William Jones
@wjoneshistory.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Dept. of History at Sam Houston State University. Houston resident. Also consult on using history to inform transportation planning and equity.
Go Birds.
Go Birds.
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Harris County is conducting an Active Mobility survey: if you want to walk/bike more in #Houston please take the 5 minutes to respond!
The more input they have from actual stakeholders (that's us), the better.
Show them why more aren't walking or biking now, & to fix it
Harris County is conducting an Active Mobility survey: if you want to walk/bike more in #Houston please take the 5 minutes to respond!
The more input they have from actual stakeholders (that's us), the better.
Show them why more aren't walking or biking now, & to fix it
Active Transportation Plan Survey - Mentimeter
Be heard, collaborate, and share ideas—make meetings and classes more engaging with real conversations.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Harris County is conducting an Active Mobility survey: if you want to walk/bike more in #Houston please take the 5 minutes to respond!
The more input they have from actual stakeholders (that's us), the better.
Show them why more aren't walking or biking now, & to fix it
Harris County is conducting an Active Mobility survey: if you want to walk/bike more in #Houston please take the 5 minutes to respond!
The more input they have from actual stakeholders (that's us), the better.
Show them why more aren't walking or biking now, & to fix it
Fortunate to be able to ride our bikes to the Eagles bar on one of Houston’s bayou trails.
Best way to watch the game with hundreds of your closest friends, haha.
Best way to watch the game with hundreds of your closest friends, haha.
December 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Fortunate to be able to ride our bikes to the Eagles bar on one of Houston’s bayou trails.
Best way to watch the game with hundreds of your closest friends, haha.
Best way to watch the game with hundreds of your closest friends, haha.
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""Gondor's tax on rings is highly injurious to the ring-innovation sector," says Witch King of Angmar"
- Minas Tirith Beacon
- Minas Tirith Beacon
December 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
""Gondor's tax on rings is highly injurious to the ring-innovation sector," says Witch King of Angmar"
- Minas Tirith Beacon
- Minas Tirith Beacon
This is exactly the dynamic in Texas.
University administrations are really comfortable overturning internal processes to aid the far right, both because they are terrified of them and also because the far right has captured so many state legislatures that they can, in fact, kill the universities if they don't.
December 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This is exactly the dynamic in Texas.
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I found it. The Bari Weiss/CBS News town hall promo for feminism does indeed use a 1964 photo of Beatles fans.
December 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I found it. The Bari Weiss/CBS News town hall promo for feminism does indeed use a 1964 photo of Beatles fans.
Everyone’s on a journey, lol.
December 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Everyone’s on a journey, lol.
Governs like a Republican. Raises money for Republicans. Enjoys 70% approval rating among Republicans.
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John Whitmire will no longer receive Harris County Democrat's endorsements
Precinct chairs signed on to a resolution asking the party to deny Houston Mayor John Whitmire endorsements after he participated in a GOP fundraiser.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Governs like a Republican. Raises money for Republicans. Enjoys 70% approval rating among Republicans.
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...
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"This year marks the completion of the Georgetown to South Park Connection thanks to years of advocacy. On this trail, people can safely walk, bike, and roll between the South Park & Georgetown neighborhoods. [SDOT] planted 143 trees along the new path."
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December 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"This year marks the completion of the Georgetown to South Park Connection thanks to years of advocacy. On this trail, people can safely walk, bike, and roll between the South Park & Georgetown neighborhoods. [SDOT] planted 143 trees along the new path."
greenspace.seattle.gov/2025/12/mile...
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
Houston’s leaders are so out-of-touch with how people in cities around the world get around, they painted a soccer ball on a sphere on a bridge that spans a massive highway.
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Why is massive soccer ball now sitting atop this Houston highway?
Hazard Bridge in Houston underwent a makeover Wednesday night.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Houston’s leaders are so out-of-touch with how people in cities around the world get around, they painted a soccer ball on a sphere on a bridge that spans a massive highway.
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I was impressed at “Downtown Ace Hardware”
At Downtown Ace Hardware the delivery truck was properly parked outside the bike lane. I thanked the driver for not parking in the bike lane and he said “Oh, we would NEVER park in the bike lane.
And that’s how you do it.
And that’s how you do it.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I was impressed at “Downtown Ace Hardware”
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Fasten your helmets and saddle up for a tour of the worst bike lanes on the planet, as we delve into the bumpy, the absurd, and the downright dangerous, all in the name of cycling exploration and advocacy.
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Here are some of the Worst Bike Lanes on the Planet
Fasten your helmets and saddle up for a tour of the worst bike lanes on the planet from the absurd to the downright dangerous
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December 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Fasten your helmets and saddle up for a tour of the worst bike lanes on the planet, as we delve into the bumpy, the absurd, and the downright dangerous, all in the name of cycling exploration and advocacy.
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That job ad for a (the?) history faculty position at the University of Austin is rough.
As in, terribly written.
Bet they had a computer write it.
