Melissa del Bosque
@mdelbosque.bsky.social
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US-Mexico Border Journalist and Author. CoFounder, @theborderchronicle.bsky.social & U.S.-Mex Investigations Editor for @lhreports.bsky.social.
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adamisacson.com
This photo, from Anthony Vazquez in yesterday's @chicago.suntimes.com. Caption: "A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood."

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Camouflage-clad agent points a non-lethal projectile weapon at a protester with his hands up, from perhaps 3 or 4 feet away.
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Reposted by Melissa del Bosque
adamisacson.com
We don’t know who these people were, and even if they had tons of drugs—you board the motorboat, you don’t murder people on the open ocean.

This is like watching a serial killer count his victims.
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nickturse.bsky.social
SCOOP: Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.

Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.

theintercept.com/2025/10/15/t...
Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.
Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.
theintercept.com
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
This exchange lends a ton of support to this New York Times story from January that the White House previously denied. Trump reportedly joked in 2024 that Stephen Miller wants to purge the country of anyone who doesn't look like him — and Trump fully supports what he is doing.
“He has the president’s complete trust,” said Mr. McCarthy. “Trump’s complained about everyone. Never him.”
Mr. Trump may not complain about Mr. Miller, but he does occasionally poke at his obsession with immigrants — a hostility that goes far beyond Mr. Trump’s. In one meeting during the 2024 campaign, Mr. Trump said that if it was up to Mr. Miller there would be only 100 million people in this country, and they would all look like Mr. Miller, according to a person with knowledge of the comment. Karoline Leavitt, Mr. Trump’s spokeswoman, denied the account.
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tanvi.bsky.social
tanvi.bsky.social
his summer, I went to Panama and met Jharana, a 33-year-old from Nepal who had been deported there in a group of 300 others — the 1st group to be sent to a third country. I wrote about what happened to her and others over the year for
@nymag.com -->

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What Happened to The Migrants The U.S. Dumped In Panama?
Nearly 300 people were sent to a country they’d never lived in. The journey didn’t end there.
nymag.com
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theborderchronicle.bsky.social
ICYMI: Trump’s deployment of troops and federal agents to U.S. cities run by his political opponents is dangerous and unconstitutional.

But it’s a familiar move to Texas border residents, who have lived under occupation since 2021. Now, they have advice for Chicago, Memphis and other cities.🦂
Trump’s Troops and the Border “Learning Lab”
How the Republican-led Operation Lone Star in Texas became Trump’s model for sending troops into Democratic-led cities.
www.theborderchronicle.com
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theborderchronicle.bsky.social
New in The Border Chronicle by @pablodelarosa.bsky.social 🦂

Healing Traditions: How Curanderismo is Reviving Cultural Connection in the Borderlands

Mexican folk medicine is being reclaimed during a time of deep uncertainty in the U.S. political climate.
Healing Traditions: How Curanderismo is Reviving Cultural Connection in the Borderlands
Mexican folk medicine is being reclaimed during a time of deep uncertainty in the U.S. political climate.
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theborderchronicle.bsky.social
New in The Border Chronicle 🦂

More Border Security Means Less Food Security

As cuts to food assistance take effect, the U.S. government has canceled the publication of its annual hunger report.
More Border Security Means Less Food Security
As cuts to food assistance take effect, the U.S. government has canceled the publication of its annual hunger report.
www.theborderchronicle.com
mdelbosque.bsky.social
Yesterday, Trump declared war on American cities.

Since 2021, Texas border communities have been the testing ground for a MAGA military occupation. Now, residents say they have some advice for the rest of the country.🦂
Trump’s Troops and the Border “Learning Lab”
How the Republican-led Operation Lone Star in Texas became Trump’s model for sending troops into Democratic-led cities.
www.theborderchronicle.com
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bradlander.bsky.social
Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.

Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.
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mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social
Reminder the FCC is being weaponized against the American people. Brendan Carr is still Chair and holding a public FCC meeting today which will include plans to allow *further* consolidation of broadcast TV station ownership: Sinclair / Nexstar the winners.
#BreakUpBigMedia
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Jimmy Kimmel & the FCC: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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theborderchronicle.bsky.social
Border communities have lived under militarization for years—and learned hard lessons in defending their rights.🦂

Read: Trump’s Troops and the Border “Learning Lab”

How the Republican-led Operation Lone Star in Texas became Trump’s model for sending troops into Democratic-led cities.🦂
Trump’s Troops and the Border “Learning Lab”
How the Republican-led Operation Lone Star in Texas became Trump’s model for sending troops into Democratic-led cities.
www.theborderchronicle.com
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eff.org
The Mexican government wants to pass an indiscriminate, dangerously vague surveillance rule granting authorities real-time access to data digital platforms have in their systems. RD3mx and @article19mxca.bsky.social urged Congress to reject the proposal.👇 🧵 articulo19.org/reforma-al-...
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
It’s a pay to play disaster relief system at FEMA under Noem.
Along with fast-tracking the money, Noem flew to Naples on a government plane to tour the pier herself. She then stayed for the weekend and got dinner with the donor, local cardiologist Sinan Gursoy, at the French restaurant Bleu Provence, according to records and an interview with the Naples mayor. This account is based on text messages and emails ProPublica obtained through public records requests.
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financialtimes.com
Argentina's Javier Milei is battling the worst crisis of his presidency ahead of midterm elections. In October, the public will deliver its verdict on economic policies that pulled the country back from the brink of hyperinflation but have weighed on growth in recent months. on.ft.com/3VDP2CC
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arelisrhdz.bsky.social
It didn’t go unnoticed in Dallas as Feds talked about the ICE office shooting, there was nary a mention of the immigrants who were killed, injured in a cycle of violence & dehumanization that community and migrants told us, is getting out of control: t.co/U2QU73lap4