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Thanks!! They did such a beautiful job--I can't describe how happy it makes me to see these photos in such a tangible way (if that makes sense)

I'm so grateful to the folks at the Lilley and Prensa Latina. If you're in Reno, please check out the full exhibit and don't miss my area at the entrance! (2/2)
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Photo of a museum exhibit on photographs from Prensa Latina

Photo of a museum exhibit

Today is the official opening day of the photography exhibit that I participated in at the Lilley Museum of Art at UNR! Stephanie Gibson and her team did an amazing job printing, mounting, and exhibiting some of the beautiful photos that Prensa Latina provided me for my book. (1/2) 🗃️

...and if it's the same "prison" or detention center in Texas where ICE has been sending people, there isn't enough food, and everyone is crying and screaming, and people can't get their medications, and no one can get in to help them. A FIVE YEAR OLD.

It isn't just Bovino. This is the same playbook we've seen in Portland and Chicago: ICE comes in, hurts people, generates outcry, pulls out again and heads somewhere they can pick on people who are less organized and less angry.

"I really wish this wasn’t happening, but it's nice to see so many people are willing to come out here and freeze our butts off to show people we’ve got their backs" - Julia, who works at a business nearby and didn't share her last name because she doesn't want to be targeted by ICE.

I really enjoyed sharing some of my 🔥 takes on current events and the history of US-Latin American relations with Andrej! Give it a listen (and don't report me to the State Department 🫣...)

She totally is!! I used to work in a different department at BU with her! Her book is soooo good

One of the best things I’ve read in a while:

Cover of the book Dear Unknown Friend

Book 3 of 3026! Can’t wait to discuss this beautiful, touching book with students in my Cold War class. Also very excited that its brilliant author, Alexis Peri, who will be joining us virtually! 🗃️ #History

Vigil held in downtown Reno for #AlexPretti, who was killed by #ICE today.

Photos: @marctiar

"it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice"

Historian of fascism here! A citizen was murdered today by a wannabe fascist regime!

Thank you to everyone who worked hard to preserve this video. It shows ICE murdered Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse. Watch, save, and share. 💔

The courage of the people in the streets of Minneapolis and the cowardice of a political opposition that has no leader willing to join them, in that city and across this country, is awe-inspiring in every possible sense of the term

Trump administration considers naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports, Politico reports U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering imposing a total blockade on oil imports to Cuba as part of possible new tactics to drive leadership change in the Caribbean country, Politi...

US is considering replicating the naval blockade part of its Venezuela strategy but against Cuba; the island country produces almost no oil of its own and solar panel transition is still tiny fraction of consumption.

Also, truck transportation of food and water 🗝️

www.reuters.com/business/ene...

US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’ DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge’s order

“The lack of humanity at every step of this process of what the govn’t has been doing & how they have been unlawfully detaining people, incl. toddlers..it’s truly unimaginable..& yet this is where we find ourselves. There has to be an end to this type of cruelty.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Michael Bustamante, Jonathan C. Brown, Lillian Guerra, Michelle Chase, and William LeoGrande! Please give it a listen and share! @mjbusta.bsky.social @shafrhistorians.bsky.social

Episode IV - The Bay of Pigs In this episode, Dustin and Renata discuss the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the ways that the invasion set the stage for the Cuban Missile Crisis. They speak with scholars including Michael Bustamante, Jo

The next episode of our SECOLAS audiodocumentary on the Cuban Missile Crisis is live! In this episode, Dustin Walcher and I dive into the Bay of Pigs Invasion, speaking with experts including... (1/2)🗃️
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Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home

Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.

gofund.me/be8a1b2ab

US court allows ICE to arrest and pepper-spray peaceful protestors in Minnesota

Appeals Court Stays Restrictions on Federal Tactics in Minnesota The Eighth Circuit granted the Trump administration’s request to block, at least for now, a lower court’s injunction limiting how federal agents interact with protesters in the state.

One court decision, two different headlines.

Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?

His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.

The phrase “arrested four children” is so gut-churningly evil

Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."

I just fucking lost it. This picture man, with his cute little hat. The fuck man

Heartbreaking cruelty visited upon children in our name

This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Reach out to people you know in book clubs and see if they would like to read your book and have you join them to discuss it in person or on Zoom! Academics are used to talking to other authors, but real people get super excited about it. (3/3)

2. Talk to anyone and everyone about your book. I convinced an Uber driver to order a copy! 3. Reach out to your favorite podcast hosts and ask them if they have space in their lineup for you. 4. It sees like everyone is in a book club these days (except me 🤦‍♀️)... (2/3)

This episode had so much helpful advice about book promotion. A few bits I would add from my recent experience: 1. Pay attention to what other authors do and take notes! I've been copying what I saw my friends doing!
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