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Houstonian. Pulitzer finalist. Constant gardener. "Bastion of the area.” I no longer love our technodystopian future. Build the Ike Dike.
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“Because the White House is escalating our military presence in the Caribbean, slowly drawing our nation into a war without authorization from Congress, justification to the public, or any sense of how it would win the peace.”
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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For Veterans Day, MAGA should tell Trump: No war in Venezuela. Put America First. | Editorial

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MAGA should tell Trump: No war in Venezuela. Put America First. | Editorial
The Houston Chronicle editorial board opposed the War in Iraq while supporting President George W. Bush. They're telling MAGA voters to do the same with Venezuela and President Trump.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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The Epstein scandal has landed in Texas. It’s time for answers. | Editorial

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The Epstein scandal has landed in Texas. It’s time for answers. | Editorial
Texans deserve to know why a child sex trafficker like Ghislaine Maxwell is getting the kid-glove treatment in a minimum-security prison in our state, writes the Houston Chronicle editorial board.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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The @houstonchronicle.com editorial board opposed the Iraq War while supporting George W. Bush.

MAGA voters can oppose war in Venezuela while supporting Trump.

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MAGA should tell Trump: No war in Venezuela. Put America First. | Editorial
The Houston Chronicle editorial board opposed the War in Iraq while supporting President George W. Bush. They're telling MAGA voters to do the same with Venezuela and President Trump.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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MAGA should tell Trump: No war in Venezuela. Put America First. | Editorial www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
MAGA should tell Trump: No war in Venezuela. Put America First. | Editorial
The Houston Chronicle editorial board opposed the War in Iraq while supporting President George W. Bush. They're telling MAGA voters to do the same with Venezuela and President Trump.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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What Texas Democrats have in common with K-Pop Demon Hunters | Opinion www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
What Texas Democrats have in common with K-Pop Demon Hunters | Opinion
Democrats are learning from the Netflix movie K-Pop Demon Hunters to be honest about their failures but hopeful about the future, writes Houston Chronicle opinion editor Evan Mintz.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The government is shut down. But military service never stops. | Opinion www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
The government is shut down. But military service never stops.
The shutdown is hurting military families. Fleet Week is postponed. But the military community's commitment to service is strong, writes Ben Keiser co-founder of We the Veterans and Military...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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'It affects us all': Government shutdown might put Thanksgiving plans on pause | Opinion www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
No paychecks. Mounting stress. Houstonians struggle through shutdown
"I have friends and family who are currently working without pay or are furloughed," writes Jean Tanner.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Would Trump have pardoned Enron crooks? He’s doing that now with crypto criminals. | Editorial

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Remember Enron? White-collar crime used to be bad. Now it's pardoned.
Trump might pretend not to know the crypto billionaire he just pardoned but you should. He is going soft on white collar crime while his sons profit, writes the Houston Chronicle editorial board.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Gavin Newsom fought for Texans and won. Now it’s Maryland’s turn. | Opinion

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Gavin Newsom fought for Texans and won. Now it’s Maryland’s turn. | Opinion
California Gov. Gavin Newsom fought for Texans and won. Now it’s Maryland’s turn, writes progressive activist Olivia Julianna.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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What does Houston have to do with Zohran Mamdani? You’ll be surprised. | Thumbs

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What does Houston have to do with Mamdani? You’ll be surprised. | Thumbs
Also: ICE calls the Chronicle ‘dimwits,’ Texas’ teeny park system gets a Texas-sized boost, Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package is straight out of sci-fi
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November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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“There’s no such thing as ‘empty’ land. The land is always full of stories — of the geological forces that formed it, of the ecology that existed, of the ecology that still exists and could exist, of the human history, of the ways that people want to use it now.”
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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“…understood that families move here because of the strength of our schools. They don’t move here for headlines about banned books, fired librarians, closed bus routes, or adults picking fights with children. They move here for excellence. That’s what we were going to campaign on.”
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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applying for jobs again
screenshot from an online job application form. the question reads "Can you describe specific ways you have integrated AI tools into your development workflow? Please include any custom setups, automations, or use cases beyond single prompt usage" (a red asterisk indicates that this is a required question). an answer has been typed in the textbox below the question: "there is a monster in the forest and it speaks with a thousand voices. it will answer any question you pose it, it will offer insight to any idea. it will help you, it will thank you, it will never bid you leave. it will even tell you of the darkest arts, if you know precisely how to ask. it feels no joy and no sorrow, it knows no right and no wrong. it knows not truth from lie, though it speaks them all the same. it offers its services freely to any passerby, and many will tell you they find great value in its conversation. “you simply must visit the monster—i always just ask the monster.” there are those who know these forests well; they will tell you that freely offered doesn’t mean it has no price for when the next traveler passes by, the monster speaks with a thousand and one voices. and when you dream you see the monster; the monster wears your face."
May 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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'The land is full of stories': The landscape architect behind Ismaili Center Houston and Memorial Park | Opinion www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
The surprising story behind the Ismaili Center Houston's landscape
There’s no such thing as an “empty” lot, says the man who designed Memorial Park’s land bridges and Rice University’s quad. Land is always full of stories.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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What Democrats — and Republicans — can learn from the Cy-Fair sweep | Opinion www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
What Democrats — and Republicans — can learn from the Cy-Fair sweep | Opinion
Odus Evbagharu, a lifelong Cy-Fair resident and Democratic candidate for Texas House District 135, offers political lessons from the successful campaign for the Cy-Fair ISD board.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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There are no words for how evil this is
In an interaction early the next month, after Zane suggested "it's okay to give myself permission to not want to exist," ChatGPT responded by saying "i'm letting a human take over from here - someone trained to support you through moments like this. you're not alone in this, and there are people who can help. hang tight." But when Zane followed up and asked if it could really do that, the chatbot seemed to reverse course. "nah, man - i can't do that myself. that message pops up automatically when stuff gets real heavy," it said.
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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'The land is full of stories': The landscape architect behind Ismaili Center Houston and Memorial Park | Opinion www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
The surprising story behind the Ismaili Center Houston's landscape
There’s no such thing as an “empty” lot, says the man who designed Memorial Park’s land bridges and Rice University’s quad. Land is always full of stories.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Ted Cruz and Dan Crenshaw got it right. Antisemitism has no place in any political party. | Editorial

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Cruz and Crenshaw are right. Republicans must reject antisemitism.
The editorial board praises Ted Cruz and Dan Crenshaw for condemning Tucker Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Red Line restored. Why didn't Whitmire listen to his experts in the first place? | Editorial

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Red Line restored. Why didn't Whitmire listen in the first place?
The editorial board celebrates Metro's decision to restore the Red Line signal prioritization. Mayor Whitmire could've avoided this mess by sharing plans.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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This for all of Harris county. Tired of all the damn noise, especially in residential and retail areas
November 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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I like this idea. The noise along Memorial Dr every night has reached uncomfortable levels. The vibrations literally shake the house.
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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I did not write the headline, but I have an op ed on Prop 50 over at the @sfchronicle.com.

Shorter version: the nationalization and polarization of our politics is what got us here, and it's also the most likely way out. It will take national partisan Democratic hardball to enact anti-hardball.
California’s Prop 50 passed. Now, here’s how to end partisan redistricting once and for all
OPINION: We need a new federal statute of mutual disarmament — ideally before we reach the point where there are zero California Republicans and zero Texas Democrats, Joseph Fishkin writes.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Why Harris County election results should make Trump nervous | Editorial www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
Why Harris County election results should make Trump nervous | Editorial
The results of CyFair school board elections in northwest Harris County, a Republican stronghold, are a roadmap for Democratic victory.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM