cam rodriguez 🔎 🇲🇽
@camrodriguez.bsky.social
meddling kid / journalist. map nerd, midwest defender, chicago fanatic. 🇲🇽🇺🇲.
tips? love letters? [email protected]
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to introduce me and my work... my name is cam, and i'm a chicago-based investigative reporter. i've worked on anything and everything that comes across my desk and get to be nosy for a living. right now, i'm doing a one year fellowship focused on local investigative reporting with @nytimes.com
a small win today: I finally got a prior authorization approved. it only took two insurances and like five appeals but now I won't have to shell out thousands a month for medication!
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
a small win today: I finally got a prior authorization approved. it only took two insurances and like five appeals but now I won't have to shell out thousands a month for medication!
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If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
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Players are roleplaying in Fortnite to teach each other their rights when encountering ICE officials
“I would slip [the warrant] under the door, but there’s no space under the door,” the agent says.
The civilian pauses. “Well. Sounds like a personal problem.”
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
“I would slip [the warrant] under the door, but there’s no space under the door,” the agent says.
The civilian pauses. “Well. Sounds like a personal problem.”
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
Inside an ICE Defense Training on Fortnite
A group of immigrant rights organizers are helping people use Fortnite to practice what to do if they encounter ICE agents in the wild.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Players are roleplaying in Fortnite to teach each other their rights when encountering ICE officials
“I would slip [the warrant] under the door, but there’s no space under the door,” the agent says.
The civilian pauses. “Well. Sounds like a personal problem.”
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
“I would slip [the warrant] under the door, but there’s no space under the door,” the agent says.
The civilian pauses. “Well. Sounds like a personal problem.”
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
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Browse the #Epstein email archive in a replica Gmail interface:
jmail.world
(HT @camrodriguez.bsky.social)
jmail.world
(HT @camrodriguez.bsky.social)
Jmail, logged in as [email protected]
You are logged into [email protected], Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
jmail.world
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Browse the #Epstein email archive in a replica Gmail interface:
jmail.world
(HT @camrodriguez.bsky.social)
jmail.world
(HT @camrodriguez.bsky.social)
the face of a dog who is filing a grievance for lack of cuddles on the couch
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the face of a dog who is filing a grievance for lack of cuddles on the couch
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NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man.
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston
Unraveled has verified a hate speech-laden X account belonging to U.S. Border Patrol agent Timothy Donahue, who was seen in numerous viral videos during Operation Midway Blitz. He and another agent, T...
unraveledpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man.
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
CBP chopper currently looping across the South Side
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
CBP chopper currently looping across the South Side
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"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
come join @foiaball.com and I this Friday for November's #FOIAFriday with @muckrock.com! we'll talk the ins and outs & highs and lows of requesting records on college athletics programs and then some. 🏈🏆🗃
From coaches avoiding accountability to trips to Saudi Arabia, public records can reveal the interworking of major college football programs.
This Friday, we’ll be joined by @foiaball.com where we’ll will discuss how he used FOIA and public records in his reporting. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
This Friday, we’ll be joined by @foiaball.com where we’ll will discuss how he used FOIA and public records in his reporting. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: FOIAFriday. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: FOIAFriday. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
us02web.zoom.us
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
come join @foiaball.com and I this Friday for November's #FOIAFriday with @muckrock.com! we'll talk the ins and outs & highs and lows of requesting records on college athletics programs and then some. 🏈🏆🗃
bahahahahahahahahahahahaaaa incredible
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
bahahahahahahahahahahahaaaa incredible
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Illinois defendants who have been found unfit for trial – and are in need of inpatient fitness restoration – are waiting nearly twice as long for a state hospital bed as they did five years ago.
My latest for @illinoisanswers.bsky.social
illinoisanswers.org/2025/11/11/t...
My latest for @illinoisanswers.bsky.social
illinoisanswers.org/2025/11/11/t...
Too mentally ill for trial, she spent months in an Illinois jail as the state looked for a hospital bed. She died waiting.
Many defendants declared unfit for trial have often waited three months or longer to be transferred to a hospital – regularly exceeding the state’s deadline, an Illinois Answers Project investigation ...
illinoisanswers.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Illinois defendants who have been found unfit for trial – and are in need of inpatient fitness restoration – are waiting nearly twice as long for a state hospital bed as they did five years ago.
My latest for @illinoisanswers.bsky.social
illinoisanswers.org/2025/11/11/t...
