José Orta
@orta69.bsky.social
Disabled Air Force Veteran, LULAC, CeaseFire, LGBTQ+, Elections, Diversity, Equality and Social Justice for all. 💉✊🏾🏳️🌈🍉🌎🎶🏳️⚧️
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#TheResistance🌊
#BBBCrew #Veteran
No profile? NO follows. Please, no DM’s! 🚫 Lifelong Democrat.
#TheResistance🌊
#BBBCrew #Veteran
With ICE out and about, here are two phrases from the barrio.
"Snitches get stitches" / “En boca cerrada no entran moscas”
Both mean the same thing...shut the fuck up...the system is becoming radicalized against us. If there is no justice, let there be no peace. Don't help the system hurt us.
"Snitches get stitches" / “En boca cerrada no entran moscas”
Both mean the same thing...shut the fuck up...the system is becoming radicalized against us. If there is no justice, let there be no peace. Don't help the system hurt us.
January 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM
With ICE out and about, here are two phrases from the barrio.
"Snitches get stitches" / “En boca cerrada no entran moscas”
Both mean the same thing...shut the fuck up...the system is becoming radicalized against us. If there is no justice, let there be no peace. Don't help the system hurt us.
"Snitches get stitches" / “En boca cerrada no entran moscas”
Both mean the same thing...shut the fuck up...the system is becoming radicalized against us. If there is no justice, let there be no peace. Don't help the system hurt us.
Reposted by José Orta
15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Reposted by José Orta
You can't pretend your way through when it comes to the economy. We are in a deep financial hole. Danish Pension to Sell Off All US Bonds Over ‘Weak’ US Finances share.google/zTcUmSLawNXx...
Danish Pension to Sell Off All US Bonds Over ‘Weak’ US Finances | Chief Investment Officer
The decision comes as a Swedish pension fund disclosed its divestment of ‘the majority’ of its US Treasury holdings since early 2025.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
You can't pretend your way through when it comes to the economy. We are in a deep financial hole. Danish Pension to Sell Off All US Bonds Over ‘Weak’ US Finances share.google/zTcUmSLawNXx...
ICE is murdering people protesting peacefully.
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
ICE is murdering people protesting peacefully.
"And the children shall lead them..." Isaiah 11:6
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." - Nelson Mandela.
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." - Nelson Mandela.
January 24, 2026 at 12:04 PM
"And the children shall lead them..." Isaiah 11:6
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." - Nelson Mandela.
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." - Nelson Mandela.
Took this pic a while back. The words from k.d. lang's "Wash, Wash Me Clean" popped into my head as the image personifies the song.
My desire
Carries no shame
...
Wash
Wash me clean
Mend my wounded seams
Cleanse my tarnished dreams
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSp4...
My desire
Carries no shame
...
Wash
Wash me clean
Mend my wounded seams
Cleanse my tarnished dreams
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSp4...
January 24, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Took this pic a while back. The words from k.d. lang's "Wash, Wash Me Clean" popped into my head as the image personifies the song.
My desire
Carries no shame
...
Wash
Wash me clean
Mend my wounded seams
Cleanse my tarnished dreams
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSp4...
My desire
Carries no shame
...
Wash
Wash me clean
Mend my wounded seams
Cleanse my tarnished dreams
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSp4...
Ted Cruz fleeing Texas is a better barometer of bad weather than Punxsutawney Phil.
Ted has fled. Best to prepare...
Ted has fled. Best to prepare...
January 23, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Ted Cruz fleeing Texas is a better barometer of bad weather than Punxsutawney Phil.
Ted has fled. Best to prepare...
Ted has fled. Best to prepare...
On Jan. 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, was ratified.
The poll tax was ultimately abolished by the TX Legislature in 1966 when it repealed poll taxes for state and local elections.
The poll tax was ultimately abolished by the TX Legislature in 1966 when it repealed poll taxes for state and local elections.
January 23, 2026 at 12:12 PM
On Jan. 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, was ratified.
The poll tax was ultimately abolished by the TX Legislature in 1966 when it repealed poll taxes for state and local elections.
The poll tax was ultimately abolished by the TX Legislature in 1966 when it repealed poll taxes for state and local elections.
Six years ago today, Wuhan China, a city of 11 Million people was sealed off from the world. The entire city was quarantined. It was the first significant attempt to stop the spread of COVID19.
Within weeks other cities, then countries shut themselves off from the rest of the world...
Within weeks other cities, then countries shut themselves off from the rest of the world...
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Six years ago today, Wuhan China, a city of 11 Million people was sealed off from the world. The entire city was quarantined. It was the first significant attempt to stop the spread of COVID19.
Within weeks other cities, then countries shut themselves off from the rest of the world...
Within weeks other cities, then countries shut themselves off from the rest of the world...
May the force be with us....
January 23, 2026 at 1:19 AM
May the force be with us....
Reposted by José Orta
Former special counsel Jack Smith told a House committee Thursday that he stands by the decisions he made in that role, "including the decision to bring charges against President Trump."
January 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Former special counsel Jack Smith told a House committee Thursday that he stands by the decisions he made in that role, "including the decision to bring charges against President Trump."
Theme from "Shaft" by Isaac Hayes.
Isaac Hayes almost did not receive the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1972 because some members of the Academy argued that since he could not read or write music notation, the composition did not legally count as his. Hmmm....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymkF...
Isaac Hayes almost did not receive the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1972 because some members of the Academy argued that since he could not read or write music notation, the composition did not legally count as his. Hmmm....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymkF...
January 22, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Theme from "Shaft" by Isaac Hayes.
Isaac Hayes almost did not receive the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1972 because some members of the Academy argued that since he could not read or write music notation, the composition did not legally count as his. Hmmm....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymkF...
Isaac Hayes almost did not receive the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1972 because some members of the Academy argued that since he could not read or write music notation, the composition did not legally count as his. Hmmm....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymkF...
In accordance with the Texas Election Code, the Public Logic and Accuracy Test of the electronic voting equipment and test of the Central Accumulator System for the March 3rd Primary in Williamson County will be conducted today, Jan. 22, 2026.
This means sample ballots will soon be available.
This means sample ballots will soon be available.
January 22, 2026 at 11:49 AM
In accordance with the Texas Election Code, the Public Logic and Accuracy Test of the electronic voting equipment and test of the Central Accumulator System for the March 3rd Primary in Williamson County will be conducted today, Jan. 22, 2026.
This means sample ballots will soon be available.
This means sample ballots will soon be available.
A jury acquitted former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales of all charges in the first criminal trial tied to the Uvalde shooting.
The public expects an effective and swift response from law enforcement to these threats. If the police won't protect us, We NEED stronger gun control laws!
The public expects an effective and swift response from law enforcement to these threats. If the police won't protect us, We NEED stronger gun control laws!
January 22, 2026 at 11:40 AM
A jury acquitted former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales of all charges in the first criminal trial tied to the Uvalde shooting.
The public expects an effective and swift response from law enforcement to these threats. If the police won't protect us, We NEED stronger gun control laws!
The public expects an effective and swift response from law enforcement to these threats. If the police won't protect us, We NEED stronger gun control laws!