Daily Archives: February 17, 2019

Weekend link dump for February 17

I don’t want a Lost reboot, but a new story set in the same universe could be cool. “How Russia infiltrated the world of American religious-right filmmaking”. “A few notes on [Jeff] Bezos’ security apparatus.” “Despite what the judge in … Continue reading

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More looking forward to 2020

Gonna have some more of that sweet Congressional election action. Smelling blood after picking up two Texas congressional seats in November – along with Beto O’Rourke’s narrow loss in the U.S. Senate race – House Democrats [recently] announced six new … Continue reading

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A lawsuit against bail reform

That would be a No from me. A Harris County judge has sided with lawyers for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and a slate of new Democratic judges vying to loosen misdemeanor bail rules this weekend, rather than grant a … Continue reading

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“How Baylor Happened”

From Deadspin: There’s not much to recommend spending four years in Waco. Driving into town up Interstate 35 from the south, the endless stretch of Texas nothing fills out slowly. It’s flat in the way you think Texas is flat. … Continue reading

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