Kendal Blust
@ktblust.bsky.social
Journalist and educator in the Arizona-Sonora borderlands.
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Essays, reporting, criticism, and interviews on the polycrisis in América and beyond. Click to read Writing on the Wall, by Max Granger, a Substack publication. Launched 4 days ago.
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and 22 other attorneys general are filing a second motion to compel the Trump administration to thaw the president’s federal spending freeze.
Arizona Attorney General Mayes files second motion in an effort to get federal funds unfrozen
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and 22 other attorneys general are filing a second motion to compel the Trump administration to thaw the president’s federal spending freeze.
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March 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and 22 other attorneys general are filing a second motion to compel the Trump administration to thaw the president’s federal spending freeze.
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“Armed infantry and support troops from the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson in Colorado — one of the Army’s most seasoned combat units” expected to arrive within days at U.S.-Mexico border
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
Pentagon Sending Combat Forces to Border in Line With Trump Directive (Gift Article)
The troop mobilization indicates that President Trump is breaking with recent presidents’ practice of limiting deployments along the U.S.-Mexico border mostly to small numbers of active-duty soldiers ...
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“Armed infantry and support troops from the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson in Colorado — one of the Army’s most seasoned combat units” expected to arrive within days at U.S.-Mexico border
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
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For @theborderchronicle.bsky.social, I wrote the first installment in a series about the controversial energy development plan called Plan Sonora: www.theborderchronicle.com/p/what-is-pl...
What Is Plan Sonora?
How the border state became the center of Mexico’s ambitious renewable-energy plan.
www.theborderchronicle.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
For @theborderchronicle.bsky.social, I wrote the first installment in a series about the controversial energy development plan called Plan Sonora: www.theborderchronicle.com/p/what-is-pl...
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Aboard the 2 flights that deported 190 people back to Caracas last week were 2 people who'd deserted #Venezuela’s military. The Trump administration delivered them right back to the dictatorship. The feared Interior Minister says, “They are being given the appropriate treatment.”
Well done, folks.
Well done, folks.
Dos militares que desertaron de la Fuerza Armada fueron deportados de EE. UU., dice Cabello
El ministro indicó que los casos de las personas con antecedentes penales ya "están siendo trabajados" por las autoridades
efectococuyo.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Aboard the 2 flights that deported 190 people back to Caracas last week were 2 people who'd deserted #Venezuela’s military. The Trump administration delivered them right back to the dictatorship. The feared Interior Minister says, “They are being given the appropriate treatment.”
Well done, folks.
Well done, folks.
Swift deportation leaves a family separated, with 8-and 14-year-old boys still in Arizona, and a community working to connect them
Venezuelan migrant mother and two children deported to México just hours after Tucson traffic stop - AZ Luminaria
After Arizona state troopers pulled her over in Tucson for driving under the speed limit, Yesenia begged to see her babies. The fear the migrant mother of four lived with — before and after fleeing th...
azluminaria.org
February 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Takeaways from ICE's latest detention data:
- most growth bc of immigrants w/ no criminal history
- highest detained pop in 4+ years
- biggest biweekly increase in ICE-arrested detention numbers in years
austinkocher.substack.com/p/ices-lates...
- most growth bc of immigrants w/ no criminal history
- highest detained pop in 4+ years
- biggest biweekly increase in ICE-arrested detention numbers in years
austinkocher.substack.com/p/ices-lates...
ICE's Latest Detention Data Shows Growth of Immigrants Targeted With No Criminal Histories – Exactly as Predicted
ICE published new detention data today that reflects the outcomes of ICE's recent "enforcement surge." Let's take a closer look.
austinkocher.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Takeaways from ICE's latest detention data:
- most growth bc of immigrants w/ no criminal history
- highest detained pop in 4+ years
- biggest biweekly increase in ICE-arrested detention numbers in years
austinkocher.substack.com/p/ices-lates...
- most growth bc of immigrants w/ no criminal history
- highest detained pop in 4+ years
- biggest biweekly increase in ICE-arrested detention numbers in years
austinkocher.substack.com/p/ices-lates...
