Gabe Ortíz

@tusk81.bsky.social

2864

Followers

430

Following

3986

Posts

Editor, America’s Voice 🇺🇸 Immigrant rights, LGBTQ+ rights, cats. Cancer survivor. Views here my own ✨

Posts Replies Media

Immigrants have been so essential to disaster recovery that a statue in New Orleans honors the Latinos who helped rebuild after Katrina. “In some areas of the country, such as the Southwest, all work crews are immigrants.” These are the workers he wants to deport: americasvoice.org/blog/baltimo...

Oh there were some EXCELLENT vinyl finds today ✨

An underappreciated track from Stevie Nicks’ underappreciated “Street Angel”: “Jane,” her tribute to Dr. Jane Goodall. 🎶 You will never feel That you have ever done enough But you have, Jane In the eyes of the world You have done so much 🎶

🎶 For you, there'll be no more crying For you, the sun will be shining And I feel that when I'm with you It's alright, I know it's right 🎶

Surely reporters will be asking Trump and his campaign to identify the things on Project 2025 he disagrees with and what part are "absolutely ridiculous and abysmal" His own people wrote the fucking thing. So get the answers. Obsess over this for a change

I pledge allegiance to Dolly 🦋🇺🇸

Special shout-out to the singer who did Joan Jett’s Bad Reputation, you rocked it ✨

The Hispanics are representing at the Alameda 4th of July Parade ✨

🚨THERE IS A CAT IN THE PARADE 🚨

It’s made me very happy to see a “Protect Trans Kids” shirt at my hometown’s July 4 parade, real Americans support trans rights 🇺🇸

Some quality time with my nephew Bleu before heading to the July 4 parade 🇺🇸🐶

🎶 Do you always trust your first initial feeling? Special knowledge holds true, bears believing 🎶

Icons, legends, the moment ✨

NEW: @americasvoice.bsky.social launches Dime Con Quién Andas/Show Me Your Friends campaign targeting 10 battleground districts & exposing the Republican complicity in the rise of anti-immigrant extremism, including mass deportations, from GOP party leaders & their “friends” 👇🏽 showmeyourfriends.org

Some self-care this evening 🧥🌈

In case you need this today, here’s a picture of Juan Gabriel napping.

Happy #Pride Sunday, everyone 🌈

Somehow, haunting feels good in a place like this.

Oh Nicole Kidman was absolutely MOTHER in The Others, happy #Pride weekend 👻🏳️‍🌈

I would’ve gotten up and walked away.

🎶 Everybody, take a look around Can you see? Can you see? Can you see? There's a woman right next to you 🎶

I was _obsessed_ with Annie Lennox’s Medusa album when it first came out. It’ll turn 30 (!!!) next year.

Happy #Pride weekend from San Francisco, the heartland of America 🌁🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈

BFD: Biden admin expands deportation protections to over 300,000 more Haitians already in the U.S. DHS Secretary Mayorkas “announced on Friday that the agency would extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status, or #TPS, for Haiti for 18 months.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

🎶All through the night Stray cat is crying, so stray cat sings back 🎶

“‘There is before Divine, and there is after Divine,’ Dr. Lady J explains. ‘Everyone before Divine was trying to look like a human woman. And then Divine comes along as the Godzilla of Drag Queens, as John Waters called her.’” www.history.com/news/drag-qu...

It’s like it was meant to be ✨

Dave Williams — the chair of Colorado’s Republican Party, which sent out an email earlier this month calling for Pride flags to be burned — has lost the GOP primary election for the state’s 5th Congressional District. Happy Pride, Dave 🏳️‍🌈 www.huffpost.com/entry/republ...

Republican Who Called For Pride Flags To Be Burned Loses GOP Primary Race In Coloradowww.huffpost.com The former state legislator faced calls for resignation after he sent out a mass email to supporters in which he described LGBTQ+ people as “godless groomers."

I hope you’re all having a happy and safe #Pride 🏳️‍🌈

One of the loveliest songs Cyndi Lauper has ever written and released is Water’s Edge from 2004’s Shine EP. I promise it is well worth the listen. ✨

🎶oh I realize it’s hard to take courage in a world full of people you can lose sight of it all and the darkness inside you can make you feel so small But I see your true colors shining through I see your true colors and that’s why I love you🎶

Linda’s exquisite Canciones de Mi Padre ✨

🎶 And it all comes down to you Well you know that it does And lightning strikes, maybe once, maybe twice Oh, and it lights up the night🎶