Gary Chun
@garychun.bsky.social
Retired journalist, occasional gig writer. Home in the islands, in the middle of the sea. You fascinate me. Avatar portrait by R. Kikuo Johnson.
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It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
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Gotta love how Jon Karl and ABC News had this graphic ready to go *the very moment* that Hassett rolled out his Walmart anecdote.
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Gotta love how Jon Karl and ABC News had this graphic ready to go *the very moment* that Hassett rolled out his Walmart anecdote.
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Lame Duck era incoming
Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House
Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House
It’s a massive blow to the White House’s efforts to shore up a Republican House majority next year.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Lame Duck era incoming
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Gerrymandering is only a good idea if your party is perennially popular because when a wave comes in to punish your party in the next election, you will be decimated
November 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Gerrymandering is only a good idea if your party is perennially popular because when a wave comes in to punish your party in the next election, you will be decimated
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Having strongholds that can withstand a wave is better than spreading your current support thin and then being vulnerable to a backlash
November 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Having strongholds that can withstand a wave is better than spreading your current support thin and then being vulnerable to a backlash
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"Dozens of deportees have been sent to Africa from the U.S. since July after the Trump administration struck largely secretive agreements with at least five African nations — including Eswatini, Rwanda, and South Sudan — to take migrants under a new third-country deportation program."
West African Woman Attempts Suicide After U.S. Deportation to Non-Native Country
Attorneys say African migrants, deported under controversial U.S. policy, are facing life-threatening danger.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"Dozens of deportees have been sent to Africa from the U.S. since July after the Trump administration struck largely secretive agreements with at least five African nations — including Eswatini, Rwanda, and South Sudan — to take migrants under a new third-country deportation program."
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When the rain poured down on us in Gaza.
we found no roof to protect us... only a tent trembling just like we were.🥶🇵🇸
Our children’s clothes were soaked, their bodies shivering from the cold,and we kept trying to keep the water out, but the rain was stronger than our weakness.😔🙏
gofund.me/522073ed
we found no roof to protect us... only a tent trembling just like we were.🥶🇵🇸
Our children’s clothes were soaked, their bodies shivering from the cold,and we kept trying to keep the water out, but the rain was stronger than our weakness.😔🙏
gofund.me/522073ed
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
When the rain poured down on us in Gaza.
we found no roof to protect us... only a tent trembling just like we were.🥶🇵🇸
Our children’s clothes were soaked, their bodies shivering from the cold,and we kept trying to keep the water out, but the rain was stronger than our weakness.😔🙏
gofund.me/522073ed
we found no roof to protect us... only a tent trembling just like we were.🥶🇵🇸
Our children’s clothes were soaked, their bodies shivering from the cold,and we kept trying to keep the water out, but the rain was stronger than our weakness.😔🙏
gofund.me/522073ed
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Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
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"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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High-quality sources of accurate news are being shuttered. 📰📺👇🏾
PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
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The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
High-quality sources of accurate news are being shuttered. 📰📺👇🏾
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"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
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They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
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Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario
A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.
abc7.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
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“My community is definitely fighting,” she said, “calling the governor’s office, calling state representatives, calling so many people just to figure out why is this happening to good people...”
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Ohio town rallies around man who faces deportation to Laos after 40 years in the U.S.
His family says his case shows how good people who contribute to society are getting swept up even as the Trump administration says it is targeting “the worst of the worst” in immigration enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“My community is definitely fighting,” she said, “calling the governor’s office, calling state representatives, calling so many people just to figure out why is this happening to good people...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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"He encouraged the crowd to take a 'Cabrini pledge,' or a commitment to immigrants the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops endorses..."
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In honor of a patron saint, Catholic groups pray, protest outside Miami immigration court
An interfaith vigil at the Miami immigration court read names of detainees, promoted the Cabrini pledge and urged volunteers to support immigrants through Miramar Circle of Protection.
www.miamiherald.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"He encouraged the crowd to take a 'Cabrini pledge,' or a commitment to immigrants the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops endorses..."
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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“Maybe somebody thought ‘Oh it’s a small place, it’s rural, they’re probably quiet, we can overpower them,” said City Councilor Steve Hickman.
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
Federal defense contractor backs out of potential Oregon Coast ICE facility
A defense contractor with a history of providing housing for military operations withdrew its inquiry seeking land at the Newport Municipal Airport, a city official said Wednesday, as growing evidence...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“Maybe somebody thought ‘Oh it’s a small place, it’s rural, they’re probably quiet, we can overpower them,” said City Councilor Steve Hickman.
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
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OPERATION MY CANADIAN GIRLFRIEND CAN’T GET A VISA OR SHE’D HAVE COME TO THIS PARTY WITH ME
I’m beginning to suspect all of the men in the Trump administration are impotent.
November 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
OPERATION MY CANADIAN GIRLFRIEND CAN’T GET A VISA OR SHE’D HAVE COME TO THIS PARTY WITH ME
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OPERATION SHE WALKED BY ME AT THE COFFEE SHOP, GLANCED AT MY TINDER PROFILE ON HER PHONE, SHOOK HER HEAD, AND DID A 180
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I’m beginning to suspect all of the men in the Trump administration are impotent.
November 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
OPERATION SHE WALKED BY ME AT THE COFFEE SHOP, GLANCED AT MY TINDER PROFILE ON HER PHONE, SHOOK HER HEAD, AND DID A 180
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"'Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia,' he said
Rhodes added that he’d like to see Trump 'order us all to come together in our counties under his command'...”
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Rhodes added that he’d like to see Trump 'order us all to come together in our counties under his command'...”
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With a Trump pardon in hand, Stewart Rhodes says he’s ‘rebuilding’ the Oath Keepers
After vowing to bring back his group, Rhodes added that he’d like to see the president “order us all to come together ... under his command.”
www.ms.now
November 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
"'Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia,' he said
Rhodes added that he’d like to see Trump 'order us all to come together in our counties under his command'...”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Rhodes added that he’d like to see Trump 'order us all to come together in our counties under his command'...”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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A big victory for the University of California.
And a call to every university across the U.S. to refuse to sacrifice academic freedom to Donald Trump.
Our democracy requires your uncensored voices. And the law is on your side.
And a call to every university across the U.S. to refuse to sacrifice academic freedom to Donald Trump.
Our democracy requires your uncensored voices. And the law is on your side.
November 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A big victory for the University of California.
And a call to every university across the U.S. to refuse to sacrifice academic freedom to Donald Trump.
Our democracy requires your uncensored voices. And the law is on your side.
And a call to every university across the U.S. to refuse to sacrifice academic freedom to Donald Trump.
Our democracy requires your uncensored voices. And the law is on your side.
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Video of a daycare raid in Chicago went viral last week, showing armed federal agents dragging a teacher from Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center as children watched in terror.
To the families at the daycare, the scene was a show of force that shattered their sense of safety.
To the families at the daycare, the scene was a show of force that shattered their sense of safety.
“They dragged her out in front of the kids”: Inside Chicago’s ICE raid at a bilingual daycare
When armed agents stormed Rayito de Sol, a Spanish-immersion daycare, parents like Maria Guzman say their children witnessed terror—not justice.
www.motherjones.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Video of a daycare raid in Chicago went viral last week, showing armed federal agents dragging a teacher from Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center as children watched in terror.
To the families at the daycare, the scene was a show of force that shattered their sense of safety.
To the families at the daycare, the scene was a show of force that shattered their sense of safety.
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If these people are ever thrown out of power, I hope we all understand there is no reformist pathway for institutions like this as much as Dems might desperately wish and claim there is.
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
If these people are ever thrown out of power, I hope we all understand there is no reformist pathway for institutions like this as much as Dems might desperately wish and claim there is.
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Trump’s order that DOJ investigate ties between Epstein and Democrats is deviously brilliant—an ongoing investigation can be used as a reason, even if pretextual, to block public disclosure of the file.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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Justice Department to Investigate Epstein Ties, but Not to Trump
President Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate the dealings of Democrats with Jeffrey Epstein, after a week in which his own relationship with the convicted sex offender was in the…
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Trump’s order that DOJ investigate ties between Epstein and Democrats is deviously brilliant—an ongoing investigation can be used as a reason, even if pretextual, to block public disclosure of the file.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
FYI, if you're someone that likes to tuck into some Christmas TV movie rom-coms this time of year, I've directed two with Asian-American casts: A SUGAR & SPICE HOLIDAY (2020) can be streamed right on Lifetime's website (US only). A BIG FAT FAMILY CHRISTMAS (2022) is on Hallmark+ or Crave in Canada.
Four Christmas movies to know me by.
I have to go with the ones I directed, in between my main specialty genres of horror and crime and supernatural strangeness. (And there are only two.)
I have to go with the ones I directed, in between my main specialty genres of horror and crime and supernatural strangeness. (And there are only two.)
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Border Patrol protest today in Charlotte, NC. 11/15
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Border Patrol protest today in Charlotte, NC. 11/15
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Come on, friends, help us Gazans urgently! We need any donations you can give. Our children are getting sick from the cold and rain.
gofund.me/dd5a2f466
gofund.me/dd5a2f466
I usually share a new Palestinian account every day but today I am going to do a thread of people I’ve already verified impacted by the recent flooding in Gaza. If you can help any of these families- many who lost everything again- please do. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/m...
Heavy rainfall floods the camps of displaced Palestinians in Gaza | CNN
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza woke up Friday morning to inches of water flooding their tents, after heavy rainfall overnight left their shelters and belongings soaked with no way to dry them out.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Come on, friends, help us Gazans urgently! We need any donations you can give. Our children are getting sick from the cold and rain.
gofund.me/dd5a2f466
gofund.me/dd5a2f466