Sarah Thurmond
@sarahthurmond.bsky.social
Native of Del Rio, Texas. Proud cat mom to Lola. Freelance editor/writer, web and events editor for Texas Highways, alum of Austin Monthly, Tennis, SI. Interests include tennis, pop culture, theater, politics, and celebrity couplings.
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So the editor of New York Magazine said there was no bias or ethical problems with Olivia's articles?
Does he still think that?
They should retract all of her stories
Does he still think that?
They should retract all of her stories
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
So the editor of New York Magazine said there was no bias or ethical problems with Olivia's articles?
Does he still think that?
They should retract all of her stories
Does he still think that?
They should retract all of her stories
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According to a new report, increased costs in food and payroll at child care centers effectively wiped out the one-time investment Texas lawmakers approved earlier this year for the state's child care scholarship fund.
Texas child care scholarship waitlist grows despite $100 million
Increased costs in food and payroll at child care centers effectively wiped out the one-time investment state lawmakers approved earlier this year, a new report found.
www.texastribune.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
According to a new report, increased costs in food and payroll at child care centers effectively wiped out the one-time investment Texas lawmakers approved earlier this year for the state's child care scholarship fund.
Dear Santa: All I want for Christmas is a president who follows the law and isn't a corrupt mob boss.
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Dear Santa: All I want for Christmas is a president who follows the law and isn't a corrupt mob boss.
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NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
Lola didn't come home last night. And she didn't appear at the back door this a.m. This was the 1st time she stayed out all night and I was freaking out. She's usually so good about coming home before it gets dark. Well, it turns out a neighbor across the street noticed 💩 and 🐾 prints in her garage.
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Lola didn't come home last night. And she didn't appear at the back door this a.m. This was the 1st time she stayed out all night and I was freaking out. She's usually so good about coming home before it gets dark. Well, it turns out a neighbor across the street noticed 💩 and 🐾 prints in her garage.
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Mayor Muriel Bowser, the three-term mayor of Washington, D.C., announced on Tuesday that she was not going to run for a fourth term in next year’s election. nyti.ms/48jEbnq
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Says She Won’t Run for a Fourth Term
She has led the heavily Democratic city through confrontations with President Trump, who earlier this year sought to impose federal control over the local Police Department.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Mayor Muriel Bowser, the three-term mayor of Washington, D.C., announced on Tuesday that she was not going to run for a fourth term in next year’s election. nyti.ms/48jEbnq
What are we doing, people?!
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‘The precedent is Flint’: How Oregon’s data center boom is supercharging a water crisis | Food and Environment Reporting Network
In the spring of 2022, Jim Doherty kept having the same conversation with folks at the only grocery store in Boardman, his eastern Oregon hometown, or at the grain depot where he picked up food for…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
What are we doing, people?!
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But isn't that...socialism?
A $100 million gift will fund its pledge to "never charge tuition."
A conservative Texas university just went tuition-free
A $100 million gift will fund its pledge to "never charge tuition."
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
But isn't that...socialism?
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
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Trump just ended a rule limiting a type of pollution that causes heart and lung disease.
The rule was expected to save thousands of American lives every year.
The rule was expected to save thousands of American lives every year.
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trump just ended a rule limiting a type of pollution that causes heart and lung disease.
The rule was expected to save thousands of American lives every year.
The rule was expected to save thousands of American lives every year.
Time to call the offices of Mike Johnson and other Republicans. www.cbsnews.com/news/house-r...
Johnson told White House that Republicans aren't interested in extending ACA subsidies, sources say
House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered the message in a phone call with the White House.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Time to call the offices of Mike Johnson and other Republicans. www.cbsnews.com/news/house-r...
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From this vapid interview with Joe Gebbia, I learned that he is workin from Austin, Texas. That the NDS has some amazing talent they refuse to name, and that they had created a FIFTH web page (safedc.gov) at some point. FIVE total pages, people!
www.dezeen.com/2025/11/18/a...
www.dezeen.com/2025/11/18/a...
