Cora Neas
@corabora.bsky.social
Reporter covering courts, housing, TX lege, and our queer community. Currently @kxan.com
Views are my own, sometimes jokes. 🏳️⚧ Anti-AI
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Views are my own, sometimes jokes. 🏳️⚧ Anti-AI
Tips: neasnews @ proton.me
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![Officers didn’t find an “on-going disturbance” or anyone with injuries, said APD Strategic Communications Manager Anna Sabana in a message to media. The officers “identified an individual with an Administrative Warrant issued by [ICE],” according to Sabana’s statement.
An administrative warrant, issued by a federal agency, is not the same as a judicial warrant issued by a court. Administrative warrants allow designated federal agents — not state or local law enforcement officers — to make arrests, but do not authorize searches or entry into a building, according to the National Immigration Law Center.
“APD notified ICE due to the Administrative Warrant on the subject,” said Sabana, who cited APD policy. “Federal authorities arrived on scene and took custody of the individual and her child. APD has spoken with ICE, mother and child are together with ICE.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q6h6j7beu2xjiy2ozlitymkd/bafkreihxeb4u7yprhdnszs5qvd6hfks3sc7m4c7pe7vhendvvxuhho5hxe@jpeg)
Austin Police responded to a disturbance call. They didn't find a disturbance, but found someone at the scene had an administrative warrant and reported her to ICE.
Agents took her and her U.S. citizen kid, and now her family can't find them.
My latest for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
Agents took her and her U.S. citizen kid, and now her family can't find them.
My latest for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
I talked to the former Teen Mom star who was running for Austin Mayor. She's now running for a city council seat instead.
I asked her how she felt about the incumbent, and she told me she didn't know his name: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
I asked her how she felt about the incumbent, and she told me she didn't know his name: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
January 16, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I talked to the former Teen Mom star who was running for Austin Mayor. She's now running for a city council seat instead.
I asked her how she felt about the incumbent, and she told me she didn't know his name: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
I asked her how she felt about the incumbent, and she told me she didn't know his name: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
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There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
"What percentage is enough? What makes a subclass meaningful to you? One percent isn't enough?" --Justice Sotomayor
January 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
"What percentage is enough? What makes a subclass meaningful to you? One percent isn't enough?" --Justice Sotomayor
But yeah, if this was about fairness then trans women should be allowed to show their T is under a certain level and trans kids should be allowed to take puberty blockers
January 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
But yeah, if this was about fairness then trans women should be allowed to show their T is under a certain level and trans kids should be allowed to take puberty blockers
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
Oral arguments are live streaming right now btw: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drdf...
LIVE: Supreme Court hears arguments on state laws barring transgender athletes from school sports
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Oral arguments are live streaming right now btw: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drdf...
Really great explainer by @jacobgeller.com on the Nuremberg Trials and their legacy. I think more people need to watch it, esp. those calling for Nuremberg-style trials of ICE.
"Fantasies of Nuremberg" is worth your time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Ay...
"Fantasies of Nuremberg" is worth your time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Ay...
Fantasies of Nuremberg
YouTube video by Jacob Geller
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Really great explainer by @jacobgeller.com on the Nuremberg Trials and their legacy. I think more people need to watch it, esp. those calling for Nuremberg-style trials of ICE.
"Fantasies of Nuremberg" is worth your time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Ay...
"Fantasies of Nuremberg" is worth your time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Ay...
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The curiosity was killing me. The guy said he found the ad on Instagram and that, as of today, the post is still up. So I spent an hour or so on a spreadsheet of every single bar, pub, or club I could find in Salt Lake City, almost 100.
None of them posted it
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
None of them posted it
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 AM
The curiosity was killing me. The guy said he found the ad on Instagram and that, as of today, the post is still up. So I spent an hour or so on a spreadsheet of every single bar, pub, or club I could find in Salt Lake City, almost 100.
None of them posted it
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
None of them posted it
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Anyone have the Musk v. St. Clair filing? I'd love to follow the case
January 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Anyone have the Musk v. St. Clair filing? I'd love to follow the case
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NEW: GoFundMe strictly bans fundraisers for “the legal defense of financial and violent crimes,” yet is currently running one “to help pay for any legal services” for the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good. Its conflict is not even the least bit contestable.
GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
NEW: GoFundMe strictly bans fundraisers for “the legal defense of financial and violent crimes,” yet is currently running one “to help pay for any legal services” for the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good. Its conflict is not even the least bit contestable.
Bad advice I've seen in D&D spaces is that DMs should block PCs from recruiting allies by fiat, because it'd break the encounter math. Even worse advice is that DMs should punish players for doing so!
