Abigail Rosenthal
@abigailrosenthal.bsky.social
romance reader, concert goer, culture editor @chron.com
the pricemaster and his absurdist agenda lives on in the hearts of dentonites 25 years later. I got the story of how a one-off garage sale became a beloved piece of anti-capitalist art. www.chron.com/culture/arti...
The oral history of 'The PriceMaster,' Texas' weirdest garage sale on film
Twenty-five years later, the absurdist short film still has something to say.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
the pricemaster and his absurdist agenda lives on in the hearts of dentonites 25 years later. I got the story of how a one-off garage sale became a beloved piece of anti-capitalist art. www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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"A 2023 study found that in the early years of the fracking boom, Tarrant County — the home of Fort Worth — had 60% more children born with serious birth defects than would have been expected for its population."
This story is bonkers and deserves a read. Especially if you're in/around Dallas.
This story is bonkers and deserves a read. Especially if you're in/around Dallas.
EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells @thebarbedwire.com he spent years burying radioactive fracking waste, which melted the bones in his neck and jaw. Then a residential community — and an elementary school — was built on top. 🧵
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Whistleblower Says Radioactive Fracking Waste Site Melted His Jaw. Now There’s an Elementary School There.
Then an elementary school was built on top of it.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"A 2023 study found that in the early years of the fracking boom, Tarrant County — the home of Fort Worth — had 60% more children born with serious birth defects than would have been expected for its population."
This story is bonkers and deserves a read. Especially if you're in/around Dallas.
This story is bonkers and deserves a read. Especially if you're in/around Dallas.
nothing sounds more miserable than having to stand around in wet sticky pants after having 9 gallons of neon yellow gatorade dumped on you
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
nothing sounds more miserable than having to stand around in wet sticky pants after having 9 gallons of neon yellow gatorade dumped on you
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Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher
February 9, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher
imagine being so committed to racism you have to pretend to like kid rock
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
imagine being so committed to racism you have to pretend to like kid rock
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All the stars are here: Brantley Gilbert, Brice Bradley, Gabby Babby, Bibb Glibsy, Slab Gabbert, Brice Bryce,
Turning Point USA has announced the performers for their alternative Super Bowl halftime show:
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
All the stars are here: Brantley Gilbert, Brice Bradley, Gabby Babby, Bibb Glibsy, Slab Gabbert, Brice Bryce,
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"Shlomi's filing address appears to be that of a rented mailbox from PostalAnnex in Round Rock. FEC filings also show Shlomi's campaign raised $274.91 between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025." @abigailrosenthal.bsky.social banger: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
ShamWow guy releases campaign ad for Texas seat
This "guy who's not half dead" wants to represent YOU, Texas!
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February 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
"Shlomi's filing address appears to be that of a rented mailbox from PostalAnnex in Round Rock. FEC filings also show Shlomi's campaign raised $274.91 between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025." @abigailrosenthal.bsky.social banger: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
ShamWow guy's campaign promises include making crimes against conservatives hate crimes based on "Thoughtism" and installing "CowBoy Codes for Kids" in all schools @chron.com www.chron.com/culture/arti...
ShamWow guy releases campaign ad for Texas seat
This "guy who's not half dead" wants to represent YOU, Texas!
www.chron.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
ShamWow guy's campaign promises include making crimes against conservatives hate crimes based on "Thoughtism" and installing "CowBoy Codes for Kids" in all schools @chron.com www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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I AGREE defector.com/i-thoroughly...
I Thoroughly Enjoyed Watching Michael Rapaport Eat Shit On ‘The Traitors’ | Defector
As the parent of a toddler, my TV watching habits have lately tended more toward Peppa Pig and Ms. Rachel than Heated Rivalry or The Pitt. I would like to keep abreast of whatever the internet is buzz...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I AGREE defector.com/i-thoroughly...
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Update: The Monday after this story ran, Sonya was punished for "soliciting" donations. She told me in a letter today that her custody level has been lowered, meaning that she "must live in the unit cell block with the more misbehaved women, my freedom inside the prison is severely limited."
