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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 2h

An absolute must-read about what is happening all around us (despite what Brett Kavanaugh wrote to justify these raids)

Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 17h

Covering Texas politics and dealing with *gestures all around me* absolutely requires blasting "Flagpole Sitta" multiple times a day

Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 19h

Welcome new Bluesky users, to prove that your are at least 36 years old, the minimum age for this website, please list your favorite song on the first ten volumes of Now! That’s What I Call Music. Please consult this playlist if you need assistance.

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 19h

In Texas, No Kings protests will be happening in so many places that aren’t “blue cities” though!

Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 22h

I read the piece. You shouldn't. He dismisses the "No Kings" protests as liberals in blue cities. He invokes Rosa Parks, as if rural white people in the 60s loved everything that the movement then was doing. "We need a movement but not this one" is a core centrist tact these days.

Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 22h

Is this a joke. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 22h

I am very proud to have contributed a number of pieces to NBC Latino over the years. These are all huge losses.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 1d

In her launch video, Hinojosa really leans into her background with public schools, as a student, parent, and school board member. A school voucher bill allocating $1 billion for private schools was passed in Texas this year.

Gina Hinojosa @ginafortexas.bsky.social · 1d

I’m running for governor.

For over a decade, Greg Abbott has made it easier for billionaires to profit while hardworking Texans struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.

But together, we can make Texas work for Texans again.

Join us: ginafortexas.com

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 2d

Yikes --> "Walker also uses the moniker 'eyepatch McCain' (originally coined by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson) in an apparent reference to GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw. Crenshaw lost his eye while serving as a Navy SEAL in Afghanistan."

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 2d

houston city council member abbie kamin, two state reps, Rodney Ellis, and Houston County Attorney Christian Menefee are holding a press conference about Houston's rainbow crosswalk this morning. i will be there and post anything interesting

Council Member Kamin brings together Houston elected officials and community members at historic Montrose crosswalk against Governor Abbott’s attack on local communities
WHAT: Council Member Abbie Kamin will be joined by fellow elected officials and community leaders at the historic Montrose rainbow crosswalk for a press conference in response to the Governor’s recent attack on cities and local communities.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 10:00 AM

WHERE: Corner of Taft & Westheimer, Houston, TX 77006

WHO:
Council Member Abbie Kamin, District C
Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Precinct 1
County Attorney Christian Menefee
State Representative Gene Wu, District 137
State Representative Jon Rosenthal, District 135
Other elected officials
Community partners & organizations
Neighborhood civic leaders

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3d

Wow, wow, wow. This has always been legally possible but the law has virtually never been enforced — and now this is the SECOND case I've heard of in the last month (first involving a person with a green card) of a noncitizen being charged for failure to carry their papers.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 3d

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 3d

I have rounded up everything going on re: rainbow crosswalks in Texas. Galveston became the first city to remove theirs this week. Houston and Austin say they'll get rid of theirs, and San Antonio and Dallas are holding firm: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

These Texas cities are getting rid of rainbow crosswalks

"If this really was about traffic safety, there would be data."

www.chron.com

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 4d

Like a lot of people, really grieving the loss of Diane Keaton. One of my favorite performances from her was a semi-recent romantic comedy that’s oddly been kinda forgotten. Check out “Morning Glory” to see her rapping with 50 Cent.

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 4d

Now up is @jessicafortexas.bsky.social. She is giving a warning about things we could lose but also notes “our community does not back down.” Also said tonight should be a call to action for every ally who cares about Texas or the country to get involved.

State Rep. Jessica Gonzalez speaking at LAMBDA Legal in Dallas

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 4d

We heard a rousing speech from @nathanfortexas.bsky.social about the need to embrace compassion for all Texans. He also gave a legal background for how targeting one community never ends with just one group.

State Senator Nathan Johnson speaking at LAMBDA Legal’s Dallas Dinner

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 4d

I am here for the landmark Dallas dinner of @lambdalegal.org at Union Station. Texas is unfortunately the epicenter of so many attacks on the LGBTQ+ community.

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 4d

How is this not @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d

In Opinion | “There may be no two politicians further apart on the ideological spectrum” than Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani, writes Michael Hirschorn. “But the appeal they make to voters, and the way voters respond, is uncannily similar.”

Opinion | Voting for Mamdani Taught Me Why Trump Won

“Horseshoe” doesn’t even begin to describe it.

nyti.ms

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 5d

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 6d

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 6d

The No Kings protests that took place throughout Texas last June — and there were over sixty — were all peaceful and drew out thousands. They are clearly all repeating talking points meant to suppress mass protest and resistance.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 6d

Uhh… what???

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 6d

The Louisiana lawsuit also cites the Comstock Act as a reason to strike down the FDA's telemedicine rules for abortion medication. Many abortion opponents have cited the 1873 law as a way to restrict abortion access.

Comstock Act being used to justify lawsuit against telemedicine prescriptions for abortion medication

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 6d

Also this week Louisiana's Attorney General filed a lawsuit calling on the FDA to strike down telemedicine rules for abortion medication

lailluminator.com/2025/10/09/f...

Louisiana sues Food & Drug Administration to stop mailing of abortion medication • Louisiana Illuminator

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit this week that calls on the federal government to strike down rules that allow the distribution of abortion drugs without an in-person doctor’s v...

lailluminator.com

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 6d

"Most Republican senators on Thursday sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration calling for restrictions on abortion pills, in response to the agency’s approval of a new generic version of mifepristone."

Nearly All GOP Senators Urge FDA to Restrict Abortion Pills

The senators are asking the FDA to suspend its approval of generic mifepristone, which would heavily restrict access to abortion pills nationwide.

www.notus.org

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 7d

Okay I finally had a chance to watch #RHOP. Stacey is perfect. So wacky, so delusional, just top tier. I love this possible extraterrestrial so much.

Stacey from the Real Housewives of Potomac, a perfect person/alien

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Jessica Montoya Coggins @jmcoggins.bsky.social · 7d

It is tough out there for a lot of establishment media properties so I tend to give some leeway for this stuff. But it is funny that Adrienne warranted her own story!