i have been rewatching THE WIRE for the first time in like 15 years and one thing i am struck by in the first few episodes is how theater-like the show is. each scene plays like it could be on the stage, right down to the blocking and movement. but it’s not at all distracting! it works, in fact.

Everyone at this Wednesday show at Emo’s, me included.

An Afghan man with a pending asylum case dies in Dallas one day after being taken into custody by ICE. His death brings the number of in-custody ICE deaths in Texas to at least seven since December.

That pitch missed by 4 inches

Political fighting pervades Texas politicians’ responses to Austin shooting. Days out from the March primary, Republicans called for changes to immigration law. Democrats repeated their calls for stricter gun laws.

Early voting for the Texas 2026 primaries begins Tuesday. Here’s what to know.

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

We dug into a ton of data on what Texans were reading in 2025. Among the @texastribune.org’s most read stories: the proposed THC ban, the 17 constitutional propositions and the devastating floods in Kerrville.

Texas National Guard troops to be recalled from Illinois soon, according to reports.

Texas set to make $20 billion investment in water after voters approve Proposition 4. Texas will use $1 billion in sales tax a year for the next two decades to help secure the state’s water supply.

Put this one on upset watch. This is a Trump +20 district.

when I was a lad it was accepted that you could wear a tshirt under your jersey in college but once you got to the NBA you knocked it off or Charles Oakley or someone would punch you in the skull

What a World Series, see yinz next season

Baseball rules

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is gonna be the winning run which is the most Pittsburgh Pirates thing ever.

HOW CAN YOU NOT BE ROMANTIC ABOUT BASEBALL

Game 7s are great when your team isn't in them

Listen we JUST got raising canes in Pittsburgh.

Only thing better than bullpen guys being late to the fight are goalies skating up the ice like “okay guess I gotta get in this.”

Benches clearing game 7 I love it

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

Did we learn nothing from the all star game?!? Let’s go to home run derby!

the stadium stopped selling alcohol seven innings ago. everyone at this game is sober now

Lolol okay that was the best fly ball ever.

I think they should pitch to Ohtani.

durrrrr how could ben solo be alive? asks the billionaire about a franchise that involves laser swords.

I don’t know why it’s really hitting me right now, but a few weekends ago I saw Mineral’s last show ever. (Never say never)

What’s more difficult to keep up with, which wave of emo we’re on, or all the new generations of Pokémon?

A North Texas community will vote to form a city in an effort to quiet down a crypto mine.

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Going to remember this night for the rest of my life. Oasis at MetLife were incredible, once they hit the stage beer went flying in the air, people were hugging strangers and lighting up cigs like it was 1996.

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

this is really cool to see published by @texastribune.org (and i'm not just saying that, although I am biased because my bestie @duclos.bsky.social was a huge part of this) www.texastribune.org/2025/08/07/t...

Still nothing from him. Reminds me of the day we broke the story that Thiel was secretly funding Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media. Hogan and Thiel never responded to us. And ultimately, they never spoke to us for all our reporting on the matter. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Remember when Brooke Hogan asked why wrestlers don’t have a union… then did some digging and realized the reason was Hulk Hogan.

This is who Trump shipped to a Salvadoran dungeon: An event planner A coal miner An Uber driver Tortilla maker Barber DoorDashers Soccer coaches Furniture-maker Car washers Taxi drivers HVAC techs Auto parts worker Tire plant worker and 240 more... projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...

godspeed ozzy. bridged the gap between me and my dad’s music taste and gave 14 year old nu metal kids the gift of ozzfest.

Congress has decided to claw back previously approved funding for public media. This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)

If you're looking to help those impacted by the Hill County flooding, we've written up a guide on how to help and get help. @texastribune.org.

This past semester was the most stressful of my academic career. I had 180 students and about half cheated at some point in the semester They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays

San Antonio Express News has also done great work on this story, as you'd expect from a local newspaper (which is why we need them!). www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Park Service cancels plan to close Dupont Circle Park during Pride After pushback from local officials, DC police say the park and fountain will remain open

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