Jonathan Menjivar
@jmenjivar.bsky.social
(men-HEE-var) Podcast EP, The Guardian US. Past: Classy with Jonathan Menjivar, Pineapple Street Studios, This American Life, Fresh Air
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Not to be corny but i am deeply moved watching a bunch of people from all over the world, who speak different languages and live different lives, do a thing together
November 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Not to be corny but i am deeply moved watching a bunch of people from all over the world, who speak different languages and live different lives, do a thing together
I clapped like Jeff Hiller would clap. That’s how excited I was
September 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I clapped like Jeff Hiller would clap. That’s how excited I was
Thrilled that TIME named Classy, one of the 100 Best Podcasts of All Time. All time?
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'Classy With Jonathan Menjivar' Is on The 100 Best Podcasts of All Time
Here's why "Classy With Jonathan Menjivar" made TIME's list
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July 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Thrilled that TIME named Classy, one of the 100 Best Podcasts of All Time. All time?
time.com/collections/...
time.com/collections/...
I needed to feel better and the new Josh Gondelman special was right there. Face stuck in a smile now
My new standup special Positive Reinforcement premieres TONIGHT at 8pm eastern time on Blonde Medicine’s YouTube channel. I’m really proud of this hour and grateful to all the people who helped make the special happen.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvN...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvN...
June 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I needed to feel better and the new Josh Gondelman special was right there. Face stuck in a smile now
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This is very sad news. Pineapple Street was a real pioneer, a dominant force in what I guess in retrospect was the golden age of narrative podcasts. It was also, in my experience making Wind of Change, just a wonderful company full of decent, creatively brilliant people. variety.com/2025/digital...
Audacy Shuts Down Podcast Studio Pineapple Street, Lays Off Staff; Division Had Produced Multiple Shows for HBO and Max
Audacy is shuttering Pineapple Street Studios, which produced companion podcasts for TV shows like "Game of Thrones" and "The Last of Us."
variety.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This is very sad news. Pineapple Street was a real pioneer, a dominant force in what I guess in retrospect was the golden age of narrative podcasts. It was also, in my experience making Wind of Change, just a wonderful company full of decent, creatively brilliant people. variety.com/2025/digital...
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i’m here you fuckaas bitch
May 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
i’m here you fuckaas bitch
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The audio world lost a giant on April 23rd. Artist, sage, eccentric, Larry Massett's unassuming influence runs deep. Longtime friend Barrett Golding made this sonically apropos requiem to hearten all who knew Larry and inspire others to learn more:
transom.org/2025/requiem...
@jayall.bsky.social
transom.org/2025/requiem...
@jayall.bsky.social
Requiem for Larry Massett - Transom
Requiem for Larry Massett - Transom
transom.org
May 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The audio world lost a giant on April 23rd. Artist, sage, eccentric, Larry Massett's unassuming influence runs deep. Longtime friend Barrett Golding made this sonically apropos requiem to hearten all who knew Larry and inspire others to learn more:
transom.org/2025/requiem...
@jayall.bsky.social
transom.org/2025/requiem...
@jayall.bsky.social
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Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
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It was already true before all of this, but the objectification of Salvadorians — people dehumanized into a thing through which disconnected experts can further show off their legal theories and editorial prowess — has somehow hit new heights.
April 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It was already true before all of this, but the objectification of Salvadorians — people dehumanized into a thing through which disconnected experts can further show off their legal theories and editorial prowess — has somehow hit new heights.
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Last month, ICE announced that it had arrested 48 people in a sweep in New Mexico. But local & state officials, and immigrants-rights advocates, can’t get any information about who was arrested or where they are. What actually happened? My latest: www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Mystery of ICE’s Unidentifiable Arrests
In early March, the agency announced that it had arrested forty-eight people in New Mexico—a month later, their identities and whereabouts remain unknown.
www.newyorker.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Last month, ICE announced that it had arrested 48 people in a sweep in New Mexico. But local & state officials, and immigrants-rights advocates, can’t get any information about who was arrested or where they are. What actually happened? My latest: www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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“Mommy, no. Mommy.”
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window
Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“Mommy, no. Mommy.”
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
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A recent report estimated that undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in taxes in 2022. $25.7 billion went toward Social Security, which they do not benefit from. Weaponizing our tax system is not only cruel it seems like a massive self own itep.org/undocumented...
April 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A recent report estimated that undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in taxes in 2022. $25.7 billion went toward Social Security, which they do not benefit from. Weaponizing our tax system is not only cruel it seems like a massive self own itep.org/undocumented...
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Tonight the Supreme Court made it possible to have m ore cases like Andry's, by requiring that people challenging Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act file individual habeas corpus lawsuits.
Many people in detention don't have any money to hire a lawyer. They won't be able to do this.
Many people in detention don't have any money to hire a lawyer. They won't be able to do this.
Tonight we learned that it was indeed Andry, the gay man sent to El Salvador because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, who an American journalist saw sobbing as guards slapped him repeatedly and shaved his head.
