Esmy Jimenez
@esmyjimenez.bsky.social
West coast journo currently cosplaying as a business student. Past work with The Seattle Times, Boston Globe, NPR.
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I have midterms next week. Please pray for me.
October 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I have midterms next week. Please pray for me.
Thinking of the 3 divas that managed to convince their editor to do an astrology explainer ✨💅🏽
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Your Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date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.
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September 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
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August 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“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.”
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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.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
August 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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.
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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
August 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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
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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)
This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)
July 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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)
This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)
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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To be clear, federal parity laws first passed in 2008. Story via @mlbaruchman.bsky.social
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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.
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July 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
To be clear, federal parity laws first passed in 2008. Story via @mlbaruchman.bsky.social
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Just finished reading Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and y'all it's brilliant. 12/10
July 17, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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?
Any other gems out there I should add to my summer reading list?
July 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Finally started ‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow’ and I’m obsessed!!
Any other gems out there I should add to my summer reading list?
Any other gems out there I should add to my summer reading list?
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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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.
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July 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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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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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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.
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July 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/02/m...
Here's what we found
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/02/m...
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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.
To understand the impact, the Globe spent seven days reporting from immigrant communities.
‘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.
www.bostonglobe.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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.
To understand the impact, the Globe spent seven days reporting from immigrant communities.
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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'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.
n.pr
June 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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.
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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
None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info, Alianza Rebelde Investiga
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.
www.propublica.org
June 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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
None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info, Alianza Rebelde Investiga
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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:
Threading some June 2020 @niemanlab.org stories about protests and journalism that are definitely worth revisiting now:
June 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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:
Threading some June 2020 @niemanlab.org stories about protests and journalism that are definitely worth revisiting now:
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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
#LivingstonAwards #nationalreporting
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#LivingstonAwards #nationalreporting
June 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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
#LivingstonAwards #nationalreporting
ℹ️ Read more https://loom.ly/PR5m2q4
#LivingstonAwards #nationalreporting
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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.
Fresh Start aims to empower all people who want to start over.
May 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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.
Fresh Start aims to empower all people who want to start over.
"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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‘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.
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May 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"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.
A third judge set bail at $1500, the lowest amount possible, in the Chelmsford Immigration Court just now. More details on the way.
May 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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.
A third judge set bail at $1500, the lowest amount possible, in the Chelmsford Immigration Court just now. More details on the way.
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 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.
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May 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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...
“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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“Their silence is telling.”
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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
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May 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“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.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/08/m...
“Their silence is telling.”
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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.
May 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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.
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The Boston Globe was a finalist for three Pulitzer Prizes — for public service, editorial writing, and illustrated reporting and commentary — award organizers announced.
The Boston Globe recognized as Pulitzer Prize finalist in public service, editorial writing, and illustrated reporting and commentary - The Boston Globe
The Pulitzer Prize Board highlighted the Globe’s coverage of financial mismanagement at Steward Health Care and its impact on patients and their families for its public service award, one of the most ...
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May 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Boston Globe was a finalist for three Pulitzer Prizes — for public service, editorial writing, and illustrated reporting and commentary — award organizers announced.
A must-read
A lonely young woman in Texas has streamed every second of her life for three years and counting. Is this life, or a performance of one?
Inside the life of a 24/7 streamer: ‘What more do you want?’
A lonely young woman in Texas has streamed every second of her life for three years and counting. Is this life, or a performance of one?
www.washingtonpost.com
May 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A must-read
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May 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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