wired.com/story/hack-e...
Hack exposes Kansas City, Kansas, Police's secret officer misconduct list
A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arrest...
www.kcur.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Oof. Big hack at KCKPD, reported by KCUR and Wired. Active captains are admitted Oath Keepers. Stealing evidence at raids.
www.kcur.org/news/2025-11...
www.wired.com/story/hack-e...
www.kcur.org/news/2025-11...
www.wired.com/story/hack-e...
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We’re excited to share the first story in our Made Possible series, showing how 2,212 studies relied on federal environmental justice tools like EJScreen and what’s at stake when those tools disappear.
Read today: screening-tools.com/blog/pedp-en...
Read today: screening-tools.com/blog/pedp-en...
October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We’re excited to share the first story in our Made Possible series, showing how 2,212 studies relied on federal environmental justice tools like EJScreen and what’s at stake when those tools disappear.
Read today: screening-tools.com/blog/pedp-en...
Read today: screening-tools.com/blog/pedp-en...
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I obtained video of two FBI agents visiting an anti-ICE protester not charged with any crime.
While the media continue to mock Trump's war on "Antifa" as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly implementing it with investigations like these:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-...
While the media continue to mock Trump's war on "Antifa" as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly implementing it with investigations like these:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-...
VIDEO: FBI Agents Visit Anti-ICE Protester
“Your name was brought up.”
www.kenklippenstein.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I obtained video of two FBI agents visiting an anti-ICE protester not charged with any crime.
While the media continue to mock Trump's war on "Antifa" as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly implementing it with investigations like these:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-...
While the media continue to mock Trump's war on "Antifa" as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly implementing it with investigations like these:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-...
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SCOOP: more than a third of new recruits at the ICE training academy have failed the personal fitness test -- so many that the agency has had to start pre-screening new hires to weed out what one official called "athletically allergic candidates" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
A Third of ICE-Academy Recruits Are Failing Out
Push-ups, sit-ups, and a brisk jog pose a threat to Trump’s deportation campaign.
www.theatlantic.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
SCOOP: more than a third of new recruits at the ICE training academy have failed the personal fitness test -- so many that the agency has had to start pre-screening new hires to weed out what one official called "athletically allergic candidates" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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First, a bit of backstory. This spring, I started tracking how many times immigration agents detained American citizens.
I spoke to experts who warned that the scattered cases I initially found would only grow as Trump's aggressive deportation plans took shape.
www.propublica.org/article/more...
I spoke to experts who warned that the scattered cases I initially found would only grow as Trump's aggressive deportation plans took shape.
www.propublica.org/article/more...
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.
Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in ...
www.propublica.org
October 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
First, a bit of backstory. This spring, I started tracking how many times immigration agents detained American citizens.
I spoke to experts who warned that the scattered cases I initially found would only grow as Trump's aggressive deportation plans took shape.
www.propublica.org/article/more...
I spoke to experts who warned that the scattered cases I initially found would only grow as Trump's aggressive deportation plans took shape.
www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Salesforce told ICE that its A.I. software could help the agency nearly triple its staff, according to internal documents, as President Trump expands immigration raids and deportations around the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
October 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Salesforce told ICE that its A.I. software could help the agency nearly triple its staff, according to internal documents, as President Trump expands immigration raids and deportations around the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
One month after Trump signed his keystone agenda, the OBBB, which eliminated tax credits for solar projects sooner than expected, the administration terminated Solar For All funding. Those moves have real-world effects on tribal communities. My last story as @npr.org ‘s Reflect America Fellow.
A tribe in Arizona planned to connect 600 homes to electricity. Then the funding was cut
The Hopi Tribe received a multimillion-dollar federal grant to install solar panels and battery storage systems for hundreds of homes. But the Trump administration has canceled the funding.
www.npr.org
October 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
One month after Trump signed his keystone agenda, the OBBB, which eliminated tax credits for solar projects sooner than expected, the administration terminated Solar For All funding. Those moves have real-world effects on tribal communities. My last story as @npr.org ‘s Reflect America Fellow.
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NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
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 4:01 PM
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
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Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
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October 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
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University of California & Cal State campuses have together shared the names of thousands of employees with the Trump admin as it probes antisemitism allegations. Faculty are demanding schools, which say they are legally required to share data, push back:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC, CSU released troves of personal employee information to the feds. Now the backlash
Cal State and UC have face campus protest and intense rebuke by faculty, students and staff for sharing employee personal information with the Trump administration as part of investigations into alle...
www.latimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
University of California & Cal State campuses have together shared the names of thousands of employees with the Trump admin as it probes antisemitism allegations. Faculty are demanding schools, which say they are legally required to share data, push back:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Earlier this year, the Trump administration terminated a $20 million grant for the Native Village of Kipnuk that would have helped mitigate this type of disaster. The hold up has delayed engineering, planning and design for a riverbank that's been eroding for years, destroying homes and buildings.
At least 20 people are unaccounted for in Kwigillingok, in the Y-K Delta as of Sunday morning, and several homes were flooded and carried away by the remnants of Typhoon Halong - the worst storm on record.
Damage is still being assessed along the coast of Western Alaska
www.kyuk.org/alaska-state...
Damage is still being assessed along the coast of Western Alaska
www.kyuk.org/alaska-state...
