Reece Jones
@reecejones.bsky.social
Professor of political geography at the University of Hawai'i; editor-in-chief of Geopolitics; author of Violent Borders, White Borders, Border Walls, and Nobody is Protected
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Reece Jones
@reecejones.bsky.social
· Feb 12
My next book SMUGGLER with Greg Boos will be out in September 2026. Thrilled that HBO optioned the rights for a scripted series
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A dozen New York Times stories later:
Recent news coverage of extremist media personality Nick Fuentes might give readers the impression his audience is booming in size. But after reviewing our data, our researchers have some serious doubts that’s the case.
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Flash Report: Claims of Nick Fuentes’ Growing Popularity Are Unsupported by Data - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A dozen New York Times stories later:
This is the first big operation outside the 100-mile zone. Is anyone clear on what authorization the Border Patrol are using? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
U.S. Border Patrol Launches Operation in Charlotte
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November 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This is the first big operation outside the 100-mile zone. Is anyone clear on what authorization the Border Patrol are using? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
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Kudos to the @seattletimes.com for spelling with diacritical marks used in the Hawaiian language, the ʻokina and the kahakō.
A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
Why we're using this spelling of Hawaiʻi
You may notice a change in how we spell Hawaiʻi and other Native Hawaiian words at The Seattle Times. Here's why.
www.seattletimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Kudos to the @seattletimes.com for spelling with diacritical marks used in the Hawaiian language, the ʻokina and the kahakō.
A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
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Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
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Astounding levels of aggression against obviously nonthreatening nonviolent protestors and bystanders. Border Patrol and ICE are so fundamentally broken as institutions.
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Astounding levels of aggression against obviously nonthreatening nonviolent protestors and bystanders. Border Patrol and ICE are so fundamentally broken as institutions.
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In his book "Nobody is Protected," @reecejones.bsky.social documents how the Border Patrol became a dangerous national police force.
His findings are more relevant now than ever.
His findings are more relevant now than ever.
October 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
In his book "Nobody is Protected," @reecejones.bsky.social documents how the Border Patrol became a dangerous national police force.
His findings are more relevant now than ever.
His findings are more relevant now than ever.
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Everything the nativists have said about limits on their power has been a lie for a century
Senator David Reed, coauthor of the 1924 national origins quotas immigration act, on where the Border Patrol should be allowed to police: "they have no right to go into an interior city and pick up aliens in the street and arrest them"
October 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Everything the nativists have said about limits on their power has been a lie for a century
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When even the staunch racists of the 1920s think you’re too extreme…
Senator David Reed, coauthor of the 1924 national origins quotas immigration act, on where the Border Patrol should be allowed to police: "they have no right to go into an interior city and pick up aliens in the street and arrest them"
October 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
When even the staunch racists of the 1920s think you’re too extreme…
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Senator David Reed, coauthor of the 1924 national origins quotas immigration act, on where the Border Patrol should be allowed to police: "they have no right to go into an interior city and pick up aliens in the street and arrest them"
October 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Senator David Reed, coauthor of the 1924 national origins quotas immigration act, on where the Border Patrol should be allowed to police: "they have no right to go into an interior city and pick up aliens in the street and arrest them"
Senator David Reed, coauthor of the 1924 national origins quotas immigration act, on where the Border Patrol should be allowed to police: "they have no right to go into an interior city and pick up aliens in the street and arrest them"
October 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Senator David Reed, coauthor of the 1924 national origins quotas immigration act, on where the Border Patrol should be allowed to police: "they have no right to go into an interior city and pick up aliens in the street and arrest them"
I keep thinking I should write an oped about the danger of the Border Patrol policing deep in the interior, but the problem is I already did... in 2022 www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: The long, deep reach of the U.S. Border Patrol
The Supreme Court has allowed the Border Patrol to barely abide by the Constitution, especially our 4th Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
www.latimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I keep thinking I should write an oped about the danger of the Border Patrol policing deep in the interior, but the problem is I already did... in 2022 www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
In the conclusion of Nobody is Protected, I warn that the biggest danger is that the the Border Patrol could be deployed as a national police force, which is now happening counterpointpress.com/books/nobody-is-protected/ www.counterpointpress.com/books/nobody...
Nobody is Protected
An urgent look at the U.S. Border Patrol from its xenophobic founding to its assault on the Fourth Amendment in its quest to become a national police forceLate one July night in 2020, armed men, id…
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October 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In the conclusion of Nobody is Protected, I warn that the biggest danger is that the the Border Patrol could be deployed as a national police force, which is now happening counterpointpress.com/books/nobody-is-protected/ www.counterpointpress.com/books/nobody...