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Tracking The Trackers with @AustinKocher.com: #Immigration, Borders, Power, and The State tinyurl.com/mwpcrrrz @agakh.bsky.social @eff.org @esqueer.net @evacide.bsky.social @404media.co
Tracking the Trackers with Dr. Austin Kocher: Immigration, Borders, Power, and the State
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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February 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Tracking The Trackers with @AustinKocher.com: #Immigration, Borders, Power, and The State tinyurl.com/mwpcrrrz @agakh.bsky.social @eff.org @esqueer.net @evacide.bsky.social @404media.co
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I’m in beautiful, snowy downtown McCall for a protest planned in support of fired federal workers, especially Forest Service folks who are an important part of the local community. Follow here for how things go. My instinct says a decent crowd is likely.
February 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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1/ Protests are taking place at state capitols and city halls and other civic spaces today, most begin at noon local time. They have already started out East. #50501movement www.npr.org/2025/02/16/n...
Protests are set to take place on Presidents Day. Here's why
Protests against the Trump administration's actions are planned for Presidents Day. Organizers say they are responding to "the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration."
www.npr.org
February 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
1/ Protests are taking place at state capitols and city halls and other civic spaces today, most begin at noon local time. They have already started out East. #50501movement www.npr.org/2025/02/16/n...
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“This is very sad and it’s really going to hurt the local economy.” Sidney Noble, fired botanist
February 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“This is very sad and it’s really going to hurt the local economy.” Sidney Noble, fired botanist
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Just spoke with a recently fired PhD Forest service botanist just got their permanent position in September. He and his wife are paying $1900/month in rent. They can limp through March…and then the plan stops.
February 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Just spoke with a recently fired PhD Forest service botanist just got their permanent position in September. He and his wife are paying $1900/month in rent. They can limp through March…and then the plan stops.
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President Trump vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the US fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping foreign-aid freeze has temporarily stopped US-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that for years have been working to curb the drug's flow into the US reut.rs/42Pab1w
Exclusive: Trump’s foreign aid freeze stops anti-fentanyl work in Mexico
President Donald Trump has vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the U.S. fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping freeze on foreign aid has temporarily stopped U.S.-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that for years have been working to curb the flow of the synthetic opioid into the United States.
reut.rs
February 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
President Trump vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the US fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping foreign-aid freeze has temporarily stopped US-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that for years have been working to curb the drug's flow into the US reut.rs/42Pab1w
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Houchul can remove Adams. And at this point, she must. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/n...
Gov. Hochul Can Remove Eric Adams From Office. Will She?
The governor indicated that she was examining her options, but removing a reliable ally could create political problems.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Houchul can remove Adams. And at this point, she must. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/n...
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Infrequent reminder that I still post the weekly Border Updates to my old "Daily Border Links" list, if you'd like them in your e-mail inbox.
(It's a Google Group, which I know is janky, but it doesn't cost me anything.)
groups.google.com/g/daily-bord...
(It's a Google Group, which I know is janky, but it doesn't cost me anything.)
groups.google.com/g/daily-bord...
February 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Infrequent reminder that I still post the weekly Border Updates to my old "Daily Border Links" list, if you'd like them in your e-mail inbox.
(It's a Google Group, which I know is janky, but it doesn't cost me anything.)
groups.google.com/g/daily-bord...
(It's a Google Group, which I know is janky, but it doesn't cost me anything.)
groups.google.com/g/daily-bord...
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🚨New from @dropsitenews.com: Tesla is forecast to win the largest State Dept contract of 2025 -- $400 million for "Armored Tesla" -- according to procurement documents we reviewed.
(And Elon Musk before you accuse us of doxxing, the docs are public)
www.dropsitenews.com/p/elon-musk-...
(And Elon Musk before you accuse us of doxxing, the docs are public)
www.dropsitenews.com/p/elon-musk-...
"Armored Tesla" forecast to win $400 million State Department contract after Trump's election, government document shows
The State Department’s procurement forecast, revised as of late December 2024, lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to buy $400,000,000...
www.dropsitenews.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🚨New from @dropsitenews.com: Tesla is forecast to win the largest State Dept contract of 2025 -- $400 million for "Armored Tesla" -- according to procurement documents we reviewed.
(And Elon Musk before you accuse us of doxxing, the docs are public)
www.dropsitenews.com/p/elon-musk-...
(And Elon Musk before you accuse us of doxxing, the docs are public)
www.dropsitenews.com/p/elon-musk-...
