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director of editorial operations at Texas Monthly // often found walking the streets of Austin, looking for a cat to pet

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This is kinda a throwaway line in an otherwise fine Times story but...I don't think it's true? I can't think of a single way that AI has affected my personal life, other than the fact that I have to hear about it nonstop.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is a very good analysis of the Texas GOP's white supremacist-adjacent future, via @hooks.bsky.social. Read:
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Texas Republicans Might Finally Lose. Will They Learn Anything?
This November could be the beginning of the end of Trumpism. The state GOP is adrift.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We're dreaming up a very special, very ambitious project at @texasmonthly.bsky.social. If you're the parent of a third grader, we need your help to make it happen. www.texasmonthly.com/the-stand-up...
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Do You Have a Third Grader? Consider Joining Texas Monthly on a Special Project.
To tell the story of the life of Texas, we’re looking to partner with families across the state.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We're dreaming up a very special, very ambitious project at @texasmonthly.bsky.social. If you're the parent of a third grader, we need your help to make it happen. www.texasmonthly.com/the-stand-up...
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Do You Have a Third Grader? Consider Joining Texas Monthly on a Special Project.
To tell the story of the life of Texas, we’re looking to partner with families across the state.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In which Texas Republicans refer to Muslims as "infestations" and argue that "we basically have to make it so uncomfortable for them that they want to leave."
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Texas Faith Fest speakers propose plans to make Muslims ‘more uncomfortable’
At Texas Faith Fest this year, speakers suggested policies that would limit Muslim religious practices and reshape the government's relationship with religion.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 20/09/2026
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Police report ICE-involved shooting in Austin, Texas | CNN
A federal immigration agent shot a man Sunday in Austin, officials in the Texas city said.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It’s hard to judge such things but the firing of the Stars and Stripes EIC is a huge scandal, or should be.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
💀👴 www.texasmonthly.com/culture/texa...
ES: How is this about Ella Langley? 

JBS: We’ll get there. Do you like country music?

ES: I like Ella Langley and some of Dolly Parton’s. I like some songs, but some of them, I think they’re too slow and they remind me of old people. When I listen to pop, it reminds me of teenagers. 

JBS: You’ve called some of my music old-timey. What makes something sound old-timey to you? 

ES: Well, if it was made when you were born, in the 1800s—

JBS: I was born in the 1900s, to be clear.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
JB Sauceda interviews his 10-year-old daughter Evie about Ella Langley, the "the one musician my daughter and I both agree on at this stage of her life." It's as delightful as you would imagine it to be @texasmonthly.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/culture/texa...
J. B. Sauceda: I think sometimes kids have interesting perspectives. Do you agree with that?

ES: Yeah. I have the greatest opinions. 

JBS: What’s a song that you love that you might not play for me? Is there anything you’re embarrassed to play in front of me? 

ES: I’m never really embarrassed, but I sometimes don’t play songs because I know you won’t like them.

JBS: Like what?

ES: Like Olivia Rodrigo or something. I just don’t think she’s your style.JBS: What’s my style? 

