@ktblust

@UAZJSchool Prof and freelance reporter in the AZ-Sonora borderlands. Formerly with the @fronterasdesk in Hermosillo and @nogalesnews. Dms open for news tips!

 Tucson, AZ
Joined May 2010
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“It’s hard to understand the value of a place like this unless you spend time here.” Visit @NavopatiaFS and learn about efforts to protect the unique habitat of organ pipe cactus forest in Sonora’s Pitayal Costera in my latest for the @fronterasdesk. fronterasdesk.org/content/18…

Navopatia Field Station works to protect the unique habitat of the coastal pitayal

Organ pipe cactus are tall columnar cactus with many long, spiny arms that grow up from a short trunk. They are found in Arizona, Sinaloa and Baja California — but they grow at their highest density...

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Man takes credit for something he didn’t do and then yells at woman when called out 🙄 Awful integrity and response from @JuddLegum 🍅🍅
Danyelle Khmara@DanyelleKhmara23 Apr 2025
Replying to @JuddLegum
@JuddLegum emailed me Sunday—2 days after I broke Jose Hermosillo’s story—asking for help, promising credit. I helped. Today, he claimed he was first to interview Jose (4 days after my story). When I called him to say that’s not ok, he yelled, swore, then finally credited me.
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Unfortunately, it’s shockingly common for outside reporters to follow up on local reporting without citing the original work. It’s even more egregious when a generous, well-sourced local journalist like @DanyelleKhmara helps you out and you don’t credit her. How disappointing!
Danyelle Khmara@DanyelleKhmara23 Apr 2025
Replying to @JuddLegum
@JuddLegum emailed me Sunday—2 days after I broke Jose Hermosillo’s story—asking for help, promising credit. I helped. Today, he claimed he was first to interview Jose (4 days after my story). When I called him to say that’s not ok, he yelled, swore, then finally credited me.
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Replying to @JuddLegum
@JuddLegum emailed me Sunday—2 days after I broke Jose Hermosillo’s story—asking for help, promising credit. I helped. Today, he claimed he was first to interview Jose (4 days after my story). When I called him to say that’s not ok, he yelled, swore, then finally credited me.
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Very disappointing, unacceptable behavior from a fellow journalist @JuddLegum. (And odd for him to claim that he was first to interview Hermosillo, after @azpublicmedia, Arizona Daily Star and at least one New Mexico outlet already published stories with quotes from Hermosillo.)
Danyelle Khmara@DanyelleKhmara23 Apr 2025
Replying to @JuddLegum
@JuddLegum emailed me Sunday—2 days after I broke Jose Hermosillo’s story—asking for help, promising credit. I helped. Today, he claimed he was first to interview Jose (4 days after my story). When I called him to say that’s not ok, he yelled, swore, then finally credited me.
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Judd, you wrote: “In an interview with Popular Information, his first with any media outlet, Hermosillo said DHS's account was false.” @DanyelleKhmara broke the story last week for @azpublicmedia. If we truly value independent journalism, give credit to local outlets.
Judd Legum
@JuddLegum23 Apr 2025
1. Jose Hermosillo is US citizen who was wrongly jailed in an immigration detention facility for 10 days The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally. I interviewed Hermosillo. He says the government is lying.
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Kendal Blust retweeted
Ali Bianco
@_alibianco4 Nov 2024
An amazing article from @jherrerx on Puerto Ricans and Dominican Americans in Pennsylvania — it’s a fresh read that injects nuance into this conversation about Latino voters, which begs for specificity. Give it your time before election day. politico.com/news/magazine/2…

Trump’s Gains With Pennsylvania Latinos Are Real. Maybe Enough to Withstand ‘Island of Garbage.’

The Trump campaign has made an audacious play for the fast-growing Puerto Rican and Dominican population in eastern Pennsylvania. It’s paying off. 

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In all, we (Ruth Talbot, @asiakmfields, @mayatmiller & myself) spoke with more than 300 people about these actions and reported from 11 cities. We hope you'll take some time to read: projects.propublica.org/home…

Swept Away: What Cities Really Take When They Sweep Homeless Encampments

People say having their possessions — from birth certificates to loved ones’ ashes — taken in “sweeps” traumatizes them, exacerbates health issues and undermines efforts to find housing and get or...

