Esmy Jimenez

NYC is nearly hitting 70 degrees today and the people are out and ✨THRIVING ✨

I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal. One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.

In case you need a reminder why speaking up matters, here's another example of the changes that are possible when sources got on record. If you or someone you know is interested in speaking to reporters, I am happy to walk you through what to expect! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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I have midterms next week. Please pray for me.

Your Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.

Thinking of the 3 divas that managed to convince their editor to do an astrology explainer ✨💅🏽
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“If you’re pushing slop or eating it, you wouldn’t read it anyway. You’d ask a bot for a summary and forget what it told you, then proceed with your day, unchanged by words you did not read and ideas you did not consider.”

I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.

Excited to welcome the new class of Bagehots to @columbiajournalism.bsky.social this week! @amandaaronczyk.bsky.social @bykylecampbell.bsky.social @esmyjimenez.bsky.social @mcglinchyreports.bsky.social @robaeprice.bsky.social @suziecavanaugh @alexjanin @nathanrubbelke @stellayifanxie

Congress has decided to claw back previously approved funding for public media.

This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)

John King criticized for weak enforcement of Georgia mental health law Three years after Georgia passed a mental health parity law, critics say the Senate hopeful and insurance chief hasn’t held insurers accountable or raised public awareness.

It is 2025 and Georgia is still not enforcing mental health parity laws (aka making insurance companies pay for mental health treatment).

To be clear, federal parity laws first passed in 2008. Story via @mlbaruchman.bsky.social
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Haha nooo don't tell me you didn't like it. It's also being made into a film!!

Just finished reading Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and y'all it's brilliant. 12/10

Finally started ‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow’ and I’m obsessed!!

Any other gems out there I should add to my summer reading list?

Inside a New England roller derby bootcamp Inside an inclusive roller derby bootcamp where every kid — no matter their background, body type, or skill level — can lace up, roll out, and find their place on the track.

If you liked the movie Whip It, you have to read this story about the New England Junior Roller Derby League — I'm obsessed 🛼
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And one more section from a mother who had to sign the paperwork just in case she was picked up and separated from her children.

Maddie Ochoa’s dad was arrested the day before her 8th grade graduation. No one felt like celebrating. Still, the school called and offered to bring the diploma to her house.

“I know he doesn’t deserve this,” she said. “All he does is try to be the best person.”

Her partner was taken by ICE. Now this Massachusetts mother is raising two boys alone YouTube video by The Boston Globe

Since Odair Pereira was detained by ICE in March, Paula Peres da Costa has been raising their two young sons alone, afraid to leave their Everett apartment. As bills pile up, Peres clings to hope that her partner will return before their baby’s first birthday.
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‘I feel that nowhere is safe’: Stories from inside Mass. communities left reeling by the surge in ICE arrests - The Boston Globe Immigrant neighborhoods in Massachusetts are feeling the strain of recent ICE actions, which have intensified in recent months. The Globe spent seven days in local communities to tell their stories.

For a week, myself and @bostonglobe.com reporters traveled throughout Mass. to learn how ICE arrests were impacting local families.

Here's what we found
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‘I feel that nowhere is safe’: Stories from inside Mass. communities left reeling by the surge in ICE arrests - The Boston Globe Immigrant neighborhoods in Massachusetts are feeling the strain of recent ICE actions, which have intensified in recent months. The Globe spent seven days in local communities to tell their stories.

In Mass., ICE and other federal agents arrested more people in May than in any other month on record as part of President Trump’s immigration policy.

To understand the impact, the Globe spent seven days reporting from immigrant communities.

Salvadoran journalist's arrest in Georgia sets 'alarming precedent' Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara is currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. The Committee to Protect Journalists warns his case represents an "erosion" of freedom of speech.

Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara is currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. The Committee to Protect Journalists warns his case represents an "erosion" of freedom of speech.

Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.

We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol. Those lists include some 1,400 names.

None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.

W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info, Alianza Rebelde Investiga

With the L.A. protests, I've been thinking a lot about the summer of 2020. History is often cyclical and we'll see in the coming days what the news industry took from that moment.

Threading some June 2020 @niemanlab.org stories about protests and journalism that are definitely worth revisiting now:

Congratulations to Esmy Jimenez and Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and KUOW Public Radio, our 2025 Livingston Award winners for National Reporting for the podcast “Lost Patients.”

ℹ️ Read more https://loom.ly/PR5m2q4

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Globe journalism was never meant to be a permanent obstacle to someone’s success, with the worst decisions and moments in regular people’s lives accessible by a few keystrokes for the rest of time.

Fresh Start aims to empower all people who want to start over.

‘People should not live like this.’ As ICE arrests ramp up in Mass., agents encounter more community resistance. - The Boston Globe Massachusetts residents are increasingly pushing back on federal immigration officials' efforts to detain and deport immigrants under the Trump administration.

"There are more folks willing to step up and support,” said Dálida Rocha with the LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of Massachusetts... “In a moment where the [Trump] administration was hoping for the community to be truly divided, it shows that we’re not.”
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NEW: Juan Francisco Méndez, the Guatemalan man who was violently detained by ICE in New Bedford last month, may finally go free.

A third judge set bail at $1500, the lowest amount possible, in the Chelmsford Immigration Court just now. More details on the way.

New Bedford man arrested by ICE remains detained after another judge rules against his release - The Boston Globe A day after a Chelmsford immigration judge closed Juan Francisco Méndez’s case, a judge in New Hampshire denied a motion for his immediate release from the Strafford County jail.

While Rümeysa Öztürk is due to be released, Juan Francisco Mendez, a New Bedford resident originally from Guatemala faces a prolonged detention. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/09/m...

New Bedford man arrested by ICE after officers shattered car window may return home - The Boston Globe Judge orders release after prosecutors failed to file any paperwork

“This was a month of injustice,” said Ondine Gálvez Sniffin, the lawyer for the family, adding that federal immigration officials never justified why they detained Juan Francisco Méndez.

“Their silence is telling.”
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‘I feel sad and outraged’: New Bedford woman whose husband was detained by ICE fights for answers - The Boston Globe A video of the confrontation, which Domingo Ortiz filmed, has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people across the United States.

Sniffin, his immigration attorney, said it's the first time she's seen such a thing in her 27 years of work. We'll have updates shortly but there's more here: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/18/m...

NEW: In a surprising turn of events, Juan Francisco Mendez, the New Bedford man who was detained by ICE last month, may be released as early as today. Judge Ostrom agreed with his attorney that the federal government failed to prosecute and tossed out the case.