Jesse Hughey

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Writer and editor in Dallas. Bylines in Success, Southwest: The Magazine, D, Cowboys & Indians, Dallas Observer, elsewhere. He/him, jessehughey.com

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Once my German friend asked what creative people do without arts grants and other support in the US and I felt like a parent trying to explain to their kid that the puppies can die sometimes

I wonder how long my 5-year-old will keep requesting a head massage before bed to keep the nightmares away before he figures out that’s just some bullshit I made up.

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Holy shit. This is approaching classic Hunter S Thompson-level political commentary. defector.com/donald-trump...

Donald Trump Selects His Wingman | Defectordefector.com First things first: Donald Trump’s selection of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his vice presidential candidate on Monday evening is insignificant. The office itself is insignificant by its nature and doub...

Well shit, I’m out of the game. Saw one on I-35 south going from Dallas into Oak Cliff. They need to take this ugly dumbass thing back north of 635 where it belongs or keep going till they reach Austin.

“S-1 E1” — are they anticipating a series on this topic stretching more than one season? It shouldn’t surprise me since we are in Hell and Trump is the only thing on TV, but Christ, I hope they come up with a good twist for Season 2. I can think of one, but it would require a tweak to the title.

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Do not obey in advance.

I was editing a story and looked up “great-uncle” to see if it is hyphenated (it is), and Webster’s doesn’t define the term. It is simply listed as a synonym for a word I have never heard in my life: granduncle. Now and then the world reveals something ancient that is wholly new and strange to you.

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I am just... so fucking exhausted from having to think about the single worst human being on Earth every fucking day 24/7 for the last fucking decade. It is an unbearable assault on my mind and I wish it would fucking end.

I wonder if this assassination attempt being inches away from success will make any JFK conspiracy believers reconsider their insistence that one loser with a rifle couldn’t possibly pull off such a world-shaking shot. Haha just kidding, of course it won’t.

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MSNBC just interviewed a Trump supporter who was at the rally and she said “There is too much hate” and we need to pray for the country. She is wearing a “Know Your Parasites” t-shirt. These people have no self awareness.

I was at a Baltimore bar that shall remain unnamed where they played Filter’s “Hey Man, Nice Shot” tonight. What a callous response to such a terribly serious event from the DJ who accepted $10 from me to do it.

I predict a sudden spike in popularity for a certain Filter hit from the 90s on jukeboxes tonight.

No more developments at the moment so I am just refreshing @theonion.com homepage over and over.

Great. Students For Trump guy on Sky News (only live news I can find where I am staying) is blaming Biden for “creating an environment” and “calling MAGA the enemy of the world,” so this should end well. Perfect levelheaded and responsible response.

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Can't believe he did what he did but he died a martyr.

Breaking News: Richard Simmons, who for years was the face of home fitness through his popular videos and energetic personality, has died at 76.

Richard Simmons, Exercise and Fitness Personality, Dies at 76www.nytimes.com With his exuberant can-do spirit, Mr. Simmons appealed to a wide following to get moving with exercise videos like “Sweatin’ to the Oldies.”

What a pussy. Rushed offstage after his ear is nicked. Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the CHEST and FINISHED HIS SPEECH.

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does anyone else feel goofy trying to recycle and conserve power after reading about how much energy AI consumes on a daily basis

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If you steal $1000, you can be sent to prison. When health insurance companies steal $50,000,000,000, they get tax breaks, subsidies and government contracts, while the people they steal from die or go into debt. But keep blaming immigrants and poor people for rising crime.

At the DeSoto and Lancaster Fourth of July, after the Bar-Kays ended their set the MC said “All right, y’all ready to celebrate…” and paused as if considering the occasion for the first time before finishing with “…some fireworks?!”

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What gives me hope are the normal people trying to save things. People running for school board against moms for liberty freaks, college kids protesting, local newsrooms investigating corruption etc. They inspire but also make me pissed off at the powerful people/institutions that won’t defend them

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Jesus. Automated enforcement advocates really underestimate the potential for abuse with these cameras. The amount of information they collect is staggering, as is the ability to piece it all together to meticulously track individual people. reason.com/2024/07/01/s...

Sacramento cops shared license plate data with anti-abortion statesreason.com Sacramento authorities are not only collecting drivers' information but sharing it with law enforcement agencies in other states without a warrant.

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horrible. he was currently producing some of my favorite writing on the internet www.statesman.com/story/news/l...

Michael Corcoran, longtime Austin music journalist and historian, has died. He was 68.www.statesman.com Michael Corcoran, longtime Austin journalist, has died. He was found by a family member in his residence. He was 68.

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Words fail. This is horrific

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A compound crime: Israeli army hits Gaza family, uses them as human shields, and runs over their mothereuromedmonitor.org Israeli tanks deliberately run over live Palestinian civilians and crush their bodie

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis

A fun historical fact is that the German-supported Nazi Party in New York was basically destroyed by Jewish-led organized crime groups. www.tabletmag.com/sections/new...

Gangsters vs. Nazis: How the Jewish Mob fought American admirers of the Third Reichwww.tabletmag.com Emboldened by Hitler’s rise to power in Germany in 1933, and fueled by the Great Depression, anti-Semitism increased throughout the United States, and over 100 anti-Semitic organizations sprung up acr...

Biden’s team needs to insist any future debates end before 6 pm Eastern.

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“When I die, I’m going to be cremated and the ashes are to be thrown in Rick Perry’s hair.” www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Kinky Friedman, Proudly Eccentric Texas Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 79www.rollingstone.com Kinky Friedman, the proudly eccentric Texas singer-songwriter and folk hero, has died at age 79

“…shouldn't have been there in the first place if the content that comes out of it is not very high quality.” She’s got that part right, but she is applying it to the wrong thing.

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati: “Some creative jobs maybe will go away, but maybe they shouldn't have been there in the first place if the content that comes out of it is not very high quality.”

Roundup: OpenAI says some artistic jobs shouldn’t existdisconnect.blog Read to the end for a good overview of failing social media platforms

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datebook (⬇️back cover ⬇️)