Veronica Paredes
@veroyque.bsky.social
book in-progress called SURVIVING CINEMA about how race matters within repurposed movie palaces in downtown Los Angeles; currently teaching a class about David Lynch’s filmography & television shows
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Still recruiting PhD students for our Media Studies Department! Please see link below for more info @joshshepperd.bsky.social @stevenfrost.bsky.social @cumediastudies.bsky.social
we, @cumediastudies.bsky.social, are still recruiting new grad students to begin fall 2026! We are also hoping to see apps for our PhD program from individuals with a secondary interest in obtaining training in digital humanities #dh. details here and pls share---> docs.google.com/document/d/1...
MDST Graduate Programs Recruitment
University of Colorado Boulder Media Studies Department Recruiting Graduate Students for Fall 2026! The Media Studies Department at the University of Colorado Boulder is now accepting applications fo...
docs.google.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Still recruiting PhD students for our Media Studies Department! Please see link below for more info @joshshepperd.bsky.social @stevenfrost.bsky.social @cumediastudies.bsky.social
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This morning, a friend who had been traveling and was out of the loop asked me for resources to catch up on what has been happening in Chicago. If you are in a similar situation and need to catch up on the details, this piece outlines the events of the past week or so.
Trump Is Releasing the Full Force of Federal Police on Chicago
Trump is normalizing attacks on blue cities because he intends to overpower hubs of democratic resistance.
truthout.org
October 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This morning, a friend who had been traveling and was out of the loop asked me for resources to catch up on what has been happening in Chicago. If you are in a similar situation and need to catch up on the details, this piece outlines the events of the past week or so.
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southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
southsideweekly.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
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Normal fucking country
September 7, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Normal fucking country
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Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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This feeling of dread is so familiar. All the lives that will be lost for nothing. Death and destruction all the way down.
June 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This feeling of dread is so familiar. All the lives that will be lost for nothing. Death and destruction all the way down.
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Today @lapressclub.bsky.social @statuscoupnews.bsky.social @thesouthlander.com sued L.A. County and Sheriff Robert Luna for harm to journalists covering protests in L.A.
firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/l-...
firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/l-...
L.A. Press Club, Media Outlets Sue Los Angeles County for Harm to Journalists
Sheriff’s deputies were shooting so indiscriminately at protestors and press alike that other law enforcement officers were harmed.
firstamendmentcoalition.org
June 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Today @lapressclub.bsky.social @statuscoupnews.bsky.social @thesouthlander.com sued L.A. County and Sheriff Robert Luna for harm to journalists covering protests in L.A.
firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/l-...
firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/l-...
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L.A. Taco has confirmed with the family of 20yr old Adrian Andrew Martinez, who was taken by ICE while working at Walmart in Pico Rivera, is a US citizen who was speaking up for his coworker that was detained. ~ @eltragon.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
L.A. Taco has confirmed with the family of 20yr old Adrian Andrew Martinez, who was taken by ICE while working at Walmart in Pico Rivera, is a US citizen who was speaking up for his coworker that was detained. ~ @eltragon.bsky.social
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I captured the same moment on the other side of the bridge.
June 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I captured the same moment on the other side of the bridge.
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Last week I published this story explaining the violence that LAPD exercises toward protesters and press. Today I saw them seriously injury many with the exact same tactics. capitalandmain.com/police-viole...
Police Violently Crack Down on L.A. Protests
Demonstrators, journalists and bystanders faced LAPD tear gas and projectiles following ICE raids.
capitalandmain.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Last week I published this story explaining the violence that LAPD exercises toward protesters and press. Today I saw them seriously injury many with the exact same tactics. capitalandmain.com/police-viole...
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This is why the “peaceful protest” distinction does not matter - the pigs will fire at you & beat you either way. All you’re doing is playing into the state’s narrative of “good” vs “bad” protesters.
You cannot guarantee safety but it’s on ALL of us to look out for each other
You cannot guarantee safety but it’s on ALL of us to look out for each other
LAPD is now launching tear gas into the crowd outside federal building
Tear gas at 430 pm. @mayor.lacity.gov sent LAPD to clear the streets 4 hours before curfew.
Tear gas at 430 pm. @mayor.lacity.gov sent LAPD to clear the streets 4 hours before curfew.
June 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This is why the “peaceful protest” distinction does not matter - the pigs will fire at you & beat you either way. All you’re doing is playing into the state’s narrative of “good” vs “bad” protesters.
You cannot guarantee safety but it’s on ALL of us to look out for each other
You cannot guarantee safety but it’s on ALL of us to look out for each other
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My weekly curated list of must-read articles and some thoughts about this moment of mass protest (and where it can take us). If you want resources to help people understand this moment, this edition is for you.
Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on This Moment of Mass Protest
"What do you want people to know, and what do you want them to do?"
organizingmythoughts.org
June 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
My weekly curated list of must-read articles and some thoughts about this moment of mass protest (and where it can take us). If you want resources to help people understand this moment, this edition is for you.
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statement from the WestLos Rapid Response Network re: rumors of nannies kidnapped at the park:
Please rely on updates from community groups on the ground. Sometimes things spread like wildfire & it’s tough to control the misinfo
Always remember to ask- where did they hear this? & how do they know?
Please rely on updates from community groups on the ground. Sometimes things spread like wildfire & it’s tough to control the misinfo
Always remember to ask- where did they hear this? & how do they know?
