Cora Neas
@corabora.bsky.social
Reporter covering courts, housing, TX lege, and our queer community. Currently @kxan.com
Views are my own, sometimes jokes. 🏳️⚧ Anti-AI
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Views are my own, sometimes jokes. 🏳️⚧ Anti-AI
Tips: neasnews @ proton.me
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As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 AM
As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
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I was so impressed with this story about measles in the Atlantic -- the depth of reporting it would take to weave in all these details so fluidly.
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
The Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig on her “hypothetical,” heavily reported measles essay
"We were attracted to the idea of providing a play-by-play of the progression of measles in granular detail."
www.niemanlab.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I was so impressed with this story about measles in the Atlantic -- the depth of reporting it would take to weave in all these details so fluidly.
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
Saying a 26-yo woman has "limited value" is some incel pedo shit
"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
Seattle to Pay $29 Million to Family of Woman Fatally Struck by Police S.U.V.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Saying a 26-yo woman has "limited value" is some incel pedo shit
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Bo French, who is currently running for Texas Railroad Commission on a vow to fight radical Islam, has on the “advice of his security team” just pulled out of a candidate forum tonight after realizing it was being held at a Muslim community center.
February 14, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Bo French, who is currently running for Texas Railroad Commission on a vow to fight radical Islam, has on the “advice of his security team” just pulled out of a candidate forum tonight after realizing it was being held at a Muslim community center.
Austin nerds, geeks, bricks, dolls, dykes, fags, hags, and scallywags: I'll be playing commander at Game Kastle tonight.
Pod up or say hi if you see me!
Pod up or say hi if you see me!
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Austin nerds, geeks, bricks, dolls, dykes, fags, hags, and scallywags: I'll be playing commander at Game Kastle tonight.
Pod up or say hi if you see me!
Pod up or say hi if you see me!
Come for an alleged lawsuit over umbilical cord blood, stay for a 1.1 megaton explosion -- my latest for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/texas/t...
February 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Come for an alleged lawsuit over umbilical cord blood, stay for a 1.1 megaton explosion -- my latest for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/texas/t...
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This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
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My Latest: Internal revolt within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as surgeons oppose bans on trans surgeries for minors
| theneedle.news/oaz_GsTep
| theneedle.news/oaz_GsTep
Internal revolt within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as surgeons oppose bans on trans surgeries for minors
The policy position which was released was the result of pressure from the Trump Administration, and does not reflect the evidence available or the positions of the ASPS membership at large.
theneedlenews.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
My Latest: Internal revolt within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as surgeons oppose bans on trans surgeries for minors
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| theneedle.news/oaz_GsTep
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STOP USING PASSIVE VOICE IN YOUR COPY
February 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
STOP USING PASSIVE VOICE IN YOUR COPY
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the pricemaster and his absurdist agenda lives on in the hearts of dentonites 25 years later. I got the story of how a one-off garage sale became a beloved piece of anti-capitalist art. www.chron.com/culture/arti...
The oral history of 'The PriceMaster,' Texas' weirdest garage sale on film
Twenty-five years later, the absurdist short film still has something to say.
www.chron.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
the pricemaster and his absurdist agenda lives on in the hearts of dentonites 25 years later. I got the story of how a one-off garage sale became a beloved piece of anti-capitalist art. www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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The decision was made over urgent objections from the administration’s own health and child welfare officials, who say both the facility and the region lack the specialized care the girls need. txst.us/nkokif
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
txst.us
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The decision was made over urgent objections from the administration’s own health and child welfare officials, who say both the facility and the region lack the specialized care the girls need. txst.us/nkokif
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This is the sad part about Aldaco's case. She actually had a case for medical negligence against her surgical team for how they handled her aftercare, but instead her attorneys chose to sue everyone to make the case GAC itself was the malpractice.
They stated as much in todays SCOTX oral arguments:
They stated as much in todays SCOTX oral arguments:
February 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
This is the sad part about Aldaco's case. She actually had a case for medical negligence against her surgical team for how they handled her aftercare, but instead her attorneys chose to sue everyone to make the case GAC itself was the malpractice.
They stated as much in todays SCOTX oral arguments:
They stated as much in todays SCOTX oral arguments:
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First time I've seen an attorney say something is "hogwash," but I'm in Texas so I doubt it'll be my last.
My latest for KXAN: www.kxan.com/news/texas/t...
My latest for KXAN: www.kxan.com/news/texas/t...
February 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
First time I've seen an attorney say something is "hogwash," but I'm in Texas so I doubt it'll be my last.
My latest for KXAN: www.kxan.com/news/texas/t...
My latest for KXAN: www.kxan.com/news/texas/t...
