Wells Dunbar
@wellsdunbar.bsky.social
Audience and engagement editor for Texas Standard, comin' dine with The Talk of Texas each week. Here for the news, politics, movies, music and esoterica. El Paso born Austin native. Reskeets are not ratification lol
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They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
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the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
Produced a really interesting interview with Hayden Pedigo on his newest solo LP, his Chat Pile collab and making a "record store album," moving away from Texas, making art first and finding the meaning later, becoming a dad! What a great guy and great Q&A by @laurarice.bsky.social: txst.us/yi13a9
Hayden Pedigo on chasing feelings, leaving Texas and the hidden meaning in his music
Amarillo's favorite son left Texas for Oklahoma City, but still released two critically-acclaimed albums in 2025.
txst.us
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Produced a really interesting interview with Hayden Pedigo on his newest solo LP, his Chat Pile collab and making a "record store album," moving away from Texas, making art first and finding the meaning later, becoming a dad! What a great guy and great Q&A by @laurarice.bsky.social: txst.us/yi13a9
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Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"
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November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Made the friend apologize for putting his face in between the gun and the birds he was shooting
Remember when he literally shot a friend in the face and suffered no consequences for it?
November 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Made the friend apologize for putting his face in between the gun and the birds he was shooting
Anybody pulling up to Black Magnet tomorrow?
October 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Anybody pulling up to Black Magnet tomorrow?
An 'alternative system proposed by the [LCRA] would also have offered [more coverage and] more capacity. And it could have been cheaper. But Motorola won the contract anyway, aided by a process that was tilted in the company’s favor.'
Damning new look at Kerr Co. disaster radio failure
Damning new look at Kerr Co. disaster radio failure
A Costly Radio System Faltered When Texas Needed It Most
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
An 'alternative system proposed by the [LCRA] would also have offered [more coverage and] more capacity. And it could have been cheaper. But Motorola won the contract anyway, aided by a process that was tilted in the company’s favor.'
Damning new look at Kerr Co. disaster radio failure
Damning new look at Kerr Co. disaster radio failure
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October 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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🧵 A long-running access fight at The Cutoff—a former branch of the Trinity River in East Texas—just got a new twist.
The Cutoff has been a public fishing & hunting spot for decades.
Then in early 2022, landowner Phillip Surls fenced off entry from public access along FM 1667. txst.us/66mgcz
The Cutoff has been a public fishing & hunting spot for decades.
Then in early 2022, landowner Phillip Surls fenced off entry from public access along FM 1667. txst.us/66mgcz
Cut off: East Texans fished and hunted here for generations – until a new owner built a fence
The Cutoff is a public waterway under Texas law. Locals are fighting to get it back.
txst.us
October 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🧵 A long-running access fight at The Cutoff—a former branch of the Trinity River in East Texas—just got a new twist.
The Cutoff has been a public fishing & hunting spot for decades.
Then in early 2022, landowner Phillip Surls fenced off entry from public access along FM 1667. txst.us/66mgcz
The Cutoff has been a public fishing & hunting spot for decades.
Then in early 2022, landowner Phillip Surls fenced off entry from public access along FM 1667. txst.us/66mgcz
Subtext. Anyone else remember it?
a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
October 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Subtext. Anyone else remember it?
Finally saw One Battle After Another last night. What a friggin' powerhouse. If time travelers from the future wormholed their way back into 2025, all you need to show them is a double feature of it and Eddington and you're good
October 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Finally saw One Battle After Another last night. What a friggin' powerhouse. If time travelers from the future wormholed their way back into 2025, all you need to show them is a double feature of it and Eddington and you're good
Austin's downtown music fest 'Free Week' returns for one weekend only 🧐 in January
Had a blast hopping around over Hot Sumer Nights, happy to see the tradition continuing
Had a blast hopping around over Hot Sumer Nights, happy to see the tradition continuing
October 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Austin's downtown music fest 'Free Week' returns for one weekend only 🧐 in January
Had a blast hopping around over Hot Sumer Nights, happy to see the tradition continuing
Had a blast hopping around over Hot Sumer Nights, happy to see the tradition continuing
Whatever happened with this story, it got shared by the Daily Mail but then it seemingly disappeared
I'm going to wait until someone that isn't the Daily Mail reports on this but Ken Paxton allegedly having an affair with the producer of God's Not Dead is a big lol
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Texas AG Ken Paxton caught in cheating scandal as mistress revealed
The Daily Mail can exclusively reveal Ken Paxton, 62, was secretly seeing a married Christian influencer behind the backs of his wife and her husband.
