Edmond Ortiz
Catholic progressive journalist, born & bred in San Antonio. Sarcasm is a love language.
Joined Jan 2023
ICYMI. (It's important to note that the indictment lays out the facts and nothing but. Share that with everyone.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/4129477-trump-indictment-watch-live-updates/#63639
Anyone bemoaning SCOTUS this week, keep a few things in mind: First, now bigots can be fully discriminated against. Let that soak in for a bit and see if they like it! Second, at local level, compel colleges to keep their diversity policies in place. Everything's local. Finally, compel final, absolute action on student debt. And then prepare for 2024. That's how you #resist.
"Disgraced traitorous and former president now under arrest."
Sweeter words don't exist.
A lot has happened since I lasted posted here. More mass shootings. End of Title 42. THE town hall. Through all the misery, it's important that people who truly cherish democracy and civil liberties and social justice fight for all that in different ways - protests, litigation, document and post on social media, hit the TV and radio airwaves, speak at council and school boards, yard signs, sharing with friends, neighbors and loved ones. Many ways to resist.
Good news: Tucker Carlson is out at Faux News. Bad news: He'll get a gig at Newsmax or One `Merica or just wait till Trumps or Deathsantis make him their PR manager. Either way, there is some rejoicing today.
A reminder of other things happening.
https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-expulsion-gop-lawmakers-1c4793ba0552c07aa0dc3949c5f76ea9
"Donald Trump surrenders to authorities" is a wonderful line to read.
Law and order!
Vital to remind the Trump-loving no-knowings who say they're pro-life Christians who love freedom, law & order & small govt that everything they're pushing: anti-LGBTQ legislation and behavior, taking over public schools, banning books, threatening and bullying political opposites, limiting local government powers, police reform, prohibiting arrests/prosecution of Repubs guilty of crimes they accuse others of doing is called hypocrisy. And being on the wrong side of history.
Still recovering from nearly 2 weeks of journalisting at #sxsw Here's one of my seemingly dozens of #sxsw2023 articles.
https://communityimpact.com/san-antonio/north-san-antonio/sxsw-edu-2023/2023/03/08/sxsw-edu-teachers-and-students-must-have-more-support-amid-technological-changes-in-education/
This is a convergence - 3 years since the covid shutdowns really began, 20 years since the start of the Iraq war and now awaiting the arrest of a former president. This is doomscrolling of the highest caliber.
When folks perform mental gymnastics to demonstrate hate for someone different from them - racially, spiritually. LGBTQ, gender, differently abled - it's because those folks have no empathy, understanding or tolerance for God's creation of diversity. https://www.newsweek.com/neo-nazi-groups-national-day-hate-new-york-chicago-los-angeles-1783608
Post-hike at Olmos Basin Park. Ace was somewhat looking at the camera this time.
I'll be previewing this among other local proposed initiatives and contested races in the San Antonio area May 6 elections.
https://communityimpact.com/san-antonio/north-san-antonio/government/2023/02/09/public-safety-proposals-headed-for-san-antonio-may-election-ballot/
My occasional reminder that empathy and understanding and perspective are actually good traits, not just being "woke."
Ace didn't have an opinion on the northwest side hiking trail that we took today. #hikingwithdogs #satx
Edmond Ortiz
Catholic progressive journalist, born & bred in San Antonio. Sarcasm is a love language.
Joined Jan 2023