Jessica Montoya Coggins
@jessicamcoggins.bsky.social
Writer & Journalist; Executive Director of The Texas Signal; Occasional runner; Cheese aficionado; Dillydallier
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I'm working on a story for Signal about an LGBTQ+ health center in Texas timed for World AIDS Day and hearing what these cuts are doing and then reading this. Y'all it made me cry.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I'm working on a story for Signal about an LGBTQ+ health center in Texas timed for World AIDS Day and hearing what these cuts are doing and then reading this. Y'all it made me cry.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
I keep reading conflicting reports about the mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew -- that she previously had DACA or is a current DACA holder. Still, it's an awful reminder that thousands who should be protected from deportation are just not under this administration.
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I keep reading conflicting reports about the mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew -- that she previously had DACA or is a current DACA holder. Still, it's an awful reminder that thousands who should be protected from deportation are just not under this administration.
I do not agree with that sports writer that apple pie is bad. I think it's good. But I do agree with the sports writer that pecan pie is 🐐. If I can only have one pie for the rest of my life, it would need to be pecan. This is my truth.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I do not agree with that sports writer that apple pie is bad. I think it's good. But I do agree with the sports writer that pecan pie is 🐐. If I can only have one pie for the rest of my life, it would need to be pecan. This is my truth.
And just a reminder that the deadline for candidates to file in the Texas primary is December 8
NEW: Here is Texas' reply brief at SCOTUS in support of a stay of the congressional map ruling pending appeal. #txlege
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
And just a reminder that the deadline for candidates to file in the Texas primary is December 8
HAPPENING NOW: A press conference with religious and faith leaders in North Texas condemning the proclamation Governor Abbott issued last week calling the Council on American-Islamic Relations a terrorist organization
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
HAPPENING NOW: A press conference with religious and faith leaders in North Texas condemning the proclamation Governor Abbott issued last week calling the Council on American-Islamic Relations a terrorist organization
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Just because Trump brought RFK Jr. aboard to firm up the kook vote doesn't mean health writers have to keep looking for some kernel of truth in there somewhere.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just because Trump brought RFK Jr. aboard to firm up the kook vote doesn't mean health writers have to keep looking for some kernel of truth in there somewhere.
I actually do tend to dress a little nicer for airports, but you best believe I am now rolling up to my next flight in sweatpants and a sweatshirt (my pajamas).
Sean Duffy: "Dressing with respect -- whether it's a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better which encourages us to maybe behave a little better. Let's try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport."
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I actually do tend to dress a little nicer for airports, but you best believe I am now rolling up to my next flight in sweatpants and a sweatshirt (my pajamas).
In the span of about ten minutes the Cowboys secured a very improbable comeback against the Eagles and the Wings got the first pick in the WNBA lottery (again)
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
In the span of about ten minutes the Cowboys secured a very improbable comeback against the Eagles and the Wings got the first pick in the WNBA lottery (again)
This happened recently from the Young Republicans of Texans. Trump at one time called himself "the father of IVF," but there's clearly a massive divide in his party over this that was really exacerbated by the Alabama decision (and subsequently glossed over by the mainstream media)
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This happened recently from the Young Republicans of Texans. Trump at one time called himself "the father of IVF," but there's clearly a massive divide in his party over this that was really exacerbated by the Alabama decision (and subsequently glossed over by the mainstream media)
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If I wanted to speed run a dystopian dark age, I would:
- close public libraries
- enshittify the internet to the point of unusability
- end childhood vaccinations
- reserve healthcare for the rich
- cut humanities programs at universities
- pour the nation's wealth into AI companies
ODDLY ENOUGH
- close public libraries
- enshittify the internet to the point of unusability
- end childhood vaccinations
- reserve healthcare for the rich
- cut humanities programs at universities
- pour the nation's wealth into AI companies
ODDLY ENOUGH
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If I wanted to speed run a dystopian dark age, I would:
- close public libraries
- enshittify the internet to the point of unusability
- end childhood vaccinations
- reserve healthcare for the rich
- cut humanities programs at universities
- pour the nation's wealth into AI companies
ODDLY ENOUGH
- close public libraries
- enshittify the internet to the point of unusability
- end childhood vaccinations
- reserve healthcare for the rich
- cut humanities programs at universities
- pour the nation's wealth into AI companies
ODDLY ENOUGH
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This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.
i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.
$@%! I am out for a bit enjoying a Friday evening. Let me return to this tomorrow morning for a full analysis. But my immediate response: 😡
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court temporarily blocks lower court ruling that found Texas congressional map likely racially discriminatory.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court temporarily blocks lower court ruling that found Texas congressional map likely racially discriminatory.
