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ghostly gwen howerton

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texas culture reporter for @chron.com native texan, aggie, astros fan, ⚧️ in love with all of these vampires 📍houston

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · Jul 30

I spoke to the trans woman who was assaulted at Barton Springs in Austin this weekend.

Despite everything, she said that the bystander who stepped in and the support she's gotten makes her believe Austin is "a safe space for people like me."
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Austin police investigating assault of trans woman, bystander

One person was left with a broken jaw and a concussion.

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 2m

i just drink black coffee. if i put cream or sugar in it, i clean it that day.

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 3m

everybody wants to be houston:

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 6m

iktfr

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 9m

if you have a coffee cup at work, how often do you clean it? because i'll be honest i'm on 1 - 2 times a month

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 11m

if it makes you feel any better i was in high school like... 7 years ago lol. anyway my favorite song is probably pink triangle lol

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 25m

can i just say when i was a teenager i listened to you on npr and now i kind of fangirl when you reply to my posts haha

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 28m

I'm listening to Pinkerton

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 21h

A functional government that cared about its citizens would do something to address this exploding problem (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/m...

They Got to Live a Life of Luxury. Then Came the Fine Print.

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 55m

If you're a comedian who has had bad experiences in the Austin scene for one reason or another I'd love to hear your story

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 2h

EXCLUSIVE: Connecticut has become a destination for quick marriages between immigrants and U.S. citizens from out of state.

Federal immigration officials have taken notice.

My latest with @brigurciullo.bsky.social and @blockhartreporter.bsky.social. www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky

Why couples traveling to Connecticut to wed are raising questions about sham marriages

A CT Insider investigation has found that Bridgeport has become a destination for quick marriages between immigrants and U.S. citizens, with couples traveling from out of state to wed.

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 1h

gf's dad was telling me about how he installed a home charger for his new Kia EV6, it's so cheap it's insane

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 1h

i think i'm probably just too young for forum culture but kiwi farms is one of those places that seems like a genuine nexus of evil

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isla @demomolos.bsky.social · 1h

please do not fall for this, there is no shock collar nor is there a fob. tectone (the guy who's father is in the congressional record for being the army's rape monster), kiwifarms, ethan klein, etc are trying to spread this because they are trying to find another venue to get hasan kicked off.

🦇 🦆 🎃 @goducks09.bsky.social · 14h

This just popped up in my Reddit feed. Hasan Piker shocking his dog for moving around too much behind him. Someone please take that poor dog away from this asshole.

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 1h

not sure how i ended up on the "comedians think joe rogan is a tool" beat

Chron.com @chron.com · 3h

"I don't want to hear 50 white guys come up to me and almost say the N-word."

Big-name comedians think Austin's comedy scene is a laughingstock

"I don't want to hear 50 white guys come up to me and almost say the N-word."

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 9h

it's a sort of tragic story because if you dislike whitmire it's an incredibly uphill battle and people are incredibly disengaged and the people who are engaged on his side love him

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 10h

Give the people at the Waco Bridge some money if you're so inclined. I have no stake in it other than that as a Texan and a journalist, I want more journalism in Texas. How many other Sergios are out there. and we don't know about them?

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Support Us | The Waco Bridge

Members make all the difference. Join me in supporting The Waco Bridge’s nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member today.

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 10h

finally got around to reading this. it's heartbreaking.

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 12h

Man, if you're going to share a screenshot of the story and a screenshot of an X post of someone else sharing the story, just share the fucking link! wacobridge.org/2025/10/06/d...

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 10h

lmao

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 11h

this story is unintentionally hilarious

Houston Public Media @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social · 1d

On the first day of the long-awaited, highly publicized sprint to collect more than 63,000 signatures within 30 days, only one person canvassed at the main signature collection event.

Uphill effort to recall Whitmire kicks off with single canvasser, misspelled signature forms

On the first day of the long-awaited, highly publicized sprint to collect more than 63,000 signatures within 30 days, only one person canvassed at the main signature collection event. The forms contained a misspelling of “petition.”

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 11h

The Trib is doing a great thing putting a paper in Waco. They need it

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Houston Public Media @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social · 15h

As the roughly 400-worker strike at the Hilton Americas-Houston hotel stretches towards the 40-day mark, about 100 of their fellow union members employed in food and beverage services at the neighboring George R. Brown Convention Center could soon join the picket line.

George R. Brown Convention Center workers to take strike vote

About 100 food and beverage workers at the downtown convention center could join roughly 400 hotel workers at the nearby Hilton Americas-Houston on strike. After the vote, the workers could begin their strike at any moment.

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 12h

yeah it's very good

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 12h

this story is really well done

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 12h

Man, if you're going to share a screenshot of the story and a screenshot of an X post of someone else sharing the story, just share the fucking link! wacobridge.org/2025/10/06/d...

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 12h

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‘Why Sergio?’ Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef and family - The Waco Bridge

Sergio Garcia and his wife, Sandra, spent 36 years building a reputation for regional Mexican cuisine in Waco. It ended when ICE came to call.

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