Louis Aguilar
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#DiegoRivera painted an image of mi abuelo in #Detroit. Author, reporter @DetroitNews covering Detroit & WayneCounty 💼@DenverPost @WashingtonPost @BridgeDet313
1932 @DetroitNews photo, #FridaKahlo arriving #MICentralDepot in #Detroit #Corktown. In her bag is a ukulele & a letter from an ex-lover, an Italian countess. Frida is 24 & unknown. Detroit News reporter asks: "Are you a painter, too?" Frida: "Yes, the greatest in the world."
It's not just that Israel is imposing a policy of starvation on Gazans; it's also that the U.S. is underwriting this horror and is utterly complicit in it, in both the Biden and Trump administrations. nytimes.com/2025/07/24/opi…
'Bring your soul to the polls': Block party kicks off early voting for #Detroit's Aug. 5 primary detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via @detroitnews
#BREAKING: Mary Sheffield has commanding fundraising lead in Detroit's mayor race detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
The British trade deal wasn't what they said it was, the Vietnamese won't confirm Trump's announcement, and the Japanese say they're not signing a binding agreement. The White House has released the text of ZERO deals, and maybe it's all just social media posts all the way down.
"Japanese officials said there was no written agreement with Washington — and no legally binding one would be drawn up", and surprise surprise, they deny giving Trump $550b to arbitrarily spend however he wants. ft.com/content/c1183b…
NEW: Mary Sheffield has commanding fundraising lead in Detroit's mayor race detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via @DetroitAguilar @detroitnews
#Detroit opens early vote centers Saturday for Aug. 5 primary detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @detroitnews
July 1: Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump's personal lawsuit against CBS. July 22: Trump and Paramount dismiss the case, formalizing the settlement. July 24: Trump-appointed FCC approves $8 billion Paramount merger. nytimes.com/2025/07/24/bus…
#Detroit mayoral candidate Kinloch convicted of assault, battery more than 30 years ago when he was 19 y.o. Rev. Kinloch says he's made this public to his congregation years ago & report is the work of political rivals as voting has begun. detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… @detroitnews
DETROIT! An intense heat wave is moving through the city and it’s bringing the kind of heat that can be dangerous. To give folks a place to cool down, three City Recreation Centers will stay open late from Saturday through Tuesday:
Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise wapo.st/3GXPS9A
Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train on a xylophone is proof why every school needs a fully funded music program
Meet Hamtramck mayoral hopeful Mister Bangladesh. Yes, that's his real name detroitnews.com/story/news/pol…
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Catholic priests have been barred from providing religious services inside Florida's controversial new migrant detention facility — dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" — nearly three weeks after it opened deep in the Everglades, the archbishop of Miami said. bit.ly/3IFk8qd
"@BridgeMichigan analyzed state-by-state data over the past decade and spoke to more than 40 people involved in education policy here and across the nation. Their reactions to Michigan’s education slide ranged from frustration to dismay to resignation." bridgedetroit.com/michigan-educa…
ICE data shows 483 people were deported from Michigan between January and June this year. Nearly 60% had not been convicted of a crime. None were "aggravated felons" meaning they were convicted of certain serious crimes that trigger immigration consequences.
Two videos offer the first glimpse inside the detention site on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, where dozens of immigrants are being held for days at a time, according to an analysis by THE CITY of ICE data through the end of June. thecity.nyc/2025/07/22/vid…
