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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 2h

According to the Federal Register, the American First Legal Foundation has petitioned the Election Assistance Commission to require the same thing the SAVE Act requires: proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Public comment ends Oct. 20.

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A proposed election rule could make it much harder to register to vote

In April, I wrote about the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (or SAVE) Act, which requires, among other things, voters to present a passport, birth

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Jennifer Harris @jwharris.bsky.social · 3h

But it is how authoritarians work…

Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 3h

This is not how authority works

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 3h

wtf

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 8h

this is the dumbest shit i have ever read

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Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 7h

if you're going to turn reporting i did almost a decade ago into a breakout story the least you could do is link to it

The Dallas Morning News @dallasnews.com · 7h

If not for R&B singer D’Angelo, who died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at age 51, the world might never have known Erykah Badu.

How D’Angelo helped launch the career of Dallas’ Erykah Badu

If not for R&B singer D’Angelo, who died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at age 51, the world might never have known Erykah Badu.

www.dallasnews.com

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The Dallas Morning News @dallasnews.com · 7h

If not for R&B singer D’Angelo, who died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at age 51, the world might never have known Erykah Badu.

How D’Angelo helped launch the career of Dallas’ Erykah Badu

If not for R&B singer D’Angelo, who died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at age 51, the world might never have known Erykah Badu.

www.dallasnews.com

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 7h

You can help create signs or costumes. You can write letters and make phone calls.

There are ways to participate without going to a protest.

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 8h

Perhaps this is you, and you do want to help in some way. One way you could do that is to be the emergency contact for your friends who are protesting. You could also in addition to that wait a few minutes away from the protest site with first aid and other emergency items in case they need them.

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 8h

As you may have heard, the No Kings protests will happen nationally on Saturday. But I’ve heard from people who say, for various reasons we should respect, that they cannot go. Some say it’s a mental health thing, others a physical health thing, etc. 1/2

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 9h

Kids saying "i love hitler" and joking about gas chambers: Stupid things that shouldn't follow them around

Kids saying "free palestine" or making a joke about charlie kirk: things that should blacklist you from society forever, possibly get you put in prison

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 9h

Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 12h

I got this press release: "Cup Noodles just dropped Turkey Dinner and Pumpkin Pie flavors at your local Walmart, solving dry Thanksgiving meals and boring dinner table conversations with these two bold flavors."

It also used the words "slurpable" and "moist"

Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 12h

I'm getting some great responses so far, which is going to help shape the story (or stories) I plan to write. If you're a teacher in Texas, please consider taking this, and if you know one, you'd be doing me a huge favor by sharing it with them.

Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

In order to have some quality control, it will require you to sign in to Google. However, I am not storing that information. I do ask at the end of the survey if I can contact you, and provide a place for you to share any contact information. That part is entirely optional.

Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

Basically i updated my story and went to bed.

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

Or return a call from that publication so the story never gets published

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

OK …

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

www.dmagazine.com/micropost/er...

Eric Johnson may (or may not) (but probably will) be stepping down as mayor

Probably much like the Dallas Morning News’ Everton Bailey, I've spent the better part of two weeks chasing down a rumor that Eric Johnson will resign his

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

Truth. It's also little comfort to know that Texas politics has been a bit juvenile for a while.

Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

Probably much like the Dallas Morning News’ Everton Bailey, I’ve spent the better part of two weeks chasing down a rumor that Eric Johnson will resign his post as mayor so he can run for something else.
Here's what we do and do not know:
www.dmagazine.com/micropost/er...

Eric Johnson may (or may not) (but probably will) be stepping down as mayor

Probably much like the Dallas Morning News’ Everton Bailey, I've spent the better part of two weeks chasing down a rumor that Eric Johnson will resign his

www.dmagazine.com

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

I got @jesszafarris.bsky.social’s new book and I need to tell you it’s making my word nerd heart so happy. Etymology is my jam, probably because of all the spelling bees.

The cover of “Useless Etymology: Offbeat word origins for curious minds,” by Jess Zafarris.

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

We could shut this whole "antifa is paid" thing down real fast if we'd all commit, as journalists, to asking what antifa means. As in, what the word actually means, what actual words it's a portmanteau for, and what those words mean.

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

Wait ... isn't spirit open now?

Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

I have five stories cooking in various stages of completion. One of them is a little more important than the others, but it's also the one that is giving me the most fits.

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

In order to have some quality control, it will require you to sign in to Google. However, I am not storing that information. I do ask at the end of the survey if I can contact you, and provide a place for you to share any contact information. That part is entirely optional.

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, teacher friends, I am conducting the first of what may be several surveys meant to gauge the state of teaching in Texas. If you wouldn't mind taking this survey, it would help me better craft stories through the next year.
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Teaching in Texas

This survey is designed to help us better understand how teachers in Texas feel about their jobs. Your responses will remain anonymous to the public unless you agree to be contacted, and even then, on...

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

I have problems with lactose so I've been strictly Owyn for a while.

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 1d

FR, because dol comes before don and I'm not having that.