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    <title>This list is HORRIBLE #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-17T16:46:10+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Food writing is a dead art.]]></description>
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    <title>They left one key fact out of this story. (The woman never requested an abortion.) #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-17T15:25:26+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/tierra-walker-paxton-abortion-death-lawsuit-22434743.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Other outlets are reporting that, in over 6500 pages of medical records, there is not a single request for an abortion.

Wonder why the Chron would omit that (pretty key) fact?]]></description>
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    <title>This tempast in a teapot is silly. #BadHumanity #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-17T15:18:46+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/holly-rowe-postgame-debacle-latest-130043301.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It was clearly more important to get into the locker room to address his team than it was to wait on ESPN to sort their shit out.

As for the end of the game? Don't blame him either. The idea that these coaches are obligated to speak to reporters on the field after the game is laughable. Do your press conference, done. These fainting couch writers need to chill. The media's self-importance is yet another reason you don't hate them enough.]]></description>
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    <title>Well, we know of at least one reason she's still single. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-17T15:15:38+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/64-isnt-tall-sophie-cunningham-112500219.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[5'9" is the average height for men.]]></description>
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    <title>Steve Belichick resigns as North Carolina defensive coordinator - NBC Sports #BadSports</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-17T15:11:25+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This place is a mess.]]></description>
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    <title>Takeaway 1: IT WAS NOT A CONVENTION YOU IDIOTS. #BadMedia #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-16T11:36:37+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hope that clears it up for you.

It was a rally.]]></description>
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    <title>Does the Chron owe Paxton equal time after this Talerico campaign ad? #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-16T11:33:51+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It sure seems so.]]></description>
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    <title>Why did Andre Johnson criticize Houston Texans QB C.J. Stroud? #BadSports</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-16T11:30:55+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/cj-stroud-andre-johnson-criticiscm0body-language-22433840.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Perkins is an idiot who doesn't know much about football but opines on it anyway.

Johnson however?  The Texans might want to pay attention to what he is saying.]]></description>
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    <title>Angela Paxton has ‘thoughts’ on divorce with Ken Paxton. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-16T11:28:45+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I would imagine she does.]]></description>
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    <title>Imagine getting 'infuriated' over this. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-15T11:57:28+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/sports/olympics/article/olympians-speak-out-over-controversial-sydney-sweeney-sports-betting-ad-absolute-utter-disbelief-160243474.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some people are just looking for a reason to get outraged to be honest. And the media, which you don't hate strongly enough, are more than happy to give them a platform.]]></description>
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    <title>So, All Tomlinson can do is dust off the &quot;Demographics is Destiny&quot; argument? #BadMedia</title>
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    <title>Houston controller Chris Hollins could challenge Mayor John Whitmire. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-15T11:47:18+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/supergirl-1-hbo-max-proving-010714574.html">
    <title>When dimwits in the media get it 100% wrong. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-15T11:31:03+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/supergirl-1-hbo-max-proving-010714574.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It's not the economy. Spider Man proved that, as did the Odyssey. It's the fact that this was a bad movie. People are watching it now out of curiosity and because it's no additional cost with their paid subscription.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnist/chris-tomlinson/article/san-antonio-latino-majority-22221011.php">
    <title>This guy, and people who think like him, is one of the main reasons I want OUT of Texas. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-10T12:31:29+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnist/chris-tomlinson/article/san-antonio-latino-majority-22221011.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He does realize that, when the Latino revolution comes, he will be among the first taken out into the public square and shot right?

I mean, of course he doesn't. But he will.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:fc51e5245d8d/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/trends-show-las-vegas-tourists-are-richer-middle-aged-and-gambling-less/">
    <title>Trends show Las Vegas tourists are richer, middle-aged, and gambling less. #LasVegas</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-10T11:28:46+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/trends-show-las-vegas-tourists-are-richer-middle-aged-and-gambling-less/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This tracks with what I've seen when visiting. And it tracks on a personal level. Especially the 'gambling less' part.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Las_Vegas</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:d33e02843e12/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://insidethemagic.net/2026/09/walt-disney-world-finds-and-closes-longtime-loophole-costs-guests-1000s-ab1/">
    <title>Walt Disney World Finds and Closes Longtime Loophole, Costs Guests $1000s #BadInfluencers</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-09T18:49:00+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://insidethemagic.net/2026/09/walt-disney-world-finds-and-closes-longtime-loophole-costs-guests-1000s-ab1/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I'm guessing this was brought up by some influencer on social media which caused it to gain Disney's attention which resulted in it's end.

