Renee Tajima-Peña
@rtajimapena.bsky.social
Filmmaker PBS Asian Americans, Who Killed Vincent Chin?, May 19th Project, No Más Bebés, Calavera Highway & more
Professor at UCLA
Professor at UCLA
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Japanese American secret to long life is...Join the Resistance!
Tak Hoshizaki was a draft resister who was tried for refusing the draft while Japanese Amers were inprisoned in concentration camps (he later served in Korea)
At 100, Mr. Hoshizaki still speaks out against ICE, mass detention and 1/2
Tak Hoshizaki was a draft resister who was tried for refusing the draft while Japanese Amers were inprisoned in concentration camps (he later served in Korea)
At 100, Mr. Hoshizaki still speaks out against ICE, mass detention and 1/2
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From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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For New Yorkers who work the night shift, it can be nearly impossible to participate in political life of our city.
So tonight we’re bringing this campaign to them — starting with taxi drivers waiting at LaGuardia.
So tonight we’re bringing this campaign to them — starting with taxi drivers waiting at LaGuardia.
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
For New Yorkers who work the night shift, it can be nearly impossible to participate in political life of our city.
So tonight we’re bringing this campaign to them — starting with taxi drivers waiting at LaGuardia.
So tonight we’re bringing this campaign to them — starting with taxi drivers waiting at LaGuardia.
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
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Patel's girlfriend performed at Penn State last weekend. A government jet arrived at State College Regional Airport, according to its FAA registration, with an address listing the FBI HQ. The plane then flew to Nashville, where his girlfriend lives.
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
October 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Patel's girlfriend performed at Penn State last weekend. A government jet arrived at State College Regional Airport, according to its FAA registration, with an address listing the FBI HQ. The plane then flew to Nashville, where his girlfriend lives.
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
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BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop
Neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
What does it say about a society when this level of state brutality is forgotten and normalized
Lamont Mealy, a mentally ill man, was locked in solitary confinement in a Maryland prison. Guards shut off water to his cell. A fellow prisoner says guards taunted him. He died of dehydration after 8 days. His family's lawsuit asserts officials covered it up.
How a Maryland prisoner died an ‘excruciating’ death from dehydration
Lamont Mealy died of dehydration in an isolation cell at Western Correctional Institution in 2023. A lawsuit claims state officials covered it up.
www.thebanner.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
What does it say about a society when this level of state brutality is forgotten and normalized
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That's great!
Here's the link to Senator Merkley's YouTube channel and the live feed happening now:
www.youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
Here's the link to Senator Merkley's YouTube channel and the live feed happening now:
www.youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
October 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
That's great!
Here's the link to Senator Merkley's YouTube channel and the live feed happening now:
www.youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
Here's the link to Senator Merkley's YouTube channel and the live feed happening now:
www.youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
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It's incredibly telling that student newsrooms have shown more bravery in the past few years than many national outlets
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's incredibly telling that student newsrooms have shown more bravery in the past few years than many national outlets
In a year of fires and ICE - LA still has joy and each other
October 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
In a year of fires and ICE - LA still has joy and each other
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How you know you’re at a No Kings rally in Mississippi
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
How you know you’re at a No Kings rally in Mississippi
Tag the press if u post images of the millions who marched. Sometimes they need help 👀
@nbcnews @abcnews @cbsnews @cnn @cnnpolitics @newshour @nytimes @wsj @washingtonpost @apnews @latimes @dallasnews @houstonchron @chicagotribune @sltrib @bostonglobe @miamiherald @ajcnews @newsweek @time @people
@nbcnews @abcnews @cbsnews @cnn @cnnpolitics @newshour @nytimes @wsj @washingtonpost @apnews @latimes @dallasnews @houstonchron @chicagotribune @sltrib @bostonglobe @miamiherald @ajcnews @newsweek @time @people
October 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Tag the press if u post images of the millions who marched. Sometimes they need help 👀
@nbcnews @abcnews @cbsnews @cnn @cnnpolitics @newshour @nytimes @wsj @washingtonpost @apnews @latimes @dallasnews @houstonchron @chicagotribune @sltrib @bostonglobe @miamiherald @ajcnews @newsweek @time @people
@nbcnews @abcnews @cbsnews @cnn @cnnpolitics @newshour @nytimes @wsj @washingtonpost @apnews @latimes @dallasnews @houstonchron @chicagotribune @sltrib @bostonglobe @miamiherald @ajcnews @newsweek @time @people
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About 300 attended a No Kings rally in Fremont, Nebraska.
October 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
About 300 attended a No Kings rally in Fremont, Nebraska.
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Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
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“Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.“
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
“Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.“
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Thinking 🤔 about the meaning of life…..
October 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Thinking 🤔 about the meaning of life…..
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Anyone saying they’re not racially profiling is unserious
October 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Anyone saying they’re not racially profiling is unserious
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My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.
Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.
organizingmythoughts.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."