Luis Alaniz
@eduluis.bsky.social
Educator - Doctoral student - News buff - Weather nerd - Rio Grande Valley
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"Bishop Pham — who celebrated Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral before hopping on a bus to the federal building — said priests would return for similar 'walks in solidarity' at immigration court..."
June 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Bishop Pham — who celebrated Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral before hopping on a bus to the federal building — said priests would return for similar 'walks in solidarity' at immigration court..."
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This is outrageous. Republicans are blocking every single Democratic amendment that would make the voucher bill even slightly less devastating for our public schools.
This is straight out of Project 2025 — an authoritarian takeover of our state is happening before our eyes. #txlege
This is straight out of Project 2025 — an authoritarian takeover of our state is happening before our eyes. #txlege
April 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This is outrageous. Republicans are blocking every single Democratic amendment that would make the voucher bill even slightly less devastating for our public schools.
This is straight out of Project 2025 — an authoritarian takeover of our state is happening before our eyes. #txlege
This is straight out of Project 2025 — an authoritarian takeover of our state is happening before our eyes. #txlege
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I have been told that the Voucher Scam bill is going to move forward because there "haven't been any real complaints from the public."
REPUBLICANS are saying that they CAN'T HEAR YOU!
Tell them to STOP stealing from working families to give handouts to the rich!
REPUBLICANS are saying that they CAN'T HEAR YOU!
Tell them to STOP stealing from working families to give handouts to the rich!
People in even super-deep-red districts are catching on to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s robbery of the American people.
This is getting good.
This is getting good.
March 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I have been told that the Voucher Scam bill is going to move forward because there "haven't been any real complaints from the public."
REPUBLICANS are saying that they CAN'T HEAR YOU!
Tell them to STOP stealing from working families to give handouts to the rich!
REPUBLICANS are saying that they CAN'T HEAR YOU!
Tell them to STOP stealing from working families to give handouts to the rich!
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Costs for bilingual and special education would largely be concentrated in the new district to the west of the Denton Highway in the event of a split of Keller ISD, according to an email received through an open records request.
Read more at: www.star-telegram.com/news/local/e...
Read more at: www.star-telegram.com/news/local/e...
Costs for underfunded programs to transfer largely to Alliance ISD in split, email shows
While state funding follows the students, according to a third-party financial report, so do the expenditures for services like bilingual and special education.
www.star-telegram.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Costs for bilingual and special education would largely be concentrated in the new district to the west of the Denton Highway in the event of a split of Keller ISD, according to an email received through an open records request.
Read more at: www.star-telegram.com/news/local/e...
Read more at: www.star-telegram.com/news/local/e...
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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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The Laken Riley Act is another data point in favor of a small theory of mine:
Any criminal legal law named after a person is a terrible law w egregious overreach.
Any criminal legal law named after a person is a terrible law w egregious overreach.
January 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Laken Riley Act is another data point in favor of a small theory of mine:
Any criminal legal law named after a person is a terrible law w egregious overreach.
Any criminal legal law named after a person is a terrible law w egregious overreach.
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Gather round kids and let me tell you a story about a real technology ban...
January 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Gather round kids and let me tell you a story about a real technology ban...
Data: White students make up a disproportionate percentage of private school enrollees. If finally successful, Abbott’s school voucher system will only drive these numbers higher. Vouchers won’t cover the cost of tuition at many private schools & POC are less likely to be able to make up the balance
January 17, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Data: White students make up a disproportionate percentage of private school enrollees. If finally successful, Abbott’s school voucher system will only drive these numbers higher. Vouchers won’t cover the cost of tuition at many private schools & POC are less likely to be able to make up the balance
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Status Scoop: CNN chief Mark Thompson wants Jim Acosta to take up the network's graveyard shift, delivering the anchor the proposal days before Donald Trump takes office.
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/jim-acosta...
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/jim-acosta...
Acosta at a Midnight Crossroads
CNN chief Mark Thompson wants Jim Acosta to take up the network's graveyard shift, delivering the anchor the proposal days before Donald Trump takes office.
www.status.news
January 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Status Scoop: CNN chief Mark Thompson wants Jim Acosta to take up the network's graveyard shift, delivering the anchor the proposal days before Donald Trump takes office.
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/jim-acosta...
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/jim-acosta...
Every Texan who cares about public education needs to pay attention to what’s happening at Keller ISD. I’ve caught a few minutes of their live stream & it’s been insane. 70+ years after Brown v Board & we’re taking steps backward with the help of right wing pacs. BG: www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/k...
