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    <title>The Chronicle is big mad at Mayor Whitmire. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-04-15T13:08:44+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["After the council session, Whitmire did individual meetings with reporters from multiple outlets but denied an interview solely to the Houston Chronicle. The mayor and his office have not responded to the Chronicle’s requests for comment since August."

Heh.]]></description>
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    <title>Houston City Council approves proposal limiting ICE cooperation. #HoustonPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-04-08T15:46:23+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/houston-council-ice-cooperation-22185910.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I know 12 Councilmembers whose immigration industry donors were lobbying overtime.]]></description>
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    <title>Tell us what you REALLY think? #ShutterTheEdBoard</title>
    <dc:date>2026-04-08T15:40:49+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/firefighter-raises-whitmire-city-council-budget-22194414.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["We’ve consistently written that Houston firefighters deserve fair pay — as long as the city can afford it."

"We’ve consistently written that women deserve fair pay — as long as companies can afford it."

"We’ve consistently written that Fast Food Workers deserve fair pay — as long as the companies can afford it."

They don't even realize how stupid, and hypocritical, that is coming from them.

Shut this useless group down.

 ]]></description>
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    <title>Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done? #BadTech</title>
    <dc:date>2026-04-07T12:33:34+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI is making us lazy.]]></description>
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    <title>Tiger Woods Gets Judge Approval to Leave U.S. for Treatment Due to 'Privacy' Concerns #BadSports</title>
    <dc:date>2026-04-02T13:39:57+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/tiger-woods-gets-judge-approval-202843978.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cat should just retire, fully withdraw and try to fix himself and live the rest of his life.]]></description>
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    <title>A money grab. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-04-02T13:32:59+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/lawsuit-claims-taylor-swifts-showgirl-pose-comes-too-close-to-the-work-of-a-real-one-3732323/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I doubt anyone is going to be confusing Swift with this lady.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
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    <title>Susie Lee posts profanity in response to Trump SCOTUS appearance. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-04-02T13:30:26+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Losing one's ability to communicate as an adult is a sign of cognitive decline.

The occasional swear word?  Sure.  An unhinged rant such as this?  Get some help.]]></description>
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    <title>Why do this spring’s blockbusters feel so smug? (A: Because the writers suck)</title>
    <dc:date>2026-04-02T13:07:05+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/why-spring-blockbusters-feel-smug-090023201.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Screenwriting is a lost art.]]></description>
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    <title>Meet Joe Panzarella, Houston’s District C City Council Candidate | Houstonia Magazine #HoustonPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-04-02T12:53:46+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2026/04/houston-joe-panzarella-district-c-city-council</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alternate Headline: "Gentrifying Millennial thinks that everyone must live and act like he does, or else he'll pick up his things and run away again."

Simp.]]></description>
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    <title>Shocker: The Boomers are not a fan of Artemis II #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-04-02T12:39:39+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/artemis-ii-isn-t-worth-it-nasa-fund-robotic-22167151.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[History's worst generation gets pissed when something happens that does not involve themselves.

They too doddering to understand they are too old now to do much about it.]]></description>
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    <title>Exactly what the heck are they supposed to do??? #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-27T12:04:43+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/iah-tsa-wait-times-friday-22153627.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Checking IDs" is central to airport security theater after all.  Good Lord.]]></description>
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    <title>Vicki Hollub stepping down from Houston-based Oxy, Reuters reports #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-27T12:02:05+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It took TWO reporters to basically regurgitate a Reuters article?]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/hurricanes/article/hurricane-season-2026-outlook-accuweather-texas-22095768.php">
    <title>What AccuWeather is predicting for Texas' 2026 hurricane season. #BadScience</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-26T12:13:46+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/hurricanes/article/hurricane-season-2026-outlook-accuweather-texas-22095768.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hint: Not much.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadScience</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:7911bb1de7e3/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/joy-sewing/article/third-ward-residents-demand-action-nightlife-22093620.php">
    <title>Houston's Third Ward nightlife chaos is back. Residents want answers. #BadHouston</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-26T12:13:16+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/joy-sewing/article/third-ward-residents-demand-action-nightlife-22093620.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[See, you cannot blame the rodeo for what Houston has become today.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHouston</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:b857ae574622/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadHouston"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/rodeo-livestock-show-crowd-cost-houston-22084031.php">
    <title>A better, more intelligent question, would be WTF is wrong with Houston? #ShutterTheEdBoard</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-26T12:12:17+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/rodeo-livestock-show-crowd-cost-houston-22084031.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fights, skimpy outfits by "social media influencers", sky high prices and a mentally suspect local leader who tries to create false drama and get free perks she does not deserver or is entitled to.

