José Manuel Cortez
notjose.bsky.social
José Manuel Cortez
@notjose.bsky.social
latinx studies & rhetoric @ University of Oregon.

Also: snowboarding, mycology, mountain bikes.
caught a show in #portland last night. not a warzone. 🙄
October 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
glaciers, man. go see em while they’re still around. #cascades
August 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
got skunked looking for morels w/ my bro, but we had a most excellent hike in burned area
May 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I’ve got a rare genetic disease, and there’s a treatment! Hell yea! The catch is the cost: average annual drug cost estimated to be $454,000-$584,000 🥲🥲🥲
April 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🌝
April 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
you guys, i reached a major life milestone: i made it to google maps street view
February 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Top 4 anti-bucket list things I checked off this year:

✅ bike crash induced tooth implant
✅ 2 inches of ice accumulation in PNW ice storm
✅ Extreme summer temps for oregon
✅ sidelined outback cause we jumped a 10 foot sand dune 🤘🏼🥲
December 23, 2024 at 2:35 AM
I found and identified 37 different species of #mushrooms in Oregon this year. My 4 favorite finds of 2024:

1. h. lactofluorum (lobster mushroom)
2. p. ostreatus (oyster mushroom; 1st ever!)
3. p. azurescens (yes, those🪄🦄)
4. p. azurescens (twice because they’re quite rare and difficult to find)
December 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
The Oregon Cascades in 2024
🤌🤌
December 19, 2024 at 4:17 AM