Melissa Cruz

TRUMP’S EYES WHEN BIDEN SAID “COCAINE!” Omg! 😳 #DebateTonight

Seeing all this stuff about Colton Moore getting arrested reminded me of this invitation I got to cover his “campaign event” (that took place after the election). Sorry for everyone crying “Tyranny!” but this guy is deeply unserious…. 🙄

While the national conversation about immigration often centers on tragedy or fear, the reality for most immigrants is far more ordinary. immcouncil.co/40shCsO

In honor of the fourth anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, here’s a piece I wrote last month where I interviewed Dominic Box, a J6 Georgian currently incarcerated in the “Patriot Pod” at the D.C. jail. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

Discussions about what the "media" missed should differentiate between cable pundits and those of us who were doing on the ground reporting actually listening to voters all year.

Final project for @USATODAY. Grateful to everyone that sat down with me for this, that trusted me with their stories.

@zannn_cek @Peachesbaby @Aloe9678 @hideyagrannies @keatingssixth She informed the event planners and kitchen staff about the allergy in advance and day-of. She had an epi pen on her; it was used during the emergency but didn’t work. Takes all of five minutes to get this info and not leave an ignorant, victim-blaming comment.

@Peachesbaby @Aloe9678 @hideyagrannies @keatingssixth THIS. If you know you have a deadly reaction to a common food, ALWAYS HAVE AN EPI PEN ON HAND. This was just poor planning on her end 🤷🏻‍♀️

Apparently a Black woman content creator passed away at an influencer event due to a food allergy?? Where tf is the public statement addressing this????

“This is the only country that I have,” my dad recently told me. “But people assume, because you’re an immigrant, that you somehow don’t belong here.” Read @MelissaWrites22's piece "My dad has been a citizen for 30 years. I’m still worried." @USATODAY ➡️immcouncil.co/3VqNcW0

@sammideedub Waiting for the White People Twitter subreddit to give me all the details

When you log in too late to find out what awful thing Muppet History did over the last 6 years

My dad has been a citizen for 30 years. I’m still worried about Trump’s immigration plan. My latest for @USATODAY on Trump’s immigration agenda. Thank you to @ReichlinMelnick for speaking with me for this one! usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

@GingerLGaetz This certainly aged…

God is good 🙏🏼🇺🇸

What winning feels like in Trump 2.0

Who is Matt Gaetz's wife, Ginger Luckey Gaetz? usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

@bethabeyer My exact reaction. 🫠 Apparently it’s got explosives attached to the screen…

@MelissaWrites22 Wut

A seemingly useless but interesting fact: Matt Gaetz’s brother-in-law, the founder of Oculus VR, created a virtual reality headset that kills the user in real life if their character dies in a video game. Really.

@_lizharvey “That’s nice, dear.” Immediate cringe.

One of the worst phrases i see on here- OK all of us know “you win the internet today good sir” is grim- But we have to admit theres a new batch of phrases that have earned this level of discomfort. The new one is *joke/observation* and someone says “this is oddly specific”

My latest for @USATODAY: “The future of IVF – caught up in a right-wing crusade against abortion – is uncertain at best under a second Trump presidency. In the meantime, would-be parents could suffer legal, financial, and emotional consequences.” savannahnow.com/story/news/pol…

@mattxiv She’s been slipping into the MAGA world for awhile now, unfortunately…

learning that the “leave britney alone” girl is now a trump supporter and has me blocked on instagram

Trump selects Matt Gaetz for Attorney General… I guess the PizzaGate rumors are finally true. 🙃