kitoconnell

@kitoconnell@kolektiva.social

They/them type middle-aged queerdo. GLAAD-award nominated journalist. Formerly Digital Editor at the Texas Observer. Disabled with #fibromyalgia.

Also follow https://federate.social/@oconnell

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kitoconnell, to random

No judgment, but curious if you still regularly in your work, shopping or daily life. Will reply with mine later below. 😷

kitoconnell, (edited ) to random

I've been laid off at the @TexasObserver today. The publication no longer has a digital editor or social media manager (I was both), and has also fired its editor-in-chief and laid off another member of the editor team.

If you have leads please send them my way. And please consider joining my Patreon to support my continued writing. https://patreon.com/kitoconnell

kitoconnell, to TaylorSwift

Just because the right-wing are anti-Taylor doesn't mean everyone on the left needs to start stanning a billionaire.

There are no good billionaires. If she was a good person, she wouldn't be one either. It's fine to enjoy her music but she's as harmful as every other billionaire for simply existing.

Do I think some billionaires are more actively harmful than others? Sure. But none of them should be billionaires. There are no good ones.

kitoconnell, to queer

Apparently the "#queer is a slur" discourse is back on social media and look, y'all, we settled this in the 1990s. Get with the century. We have a right to reclaim these words and we already have. Get the fuck over it, and accept my queer as fuck self or get into some therapy.

kitoconnell, to music

One of the worst thing about #aging is people my age passionately defending why 'there's no longer any good new music.' I don't understand what happens to a lot of folks. I hope when I'm 99 that I'll still be listening to and enjoying whatever weird shit the kids are coming up with. #music

kitoconnell, to journalism

Pay attention to what's happening in this case: the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals just essentially ruled that it's fully legal to jail journalists for reporting leaked information, or any information they obtain from government officials without going through "proper channels."

This is a serious issue for #journalism in #Texas, #Louisiana and #Mississppi and we should hope the Supreme Court sets things right quickly. https://www.texasobserver.org/priscilla-villarreal-journalist-la-gordiloca-fifth-circuit/ via @TexasObserver

#SCOTUS #PressFreedom #FirstAmendment #news #politics #USpol #CriminalJustice #media #law

kitoconnell, to harrypotter

Cis people will never stop making JK Rowling richer for constant retellings of her mediocre, antisemitic and racist wizard story. There's a 1000 fantasy authors more deserving of a Max series and open world video games for fuck's sake. #HarryPotter

kitoconnell, to random

TIL a lot of people cut their pizza with kitchen shears. It makes sense, they're great tools, but my slices would be so crooked (I'm a chef's knife pizza slicer, myself) #food

kitoconnell, (edited ) to fediverse

This is a long shot, but my spouse is looking for someone who can donate a 3D printer or a laser cutter to a group of artists and who used to experience chronic homelessness. It is an actual so you can get the tax write off. Please boost in case someone in the can help.

(Edit to add: in !)
(edit 2: It needs to be able to print ceramics.)

kitoconnell, to austin

Via Reddit, there was a fascist banner drop in yesterday, marking the anniversary of the insurrection.

kitoconnell, (edited ) to Texas

A 19 old #Texas teacher was fired for attending #Houston #drag show at the historic Hamburger Mary's #LGBTQIA bar and posting about it on her personal social media
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/houston-drag-show-teacher-texas-18262402.php via @Chron

#homophobia
(edit: corrected, 19 years teaching not 19 years old) 🤦🏼‍♀️

kitoconnell, (edited ) to Texas

Public meeting spaces at libraries in almost every major city in , and many smaller ones, saw 'Brave Books' events this weekend, which promoted this extremist publisher's storybooks under the guise of freedom of speech. The events were supported by Citizens Defending Freedom, aka 'Moms for Liberty in Suits' which is simultaneously seeking to ban 100s of books in .

