GregortheMendel
@gregorthemendel.bsky.social
Native Texan. Abogada. (((youknowwhatimean))) Dresses as a rocket on Waterloo bridge. Sentence fragments. Whatnot.
Utterly sickening. As an off-and-on balletomane, I was so happy to be blessed with Lauren Anderson as a Principal of the Houston Ballet when I had season tickets. I didn't get to see her nearly enough. What a delight! (Yes, that means the Li Cunxin era. It was fucking fabulous.)
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Utterly sickening. As an off-and-on balletomane, I was so happy to be blessed with Lauren Anderson as a Principal of the Houston Ballet when I had season tickets. I didn't get to see her nearly enough. What a delight! (Yes, that means the Li Cunxin era. It was fucking fabulous.)
My favorite was, "Tipper Gore Jerks Arrhythmically at Inaugural Ball."
I’ll never forget this one theonion.com/gaywads-dork...
December 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
My favorite was, "Tipper Gore Jerks Arrhythmically at Inaugural Ball."
I was listening to an @npr.org story about the Trump admin and the uncertain future of Special Ed. One major factor they didn't bring up but should have is this:
Feds say Texas illegally failed to educate students with disabilities
A U.S. Department of Education investigation concluded Thursday that Texas violated federal law by failing to ensure students with disabilities were properly evaluated and provided with an adequate pu...
www.texastribune.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I was listening to an @npr.org story about the Trump admin and the uncertain future of Special Ed. One major factor they didn't bring up but should have is this:
Brian Eno beat out Hildegard von Bingen for my top artist this year.
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Brian Eno beat out Hildegard von Bingen for my top artist this year.
Yes. We saw this in Fort Bend County when County Judge KP George was indicted. He switched from D to R. It's the party preferred by criminals and others of low moral character, for obvious reasons.
Will Cuellar switch parties? 🤔
Cuellar won re-election in 2022 by 13 points.
In 2024, he won re-election by 5.6 points.
Trump won his district in 2024 by 7 points.
In 2024, he won re-election by 5.6 points.
Trump won his district in 2024 by 7 points.
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Yes. We saw this in Fort Bend County when County Judge KP George was indicted. He switched from D to R. It's the party preferred by criminals and others of low moral character, for obvious reasons.
Sigh. The story about my niece is true. The police were called. It was BAD. She's a strong, successful professional now and happily married to an equally impressive woman.
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Sigh. The story about my niece is true. The police were called. It was BAD. She's a strong, successful professional now and happily married to an equally impressive woman.
@mjeffreson.bsky.social I took my eldest niece to all three days of ACL fest with her girlfriend when she graduated from HS. Hope that pisses you off too because it certainly pissed off my homophobic SIL who tried to strangle her when she came out. 💗
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
@mjeffreson.bsky.social I took my eldest niece to all three days of ACL fest with her girlfriend when she graduated from HS. Hope that pisses you off too because it certainly pissed off my homophobic SIL who tried to strangle her when she came out. 💗
Oh, great. All law schools would be unaccredited or they'd give us some MAGA, corrupt, bullshit scheme. Jfc. They really do hate everything about our country, don't they?
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission called the American Bar Association’s accreditation of law schools a “monopoly” that increases the cost of a law degree and limits the supply of new lawyers reut.rs/3Xsz3Iz
December 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Oh, great. All law schools would be unaccredited or they'd give us some MAGA, corrupt, bullshit scheme. Jfc. They really do hate everything about our country, don't they?
@lachategris.bsky.social Saw your reskeet of the RNS story about Catholic schools. I went to a Methodist-affiliated undergrad and you bet we had a Church Careers department! That was really the only way to tell, though. But we couldn't drink on campus (if anyone was watching).
December 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
@lachategris.bsky.social Saw your reskeet of the RNS story about Catholic schools. I went to a Methodist-affiliated undergrad and you bet we had a Church Careers department! That was really the only way to tell, though. But we couldn't drink on campus (if anyone was watching).
When you see an apple post and don't have to check to see that @chuckwendig.bsky.social reskeeted it because you know it was him.
December 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
When you see an apple post and don't have to check to see that @chuckwendig.bsky.social reskeeted it because you know it was him.
So Trump and the US Government want to "cleanse" Minnesota of persons of Somali descent? What do you call that, I wonder?
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
So Trump and the US Government want to "cleanse" Minnesota of persons of Somali descent? What do you call that, I wonder?
Minor victory. Reported a video to YouTube last month. They took it down.
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Minor victory. Reported a video to YouTube last month. They took it down.
