This isn’t a political blog, but some things are too wild to ignore. This section is what happens when I try not to rant but fail. Basically satire, side-eyes, and a sprinkle of hope that maybe someone out there starts thinking a little deeper.
Co-written with my AI sidekick, Andrew (aka ChatGPT). I wasn’t planning on writing anything deep today. But then I started thinking about the way people like me — brown, bilingual, born and raised here — are still told in subtle and not-so-subtle ways that we don’t belong. And sometimes, it’s from the exact people who…
Co-written with my AI sidekick, Andrew (aka ChatGPT). Let me get this straight. You came into a Mexican restaurant, ordered a plate of enchiladas, devoured the chips and salsa like it was your last meal, maybe even asked for extra tortillas, and then had the audacity to write “Go back to your country” on the…
Once upon a not-so-distant timeline, there lived a group of the Most Patriotic People™ you’d ever meet. They knew all the words to the national anthem, cried during flag commercials, and kept the Constitution in their glove boxes — right next to the laminated Chick-fil-A coupons. (I know, I know. I like Chick-fil-A too, cue in watery…
Lately, the political atmosphere has felt… heavy. I find a lot of my day is spent online, mostly to see what’s happened today, lol. I know I’m not the only one who’s been glued to the news with a weird pit in my stomach, wondering what’s next, feeling like everything’s kind of teetering. I’ve heard…