Former Digital Editor at the Texas Observer, looking for work. GLAAD Media Award and National Magazine Award-nominated editor and journalist. Friend to cats.
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One of the victims in the recent Target mass shooting in #Austin was Rosa Machuca, a #transgender woman who was repeatedly misgendered in the media and by police.
Fiancée of murdered transgender woman speaks about her loved one’s life | KXAN Austin
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/fiancee-of-murdered-transgender-woman-speaks-about-her-loved-ones-life/
On July 26, there was a transphobic attack at Barton Springs, #Austin’s freshwater swimming pool, leaving multiple injuries including a hospitalized “Good Samaritan.”
In my first of two articles about it, I linked the incident with Sister Rivers, a Polish group devoted to queer environmental action, and considered how they might inspire new ways of protecting our community.
In Deceleration: https://deceleration.news/queer-ecology-trans-attack-barton-springs-polish-rivers/
#LGBTQIA+ #fascism #trans #news #Poland #environment #ClimateChange #water
Palestinian journalist Anas al-Sharif was killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike. Kareem Shaheen, Middle East and Newsletters Editor at New Lines magazine, writes about the life, career and death of this 28-year-old father of two. "I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you,” al-Sharif wrote in the will and final message that was released after his death. “Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.” Find the full text of this note at the second link, which is from OpenDemocracy.
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#Gaza #Journalism #Media #Palestine #Israel #AnasAlSharif #RIP
From Kit @oconnell last week: This 9-part #audio comedy series features a rare #disabled protagonist who is allowed to be sexy, flawed, and anything but 'inspiring.' https://www.texasobserver.org/shaky-audio-series-messy-real-disabled-life/
I'm looking for #Texas public school teachers who would be willing to talk with me on the record or on background. I will protect your identity.
Please reach out to me.
I'm looking for #Texas public school teachers who would be willing to talk with me on the record or on background. I will protect your identity.
Please reach out to me.
@666k9s slay 💅
In our magazine: Palestinian artist and writer Iasmin Omar Ata-Delta is frustrated by how American fiction depicts their people. They take us from Adam Sandler to James Cameron and beyond in this visual essay ... https://www.texasobserver.org/picturing-palestine-media-film-comic/
#Palestine #politics #USpol #media #comics #Israel #culture #HumanRights #MiddleEast
@666k9s excellent dangle
“We’ve got to be the party of the working class and the party that protects civil rights and basic rights."
Travis County #Democrats (#Austin, TX) elect Doug Greco, the first openly #LGBTQIA+ person to be the party chair.
https://austinfreepress.org/community-organizer/ via Austin Free Press
"It was important for me to have this lead character who’s going through it and is not being pretty and sweet and nice about it.”
New from Kit @oconnell: This 9-part #audio comedy from Audible centers around a still all-too-rare depiction of a very funny, very human disabled main character. https://www.texasobserver.org/shaky-audio-series-messy-real-disabled-life/
New at @TexasObserver: There are many words you could use to describe Nicole Tompkins, the disabled protagonist of “Shaky,” Audible’s recent 9-part comedy audio series: passionate, wild, talented, messy. But she’s also kind of an asshole.
That’s not a role that #disabled people have often been able to play in #fiction—neither pure nor villainous, just a regular messed-up human who acts impulsively or lashes out at friends and loved ones during times of stress. Even today, disabled characters are rarely allowed to take center stage in their own stories; instead they become “inspirational” props to the able-bodied characters around them. Though “Shaky” features an ensemble of engaging characters, it’s Nicole, played by Rosa Salazar, who drives the plot throughout.
The new series from writer and director Katherine Craft, which was released on July 3, follows Nicole’s journey back to her hometown of Plano after being diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s at the age of 30. She’s trying to hold onto her gig as the drummer in Golden Braid, her best friend’s band, struggling to come to terms with her new illness, and distracting herself from her troubles by hooking up with hot guys at every opportunity. https://www.texasobserver.org/shaky-audio-series-messy-real-disabled-life/
#audio #Podcast #Audible #culture #disability #Texas #NorthTexas
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@Maxfieldripken @TexasObserver One of the best ever at playing a kinda lovable asshole tbh, going all the way back to Family Ties.
I reviewed "Shaky," the 9-part Audible #comedy series from writer/director Katherine Craft, and spoke with the creator about why it's important to allow disabled characters to be at the center of their own stories ... even stories where they act like assholes.
New @TexasObserver: https://www.texasobserver.org/shaky-audio-series-messy-real-disabled-life/
#podcast #audio #disability #disabled #culture #Texas #Audible #music
Here is a Gofundme for the Good Samaritan victim in the attack who was seriously injured. https://www.gofundme.com/f/Austinfatherneedsyourhelp
On Saturday, a transphobic incident at the "free" side of Barton Springs, #Austin's popular swimming spot, escalated into violence involving multiple assaults including one hospitalized "good Samaritan."
I am in touch with multiple victims of the incident and working on a story. Please reach out if you have any tips or info. https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/s/yGb7TClrgR
@mattblaze sad news indeed. He influenced a lot of my sense of humor.
We lost the sadly-not-literally-immortal Tom Lehrer https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/arts/music/tom-lehrer-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Zk8.Ev-a.821ngjvbjLMj&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
