🧵: Over the last few years, I’ve seen family/friends from LA & Chicago make the move to PHX, AZ. None have lasted in the desert city for > 1 yr. So last summer I traveled to the fastest growing city for Black folks outside of TX to understand why: capitalbnews.org/phoenix-black-…

‘There is no standard’: investigation finds AI algorithms objectify women’s bodies theguardian.com/technology/202…

Español Latino is an accent that only exists in film and TV. AI generated dubbing threatens its existence — along with the jobs of many of those who give dubbed movies that special local touch. Lucía Cholakian Herrera & Facundo Iglesia report for Rest of World restofworld.org/2023/ai-voice-…

After Ross Roggio stole $10 million from a Kurdish warlord, he escaped out the seventh floor window of his penthouse in Iraq. Read my Rolling Stone magazine story on how things got so out of hand. rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Republicans in the US ‘battery belt’ embrace Biden’s climate spending theguardian.com/environment/20…

The truth about ‘local’ food in US supermarkets: ‘It’s a marketing gimmick’ theguardian.com/environment/20…

As extremist threat rises, Latino Texans say gun ownership is ‘matter of survival’ theguardian.com/us-news/2023/a…

Dive into the complexities of gun ownership in Texas with our latest story, from producer Sabrina Toppa. Discover how Latinos are navigating the need for self-defense while grappling with fears of racial profiling. Published in partnership with The Guardian: fi2w.org/report-from-te…

Bravo Sabrina Toppa & @fi2w for this much needed story abt Latinos and guns. From 2019-2020 gun purchases by Latinos grew nearly 50%. Factors include gun violence, mass shootings, anti-immigrant sentiment against Latinos, and far-right extremism. fi2w.org/report-from-te…

Journalist Sabrina Toppa shares this story, originally published by Feet in 2 Worlds, about how Texas Latinos embrace gun ownership for self-defense amidst rising extremism. A complex response to hate and fear. #GunOwnership #LatinoCommunity bit.ly/3DR2RVe

As extremist threat rises, Latino Texans say gun ownership is ‘matter of survival’ via The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2023/a…

In Texas, some Latino gun owners consider their firearm purchases a necessary protective measure — but their decision to carry in Texas comes with baggage, Sabrina Toppa reports for the The Guardian: theguardian.com/us-news/2023/a…

Fearful of racist and extremist attacks, Latino Texans are increasingly arming themselves. theguardian.com/us-news/2023/a…

Far-right extremism targeting Latinos and an uptick in mass shootings have galvanized the state’s largest cultural group to embrace gun ownership. ✍🏼📷 Sabrina Toppa palabranahj.org/archive/armed-…

Fred Guttenberg and I discuss many myths about US gun culture in American Carnage. Many new gun owners are buying for protection not due to a gun fetish. Latino Texans are often buying due to growing far-right extremism. theguardian.com/us-news/2023/a…

NUEVO: El extremismo de la derecha radical contra los latinos y el aumento de los tiroteos masivos han impulsado al grupo cultural más grande del estado a recurrir a la posesión de armas. ✍🏼/📷 Sabrina Toppa palabranahj.org/archive/armado…

.Sabrina Toppa nos cuenta cómo la comunidad latina en Texas está acogiendo la posesión de armas para su autodefensa a medida que el radicalismo blanco de la extrema derecha aumenta. Una respuesta compleja ante el odio y el miedo. Una historia de Feet in 2 Worlds. bit.ly/44wPCEo

The death toll in Gaza and fears of a second Trump presidency are forcing many Latino Muslims to question their political identity. Sabrina Toppa #USElection2024

Nearly a tenth of US Muslims are Latino. Sabrina Toppa asked community members in Dallas, Texas, what was influencing their votes and how they felt about the prospect of either President Harris or President Trump (again) 👇 hyphenonline.com/2024/11/01/us-…