This is usually the way this plays out.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadInfluencers</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/trump-venezuela-oil-chevron-socialist-22411190.php">
    <title>Blind Squirrel. Nut. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-09T12:48:11+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/trump-venezuela-oil-chevron-socialist-22411190.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He's correct here. This deal stinks.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/houston-marijuana-arrests-whitmire-shut-up-22421249.php">
    <title>Who are these &quot;more dangerous&quot; offenders &quot;they&quot; say the police should be going after? #ShutterTheEdBoard</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-09T12:28:03+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/houston-marijuana-arrests-whitmire-shut-up-22421249.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Let's see here, they should not go after drug offenders, they don't do any traffic enforcement and they don't go after shoplifters/thieves.

Who exactly are they supposed to be focusing on?]]></description>
<dc:subject>ShutterTheEdBoard</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/cj-stroud-quarterback-contract-nfl-22385130.php?sid=5b0232242ddf9c12eaec30a0&amp;ss=A&amp;st_rid=90e25697-14e5-441e-8114-f7175cf6bc8f">
    <title>Houston Texans QB C.J. Stroud ready to silence his critics in Year 4. #BadSports</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-09T12:25:15+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/cj-stroud-quarterback-contract-nfl-22385130.php?sid=5b0232242ddf9c12eaec30a0&amp;ss=A&amp;st_rid=90e25697-14e5-441e-8114-f7175cf6bc8f</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The thing is, the Texans don't even need him to be great. Just average is probably enough with this defense.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadSports</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:efd8419a841e/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/harris-county-tax-rate-2026-22407833.php">
    <title>Until your eyes bleed. #BadPolitics #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-09T11:54:13+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/harris-county-tax-rate-2026-22407833.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So much in this the Chron is not reporting.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics BadMedia</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/harris-county-budget-property-tax-hike-22414648.php">
    <title>Harris County’s proposed property tax hike needs more scrutiny #ShutterTheEdBoard</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-03T14:03:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/harris-county-budget-property-tax-hike-22414648.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To be clear, they're not pissed off that you're getting taxed until your eyes bleed, they're angry that the increase isn't going to pay for new, expansive programs of which they approve. Like encouraging squatting and health care for the undocumented.]]></description>
<dc:subject>ShutterTheEdBoard</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/far-left-writer-ripped-viral-205643423.html">
    <title>I'll save you the click. It's Jamele Hill. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-03T13:54:23+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/far-left-writer-ripped-viral-205643423.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You can pretty much ignore anything about her.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/why-ai-food-slop-making-183840810.html">
    <title>Of FFS. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-03T13:52:55+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/why-ai-food-slop-making-183840810.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But the food was "just so viscerally disgusting," he told USA TODAY. He showed his coworkers, who recoiled and begged him to take the images away. "They almost vomited," he said.

I'll take things that never happened for $1000 Alex.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:037597c61d47/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/plummer-sanchez-harris-county-tax-22408122.php">
    <title>Harris County judge nominees oppose proposed property tax hike. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-02T12:25:48+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/plummer-sanchez-harris-county-tax-22408122.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plummer is just angry that it's going into place before her (presumed) election which means that HER political cronies will not get the largesse.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:bc7d8d852edd/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/harris-county-community-safety-department-22404464.php">
    <title>Rodney Ellis proposes $4.5M for new Harris County department #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-02T12:24:18+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/harris-county-community-safety-department-22404464.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The money will go to his cronies, nothing will get accomplished. Your taxes will be raised.

That's Rodney's Harris County and it's by design.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:e2d16664ec77/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/harris-county-tax-rate-increase-22413000.php">
    <title>Harris County commissioners may approve highest tax rate in 20 years #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-02T12:23:10+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/harris-county-tax-rate-increase-22413000.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[They will tax you until your eyes bleed. Then give the money away to their political patrons leaving you with nothing.

It's the Ellis way.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:ec7e4b86405b/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/uh-professors-germany-texas-22395437.php">
    <title>UH professor leaves Texas over academic freedom concerns #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-02T12:06:03+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/uh-professors-germany-texas-22395437.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well.....bye.

