Things that did _not_ kill kids today: - a renaissance sculpture - a film about Ruby Bridges - drag queen story time - the word ‘tampon’ - critical race theory - woke banks - saying that Rosa Parks was Black - gender-affirming care - ‘The Bluest Eye’ What did: -an AR-f––ing-15

Actual billboard sponsored by University of Arizona school of humanities. Excellent. UA Humanities

BREAKING: Republican Donor Harlan Crow has been giving millions of dollars to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas for over 20 years, off the books, under the table. ProPublica just discovered that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife

6 years ago, a plan was already in motion to corrupt our courts and force through a nationwide ban on the most commonly used abortion pill — in all 50 states, any and all circumstances, without exception. And Josh Hawley thinks you’ll let him get away with it. Let me explain:

The Mediterranean Sea was dry 5M years ago Then, a series of MEGAFLOODS filled it in a matter of months How did the Med dry up? Why did it fill so brutally? How would it have felt to be there? This is what we know:

Angela Kocherga Sergio Martínez-Beltrán Houston Public Media Gail Delaughter Public Health Watch David Leffler @SavannaStrott E&E News Tom Frank During Jim Crow, a debate emerged among Black thought leaders: teach trade skills, or teach the classics and study ancient Greek & Roman texts? Now, modern researchers highlight the contributions of Black Texans in the debate. Our @seanasaldana reports: txst.us/3p2Gd88

Black Classicists in Texas is a free public exhibition, celebrating the life and work of classicists of color in Austin and Central Texas. KUT Austin and Texas Standard (@texasstandard.bsky.social) recently met with Dr. Ayelet H Lushkov with UT Austin Classics to discuss the project. Full article: bit.ly/3nkx7mZ

This would raise the age to buy a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21. Attention shifts to the Calendars committee and Chair Dustin Burrows, who decide if this will come up for a House floor vote.

while wearing the names of the victims of the Uvalde and Allen shootings and after waiting 13 hours to speak, I was escorted out by police for testifying seconds over my allotted time to address the real harm that threatens TX kids: gun violence, not drag queens.

“Because of our #tenured & tenure-track faculty, coupled w/ State support, TX has the most public Tier 1 & Tier 2 research universities of any state….TX wld not be able to compete for top faculty talent against the 800 colleges and universities that have adopted AAUP principles”

New: UT Austin tried to hire a game theory professor for its new free-enterprise think tank, the Civitas Institute. He turned down the job after watching the #txlegel fight over tenure. texastribune.org/2023/05/23/civ…

Has anyone in the England locker room realized that if they don’t stay in they won’t be able to have the Lord’s Sunday roast? #Ashes2023 #bbccricket

Austin recorded zero 107°+ temperatures for 20 years (between 1897-1917). Today was Austin's fifth 107°+ temperature *this week*! #ClimateCrisis

At the Oval for Stuart Broad’s last test day, and is there a better time to remind people that Broady shall forever live on in this behind-the-paywall article? Thread for the highlights!

Send COLA to #SXSW2024 and #SXSWEdu by voting for our 12 proposed panels by Sun, Aug 20! Find the list of COLA panels and how to vote here: liberalarts.utexas.edu/news/vote-for-…

A new state law here in Texas allows public schools to replace counselors with unlicensed “chaplains.” It went into effect TODAY. School districts now have six months to decide whether or not to create government-sponsored chaplain programs. Here's what you need to know.🧵1/10

I just wrote a review on The Waterside Ruffle Rash Guard - Sea Urchin yotpo.com/go/gfK0qyLK via Yotpo

A bit of Schade-freude #BRECHE #bbcsport