J.R. Castillo
@jrcastillo.bsky.social
Nashville Recording Artist/Songwriter/Publisher/Producer/Texas Ex/Berklee Alum/ΦΚΘ/Badger/Harvard Grad-Master’s (ALM) Journalism/jrcastillo@jrcastillo.com
Happy Veterans Day to all who served, especially my Castillo, Cortez, Casas, Garcia, Anciso, Aguayo, Stanley, Garza, Lozano, Martinez, Smith, Munoz, Cadena, Escamilla, and Rusk family. We are forever grateful for your service and we owe our freedom and our way of life to you. We salute you!
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Happy Veterans Day to all who served, especially my Castillo, Cortez, Casas, Garcia, Anciso, Aguayo, Stanley, Garza, Lozano, Martinez, Smith, Munoz, Cadena, Escamilla, and Rusk family. We are forever grateful for your service and we owe our freedom and our way of life to you. We salute you!
Hooked ‘Em!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 #NationalChampions
June 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Hooked ‘Em!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 #NationalChampions
Harvard’s stand is more than institutional self-defense. It’s a declaration that the pursuit of truth must remain untamed by politics. Academic freedom is not a privilege; it is a pillar of democracy. When universities teach without fear, society learns without limits.
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Harvard’s stand is more than institutional self-defense. It’s a declaration that the pursuit of truth must remain untamed by politics. Academic freedom is not a privilege; it is a pillar of democracy. When universities teach without fear, society learns without limits.
Here’s a little Feature Story I wrote about MLB’s Opening Day. A big thanks to Pete Vasquez and the Alice Echo News Journal for running it in last week’s paper. What can I say? I love baseball!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
www.alicetx.com/2025/03/31/o...
www.alicetx.com/2025/03/31/o...
ONE LOVE, MANY TEAMS: A SOUTH TEXAS BASEBALL ROMANCE - Alice Echo News Journal
By Jaime Rolando Castillo
www.alicetx.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Here’s a little Feature Story I wrote about MLB’s Opening Day. A big thanks to Pete Vasquez and the Alice Echo News Journal for running it in last week’s paper. What can I say? I love baseball!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
www.alicetx.com/2025/03/31/o...
www.alicetx.com/2025/03/31/o...
No drop-off for Onie today. He’ll be riding his stick horse to school, Y’all! Giddy up, Cowboy!
February 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
No drop-off for Onie today. He’ll be riding his stick horse to school, Y’all! Giddy up, Cowboy!
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
February 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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The most qualified Supreme Court justice nominee in history gets dismissed as a “DEI hire”—because she’s Black.
Mediocre White men don’t get this disrespect!
Mediocre White men don’t get this disrespect!
February 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The most qualified Supreme Court justice nominee in history gets dismissed as a “DEI hire”—because she’s Black.
Mediocre White men don’t get this disrespect!
Mediocre White men don’t get this disrespect!
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Trump repeatedly told voters he knew exactly how to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. So why is warmonger Trump allowing the senseless killing to continue when he knows how to end it so easily?
Warmonger Trump Refuses to End War in Ukraine as Promised
He promised to end it in 24 hours.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Trump repeatedly told voters he knew exactly how to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. So why is warmonger Trump allowing the senseless killing to continue when he knows how to end it so easily?
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AOC: I don’t care what Elon Musk is doing behind the presidential seal, but in this country we hate Nazis. Kind of like a foundational defining thing. Two of the foundational things about American history is that we beat the confederates and we beat the Nazis.
January 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
AOC: I don’t care what Elon Musk is doing behind the presidential seal, but in this country we hate Nazis. Kind of like a foundational defining thing. Two of the foundational things about American history is that we beat the confederates and we beat the Nazis.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
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JUST IN: Another team of Mexican firefighters has landed in LA to help combat the wildfires.
Thank you, Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸
Thank you, Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸
January 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
JUST IN: Another team of Mexican firefighters has landed in LA to help combat the wildfires.
Thank you, Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸
Thank you, Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸
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MAGA is a cult.
January 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
MAGA is a cult.
Our youngest son won’t remember the moment this picture was taken of us at the Clemson game, but I sure will. Thanks to our new friend Janan Miller, this moment is beautifully frozen in time. @TexasFootball has given me and my family a lifetime of blessings and wonderful Longhorn memories. 🤘🏼 #HookEm
January 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Our youngest son won’t remember the moment this picture was taken of us at the Clemson game, but I sure will. Thanks to our new friend Janan Miller, this moment is beautifully frozen in time. @TexasFootball has given me and my family a lifetime of blessings and wonderful Longhorn memories. 🤘🏼 #HookEm
December 23, 2024 at 4:41 AM
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I joined @texasmonthly.bsky.social’s Viva Tejano podcast to chat about the Tejano music I grew up with, Johnny Canales’ legacy, and celebrating Latino recording artists.
Check out the whole episode at the link below or through your favorite podcast platform.
www.texasmonthly.com/podcast/viva...
Check out the whole episode at the link below or through your favorite podcast platform.
www.texasmonthly.com/podcast/viva...
Joaquin Castro on the Power of Celebrating Latino Recording Artists
Congressman Joaquin Castro talks about how nineties tejano helped him stay connected to home, and why recognizing Latino musicians is a matter of national importance.
www.texasmonthly.com
December 21, 2024 at 2:21 AM
I joined @texasmonthly.bsky.social’s Viva Tejano podcast to chat about the Tejano music I grew up with, Johnny Canales’ legacy, and celebrating Latino recording artists.
Check out the whole episode at the link below or through your favorite podcast platform.
www.texasmonthly.com/podcast/viva...
Check out the whole episode at the link below or through your favorite podcast platform.
www.texasmonthly.com/podcast/viva...
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Pretty wild that Elon’s debut as president elect was to strip funding for pediatric cancer research from the spending bill, only to watch the Senate have to pass it as a standalone bill. His first move was to fuck over kids with cancer.
December 21, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Pretty wild that Elon’s debut as president elect was to strip funding for pediatric cancer research from the spending bill, only to watch the Senate have to pass it as a standalone bill. His first move was to fuck over kids with cancer.
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12/16/65 - @UAW Pres. Walter Reuther is 1st national figure to visit Delano 3 months into grape walkouts, bringing much needed support to the strikers. Reuther carried a “Huelga” sign & marched through Delano besides Cesar Chavez & Larry Itliong, defying a city ban on such demos.
December 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM
12/16/65 - @UAW Pres. Walter Reuther is 1st national figure to visit Delano 3 months into grape walkouts, bringing much needed support to the strikers. Reuther carried a “Huelga” sign & marched through Delano besides Cesar Chavez & Larry Itliong, defying a city ban on such demos.
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Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does.
December 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does.
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Jesús sent us this photo from where he is harvesting grapes in Kern County. The season is winding down and he wants to get in as many hours as possible to have a little extra money for the off season. #WeFeedYou
December 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Jesús sent us this photo from where he is harvesting grapes in Kern County. The season is winding down and he wants to get in as many hours as possible to have a little extra money for the off season. #WeFeedYou
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Best article I’ve seen about expectations from the next administration
www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-well-k...
www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-well-k...
How we'll know if Trump is going to sell America out to China
Keep an eye on the export controls. They are the key.
www.noahpinion.blog
December 15, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Best article I’ve seen about expectations from the next administration
www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-well-k...
www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-well-k...
Amen!!!
December 15, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Amen!!!
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Campbell’s witty response to this homophobe makes me want to enjoy some of their delicious chicken noodle soup right now! 🍜 🏳️🌈
December 15, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Campbell’s witty response to this homophobe makes me want to enjoy some of their delicious chicken noodle soup right now! 🍜 🏳️🌈