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Russell Contreras @RussContreras

.@Axios Race and Justice reporter/ Axios Latino #MFA @ColumbiaSOA @UHouston grad russell.contreras@axios.com @russcontreras.bsky.social Originally verified.

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Russell Contreras@RussContreras
16 Nov 2024
I'm off to BlueSky @russcontreras.bsky.social Twitter (X) is filled with too many bigots and trolls. Watch this. Here's a piece I wrote last year about the myth of the open border. It's accurate. It also got me death threats. Watch replies now axios.com/2023/10/17/us-mexi…

Axios Explains: The myth of a U.S.-Mexico "open border"

By using the term "open border," conservatives are falsely suggesting that anyone can get into the U.S. without much hassle.

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Not on X anymore because of the vile antisemitism and racism here but I'm jumping on to support my @Axios colleague and world class journalist @BarakRavid The disgusting antisemitism is out of control and people should know better. He'll let the journalism do the talking.
Barak Ravid
@BarakRavid
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It was just a matter of time until the Antisemites come out of their filthy holes and join the campaign of lies against me. The classic tropes: Mossad, controlling the world, trying to make money. Decent people here should come out publicly against this kind of hate
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Edmin De Los Santos@HablameLatiNo
26 Dec 2024
Many of us are still mourning the shutdown of @axios' #Latino/#Latina newsletter. Wishing all of its contributors, including @astridgalvan & @RussContreras a prosperous 2025. Continue to shine the light on our community's growing impact on the U.S. axios.com/2024/12/19/latinos…

Latino trends to watch in 2025 and beyond

Latinos make up nearly 19% of the U.S. population, and that share will only grow.

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Astrid Galván@astridgalvan
20 Dec 2024
I'm sorry, you and your organization were featured in it many times. Seems like something the president of a Latino-focused organization should know?? axios.com/2023/08/03/libre-i…

Koch group targets Latinos with anti-"Bidenomics" campaign

Senior Biden officials are convinced that talking up the economy is key to the president's re-election.

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Daniel Garza
@danielggarza
19 Dec 2024
I’m sorry, Axios Latino was a thing?
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Nicole Foy@nicoleMfoy
7 Nov 2024
Why is @RussContreras always reading my mind... You read any history of the Chicano movement or the UFW or something & there's a chapter on that time leaders called INS on folks they felt threatened the movement Immigration is not always a uniting theme axios.com/2024/11/07/donald-…

The history of some Latinos' anti-immigrant past

Anti-immigrant sentiment among Latinos has existed since the 1930s.

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Decades ago, anti-immigrant sentiment was the status quo among many Latino civil rights leaders, even as they fought discrimination and segregation. So growing Latino support for some of President-elect Trump's harsh immigration policies is nothing new axios.com/2024/11/07/donald-…

The history of some Latinos' anti-immigrant past

Anti-immigrant sentiment among Latinos has existed since the 1930s.

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Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to seek a major-party nomination for president of the U.S. in 1972. But did you know that Patsy Mink was the first Asian American to run for president that same year? A Black woman and AAPI woman ran 52 years ago h/t @NialaBoodhoo
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National Guard units in several states and local law enforcement agencies are on alert or standby this week as authorities prepare for any violence by extremist groups upset about the election results axios.com/2024/11/04/police-…

Police, National Guard units prep for Election Day violence

Right-wing groups have been urging members to watch the polls and dispute results.

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Russell Contreras@RussContreras
3 Nov 2024
The @AuschwitzMuseum will mark in January the 80th anniversary of the liberation as aging Holocaust survivors urge the world to recognize signs of potential genocides and racial violence, but the museum tries to avoid addressing specific current conflicts axios.com/2024/11/03/auschwi…

Auschwitz Museum pressed to speak out on current conflicts

The Polish museum avoids jumping in on current political events but is active on social media.

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Alex Thompson
@AlexThomp
3 Nov 2024
New: Harris is the "no comment" candidate — purposely and strategically—calculating it's safer to be vague on some policies than hit as a flip-flopper or left-winger. We asked about over 12 of her past stances the past 2 months. The no comment list: axios.com/2024/11/03/kamala-…
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3 Nov 2024
Harris' "no comment" strategy clouds how she'd govern trib.al/A5cduMa

Harris' "no comment" strategy clouds how she'd govern

Harris' team has calculated that it's better not to say what her positions are on many issues.

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Jeff Proctor@cjproctor74
1 Nov 2024
Worth the watch: The last 4 of our congressional candidate conversations air tonight on @NMinFocus. A note on this year's election coverage: We would've been sunk w/o our correspondents. Thanks to @RussContreras and especially to my longtime friend & coconspirator @GwynethDoland.
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A federal jury convicted a former Louisville police detective of violating Breonna Taylor's rights by using excessive force when he fired 10 shots during the fatal 2020 raid on her apartment axios.com/2024/11/02/louisvi…

Ex-officer in fatal Breonna Taylor raid convicted

Brett Hankison is the first officer convicted in the deadly raid that sparked racial justice protests.

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Americans are divided on whether U.S. culture and way of life was better in the 1950s, with white Christians more likely to say it was, a new @PRRIpoll survey finds axios.com/2024/11/02/survey-…

Americans split on whether life was better in the 1950s

Despite the segregation of yesteryear, nearly half of Americans are nostalgic for a more homogeneous time

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Happy #diadelosmuertos Honoring our family of migrants, farm workers, soldiers, mothers, fathers, liberators, prisoners, dreamers, storytellers, and pets. May they visit tonite and guide us next week. #dayofthedead
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Former President Trump stopped for a rally in the nation's most Hispanic state on Thursday, seeking a reset with Latino voters after Puerto Rico flap axios.com/2024/10/31/trump-l…

Trump heads to deep blue New Mexico for reset with Hispanic voters

Trump has been trying to woo disenchanted Latino men and Native American voters.

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People are leaving the Trump Albuquerque rally early. Some were here since 4 am
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Latina Trump supporters with Chingonas for Trump shirts at Albuquerque rally
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