Alex Cranz
@cranz.bsky.social
laser bong lyricist. tech critic.
Still thinking about how many school districts, including Fort Worth ISD, no longer teach entire novels to students. Just excerpts.
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Still thinking about how many school districts, including Fort Worth ISD, no longer teach entire novels to students. Just excerpts.
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socializing on social media is like socializing in a school cafeteria. it is carefully cultivated and maintained by others and the threat of suspension for saying something objectionable is high.
but the socializing sure is convenient!
but the socializing sure is convenient!
Maybe we need to accept that social platforms at scale peaked and it's time to make different choices in terms of how we connect and communicate w/each other.
Unless we want to continue eating at the same restaurant that serves terrible food and complaining about how bad it is in the restaurant?
Unless we want to continue eating at the same restaurant that serves terrible food and complaining about how bad it is in the restaurant?
at a freakin minimum the censors should disclose this detail about their chilling, de-platforming choices
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
socializing on social media is like socializing in a school cafeteria. it is carefully cultivated and maintained by others and the threat of suspension for saying something objectionable is high.
but the socializing sure is convenient!
but the socializing sure is convenient!
the world is terrible but this queen is at the Kimbell in Fort Worth through mid January and it is absolutely worth the visit.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
the world is terrible but this queen is at the Kimbell in Fort Worth through mid January and it is absolutely worth the visit.
if i understand it correctly that “clean bill”
- killed US hemp
- further cut food safety
- gave a few senators enormous financial handouts for their possible roles in Jan 6
- killed US hemp
- further cut food safety
- gave a few senators enormous financial handouts for their possible roles in Jan 6
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
if i understand it correctly that “clean bill”
- killed US hemp
- further cut food safety
- gave a few senators enormous financial handouts for their possible roles in Jan 6
- killed US hemp
- further cut food safety
- gave a few senators enormous financial handouts for their possible roles in Jan 6
Saw the terrific terrific Librarians in Fort Worth tonight. it’s all about the white christian nationalist push to ban books in the US—including in the town I’m currently living in! Terrific group of people.
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Saw the terrific terrific Librarians in Fort Worth tonight. it’s all about the white christian nationalist push to ban books in the US—including in the town I’m currently living in! Terrific group of people.
crossing my fingers Trump tries to do a Cuomo and distract from Epstein by legalizing weed.
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
crossing my fingers Trump tries to do a Cuomo and distract from Epstein by legalizing weed.
Patrick tried this ban in Texas at the behest of the liquor lobby. Curious who got Mitch to add it to the spending bill.
as someone who just moved from a weed state to a hemp state i hate them.
as someone who just moved from a weed state to a hemp state i hate them.
Hemp-based THC products, including delta-8 gummies, are hugely popular in states that don't have legal weed. The spending bill would effectively ban all of them: www.wired.com/story/propos...
A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
The provision, tucked into the spending bill that could end the US government shutdown, would ban intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, including gummies and drinks.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Patrick tried this ban in Texas at the behest of the liquor lobby. Curious who got Mitch to add it to the spending bill.
as someone who just moved from a weed state to a hemp state i hate them.
as someone who just moved from a weed state to a hemp state i hate them.
One of the most timely and terrific books i’ve read this year was Greg Grandin’s America, América. It’s most haunting part was its painfully incisive assessment of the modern US in its final pages
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
One of the most timely and terrific books i’ve read this year was Greg Grandin’s America, América. It’s most haunting part was its painfully incisive assessment of the modern US in its final pages
snoozing by firelight
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
snoozing by firelight
this perfect explains the current chaos forecast in Texas
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
this perfect explains the current chaos forecast in Texas
Anyways just like you shouldn’t blame writers and editors at GMG for spanfeller be informed before you blame conde writers and editors. they’re doing largely excellent work and shouldnt be the target of anyone’s outrage.
November 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Anyways just like you shouldn’t blame writers and editors at GMG for spanfeller be informed before you blame conde writers and editors. they’re doing largely excellent work and shouldnt be the target of anyone’s outrage.
this condé nast thing, from what’s been reported, reminds me of when Spanfeller fired Barry because the whole union was waiting in the hallways before a big meeting. reflexive terminations are never a wise move when dealing with union activity. it just makes the upset workers furious.
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
this condé nast thing, from what’s been reported, reminds me of when Spanfeller fired Barry because the whole union was waiting in the hallways before a big meeting. reflexive terminations are never a wise move when dealing with union activity. it just makes the upset workers furious.
Me: I’m gonna watch that new show where Garfield gets assassinated!
Mom: (horrified) who would kill a cartoon cat?
Mom: (horrified) who would kill a cartoon cat?
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Me: I’m gonna watch that new show where Garfield gets assassinated!
Mom: (horrified) who would kill a cartoon cat?
Mom: (horrified) who would kill a cartoon cat?
I moved to Texas from New York last month and I’m surprised at what I find myself longing for. I miss my friends and good Asian grocery stores that don’t require 40 mile drives. the parks and theater. the loss of top bars too. yet not the loss of fine dining or NYC museums
but god man i miss weed.
but god man i miss weed.
November 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I moved to Texas from New York last month and I’m surprised at what I find myself longing for. I miss my friends and good Asian grocery stores that don’t require 40 mile drives. the parks and theater. the loss of top bars too. yet not the loss of fine dining or NYC museums
but god man i miss weed.
but god man i miss weed.
Trump carries a print out of a tweet in his coat pocket and pulled it out to show Norah O‘Donnell. that really happened
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Trump carries a print out of a tweet in his coat pocket and pulled it out to show Norah O‘Donnell. that really happened
I’m absolutely rooting for 60 Minutes as it reckons with major changes in leadership beyond its control. and it’s easy to have hope when you watch the absolutely incredible Trump interview. surreal. incisive. beautifully produced and edited. youtu.be/wQPTUa8vxRU?...
President Donald Trump: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I’m absolutely rooting for 60 Minutes as it reckons with major changes in leadership beyond its control. and it’s easy to have hope when you watch the absolutely incredible Trump interview. surreal. incisive. beautifully produced and edited. youtu.be/wQPTUa8vxRU?...
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She's a god tier troll
November 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
She's a god tier troll
the state party loves to go on and on about states rights and demanding the feds stay out of Texas business and reminding everyone Texas can leave the union/create additional states. but jumps at the chance to be under ICE’s boot.
October 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
the state party loves to go on and on about states rights and demanding the feds stay out of Texas business and reminding everyone Texas can leave the union/create additional states. but jumps at the chance to be under ICE’s boot.
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Another property on point for this moment is Warrior (HBOMax), great action drama that is ALSO about the pitting of working classes of all races against each other by 19th cent gilded age plutocrats, plus riots & racism that led to Chinese Exclusion Act. Historically whipsmart & hugely relevant IMO
once again watching marty's GANGS OF NEW YORK, a movie whose analysis of "america for americans" reactionary politics has only grown more cogent every year since 2002
October 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Another property on point for this moment is Warrior (HBOMax), great action drama that is ALSO about the pitting of working classes of all races against each other by 19th cent gilded age plutocrats, plus riots & racism that led to Chinese Exclusion Act. Historically whipsmart & hugely relevant IMO
help your local food banks y'all. donate money. donate time. if you’re feeling powerless seek to help others worse off then yourself.
Yesterday: Feeding Texas estimates that its 20 member banks have lost a total of $57.6 million in federal funding cuts, and that’s only in immediate canceled funding. But this could actually be on the low end of the potential impact range.
Trump’s Federal Cuts Are Hitting Texas Food Banks Hard
Food pantries in the Lone Star State have lost over $50 million in funding this year, with more projected cuts to come.
www.texasobserver.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
help your local food banks y'all. donate money. donate time. if you’re feeling powerless seek to help others worse off then yourself.
If, as Trump’s comments suggest, he’s being asked to take the MOCA cognitive assessment and get an MRI, Americans should definitely know! Cognitive declines and nukes do not mix!
Trump: "They have Jasmine Crockett -- a low IQ person. AOC is low IQ. Have her pass the exams I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. They're cognitive tests. Let AOC go against Trump. Let Jasmine go against Trump. The first couple questions are easy -- a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe ... "
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If, as Trump’s comments suggest, he’s being asked to take the MOCA cognitive assessment and get an MRI, Americans should definitely know! Cognitive declines and nukes do not mix!
texting with my godson who has an apple watch for emergencies and it’s like texting with a baby boomer but more misspelled simpsons references
October 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
texting with my godson who has an apple watch for emergencies and it’s like texting with a baby boomer but more misspelled simpsons references
been spending the weekend gathering stuff for a resell shop that funds a local food pantry. find the food pantries in your area and support them with donations. they and the people who rely on them desperately need it right now.
October 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
been spending the weekend gathering stuff for a resell shop that funds a local food pantry. find the food pantries in your area and support them with donations. they and the people who rely on them desperately need it right now.
with an elderly family member now on both a heart monitor and cgm I am getting a first hand look at the state of user interface design in patient focused med tech and YIKES.
CGMs are definitely much better than heart monitors but there’s so much work to do.
CGMs are definitely much better than heart monitors but there’s so much work to do.
October 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
with an elderly family member now on both a heart monitor and cgm I am getting a first hand look at the state of user interface design in patient focused med tech and YIKES.
CGMs are definitely much better than heart monitors but there’s so much work to do.
CGMs are definitely much better than heart monitors but there’s so much work to do.