That ain't the Rodeo y'all, that's just Houston/Harris County.]]></description>
<dc:subject>ShutterTheEdBoard</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:1a5983169d3a/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:ShutterTheEdBoard"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
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<item rdf:about="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/daredevil-season-2-premiere-ice-1236698109/">
    <title>Daredevil Born Again Cast on Season 2, ICE Parallels in Premiere. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-25T11:56:20+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/daredevil-season-2-premiere-ice-1236698109/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oh shit. It's going to suck.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:6e46b77f1a9d/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/entertainment/colbert-lord-of-the-rings-hnk">
    <title>Stephen Colbert to write next ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie after leaving late night | CNN. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-25T11:55:25+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/entertainment/colbert-lord-of-the-rings-hnk</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oh shit. It's going to suck.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:1fdae542d9a4/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/william-shatner-reacts-starfleet-academys-151033981.html">
    <title>The problem with the show wasn't (entirely) the characters. It was poorly written show. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-25T11:53:21+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/william-shatner-reacts-starfleet-academys-151033981.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The show sucked. Period.

Keep blaming the fans though, you know, the people who you need to actually watch the damn thing?  They'll just keep tuning out.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:13a9261a593b/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://daringfireball.net/2026/03/your_frustration_is_the_product">
    <title>Daring Fireball: ‘Your Frustration Is the Product’. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-24T14:19:56+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://daringfireball.net/2026/03/your_frustration_is_the_product</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Truth.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:f782893fb894/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/wayne-dolcefino-influence-power-21053597.php">
    <title>The media has never had a good grasp on ol' Wayne.</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-24T12:26:29+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/wayne-dolcefino-influence-power-21053597.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[And this article was somewhat of a self-own by the Chron, even if they don't think it is.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:0eff4e6d13fe/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5751165/kalshi-criminal-charges-arizona">
    <title>Arizona AG files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi : NPR #badPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-18T14:18:08+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5751165/kalshi-criminal-charges-arizona</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The real issue here is that the State's either want to tax it, or just hate fun in general.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:450b2af5f706/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/joy-sewing/article/heavy-trash-delays-city-sanitation-22079698.php">
    <title>Houston is drowning in trash, forcing some to deal with it themselves #HoustonPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-18T12:58:57+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/joy-sewing/article/heavy-trash-delays-city-sanitation-22079698.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trashy]]></description>
<dc:subject>HoustonPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:e6388d77a540/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:HoustonPolitics"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/texas-primary-results-showed-limitations-polling-22082089.php">
    <title>Texas primary results showed limitations of polling (yeah, no shit) #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-18T12:52:40+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/texas-primary-results-showed-limitations-polling-22082089.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are some of us who have been very sour on polls, especially in Texas, for quite a while now.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:0d2b3be55301/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/harris-county-felony-courts-backlog-22079911.php">
    <title>Harris County courts see sharp drop in pending felony prosecutions (By letting criminals walk) #BadPolitics #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-18T12:49:58+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/harris-county-felony-courts-backlog-22079911.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Teare's prosecutors dismissed more than 26,000 felonies during his first 10 months in office — about double what his predecessor, Kim Ogg, did in the same amount of time during her first term in 2017, according to a Chronicle analysis of data from his office."

There it is.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:bffd415b9848/</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:BadMedia"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rep-jasmine-crockett-confirms-member-030253568.html">
    <title>Rep. Jasmine Crockett confirms member of her security team killed by Dallas police #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-17T16:16:28+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rep-jasmine-crockett-confirms-member-030253568.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Notice she takes zero responsibility for employing this man.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:26a20f7cf833/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/texas-rodeo-inflation-cost-living-22079682.php">
    <title>High prices at the Houston rodeo reveal inflation's impact on families #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-17T15:51:39+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/texas-rodeo-inflation-cost-living-22079682.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[That this idiot actually believes that the USA is losing right now is incredible.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:e4b4e1bea8c5/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/texas-sex-offender-lockup-medical-costs-soar-21343468.php">
    <title>Texas taxpayers pay soaring medical bills for elderly sex offenders</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-17T15:42:56+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/texas-sex-offender-lockup-medical-costs-soar-21343468.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Did not have the Chron waving the flag for the release of sex offenders on today's Bingo Card.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:e63a26ea4153/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.si.com/college-basketball/what-would-an-expanded-mens-march-madness-76-team-bracket-look-like">
    <title>What Would an Expanded Men’s March Madness 76-Team Bracket Look Like?</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-17T13:58:28+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.si.com/college-basketball/what-would-an-expanded-mens-march-madness-76-team-bracket-look-like</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crap.

