Leticia Rojas
@leticiarojas.bsky.social
Program Officer @ Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
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The home-improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. The retailer's history with day laborers is long. So far, it's choosing to keep its distance.
Home Depot keeps quiet on immigration raids outside its doors
The home-improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. The retailer's history with day laborers is long. So far, it's choosing to keep its distance.
n.pr
August 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The home-improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. The retailer's history with day laborers is long. So far, it's choosing to keep its distance.
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You are not going to out "tough on crime" fascist Republicans. Because they don't actually care about *crime* - they care about racism and power.
August 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You are not going to out "tough on crime" fascist Republicans. Because they don't actually care about *crime* - they care about racism and power.
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A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
July 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
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Marco Rubio is really one of the most contemptible people in the administration bc he doesn't even seem like a true believer, he's just a power-hungry, unprincipled piece of shit happy to be cruel if cruelty is what gets you proximity to power
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issues visa revocations for Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, his "allies on the court" and their immediate families in bid to protect indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of an attempted coup d'etat.
July 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Marco Rubio is really one of the most contemptible people in the administration bc he doesn't even seem like a true believer, he's just a power-hungry, unprincipled piece of shit happy to be cruel if cruelty is what gets you proximity to power
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Three cyclists have died on Houston roads in less than 24 hours, with the most recent cyclist being killed in a hit-and-run by the driver of an 18-wheeler.
www.chron.com/news/houston...
www.chron.com/news/houston...
3 cyclists killed on Houston roads in less than 24 Hours
The fatalities are a worrying trend that has alarmed both law enforcement and advocates.
www.chron.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Three cyclists have died on Houston roads in less than 24 hours, with the most recent cyclist being killed in a hit-and-run by the driver of an 18-wheeler.
www.chron.com/news/houston...
www.chron.com/news/houston...
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Sitting US Senator Alex Padilla forcibly wrestled to the ground and arrested by the FBI for attempting to ask a question of DHS secretary Kristin Noem.
June 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Sitting US Senator Alex Padilla forcibly wrestled to the ground and arrested by the FBI for attempting to ask a question of DHS secretary Kristin Noem.
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Protesters being arrested in Dallas now
June 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Protesters being arrested in Dallas now
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This is the type of thing that poorly run private companies are doing on a smaller scale constantly and a great example of why “we gotta run government like a business” is a grade-A dumb guy’s idea of what a smart guy thinks
NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.”
@nytimes.com 🤡
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
@nytimes.com 🤡
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April 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This is the type of thing that poorly run private companies are doing on a smaller scale constantly and a great example of why “we gotta run government like a business” is a grade-A dumb guy’s idea of what a smart guy thinks
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Rolling Stone calling it how it is.
April 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Rolling Stone calling it how it is.
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JUST IN: Sen. Van Hollen says he is going to El Salvador tomorrow to see if he can talk to Abrego Garcia.
April 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
JUST IN: Sen. Van Hollen says he is going to El Salvador tomorrow to see if he can talk to Abrego Garcia.
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what a horrible feeling it is to pay taxes to this infernal country
April 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
what a horrible feeling it is to pay taxes to this infernal country
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this entire story has been one of the harder things to bear this year www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act
The President has invoked the law to send Venezuelans to prison in El Salvador without due process—and, in many cases, under false pretenses.
www.newyorker.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
this entire story has been one of the harder things to bear this year www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
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deeply corrupt
Oil industry wants legal protection from climate litigation
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Oil industry wants legal protection from climate litigation
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Exclusive | Oil Firms Seize Chance to Fight State Climate Laws—With Trump’s Help
The fossil-fuel industry wants to avoid the financial penalties that tobacco companies faced and is asking for the president’s protection against legal challenges.
www.wsj.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
deeply corrupt
Oil industry wants legal protection from climate litigation
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Oil industry wants legal protection from climate litigation
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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BREAKING: Houston police officers are now being told to call federal immigration authorities anytime they come in contact with one of at least 700,000 people listed in a national database over deportation orders. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston police directed to call ICE during traffic stops, one family affected
A Houston family is asking the city and HPD for clearer answers after their family member was turned over to ICE by HPD at a traffic stop in early March.
www.houstonchronicle.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
BREAKING: Houston police officers are now being told to call federal immigration authorities anytime they come in contact with one of at least 700,000 people listed in a national database over deportation orders. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good
March 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good
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Actually, for that cost they could have housed nearly all of NOLA's houseless for not just one month, but *one year*
February 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Actually, for that cost they could have housed nearly all of NOLA's houseless for not just one month, but *one year*
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Huge: The Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed to me that it has halted evaluations for pending permit actions related to renewables.
The most confusing part? Its unclear why, and the EO they cited in their statement to me doesn't even mention renewable energy.
heatmap.news/sparks/army-...
The most confusing part? Its unclear why, and the EO they cited in their statement to me doesn't even mention renewable energy.
heatmap.news/sparks/army-...
A Key Federal Agency Has Stopped Approving New Renewables Projects
The Army Corps of Engineers has halted processing on 168 pending actions, a spokesperson confirmed.
heatmap.news
February 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Huge: The Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed to me that it has halted evaluations for pending permit actions related to renewables.
The most confusing part? Its unclear why, and the EO they cited in their statement to me doesn't even mention renewable energy.
heatmap.news/sparks/army-...
The most confusing part? Its unclear why, and the EO they cited in their statement to me doesn't even mention renewable energy.
heatmap.news/sparks/army-...
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🧵 THREAD: Our reporter spent the past year reporting inside the State Department, trying to answer the central question of Biden’s foreign policy:
How did the U.S. let Israel get away with widespread horrors in Gaza?
How did the U.S. let Israel get away with widespread horrors in Gaza?
January 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🧵 THREAD: Our reporter spent the past year reporting inside the State Department, trying to answer the central question of Biden’s foreign policy:
How did the U.S. let Israel get away with widespread horrors in Gaza?
How did the U.S. let Israel get away with widespread horrors in Gaza?