Emily Hopkins is reporting for Mirror Indy
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Local reporter covering #Indianapolis for Mirror Indy. Tips: [email protected]. Call/text/Signal: 317-790-5268. Priors: ProPublica, IndyStar Known elsewhere as @indyemapolis
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My original thread tracking how the Trump administration is changing Indy is so long it's hard to use. So starting a new thread to track post-100 days stories.

Let's get back to it. #Indianapolis #HoosierSky
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A recent census shows that about 8,000 Chinese people reside in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Despite this, their history has largely been ignored, rendering this group invisible in the Circle City’s cultural landscape.

So, let’s change that.

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4 places tell the hidden story of Chinese resilience in Indianapolis
Who were Indy’s first Chinese immigrants?
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karlbode.com
twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)
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Martindale - Brightwood

We're 15 minutes into this meeting about the data center proposed for 25th and Sherman

The Community is here

Indy City Councilor Ron Gibson has not made an appearance yet
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jackjenkins.me
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.
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"An hour later, the attorney still had not answered. They called the law office he’d found through a Facebook ad. Still, no answer. ...

By 2 p.m., he gave up. He grabbed his phone ... and left without a word.

He sobbed as he stood outside the elevator."

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A peek inside the confusion and 'chaos' of Indianapolis' new immigration court
IndyStar spent 16 hours over several days inside the federal building to observe the country’s newest immigration court.
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ericumansky.bsky.social
I covered cops for years.

Cops
-are identifiable; hence badge numbers
-have body-cams so civilians can perhaps see the facts
-have conduct subject to civilian oversight

Immigration agents
-identities are secret
-aren't using body-cams
-face no oversight office. Trump killed it
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
emilyhopkins.bsky.social
Hi! I am part of a local newsroom in Indianapolis and would love to hear more about this (to see if it's something we can emulate). Let me know if you'd be up for a brief chat. :)
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1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.
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bradheath.bsky.social
As of this afternoon, not a single career DOJ attorney has entered an appearance in the case against former FBI Director James Comey. Only the newly-appointed U.S. attorney is listed. That's extremely unusual.