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This year, @ProPublica has been looking into the impacts of cities increasingly removing or “sweeping” encampments. We spoke with 135 people who had experienced sweeps. We also distributed notecards so people could write about it in their own words. 🧵
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Migrant children separated at the border face lasting challenges, yet continue to adapt and shape new paths forward 🖊️@joshephillips w/collab @MaritzaLFelix  Edited by @ricsand Photos Roxsy Lin 🔗bit.ly/4hoY5B2
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Border wall construction in southern Arizona's Pajarito Mts 4 years ago decimated the Mariposa Canyon watershed as well as jaguar & Mexican spotted owl critical habitat. The area remains in ruin today. Work crews continue to try to stabilize the site & the wall from collapse.
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The exact formula of wildfire suppressants are trade secrets, proprietary to the handful of companies who make them. New research suggests those mixtures have heavy metals in them, contributing ~ 380,000 kg of toxic metals to the enviro between 2009-2021. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Metals in Wildfire Suppressants

Abstract. Frequent and severe wildfires have led to increased application of fire suppression products (long-term fire retardants, water enhancers, and Cla

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A Trump win means that workers may continue to die of heat without basic protection -- for at least another 5+ years. A proposed set of rules reaches a milestone in December but won't finish before Biden leaves office. My latest @KFFHealthNews @AlJazeera kffhealthnews.org/news/artic…

How a Proposed Federal Heat Rule Might Have Saved These Workers’ Lives - KFF Health News

Laborers have suffered in extreme heat triggered by climate change. Deaths aren’t inevitable, researchers say: Employers can save lives by providing ample water and breaks.

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Kendal Blust retweeted
Arielle Zionts@Ajzionts30 Oct 2024
Israel has killed ~900 in its recent bombings in north Gaza. ~100 of them were killed today. The hospital has only one doctor after Israel arrested or expelled all other health workers. 2 kid patients died after generators died. nytimes.com/2024/10/28/world… reuters.com/world/middle-eas…

Israeli Forces Withdraw From Northern Gaza Hospital After 3-Day Raid (Published 2024)

The Gaza health ministry said the staff of the facility, Kamal Adwan Hospital, had been expelled or detained and urged people in Gaza with surgical skills to go there to save those patients they...

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“It is indeed anticipatory obedience.” I asked @TimothyDSnyder about why he thinks American billionaires are blocking their newspapers from endorsing Kamala Harris. theguardian.com/us-news/2024…

‘Anticipatory obedience’: newspapers’ refusal to endorse shines light on billionaire owners’ motives

The Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post both declined to endorse a candidate – a sign of political media capture

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On this day and every day we honor the history and contributions of Native Peoples. We reflect on the Indigenous creatives who have contributed work to our center and beyond.
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Meet Victoria Silva! She is pursuing a BA in Law with a major in Spanish and a minor in Public Health at the University of Arizona. Victoria completed her internship with Coalición de Derechos Humanos in Spring 2024. (🧵1/4)
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Join @grist's @Tahtone and @highcountrynews' @annavtoriasmith for a lecture and conversation exploring how stolen wealth continues to transform public institutions like @uarizona. Visit if you're in Tucson or check out the livestream on October 1️⃣5️⃣. eventbrite.com/e/misplaced-t…

Misplaced Trust: UA, Indigenous Land, and the Legacy of Climate Change

A lecture and panel conversation exploring how stolen wealth continues to transform public institutions like The University of Arizona.

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Kendal Blust retweeted
Ellie Wolfe@elliew0lfe8 Oct 2024
NEW: A year after the Oct. 7 attacks, the University of Arizona Faculty Senate is preparing a statement on antisemitism + Islamophobia. It was supposed to arrive in the spring but was postponed after the encampments. What to know + why it was postponed: tucson.com/news/local/educat…

1 year after Oct. 7, U of A Faculty Senate unveils statement on antisemitism

After nearly six months of delays, the University of Arizona Faculty Senate has unveiled a draft statement condemning antisemitism and Islamophobia.

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THIS WEEK IN AZ... Tuesday 🔵SGOTUS in PHX Wednesday Early voting begins 🔴Vance in Tucson/Mesa 🔵Walz in Tucson/Chandler 🔴Lake/🔵Gallego Senate debate Thursday 🔵Harris rally in PHX Friday 🔵FLOTUS in Yuma Saturday 🔵FLOTUS in PHX Sunday 🔴Trump rally in Prescott Valley
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The ministry of health in Gaza just sent out an urgent “last appeal before all hospitals in northern Gaza stop providing services due to a lack of fuel” calling on “international and humanitarian institutions to urgently intervene”
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