And the community wonders why high level play isn't fun or why martials can't keep up with casters
And the community wonders why high level play isn't fun or why martials can't keep up with casters
January 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Bad advice I've seen in D&D spaces is that DMs should block PCs from recruiting allies by fiat, because it'd break the encounter math. Even worse advice is that DMs should punish players for doing so!
And the community wonders why high level play isn't fun or why martials can't keep up with casters
And the community wonders why high level play isn't fun or why martials can't keep up with casters
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In the small print here: the judge also says Trump can't cancel grants based on viewpoints about trans healthcare for minors
JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, saying the terminations appear to be retaliation for the group's view points re: vaccine safety/efficacy. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
January 12, 2026 at 6:36 AM
In the small print here: the judge also says Trump can't cancel grants based on viewpoints about trans healthcare for minors
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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As a Texan this Boston Globe Column made me so insane I had to write about it www.chron.com/culture/arti...
January 11, 2026 at 5:12 PM
As a Texan this Boston Globe Column made me so insane I had to write about it www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
January 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
Austin Police responded to a disturbance call. They didn't find a disturbance, but found someone at the scene had an administrative warrant and reported her to ICE.
Agents took her and her U.S. citizen kid, and now her family can't find them.
My latest for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
Agents took her and her U.S. citizen kid, and now her family can't find them.
My latest for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Austin Police responded to a disturbance call. They didn't find a disturbance, but found someone at the scene had an administrative warrant and reported her to ICE.
Agents took her and her U.S. citizen kid, and now her family can't find them.
My latest for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
Agents took her and her U.S. citizen kid, and now her family can't find them.
My latest for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
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In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
From Good's wife: "Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole."
Minnesota Public Radio has the full statement:
Minnesota Public Radio has the full statement:
January 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
From Good's wife: "Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole."
Minnesota Public Radio has the full statement:
Minnesota Public Radio has the full statement:
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OPINION…
What seems to be missing with all the talk of reductions in suicidality is the simple concept of kindness…
They need and want gender affirming care, therefore very simply they should just get it.
Remove the gatekeepers.
#TRANSRIGHTS
What seems to be missing with all the talk of reductions in suicidality is the simple concept of kindness…
They need and want gender affirming care, therefore very simply they should just get it.
Remove the gatekeepers.
#TRANSRIGHTS
New Study finds a significant reduction in suicidality after trans people receive gender-affirming hormone therapy.
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 9, 2026 at 10:29 AM
OPINION…
What seems to be missing with all the talk of reductions in suicidality is the simple concept of kindness…
They need and want gender affirming care, therefore very simply they should just get it.
Remove the gatekeepers.
#TRANSRIGHTS
What seems to be missing with all the talk of reductions in suicidality is the simple concept of kindness…
They need and want gender affirming care, therefore very simply they should just get it.
Remove the gatekeepers.
#TRANSRIGHTS
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portland city council confirms that two portland residents have been shot by federal agents. at this time, the city council has been told that both victims are alive.
January 8, 2026 at 11:47 PM
portland city council confirms that two portland residents have been shot by federal agents. at this time, the city council has been told that both victims are alive.
I have a story about ICE coming tomorrow
January 9, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I have a story about ICE coming tomorrow
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This shit is fucking nauseating:
“Soon after Good was killed, people on X began using Grok, the platform’s built-in AI chatbot, to edit images of her dead body into a bikini.”
“Soon after Good was killed, people on X began using Grok, the platform’s built-in AI chatbot, to edit images of her dead body into a bikini.”
I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
spitfirenews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This shit is fucking nauseating:
“Soon after Good was killed, people on X began using Grok, the platform’s built-in AI chatbot, to edit images of her dead body into a bikini.”
“Soon after Good was killed, people on X began using Grok, the platform’s built-in AI chatbot, to edit images of her dead body into a bikini.”
I asked X about the concerns users had about Grok. It sent back "Legacy Media Lies."
I then asked if it wanted to elaborate on what it believes to be lies; I received back "Legacy Media Lies."
I then asked if it wanted to elaborate on what it believes to be lies; I received back "Legacy Media Lies."
January 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I asked X about the concerns users had about Grok. It sent back "Legacy Media Lies."
I then asked if it wanted to elaborate on what it believes to be lies; I received back "Legacy Media Lies."
I then asked if it wanted to elaborate on what it believes to be lies; I received back "Legacy Media Lies."
With my first kid due in a couple months, "this could be you" has been in my head on a loop
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:29 AM
With my first kid due in a couple months, "this could be you" has been in my head on a loop
NEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton is suing Texas DPS over a rule prohibiting religious ads in the Texas Driver Handbook, which doesn't have any ads it.
My story for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/texas/p...
My story for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/texas/p...
January 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
NEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton is suing Texas DPS over a rule prohibiting religious ads in the Texas Driver Handbook, which doesn't have any ads it.
My story for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/texas/p...
My story for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/texas/p...