The enigmatic ICE arrest of a beloved employee at one Beaumont restaurant has made unexpected allies and garnered thousands of residents' signatures calling for answers. Here’s what I was able to verify and learn from the family. www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article...

The City of Beaumont’s financial relationship with the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce has ended after a disagreement on how to measure economic development expenditures, according to city emails I obtained through an open records request. www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/art...

A great watch for Halloween! 🧟‍♂️🎃👻

NEW: during a brief post-rally Q/A, @jamestalarico.bsky.social told me he would make workers' rights and a nationwide gerrymandering ban some of his prime concerns if elected to the Senate. He also spoke about his position on the apartheid and genocide in occupied Palestinian Territories.

Unionized reporters in Chicago won a federal court order barring federal agents from threatening to arrest or using physical force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist. newsguild.org/release-fede...

Newest @deathbattle.gg episode is out. Had a blast playing Jackie Daytona! Huge shout out to the cast, crew, @ismahawk.bsky.social and literally everyone involved.

🏛️ Shutdown: I reached out to Southeast Texas’ congressmen to talk about what the local response strategy will be for 13,200 federally employed Southeast Texans who are working without pay. My latest: www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article...

An unprecedented labor victory for one group of Houston’s working class. A politician didn’t give this to them, thoughts and prayers didn’t give this to them, nor did scapegoating - seeing their coworkers as human beings earned them this deal. www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...

A lot of people are (understandably) focused on the Saudi Arabia and Kushner part of this, but the far bigger immediate impact will come from the new private EA being on the hook for $20 billion in debt. That could mean mass layoffs, more aggressive monetization, and other big cost-cutting measures

In other SETX labor & business news; Houston Public Media obtained a 116-page management agreement showing record-high revenue and profits figures at the downtown Houston hotel that’s embroiled in an unprecedented service-industry strike in Texas. www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...

Here’s one of the stories I wrote recently: August’s labor report came in, and unemployment has climbed for the second consecutive month in the Golden Triangle, despite job growth in the construction sector. www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/art...

Coming off the last few weeks of county tax abatement coverage in the heart of oil & gas country, it’s worth a good laugh to read one of the richest people give the game away. The business community will do anything to avoid paying New Deal-era tax rates again… Including right-wing nationalization.

The way watching football and the women’s Rugby World Cup all weekend really makes it feel like Autumn is unmatched.

Internet Surfing brought me this gem from the old job. delta.roosterteeth.com

What does trust and authenticity mean to you? Like, when you’re asked to build something with someone or rely on them, what are the types of things you are willing to excuse for the sake of broader goals and what begins to call character into question for you?

“Mamdani and Fateh gained credibility by identifying the problem as landlords, a powerful lobby others avoid crossing.” From @kenklippenstein.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kenklippenstein/p/party-control-is-dead

Baristas in Beaumont, Texas are seeking representation in @sbworkersunited.org, and held a sip-in demonstration where they talked transparency in take-home pay, improved scheduling, harassment protections and more with their regulars. ☕️ www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/art...

City Council will be debating a voting on an ordinance to heavily restrict game rooms today. I’ve been making attempts to get the other side of the story from a pair of the new game rooms around town, and they have been resistant to talk. www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article...

ICYMI: The Governor Greg Abbot dropped the official list of priorities in the Special Session starting 1 week from today. Has a whole lot in its 18 loaded items, much of which pertaining to recent events and even shaping future ventures. Cutting through the noise: gov.texas.gov/news/post/go...

NEW: Hearst Newspapers, which currently owns @houstonchronicle.com, The San Antonio Express-News, the Beaumont Enterprise and most recently acquired the Austin American-Statesman, announced this morning it’s purchasing The Dallas Morning News. 📰

This week I’ve been chatting with Beaumont businesses and community members who are communicating a silent message of solidarity with the families who lost the most precious treasures during the July 4th floods… 🎀🎗️

Good morning BlueSky! ☀️ I’m making the conscious effort to be more active here, (let’s pretend like it’s not motivated by any recent events or headlines 😅) and wanted to say you should tap in to the community work I’ve done all across this great state we call Texas. Linktr.ee/Mamelaaa_Mbu

“CWA and Microsoft initially boasted a mutually beneficial relationship while the latter was attempting to get its purchase of Activision Blizzard across the regulatory finish line.” aftermath.site/microsoft-la...

Xbox producer recommends laid off workers should use AI to 'help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss': aftermath.site/xbox-microsoft...

The realization more people need to come to is that no higher institution is coming to save us when fascists march. Grassroots institutions save communities, but that often requires people have the long term vision & village-mindset to build those kinds of things - qualities Americans lack.

Things I heard today “I wish I could dance every dance, sing in every language, and cook every food. so I could make everyone feel welcome and at home.”

“They continue to portray it as not a complete ban on hemp, but when you restrict 95% of the cannabinoids that growers can grow — that distributors and retailers can sell, it’s a ban.” My latest for the Beaumont Enterprise. ✍🏾 www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/art...

In-depth no bullsh*t reporting from @hanrahan.tv on the blurred lines between governance, gangs, and what defines those who have a monopoly on violence. A must watch. 📺 : youtu.be/M7kVBXlEax4?...

Scoop: Texas police used Flock's license plate cameras to search *nationwide* for a woman who had a self-managed abortion. Claim it was "about her safety" www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...

Been doin some urban foraging 🍄🥴 I’m like 75% sure these are #WoodEarMushrooms (holds shape when folded, thicker in the center thinner at the edge, lighter in color, etc.), but what do y’all think? Should this be in my dinner tonight?

Life Lately

today ea canceled its black panther game and shut down the studio behind it, cliffhanger. despite this and other recent layoffs, ea boasts a larger headcount now than it did during a similar timeframe last year. but in an industry born of collective effort, numbers don't paint the whole picture

Whitewashed Radicals: How We Sanitize Our Icons youtu.be/VjzzLuRnTMo

Was my Album of the Year and in my top 10 rotation EVERY year since. 😤 Loving this conversation: youtu.be/jbqVb8sBn04?...

Pov: you’re Peter Parker or Clark Kent 📸 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjjwDGYw/

The Enterprise hires new business reporter… it’s me! 👋🏾 www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/art...

Non-reactionary “Anti-Zionists, on the other hand, believed that the problem of antisemitism should not be addressed by reproducing the same kind of exclusionary logic that motivated Polish and German racists in the early 20th century.” www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...

Born too late for affordable houses & college 🏛️, born too soon for space travel 🚀 - born just in time to finance my cheesesteaks, miss a single payment, and be devastated with late fees & 30% interests payments.

❤️🐓🦷 www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screen...

To post about layoffs without directly owning up to the action is disappointingly shitty. If you’re going to do it, be honest. Love my friends at BioWare, they are incredible people that just want to make incredible adventures and have the resources to do it. This isn’t right.

They couldn’t even pronounce my name when discussing my pain in numbers

"Scratch a Liberal and a Fascist Bleeds": 3 Times They Allied to Fight Leftists youtu.be/ZHJzlUBJoto

As a kid, I always wondered why I was so obsessed Star Wars. I always wondered why it was so important. As an adult, I get it now. Star Wars at its core is a story about fighting authoritarianism.

NEW: On the same day Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta's new commitment to "Free Expression," internal employee dissent and criticism is being censored www.404media.co/facebook-del...

You have to give it to the guy… he knew when to tap in.

You want to do something about record high disapproval of the media? Don’t insult their intelligence. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Spotify pinpointing the exact day my life nosedived is some grimy work 😂