Daily Archives: June 7, 2026

Weekend link dump for June 7

“It has completely infected the white supremacist realm. Misogyny is as important, I would argue, as racism or neo-Nazi-ism now to people that traffic in these kinds of ideas and live in these cultures.” “For years, DuckDuckGo has enticed privacy-seeking … Continue reading

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Texas DREAM Act appeal heard

I wish them all the best. A group of college students asked a Fifth Circuit panel Thursday to overturn an agreement that blocked a state law allowing students without permanent immigration status to receive in-state tuition at Texas public colleges … Continue reading

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I am so sick of Mike Miles

From Lisa Falkenberg’s latest: For months, I had written about other schools within Houston ISD, scrutinizing superintendent Mike Miles’ reforms in the state’s takeover, his closure of libraries and sidelining of storybooks, all the while harboring some relief that my own three kids’ campuses had been … Continue reading

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“Grey’s Anatomy: West Texas”

This ought to be…something. TV producer Shonda Rhimes is coming to Texas. Or at least one of her shows is. ABC-TV has ordered a spin-off version of “Grey’s Anatomy” that will be set in West Texas, according to Variety. “Grey’s … Continue reading

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