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💀Chris💀

@cotexican.bsky.social

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Writer, abortion storyteller, mom of four in Colorful Colorado. Mostly writing posts, politics, and Muppet gifs. 🖖🏼🌹🇲🇽 🏔️ https://www.instagram.com/c.j.perez.writes

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💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Mar 12

Go to the library, sign up for rec center classes, vote in local elections, eat at small businesses, buy consignment or thrift clothing, cancel your Prime, WaPo, and NYT subscriptions, compost, recycle, donate your body to science, start a union in Heaven, overthrow God, haunt your enemies.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · 2d

I should have seen the downfall of civilization coming once HBO started airing "about the episode" cliff notes at the end of every show. "Too unable to think critically and understand what you're watching? Can't spot subtleties, foreshadowing, and character motives? We've got you covered!"

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 25d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · 29d

This morning, I drove by a group of high school girls holding signs by the side of the road before their school day started.

Kindness is key! ☮️
You are enough! 🌈
Don't give up! 🌼

This generation of young women are still trying to hang on to hope. God, they deserve better than this.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 29d

sometimes the history parallels are a little too on the nose en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_W...

Goebbels had been looking for someone to turn into a martyr for the Nazi cause. His first attempt was with Albert Leo Schlageter, a Freikorps member and saboteur, who was caught attempting to blow up a train in the Ruhr region, which at the time was occupied by French troops in retaliation for Germany's not adhering to its schedule of reparation payments. Schlageter had been executed by the French and his grave later became a Nazi shrine. There were also the 16 Nazis who had died during the Beer Hall Putsch, and who were honored with a public ceremony every year on the anniversary of the Putsch. A memorial, which passers-by had to salute, was built for them in Munich.[15][60] With two other party members who headed the list that the party later made of "Those Members of the Movement Who Have Been Murdered", Goebbels did not even make an effort to martyr them.[61]

Goebbels saw in Wessel's shooting the possibility of a propaganda bonanza. He eulogized Wessel in his newspaper, Der Angriff, in overtly Christian tones:

A Christian Socialist! A man who calls out through his deeds: 'Come to me, I shall redeem you!' ... A divine element works in him. making him the man he is and causing him to act in this way and no other. One man must set an example and offer himself up as a sacrifice! Well, then, I am ready![35]

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Aug 10

I truly didn't believe there were THIS many weak-ass submissive men willing to lick boots and become obedient Nazi sheep, but here we fucking are.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Jul 18

oh

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Jan 23

a good arbiter of how close we are to bad hybrid regime shit is if the political comedy shows start getting pulled for whatever reason

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 18

I don't know why it took Colbert being fired to break me. But I am crying in my car. What a silly thing to mourn. He'll be fine. But it's just... Everything is getting worse so so fast.

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 8

Holy fucking shit this is real.

Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · Jul 8

I checked because I could not believe this one was real and folks, this is real.

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 8

Grok is a great example of how conservative logic is just trolling. You can't separate the two. You can't be a reasonable racist. You're just racist.

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 8

Jesus Fucking Christ

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💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 8

yeahhh bsky.app/profile/cote...

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 8

Jesus Fucking Christ

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💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 8

Jesus Fucking Christ

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💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 7

Did you enjoy Mexican Gothic but wanted more steam? Do you love dark romance but crave more literary prose? I wrote a book you might like!

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 5

Annnnnd they did it.

Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · May 16

If our political press convinces Democrats to focus on Joe Biden for the next however many months instead of doing everything they can to stop Republicans from their continued push to end democracy, it will be the greatest gift to authoritarianism in generations.

Politico @politico.com · May 16

For the most part, leading Democrats are ducking what is fast becoming the first real litmus test of the 2028 campaign: former President Biden's mental acuity.

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 5

Didn't make he cut. Ah well. I'll find a home for it.

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jun 16

My flash fiction piece made the shortlist for an anthology about butterflies! Woohoo!

an illustration of a butterfly with the words we will protect immigrant communities

ALT: an illustration of a butterfly with the words we will protect immigrant communities

media.tenor.com

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 5

Just realized most agents who told me they didn't know how to position my manuscript were honestly baffled and not just trying to be nice.

"Southern Gothic historical romance telenovela inspired feminist horror written in Spanglish about bodily autonomy" is a weird genre blend!

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 4

Not everyone writes and reads like you do and that's okay.

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jul 2

When people in home decor groups ask "what do I do with this weird alcove?" I'm always so confused until I remember not everyone reads.

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jun 29

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💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jun 29

Other Latinx: Are y'all okay? I am not okay.

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jun 28

They're actively taking away legal status in order to deport brown and black people. Detaining US citizens. Treating fellow human beings like animals. Don't look away. Acknowledge that this is wrong so others can do the same. Most people don't pay attention. They don't know how bad this is.

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jun 23

There came a day when I finally let myself believe I could maybe write THAT book, the one I'd been wanting to write, the story I wanted to tell. It almost didn't happen at all. But it did. It is the second best thing I've ever done for my mental health, behind an ssri.

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jun 19

Mexican-American gothic infused with magical realism and romance. That's my niche.

💀Chris💀 @cotexican.bsky.social · Jun 16

My flash fiction piece made the shortlist for an anthology about butterflies! Woohoo!

an illustration of a butterfly with the words we will protect immigrant communities

ALT: an illustration of a butterfly with the words we will protect immigrant communities

media.tenor.com

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Lynne Popkowski @pop-lynne.bsky.social · Jun 14

An estimated crowd of 3,000 - 4,000 in Littleton CO. @indivisible.org #NoKings