A major storm is bringing dangerous flooding and hurricane-force winds to Western Alaska
The remnants of Typhoon Halong have already caused damaging flooding in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The storm is expected to move north and continue into Monday.
www.kyuk.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Earlier this year, the Trump administration terminated a $20 million grant for the Native Village of Kipnuk that would have helped mitigate this type of disaster. The hold up has delayed engineering, planning and design for a riverbank that's been eroding for years, destroying homes and buildings.
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L.A.'s notorious refrigerator-less apartments will soon be illegal.
Gov. Newsom just signed AB 628, a bill requiring all landlords to provide tenants with a working fridge and stove starting next year.
Here's my previous @laist.com story on this bill: laist.com/news/housing...
Gov. Newsom just signed AB 628, a bill requiring all landlords to provide tenants with a working fridge and stove starting next year.
Here's my previous @laist.com story on this bill: laist.com/news/housing...
BYO-fridge? New bill aims to ban LA’s refrigerator-less apartments
Why do so many L.A. landlords make renters bring their own refrigerators? An Inglewood state assemblymember is seeking to stop the practice.
laist.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
L.A.'s notorious refrigerator-less apartments will soon be illegal.
Gov. Newsom just signed AB 628, a bill requiring all landlords to provide tenants with a working fridge and stove starting next year.
Here's my previous @laist.com story on this bill: laist.com/news/housing...
Gov. Newsom just signed AB 628, a bill requiring all landlords to provide tenants with a working fridge and stove starting next year.
Here's my previous @laist.com story on this bill: laist.com/news/housing...
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Many congratulations to @npr.org’s Anas Baba on this wonderful, hugely deserved recognition of his “steadfast and factual coverage of the war in Gaza [that] is making a singular contribution to public understanding of the conflict at great personal risk.”
www.academyofdiplomacy.org/news/press-r...
www.academyofdiplomacy.org/news/press-r...
Press Release | The Academy’s 2025 Ross Media Award Winners Announced | American Academy of Diplomacy
In a statement issued on October 6, 2025, the American Academy of Diplomacy announced that the winners of the 2025 Ross Media Award for Reporting and Commentary on the Practice of American Diplomacy a...
https://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/news/press-release-%7C-the-academy’s-2025-ross-media-award-winners-announced
October 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Many congratulations to @npr.org’s Anas Baba on this wonderful, hugely deserved recognition of his “steadfast and factual coverage of the war in Gaza [that] is making a singular contribution to public understanding of the conflict at great personal risk.”
www.academyofdiplomacy.org/news/press-r...
www.academyofdiplomacy.org/news/press-r...
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1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.
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NEW: I interviewed Leonard Peltier at his new home in North Dakota.
Now 81, he has a LOT to say about his ~50 years in prison, why he thinks Biden bucked the FBI to finally release him, how Indigenous people are "in danger" under Trump, and his next chapter. www.huffpost.com/entry/leonar...
Now 81, he has a LOT to say about his ~50 years in prison, why he thinks Biden bucked the FBI to finally release him, how Indigenous people are "in danger" under Trump, and his next chapter. www.huffpost.com/entry/leonar...
‘We’re In Danger’: Leonard Peltier Has A Warning About Trump
In a sit-down interview, the Indigenous rights activist reflects on his nearly 50 years in prison, why he thinks Biden bucked the FBI to free him, and how tribes are “in danger” under Trump.
www.huffpost.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
NEW: I interviewed Leonard Peltier at his new home in North Dakota.
Now 81, he has a LOT to say about his ~50 years in prison, why he thinks Biden bucked the FBI to finally release him, how Indigenous people are "in danger" under Trump, and his next chapter. www.huffpost.com/entry/leonar...
Now 81, he has a LOT to say about his ~50 years in prison, why he thinks Biden bucked the FBI to finally release him, how Indigenous people are "in danger" under Trump, and his next chapter. www.huffpost.com/entry/leonar...
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Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, a victim of the shooting at the Dallas ICE facility, continues to be in critical condition.
His wife is 39 weeks pregnant. It’s a boy. “What if he never even gets to meet him?”
She wants the world to know her husband: www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...
His wife is 39 weeks pregnant. It’s a boy. “What if he never even gets to meet him?”
She wants the world to know her husband: www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...
'I want his name to be known:' Wife of immigrant injured at ICE facility shooting speaks out
Stephany Gauffeny says she wants the world to know that her husband, Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, is more than "just an immigrant or a detainee, or a criminal."
www.npr.org
September 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, a victim of the shooting at the Dallas ICE facility, continues to be in critical condition.
His wife is 39 weeks pregnant. It’s a boy. “What if he never even gets to meet him?”
She wants the world to know her husband: www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...
His wife is 39 weeks pregnant. It’s a boy. “What if he never even gets to meet him?”
She wants the world to know her husband: www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...
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SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.
NEW — I wrote about my confirmed scoop from last night that Disney hastened Kimmel's return because of a planned Disney+ streaming price increase announcement coming on Tuesday:
Kimmel reinstatement preempted Disney+ price increase
The Handbasket reported first Monday evening on Bluesky
www.thehandbasket.co
September 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.
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Breaking news from Des Moines: ICE has detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district.
The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps."
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...
The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps."
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...
ICE detains Des Moines Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts
Iowa's largest school district had "no confirmed information" on why ICE detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent since 2023.
www.bleedingheartland.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking news from Des Moines: ICE has detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district.
The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps."
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...
The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps."
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...
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1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
Thread 👇
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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