More important reporting on from @stevanzetti at @TexasObserver: https://www.texasobserver.org/brave-books-texas-library-free-speech/

(Edit: Corrected unclear language that made it seem like libraries hosted these events)
+ @bookstodon

kitoconnell, to Fashion

.@ChristinaSiunOConnell sent me a gift certificate to Ministry of Scent for Xmas and I picked up my collection of samples today. First one I've tried is Idyllwild from Ineke. I'm immediately in love, it's so fresh and vibrant. Really refreshing and intriguing at once.

From their description:
Top Notes: Rhubarb Tea, Grapefruit, Lavender

Middle Notes: Big Sur Sagebrush, Cypress, Fir Needle

Base Notes: Cardamom, Woods, Oud, Musk

#fashion #perfume

kitoconnell, to random

There are people on this internet who claim that Beyonce's new music doesn't sound like country music. Racism is wild. What else could it be???

kitoconnell, (edited ) to random

So who had JK Rowling, Holocaust Denier on your 2024 bingo cards?

(edit to correct: Technically this is "nazi war crime denial" not Holocaust denial, or possibly genocide denialism.)

kitoconnell, to Youtube

I realized in therapy today that the ads I'm getting on #Youtube are actually bad for my #MentalHealth... Any advice for working #adblock software for both Mac and Android? I know Google has been cracking down some.

kitoconnell, to AirBNB

My spouse worked for a short-term rental company, an #AirBNB competitor, and wow did I hear an earful from them about the kinds of chaos these places can cause. One factor driving away the individual homeowner posting their extra 'crash space' online vs. the massive conglomerates is how little help the companies offer when something goes wrong (i.e. a renter sets off fireworks in your house while you're renting it out). Giant property owners can eat those kinds of losses and don't have sentimental attachment to their homes.

Excellent reporting here by Eva Ruth Moravec for @TexasObserver: https://www.texasobserver.org/short-term-rentals-airbnb-vrbo-neighborhoods/

#news #Texas #housing #inequality #cities

kitoconnell, (edited ) to Fashion

i find nice smells comforting so I let my parasocial relationship with a YouTuber convince me to sign up for #Scentbird. Of the ones I've received so far:

Michael Germain—Sexual Steel, wonderful warm old fashioned scent, cringe name that will make you come up with creative answers to "what scent are you wearing?" I'd buy it again and just say "Something by Michael Germain, I forget the name. Sex panther maybe,"

Mémoire—Cabin Retreat, the sandalwood notes make it a little more floral, less woody than expected. Still deciding if I like this one. At least I can say "Cabin retreat" with a straight face.

#fashion #perfume

kitoconnell, to random

Can't sleep but at least I know about this absolute legend now. #YouCanHaveBoth

kitoconnell, to austin

Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing and four other cities that have decriminalized , accusing them of violating state laws.
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-five-cities-over-marijuana-policies-preventing-enforcement-texas

kitoconnell, (edited ) to Dallas

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/

#education #fascism #racism #news #Zionism

kitoconnell, to NintendoSwitch

I started and am playing on my sick day. I turned on headphone sound mode and goddamn for a 13 year old game on it is still incredibly immersive. The lighting and audio landscape are just so well done. I feel like I am running around .

kitoconnell, to NintendoSwitch

Me, playing as I wreck a peaceful village of robots and murder a naked humanoid man as the robots beg for their lives:

(No spoilers plz)

kitoconnell, to Health

“I was trying to prioritize my physical health because I couldn’t lift things; I couldn’t open things. I didn’t understand why I was getting weaker.”

Even a single #COVID infection can destroy the lives of young, healthy Texans, as my feature from @TexasObserver magazine, out today, reveals: https://www.texasobserver.org/long-covid-texas-clearing-the-air/

#LongCovid #health #news #politics #USpol #disability #HumanRights #Texas

kitoconnell, to random

OMW to test ride an ebike. Any ebike owners among my followers here? What do you like or dislike about the one you own?

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