You would bring in a bunch of teams that have no business playing in the Tournament.

Auburn?  7-16 Auburn?

Bullshit.  They're killing one of the best things in College Sports]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadSports</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:0ed84c1f04c0/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadSports"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/basketball/ncaa-tournament/underdogs-overwhelmed-in-ncaa-tournament-is-cinderella-dead-3725908/">
    <title>NCAA Tournament underdogs and Cinderellas are more rare, but more special | NCAA Tournament | Sports | Basketball</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-17T13:47:44+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/basketball/ncaa-tournament/underdogs-overwhelmed-in-ncaa-tournament-is-cinderella-dead-3725908/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Major conferences have gutted College Sports. Taken away everything that made people like it in the first place.

They view this as a feature, not a bug. But it is, most certainly, a bug.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadSports</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:46ab1cab10eb/</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.reviewjournal.com/business/housing/way-more-republicans-are-leaving-californias-exodus-driven-by-politics-and-housing-study-says-3725912/">
    <title>Republicans are leaving California for Nevada, other states, study finds | Housing | Business</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-17T13:45:44+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/housing/way-more-republicans-are-leaving-californias-exodus-driven-by-politics-and-housing-study-says-3725912/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The rise of one-party States in America is a troubling trend.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Democracy_has_a_half_life BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:5889517a17f7/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:Democracy_has_a_half_life"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/environment/lake-meads-outlook-just-got-even-worse-heres-how-low-its-projected-to-go-3724841/?utm_rs=IL_iGLOfQcQR5KImf_Z22e5Xg">
    <title>Lake Mead’s lowest level on record could come in 2027, bureau says | Environment | News</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-17T13:41:05+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/environment/lake-meads-outlook-just-got-even-worse-heres-how-low-its-projected-to-go-3724841/?utm_rs=IL_iGLOfQcQR5KImf_Z22e5Xg</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well, that's bad.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadVegas</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:b6a851eb3957/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadVegas"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-restaurants/article/noma-abuse-allegations-houston-22012643.php">
    <title>Why Noma’s $1,500 dinner and controversy matter to Houston restaurants #BadBusiness #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-12T17:44:08+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-restaurants/article/noma-abuse-allegations-houston-22012643.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The problem is we made people who can cook good food (which many of us also can BTW) into celebrities. 

We did the same thing with food critics who, for the most part, have no discernable talent and are quite often self-centered and (occasionally) bat-shit crazy.

It went to their heads.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadBusiness BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:bc6d5f153b91/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadBusiness"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/houston-whitmire-diaz-hpd-police-ice-cooperation-22072554.php">
    <title>John Whitmire came clean on HPD's ICE hand-offs. It's not enough. #ShuttertheEdBoard</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-12T17:31:19+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/houston-whitmire-diaz-hpd-police-ice-cooperation-22072554.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wow the Chron is REALLY mad that Whitmire has stopped responding to them.]]></description>
<dc:subject>ShutterTheEdBoard</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:8cb0ad0a4f71/</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/article/fertitta-entertainment-caesars-casinos-deal-22072581.php">
    <title>Tilman Fertitta's Houston company aims to buy Caesar's in $7B deal. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-12T15:20:55+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/fertitta-entertainment-caesars-casinos-deal-22072581.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gawd they get sooooo much wrong in this article.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:c396023258e8/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/lina-hidalgo-kicked-out-rodeo-22071163.php">
    <title>The public meltdown continues apace. #BadHumanity #badPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-12T15:19:27+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/lina-hidalgo-kicked-out-rodeo-22071163.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Of course she pulls the misogyny card.

Simpleton and just an all-around bad human being.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:2572dacb2973/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tsa-absences-airports-double-during-221023225.html">
    <title>TSA absences at airports double during shutdown, 300 officers quit</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-11T15:53:31+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tsa-absences-airports-double-during-221023225.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is probably not a bad thing.  Clear can already handle the security theater making TSA somewhat redundant.

