Ann
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My husband fled from his beloved country’s dictatorship at 24 after having been tortured. Uruguay. The threat is real for us. I am scared.
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
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White men are 30% of the population.
They are also:
- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress
Forever oppressed.
They are also:
- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress
Forever oppressed.
December 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
White men are 30% of the population.
They are also:
- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress
Forever oppressed.
They are also:
- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress
Forever oppressed.
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I made my debut in @yahoonews.com today with a reported personal narrative about what it's been like to continue dating while trying to conceive. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/fa...
I decided to have a baby on my own. But I wasn't ready to stop dating.
By the time I turned 35, I had yet to meet a partner I’d want to start a family with, and decided to undergo fertility treatments to become a single mother by choice (SMBC). I wasn’t ready, however, t...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I made my debut in @yahoonews.com today with a reported personal narrative about what it's been like to continue dating while trying to conceive. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/fa...
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"The new billboards are designed to inform troops of legal resources … 'The [Southern Command] strikes … represent the most blatantly illegal act that this administration has had the military carry out.'"
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes
“Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.
taskandpurpose.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"The new billboards are designed to inform troops of legal resources … 'The [Southern Command] strikes … represent the most blatantly illegal act that this administration has had the military carry out.'"
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
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I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
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Humor is kryptonite to Trump, so let's have fun tomorrow!
March, dance, sing, and laugh at your local No Kings peaceful protest on Saturday. #NoKings
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March, dance, sing, and laugh at your local No Kings peaceful protest on Saturday. #NoKings
@gtconway.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Humor is kryptonite to Trump, so let's have fun tomorrow!
March, dance, sing, and laugh at your local No Kings peaceful protest on Saturday. #NoKings
@gtconway.bsky.social
March, dance, sing, and laugh at your local No Kings peaceful protest on Saturday. #NoKings
@gtconway.bsky.social
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“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings
October 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings
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Rev. David Black who was shot multiple times by ICE with rubber bullets speaks.
October 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Rev. David Black who was shot multiple times by ICE with rubber bullets speaks.
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🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2
October 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2
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If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
October 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
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Why would Democrats throw our support behind a budget deal that any day, any time, Donald Trump could just decide he doesn’t feel like honoring — and without getting anything in return to help families struggling with high costs?
That would be a betrayal of the American people.
That would be a betrayal of the American people.
Democrats want a deal that will help families struggling with high costs.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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October 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Why would Democrats throw our support behind a budget deal that any day, any time, Donald Trump could just decide he doesn’t feel like honoring — and without getting anything in return to help families struggling with high costs?
That would be a betrayal of the American people.
That would be a betrayal of the American people.
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I've just published my September 2025 "Lola the Escritora" newsletter detailing how the month went for me as an independent journalist: open.substack.com/pub/lolathee...
September 2025 Newsletter
Hola desde Uruguay!
open.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I've just published my September 2025 "Lola the Escritora" newsletter detailing how the month went for me as an independent journalist: open.substack.com/pub/lolathee...
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For my debut in the De Los section of the LA Times I wrote about Bad Bunny seemingly ditching his boycott of performing in continental U.S. due to concerns that ICE may target his concertgoers in lieu of performing at the Super Bowl. www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Essay: Bad Bunny will star in the Super Bowl LX halftime show. But will his fans be safe?
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny skipped the United States on his upcoming tour, voicing concerns over ICE agents targeting Latines. So why is he performing at the Super Bowl in 2026?
www.latimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
For my debut in the De Los section of the LA Times I wrote about Bad Bunny seemingly ditching his boycott of performing in continental U.S. due to concerns that ICE may target his concertgoers in lieu of performing at the Super Bowl. www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
5pm: received a call from a different client’s wife asking why “they” are doing this. Her husband has been complying with the law and waiting for Seven years for his case to be processed. Her husband was picked up. The attorney will start tomorrow morning attempting to help him.
July 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
5pm: received a call from a different client’s wife asking why “they” are doing this. Her husband has been complying with the law and waiting for Seven years for his case to be processed. Her husband was picked up. The attorney will start tomorrow morning attempting to help him.
Daily update of an Immigration attorney’s efforts.