ES: Country. You don’t really rock out unless it’s like . . . [sings “Orinoco Flow (Sail Away),” by Enya]
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/09/2026
We're just hurtling toward immense destruction & suffering & the entire US political class has agreed it's better not to talk about it. "Insanity" barely covers it.
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U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target
Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
...and a beautiful collection of short essays from writers from the borderlands on what the river means to them: www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/...
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Ten Texans Share Stories of the Rio Grande
We asked writers from the borderlands what the river means to them. Here is what they said.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Also included in @texasmonthly.bsky.social's Rio Grande issue: an essay by @jherrerx.bsky.social on his and Jordan's hike up snowy mountains in Colorado to see where the river begins... www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/...
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The Remote Mountain Wilderness Where the Rio Grande Begins
To understand the water crisis threatening millions across Texas and Mexico, I backpacked deep into Colorado's San Juan Mountains.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
To report this story, @jherrerx.bsky.social and photographer Jordan Vonderhaar spent months traveling, from where the headwaters begin in the San Juan Mountains to La Boquilla dam in Chihuahua, Laredo, and more. www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/...
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Millions Depend on the Rio Grande for Water. Some Could Run Out as Early as Next Year.
The Colorado River crisis has been in the headlines this year, but our diminishing border river is in an even more severe state of collapse. This is the story of a water crisis without precedent in Am...
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"The Rio Grande is one of the most threatened rivers in the country—more imperiled than the Colorado, which tends to generate all the headlines. The crisis is worse—significantly worse—than most realize." Urgent, propulsive reporting by @jherrerx.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/...
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Millions Depend on the Rio Grande for Water. Some Could Run Out as Early as Next Year.
The Colorado River crisis has been in the headlines this year, but our diminishing border river is in an even more severe state of collapse. This is the story of a water crisis without precedent in Am...
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Michael Hardy’s rigorous review of a “breezy hagiography” www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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Ted Cruz Wrote a Book About Clarence Thomas. It’s Remarkably Similar to Clarence Thomas’s Book About Clarence Thomas.
Texas’s junior senator didn’t work up much of a sweat researching this life of a conservative icon.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
oh no
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🤠🤠🤠 thanks! an annual digital subscription is only $15/year. One might say it’s a steal—certainly cheaper than a Montblanc pen… subscription.texasmonthly.com/pubs/TZ/TXP/...
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Texas was once considered a leader on government transparency. But now it's getting harder and harder to access public information. A great and timely explainer on an oft-overlooked issue:
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Texas Was Once a Leader in Government Transparency. No More.
Our state once wanted residents to know what politicians were saying and doing behind closed doors. Now leaders are redacting most everything.
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dan solomon @dansolomon.com · 21/08/2026
fantastic storytelling here about what happens when once-in-a-lifetime flooding happens two years in a row. i expected to be devastated by it; instead, it reads like people discovering in real time a path to the resiliency we are all going to need in the years ahead
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Step 4: “Decide there is a grace period wherein, if the cockroach disappears quickly enough, you will be able to persuade yourself you did not see it at all. Leave the room, resolved that if the roach is gone when you return it never existed to begin with.” by the inimitable @lonlozzin.bsky.social
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dan solomon @dansolomon.com · 13/08/2026
wrote about my tv uncle www.texasmonthly.com/culture/kyle...
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Is Kyle Chandler the Greatest Television Actor of All Time? A Texas Monthly Investigation
As the star of ‘Lanterns,’ the new HBO series out this weekend, Kyle Chandler is as good as he’s ever been. Meaning: the best.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
And "Texas Country Reporter" is looking for a new producer to hop in and travel across the state as part of the the longest-running independently produced television show in the country www.texasmonthly.com/about/jobs-a...
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Jobs and Internships
Since 1973, Texas Monthly has chronicled life in contemporary Texas, reporting on vital issues such as politics, criminal justice, the environment,
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
@texasmonthly.bsky.social is hiring a full-time staff writer, who will report on Texan identity explored primarily through culture reporting (which includes sports, history, subcultures, books, etc.) www.texasmonthly.com/about/jobs-a...
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Jobs and Internships
Since 1973, Texas Monthly has chronicled life in contemporary Texas, reporting on vital issues such as politics, criminal justice, the environment,
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
HUGE opportunity alert: Texas Monthly is hiring a deputy editor! This role will report to our EIC and work closely with him (and me!) to shape the future of TM and ensure that we consistently produce some of the highest-quality storytelling in the nation www.texasmonthly.com/about/jobs-a...
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Jobs and Internships
Since 1973, Texas Monthly has chronicled life in contemporary Texas, reporting on vital issues such as politics, criminal justice, the environment,
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#journalismjob alert: we have not one, not two, but THREE openings right now at @texasmonthly.bsky.social 🧵 www.texasmonthly.com/about/jobs-a...
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Jobs and Internships
Since 1973, Texas Monthly has chronicled life in contemporary Texas, reporting on vital issues such as politics, criminal justice, the environment,
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"It’s a historic landscape, an archaeological site, and a sacred place for the descendents of the massacre, and it has taken decades for us to get the public to understand what happened there.”
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I 💙 Wet City and I 💙 Spagetts!!!! www.thebanner.com/culture/food...
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How Baltimore accidentally invented the Spagett, one of summer’s hottest cocktails
Bartender Reed Cahill first came up with the Spagett as a "dumb idea" a decade ago at Wet City. It's garnered national fame since.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
“It’s like two eras colliding. We used to be known for the tallest dinosaur. Now we’ll be known for the tallest power lines.” Took a break from the clergy abuse and Christian nationalism beat to write about the fight against powerlines and data centers in the Dinosaur Capital of Texas. (Gift link):
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“It’s Like Two Eras Colliding”: The Fight Against Power Lines in the Dinosaur Capital of Texas