They're not leaving because "they want to find education free of political influence" they're leaving to find education that's influenced by politics with which they agree.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:27b20b256bed/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/texas-book-ban-dan-patrick-22411706.php">
    <title>Dan Patrick proposes a privatized book ban in Texas schools #BadMedia #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-02T12:03:56+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/texas-book-ban-dan-patrick-22411706.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Look, Dan Patrick is a public menace, but man the Chron rolls out Steffy at the oddest of times.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:659b749b0993/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/alix-earle-reveals-bare-minimum-163001371.html">
    <title>1000 influencers at the bottom of the sea? A good start. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-27T12:25:24+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/alix-earle-reveals-bare-minimum-163001371.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Good Lord.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:89630c651683/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/sparks-cameron-brink-ethers-enes-114502643.html">
    <title>Again, NOT a sports league. It's a political platform for crazies. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-27T12:20:40+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/sparks-cameron-brink-ethers-enes-114502643.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:2beaa1cdb6c0/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sophie-cunningham-indiana-fever-contract-093000686.html">
    <title>The first thing you need to understand about the WNBA is that it is NOT a sports league. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-27T12:19:01+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sophie-cunningham-indiana-fever-contract-093000686.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It's an activist platform first and foremost. The "sport" is just decorative.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:c81c6a8caf7d/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/family-relationships/article/a-mom-complained-about-her-daughters-classmate-bringing-cookies-to-school-welcome-to-oreo-gate-214328869.html">
    <title>A mom complained about her daughter's classmate bringing cookies to school. Welcome to Oreo-gate. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-27T12:04:19+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/family-relationships/article/a-mom-complained-about-her-daughters-classmate-bringing-cookies-to-school-welcome-to-oreo-gate-214328869.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We are truly and fully screwed as a society.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:998d2691e9dd/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/las-vegas-air-traffic-continues-to-slide-despite-international-rebound-3869963/">
    <title>Air traffic at Las Vegas airport down 7.6% in July | Tourism | Business</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-27T12:03:02+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/las-vegas-air-traffic-continues-to-slide-despite-international-rebound-3869963/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Based on our recent trip to LAS, this checks out. The airport felt less busy.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Las_Vegas</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:498b4ead6194/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/hisd/article/hisd-school-capacity-2026-22403019.php">
    <title>63 HISD schools are under 50% full as district expects enrollment drop #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-27T11:50:43+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/hisd/article/hisd-school-capacity-2026-22403019.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retraction would be the best thing.....but parents will gritch so not enough of it will happen.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:b2f75d7b3ea3/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/joy-sewing/article/uh-curriculum-cuts-lgbt-black-22402703.php">
    <title>The Chron's Democratic Socialist Columnist is having (another) angry. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-27T11:45:39+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/joy-sewing/article/uh-curriculum-cuts-lgbt-black-22402703.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Talk about a paycheck that should be redistributed to hard news coverage....]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:51b99468c929/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/nfl-eliminates-pro-bowl-22405187.php">
    <title>NFL eliminates Pro Bowl game #BadSports</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-27T11:42:29+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/nfl-eliminates-pro-bowl-22405187.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Good, now if the other leagues would follow suit.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadSports</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:aabd5cc4c58d/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadSports"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/27/social-security-insolvent-cliff-01050928">
    <title>The Social Security benefit cliff is here. Washington is struggling to wake up. - POLITICO #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-27T11:29:54+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/27/social-security-insolvent-cliff-01050928</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Trump isn’t the only Washington power player uninterested in risking their political legacy by diving into a policy thicket where proposals include hiking payroll taxes, raising the age for benefit eligibility or letting some taxpayer cash ride the waves of the stock market."

Sadly, at this point, it's going to have to be a combination of the three, and possibly even more draconian measures. Our Ruling class have screwed the pooch on this one and I'm sure the "fix" won't come until the 11th hour and won't help at all.

Such is politics]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:f8ce20db06e8/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-city-budget-cuts-affordability-22390574.php">
    <title>Texas cities cut budgets due to affordability crisis #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-26T12:14:18+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-city-budget-cuts-affordability-22390574.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Imagine the gall that it takes to write this and NOT even once mention the exploding size of municipal budgets/spending over the years?]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:8276bc1c5c15/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/manager-joe-espada-future-22402440.php">
    <title>Houston Astros: Owner Jim Crane confirms Joe Espada to finish season #BadSports</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-26T12:01:30+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/manager-joe-espada-future-22402440.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It IS time to make wholesale changes. The problem is that there is no faith that the current regime is up to the task.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadSports</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:0e7fcc267b65/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadSports"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/banned-books-schools-dan-patrick-22402659.php">
    <title>The Dan Patrick unemployment campaign continues forward. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-26T11:58:13+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/banned-books-schools-dan-patrick-22402659.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To be honest, good riddance to him should he lose. (and of all the Republicans in Texas running for Statewide office I think he might)]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:2f7d6d6fc189/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/ads-and-tracking-infiltrated-tvs-now-theyre-coming-for-monitors/">
    <title>Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors. - Ars Technica #BadTech</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-26T11:55:28+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/ads-and-tracking-infiltrated-tvs-now-theyre-coming-for-monitors/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Smart" doesn't really mean what they say it means. But, whatcha gonna do?

The only option now is to stay hyper-vigilant and ensure that you're set-ups to "opt-out" of ad tracking are on point and checked frequently. Especially after updates.

It's just the reality of the world we live in sadly.

Much like the media, you don't hate tech companies enough.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadTech</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:abc948908a3d/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadTech"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://gizmodo.com/this-was-a-bad-day-for-people-who-hate-x-but-sometimes-like-to-read-x-posts-anyway-2000803144">
    <title>In the end, the tech wars are going to be more hilarious than anything meaningful. #BadTech</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-26T11:44:11+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://gizmodo.com/this-was-a-bad-day-for-people-who-hate-x-but-sometimes-like-to-read-x-posts-anyway-2000803144</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social Media is crap.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadTech</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:5c01baeb8e43/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadTech"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/democratic-socialists-notch-another-win-005049210.html">
    <title>So, yet another safe seat for the GOP (In a bad election cycle) then. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-26T11:36:38+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/democratic-socialists-notch-another-win-005049210.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Dems are self immolating right now. Grasping defeat from the jaws of victory.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:08c5fc346194/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/finance/economy/policy/articles/boats-picket-lines-jersey-pride-trump-tax-breaks-inspire-wave-of-copycats-094500444.html">
    <title>We are ruled by morons. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-13T17:28:27+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/finance/economy/policy/articles/boats-picket-lines-jersey-pride-trump-tax-breaks-inspire-wave-of-copycats-094500444.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Imitation is the best form of flattery?

In which case, many D's are flattering the Hell out of Trump.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics Democracy_has_a_half_life</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:da6a78edecff/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:Democracy_has_a_half_life"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/environment/the-crisis-is-now-nevada-stares-down-unprecedented-colorado-river-cuts-3862920/">
    <title>Colorado River summit offers window into final days of negotiations over Lake Mead | Environment | News</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-13T11:56:38+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/environment/the-crisis-is-now-nevada-stares-down-unprecedented-colorado-river-cuts-3862920/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Trump Plan of throttling water to the lower basin States while allowing the upper-basin States full access is asinine.

The whole plan is asinine.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:fb96ebaa722b/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/cornyn-talarico-big-bend-border-mess-with-texas-22385229.php">
    <title>John Cornyn and James Talarico agree: Don’t mess with Big Bend #ShutterTheEdBoard</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-13T11:54:56+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/cornyn-talarico-big-bend-border-mess-with-texas-22385229.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Talarico should really be required to list these editorials as in-kind donations to his campaign.]]></description>
<dc:subject>ShutterTheEdBoard</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:b9e1338d9dc1/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:ShutterTheEdBoard"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-senate-social-security-broke-22379305.php">
    <title>Social Security’s future rests on the next senator from Texas #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-13T11:37:33+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-senate-social-security-broke-22379305.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What Tomlinson was too wimpy to say is that BOTH candidates are clueless on the issue.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:98b34126aca3/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/lina-hidalgo-substack-commissioners-22382256.php">
    <title>What do children do when they lose? Throw a temper tantrum. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-12T11:27:01+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/lina-hidalgo-substack-commissioners-22382256.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:ae91f3a2ac34/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.commondreams.org/news/delivery-protection-act-nyc">
    <title>Mamdani Backs Proposal to End Amazon's 'Exploitative' Delivery Model in New York City | Common Dreams</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-11T19:52:31+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.commondreams.org/news/delivery-protection-act-nyc</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You had to figure someone was going to come after this business model eventually.

The law of unexpected consequences obviously here, but you knew it was only a matter of time.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics BadBusiness</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:768ef7831a34/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadBusiness"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/espn-accused-moronic-coverage-sophie-141457297.html">
    <title>ESPN are morons. Full Stop</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-11T19:46:11+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/espn-accused-moronic-coverage-sophie-141457297.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Of course, Portnoy isn't any better.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:a8d1954f4445/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/subpoenaed-pro-china-outlet-defends-110038151.html">
    <title>Subpoenaed pro-China outlet defends itself on Democracy Now!, which paid Singham-founded company millions</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-11T19:43:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/subpoenaed-pro-china-outlet-defends-110038151.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Both are Chicom outlets.

Birds of a feather.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:28e1470860fe/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/aocs-message-older-generations-going-182909958.html">
    <title>AOC's Message To Older Generations Is Going Viral And Very, Very True</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-11T19:42:27+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/aocs-message-older-generations-going-182909958.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meh, y'all can have it.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Democracy_has_a_half_life</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:6aaedb0f5726/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:Democracy_has_a_half_life"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.noemamag.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-liberal-democracys-shared-fiction/">
    <title>The Rise &amp; Fall Of Liberal Democracy’s Shared Fiction - NOEMA</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-11T18:51:57+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.noemamag.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-liberal-democracys-shared-fiction/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><dc:subject>Democracy_has_a_half_life</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:8a41366247fb/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:Democracy_has_a_half_life"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.noemamag.com/why-is-everyone-in-tech-so-sad/">
    <title>The Future Of Knowledge Workers In An AI-Driven World</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-11T18:38:46+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.noemamag.com/why-is-everyone-in-tech-so-sad/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><dc:subject>BadEmployment</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:329a561c5923/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadEmployment"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/investigations/it-just-feels-dirty-new-questions-arise-in-county-public-works-scandal-3845087/">
    <title>Rock Solid profits from Clark County contracts despite controversy. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-11T13:09:10+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/investigations/it-just-feels-dirty-new-questions-arise-in-county-public-works-scandal-3845087/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sounds like the entire Organization needs to be cleaned out. Not just Floyd but his boss and most of the people who worked with him.

Floyd and his wife should probably be put on trial and possibly jailed if found guilty.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:5e94d5327c48/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/democrats-aoc-trying-shrug-off-172443045.html">
    <title>All. Politicians. Are. Liars. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-11T12:58:50+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/democrats-aoc-trying-shrug-off-172443045.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Full Stop.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:b1aee3b72fc4/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/nhl-hockey-houston-aeros-friedkin-arena-22379095.php">
    <title>The NHL should choose Houston over Austin for expansion #ShutterTheEdBoard</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-11T11:48:09+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/nhl-hockey-houston-aeros-friedkin-arena-22379095.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After decades of shilling for publicly financed stadiums, the Chron Ed Board suddenly has found Religion on the issue? Bullshit.]]></description>
<dc:subject>ShutterTheEdBoard</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:552ee9bf3f15/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:ShutterTheEdBoard"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/women-sports-heritage-foundation-22379307.php">
    <title>The Heritage Foundation says sports are bad for girls. They're wrong. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-11T11:45:17+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/women-sports-heritage-foundation-22379307.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yes, the Heritage Foundation is incorrect here.

What's ironic is that the lady who is writing to "protect" women's sports is probably a stern proponent of letting transgendered women compete in them.

Partisan politics can offer up some wild opinions y'all.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:9eaff2a6ba42/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/poker/washington-poker-pro-22-captures-wsop-main-event-title-10m-prize-3859928/">
    <title>Lucas Jumalon wins WSOP Main Event, $10 million prize | Poker | Sports #BadSports</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-06T12:02:31+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/poker/washington-poker-pro-22-captures-wsop-main-event-title-10m-prize-3859928/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["I made a hero call. It didn’t turn out to be the right call."

