Chicago born with Ecuadorian roots. Exec Dr of @elevated_chi. Community-driven, Equity-centered Policy-maker. Lover of cities + nature. Opinions=own.
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Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
Nine people were injured in a mass shooting near Indiana University last night, but you might not have heard about it because it’s the sort of thing that happens every single day in America. It’s long past time we did something about that.
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
Trump is trying to end DACA quietly to avoid the political backlash. Thank you to the Democratic Latino senators for calling out the administration’s legal strategy to deport Dreamers.
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
Trump and Elon Musk destroyed most of the global H.I.V. program that saved hundreds of thousands of lives in Zambia.
Now the US is threatening to cut remaining support, unless Zambia gives access to the country’s mineral resources.
nytimes.com/2026/04/25/healt…
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
Trump’s ballroom is costing taxpayers nothing, just like he said. Unless you count the taxpayer money he’s shoveling under the table.
A comically corrupt administration, from top to bottom. nytimes.com/2026/04/25/us/po…
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
Ashley St. Clair confirmed the WH runs group chats telling these accounts what to post. Within minutes of shots fired tonight, before there was any news of casualties and before the President said this exact talking point, this was the chat in real time.
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
Trump is reportedly negotiating a deal which would stop Iran from producing a nuclear weapon in exchange for $20 Billion in Iranian assets being unfrozen.
Note that The Iranian Nuclear agreement (JCPOA) that Obama signed, that Trump tore up, did the same thing. It halted their Uranium enrichment while turning over frozen assets.
In other words Trump Tore up the agreement, spent $55 Billion on a war, got hundreds of Americans injured, killed 150+ kids and exploded oil prices to try and negotiate the same basic deal that Obama did.
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
ICE detain immigration court interpreter—her son in U.S. Army feels "betrayed."
"I've done a lot for my country and want to do more," he said.
"All I ask from my country is give my mom back."
She's not only in U.S. legally—but only licensed interpreter for 3 Indian languages in state of Texas.
Her skill set is so rare—her job requires her to fly all across the country wherever South Asian immigrants need language access.
Meenu Batra fled India 35 years ago as a teenager after her parents were killed because of their Sikh religion.
She was granted an asylum status known as "withholding of removal"—recipients cannot apply for permanent U.S. residency.
This asylum status allows her to remain and work legally as long as she doesn't leave the country or commit a crime.
"I am here, and I am legal and will not be removed, so I was told I have nothing to worry about," she said.
"And I can live and I can work. And that is all I wanted to do—my work speaks for itself."
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
On two occasions today, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers rammed UNIFIL vehicles with a Merkava tank, in one case causing significant damage. The soldiers had blocked a road in Bayada that is used to access UNIFIL positions.
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
TWO STATEMENTS BY TRUMP 7 MINUTES APART:
Trump at 9:00: "Regime change was not our goal. We don't want that"
Trump at 9:07: "Regime change is what we want. It is needed"
These statements were made 7 minutes apart in the same speech
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
Absolute bombshell on CNN. A former federal prosecutor confirms AG Pam Bondi pulled agents off counter-terrorism to scour the Epstein files and redact Donald Trump's name. She orchestrated a massive cover-up to protect the President and obstruct justice.
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
There it is.
While families can’t afford day care, health care, or even their rent, Donald Trump is willing to spend your money instead on a never-ending war in the Middle East.
A closer look at Trump's 2027 budget
ALT Trump’s 2027 budget requests $1.5 trillion for military spending. What it cuts: $234 million from worker protection agency funding $82 million from the USDA Rural Business Service $1.6 billion from the NOAA, which monitors natural disasters $354 million from minority-serving institutions like HBCUs $5 billion from NIH funding $1.3 billion from FEMA grants $40 million from the DHS Office of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction $2 billion from humanitarian assistance funding $3.4 billion from NASA science and research programs Fully eliminates the HUD Community Development Block Grant program Fully eliminates HUD’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program Fully eliminates Job Corps Fully eliminates the Food for Peace program Fully eliminates LIHEAP, which helps struggling families with energy bills and energy crises Fully eliminates multiple SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
WATCH: The White House took down this video, but we still have it.
Trump: We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country. We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
Trump was warned this would happen. He did it anyway.
Now, over 10,000 Veterans lost their homes. 90,000 more are on track for foreclosure. On top of cutting jobs, slashing benefits and throwing our heroes into an unnecessary war.
The most anti-Veteran President in history.
ALT NPR: Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
The White House has removed this video from their social media channels.
But not before we could post it.
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
In 2014 and 2022 the Democratic Presidents asked the networks to carry a primetime address. The networks said no -- both times:
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
This is appalling.
Indigenous people are the original inhabitants of this continent and, here in New Mexico, we live that truth every day. The fact that the Solicitor General of the United States would hesitate on our citizenship is outrageous and horrific. He doesn’t understand basic American history or the law, and he has no business holding this position.
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
ICE was checking IDs at the Atlanta airport today. The.guy said "your DL photo is super light, so facial recognition might not work."
I snapped back "that's so you know not to illegally deport me."
His buddy said "we can find a reason" and NOTHING could be more on-brand for an encounter with ICE.
Juan Sebastián Arias (he/him/él) retweeted
“The worst of the worst” was a lie, exhibit 164. Operation Midway Blitz in charts: Roughly 3,800 detained, and 2,500 deported, most with no criminal record. chicagotribune.com/2026/03/3…
