Alix Breeden
@alixbreeden
Reporter at Daily Kos | formerly Al Jazeera America & The NY Post Based in Los Angeles 📍 Tennessean at ❤️ Tips: Alix.breeden@dailykos.com | Signal: alixbreeden.87
I saw @helpingchildreninvenezuela put years of work into action when more donations and volunteers than they could have imagined showed up to help to Venezuelans following twin earthquakes that devastated cities. Many from Venezuela themselves. Some have family/friends still missing.
Over 100 men women and children aboard a US deportation flight to Venezuela are now missing, dead, or in critical condition. Hours after landing, 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes rocked the country, taking down the hotel they were being kept in.
I spoke with Antonio Villaraigosa following the final debate ahead of the June 2 primary. The former LA mayor is polling in the single digits, but despite the apparent odds he has no intention of backing down now. Here’s his why. Full interview soon on @dailykos.com
I spoke with former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who is in the race to be California’s next governor. The primary is soon, and Villaraigosa is polling below other candidates— including Tom Steyer, Xavier Becerra, and Steve Hilton — but he doesn’t see these numbers as a deterrent.
Tom Steyer, the hedge fund billionaire turned climate activist addresses his past investment in ICE facility owner, CoreCivic. Steyer’s investments have become a hot topic and point of contention, including his previous investments linked to coal. Full interview on @dailykos.com
I spoke with Andry Hernandez, a gay makeup artist, for the one year anniversary of when Trump sent 252 Venezuelan & Salvadoran men to CECOT without due process, claiming they were all gang members. Full story on @dailykos.com
I spoke with the ACLU and Public Counsel, two of the multiple law firms representing Latino families who they claim were racially discriminated against by ICE during the ongoing raids. More on Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem on @dailykos.com
I spoke with Victor Villa, the owner of Villa’s Tacos, who was featured on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show about the message he has for Latinos still hiding from ICE and for his response to the halftime slot. Full story coming to @dailykos.com this weekend
TikTok users are claiming the newly Amerian owned app is censoring them for mentioning Jeffrey Epstein
I spoke with multiple Venezuelans who fled their home country out of fear for their lives, seeking political asylum in the US. Full story on @dailykos.com
I spoke with Nixon Leal, a young Venezuelan man who came to the US on political asylum. Full interview along with others coming soon on @dailykos.com
Marco Rubio revoked all Visas for South Sudanese citizens because their government wouldnt accept a man the US was trying to deport. HOWEVER, South Sudan’s governent straight up was like — this man isn’t from here. Even the guy himself was like, I’m from the Democratic Republic of The Congo.
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer gave his thoughts on what he thinks the government needs to do— which isn’t more cuts or DOGE. Take a listen and read the written story at @dailykos.com
I spoke with Governor Matt Meyer of Delaware about a couple of things, one of which being SB-21. The bill got a lot of media attention, some of which Meyer says was due to its own smear campaign behind the scenes. Check out the full story on @dailykos.com
Guys don’t worry! Trump seems to think everything is going to be fine 😌😛😝 #satire
DOGE and the Dept of Labor bragged about cutting funding to a nonprofit helping to end child and forced labor in Uzbekistan. But they didn’t mention that in their press release. Read the full story on Daily Kos.
As a journalist who has been in media for a decade now, I can confidently say that there is a high likelihood that the person who wrote this article and the person who posted this to socials makes less than the “typical college-educated man” in 2023 — just saying
Someone tell RFK Jr to lay off the raw milk for a while — full story at @dailykos.com
Tbh, Andy Ogles should be focusing on the school shooting that happened a day before. Even MAGA supporters don’t support his plans for a 3rd Trump term. A reminder that Americans stand together regardless of how we vote.
Mark Zuckerberg sure is making quite a few changes ahead of his FTC antitrust lawsuit. I can’t imagine having Trump on his side has anything to do with these sweeping changes to policy. Read more at @dailykos.com
ICYMI: MAGA supporters are realizing that maybe Trump and his tech billionaire sugar daddies don’t have American workers in mind for their future. Read the full break down at @dailykos.com or at the link in my bio
Merry holidays from the Fukuyama-Breeden household (Feat. The monogrammed scarves my family got us)
Gifted myself with sweat, suffering and minimal vomit for my 31st birthday.
Elon Musk has been working on what experts have labeled as company towns in texas. The billionaire has schools, doctors offices, cafes and housing exclusively for Musks employees to live and work on site. Read more at @dailykos.com
Don Jr. isn’t trying to hide his alleged affair any longer. As for Kimberly Guilfoyle, she appears to still be pushing the MAGA message despite it all. Read more @dailykos.com
Tonight I spoke with @thetraecrowder.bsky.social (the “liberal redneck”) about connecting with youth through progressive political comedy, the algorithm drudge, going up against the Andrew Tates and how southern accents ≠ a lack of intelligence.