June 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
statement from the WestLos Rapid Response Network re: rumors of nannies kidnapped at the park:
Please rely on updates from community groups on the ground. Sometimes things spread like wildfire & it’s tough to control the misinfo
Always remember to ask- where did they hear this? & how do they know?
Please rely on updates from community groups on the ground. Sometimes things spread like wildfire & it’s tough to control the misinfo
Always remember to ask- where did they hear this? & how do they know?
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L.A. TACO has confirmed with Brian Gavidia who filmed this troubling footage, that federal agents abducted his U.S.-born Mexican American friend, Javier Ramirez yesterday at 4 PM in Montebello. ~ @theglutster.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 4:59 AM
L.A. TACO has confirmed with Brian Gavidia who filmed this troubling footage, that federal agents abducted his U.S.-born Mexican American friend, Javier Ramirez yesterday at 4 PM in Montebello. ~ @theglutster.bsky.social
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@prisonculture.bsky.social and I have been encouraging people to read chapter six of our book, Let This Radicalize You, which deals with the question of "violence" in social movements. We have decided to share the chapter publicly, to offer some context and grounding for the current conversation.
Protest, Power, and the Violence Debate
"We are told we are experiencing peace, so long as everyone is cooperating."
organizingmythoughts.org
June 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
@prisonculture.bsky.social and I have been encouraging people to read chapter six of our book, Let This Radicalize You, which deals with the question of "violence" in social movements. We have decided to share the chapter publicly, to offer some context and grounding for the current conversation.
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This says so clearly what almost everyone in LA is thinking and what everyone in the world needs to know. Please read it. Every word. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
What I Saw in LA Wasn’t an Insurrection. It Was a Police Riot.
As Trump mobilizes the marines to quell an “insurrection” in LA, it’s essential to be clear about how the protests started and what actually happened.
www.thenation.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This says so clearly what almost everyone in LA is thinking and what everyone in the world needs to know. Please read it. Every word. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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I'm proud I don't have Andrew Cuomo's record of corruption, scandal and disgrace.
And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.
And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.
June 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'm proud I don't have Andrew Cuomo's record of corruption, scandal and disgrace.
And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.
And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.
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Another video of Senator Padilla’s violent arrest at DHS Sec Noem’s press conference in LA. You can see him thrown to the ground by FBI agents and handcuffed.
(video shared by Padilla’s staff with Elex Michaelson of Fox LA and posted on X)
(video shared by Padilla’s staff with Elex Michaelson of Fox LA and posted on X)
June 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Another video of Senator Padilla’s violent arrest at DHS Sec Noem’s press conference in LA. You can see him thrown to the ground by FBI agents and handcuffed.
(video shared by Padilla’s staff with Elex Michaelson of Fox LA and posted on X)
(video shared by Padilla’s staff with Elex Michaelson of Fox LA and posted on X)
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It is imperative to recognize and call out this regime's bigoted identity politics. Their treatment of nonwhite electeds amounts to Taneyism.
To them, these officials hold no authority they are bound to respect. Padilla, McIver, Baraka are merely the latest. They are doing this to POC on purpose.
To them, these officials hold no authority they are bound to respect. Padilla, McIver, Baraka are merely the latest. They are doing this to POC on purpose.
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It is imperative to recognize and call out this regime's bigoted identity politics. Their treatment of nonwhite electeds amounts to Taneyism.
To them, these officials hold no authority they are bound to respect. Padilla, McIver, Baraka are merely the latest. They are doing this to POC on purpose.
To them, these officials hold no authority they are bound to respect. Padilla, McIver, Baraka are merely the latest. They are doing this to POC on purpose.
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today at 12pm pacific i'll be streaming as part of this, we're raising money for CHIRLA and we already raised like three grand it's crazy twitch.tv/libtron
June 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
today at 12pm pacific i'll be streaming as part of this, we're raising money for CHIRLA and we already raised like three grand it's crazy twitch.tv/libtron
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Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
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Worth considering that one reason Bluesky doesn't always feel super fun is that current events are relentlessly horrifying and bad
June 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Worth considering that one reason Bluesky doesn't always feel super fun is that current events are relentlessly horrifying and bad
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In a press conference, Bass says this is her message to Trump: "Don't you want the World Cup to be a success? A success for you? Well, if that's what you want, give us help."
Five days and we're still doing this? It is very clearly not what he wants! Our vision is not aligned here!
Five days and we're still doing this? It is very clearly not what he wants! Our vision is not aligned here!
June 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In a press conference, Bass says this is her message to Trump: "Don't you want the World Cup to be a success? A success for you? Well, if that's what you want, give us help."
Five days and we're still doing this? It is very clearly not what he wants! Our vision is not aligned here!
Five days and we're still doing this? It is very clearly not what he wants! Our vision is not aligned here!
Not thrilled to see my hometown of Oxnard in the spotlight for being a target rn. But here we are. 🧊out of Oxnard, out of the 805, out of LA, out of our plane of existence
President Trump’s federal agents are now chasing migrant farm workers through fields — and circling them with a CBP chopper normally used to track smuggling at the border — in the heart of the nation’s agricultural economy. here’s my report from Ventura County, California.
June 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Not thrilled to see my hometown of Oxnard in the spotlight for being a target rn. But here we are. 🧊out of Oxnard, out of the 805, out of LA, out of our plane of existence