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BREAKING
apnews.com/article/usai... Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again
apnews.com/article/usai... Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again
Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down U.S. aid and development programs abroad.
apnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
BREAKING
apnews.com/article/usai... Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again
apnews.com/article/usai... Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again
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In the past weeks, the Trump administration has purged federal law enforcement agencies of prosecutors and investigators who’d been pursuing white supremacist groups that had been listed among the most dangerous threats to national security.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
Trump’s Pardons and Purges Revive Old Question: Who Counts as a Terrorist?
The president’s sweeping clemency for Capitol rioters and his administration’s ongoing removal of career national security specialists foretell a permissive new climate for extremist movements, say…
propub.li
February 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
In the past weeks, the Trump administration has purged federal law enforcement agencies of prosecutors and investigators who’d been pursuing white supremacist groups that had been listed among the most dangerous threats to national security.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
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For @theborderchronicle.bsky.social, I wrote about photographer David Taylor’s exhibition COMPLEX and what it can teach us about keeping watch on border surveillance: www.theborderchronicle.com/p/americas-g...
America's Gulag
In COMPLEX, artist David Taylor documents border surveillance and the “most significant architectural legacy we have created in the last 20 years.”
www.theborderchronicle.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
For @theborderchronicle.bsky.social, I wrote about photographer David Taylor’s exhibition COMPLEX and what it can teach us about keeping watch on border surveillance: www.theborderchronicle.com/p/americas-g...
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Three federal agents visited long-time Tucson restaurant La Indita this week, seeking to verify the legal status of its employees, which the owner called an attempt at "intimidation."
Tucson restaurant owner calls visit by ICE agents 'intimidation' attempt
Three federal agents visited long-time Tucson restaurant La Indita this week, seeking to verify the legal status of its employees, which the owner called an attempt at "intimidation."
tucson.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Three federal agents visited long-time Tucson restaurant La Indita this week, seeking to verify the legal status of its employees, which the owner called an attempt at "intimidation."
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And finally, the good folks at @scifri.bsky.social had Bill and I on to talk further. My part's fine, and I share some of what the Karuk have helped me better understand. But please pay special attention to Bill's portion. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/kar...
Managing Wildfires Using A Centuries-Old Indigenous Practice
The Karuk Tribe in Northern California has stewarded its home using prescribed burns for millennia. Now, they’re training others on the skill.
www.sciencefriday.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
And finally, the good folks at @scifri.bsky.social had Bill and I on to talk further. My part's fine, and I share some of what the Karuk have helped me better understand. But please pay special attention to Bill's portion. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/kar...
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It’s taken me forever, but my feature on last fall’s #KTREX burn on Karuk territory in N. California is coming soon. And I’m glad it’s coming in the wake of the #LAfires, a spectacular example of our terrible relationship with fire. The Karuk show that a different way - a better way - is possible.
January 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Please read. @sidehilling.bsky.social nails so much of what has been on my mind in recent years. Wildfire is not a war.
My friend Riley just penned this for @highcountrynews.bsky.social. Great to see some familiar faces here, and Riley really brings it home w/ this:
"There is no future without fire, and no future in which federal wildland firefighters are not its indispensable stewards."
www.hcn.org/articles/pay...
"There is no future without fire, and no future in which federal wildland firefighters are not its indispensable stewards."
www.hcn.org/articles/pay...
Pay wildland firefighters a living wage - High Country News
To reimagine our relationship with wildfire, we must recognize the real value of federal wildland firefighters — and compensate them accordingly.
www.hcn.org
January 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Please read. @sidehilling.bsky.social nails so much of what has been on my mind in recent years. Wildfire is not a war.
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This is just a wonderful bit of radio. Julie has quickly become quite the audio artisan www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2025-01...
White picket fences and pipe bombs: How David Lynch’s Boise childhood inspired uncanny filmmaking
David Lynch, the director of cult classics such as Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead passed away last week. Known for his cryptic storytelling, surrealist imagery, and eerie moodiness, the f...
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
January 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This is just a wonderful bit of radio. Julie has quickly become quite the audio artisan www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2025-01...
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In Nogales, Sonora, asylum seekers 'in mourning' after legal pathway shut down tucson.com/news/local/s...
Asylum seekers in Nogales 'in mourning' after legal pathway shut down
NOGALES, Sonora — Mexican national and asylum seeker Tania, 24, knew something was wrong when she saw her husband Edwin's face, as he stood in the courtyard of the Nogales
tucson.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
In Nogales, Sonora, asylum seekers 'in mourning' after legal pathway shut down tucson.com/news/local/s...