Deborah Espinosa
@sameskyphoto.bsky.social
Photog & attorney advocating for justice for all . . . for real. 📷❤️📷www.sameskyphoto.com #visualizejustice
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It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.
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Remember when Tulsi Gabbard said this? And Trump reposted it.
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Remember when Tulsi Gabbard said this? And Trump reposted it.
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Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
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President Trump says that U.S. government officials will not be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.
Trump says US to boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating allegations about treatment of white farmers
President Donald Trump says no U.S. government officials will be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
President Trump says that U.S. government officials will not be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) has sued the House because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has declined to swear in the state’s newest member of Congress.
Arizona AG sues over Speaker Mike Johnson refusing to seat new House member
Arizona’s attorney general sued the House after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) refused to swear in a Democrat who won a special election a month ago.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) has sued the House because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has declined to swear in the state’s newest member of Congress.
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LOVE this....
Yes — “Think not of the books you’ve bought as a “to be read” pile. Instead, think of your bookcase as a wine cellar. You collect books to be read at the right time, the right place, and the right mood.” Luc van Donkersgoed
June 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
LOVE this....
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Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while…
www.propublica.org
June 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
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With federal funding cuts and the free flow of ideas under attack, this @pbs.org Independent Lens public library documentary is all the more relevant. I plan to watch this soon, and you should too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7tR...
How the Public Library Became an American Civic Institution | Full Documentary | Independent Lens
YouTube video by PBS
www.youtube.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
With federal funding cuts and the free flow of ideas under attack, this @pbs.org Independent Lens public library documentary is all the more relevant. I plan to watch this soon, and you should too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7tR...
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Hey friends, I’m curating another FlakPhoto mix, this time focused on the pure pleasure of color. I would love for more photographers to see this call. Please share this link in your networks. Thank you!
www.flakphoto.news/p/call-for-c...
www.flakphoto.news/p/call-for-c...
Call for COLOR
Show me your work?
www.flakphoto.news
May 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hey friends, I’m curating another FlakPhoto mix, this time focused on the pure pleasure of color. I would love for more photographers to see this call. Please share this link in your networks. Thank you!
www.flakphoto.news/p/call-for-c...
www.flakphoto.news/p/call-for-c...
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Your weekly reminder that the highest court in the country does not agree with Donald Trump and his administration’s actions.
“The justices found that the federal government violated the due process rights of detainees.”
“The justices found that the federal government violated the due process rights of detainees.”
SCOTUS again halts Trump's Alien Enemies Act deportations
"A powerful rebuke to the government's attempt to hurry people away to a Gulag-type prison."
www.motherjones.com
May 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Your weekly reminder that the highest court in the country does not agree with Donald Trump and his administration’s actions.
“The justices found that the federal government violated the due process rights of detainees.”
“The justices found that the federal government violated the due process rights of detainees.”
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So relieved to see that Mellon will be providing emergency relief funding the US’s state and jurisdictional humanities councils.
If I learned one thing during my years at NEH, it was how crucial these organizations are to our public humanities infrastructure.
www.mellon.org/news/america...
If I learned one thing during my years at NEH, it was how crucial these organizations are to our public humanities infrastructure.
www.mellon.org/news/america...
Mellon Foundation
The Mellon Foundation makes grants to actively unlock the power in the arts and humanities that helps connect us all.
www.mellon.org
April 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So relieved to see that Mellon will be providing emergency relief funding the US’s state and jurisdictional humanities councils.
If I learned one thing during my years at NEH, it was how crucial these organizations are to our public humanities infrastructure.
www.mellon.org/news/america...
If I learned one thing during my years at NEH, it was how crucial these organizations are to our public humanities infrastructure.
www.mellon.org/news/america...
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Do you make photography-based zines, books, or publications?
PCNW is now seeking exhibitors to join us for our fourth annual Photo Zine and Book Fair!
Application Deadline:
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
PCNW is now seeking exhibitors to join us for our fourth annual Photo Zine and Book Fair!
Application Deadline:
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
PCNW’s Photo Zine and Book Fair - Photographic Center Northwest
Sunday, August 17th from 12-5pm, PCNW will host a gathering of artists, collectives, and organizations to showcase and sell their photo-based publications (zines, books, magazines, prints, etc.)
pcnw.org
April 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Do you make photography-based zines, books, or publications?
PCNW is now seeking exhibitors to join us for our fourth annual Photo Zine and Book Fair!
Application Deadline:
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
PCNW is now seeking exhibitors to join us for our fourth annual Photo Zine and Book Fair!
Application Deadline:
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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In case you missed it, we’re hiring!
Our editorial fellowship has produced some of your favorite journalists, and now it could be your turn! Tomorrow we will be hosting an informative Zoom session/Q&A on the program and app. You can register here 👇
Our editorial fellowship has produced some of your favorite journalists, and now it could be your turn! Tomorrow we will be hosting an informative Zoom session/Q&A on the program and app. You can register here 👇
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Editorial Fellowship Q&A. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us for an information session on our Editorial Fellowship. We'll talk about what the role looks like, how it can help you grow, and answer any questions you have.
For more information, or to fi...
motherjones.zoom.us
April 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
In case you missed it, we’re hiring!
Our editorial fellowship has produced some of your favorite journalists, and now it could be your turn! Tomorrow we will be hosting an informative Zoom session/Q&A on the program and app. You can register here 👇
Our editorial fellowship has produced some of your favorite journalists, and now it could be your turn! Tomorrow we will be hosting an informative Zoom session/Q&A on the program and app. You can register here 👇
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This is the day that President Donald Trump sent a clear message to the nation: There is no rule of law in the United States.
Trump to the USA: There is no rule of law
What might he try next? Illegal arrests or deportations of American citizens?
www.motherjones.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is the day that President Donald Trump sent a clear message to the nation: There is no rule of law in the United States.
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important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:
April 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:
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NEW @motherjones.com: I spoke to the former director of the USAID mission in Myanmar about how the loss of humanitarian foreign aid under Trump is crippling the earthquake response.
“We have the capacity to save lives, and the choice has been not to use it." ⤵️
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“We have the capacity to save lives, and the choice has been not to use it." ⤵️
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Without USAID, Myanmar is struggling to recover from its massive earthquake
“We have the capacity to save lives, and the choice has been not to use it,” said the former head of the agency's Myanmar mission.
www.motherjones.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
NEW @motherjones.com: I spoke to the former director of the USAID mission in Myanmar about how the loss of humanitarian foreign aid under Trump is crippling the earthquake response.
“We have the capacity to save lives, and the choice has been not to use it." ⤵️
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“We have the capacity to save lives, and the choice has been not to use it." ⤵️
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The wealthiest man in the world has fully purchased the federal government of the United States. This is one of the most extraordinary crises in the history of this country and you need to ask whether your elected representatives are acting like it.
Breaking News: The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s closely guarded plan for any potential war with China, officials said.
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China
Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The wealthiest man in the world has fully purchased the federal government of the United States. This is one of the most extraordinary crises in the history of this country and you need to ask whether your elected representatives are acting like it.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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The distance between a legal resident who's not a citizen being deported without due process and a citizen being deported without due process is a hell of a lot shorter than many folks seem to believe, and when it does happen to a citizen, just remember it started here and who was quiet in response.
March 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The distance between a legal resident who's not a citizen being deported without due process and a citizen being deported without due process is a hell of a lot shorter than many folks seem to believe, and when it does happen to a citizen, just remember it started here and who was quiet in response.
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Caption this.
We’ll go first: “That’s not the gearstick”
We’ll go first: “That’s not the gearstick”
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Caption this.
We’ll go first: “That’s not the gearstick”
We’ll go first: “That’s not the gearstick”
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I miss him and his VP.
March 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I miss him and his VP.
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CENTER hosts the premier juried portfolio review & professional development conference. Providing portfolio reviews with esteemed curators & publishers, #ReviewSantaFe aims to optimize outcomes by hosting reviewers in a position to offer project advancement.
DEADLINE • March 15
#CENTERSantaFe
DEADLINE • March 15
#CENTERSantaFe
March 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
CENTER hosts the premier juried portfolio review & professional development conference. Providing portfolio reviews with esteemed curators & publishers, #ReviewSantaFe aims to optimize outcomes by hosting reviewers in a position to offer project advancement.
DEADLINE • March 15
#CENTERSantaFe
DEADLINE • March 15
#CENTERSantaFe
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Henry Ford may be known for revolutionizing the automobile industry, but there’s another thing he mass-produced: antisemitism.
Hidden History: Henry Ford Perfected the Mass Production of Cars—and Antisemitism
YouTube video by Mother Jones
www.youtube.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Henry Ford may be known for revolutionizing the automobile industry, but there’s another thing he mass-produced: antisemitism.