I do feel for the workers however. This is their second shut down in just a few months.  Don't blame some of them for quitting. Surprised that there aren't more.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:950cfeb55727/</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.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2026/01/16/derek-stevens-interview-circa-last-las-vegas-casino-mogul/">
    <title>Meet Circa's Derek Stevens, The Last Las Vegas Casino Mogul. Forbe's</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-10T13:04:34+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2026/01/16/derek-stevens-interview-circa-last-las-vegas-casino-mogul/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He's the one casino owner I've actually met in person, and I have a picture taken with him.

Cool guy.  His brother is nice as well. (Although way more low-key)]]></description>
<dc:subject>Las_Vegas</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:19bf84b953e1/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:Las_Vegas"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-financial-disclosures-steve-feinberg">
    <title>Documents Reveal Ties Between Trump Officials and Industries They Regulate — ProPublica</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-10T12:12:43+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-financial-disclosures-steve-feinberg</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It's not as if Democratic appointees don't have these conflicts, albeit to different interests, it's just that the media is not very keen on spending the resources to report about them.

Both sides are irredeemably corrupt.]]></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:4c4d58f5922e/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:Democracy_has_a_half_life"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/3/9/it-is-time-for-the-world-to-move-on-without-the-united-states">
    <title>It is time for the world to move on without the United States | United Nations | Al Jazeera</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-10T12:04:44+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/3/9/it-is-time-for-the-world-to-move-on-without-the-united-states</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[OK. Good luck.]]></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:5079739792c4/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:Democracy_has_a_half_life"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/kristi-noem-asked-her-husband-214359571.html">
    <title>Can you imagine if a male Rep. asked this question? #badPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-05T14:39:03+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/kristi-noem-asked-her-husband-214359571.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Truly horrible people who we elect to rule us.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics BadHumanity</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:e1ff3cca6310/</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:BadHumanity"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-iran-war-oil-gas-profits-21951406.php">
    <title>Texas oil and gas profits from Iran war — for now #BdMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-05T13:21:05+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-iran-war-oil-gas-profits-21951406.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How does this guy have an energy column? He gets soooo much wrong.

And when he is right it's regarding things that the industry has already stated, publicly.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:9a70300ce3a2/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2026/03/i-tried-mcdonalds-massive-new-big-arch-burger-and-stopped-after-three-bites.html">
    <title>I tried McDonald’s massive new Big Arch burger and stopped after three bites - cleveland.com #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-05T13:13:51+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2026/03/i-tried-mcdonalds-massive-new-big-arch-burger-and-stopped-after-three-bites.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I see hating on McDonalds is still enough to get one a food column.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BaMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:a73fcea4a121/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BaMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/screenwashed-graduate.html">
    <title>How Men Were Destroyed By The Most Popular Movie Of A Generation | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-05T13:12:02+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/screenwashed-graduate.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Honestly, I hated this movie. I found it to be stupid, basic, and not as clever as it thought itself to be.

Also, it didn't ruin me. Hollywood could never have any affect on me. It did seem to have a lasting effect on many of the media however, who have a deep seated hatred of Suburbia.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:7bbeb633031a/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadHumanity"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/danica-patrick-ousted-sports-announcing-213659321.html">
    <title>Danica Patrick Ousted From Sports Announcing Job #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-05T13:00:16+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/danica-patrick-ousted-sports-announcing-213659321.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[She was pretty much worthless in the role anyway.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:77f144fda411/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/opened-marriage-then-started-dating-110000459.html">
    <title>I Opened My Marriage, Then Started Dating One of My College Students. It Nearly Cost Me Everything. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-05T12:57:37+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/opened-marriage-then-started-dating-110000459.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Furthering my theory that progressivism, especially of the social type, is a mental disease usually rooted in severe Daddy issues.

