Salvador Espinoza
Organizing Resilience. Previously: @solveme.bsky.social, @SierraClub.org, @Democrats.org, @BernieSanders, @BetoORourke. Teacher. 2nd Gen. Austin, TX
- Reposted by Salvador EspinozaGoFundMe has set up a page for the Texan flood victims. Each campaign has been verified by the company's Trust & Safety experts, which means you know your money is going directly to families. Please consider donating if you can. Their stories are heartbreaking. www.gofundme.com/c/act/flood-...
- Austin: if you’re driving around town during heavy rain, bookmark atxfloods.com for a live map of high-water alerts, flooded roads, and safe drop-off points. Stay informed and stay safe.
- Hey BlueSky @austinmonthly.bsky.social has put together an incredible resource of all of the ways you can donate / help folks in the wake of the recent, devastating floods You can view those in their article here:
- Austin BlueSky You can drop-off donations today through noon for folks to drive out to the areas most afflicted by this weekend's floods
- Reposted by Salvador Espinozarenewables tax is out of the senate bill now
- Capitol Build grounds are now open, and the @handsoffcentraltx.bsky.social No Kings protest is set to proceed as planned
- DPS said the Texas Capitol building and grounds were evacuated and will remain closed Saturday afternoon. kxan.com/investigations/dps-…
- Reposted by Salvador EspinozaDPS said the Texas Capitol building and grounds were evacuated and will remain closed Saturday afternoon. kxan.com/investigations/dps-…
- Here’s 2 minutes of me sharing why I’m going to tonight’s #NoKings 5pm protest at the TX Capitol with @handsoffcentraltx.bsky.social If you can, please share. If you’re thinking of not going, please watch. & if you’re going, please share in the comments! For our country, for our Democracy ❌ 👑
- TLR spent $21 million trying to rig Texas courts in favor of corporations - then cried foul when lawmakers said no. Now they’re threatening GOP primaries like jilted oligarchs with a checkbook. When big donors lose even once, it’s “war.” When working people lose daily, it’s “just politics.”
- Brian Wilson has passed away! We have lost one of the greatest musicians this country has ever born I can’t begin to explain the significance his music has had on my life We won’t see another one like him in our lifetimes RIP
- Reposted by Salvador EspinozaTyranny is at our door. Secret police running riot in our cities, the military turned against the people, opposition made into a criminal charge—they are not hiding the future that they want. We cannot allow it. We will not allow it.
- Today is my birthday - and it's been one of my best birthday weekends in awhile. Not just logistically: Hung with great pals, saw the goated *Fight Opera*, and talked to so many people important to me in my life But I feel like I've taken very major steps towards shedding old skins. Good stuff
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- Hey @evilmopacatx.bsky.social I think you’d like this list I made Thanks for everything you do, and hope you can use it to bring the feeling of Austin community to this site 🛣️ 🛣️🛣️
- After a week of recovering from a nasty run in with COVID About to settle in with Bruce and honor the pope by having a fine Chicago pizza (dominos) and watch some fine cinema (finally watch the third season of the Bear)
- There is no greater Mediterranean in Austin but Abo Youssef The man is a treasure
- And it should go without saying, if you’re on this list and want to be taken off, just shoot me a DM and I’ll happily do so! Likewise, if you want to be added, just let me know!
- Nothing can dissuade me from the conviction that shame is the most corrosive force to the human heart Injustice does merit shame and accountability But shame - internalized, unchecked, self-reinforced - destroys individual lives and echoes out I refuse and reject shame at the root
- Out to the dumpster over at Zed’s
- Happy Easter, Blue Sky There are times when cathedrals move me, but sometimes, I see the spirit in the negative spaces - spires in the absence. Patti Smith with this week's missive
- The stakes could not be more clear. This is a matter of here and now, and what this means for our lives if we don’t take a stand. We are here. This is evil. We can oppose and defeat evil
- VÁMONOS AUSTIN Live music capital of the world *showing up* to say “hand’s off” our Democracy #Adelante
- Reposted by Salvador EspinozaIf you’re worried about the direction the country is headed under Trump, guess what this is the off ramp. Careful, you probably won’t get another.
- *Incredible* turn out at today’s Hand’s Off rally The power of the people will prevail over the people in power #LFG #austin
- Reposted by Salvador EspinozaI spoke to an expert in authoritarianism, who explained to me that things like this are extremely meaningful and they help protect democracy, even if there’s not a straight line between this and actual legislating
- Adelante
- A gorgeous day catching up with a good friend at Bouldin Creek and getting to glimpse and cheer folks running in the Austin marathon
- Reposted by Salvador EspinozaThank you to some of our friends at @afscme1624.bsky.social for stopping by our office, and well as the presenters at New Employee Orientation for signing up our staff who were enthusiastic to join the green team!
- Proud to share that I (and *everyone* on @mikesiegeld7.bsky.social‘s D7 team) are signed up with the @afscme1624.bsky.social UNION! Unions made the middle class and will protect it and all of America in the next four years #adelante
- Thank you to some of our friends at @afscme1624.bsky.social for stopping by our office, and well as the presenters at New Employee Orientation for signing up our staff who were enthusiastic to join the green team!
- Whoah Okay - almost embarrassed to admit But as a big fan of Stephen Sondheim and the Princess Bride Only JUST NOW realize/remembering that Mandy Patinkin in all those musicals *is* Inigo Montoya
- In my defense I haven’t seen Princess Bride in several years! But wow - I don’t know what to do with today
- A win is a win, and we should fight nail and tooth for every one
- May be millennial / 20th century cringe, but will never not love a good rock n roll tune that speaks to a moment Why are pandemic era songs beginning to resonate again? A mystery!
- Reposted by Salvador EspinozaQuick reminder: DOGE isnt real. Its a figment of President Musks imagination and has no power, and isn’t an agency
- Reposted by Salvador EspinozaFirst Council Meeting of 2025, and my first meeting rolling up my sleeves and getting to work as your District 7 representative. These are some of the Agenda items Council will discuss:
- New District 7 City Council BlueSky handle just dropped 👀 Please give @cm-mikesiegel.bsky.social a follow (and sign up for our D7 news letter) to stay up to date with all the ways Mike Siegel is helping Austin!
- Hey everyone - I'm excited to share that, starting today, I’ll be joining @mikesiegeltx.bsky.social and his team at Austin City Hall! I'm looking forward to working with the team to do everything we can to serve the people of District 7 and our great city! #Adelante
- A merry Christmas Eve to all who celebrate. We’re lucky even just to be alive, let alone to have people in our lives - each moment we remember this is a boon and color to the rest Grateful for all of you tonight, and here’s to celebrating that in our own ways as a whole
