France to name Dallas publisher a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters 🇫🇷 📚
Will Evans started Deep Vellum Press in Dallas 11 years ago — and has been a tireless advocate for books in translation, North Texas authors, North Texas bookstores and the local literary scene in general.
She Campaigned for a #Texas School Board Seat as a #GOP Hard-Liner. Now She’s Rejecting Her Party’s Extremism.
Courtney Gore, a Granbury ISD school board member, has disavowed the far-right platform she campaigned on after finding no evidence that #students were being indoctrinated by the district’s curriculum. Her defiance has brought her backlash.
“Here we are in downtown Fort Worth, a place I had visited so many times ... and never did I learn about this man and what happened here. We have no idea about the ghosts that are walking the streets of Tarrant County.”
A reporter attended the "Forbidden Courses" at the "University of Austin" which currently meets on a weird #Dallas-area office complex owned by Harlan Crow, with faculty like Bari Weiss. It's every bit as pathetic and dangerous as you imagine.
An American Education: Notes from UATX – The New Inquiry https://thenewinquiry.com/an-american-education-notes-from-uatx/
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“Our city always was known for standing for human rights and for progressive values. We need our leaders to stand with us and [against] these horrific crimes that happen to our community.”
Activists in Austin, #Dallas, #Houston and more are pushing for their cities to support a #ceasefire:
“Our city always was known for standing for human rights and for progressive values,” said Hatem Natsheh, a member of the recently formed #Austin for #Palestine Coalition and longtime local activist who was born in Palestine’s West Bank. “We need our leaders to stand with us and [against] these horrific crimes that happen to our community.”
A tip for #skatecommuting or any #micromobility#routeplanning. See if your city has a pavement condition #map. I like to check that whenever I’m exploring new routes. Combined with recent #StreetView imagery it helps you find the good stuff. Buttery smooth vs. busted up makes a big difference.
HOLY COW! Sketchnote of an AMAZING win in Dallas by my young crew Packers! 48 points on the road, in Dallas — the 2nd seed! Love, Jones, Romeo, Jaire, Savage all making marks in that TEAM win. #packers#dallas#nfl#playoffs#wildcardweekend#gopackgo