Also, the lesson this guy never learned, is that he is a predator.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:cf2ecdd8a022/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadHumanity"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/target-hospitality-trump-ice-profits-21343561.php">
    <title>Some money is worse than other money. #badMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-03T13:58:13+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/target-hospitality-trump-ice-profits-21343561.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amazing that they focus on this, but ignore the Billions of dollars made by the immigration industry that has existed for a while now.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:81634af4c1e5/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5754668-trump-state-union-analysis/">
    <title>More Liberal fever dream than actual political analysis. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-03-03T13:24:49+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5754668-trump-state-union-analysis/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yes, things are not looking rosy for Trump leading up to the Mid Terms, but to say he will be gone by this time next year seems a mighty leap.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:0959cf61007b/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-bo-french-railroad-commission-21909263.php">
    <title>A hack tries to make a compelling case against a bad candidate. #BadMedia #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-26T16:15:58+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-bo-french-railroad-commission-21909263.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In short: He really can't because he doesn't understand the industry he's ostensibly supposed to write about.

French is a horrible human. This should be easy to write about but Tomlinson fails. (again)]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:51b4c28af43b/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/house-blues-right-side-of-comedy-21732356.php">
    <title>Some leftists online are having a mad and the Chron views this as &quot;news&quot;. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-24T13:08:23+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/house-blues-right-side-of-comedy-21732356.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sad]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:db3fd2c319b4/</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://news.gallup.com/poll/702206/lgbtq-identification-holds.aspx">
    <title>LGBTQ+ Identification Holds at 9% in U.S. #BadScience</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-19T15:15:44+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://news.gallup.com/poll/702206/lgbtq-identification-holds.aspx</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bisexual and "queer" make up most of this. Claimed by people who are neither.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadScience</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:1cb316a279ce/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadScience"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/sport/eileen-gu-china-us-controversy-winter-olympics-intl-hnk">
    <title>Eileen Gu is done staying silent about vitriol over competing for China and not the US at the Winter Olympics | CNN #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-19T15:13:33+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/sport/eileen-gu-china-us-controversy-winter-olympics-intl-hnk</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Compete for an authoritarian regime, expect them to have authoritarian attitudes towards free speech.

Eff her.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:f67b78faa4b6/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadHumanity"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mamdani-says-state-wont-tax-220946909.html">
    <title>His goal was ALWAYS to destroy the Middle-Class. Him and his staff have admitted it. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-18T12:47:52+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mamdani-says-state-wont-tax-220946909.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You get the government you deserve and you get it good and hard.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:bf1e8deef5e3/</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/entertainment/celebrity/articles/former-espn-host-describes-she-194838910.html">
    <title>This is stupid and not news. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-17T21:27:06+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/former-espn-host-describes-she-194838910.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Good Lord.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:dd5c48db4208/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadMedia"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/pillion-alexander-skarsgard-harry-melling-21356953.php">
    <title>So, borderline sex crimes are now a &quot;thing&quot; in gay cinema? #badHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-17T14:44:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/pillion-alexander-skarsgard-harry-melling-21356953.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I mean, really?]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:eff27ad08a37/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadHumanity"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/houston-chronicle-new-printing-press-21292814.php">
    <title>Houston Chronicle reaffirms faith in print with new $10 million press. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-17T14:40:47+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/houston-chronicle-new-printing-press-21292814.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shorter: They're going to be laying some people off very soon.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:95b1c84c8d01/</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/business/energy/article/texas-shale-exploration-permian-continental-eog-21320530.php">
    <title>Texas shale oil producers look beyond Permian as competition tightens. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-17T13:17:24+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/texas-shale-exploration-permian-continental-eog-21320530.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An increasingly complicated, and terrible, regulatory environment in Texas has a LOT to do with it.

The Comptroller's office is all but worthless and the GLO is unworkable.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:f71a3065914e/</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/politics/houston/article/new-harris-county-administrator-21349779.php">
    <title>Erica Lee Carter to serve as Harris County administrator #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-12T20:56:30+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/new-harris-county-administrator-21349779.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nepotism blended with some Ellis Cronyism.