www.dailymail.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Whatever happened with this story, it got shared by the Daily Mail but then it seemingly disappeared
My totenkopf tattoo has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my totenkopf tattoo
Dawg
Platner’s former political director →
(He released it himself???)
(He released it himself???)
October 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My totenkopf tattoo has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my totenkopf tattoo
Thinking about Dimebag Darrell and how cancelled he'd be if he was alive today
October 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Thinking about Dimebag Darrell and how cancelled he'd be if he was alive today
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This story got worse and worse and then I get to “Uvalde Police” and I’m just
October 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This story got worse and worse and then I get to “Uvalde Police” and I’m just
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“Soon, the land will be returned to its natural state: no space garbage, and still completely free of pointless [expletive] border walls,” the announcement read. buff.ly/BFXj1VA
Elon Musk, Cards Against Humanity settle lawsuit over South Texas land
Cards Against Humanity sued SpaceX alleging Musk’s employees trespassed on a piece of land in South Texas and dumped trash.
txst.us
October 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“Soon, the land will be returned to its natural state: no space garbage, and still completely free of pointless [expletive] border walls,” the announcement read. buff.ly/BFXj1VA
I watched Nightmare with the boy last night and vaguely troubled by all the impact on his 11yo psyche, I worked up a question guide for after. Productive!
October 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I watched Nightmare with the boy last night and vaguely troubled by all the impact on his 11yo psyche, I worked up a question guide for after. Productive!
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If you could send one message from Texas to the rest of the country, what would it be?
October 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you could send one message from Texas to the rest of the country, what would it be?
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An immigration judge ruled ICE can’t deport Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, who has permission to be in the country, unless the agency can provide evidence that her legal status was revoked.
ICE seeks to deport DACA recipient after arrest at El Paso airport
An immigration judge ruled ICE can’t deport Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, who has permission to be in the country, unless the agency can provide evidence that her legal status was revoked.
www.texastribune.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
An immigration judge ruled ICE can’t deport Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, who has permission to be in the country, unless the agency can provide evidence that her legal status was revoked.
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Manu have wondered what lil keke meant when he sang “25 lighters on my dresser” but the answer is clear, he just cleaned his house
September 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Manu have wondered what lil keke meant when he sang “25 lighters on my dresser” but the answer is clear, he just cleaned his house
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I'm going to wait until someone that isn't the Daily Mail reports on this but Ken Paxton allegedly having an affair with the producer of God's Not Dead is a big lol
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Texas AG Ken Paxton caught in cheating scandal as mistress revealed
The Daily Mail can exclusively reveal Ken Paxton, 62, was secretly seeing a married Christian influencer behind the backs of his wife and her husband.
www.dailymail.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I'm going to wait until someone that isn't the Daily Mail reports on this but Ken Paxton allegedly having an affair with the producer of God's Not Dead is a big lol
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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I abandoned my home state but the rest of you should get in on this. Wells is a pretty cool dude and the Texas Standard is great.
HEY. I need to hear from you. Yes, you!!
What’s your perspective on the economy? Are you making sacrifices to get by? Have you changed your habits? Is your pay not going as far?
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Do it so I can share it on air! Texasstandard.org/talk
What’s your perspective on the economy? Are you making sacrifices to get by? Have you changed your habits? Is your pay not going as far?
I want you to record a message for @texasstandard.bsky.social.
Do it so I can share it on air! Texasstandard.org/talk
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September 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I abandoned my home state but the rest of you should get in on this. Wells is a pretty cool dude and the Texas Standard is great.