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Enrique Saenz

@enriquesaenz.bsky.social

Westside neighborhood reporter for Mirror Indy. Check us out at https://mirrorindy.org/

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Latest posts by enriquesaenz.bsky.social on Bluesky

It seems pretty easy to move things your way if you're rich.

05.12.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Secretive Border Patrol program is detaining US citizens for β€˜suspicious’ travel
YouTube video by Associated Press Secretive Border Patrol program is detaining US citizens for β€˜suspicious’ travel

youtu.be/MQxw9fhmBv4?...

21.11.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well then what the fuck are they?

20.11.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Must watch TV’: Why college basketball fans are watching IU Indy New head coach Ben Howlett is leading the team to high scores.

I saw college basketball fans going nuts over IU Indy on social media. So I decided to go see them play for myself and y'all, it was chaos (complimentary)

Basketball stats courtesy of @tyfenwick.bsky.social and (slay) photos by Brett Phelps!

mirrorindy.org/iu-indianapo...

17.11.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Wayne Township steps up to help the hungry when feds wouldn’t Wayne Township entered into $80,000 deal with Gleaners Food Bank to stock local pantries.

An already cash-strapped Wayne Township dipped into funds for winter school clothing and left positions unfilled to secure a $80,000 deal to feed people on the west side.

"The circumstances are totally out of people’s control."

@enriquesaenz.bsky.social

mirrorindy.org/wayne-townsh...

12.11.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jobs | Free Press Indiana Free Press Indiana is on a mission to provide local news for Indiana that is anchored in and reflective of the needs of the communities they serve.

Do you want to edit some of the coolest, best reporters around! (no bias here!!)

Apply to be @mirrorindy.org's news editor and work with us to do awesome, community centered journalism :)

www.freepressindiana.org/jobs/news-ed...

10.11.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me during staff meetings after I eat Bull Grill at the AMP.

07.11.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Where are we going? For whom and for what are we working? How are we making the world a better place?"

07.11.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Roman Empire’s Entire Road Network Just Got Mapped, and It's Mind-Blowing A new study identified over 68,000 more miles of ancient Roman roads than were previously known.

The Roman Empire’s Entire Road Network Just Got Mapped, and It’s Mind-Blowing gizmodo.com/the-roman-em...

06.11.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5
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Riverside residents split on fate of Iron Skillet restaurant building Indy Parks Board voted in August to demolish it and build a visitor center.

Hear the latest information about Indy Parks' plan for the Iron Skillet building tonight, Nov. 3, at 5:30 at the Riverside Park Family Center, 2420 E Riverside Drive.

Check out this story for background on the building: subtxt.to/5Enxuh0

03.11.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nonprofit is giving a voice to those that can’t speak The new Noble Art in Speedway helps nonverbal people communicate through creativity.

Noble of Indiana's new Noble Art in Speedway is helping nonverbal people communicate through creativity.

mirrorindy.org/speedway-nob...

31.10.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Counterpoint: It is not totally reasonable and acceptable to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do. Actually, it's bigotry.

29.10.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Administrator Zeldin Announces New Online Resources on Contrails and Geoengineering
YouTube video by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Zeldin Announces New Online Resources on Contrails and Geoengineering

Everyone's always talking about CONTRAILS.
youtu.be/QPIP_TdBeOY?...

23.10.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
MARINES | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix MARINES | Official Trailer | Netflix

FWIW, the last time I saw propaganda like this was in the lead up to the first Gulf War.
youtu.be/de4Mh5wYSgc?...

20.10.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This came out when I was in elementary school, and it was a real time saver for insulting your pals.

13.10.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WATCH: β€˜Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Happens to me all the time

07.10.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This westside school teaches students to embrace their heritage Here’s how Enlace Academy staff help their students find belonging.

This westside school teaches students to embrace their heritage mirrorindy.org/enlace-acade...

07.10.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Indiana should ban international students from China, other foreign adversaries | Opinion Purdue is using Indiana's public resources to train students who will likely work for our greatest foreign adversary. That has to change.

Is this a real Take?

www.indystar.com/story/opinio...

03.10.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Historian Answers Latin American History Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED Historian Answers Latin American History Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

youtu.be/qNlDBH6nZnU?...

03.10.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91 Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

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Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will | Official Teaser | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will | Official Teaser | Netflix

I think I heard my mom yelling with joy all the way from Texas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVLH...

18.09.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Residents want historic designation for homes built by Black WWII veterans The daughter of an Indianapolis WWII veteran wants protections for the historic Flanner House Homes neighborhood.

@enriquesaenz.bsky.social finds the best stories about Indy history.

His latest is about Flanner House Homes, a complex built on the westside by Black veterans in the 50s.

Read more here @mirrorindy.org
mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

15.09.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A human Taco Bell worker would have told you what's what almost immediately.

29.08.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mirror Indy is now on Bluesky πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

@mirrorindy.bsky.social

28.08.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œA mark on a hand of U.S. President Donald Trump is seen during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Oval Office, at the White House, in Washington”

@reuters.com

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BREAKING: U.S. layoffs have surged to their highest level since the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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11.08.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Indy’s alternative to jail and ER has empty beds Hogsett and the City-County Council cut funding for the Assessment and Intervention Center because of lack of use.

mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

11.08.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EPA Celebrates Another 100 Days with 100 More Pro-Environmental Actions | US EPA EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental actions EPA has taken in the last 100 days to recognize 200 Days of providing clean air, land, and water for all Americans under Presid...

Curious about the claims made in the latest "100 actions" announcement from EPA's press office (link ⬇️)? EDGI’s @alissa-a.bsky.social, a #PFAS scholar with @pfasproject.bsky.social, took a closer look at the claims around forever chemicals. Here’s what she found (a 🧡):
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...

08.08.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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