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Sorry, 911 Is Busy. Call Your Cousin the Dental Assistant
Got a ringing in your ear for the last two days? A wheezing in your chest that won't go away? Forget ChatGPT. Forget WebMD. One message to the group chat and you expect a clear diagnosis. Who cares if your cousin just finished their first semester as a medical assistant. He should know this shit by now. Right? In any Mexican-American household, when a kid announces their acceptance into any medical program, the entire extended family exhales in collective relief. Finally, som

Maria Salinas
Jan 133 min read


A Reality Check For A Country On Edge
Minnesota is standing in that classic fault line right now, where the state line meets the federal boot, and a governor is quietly getting his Guard ready, not for a hurricane or a blizzard, but for Washington’s own agents on his streets. That alone tells you how far this immigration “crackdown” has gone off the rails, and how willing this administration is to turn blue states and brown bodies into props in a national show of force. In south Minneapolis, ICE didn’t just show

Janie Flores-Alvarez
Jan 84 min read


Political Algorithms, Content, and Constant Campaigning: Youth Edition
Some of you have never known politics without the push notification. You wake up, grab your phone, and before your first sip of coffee, five strangers have explained “the end of democracy” in a 30‑second vertical video shot in their car. Around 70% of young people got info about the 2020 election through social media, and a lot of you weren’t just scrolling—you were posting, organizing, stitching, duetting, and dropping hot takes with yesterday’s eyeliner still on. TikTok, In

Janie Flores-Alvarez
Dec 5, 20253 min read
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