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NEW: In addition to corresponding with Jeffery Epstein during the interview process to become Baylor president, DOJ emails reveal that Ken Starr hosted Epstein and his girlfriend Karyna Shuliak in Waco, on Baylor's campus in 2012 during Starr's presidency.
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
'Come see me': Ex-Baylor president hosted Epstein at Waco campus in 2012
Newly released emails confirm an even deeper history between Epstein and Starr.
www.chron.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
NEW: In addition to corresponding with Jeffery Epstein during the interview process to become Baylor president, DOJ emails reveal that Ken Starr hosted Epstein and his girlfriend Karyna Shuliak in Waco, on Baylor's campus in 2012 during Starr's presidency.
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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"audit logs from six Texas school districts show campus camera feeds are captured in a national database that police agencies across the country can access."
Police departments across the US are quietly leveraging school district security cameras to assist Donald Trump’s mass immigration enforcement campaign, an investigation by @the74.bsky.social reveals.
Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
"audit logs from six Texas school districts show campus camera feeds are captured in a national database that police agencies across the country can access."
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The legal question before the Texas Supreme Court is whether or not the case was brought within Texas' two year statute of limitation on medical liability cases.
SCOTX to hear arguments in detransition activist's lawsuit
The Supreme Court of Texas will hear arguments Wednesday morning about whether or not a Texas woman’s medical liability lawsuit against her former therapist falls within the state’s sta…
www.kxan.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The legal question before the Texas Supreme Court is whether or not the case was brought within Texas' two year statute of limitation on medical liability cases.
Soren Aldaco in 2023 sued every medical professional involved in her transition. Judges threw out all of her other cases, which could mean this is her last shot.
TX House Republicans say they'll push legislation in 2027 to make a carve out if SCOTX doesn't make an exception.
TX House Republicans say they'll push legislation in 2027 to make a carve out if SCOTX doesn't make an exception.
SCOTX will hear arguments Wednesday morning about whether or not a detrans activist's lawsuit against her former therapist, who provided a letter of recommendation for top surgery, can proceed.
Lower court judges ruled that the lawsuit was filed after the statute of limitations ended.
Link:
Lower court judges ruled that the lawsuit was filed after the statute of limitations ended.
Link:
www.kxan.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Soren Aldaco in 2023 sued every medical professional involved in her transition. Judges threw out all of her other cases, which could mean this is her last shot.
TX House Republicans say they'll push legislation in 2027 to make a carve out if SCOTX doesn't make an exception.
TX House Republicans say they'll push legislation in 2027 to make a carve out if SCOTX doesn't make an exception.
First time I've seen an attorney say something is "hogwash," but I'm in Texas so I doubt it'll be my last.
My latest for KXAN: www.kxan.com/news/texas/t...
My latest for KXAN: www.kxan.com/news/texas/t...
February 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
First time I've seen an attorney say something is "hogwash," but I'm in Texas so I doubt it'll be my last.
My latest for KXAN: www.kxan.com/news/texas/t...
My latest for KXAN: www.kxan.com/news/texas/t...
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OutYouth, which provides services and support for LGBTQ+ kids, announced Monday morning it had selected Jaryn Holbrook Janeway to be the new executive director effective Feb. 12.
OutYouth announces new executive director
Austin-based nonprofit OutYouth has selected a new executive director after a national search for a replacement for former executive director Aubrey Wilkerson, who announced in September that he…
www.kxan.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
OutYouth, which provides services and support for LGBTQ+ kids, announced Monday morning it had selected Jaryn Holbrook Janeway to be the new executive director effective Feb. 12.
"Um, I'm literally neurodivergent and a minor" typically doesn't hold up if you're an adult plaintiff
February 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM
"Um, I'm literally neurodivergent and a minor" typically doesn't hold up if you're an adult plaintiff
Similar to how the Odyessy was understood by its contemporaries as real, the Muppets exist for us in modern times
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Similar to how the Odyessy was understood by its contemporaries as real, the Muppets exist for us in modern times
Super Bowl kick off is the ideal time to hit the grocery imo
February 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Super Bowl kick off is the ideal time to hit the grocery imo
"the attacks on trans lives and communities have been driven by a cadre of billionaire child rapists who bankroll creepy 'anti-woke' influencers to push bigotry with propaganda that covers up their wretched abuse."
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You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
transnews.network
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
"the attacks on trans lives and communities have been driven by a cadre of billionaire child rapists who bankroll creepy 'anti-woke' influencers to push bigotry with propaganda that covers up their wretched abuse."
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I owe you an apology, Amber Glenn. I wasn't really familiar with your Magic: The Gathering Game.
February 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I owe you an apology, Amber Glenn. I wasn't really familiar with your Magic: The Gathering Game.