What could possibly go wrong?]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:aeade20f64c5/</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://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/02/dark-woke-aoc-gavin-newsom-joe-biden-donald-trump.html">
    <title>What is &quot;Dark Woke&quot;? (hint: Digging the hole deeper after we thought we found the bottom) #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-12T14:17:11+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/02/dark-woke-aoc-gavin-newsom-joe-biden-donald-trump.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We are ruled by idiots and grifters, and REALLY bad people.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:06df5e8d639b/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadHumanity"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/sport/ukrainian-skeleton-withdrawn-olympics-helmet">
    <title>Ukrainian skeleton slider disqualified from Olympics after breaking IOC rules on helmet honoring dead compatriots | CNN</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-12T14:12:43+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/sport/ukrainian-skeleton-withdrawn-olympics-helmet</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The IOC is looking really, really BAD so far this Olympics.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadSports</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:e5700d914265/</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/news/politics/state/article/inside-influencer-proxy-war-roiling-texas-senate-21331902.php">
    <title>How kiddie influencers are making Texas Democratic Candidates (and themselves) look foolish. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-12T13:00:04+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/state/article/inside-influencer-proxy-war-roiling-texas-senate-21331902.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fixed that headline for them.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:8b4037dbec6d/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.businessinsider.com/rfk-jr-food-pyramid-diet-guidelines-experience-2026-2">
    <title>How to say &quot;I'm out of touch with most Americans&quot; without saying it. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-11T14:53:26+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.businessinsider.com/rfk-jr-food-pyramid-diet-guidelines-experience-2026-2</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Poor kid.

Also, you don't hate the media enough.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:703cd959398a/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://apnews.com/article/america-250-congress-spending-history-trump-9163856922b428f53a8e1a7c30a06a04">
    <title>These idiots cannot even get a celebration right. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-11T14:48:11+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://apnews.com/article/america-250-congress-spending-history-trump-9163856922b428f53a8e1a7c30a06a04</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We are governed by fools and just really bad people.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:94c4c465aadf/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.thefp.com/p/stop-asking-olympians-how-they-feel">
    <title>Stop Asking Olympians How They Feel About America. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-11T14:45:27+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.thefp.com/p/stop-asking-olympians-how-they-feel</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yes.

The thing is, this is just a media thing to try and poke Trump in the eye with a stick, not some brave exercise in 'journalism']]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:31073321667c/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/gene-wu-super-bowl-white-genocide-evan-mintz-21342935.php">
    <title>Alternate idea: ALL of them (including the media that gives them oxygen) are horrid people. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-10T13:03:49+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/gene-wu-super-bowl-white-genocide-evan-mintz-21342935.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wu is a rambling, racist idiot. Those who attempt to engage with him, or even allow him to take up rent space in their heads, are worse.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:866a97a51193/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/bye-bye-corporate-conglomerates-hello-personal-conglomerates/">
    <title>Bye-bye, corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates. | TechCrunch #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-04T15:10:14+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/bye-bye-corporate-conglomerates-hello-personal-conglomerates/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One thing is for sure, Elon Musk is a pretty hated individual in most circles.

The thing is, there is an interesting story to tell here, but the writer cannot get his anti-Musk bias out of the way.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:486ddc0e4362/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/wesley-hunt-john-cornyn-texas-senate-career-21331251.php">
    <title>Why Wesley Hunt is posing a threat to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's career #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-04T14:54:16+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/wesley-hunt-john-cornyn-texas-senate-career-21331251.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cornyn is cooked. His campaign is just whistling past the graveyard at this point.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics TexasPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:2af2b0639a68/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/coliving-affordable-rental-third-ward-houston-21282118.php">
    <title>PadSplit's coliving rentals offer lower-cost living in Houston #BadBusiness</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-04T14:44:48+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/coliving-affordable-rental-third-ward-houston-21282118.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This sounds......awful. (and kind of dystopian to be perfectly honest)]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadBusiness</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/01/16/us-sports-gambling-scandals-failure/">
    <title>Sports gambling scandals are becoming a major problem | Opinion – Deseret News</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-04T13:13:39+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/01/16/us-sports-gambling-scandals-failure/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Again, prohibition is not what's going to fix this. One, important, step would be Gaming Control Boards who do more than just shill for the books.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:f8948eef95de/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/02/03/time-for-congress-to-outlaw-sports-gambling/">
    <title>It's time America took a hard look at sports gambling | Opinion – Deseret News</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-04T13:12:07+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/02/03/time-for-congress-to-outlaw-sports-gambling/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prohibition is not the answer. But don't expect the media to understand what IS the answer.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:41364ea9ac39/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://slate.com/life/2026/02/drinking-alcohol-guidelines-dry-january-how-much.html">
    <title>America is rejecting alcohol in shocking numbers. Drink wisely with one rule.</title>
    <dc:date>2026-02-04T13:08:39+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://slate.com/life/2026/02/drinking-alcohol-guidelines-dry-january-how-much.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Abstinence is not the answer, but neither is mixology.

Here's one: Everything in moderation.

Also, if you don't want to drink. Don't, but don't lecture others.

It really is that simple.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
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