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"..when you pay attention and you look closely at the events going on around you and the interactions you have with your family and friends — even your interactions with total fucking strangers — something moves..." Jon Dee Graham

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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 4h
Big music week, part 2: Alexalone at the Cherrrywood Center, Nate Amos (This is Lorelei) at Hotel Vegas & old friend Jess Williamson's album release at Waterloo Records. Songs added the 2026 Live Show playlist below.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 4h
Big week last week, part 1: Soul Glo opens for Chat Pile! Added to 2026 Show Playlist comments. Second time seeing Soul Glo--didn't disappoint! Raygun Busch of Chat Pile was on point all night. Tossing out Jean-Jacques Rousseu references and shouting out the best ATX record store: End of an Ear!
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Zelensky: "When our strikes reached Yandex’s data centers, it suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social media platforms. A lot of people noticed it. There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations. Because there were fewer bots. It’s pretty clear where those bots were."
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Any resemblance to Zach Greinke is pure coincidence. This is of course Jacob Misiorowski! #Brewers #BrewCrew #EsteEsMiCrew
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This song hits particularly hard this October, the first without the late, great Jon Dee Graham. open.spotify.com/track/0ad4Lp...
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October
Jon Dee Graham · Summerland · Song · 1999
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A cool part of my job is collaborating with non-profit orgs like Skillpoint Alliance that provide pathways to the trades. Directly after the graduation ceremony, the students competed in "Wire Off" in front of family and friends. Filing that idea away for future graduations at my Uni!
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Da Vinci Code Secrets tattooed on their backs. Ingenious! This could *rock* the very foundations of Christianity--Ok, I stole this tag line from Dan Brown's book jacket.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How long until we find out that hoomens using Mythos/Strix/XBOW/etc. found the code vulnerabilities of the FBI? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ATX/AISD friends, pay attention to heavy costs of TEA state sham take overs: Increased costs of scripted curricula, dropping ISD enrollments (*desired* by TX Republicans), District cuts (*desired* by TX Republicans). www.texastribune.org/2026/09/21/h...
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Houston ISD’s state takeover playbook is costing a fortune
Other Texas districts are mirroring HISD’s costly efforts to boost academics. Superintendent Mike Miles acknowledges tough cuts are necessary to pay for it.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just laughed out loud reading an Athletic article calling Lane Kiffin the Jose Mourinho of college football. Didn't buy the comp until it go to this: ...."the definition of drama." OK....i see it.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I think the dem's have found a "bumper sticker" issue for sure.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
MAGA word of the day: Megalothymia (alternative spelling: MAGAlothymia). Defined as the human drive or desire to be recognized not as equal TO all others, but as *superior* to all others. Synonyms of megalothymia: White supremacist ideology.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
How did he put it earlier today? "...They lie every day. For some of them, it's part of their religion."
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Just listened to a now group doing a cover of this song. Man! Maggie, Terre & Suzzy still rattle me with their harmonies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA-U...
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The Roches - Hammond Song
YouTube video by RochesFan
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
When you start hearing DJT using the words of Steve Ballmer's attorney, David Kelley, "gross injustice" "witch hunt" when talking about the NBA's sanctions against the LA Clippers/Steve /Kawhi (f*ck L.Franks, man), you'll know that someone told Suzi that this issue polls well in swing districts.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
'bout time!
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This makes me incredibly sad for my Aggie friends/former colleagues and the future of *all* Texans. My first TT job out of grad school was at A&M. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/03/t...
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About 200 courses cut from Texas A&M System’s core offerings
More than 200 courses, including those on LGBTQ literature, cultural studies and climate change, could no longer count toward core degree requirements at 11 Texas A&M universities.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Excellent listen! I was pretty plugged in to these issues as they transpired, but I learned a ton.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“[Talarico] will be California’s third Senator.” FACT CHECK: Ken Paxton spent most of his childhood in California. Except for his time at Harvard, James Talarico has spent his entire life in Texas.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
You'll have to pry these PBR cans from my cold, dead hands. But I am willing to negotiate...... www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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PBR Offering $20,000 To Anyone Who Can Help Find 34,000 Stolen Beers
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"On a billboard..on the side of Highway 71, an image of a firefighter is accompanied by text that reads “tax revenue from data centers help fund his salary.”...How out of touch are these billionaires? Most rural comms around Bastrop have VFDs! www.kut.org/energy-envir...