"Design is in the White House" says America's first chief design officer Joe Gebbia
The creation of a National Design Studio shows an "unprecedented" concern for web design in the US government, says Joe Gebbia in this exclusive interview.
www.dezeen.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
From this vapid interview with Joe Gebbia, I learned that he is workin from Austin, Texas. That the NDS has some amazing talent they refuse to name, and that they had created a FIFTH web page (safedc.gov) at some point. FIVE total pages, people!
www.dezeen.com/2025/11/18/a...
www.dezeen.com/2025/11/18/a...
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Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway musical 'The Queen of Versailles' is shutting down early after a wave of negative reviews.
Kristin Chenoweth's 'Queen of Versailles' musical gets shut down early after savage reviews
Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway musical 'The Queen of Versailles' is shutting down early after a wave of negative reviews.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway musical 'The Queen of Versailles' is shutting down early after a wave of negative reviews.
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That’s right, 175 House members and 51 Senators have signed letters demanding that the Food and Drug Administration end telemedicine prescriptions for mifepristone. More in @autonomynews.co roundup:
As usual, a lot happening on the bodily autonomy beat this week:
More Than 200 Members of Congress Demand FDA Restrict Abortion Pills, Abortion Banned Again in North Dakota: November 24 News Roundup
Plus, what you missed on Autonomy News last week.
www.autonomynews.co
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
That’s right, 175 House members and 51 Senators have signed letters demanding that the Food and Drug Administration end telemedicine prescriptions for mifepristone. More in @autonomynews.co roundup:
I have no doubt that whatever they're proposing will be just a band-aid, not a long-term plan for relief from rising costs.
President Trump’s advisers are discussing a proposal to head off sharp increases in health-insurance costs for millions of Americans next year, the explosive issue at the heart of the recent government shutdown.
Trump Advisers Discuss Options for New Healthcare Proposal
The White House is weighing income caps for Affordable Care Act enrollees to qualify for enhanced healthcare subsidies.
on.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I have no doubt that whatever they're proposing will be just a band-aid, not a long-term plan for relief from rising costs.
I'm so confused. Doesn't this conflict with what RFK Jr. is trying to do as health secretary? wapo.st/48v7ODf
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I'm so confused. Doesn't this conflict with what RFK Jr. is trying to do as health secretary? wapo.st/48v7ODf
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Jimmy Cliff, the soulful reggae legend who helped spread the genre’s reach from Jamaica to the world with "The Harder They Come," "Many Rivers to Cross" and much more, has died at the age of 81.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Jimmy Cliff, the soulful reggae legend who helped spread the genre’s reach from Jamaica to the world with "The Harder They Come," "Many Rivers to Cross" and much more, has died at the age of 81.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Jared is back. Jared Kushner, who has no official title beyond “son-in-law” - not to mention his lack of qualifications and sense and judgment.
The American delegation is: Secretary Rubio, Special envoy Witkoff, Jared Kushner, SecArmy Driscoll, State Dept counselor Michael Needham, US Amb Julie Davis, Deputy NSA Andy Baker, and EUCOM commander Gen. Grynkewich.
November 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Jared is back. Jared Kushner, who has no official title beyond “son-in-law” - not to mention his lack of qualifications and sense and judgment.
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Who actually wrote US-Russian peace plan for Ukraine?
Who actually wrote US-Russian peace plan for Ukraine?
Questions are being raised about the Russia-Ukraine peace plan, after US politicians suggested the proposal's 28 points did not originate from Donald Trump's administration but were put forward by Moscow.
news.sky.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Who actually wrote US-Russian peace plan for Ukraine?
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Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
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It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Paying without getting services is a very good point.
Soft secession is certainly one way out of this if Democratic governors unite.
New Jersey may stop paying federal taxes under new governor
Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill said on a podcast with Jon Stewart it's a "great idea."
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Paying without getting services is a very good point.
Heartbreaking. people.com/caroline-ken...
Caroline Kennedy's Daughter Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, Reveals Terminal Cancer Diagnosis
Tatiana Schlossberg has terminal cancer. The daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg revealed the news in an essay published by The New Yorker on Nov. 22, sharing that she was diagnosed wit...
people.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Heartbreaking. people.com/caroline-ken...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM