Irene Vázquez

I have often felt extremely cynical about the idea that "food brings people together." this dinner felt like a very informational stress test of it.

BREAKING: DHS waives dozens of laws to rush border wall construction through Big Bend State Park.

They want to rob this iconic western landscape from all of us, locking away our fishing holes & campsites behind concrete and steel. It's a grotesque act of political vandalism.

Hello?????

Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.

“Somehow there’s this unspoken agreement that if we acknowledge that anyone who is an immigrant has also been impacted by the criminal legal system, somehow we’re ceding ground to the right,” says an immigration attorney in Massachusetts.

Experiencing the tender touch of your fellow man

This is what it is in LA. We still have between 1-2 dozen kidnapping attempts a day across the county, every single day. It's just a resonant low-din hum of cruelty. The content factory is gone but the underlying fear remains.

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.

My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!

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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

Inbox: Union workers with ProPublica, Texas Tribune, and the Austin American-Statesman picketing downtown today:

Today’s the day! Thanks to @jewishlibraries.bsky.social, I got to talk to @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social about all things D.J. ROSENBLUM.

Go to BookishlyJewish.com to read about my inspirations, some behind-the-scenes thinking, and maybe even a curly hair tip!

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Who benefits from the malleability of identity and nationality in international competition is very different sport by sport and it is fascinating who benefits with each!!!

I for one welcome my paisana @dirtbagqueer.rocks

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Thank God

Had that same thought this morning

Or platonic friends who are Definitely Not In Love

Have you also taken interest in mixed doubles curling

Screwston Antifascist Committee, I should note, mostly hands out food and zines at local anarchist fairs and shows up at protests + counter protests in the Houston area. They table at DIY shows. A paramilitary group this is not.

Me and my data scientist roommate

My first publishing job was in 2020 and I remembering spinning out when I learned that my dream imprint was one of many at a publishing house putting out some truly abhorrent shit. And that’s why, despite the various cons, i will probably always work at an independent publishing house

I sell prints, canvases and posters of my work at rhenyard.darkroom.com and use proceeds to further my practice and support local mutual aid efforts. I'm keenly aware as a Black wildlife photographer how few of us are in this space, and I'm hoping my work sparks wonder & further interest 🪶📸🎨

Rip to the pitch i sent the WaPo books team about 16 hours ago

Reminder that we have job listings posted on our website! Check out this offering for a hybrid editorial assistant position from UC Press latinxinpublishing.com/joblistings/...

Saved this when I started dating again a few years back

Please find here some resources for aid and ways you can make a difference today:

Red Balloon Bookshop: Red Balloon is soliciting donations of books for kids 0-11 (preference for Spanish books) to be delivered to families affected by ICE tactics. Books can be purchased through their website.

He found my diagrams for my transgenderism ray

if you’re one of these writers (let’s be honest, if you’re doing this, odds are you follow me on here) i just wanna say - you’re doing very important work and i’m proud of you

how women's sports bars are resisting ICE "These bars are gathering places that uplift and celebrate communities that have long been underserved and undervalued."

NEW: I spoke to women's sports bar owners about how they are showing up as sites of resistance—including on the frontlines in Minnesota. "Sport becomes the shared language—bringing people together and fueling social change, just as it has throughout history.”

diego pavia and i are roughly the exact same height. unlike him tho i took home some hardware

*chanting* DJ! DJ! DJ!