After masked agents fired on his truck, Francisco Longoria was ambushed, charged and jailed – only for the case against him to fall apart. Now he and his family are seeking justice, and says the harrowing experience is part of a troubling pattern
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Hilary Beaumont
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NEW: He was shot at by ICE, then wrongfully accused. His nightmare had only just begun Francisco Longoria is speaking out for the first time as his family files a lawsuit against the government www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE keeps accusing immigrants of 'weaponizing vehicles' - but most of these claims later fall apart Important new analysis by @samtlevin.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Gas industry has known for decades that it had a methane problem, and a indoor air pollution problem. It downplayed those, and engaged in PR to depict gas as "clean" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/c...
Drop what you’re doing and read this piece by @hilarybeaumont.bsky.social if you haven’t yet:
Hilary BeaumontNEW: They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked A decade after climate activists’ emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking How the mystery unfolded through the eyes of the climate activists: grist.org/article/exxo...
A federal judge ordered major changes to conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, granting a preliminary injunction that requires federal immigration officials provide people with clean drinking water and adequate medical care. W/ @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...
Must read by @hilarybeaumont.bsky.social about a case I have found fascinating for many years now: who was behind the hacking of environmentalists who were critical of Exxon? Who could it be? www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked. | grist.org/article/exxo...
They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked. | grist.org/article/exxo... Great piece by @hilarybeaumont.bsky.social @grist.org on targeted espionage against climate activists, following up on our @citizenlab.ca Dark Basin investigation (citizenlab.ca/research/dar...)
a must read. Great work as always Hilary!
Hilary BeaumontNEW: They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked A decade after climate activists’ emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking How the mystery unfolded through the eyes of the climate activists: grist.org/article/exxo...
A US court case against Israeli private investigator Amit Forlit could reveal who hired hackers to target climate critics of Exxon in 2016. The indictment alleges that a lobbying firm representing Exxon, likely DCI Group, hired Forlit to hack climate activists. 👀
@jsrailton.bsky.social who first exposed the hacking operation, said, “The #ExxonKnew hacking campaign stands out, in my mind, as one of the largest and most brazen hacking attempts I’ve ever seen against environmental organizations — or any U.S. advocacy org.” 🔌💡 grist.org/article/exxo...
“Defending itself from the investigations, Exxon quoted the meeting agenda in its court filings to argue that activists were conspiring against the company. A criminal investigation would later reveal that the email obtained by the two publications had been hacked.“
Hilary BeaumontNEW: They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked A decade after climate activists’ emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking How the mystery unfolded through the eyes of the climate activists: grist.org/article/exxo...
US trial could reveal who paid hackers to target Exxon climate critics: ‘on the edge of our seats’ A shorter version of our story in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
NEW: They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked A decade after climate activists’ emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking How the mystery unfolded through the eyes of the climate activists: grist.org/article/exxo...