José R. Flores, Ph.D.

Mexicans rush to Texans' aid amid deadly flooding in Hill Country 'Regardless of borders or distances,' Fundación 911 wrote, 'our duty is with life, hope and solidarity.'

I am deeply grateful to the firefighters and first responders who traveled from Mexico to work with American teams to save lives in Central Texas after devastating floods. There have been countless displays of sacrifice and courage amid this tragedy. www.expressnews.com/news/texas/a...

Kendrick v Drake was so 2024…

Welcome to 2025’s new beef!!

America Is the Land of Opportunity—For White South Africans Trump has frozen refugee admissions and cut off resettlement funding, but he has made an exception for white South Africans, who he says are victims of racial discrimination.

😡😡😡

Bar chart by religious affiliation showing that clear majority of White evangelicals, 72%, approve of Trump's handling of job, compared with 40% of U.S. adults overall

Most White evangelicals (72%) say they approve of how Trump is handling his job as president. Majorities of Black Protestants, Hispanic Catholics and religiously unaffiliated adults disapprove of how Trump is handling his presidency. www.pewresearch.org/...

Oh.

The IRS unit that audits ultrawealthy earners has lost 38% of its employees this year.

This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.

See what DOGE is really about?

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Penguins on Heard Island and McDonald Island planning their reciprocal tariffs on Trump. #dumbtariffs #trumptariffs

The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points.

And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.

Says the guy who spent millions to elect a judge that will soon be the deciding vote on a case involving Tesla’s ability to sell cars in the state.

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

Sharing…enjoy. #DUIhires

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🤮Disgusting, an absolute 💩 show. How long has it been? Only 30+ days… 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

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Boom! Hot off the comal! 😂 This one is special, and got to work with my best compas Drs. Sergio Loza (UOregon) & José Juan Gómez-Becerra (EKU).

Today’s @quepasahsis.bsky.social episode w/ @ajgradilla.bsky.social bringing me the energy I needed this morning! 👏🏽 Gracias @ginaanngarcia.bsky.social for all the work you do to bring these experiences forward! 🙏🏽

First book I open since last Tuesday…a fitting way to start… let’s see where we go from here? 🤷🏽‍♂️