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
$@%! I am out for a bit enjoying a Friday evening. Let me return to this tomorrow morning for a full analysis. But my immediate response: 😡
The Adolis Garcia walk-off home run in Game 1 of the World Series is something I will truly never forget
November 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The Adolis Garcia walk-off home run in Game 1 of the World Series is something I will truly never forget
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To be clear this is insane
BREAKING: Escalating the fight over Missouri’s GOP gerrymander, AG Catherine Hanaway posted on X that she has referred the grassroots referendum campaign to ICE, without providing evidence for her allegation that it is “employing illegal aliens.”
Missouri AG Now Siccing ICE on Gerrymander Referendum Signature Gatherers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
To be clear this is insane
I missed this from yesterday, but the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against California over their policy that allows undocumented students to attend colleges at in-state tuition levels. Should have known this was coming after what happened with the Texas Dream Act.
Trump administration sues California over giving in-state tuition to immigrants in US illegally
The Trump administration has sued California for providing in-state college tuition, scholarships, and subsidized loans to students who aren't legally in the United States.
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I missed this from yesterday, but the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against California over their policy that allows undocumented students to attend colleges at in-state tuition levels. Should have known this was coming after what happened with the Texas Dream Act.
I am not an attorney so I cannot speak to how out of bounds this is apparently for all y'all legal eagles out there. But, I do watch the Real Housewives. Highly recommend reading the Jerry Smith dissent in the voice of Lisa Barlow.
In a remarkable and deeply unconventional dissent, U.S. Circuit Judge Jerry E. Smith unleashed a blistering and bizarre attack on his fellow judges after a federal court struck down Texas’ unconstitutional racial gerrymander. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Unhinged Dissent, Texas Judge Attacks Colleagues — and George Soros
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I am not an attorney so I cannot speak to how out of bounds this is apparently for all y'all legal eagles out there. But, I do watch the Real Housewives. Highly recommend reading the Jerry Smith dissent in the voice of Lisa Barlow.
I can't emphasize how unhinged the dissent in the Texas redistricting ruling is... Soros is mentioned so many times I lost count. This is like your NewsMax pilled uncle on steroids.
In an unhinged dissent in our Texas redistricting victory, a GOP appointed judge seems to believe that George Soros and I did...well, I'm not sure what...but he is very mad. Bigly.
November 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I can't emphasize how unhinged the dissent in the Texas redistricting ruling is... Soros is mentioned so many times I lost count. This is like your NewsMax pilled uncle on steroids.
Quiet, piggy is resonating so much because it’s truly a distillation of him: mean, childish, and so trapped in the 1980’s
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Quiet, piggy is resonating so much because it’s truly a distillation of him: mean, childish, and so trapped in the 1980’s
Would like to note that the author of this opinion blocking Texas from using the congressional maps from their redistricting bill is a Trump appointee
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Full ruling from the Western District of Texas blocking the state from using the new congressional maps passed this summer.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Full ruling from the Western District of Texas blocking the state from using the new congressional maps passed this summer.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Would like to note that the author of this opinion blocking Texas from using the congressional maps from their redistricting bill is a Trump appointee
I was wondering when this ruling was finally going to come down. The three-judge panel in El Paso has blocked the new congressional maps from the redistricting bill. According to @democracydocket.com Texas is expected to appeal to the Supreme Court.
BREAKING: a federal court has BLOCKED the TX congressional gerrymander
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Court Blocks Texas Gerrymander for 2026, Appeal Expected
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I was wondering when this ruling was finally going to come down. The three-judge panel in El Paso has blocked the new congressional maps from the redistricting bill. According to @democracydocket.com Texas is expected to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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It’s important that we recognize after all this time that Trump doesn’t believe in the concept of sex crimes. What’s more, he takes the idea of such crimes as a personal affront, an attack on how he has treated women his whole life.
Revealed: Trump White House intervened on behalf of another accused sex trafficker
www.alternet.org
Revealed: Trump White House intervened on behalf of another accused sex trafficker
twp.ai
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s important that we recognize after all this time that Trump doesn’t believe in the concept of sex crimes. What’s more, he takes the idea of such crimes as a personal affront, an attack on how he has treated women his whole life.
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as a reporter, the part of this that i’ve simply never understood is how the next person to ask a question when he does something like this doesn’t simply repeat the question that set him off. it’s not just solidarity with your colleague, it’s an important question that remains worth asking
I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
as a reporter, the part of this that i’ve simply never understood is how the next person to ask a question when he does something like this doesn’t simply repeat the question that set him off. it’s not just solidarity with your colleague, it’s an important question that remains worth asking
This is when you truly understand how isolated this man is, because there is no way someone with true loved ones would have them sit idly by as they slurred and babbled like this
Trump is ranting barely coherently to McDonald's franchise owners: "The one pilot said, 'skedaddle!' And that thing just turned on its side -- pppph. And it's so unbelievable. And that knocked out Iran nuclear capability."
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is when you truly understand how isolated this man is, because there is no way someone with true loved ones would have them sit idly by as they slurred and babbled like this