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THIS is the reason why I have consistently tried to emphasize that Border Patrol and ICE are different agencies with different duties and different leadership and different styles.
Border Patrol are the aggro cowboys compared to ICE. Now they're going to be the ones running the show.
Border Patrol are the aggro cowboys compared to ICE. Now they're going to be the ones running the show.
October 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
THIS is the reason why I have consistently tried to emphasize that Border Patrol and ICE are different agencies with different duties and different leadership and different styles.
Border Patrol are the aggro cowboys compared to ICE. Now they're going to be the ones running the show.
Border Patrol are the aggro cowboys compared to ICE. Now they're going to be the ones running the show.
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Book Talk this Week: Luna Vives presents "The Gates of the Sea"—a geographic examination of migrant search and rescue in the Mediterranean. Free | Registration required | Link below
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Book Event: In “The Gates of the Sea” Geographer Luna Vives Examines Migrant Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean
Please join me on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 2:00–3:00 PM EST for a virtual discussion with fellow geographer and longtime friend Luna Vives about her new book The Gates of the Sea. If you’re…
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October 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Book Talk this Week: Luna Vives presents "The Gates of the Sea"—a geographic examination of migrant search and rescue in the Mediterranean. Free | Registration required | Link below
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#tdih 1871, a mob of about 500 Anglo & Latino men rioted in LA's Chinatown. They lynched at least 17 Chinese residents. 💔
Perpetrators all went free. Read more (article by @reecejones.bsky.social ) & see 9 min. KCET doc ⬇️about this Reconstruction era massacre.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/la...
Perpetrators all went free. Read more (article by @reecejones.bsky.social ) & see 9 min. KCET doc ⬇️about this Reconstruction era massacre.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/la...
Oct. 24, 1871: Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre
A lynch mob of 500 Anglo and Latino Los Angelinos rioted and murdered at least 17 Chinese residents after a white civilian died in a shootout.
www.zinnedproject.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
#tdih 1871, a mob of about 500 Anglo & Latino men rioted in LA's Chinatown. They lynched at least 17 Chinese residents. 💔
Perpetrators all went free. Read more (article by @reecejones.bsky.social ) & see 9 min. KCET doc ⬇️about this Reconstruction era massacre.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/la...
Perpetrators all went free. Read more (article by @reecejones.bsky.social ) & see 9 min. KCET doc ⬇️about this Reconstruction era massacre.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/la...
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Check out my new op-ed on Trump’s terror attacks.
Blowing Up Fishing Boats Won’t Win the Drug War - OtherWords
There’s a reason we don’t want drug warriors playing judge, jury, and executioner.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Check out my new op-ed on Trump’s terror attacks.
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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We've been slowly uploading four years worth of Border Chronicle podcasts to YouTube. And it's wild what we've accomplished with so few resources. Very proud of us. Take a listen 🦂🔥
The Border Chronicle
The Border Chronicle is a weekly newsletter that publishes original, on-the-ground reporting, analysis, and commentary. Every Tuesday and Thursday subscribers will receive our latest dispatch in their...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We've been slowly uploading four years worth of Border Chronicle podcasts to YouTube. And it's wild what we've accomplished with so few resources. Very proud of us. Take a listen 🦂🔥
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“President Poop, we’ll call him.” 💩
@usatoday.com @rexhuppke.bsky.social @willbunch.bsky.social
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October 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“President Poop, we’ll call him.” 💩
@usatoday.com @rexhuppke.bsky.social @willbunch.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
@usatoday.com @rexhuppke.bsky.social @willbunch.bsky.social
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The no dictators rally in Honolulu was much bigger than last time
October 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The no dictators rally in Honolulu was much bigger than last time
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As promised, if you’re inspired by the march today but don’t know how else to get involved, how to sustainably fight fascism, that can look a few different ways. Here’s a thread of thoughts, short of nationwide withholding of labor / sustained protest:
October 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
As promised, if you’re inspired by the march today but don’t know how else to get involved, how to sustainably fight fascism, that can look a few different ways. Here’s a thread of thoughts, short of nationwide withholding of labor / sustained protest:
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I know we got this reputation for being too scoldy about all the disgusting racism and sexism but what if we weren’t scoldy enough
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I know we got this reputation for being too scoldy about all the disgusting racism and sexism but what if we weren’t scoldy enough
White Borders... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
White Borders... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Tyler Hicks on the militarization of Trump's America @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/lets-go-bash...
‘Let’s Go Bash Some Skulls’: Inside the Militarization of Trump’s America
As the Trump administration expands its push to militarize US cities, critics rail against the heavy-handed impact on marginalized groups.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tyler Hicks on the militarization of Trump's America @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/lets-go-bash...