on the other site now, go follow me there so I have some people to follow

congratulations to everyone learning about ennui for the first time, huge week for you guys

didn't watch succession, don't care about succession, but "consumer interest" is an unhinged way of framing what art and criticism are for

I wrote about the marriage of Ginni and Clarence Thomas.

Published Saturday, but I've been away from twitter: For years, the Palm Harbor Library had Pride displays, including one in its children's section, without complaint. Then, this year, a Pinellas County Commissioner took aim. Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/news/pinellas/…

RIP Emily Dickinson, you would have really loved Mountain Dew Summer Freeze 💙

Pinellas County and St. Pete commissioned a study showing what a new #Rays stadium at the Trop site could mean in terms of jobs and economic impact. Our ⁦Colleen Wright⁩ and ⁦Jack Evans⁩ have the details tampabay.com/news/st-peters…

With Pinellas County facing costs of $146M to upgrade its downtown campus, consultants recommend building a new government center elsewhere. They suggest the county sell its 16 properties to foster what would be massive private development downtown tampabay.com/news/pinellas/…

“People say, ‘Oh, you fucked up your career’ but they’re talking about the career they had in mind for me. I fucked up the house in Antigua that the record company dudes wanted to buy. I fucked up their career, not mine.” amp.theguardian.com/music/2021/may…

Just incredible characters in this Jack Evans story about residents in the beach town that doesn't contribute to the transportation system that offers a free bus to them which homeless people ride who someone thinks might molotov cocktail their house tampabay.com/news/transport…

nadine really freaked it on this, my fav texas writer on one of the great texas albums

Time to re-up this again! Tampa Bay Times did a fantastic project in 2021 highlighting the risk of storm surge from a hurricane similar to Idalia’s path. The results are rough.

After Pinellas County ordered evacuations for barrier islands during Hurricane Idalia, the Hyatt resort stayed open. It slid letters under guests' doors falsely stating that the "we have not been ordered to evacuate Clearwater Beach." Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/hurricane/2023…

stories like this are why Tracey is one of the best reporters in america

Jokes aside — love seeing them, think they're mostly pretty good, keep it up everyone — doesn't feel great to see "full-time stan" go out as an actual journalism job

Sad news out of Tallahassee: Legendary Tampa Bay Times journalist Lucy Morgan died. A fierce reporter, she loved being underestimated: “To be a Southern woman in a Capitol full of good old boys is an advantage. When they find out I’m serious, it’s too late.” tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

today is my last day at the Tampa Bay Times. I've been there almost seven years and it's been wonderful. next week I move to Asheville, NC, to work as an investigative reporter at Asheville Watchdog, a nonprofit newsroom doing really great work. now going back to not posting. thanks!