Cristabell
@crislahipster.bsky.social
Mex-Ind🇲🇽 |MA Grad🇬🇧 |East LA 📍
Writer|Multimedia|Content Creation
Writer|Multimedia|Content Creation
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European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland – Europe live
European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland – Europe live
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 February
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:03 PM
European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland – Europe live
I reported on why quinceañeras are flocking to Pasadena City Hall for portraits, blending tradition, architecture, and TikTok-era discovery.
✍🏻 by @TheLALocal, w/a companion video on IG.
🔗 thelalocal.org/art-and-cult...
#Freelance #Journalism #Quinceañeras #LocalNews #LosAngeles #culture #Media
✍🏻 by @TheLALocal, w/a companion video on IG.
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#Freelance #Journalism #Quinceañeras #LocalNews #LosAngeles #culture #Media
Pasadena City Hall is for the princesas: LA's most popular quinceañera backdrop | LA Local
The nearly 100-year-old Pasadena City Hall has become a fixture in quinceañera photo shoots, offering timeless, fairy-tale portraits.
thelalocal.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I reported on why quinceañeras are flocking to Pasadena City Hall for portraits, blending tradition, architecture, and TikTok-era discovery.
✍🏻 by @TheLALocal, w/a companion video on IG.
🔗 thelalocal.org/art-and-cult...
#Freelance #Journalism #Quinceañeras #LocalNews #LosAngeles #culture #Media
✍🏻 by @TheLALocal, w/a companion video on IG.
🔗 thelalocal.org/art-and-cult...
#Freelance #Journalism #Quinceañeras #LocalNews #LosAngeles #culture #Media
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Idris Elba knighted in new year honours list also featuring Torvill and Dean
Idris Elba knighted in new year honours list also featuring Torvill and Dean
Meera Syal also made dame while England women’s football and rugby winners feature prominently
The actors Idris Elba and Meera Syal have been made a knight and a dame in the new year honours list, with top awards also going to the ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
The former head of NHS England, Amanda Pritchard, was also made a dame and there were knighthoods for Patrick McCabe, a former UN official responsible for clearing unexploded bombs in Gaza; Tristram Hunt, the former Labour MP and now director of the V&A, for services to museums; and Roy Clarke, creator of the sitcoms Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Idris Elba knighted in new year honours list also featuring Torvill and Dean
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A single dad was deported to Mexico last month after living in the U.S. for more than 34 years, The Dallas Morning News reported.
ICE Deports Single Dad of 6 American Children After 34 Years in the US
www.newsweek.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A single dad was deported to Mexico last month after living in the U.S. for more than 34 years, The Dallas Morning News reported.
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A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. trib.al/z7ZUF62
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. trib.al/z7ZUF62
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How Sinners became the most culturally important film of 2025
How Sinners became the most culturally important film of 2025
Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed horror blockbuster had people talking all year, proving industry naysayers wrong and breaking various records
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
How Sinners became the most culturally important film of 2025
New on Knock LA: Fighting Hunger in November — a look at how community organizations across Los Angeles mobilized to address food insecurity when SNAP benefits were delayed.
#LosAngeles #SNAP #Journalism #community #groceries #nonprofits #foodinsecurity #California
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#LosAngeles #SNAP #Journalism #community #groceries #nonprofits #foodinsecurity #California
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Fighting Hunger in November - Knock LA
When SNAP benefits were threatened, L.A. Care Health Plan, Food Forward, and the YMCA teamed up to bring food relief to LA County residents.
knock-la.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
New on Knock LA: Fighting Hunger in November — a look at how community organizations across Los Angeles mobilized to address food insecurity when SNAP benefits were delayed.
#LosAngeles #SNAP #Journalism #community #groceries #nonprofits #foodinsecurity #California
knock-la.com/fighting-hun...
#LosAngeles #SNAP #Journalism #community #groceries #nonprofits #foodinsecurity #California
knock-la.com/fighting-hun...
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Twenty months ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to more than two decades in prison after being found guilty of a multibillion-dollar fraud. Since then, he has become a prolific jailhouse lawyer, dispensing advice to his fellow prisoners, including the former president of Honduras and Sean Combs.
Crypto Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Has New Pursuit: Jailhouse Lawyer
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Twenty months ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to more than two decades in prison after being found guilty of a multibillion-dollar fraud. Since then, he has become a prolific jailhouse lawyer, dispensing advice to his fellow prisoners, including the former president of Honduras and Sean Combs.
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The tug-of-war over CNN shows how dysfunctional US media has become | Margaret Sullivan
The tug-of-war over CNN shows how dysfunctional US media has become | Margaret Sullivan
The network’s fate has become a battle of corporate ownership, not a question of what benefits Americans
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The tug-of-war over CNN shows how dysfunctional US media has become | Margaret Sullivan
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Las Fotos Project Posada 🪅✨
It’s been two years since mentor at LFP. I came to support this amazing non profit in East Los.
#eastla #posada #nonprofit #weekend #december #community
It’s been two years since mentor at LFP. I came to support this amazing non profit in East Los.
#eastla #posada #nonprofit #weekend #december #community
December 7, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Las Fotos Project Posada 🪅✨
It’s been two years since mentor at LFP. I came to support this amazing non profit in East Los.
#eastla #posada #nonprofit #weekend #december #community
It’s been two years since mentor at LFP. I came to support this amazing non profit in East Los.