8am: she was on the phone with a detention center trying to locate her client.
5pm: please see next page.
8am: she was on the phone with a detention center trying to locate her client.
5pm: please see next page.
July 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Daily update of an Immigration attorney’s efforts.
8am: she was on the phone with a detention center trying to locate her client.
5pm: please see next page.
8am: she was on the phone with a detention center trying to locate her client.
5pm: please see next page.
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They are building concentration camps.
"Trump Awards $1.26 Billion Contract to Build Biggest Immigrant Detention Center in US
Tent camp with 5,000 beds would be the largest such facility in the country, fueling fears of advocates who say they often don’t meet basic needs"
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tent camp with 5,000 beds would be the largest such facility in the country, fueling fears of advocates who say they often don’t meet basic needs"
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Awards $1.26 Billion Contract to Build Biggest Immigrant Detention Center in US
Tent camp with 5,000 beds would be the largest such facility in the country, fueling fears of advocates who say they often don’t meet basic needs
www.bloomberg.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
They are building concentration camps.
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Just sent my 500th pitch of the year out to an editor. I've completed my July + August deadlines and am available to take on assignments. I cover sustainability, travel, wellness, Latine topics, queer issues, and so much more: lolaannmendez.com.
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July 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Just sent my 500th pitch of the year out to an editor. I've completed my July + August deadlines and am available to take on assignments. I cover sustainability, travel, wellness, Latine topics, queer issues, and so much more: lolaannmendez.com.
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A rare statement from former President Obama's office regarding Trump's latest attempt to distract from Epstein
July 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A rare statement from former President Obama's office regarding Trump's latest attempt to distract from Epstein
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People in ICE concentration camps are forced to kneel to eat food off plates “like dogs”, held on unsanitary buses in parking lots for more than 24 hours, crammed for weeks in freezing intake rooms where they sleep on the floor, and denied adequate medical care.
This is a human rights crisis.
This is a human rights crisis.
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges
Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied one of succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
People in ICE concentration camps are forced to kneel to eat food off plates “like dogs”, held on unsanitary buses in parking lots for more than 24 hours, crammed for weeks in freezing intake rooms where they sleep on the floor, and denied adequate medical care.
This is a human rights crisis.
This is a human rights crisis.
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Trump's lawsuit against Bob Woodward and publishing house Simon & Schuster was dismissed by a federal judge today.
"We're very pleased the Court agreed with us and dismissed the case," S&S said in a statement.
"We're very pleased the Court agreed with us and dismissed the case," S&S said in a statement.
Judge dismisses Trump’s copyright lawsuit against Bob Woodward and audiobook publisher | CNN Business
The president’s lawsuit against the veteran journalist and his publisher was dismissed the same day Trump filed an unrelated suit against the Wall Street Journal.
www.cnn.com
July 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Trump's lawsuit against Bob Woodward and publishing house Simon & Schuster was dismissed by a federal judge today.
"We're very pleased the Court agreed with us and dismissed the case," S&S said in a statement.
"We're very pleased the Court agreed with us and dismissed the case," S&S said in a statement.
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Brazilian president: "I'd like to say something to the American people; If Trump was Brazilian and did what he did at the Capitol, he'd be on trial in Brazil for violating the Constitution. He would be arrested if he had done that."
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July 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Brazilian president: "I'd like to say something to the American people; If Trump was Brazilian and did what he did at the Capitol, he'd be on trial in Brazil for violating the Constitution. He would be arrested if he had done that."
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Paramount and CBS are the new Target. I didn't even realize I had an active @paramountplusbr.bsky.social account but I no longer do. Paramount and CBS have fired comedian @stephencolbert.bsky.social
for speaking truth to power and are destroying @60minutes.bsky.social. This is the Nazi playbook.
for speaking truth to power and are destroying @60minutes.bsky.social. This is the Nazi playbook.
July 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Paramount and CBS are the new Target. I didn't even realize I had an active @paramountplusbr.bsky.social account but I no longer do. Paramount and CBS have fired comedian @stephencolbert.bsky.social
for speaking truth to power and are destroying @60minutes.bsky.social. This is the Nazi playbook.
for speaking truth to power and are destroying @60minutes.bsky.social. This is the Nazi playbook.