Jose Antonio Vargas

Creatively Borderless. Founder, @DefineAmerican; author of of DEAR AMERICA: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen; co-founder of 1587 Sneakers.

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

A new edition of my book, DEAR AMERICA, has been released, with an updated introduction and an epilogue I wrote earlier this year that focuses on two things: the change in my own immigration status; and the need to fight the mis and disinformation that defines so much of the immigrant narrative in the era of podcasts, TikTok and YouTube. I also recorded new audio for this edition: https://t.co/ot4APDUHUY

[Daniel Hernandez ✍🏽🌞 @longdrivesouth]

I looked at some numbers:

82% of cooks and 95% of agriculture workers in California are Latino. In hyper-diverse LA County, 64% of *all restaurant workers from managers to food prep are Latino.

Or rather, *identified as — but that's a future newsletter!

https://t.co/WjYdqVgPCA

[Nick Gillespie @nickgillespie]

'Ninety percent of slots for first-year students at UT Austin are reserved for Texas residents....But some people are so psychologically distressed by diversity and difference that their reactions have little to do with the facts on the ground.' @conor64 https://t.co/nlKY1NvoN0

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

"The artistic life is a long, lovely suicide."

--John Lahr, quoting Oscar Wilde, while discussing Tennessee Williams' life, which was defined by his work

[Michael Barbaro @mikiebarb]

Mamdani's act of graciousness at Ground Zero this morning appeared to leave Giuliani defanged and a bit...chastened.
"I'll pray for you," the past mayor told the current one. "It's a really hard job."
Our little dispatch on their unexpectedly warm encounter: https://t.co/EEwWqDzceW

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

If you're interested in reading more about the TV coverage of 9/11, I interviewed anchors and producers who led the morning TV coverage at ABC, NBC and CBS on September 11, 2001. https://t.co/kMvMenc003

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers.

As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other. Let us remember the extraordinary compassion, resilience and bravery that carried our city through its darkest
day.

Today, New York remembers. We will Never Forget.

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

America’s Mayor is Mayor Mamdani.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani shaking hands at the Sept. 11 ceremony via ABC7NY

[Daniel Di Martino @DanielDiMartino]

Indian immigrant philantrophists have helped many great institutions. Among them is the University of Dallas, one of the best Catholic universities.

Satish and Yasmin Gupta gave $13 million in 2013 to U. Dallas, the largest donation in their history.

Glad to see more ⬇️

[Tania ☭ @TaniaSaidWhat]

As a Sikh girl whose father used to wear a turban, I was often called a terrorist & osama’s daughter growing up in America in 2003 onwards.

We watched as Sikhs & Muslims were killed in hate crimes as people like Glenn Beck spewed hatred on CNN every night.

2026 is undoubtedly a worse timeline for many reasons, but I can’t help but happily recognize that- these racists hated us then, but they fear us now.

We are here to stay. We will outlast the racist hateful swines.

[Jemele Hill @jemelehill]

Interesting photo of children to choose. 85 percent of North Dakota is white.

[Jazz Tangcay @jazzt]

This music video for BRB is here!! H.E.R and Liza Soberano @Dreamworks #ForgottenIsland
https://t.co/1gTqbhXSNL

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

HAPPY 176TH BIRTHDAY TO THE GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA!

[Leighton 明 Woodhouse @lwoodhouse]

Freelance journalists in my feed:

Model Republic, a publication of The Midas Project (my now employer), is looking for stories. Rates are competitive, topic is AI. Take a look:

https://t.co/4uAQyeWfx7

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

@Sir_mute_a_hoe It’s called pekpek. 😂

[Thomas Kennedy @tomaskenn]

Wrote a piece on how @AngieNixon has proven herself a champion for immigrants time and again. For example, this year she introducing legislation that would have blocked immigration enforcement from masking themselves. She deserves your vote for U.S. Senate.https://t.co/38GxpLuWmc

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

We need responsible journalism more than ever––excited for the launch of @washingtonsun! ⤵️

[Jeff Stein @jstein_sun]

Nearly every day toward the end of my tenure at The Washington Post, someone would complain to me about Jeff Bezos' changes. His decimation of the local news team. His abandonment of DC sports coverage. The shriveled Bezos opinion page, with the ideological diversity of a doorknob.

Today, The Washington Sun launches. It has made enormous new investments: +110 newsroom staff; DC's legendary food columnist; truly the best DMV reporters; a beloved weather blog; a growing roster of columnists; tons of worldclass reporters across many national beats; and also me.

The Washington Sun will not be perfect. We will write stories that you find annoying, dumb, or misinformed. I will make mistakes (& tell me if I do - [email protected]!). But at a time where investments in reporting are evaporating, I'm so excited The Sun is hiring real journalists doing real reporting.

If you want to help, I would love if you signed up for our (free!) newsletters, which routinely get genuinely rave reviews:
National coverage: https://t.co/l8cXNS6tEI
Local coverage: https://t.co/PlhqRf5e01

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

#BlackDontCrack + #AsianDontRaisin

[BIG DADDY @Bigdaddyvinz_]

20+ years later, and they still look this good together

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

@franklinleonard Deepest condolences, Franklin

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

@PeterWeyant This is way bigger than partisan politics; it must be

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

In the age of AI and its threats, please name the thinkers/doers leading the fight for HUMAN INTELLIGENCE.