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New post from our contributor Jordan about the Austin Asian American Film Festival (www.aaafilmfest.org) : the-austin-tadarida.ghost.io/the-2026-aus...

Hungary rid itself of Orbán, and Ukraine is set to beat Russia. Here's @elongreen.bsky.social with a valuable look back on U.S. Republicans' connections to those authoritarian regimes. flaminghydra.com/hillbilly-bl...

calling it now - a lot of people will claim they were supporting the infowars elf when he is finally vindicated by history but weren't here for him when it really mattered

this account has revealed to me that Mickey and friends seem to be armed more often than not

folks are talking about Paris and I'll just say - when I was there I was surprised how many seemingly actual french people were sporting berets, I heart Paris t-shirts, etc. we did not see anyone playing accordion, however

found a wild album cover

First day out on my new Canyon bike. The 360° sensor array hums as the on-bike AI analyzes every inch of pavement. The AR helmet feels like an extension of my senses. $45k well spent, I think to myself. I roll out of the driveway. A drunk driver doing 90 down my street instantly turns me into Ragù

wrote about how we live in rape world

also going to check out this track

reading about David Barton this morning and found this unsettling image on his Patriot Academy website:

If you’re wondering why Brötchen blew up seemingly out of nowhere, guess what: he’s a nepo baby. His mom is literally a pygmy hippo *at the same fucking zoo*

Interview with Lauren Hough about her new book coming out: the-austin-tadarida.ghost.io/this-is-our-...

every day there's at least one news story with the emotional cadence of finding out the kid in your middle school class who ate his own boogers just won the lottery

Fascinating! Love learning about eels, especially local ones.

“Inboden’s ideal school will strictly promote the line that the West is the best, idealism trumps materialism, and diversity is divisive. Both sides of ‘debates’ will flatter power and prestige…” the-austin-tadarida.ghost.io/a-kingdom-on...

New post on higher education at UT Austin: the-austin-tadarida.ghost.io/ghost/

the-austin-tadarida.ghost.io/a-kingdom-on... My latest.

important update from my mom:

I think we've evolved beyond the need for commencement speakers at graduation. When I graduated, the speaker spoke so much about the (then-new) Harry Ransom Center on campus that a grad next to me asked if the Center was graduating or if we were.

From our magazine: Once the majority has decided a marginalized group is the demon in one part of a story, it’s easier to paint them as demons in another. To counter this, we need to look at the topic of gender-expansive athletes in a detailed and holistic way.

I'm sure I've complained about this before, possibly on here, but one of my least favorite journalistic tropes is to describe everything as 'on the edge' or 'approaching a point of no return' or 'speeding toward,' especially when it comes to describing climate collapse or oligarchy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlGf... Love a cover I was unaware of!

Happy birthday to Willie Nelson, who turned 93 today and is still out on the road, performing two nights ago at the Koka Booth Amphitheater in North Carolina. He is amazing. Here's a circa 1950 photo of Willie with his grandmother, Nancy Nelson who raised him.

cold food truck: serving deli items, gazpacho, other refreshing but not warm dishes

“Alex Jones was once a local oddball, shouting his black-helicopter conspiracy theories on the city's public access cable network. Now we're all living in the post-truth world he helped create.” An obituary, sorta:

as I sit shivering here at the office, amazing things are happening elsewhere and my wife is a witness

You are being lied to. And there's only one man who knows the truth. Jim Haggerty returns, only on InfoWars.

would also love to hear from teachers!!

I have been to Bracken Cave and was delighted to see that in addition to the bats, other creatures (including a hawk, skunk and raccoon) all came out when the bats started emerging

This website has some truly curious bat photos, take a look: www.merlintuttle.org/bat-photogra...

I wrote about Dianna Russini, the constant pressure female reporters face to prove they aren't sleeping with sources (plus the pressure we do get from sources to get involved with them), and why all of this is so uncomfortable to talk about. Gift link:

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m... My wife just finished this book and was really impressed.

samuel beckett was born on this day 120 years ago. astonishing to think that if he had survived, and could run 100m in 9.57 seconds, he would be not only the oldest but also the fastest man in the world - together with his nobel prize for literature, an astonishing trifecta

They spent a decade complaining about safe spaces and then made a robot to give you compliments and tell you your mp3 of farting noises is Brian Eno

ontheballbowling.com has a 'flag of Iran bowling ball,' in case you missed it: www.ontheballbowling.com/products/iran

Love this. Now listening to a 1992 Afghan Whigs show when they begin by introducing themselves as Poi Dog Pondering: archive.org/details/ajc0...

have we tried calling him 'dangerous donald'

Defector has really been hitting it to all fields lately. Give 'em a shot if you haven't yet! defector.com/products

today's april fool is the Passover scoundrel Gefilte P. Fish

I really appreciate this - the end of 'digital media' didn't seem quite real when it was happening, and it's hard to let go

found some of that good ass hi-res 1999 shit. these are the pictures that would be on the wall at subway if subway were about computer

While doing some research, I found this 2018 City Journal article predicting that "wokeism" in Austin would bring a surge in crime, a "deterioration of the quality of life," and turn the city into the "into the seedy Times Square of yore." See replies to learn how that prediction held up!

cracking up at this thumbnail

a guy sitting next to us at the noodle place near campus said to his table, 'well, you know who controls the media' and I don't think he actually specified who did and now I'm dying to know

oh no!! my download won't include Climpchamp content!

I enjoyed this.

I think I will watch the Wendy's/Metaverse/hamburger-basketball debacle every time it shows up in my TL. just wonderful

real footage from the metaverse via @samleecole.bsky.social