This is the issue with Poker today. This was not a "hero" call. It was a dumb play. He should have folded and moved on. Might have had a chance to win had he made the smart play.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadSports</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:582d1d79a8a0/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/texas-restaurants-closing-costs-labor-immigration-22371849.php">
    <title>Too many Texas restaurants are closing. Here's how to fix that. #BadBusiness</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-04T16:54:15+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/texas-restaurants-closing-costs-labor-immigration-22371849.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In which the Texas Restaurant Association admits they have relied on underpaid, illegal immigrant labor, to operate in the past and that the current reality is not working.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadBusiness</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:7fa9411ea087/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/environment/feds-to-announce-historic-colorado-river-cuts-for-nevada-western-states-3857510/?utm_rs=IL_iGLOfQcQR5KImf_Z22e5Xg">
    <title>Nevada vows to fight federal Colorado River water cuts after historic proposal | Environment | News</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-04T13:16:47+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/environment/feds-to-announce-historic-colorado-river-cuts-for-nevada-western-states-3857510/?utm_rs=IL_iGLOfQcQR5KImf_Z22e5Xg</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Southern Nevada’s collective water use, according to the water authority, came in at 198,000 acre-feet in 2025. That puts the state in a rare position in using significantly less water than its total 300,000 acre-foot allocation."

Which is why State's ALWAYS want to use up every last "drop" of Federal allocations for anything, water, money, you name it. If you don't use it, cuts happen and States that are more wasteful get more.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-restaurants/bbq/article/oklahoma-bbq-bologna-22365646.php">
    <title>Why smoked bologna became Oklahoma's signature barbecue tradition</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-04T12:12:08+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-restaurants/bbq/article/oklahoma-bbq-bologna-22365646.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My secret cheat code when it comes to BBQ. Buy a chub, cut it in half and smoke it.]]></description>
<dc:subject>STuff</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:5ccc30c61664/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/environment/article/epa-courts-soot-particulate-matter-22371627.php">
    <title>Court rulings could force Texas to obey tougher air pollution standard (Not really) #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-04T12:07:15+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/environment/article/epa-courts-soot-particulate-matter-22371627.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This will go to SCOTUS. Nothing really matters legally until they rule.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://sports.yahoo.com/horse-racing/breaking-news/article/horse-racings-triple-crown-may-be-dead-155744097.html">
    <title>Horse racing's Triple Crown may be dead - Yahoo Sports</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-04T12:02:15+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://sports.yahoo.com/horse-racing/breaking-news/article/horse-racings-triple-crown-may-be-dead-155744097.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oh, it's dead. And, by extension, so is Maryland horse racing.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadSports</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:6982589cdde4/</dc:identifier>
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    <title>The Racial Crossroads | Compact</title>
    <dc:date>2026-08-04T11:54:20+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-racial-crossroads/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Living in America today feels like the dying days of the Soviet empire. The official ideology is simultaneously omnipresent and the object of widespread cynicism."

Yup, it's all crumbling down. Like watching a crystal vase fall to the ground in slow motion.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Democracy_has_a_half_life</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:bfe550cb7119/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/evan-mintz-one-year-opinions-you-hate-22361679.php">
    <title>The opinions you hate belong in the Houston Chronicle. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-07-28T16:06:02+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/evan-mintz-one-year-opinions-you-hate-22361679.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Usually not a huge fan of Mintz, and I don't believe some of what he says here about valuing true diversity of opinion, but....he's not wrong about people trying to drown out opposing opinion.

It IS a sign of the decline of the USA]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/public-schools-texas-bible-religion-reading-lists-22356013.php">
    <title>Texas can’t make me believe in a God. No matter how hard they try. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-07-28T16:03:02+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/public-schools-texas-bible-religion-reading-lists-22356013.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["God wants believers, not forced mind control."

Yet, at the end, you pretend to speak for this being that you say you don't believe in.

Idiot ]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:b3acea649279/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.thestreet.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-decided-you-are-not-worth-helping-anymore">
    <title>McDonald's decided you are not worth helping anymore - TheStreet #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-07-28T15:09:40+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.thestreet.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-decided-you-are-not-worth-helping-anymore</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Horrible to write this article and not mention artificially inflated labor costs.

But here we are.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:f58138b3201d/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/immigration/article/ice-shooting-investigation-22356592.php">
    <title>DA Sean Teare questions unsealing of FBI search warrant</title>
    <dc:date>2026-07-23T11:27:52+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/immigration/article/ice-shooting-investigation-22356592.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["In an attempt to drag a good man's name through the mud and change the narrative."

This is NOT an investigation. It's a witch-hunt against the Federal government.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHouston</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/houston-world-cup-economic-impact-22343745.php">
    <title>Was hosting the World Cup worth it for Houston? #BadMedia #BadHouston</title>
    <dc:date>2026-07-23T11:25:20+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/houston-world-cup-economic-impact-22343745.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No, but the Chron can always rely on sending Grieder out to try and put lipstick on the pig.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia BadHouston</dc:subject>
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