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How data centers can be built more sustainably and become better neighbors
Data center development has picked up in the Austin area, and residents have voiced concerns about water and energy resources related to the construction. But experts say they can use those concerns t...
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I couldn't help but think of John Mulaney's bit about a horse in the hospital when reading this article. Jeessh. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/w...
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How U.S.-Canada Tariff Negotiations Turned Into an All-Out Trade War
Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was see...
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Yes they do! Great Pride Weekend in the ATX!
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Yes! And @karenattiah.bsky.social should be allowed to bring her sword! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Mix in a few more "affordability"s and about 10 "rising prices"
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"...reverse surgery"?!
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Now square these numbers with the sheer # of anti-GLBTQ+ laws/policies passed in recent years that work explicitly to deny their existence. communityinsights.hrc.org/research/lgb...
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Community Insights
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, the HRC Foundation produced updated estimates regarding the size and demographic…
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Within the last year, I was summoned for jury duty in Travis County. I was surprised when the bailiff/deputy supervising the jury pool was wearing big, black-framed smart glasses. I wonder if the future of "body cam" starts to include smart glass footage.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Another great hometown show by Bill Callahan and Band before going on an extended tour. #Radio/East
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
TX Lt. Gov: "...Taking the books out of our schools is not banning the books.” I'm pretty sure that is the definition of a "ban." www.kxan.com/news/texas-p...
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‘We’re coming for the books’: Lt. Gov. Patrick wants to remove ‘dirty books’ from public schools
The lieutenant governor said that state legislators would file a bill next session that requires the Texas Education Agency to lower a school’s accountability grade if it has any copies of a …
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thinking about what Abbott said about Muslim prayer rooms in airports. MAGA seems to invoke "freedom" "religious liberty" "free speech" "America First" etc to justify its policies/actions much in the way Confederate supporters/apologists invoked "states rights" to support a war FOR chattel slavery.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Um, Politico, how about DJT grant the American people a reprieve from the high costs/economic impact of tariffs....especially with our friends/allies.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Rich. Abbot, whose party mandated Christian text in public school classrooms:“These facilities appear designed to single out one subset of the pop. for special treatment based on religion.That is illegal the government cannot favor one religious view over all others.” www.kvue.com/article/news...
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Wait! What? They're ALIVE?!
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Good stuff here. Can't wait to see them live.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Periodically, I update a playlist of the bands I've seen live in Austin since beginning of the year. It helps me remember/call back to shows. open.spotify.com/playlist/0Lh...
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2026 Live Shows
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Let's hear it for the WI Polka Band that honored my #TexasTornados request of (Hey Baby) Que Paso. A true mezcla of WI-Polka/Tex-Mex/Música Norteña #Sconnie
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This outstanding! ....."language"....
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
RELEASE THE DAWSON CUT!!!
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
"BINGO has been called...hold your cards!" #Sconnie
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Will be using this clip in my Schooling, Education & Society course as an example of what functionalist approaches to "schooling" young people sounds like.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"....they had it....NOT in the sense it was in their pockets/accounts, but in the debt we are helping to explode...."
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Having a garage apartment/AirBnB space really is a great way to learn about different ways/customs/*etc.* from our cool guests. For example, during the World Cup, I learned Swedish Futbol chants...and this week? I learned what a bareback submission horse is. #TravelingFurniture
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/07/2026
Linda McMahon says some elementary school students should be put on a "pathway" to become plumbers
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Wait just a darn minute. "Hugging Face?" With OpenAI actively preparing to go public, couldn't this plausibly be a humble brag that will create even higher value for the company? Just sayin'
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
...truth, justice and the American Way....
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Your ATXvHOU pro ultimate 1/2 Time report:
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Just biked to check out the Lower Colorado east of Ladybird Lake.....looks nothing like this now. It's raging.
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kristobol @kristobol.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Ugh.
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