Keller ISD board faces community concern over controversial plan to split district
The district said over 100 people signed up to speak during the public comment portion of the meeting.
www.cbsnews.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Every Texan who cares about public education needs to pay attention to what’s happening at Keller ISD. I’ve caught a few minutes of their live stream & it’s been insane. 70+ years after Brown v Board & we’re taking steps backward with the help of right wing pacs. BG: www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/k...
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In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...
www.propublica.org
December 30, 2024 at 8:02 PM
In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
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The first and most important step when using an oven is to preheat all the pans you store in there to 425.
December 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM
The first and most important step when using an oven is to preheat all the pans you store in there to 425.
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Update: Burrows released a list of 76 supporters — 38 Republicans and 38 Democrats. However, at least one member told the Tribune they should not be on the list, debasing Burrows’ claim to have the necessary votes to be elected speaker. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/07/t...
Dustin Burrows says he has votes to be Texas House speaker after David Cook wins GOP caucus vote
Burrows claims the support of a coalition of Republicans and Democrats, while Cook has the endorsement of the GOP caucus.
www.texastribune.org
December 8, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Update: Burrows released a list of 76 supporters — 38 Republicans and 38 Democrats. However, at least one member told the Tribune they should not be on the list, debasing Burrows’ claim to have the necessary votes to be elected speaker. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/07/t...
Newsmax on the final Biden White House Christmas: “awful people… it’s just bizarre” —people actually watch this 🤦♂️
December 6, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Newsmax on the final Biden White House Christmas: “awful people… it’s just bizarre” —people actually watch this 🤦♂️
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I wrote about the anger people are expressing online right now.
Bitter Americans React to UnitedHealthcare CEO's Murder: 'My Empathy Is Out of Network' https://gizmodo.com/bitter-americans-react-to-unitedhealthcare-ceos-murder-my-empathy-is-out-of-network-2000534520
Bitter Americans React to UnitedHealthcare CEO's Murder: 'My Empathy Is Out of Network'
UnitedHealth's social media was flooded with scathing comments after the apparent assassination of its executive in New York City.
gizmodo.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:23 AM
I wrote about the anger people are expressing online right now.
I’ve heard so many people in the RGV insist women haven’t been impacted post-Roe and SB8 and that these issues aren’t real. I can only hope these stories eventually saturate to the point people know the facts, and then hopefully care enough to demand change.
The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus
Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state.
www.newyorker.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:34 AM
I’ve heard so many people in the RGV insist women haven’t been impacted post-Roe and SB8 and that these issues aren’t real. I can only hope these stories eventually saturate to the point people know the facts, and then hopefully care enough to demand change.
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The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cervical Cancer Mortality Among US Women Younger Than 25 Years
This study examines trends in cervical cancer mortality in US women aged younger than 25 years before and after the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccines.
jamanetwork.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:43 AM
The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
These goofballs bring me so much happiness. Elton, the black lab mix, spent seven of his first nine months in a shelter. Cooper, the doodle, was on home number two when we found out about him. Sage, the Akita, was the runt and only female in her litter. They’re all amazing.
November 24, 2024 at 3:42 AM
These goofballs bring me so much happiness. Elton, the black lab mix, spent seven of his first nine months in a shelter. Cooper, the doodle, was on home number two when we found out about him. Sage, the Akita, was the runt and only female in her litter. They’re all amazing.
Juan in a Million is just plain good comfort food. Fight me.
November 18, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Juan in a Million is just plain good comfort food. Fight me.
I’ve driven up and down @evilmopacatx.bsky.social all weekend and haven’t experienced a single traffic jam.
a man in a suit says i expect more from you .
ALT: a man in a suit says i expect more from you .
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November 18, 2024 at 1:12 AM
I’ve driven up and down @evilmopacatx.bsky.social all weekend and haven’t experienced a single traffic jam.
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This place isn't overrun by hate and doesn't deprioritize news and politics. So far, so good.
November 15, 2024 at 11:34 PM
This place isn't overrun by hate and doesn't deprioritize news and politics. So far, so good.
I couldn’t decide on what a proper first post on here would be. I wondered if it should be a sharp commentary on the state of education, current events, or maybe lean into what I’m reading right now. But, nah. Here are pics of the pups —Cooper, Sage, and Elton.
October 1, 2023 at 3:48 AM
I couldn’t decide on what a proper first post on here would be. I wondered if it should be a sharp commentary on the state of education, current events, or maybe lean into what I’m reading right now. But, nah. Here are pics of the pups —Cooper, Sage, and Elton.