#eastla #posada #nonprofit #weekend #december #community
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#JonStewart is staying put on #TheDailyShow and has renewed his deal to continue hosting one episode per week through December 2026.
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variety.com/2025/legit/n...
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
#JonStewart is staying put on #TheDailyShow and has renewed his deal to continue hosting one episode per week through December 2026.
variety.com/2025/legit/n...
variety.com/2025/legit/n...
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I didn’t grow up celebrating Día de los Muertos.
It wasn’t a family tradition — it became one through grief.
🌼🕯️💀
humanparts.medium.com/celebrating-...
#DayoftheDead #Tradition #Culture #Community #Blog #DiaDeLosMuertos #Mexico
It wasn’t a family tradition — it became one through grief.
🌼🕯️💀
humanparts.medium.com/celebrating-...
#DayoftheDead #Tradition #Culture #Community #Blog #DiaDeLosMuertos #Mexico
Celebrating Dia De Los Muertos: A tradition my Mexican family never taught me
It Came from My Own Grief
humanparts.medium.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I didn’t grow up celebrating Día de los Muertos.
It wasn’t a family tradition — it became one through grief.
🌼🕯️💀
humanparts.medium.com/celebrating-...
#DayoftheDead #Tradition #Culture #Community #Blog #DiaDeLosMuertos #Mexico
It wasn’t a family tradition — it became one through grief.
🌼🕯️💀
humanparts.medium.com/celebrating-...
#DayoftheDead #Tradition #Culture #Community #Blog #DiaDeLosMuertos #Mexico
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Protesters clashed with federal agents, blocking entrances as officers fired projectiles and tried to push the crowd back.
Pastor Shot in Face by ‘Pepper Round’ at Anti-ICE Protest Speaks Out
www.newsweek.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Protesters clashed with federal agents, blocking entrances as officers fired projectiles and tried to push the crowd back.
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This is a U.S. citizen being brutally abducted by ICE while his mom pleads for them to stop and the videographer cries for help. The Chicago police do nothing to stop it.
They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.
They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.
October 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is a U.S. citizen being brutally abducted by ICE while his mom pleads for them to stop and the videographer cries for help. The Chicago police do nothing to stop it.
They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.
They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.
Last Fall, I interviewed Zaibaa Patel and José Alonso Solis-Lemus — two biomedical engineers with a shared passion for baking and the creative duo behind Pa’l Susto, the UK’s first vegan Mexican home bakery.
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#Food #London #Vegan #Baking #Mexican #DayoftheDead #Blog
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#Food #London #Vegan #Baking #Mexican #DayoftheDead #Blog
London’s award-winning vegan bakery Pa’l Susto is reinventing traditional Mexican pan dulce
Vegan Bakery Founders Zaibaa Patel and Jose Alonso Solis Lemus are proud owners of a home-based business, Pa’l Susto, in Ilford, London…
medium.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Last Fall, I interviewed Zaibaa Patel and José Alonso Solis-Lemus — two biomedical engineers with a shared passion for baking and the creative duo behind Pa’l Susto, the UK’s first vegan Mexican home bakery.
medium.com/@cristabell....
#Food #London #Vegan #Baking #Mexican #DayoftheDead #Blog
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#Food #London #Vegan #Baking #Mexican #DayoftheDead #Blog
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NFL stands by Bad Bunny and will not reconsider the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show amid MAGA outrage
"He’s one of the leading and most popular entertainers in the world. That’s what we try to achieve. It’s an important stage for us. It’s an important element to the entertainment value"
(via ESPN)
"He’s one of the leading and most popular entertainers in the world. That’s what we try to achieve. It’s an important stage for us. It’s an important element to the entertainment value"
(via ESPN)
October 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
NFL stands by Bad Bunny and will not reconsider the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show amid MAGA outrage
"He’s one of the leading and most popular entertainers in the world. That’s what we try to achieve. It’s an important stage for us. It’s an important element to the entertainment value"
(via ESPN)
"He’s one of the leading and most popular entertainers in the world. That’s what we try to achieve. It’s an important stage for us. It’s an important element to the entertainment value"
(via ESPN)
With only 10 days away for the day of the dead. May this year not only be about our ancestors, but for all of our Latino communities across the nation. Support one another during these trying times.
#diadelosmuertos #dayofthedead #culture #Community #USA #Mexican
#diadelosmuertos #dayofthedead #culture #Community #USA #Mexican
October 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
With only 10 days away for the day of the dead. May this year not only be about our ancestors, but for all of our Latino communities across the nation. Support one another during these trying times.
#diadelosmuertos #dayofthedead #culture #Community #USA #Mexican
#diadelosmuertos #dayofthedead #culture #Community #USA #Mexican
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The social media accounts of a number of Young Republicans accused of making offensive comments have been deleted or made private.
Young Republicans Embroiled in Offensive Chat Drama Go Into Hiding Online
www.newsweek.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The social media accounts of a number of Young Republicans accused of making offensive comments have been deleted or made private.
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Portland protesters held a naked bike ride Sunday to oppose Trump's National Guard deployment and ICE enforcement expansion.
Portland Naked Bike Riders Protest Trump Admin Immigration Enforcement
www.newsweek.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Portland protesters held a naked bike ride Sunday to oppose Trump's National Guard deployment and ICE enforcement expansion.