He is an innocent. And Trump sent him to a torture prison.
Bring them back!
He is an innocent. And Trump sent him to a torture prison.
Bring them back!
April 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Tonight the Supreme Court made it possible to have m ore cases like Andry's, by requiring that people challenging Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act file individual habeas corpus lawsuits.
Many people in detention don't have any money to hire a lawyer. They won't be able to do this.
Many people in detention don't have any money to hire a lawyer. They won't be able to do this.
Someone please save us. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
April 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Someone please save us. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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“Our client, who was in the middle of seeking asylum, just disappeared.”
Lindsay Toczylowski represents 31-year-old Andry, a gay makeup artist from Venezuela who was flown to a notorious prison by the Trump administration after seeking asylum in the U.S.
MORE: www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
Lindsay Toczylowski represents 31-year-old Andry, a gay makeup artist from Venezuela who was flown to a notorious prison by the Trump administration after seeking asylum in the U.S.
MORE: www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
April 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
“Our client, who was in the middle of seeking asylum, just disappeared.”
Lindsay Toczylowski represents 31-year-old Andry, a gay makeup artist from Venezuela who was flown to a notorious prison by the Trump administration after seeking asylum in the U.S.
MORE: www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
Lindsay Toczylowski represents 31-year-old Andry, a gay makeup artist from Venezuela who was flown to a notorious prison by the Trump administration after seeking asylum in the U.S.
MORE: www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
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Trump take tossed salad and scrambled egg
We all see it don't we?
April 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump take tossed salad and scrambled egg
America gonna look like Havana but instead of cool, classic cars we'll be driving 2013 Corollas
April 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
America gonna look like Havana but instead of cool, classic cars we'll be driving 2013 Corollas
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THEY'RE CALLED MUPPETS NOT MONSTERS
April 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
THEY'RE CALLED MUPPETS NOT MONSTERS
“Tren de Aragua does not use any tattoos as a form of gang identification; no Venezuelan gang does.”
Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport 238 Venezuelans to a brutal Salvadoran prison. They were accused of being gangsters, but couldnt see the evidence against them. This is the story of one—Andry José Hernández Romero, a gay make-up artist, who is innocent: www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act
The President has invoked the law to send Venezuelans to prison in El Salvador without due process—and, in many cases, under false pretenses.
www.newyorker.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“Tren de Aragua does not use any tattoos as a form of gang identification; no Venezuelan gang does.”
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NEW: Friends of Neri Alvarado, rotting in a Salvadoran prison on Trump's orders, made a video highlighting his volunteer work helping neurodiverse children learn to swim. Neri was sent there after someone at ICE thought his autism awareness tattoo was a gang tattoo.
Vid posted by Noah Lanard on X.
Vid posted by Noah Lanard on X.
March 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NEW: Friends of Neri Alvarado, rotting in a Salvadoran prison on Trump's orders, made a video highlighting his volunteer work helping neurodiverse children learn to swim. Neri was sent there after someone at ICE thought his autism awareness tattoo was a gang tattoo.
Vid posted by Noah Lanard on X.
Vid posted by Noah Lanard on X.
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This is a fantastic piece of rigorous, in-depth reporting. It will make you want to pass out with rage. But definitely read it.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The men disappeared to El Salvador because of their tattoos
The Trump administration sent Venezuelans to El Salvador’s most infamous prison. Their families are looking for answers.
www.motherjones.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is a fantastic piece of rigorous, in-depth reporting. It will make you want to pass out with rage. But definitely read it.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I watched the Severance finale and then the very next thing I did was read this thread.
My brain is applesauce now.
My brain is applesauce now.
I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
March 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I watched the Severance finale and then the very next thing I did was read this thread.
My brain is applesauce now.
My brain is applesauce now.
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In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
March 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
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Sesame Street really tells the story of America:
- Created for PBS to educate young (especially Black!) children
- Becomes a beloved institution cherished by the entire country
- Gets privatized and kicked to premium cable due to budget cuts
- Unionization leads to mass layoffs
What a country!
- Created for PBS to educate young (especially Black!) children
- Becomes a beloved institution cherished by the entire country
- Gets privatized and kicked to premium cable due to budget cuts
- Unionization leads to mass layoffs
What a country!
The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.
Sesame Workshop will 'downsize significantly' with layoffs, CEO says
The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Sesame Street really tells the story of America:
- Created for PBS to educate young (especially Black!) children
- Becomes a beloved institution cherished by the entire country
- Gets privatized and kicked to premium cable due to budget cuts
- Unionization leads to mass layoffs
What a country!
- Created for PBS to educate young (especially Black!) children
- Becomes a beloved institution cherished by the entire country
- Gets privatized and kicked to premium cable due to budget cuts
- Unionization leads to mass layoffs
What a country!
In the movie version, Canada would hire indie filmmakers to fake a major fentanyl bust so this could all be over
March 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In the movie version, Canada would hire indie filmmakers to fake a major fentanyl bust so this could all be over