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From Robert Ceresa: People with no vote in the white primaries that decided Texas elections of the time, no seat on the boards that ran their schools, and no authority over public education, built 527 public buildings and made the state keep them. Nothing they used was given to them.

The Texas governor said he brought data center permitting to halt, but watchdog groups found projects continue to move through the approval process.

Massively grateful to everyone who helped out and turned out for this incredible @comixaction.com / @handsoffnyc.bsky.social event! Here's a thread of the links and resources we shared for EARLY VOTING and PROTECTING THE VOTE! First, check your voter registration at vote.org! Do it today!

In light of some magazines pulling scummy things on creators lately, I’m doing a little thread on short story rights. I don't want anybody getting taken advantage of. Also, if you're new, this stuff can be confusing!

At least 100 protesters gathered outside of the Freeman Coliseum on the East Side as President Donald Trump’s rally for Republican candidates got underway. bit.ly/4hSrxk5

Locals accuse billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX of forcing the disannexation of 444 acres in South Texas through threats and secrecy to build a suspected data center.

More than 20 Texas families on Monday requested that the U.S. Supreme Court hear their challenge to Senate Bill 10, the state's Ten Commandments law. bit.ly/4xaPiKs

ICE just arrested people outside a church food bank here in Austin. My message to our community: know your rights, look out for your neighbors. My message to ICE: get the hell out of Austin.

New: an indigenous group in Texas is suing to stop the Big Bend border wall construction on religious grounds. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez is the lawyer on the case www.texasobserver.org/indigenous-g...

OK wait: The "pipeline rerouted because of grave of fictional character" story was never true? It's a silly season spin-up reposted by the BBC, Guardian etc.? The pipeline never went near the "grave" and was never rerouted? Rusty Foster with the links: www.todayintabs.com/p/dobby-s-gr...

This isn’t a knock on Bluesky. Bluesky is designed to be an open protocol and platform, part of the open-web philosophy. The problem is that people are always looking for one platform for all their communication need. That platform doesn’t exist—and probably never will.

💯 this! The U.S. government and other authorities may be able to obtain and/or already have records of posts you’ve made on this app, including some content you’ve since deleted. Only post what you’d be comfortable explaining to a judge in person later.

Vaccine benefit in children "Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years of whom 101 million were infants younger than 1 year." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... The most striking benefit was for vaccination vs measles (Figure)

Google’s AI team is instructing applicants to take special steps to avoid their resumes getting discarded by the company's AI systems

The distributor yanked all products containing jalapeño, including store-brand products in Target, Whole Foods, Walmart, Kroger and Trader Joe’s.

That’s enough to hire 4,615 public school teachers or 4,653 firefighters.

LGBTQ+ organisations across Europe unite in action to 'Protect Pride. Protect Democracy' www.scenemag.co.uk/l... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Poster work has been abysmal this year, so I am looking for editorial, books, packaging work at the moment If you’re looking for anyone… LMK! Thank you 🙇🏻🙇🏻🙇🏻

If you are planning for #Botany2027 and did or did not attend #Botany2026, fill out this form if you need childcare!! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... please!! This year there was no childcare and the nursing room is more a custodian closet without a lock, AC, water/sink+light goes off very 5 mins

The mayor’s call for a citywide vote on San Antonio’s $489 million contribution toward a new Spurs arena apparently didn’t sit well with Centro’s Trish DeBerry.

American Bar Association rejects plan to scrap DEI rule for law schools reut.rs/3Rz2PvX

URGENT MUTUAL AID Thanks to all who have shared &/or sent funds, as I am grateful for each & every $ that came through, but I am still short about $2,500, & soon out of meds, groceries, etc. again, so please help, if able!🙏🏾 Please share widely!🫂 As always, still looking for work!✨ bit.ly/CVforKKJ

“Only three things have been shown to never work: (1) Communism, (2) One-ply toilet paper, and (3) the War on Drugs.” — Unknown #DrugProhibition #ProhibitionBlunder #EndTheWarOnDrugs

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico visited a San Antonio union training center Thursday, where he discussed organized labor, the economy, immigration enforcement and data centers. Read More👉 ebx.sh/X2B8DF

A lawsuit filed this week against the state-mandated Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms argues the requirement violates the Texas Constitution. bit.ly/4wylE1z

Animation folks that are looking for work currently, or in the next few weeks, I have a lead on an Adult Animation/Action/Superhero show staffing up soon: BG Layout - mid level Blender knowledge needed Prop 2d FX Char Design Feel free to drop portfolio links below, and I will send them along to AD

The city of San Antonio wants you to play miniature golf at Cool Crest, buy Fiesta supplies at Amols’ and eat tamales from Adelita Tamales & Tortilla Factory. bit.ly/4h3WRgX

The team at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve are looking for a part-time volunteer co-ordinator. sussexwt.livevacancies.co.uk#/job/details...

A journalist has asked me to find them an entomologist for a story they’re doing on mosquitoes. Any entomologists down?

Trying to start a discord group for women and non-binary writers of speculative (or just kind of strange in all genres) fiction. So we can encourage each other, etc. On the ground floor right now. If you want in, let me know, and I'll send you the link!

⭐ Too lemony.

Before he was Scrooge, he was McDuck.

The Democratic Socialists of America are winning elections across the US, including in San Antonio. The Republican Party is calling the DSA "communists." DSA supports universal health care, benefits for workers, opposition to billionaires and stopping data centers Read More👉 ebx.sh/5A9SlN

In Texas, 62% of operating and under-construction data-center capacity is located in areas facing high or extremely high water stress: wild new map from Bloomberg Intelligence

I filed a FOIA request to find out how many atheists are in the entire U.S. federal prison system. The answer was shocking: Out of 153,834 federal inmates, only 101 identify as atheists. Let's talk about what that means... and doesn't mean. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/in-2026-at...

They are also the inspiration for the Beatles' song and film, Yellow Submarine.

How your email finds me.

THREAD OF PLACES TO ACCESS FOOD 🧵 Please spread the word on and off this website, because people are dealing with real hunger issues now.

THE NEXT FEW DAYS: Tomorrow we're going to make a run at our first triple digit day in San Antonio. Heat indices will be near 107°. Heat indices will remain in the triple digits through next week. Just note that Thursday and Friday mornings will be in the low 80s so we're not cooling off at night.

I keep thinking there needs to be a network that somehow helps authors to do the promotional stuff, now that publishers don't and that social networks are losing traction. Like... I don't know. Help making plans, and practical help with whatever needs doing. Do we have that?

Well, laid off from my part-time job today, so a reminder l'm open to work-for-hire, have pitches galore, and am very good at my job! Believe me, I have references! And if any of those references know of any opportunities, please consider recommending/reaching out to your boy!

I tried out a joke about Pegasus, but it flew over everyone's head.