NEW: I spoke with the Texas inmate who was put in solitary confinement after a GoFundMe for her sick prison cat went viral. While she's since been returned to regular housing, she and her longtime friend worry that more retaliation could be on the way.
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A Texas inmate's cat fundraiser went viral. Solitary confinement followed.
"Despite what this prison does to me, it's the cats that make me want to be a better person."
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February 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Update: The Monday after this story ran, Sonya was punished for "soliciting" donations. She told me in a letter today that her custody level has been lowered, meaning that she "must live in the unit cell block with the more misbehaved women, my freedom inside the prison is severely limited."
anyway between the gutting of the post and the increasing lack of any sort of media literacy these days, feeling very Bleak
February 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
anyway between the gutting of the post and the increasing lack of any sort of media literacy these days, feeling very Bleak
gonna watch "spotlight" later just to feel something
February 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
gonna watch "spotlight" later just to feel something
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see you on Dancing With the Stars
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:24 AM
see you on Dancing With the Stars
honestly the boston cop slide looks terrifying
January 27, 2026 at 1:29 AM
honestly the boston cop slide looks terrifying
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I spoke to Waco's Kaleb Blain, a transgender pitmaster working to create space for trans people in Texas BBQ. After being doxxed, attacked online and let go from Terry Black's, he's now forging his own path:
"I have to do this for the rest of my life."
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"I have to do this for the rest of my life."
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After a doxxing, a transgender Texan pitmaster forges his own way
"There's not a queer space in barbecue yet, so let's create one."
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January 26, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I spoke to Waco's Kaleb Blain, a transgender pitmaster working to create space for trans people in Texas BBQ. After being doxxed, attacked online and let go from Terry Black's, he's now forging his own path:
"I have to do this for the rest of my life."
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
"I have to do this for the rest of my life."
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
bama doesn’t take enough advantage of “deacon blues” and that’s really what’s wrong with them
January 23, 2026 at 6:25 AM
bama doesn’t take enough advantage of “deacon blues” and that’s really what’s wrong with them
caught up with the harries @chron.com www.chron.com/culture/musi...
In Austin, Harry Styles fans wait 6 hours for 6 minutes of music
"I blacked out as soon as I heard his voice."
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January 22, 2026 at 12:57 AM
caught up with the harries @chron.com www.chron.com/culture/musi...
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NEW: A ton of trash ends up in Buffalo Bayou, Houston's urban waterway. I spent a morning last week with the people who clean trash out of the bayou with a sucking boat. A long the way, I learned about the never ending battle to clean up pollution. 📸/📝 by me: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
A whole lot of trash fills Buffalo Bayou. Here's who cleans it all up.
A whole lot of Houstonians' trash ends up in Buffalo Bayou. Meet the heroes who vacuum it up.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
NEW: A ton of trash ends up in Buffalo Bayou, Houston's urban waterway. I spent a morning last week with the people who clean trash out of the bayou with a sucking boat. A long the way, I learned about the never ending battle to clean up pollution. 📸/📝 by me: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
new journalism achievement unlocked: received a handwritten letter with a conspiracy theory about my dad’s death
January 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
new journalism achievement unlocked: received a handwritten letter with a conspiracy theory about my dad’s death
le tigre's "deceptacon" is a pseudo-feminist media dog whistle and i never want to hear it again
January 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
le tigre's "deceptacon" is a pseudo-feminist media dog whistle and i never want to hear it again
sabrina carpenter “house tour” vs. mary jane girls “my house”
December 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
sabrina carpenter “house tour” vs. mary jane girls “my house”
i have the wikipedia widget on my phone that shows the top read pages and i think “1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre” has been in the top every week this year
December 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
i have the wikipedia widget on my phone that shows the top read pages and i think “1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre” has been in the top every week this year
KOOL-AID MAN YOU READY FOR CHRISTMAS
December 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
KOOL-AID MAN YOU READY FOR CHRISTMAS
i feel like yards should be limited to one (1) santa. more than that isn’t canon.
December 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
i feel like yards should be limited to one (1) santa. more than that isn’t canon.