Visitors come from across the country to see prehistoric prints at Dinosaur Valley State Park. Locals are fighting to preserve the view.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
www.candlelightfuneralhome.com/obituaries/j...
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James David Walsh Obituary Jul 5, 2026 - Candle Light Funeral Home by Craig Witzke
View James David Walsh's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
gwen 😭
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
theyre not “predictors” theyre gamblers, hes trying to get 18-34 year olds addicted to gambling
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 www.thebanner.com/economy/balt...
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Baltimore sues Agora, accusing Mount Vernon publishing giant of ‘selling snake oil’
A recent consumer protection law allows Baltimore’s Law Department to pursue penalties.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🫥 www.status.news/p/washington...
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The Post’s Opinion Non-'Sense’
After Jeff Bezos mandated a rightward overhaul of the opinion section, a Status examination of Adam O'Neal’s podcast feels more like culture-war red meat than "personal liberties and free markets,” an...
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Longreads @longreads.com · 04/06/2026
"But expertise only gets you so far in ballooning. Everyone, from the freshest- faced rookie to the most experienced veteran, is at the mercy of the elements." —Katy Vine and Meher Yeda for @texasmonthly.bsky.social
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The Rise and Rise of Balloon Racing’s First Family
Joe Heartsill and his sons Rhett and Lucas are international eminences in the obscure corner sport of balloon racing. Will this San Angelo clan get a chance to ride the currents on the world stage…
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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
After months of being noncommittal, President Donald Trump finally announced he’s endorsing Ken Paxton. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…
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John Cornyn Bowed to Trump. The President Overlooked Him.
After months of being noncommittal, President Donald Trump finally announced he’s endorsing Ken Paxton.
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dan solomon @dansolomon.com · 11/05/2026
the texas gop senate primary runoff between ken paxton and john cornyn requires you to be deeply, wildly invested in the minutiae of ken paxton’s life to make the slightest bit of sense of cornyn’s campaign against him. i tried to explain it a lil bit here www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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John Cornyn’s Inexplicably Deep-Lore Campaign Against Ken Paxton
Are there enough persuadable Texas-politics junkies for the U.S. senator’s obscure posts to matter?
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
awesome! can’t wait to read!
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
@freshparsley.bsky.social has also, for the past ~six months, been working on a podcast, in which he interviews other survivors, neighbors, and those who lost loved ones, as well as his own family. Follow the podcast feed now; you won't want to miss this. www.texasmonthly.com/press-room/a...
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Announcing Our New Podcast, ‘Where the River Took Us’
The seven-episode series is hosted by Pulitzer Prize winner Aaron Parsley.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It's a beautiful, moving essay about grief, supporting loved ones after devastation, and faith, but above all else it's about love. Aaron's loyalty and love for his family and husband shines through every paragraph. I hope you'll read it. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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The Guadalupe Swept Us Away. This Is the Story of All That Came After.
In the days after last July’s historic disaster, I wrote about the tragedy that befell my family. But crawling out of the river was only the beginning.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
On Monday @freshparsley.bsky.social won the Pulitzer Prize for his feature last year about his family and the flood last year. Coincidentally, this week was our last week of print production for the June issue, featuring this follow-up story by Aaron, on the months since the flood.
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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
"Cinco de Mayo. . . reminds us that Texas remains a former Mexican province called Tejas, that braided histories of our state and Mexico, of Texans and Mexicans, cannot be undone," writes @tacotrail.bsky.social. Read more on the history of the holiday here:
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The Hero of Cinco de Mayo Was Born in Texas
Ignacio Zaragoza led ragtag Mexican troops to victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla.
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Unreal stuff, here. One of the best and most harrowing magazine stories I've read. Strongest possible recommendation with all the obvious caveats re: you wanting to read something like this.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I'm so unbelievably proud of Aaron, and so, so grateful to him and his family for trusting Texas Monthly with their story. And so proud of the Texas Monthly whole team who rallied around Aaron to get his story out into the world.
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anna walsh @annamccachren.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
😭 Thank you!!
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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, for his heartrending, first-person account of his family’s fight for survival during last year’s devastating Central Texas floods.
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Texas Monthly Senior Editor Aaron Parsley Wins 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
His first-person account of his family’s experience in last year’s devastating Central Texas floods was honored in the most prestigious awards in American journalism, a first for the magazine.
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Sandi Villarreal @sandivillarreal.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
You can spend your whole life in Southern Baptist churches and not know how the faith group got here. @robertdownen.bsky.social spent nearly a decade uncovering just that. Set aside some time to read this. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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How an Alleged Child Predator Remade the Nation’s Second-Largest Faith Group in His Image
Paul Pressler helped ordain the marriage between white evangelicals and the GOP, all while accusations of sexual abuse piled up. Right-wing groups are still using his political playbook
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Also: You could already have gotten this story in your mailbox if you paid the mere $25 A YEAR for a print + digital subscription to Texas Monthly. We are, IMO, the best bargain in journalism. subscription.texasmonthly.com/pubs/TZ/TXP/...
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Tomorrow morning, we will be dropping a ~12,000 word story on Paul Pressler, the alleged sexual predator who remade the Southern Baptist Convention and helped ordain the marriage between the GOP and white evangelical voters. There is *a lot* in there and I hope you'll read it.
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dan solomon @dansolomon.com · 23/04/2026
saying farewell to the large red man who helped ruin society www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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Goodbye to Alex Jones’s Infowars, the Darkest Product of Austin’s Weirdness
Jones was once a local oddball, shouting his black-helicopter conspiracy theories on the city's public access cable network. Now we're all living in the post-truth world he helped create.
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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