Houston builders and realtors are thrilled, I'm sure.
Zillow is dropping climate risk scores. Here’s why it matters www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...
Zillow is dropping climate risk scores. Here’s why it matters
Zillow, the United States’ largest real estate marketplace, has removed climate risk information from home listings on its website.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Houston builders and realtors are thrilled, I'm sure.
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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
The latest from George F. Will:
The latest from George F. Will:
Opinion | This moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
The latest from George F. Will:
The latest from George F. Will:
My opinion from being around many of them? They truly believe they are better than other women and want to teach us a lesson. They want to hurt other women. It's a power thing.
And yet there are so many MAGA women 🤷♂️
And I can’t understand it
And I can’t understand it
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
My opinion from being around many of them? They truly believe they are better than other women and want to teach us a lesson. They want to hurt other women. It's a power thing.
Thinking about my now-retired Army judge law school dear friend (and more). Pete Hegseth calls JAGs pussies, but my buddy went to jump school and Pete most certainly did not.
My friend also was at the School of the Americas. He didn't tell me, but I figured it out. He was gone for a year.
My friend also was at the School of the Americas. He didn't tell me, but I figured it out. He was gone for a year.
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thinking about my now-retired Army judge law school dear friend (and more). Pete Hegseth calls JAGs pussies, but my buddy went to jump school and Pete most certainly did not.
My friend also was at the School of the Americas. He didn't tell me, but I figured it out. He was gone for a year.
My friend also was at the School of the Americas. He didn't tell me, but I figured it out. He was gone for a year.
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In a couple days, I'm going to be on a little tour of New England to watch Stand By Me with my cast mates and a few hundred of our closest friends.
faster than a roller coaster
In just a couple days, I’ll get up at are-you-fucking-serious o’clock to get on a who-flies-this-fucking-early plane to go across the country, where I will land at you-just-spent-the-entire-day-on-a-plane o’clock, just in time for rush hour. I know, I make it sound really awesome, and you’re all deeply envious of me....
wilwheaton.net
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
In a couple days, I'm going to be on a little tour of New England to watch Stand By Me with my cast mates and a few hundred of our closest friends.
I wonder why???
Wall Street's chief regulator said in an address at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should reform rules requiring disclosure of executive compensation and should move to reduce the legal burdens facing smaller companies.
SEC chief calls for redo of executive compensation disclosure rules
Wall Street's chief regulator said in an address at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should reform rules requiring disclosure of executive compensation and should move to reduce the legal burdens facing smaller companies.
reut.rs
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I wonder why???
It's ok not to like romance novels. Don't let anyone who has never met you tell you don't like them because you have internalized misogyny.
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It's ok not to like romance novels. Don't let anyone who has never met you tell you don't like them because you have internalized misogyny.
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OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
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Watch carefully and you can see right through her eyes into the headrest.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Watch carefully and you can see right through her eyes into the headrest.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
YouTube's algo is delivering me a variety of versions of, "When I Am Laid in Earth." If I watch, "Stop Your Sobbing," will that cure it?
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
YouTube's algo is delivering me a variety of versions of, "When I Am Laid in Earth." If I watch, "Stop Your Sobbing," will that cure it?
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U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Richmond, announced on Saturday that he won’t seek reelection to his Houston-area district, becoming the sixth Republican in Texas’ congressional delegation to announce his retirement this cycle.
U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls won’t seek reelection, becoming sixth Texas Republican to announce exit from Congress
The Richmond Republican, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, made the announcement with days left before the deadline for candidates to file for the 2026 primaries.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Richmond, announced on Saturday that he won’t seek reelection to his Houston-area district, becoming the sixth Republican in Texas’ congressional delegation to announce his retirement this cycle.
That's interesting. He's a MAGAt and a nasty one. Former sheriff, ofc.
U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Richmond, announced on Saturday that he won’t seek reelection to his Houston-area district, becoming the sixth Republican in Texas’ congressional delegation to announce his retirement this cycle.
U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls won’t seek reelection, becoming sixth Texas Republican to announce exit from Congress
The Richmond Republican, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, made the announcement with days left before the deadline for candidates to file for the 2026 primaries.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
November 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
That's interesting. He's a MAGAt and a nasty one. Former sheriff, ofc.
An utter waste of skin and organs.
On “The Necessary Conversation” podcast, Chad’s Trump supporter parents tell him the military should follow Trump’s illegal orders and kill everyone in LA if Trump commanded it — even with him and his sister in the city😳
November 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
An utter waste of skin and organs.