Daily Archives: November 9, 2025

Weekend link dump for November 9

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

“A Review of Grokipedia, Using Myself as Test Subject”. Spoiler alert, it’s not great. “Anti-Vax Facebook Groups Ushered in Our Current MAHA Nightmare”. “Big Tech may have outfoxed regulators and its workforce, but [Cory] Doctorow sees a reckoning coming. Absent … Continue reading →

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Another story about Taylor Rehmet

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

This one has more numbers in it. Despite the district’s solid-red reputation, Democrat Taylor Rehmet won the most votes in a Tuesday special election for vacant Senate District 9. The district, represented by Kelly Hancock since 2013, encompasses northern Tarrant … Continue reading →

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Fifth Circuit allows drag ban enforcement

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not quite sure how to interpret this. Texas can enforce a 2023 law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. Senate Bill 12 prohibits drag performers from dancing suggestively or wearing certain prosthetics on public … Continue reading →

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The Ismaili Center has its opening

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

I’m really looking forward to seeing it for myself. After nearly two decades of planning and construction, a vacant property near Buffalo Bayou has been transformed into a majestic, 150,000-square-foot Ismaili Center — a new cultural and religious landmark that … Continue reading →

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