Heart wrenching investigation by @sfchronicle.com @stjbs.bsky.social into the impacts of ICE's decision to ignore guidelines during their detention push and the many who have died as a result: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

One of the lasting impacts of the 2020 pandemic is a collapse in Houston's Metro Rail ridership. The Red line lost its stride, while Purple and Green (and Silver BRT) never had a chance.

This story by @yjtorbati.bsky.social for @nytimes.com leaves out a critical detail about the "Law of the Sea" Treaty that the US would like Iran to follow re: The Strait of Hormuz. Like Iran, the US never ratified it. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/w... www.state.gov/law-of-the-s...

Tomorrow is the last day to vote in the Houston City Council election. I'm personally an Audrey Nath fan but do your research and vote! Tomorrow is the last day!

At a certain point they have to just close IAH for the day right?

Because it's Ramadan, I'm mostly nocturnal these days. Where do the cool kids work/study late night in Houston these days?

Today is both Mardi Gras for Catholics (the day before Lent), and the day before Ramadan for Muslims. It's also Chinese New Year. laissez bon temps rouler!

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aziz@texasvc.com · 8mo ago

What was written on Bad Bunny's football at the end of the halftime show?

What was written on Bad Bunny's football at the end of the halftime show?

It's been over a year, and I'm still astounded at how terrible Kamala Harris was. Tidbits like this are reminders that Trump didn't win 2024, Harris lost it. Democrats won statewide in Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada in 2024. Harris was that bad:

Truly bonkers stats that should give us pause

Bolts@boltsmag.org · last yr.

An astonishing 80 percent of the Louisiana's death sentences between 1976 and 2015 were later reversed. A judge recently vacated the conviction of Chris Duncan, who had been on the state's death row for decades.

One the weirdest aspects of the Citizens United Supreme Court Case is that corporations affiliate with political parties. I wonder if professional athletes will start to consider Nike's giving behavior when they compete with adidas? www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

A trip to Paris is a weird mix of technologies. NFC payments aren't widely accepted, with credit card chip + pin as the backstop that American's don't have. It's like the smart phone revolution quietly skipped this part of the world - with eye opening differences. Some of them good - but v different

Currently Googling: Can a concussion improve mental performance? #HookEm

It's the time of year where pseudo-intellectuals give their reasons why we should stop changing our clocks, ignoring the fact that we have already tried this and hated it so much, Congress interrupted watergate to go back with veto proof majorities. www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/t...

The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It - Washingtonian

The sun rose at 8:27 AM on January 7, 1974. Children in the Washington area had left for school in the dark that morning, thanks to a new national experiment during a wrenching energy crisis: most of ...

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Folks who don't go to college are critical of the concept of college.

Conrad Hackett@conradhackett.bsky.social · 12mo ago

NEW: Republicans are more critical than Democrats of colleges & universities. On issues relating to skills, job preparation and free speech, Republicans are at least 15 points more likely than Democrats to say higher ed system is doing poor or fair. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

"Never short a cult"

“—and what do we call prisoners who are children and haven’t been charged with anything?” is a textbook example of why imprecise language makes bad journalism

I'm very thankful that so many were released today. If you were an Israeli soldier pulled from a tank during a battle, you were a "hostage" and if you were a Palestinian child seized by the IDF without charge you were a "prisoner." I'd love to understand that logic @nytimes.com @nbcnews.com

Watches and wearables are finally good enough that I can start going places with completely empty pockets. That's pretty incredible progress!

Absolutely bonkers detail from today's ceasefire signing:

The Aggie uniforms today are driving me crazy. White helmet with white stripes, but cream numbers and cream pants. Who designed these crimes against design?

We're in the middle of a wild societal experiment

Why is Mayor Whitmire breaking the one part of Metro that didn’t need fixing? | Editorial www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...

Why is Mayor Whitmire breaking the one part of Metro that didn’t need fixing?

Without explanation or warning, Houston changed downtown and midtown traffic signals so that the Red Line light rail is often stuck at red lights.

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In the wake of polling last week that showed Democrats viewing Israel through the same lens as apartheid South Africa, multiple leading Democrats are publicly disavowing AIPAC. Today's latest example is McMorrow in Michigan, but it's becoming hard to track all of the pledges.

I know folks are really bummed about the keys to CBS News being tossed over to a new-media startup, but "network news" has been dead for a very long time. This is just the tombstone.

There's always next year

We all joke about Israel being the 51st state, but it was Qatar all along: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Like AM radio and newspapers, it's fascinating to watch the death rattle of broadcast net affiliates. Down 66% since the pre-pandemic high, and basically at its 1994 IPO price. Half of their shrinking revenue is from recarriage rights - ie checks in the mail from cable comps because of a 1992 law.

If you invested $1 in Sinclair in 1995, you would have $1.08 today. Share price is down 66% since the pandemic.