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Tina Vasquez

@TheTinaVasquez

Editor-at-large, @prismreports: [email protected]. Repped by @IwalaniKim. Board member, @PressOn_South.

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remember when I said that the life you lead in the global north is directly dependent on the exploitation of people in the global south, no matter how oppressed you are in the context of the global north? Yeah

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According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, this has been the deadliest period for journalists covering conflict since the media group began tracking deaths over 30 years ago. democracynow.org/2023/11/21/gaz…

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NEW: For Prism, I spoke to a Palestinian mother about Israel’s genocide of Palestinians, why parents should talk to their kids about what is happening in Gaza, and why it’s important to provide kids with a political education: prismreports.org/2023/11/21/pal…

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NEW: For Prism, I spoke to a Palestinian mother about Israel’s genocide of Palestinians, why parents should talk to their kids about what is happening in Gaza, and why it’s important to provide kids with a political education: prismreports.org/2023/11/21/pal…

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Tina Vasquez's “There’s a lot we don’t know about farmworker deaths” for Prism is one of the hand-picked items on the new edition of the Weekly Download — Subscribe, and have it delivered directly to your inbox: poweratwork.us/theweeklydownl…

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Migrant workers who work outdoors are in “a moment of crisis.” There's a lot we don't know about farmworker deaths—& sometimes the obfuscation is intentional. Tina Vasquez investigates the underreported migrant workers' deaths in American fields.
prismreports.org/2023/11/15/a-l…

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The mandarin harvest is about to begin in the Bakersfield CA area. Farm workers will earn $57 for each 900 pound bin they can fill during the day. Ezequiel shares that the cost of rent, gas and food has increased but the price per bin has stayed the same for years now.

The mandarin harvest is about to begin in the Bakersfield CA area. Farm workers will earn $57 for each 900 pound bin they can fill during the day. Ezequiel shares that the cost of rent, gas and food has increased but the price per bin has stayed the same for years now. #WeFeedYou
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Finally! Los Angeles Times editorial board calling for a ceasefire. What paper is next? (Obviously not the NYT…) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

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Oof - these are not undocumented workers (safe conditions shouldn't matter either way). But even working under documented visas they can't get basic protections from state or federal governments. Owner's wife in the story is a NC legislator.

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“He was sent to sit on a bus, where the temperature likely far exceeded the one outside. He was later found lifeless. By the time 911 was called at 10:42 a.m., it was already too late. Gónzalez Mendoza had been in the U.S. for 11 days.”

Important reporting by Tina Vasquez

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NEW: Since the summer, I've been tracking the deaths of H-2A workers in North Carolina. I quickly learned that there's a lot we don't know about farmworker deaths. My latest for Prism: prismreports.org/2023/11/15/a-l…

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There’s a lot we don’t know about farmworker deaths. At least two farmworkers died from heat stress this summer in North Carolina, with rumors of others. Tina Vasquez investigates what happens when migrant workers die working in American fields.
prismreports.org/2023/11/15/a-l…

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Tina Vasquez(@TheTinaVasquez) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: Since the summer, I've been tracking the deaths of H-2A workers in North Carolina. I quickly learned that there's a lot we don't know about farmworker deaths. My latest for Prism: prismreports.org/2023/11/15/a-l…

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Polemicist(@PalmTreesnGz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“You don’t kill a trans person, a lesbian, a gay… you kill a brother, a son, a nephew… make it clear.” 🥺. ¡Presente!

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