My latest for @illinoisanswers.bsky.social
illinoisanswers.org/2025/11/11/t...
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this is cool and people saying "just buy a whistle on amazon" did not read the story, have lost the light in their hearts, and will not enter heaven with that attitude www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
this is cool and people saying "just buy a whistle on amazon" did not read the story, have lost the light in their hearts, and will not enter heaven with that attitude www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
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Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
HOLY THUNDERSNOW!!!
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
HOLY THUNDERSNOW!!!
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ICIRR posted this video on their IG of a man and a baby struggling after they’ve both been pepper sprayed by federal agents.
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
ICIRR posted this video on their IG of a man and a baby struggling after they’ve both been pepper sprayed by federal agents.
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I'm struck by how many Chicagoans have seemingly felt compelled to write and share reflections on "this is what it feels like in Chicago right now". We know we're going through something awful together and we want the world to understand it.
Threading several of these pieces below.
Threading several of these pieces below.
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I'm struck by how many Chicagoans have seemingly felt compelled to write and share reflections on "this is what it feels like in Chicago right now". We know we're going through something awful together and we want the world to understand it.
Threading several of these pieces below.
Threading several of these pieces below.
I'm not a big personal essay person. I haven't written a lot of them, and I feel like I struggle to find my voice in them. I've been absolutely blown away by the warmth and outpouring of support and love people have sent our way.
Thanks everyone for reading, it means a lot.
Thanks everyone for reading, it means a lot.
In late September, my family and I lost our matriarch, my abuela. I've been a bit all over the place since. My abuela moved to our hometown in the 70s. She loved it even as one of the first Mexican families there.
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
11/5/25: On repacking your unpacked funeral clothes
an obituary I couldn’t bring myself to volunteer to write; a walk through Chicano history; thoughts about grief and the government; photos from reporting trips.
buttondown.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I'm not a big personal essay person. I haven't written a lot of them, and I feel like I struggle to find my voice in them. I've been absolutely blown away by the warmth and outpouring of support and love people have sent our way.
Thanks everyone for reading, it means a lot.
Thanks everyone for reading, it means a lot.
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If you read nothing else on bluesky today, please read this essay by Cam Rodriguez.
In late September, my family and I lost our matriarch, my abuela. I've been a bit all over the place since. My abuela moved to our hometown in the 70s. She loved it even as one of the first Mexican families there.
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it.
buttondown.com/camrodriguez...
11/5/25: On repacking your unpacked funeral clothes
an obituary I couldn’t bring myself to volunteer to write; a walk through Chicano history; thoughts about grief and the government; photos from reporting trips.
buttondown.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If you read nothing else on bluesky today, please read this essay by Cam Rodriguez.
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Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino gave a brief interview while federal officers stopped at a gas station while conducting an immigration enforcement action earlier today on Chicago’s southwest side. Story TK
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino gave a brief interview while federal officers stopped at a gas station while conducting an immigration enforcement action earlier today on Chicago’s southwest side. Story TK
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Lot going on here
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Lot going on here
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In 2023, students at Ohio State blocked the doors to the president's office.
Little did they know, live video from campus CCTVs were being fed straight to DHS.
It's part of a little-known, decades-long surveillance effort built on the back of college football.
www.foiaball.com/p/dhs-colleg...
Little did they know, live video from campus CCTVs were being fed straight to DHS.
It's part of a little-known, decades-long surveillance effort built on the back of college football.
www.foiaball.com/p/dhs-colleg...
Scoop: Inside DHS's vast college football surveillance effort
If you go to a college football game, the feds have cameras on you.
www.foiaball.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In 2023, students at Ohio State blocked the doors to the president's office.
Little did they know, live video from campus CCTVs were being fed straight to DHS.
It's part of a little-known, decades-long surveillance effort built on the back of college football.
www.foiaball.com/p/dhs-colleg...
Little did they know, live video from campus CCTVs were being fed straight to DHS.
It's part of a little-known, decades-long surveillance effort built on the back of college football.
www.foiaball.com/p/dhs-colleg...
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This—agents driving around in circles and provoking the community—has gone on for hours at this point with no discernible goal other than to inflict terror.
They also just fired pepper balls at someone.
They also just fired pepper balls at someone.
Border Patrol is out and about in Little Village this morning.
November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This—agents driving around in circles and provoking the community—has gone on for hours at this point with no discernible goal other than to inflict terror.
They also just fired pepper balls at someone.
They also just fired pepper balls at someone.
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...