As in, terribly written.
Bet they had a computer write it.
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
That job ad for a (the?) history faculty position at the University of Austin is rough.
As in, terribly written.
Bet they had a computer write it.
As in, terribly written.
Bet they had a computer write it.
I, for one, am shocked! apple.news/Az2zChoEbTKC...
Texas voucher timeline discrepancy may box out low-income families, experts say — Houston Chronicle
Many families considering private school have pinned their hopes on the state's promise to reimburse tuition next year as part of its new $1 billion Texas Education Freedom Account plan, created in re...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I, for one, am shocked! apple.news/Az2zChoEbTKC...
Best part about the AAC championship game is that it's at a college's home stadium and not some sterile neutral site.
December 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Best part about the AAC championship game is that it's at a college's home stadium and not some sterile neutral site.
Kevin Negandhi when UNT throws an INT with 1 minute left in the game, down 13 points: "And that might do it"
Like, I get that you have to keep the people watching, but . . . there has to be a limit.
Like, I get that you have to keep the people watching, but . . . there has to be a limit.
December 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Kevin Negandhi when UNT throws an INT with 1 minute left in the game, down 13 points: "And that might do it"
Like, I get that you have to keep the people watching, but . . . there has to be a limit.
Like, I get that you have to keep the people watching, but . . . there has to be a limit.
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A trove of documents show work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the Seattle Department of Transportation to take advantage of Washington's new Shared Streets Law. Pedestrianizing a number of streets could be around the corner.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
A Sneak Peek at Shared Streets Coming to Seattle » The Urbanist
# A trove of documents obtained from City of Seattle through public disclosure requests shows work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the transportation department to take advantage of Washin...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A trove of documents show work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the Seattle Department of Transportation to take advantage of Washington's new Shared Streets Law. Pedestrianizing a number of streets could be around the corner.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
Kinda sad that a football team named after Mean Joe Green basically doesn’t play defense.
December 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Kinda sad that a football team named after Mean Joe Green basically doesn’t play defense.
I’ve experienced almost a decade of competent Tulane football and almost 5 years of championship caliber football. After witnessing some of the worst football ever while I was a student there.
Not sure I can go back to the doldrums.
Not sure I can go back to the doldrums.
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I’ve experienced almost a decade of competent Tulane football and almost 5 years of championship caliber football. After witnessing some of the worst football ever while I was a student there.
Not sure I can go back to the doldrums.
Not sure I can go back to the doldrums.
New Orleans is way weirder than Austin ever was and Denton is what Austin thinks it is.
Unfiltered thoughts watching the AAC championship game.
Unfiltered thoughts watching the AAC championship game.
December 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
New Orleans is way weirder than Austin ever was and Denton is what Austin thinks it is.
Unfiltered thoughts watching the AAC championship game.
Unfiltered thoughts watching the AAC championship game.
Its been an interesting semester apple.news/ANCWYo7szQEy...
De-Woke-ifying Colleges Is Hard Work. This Texas University Is Turning to AI to Help. — Texas Monthly
After elected officials criticized LGBTQ-centered courses, professors were instructed to edit the catalog with the aid of a chatbot.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Its been an interesting semester apple.news/ANCWYo7szQEy...
The problem with demanding clear policy explanations from this mayoral administration is that the policy is mostly based on vibes.
cf: his NYT interview.
cf: his NYT interview.
Opinions from the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board: "John Whitmire’s opaque governing style is eroding voters' trust. Houston deserves clear policy explanations and real accountability." bit.ly/4pGZ1Uz
December 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The problem with demanding clear policy explanations from this mayoral administration is that the policy is mostly based on vibes.
cf: his NYT interview.
cf: his NYT interview.
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The first wedding announcement to mention the Georgetown Slavery Archive. Mazeltov to the newlyweds!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
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A Painful Family Discovery, and the Love Story That Followed
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November 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The first wedding announcement to mention the Georgetown Slavery Archive. Mazeltov to the newlyweds!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
Whitmire once again removing infrastructure that has made a street safer because people keep driving into concrete curbs.
And he’ll still say he cares about safety.
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And he’ll still say he cares about safety.
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Houston to tear out $200K roundabout and replace it with a traffic light
Houston spent $200,000 in federal money to build this roundabout on Houston's northside in hopes of reducing wrecks. Now the mayor is taking it out.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Whitmire once again removing infrastructure that has made a street safer because people keep driving into concrete curbs.
And he’ll still say he cares about safety.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
And he’ll still say he cares about safety.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
There's that bit at the end of Season 2 of Succession when it looks like Kendall actually beat Logan for once, and Logan smiles.
That's how I choose to interpret the meeting with Mamdani.
That's how I choose to interpret the meeting with Mamdani.
November 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
There's that bit at the end of Season 2 of Succession when it looks like Kendall actually beat Logan for once, and Logan smiles.
That's how I choose to interpret the meeting with Mamdani.
That's how I choose to interpret the meeting with Mamdani.