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For the first time in its 116-year history, the NAACP has denied an invitation to a sitting U.S. president. Donald Trump will not be welcome at this year’s national convention. The organization’s president, Derrick Johnson, made the decision clear and unapologetic: “Our mission is to advance civil rights, and the current president has made clear that his mission is to eliminate civil rights.” This isn’t about partisanship. The NAACP has invited presidents from both major part

When Donald Trump and Melania stepped off the plane in Kerrville, Texas, the sun was high, the wind was still, and the Stetsons started coming off like clockwork. One by one, the Texas officials who walked up to greet them—boots polished, belt buckles gleaming—fully removed their cowboy hats as they approached the First Lady. It wasn’t a performance for the cameras. It was instinct. A muscle memory passed down by generations. Gentlemen take off their hats in a woman’s presenc

Let’s stop pretending we’re too good for Little Caesars. You’re not. I’m not. None of us are. Because in this post-truth, late-stage-capitalist, 10-year recession, Little Caesars is the only brand that tells you straight to your face: We’re hot. We’re ready. And that's that. It’s not trying to reinvent pizza. It’s not promising wood-fired crust with imported buffalo mozzarella hand-milked by monks in Italy. It’s not offering you a QR code with an origin story about your peppe

Criticizing a government agency online has always carried social risks. But now, under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), it may carry legal ones too. According to watchdog groups and federal contracting records, ICE is actively hiring private surveillance firms to monitor digital spaces for “negative sentiment” about the agency and its leadership. Posts flagged as critical may result in data collection that goes far beyond usernames and hashtags. This isn’t spec

The Republican Party has Project 2025. The Democrats, not to be outdone, came up with their own ambitious proposal—a policy buffet cooked up by consultants, warmed over by think tanks, and served cold to a nation already halfway out the door—and what is it called? Project 2029. For years, they ranted and raved about how terrifying Project 2025 was going to be—and then all of a sudden, they thought a Temu version of it would sit well with exhausted Democrats. It’s like they op

Kerr County had the money. More than $10 million in federal aid through the American Rescue Plan Act. A rare chance to fix the broken, prepare for the inevitable, and maybe stop the next disaster from becoming a headline. Flood warning systems could have been upgraded. That’s what some residents wanted. But federal money comes from Washington, and Kerr County didn’t trust Washington. During a 2021 Commissioners Court meeting, a resident—Mr. Wade—stood up and called the Biden

Harry Burns wasn’t trying to be profound. He was just tired, hungry, and trapped in a car with a woman who talked too much. Somewhere between Chicago and New York, he said the thing most men have either thought, said out loud, or proven true: “Men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.” Straight to the point. No sugarcoating. Just a sentence that hit harder than most monologues in film history. Decades later, that same premise is still in disc

It wasn’t paranoia. It was federal policy. On December 22, 2024, the Central Intelligence Agency released a set of declassified documents confirming that Latino civil rights activists were surveilled, monitored, and infiltrated by U.S. intelligence operatives between 1968 and 1983. The files were released through the CIA’s Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room following a formal request by Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), and 35

Hazte para acá! Grab your cafecito, because this chisme está gacho como the unemployment line. Let’s talk about Brian Ortega—the now former bassist of Grupo Frontera. Yes, former. “I recently learned I would no longer be part of Grupo Frontera,” Ortega wrote on Instagram. “This decision was not made by me, and I had no voice in how it was handled.” No warning? No meeting? No last gig with confetti and a final bow? Ni madres. “Even so,” he added, “I hold nothing but gratitude

You Look Your Age (And that's not an insult) Let’s settle this once and for all: you look your age. Yes, you. If you’re 35, you look 35. If you’re 55, you look 55. And no, that’s not an insult—it’s just reality, and reality is tired of being gaslit. Somehow, in our Botox-glazed, filter-fueled society, “You look young for your age” has become the most backhanded compliment in the game. We’ve been trained to beam with pride when someone says it, like we unlocked the cheat code

On a quiet September night in 2022, Jose Luis Martinez left Franky Flav’z in Weslaco. He was heading home. Instead, he ended up dead—his face so mangled that responding officers described the skin as “hanging to the side of his head.” He was 47. The two-vehicle crash at the 1300 block of South International Boulevard was called in at 11:26 p.m. on September 29, 2022. The man charged with causing Martinez’ death was Clayton Wayne Neuhaus, a 26-year-old from Mercedes with famil

Early this morning I was in court. My case was carried over from yesterday. This happens when a judge, who is set to decide on a pre-trial issue, needs more information to make a decision. Yesterday, I stood before a state judge in Houston, Texas asking for a bond to be reinstated on my client Santiago. Santiago, or Chago, as his loved ones call him has been in custody since October 2024 on one charge. He was arrested by Harris County and taken by ICE the next day. While