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    <title>Banana producers in Latin America want better pay to cope with effects of climate crisis. #STuff</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-11T21:04:52+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/08/banana-producers-in-latin-america-want-better-pay-to-cope-with-effects-of-climate-crisis</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the end, it's always about the money.]]></description>
<dc:subject>STuff</dc:subject>
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    <title>Voters spoke loudly on Election Day. The Texas Senate should listen. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-11T12:47:03+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/dan-patrick-senate-rules-change-voters-texas-22524218.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Like the Democrats followed the "will of the voters" when they repeatedly ran to casinos in Oklahoma to block Republican bills?

Like that?]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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    <title>Clarence Thomas will teach civil rights at UT. Here’s the irony. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-11T12:42:15+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/joy-sewing/article/clarence-thomas-ut-civil-rights-university-22521533.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Let the erasing begin.

Sewing only has one preferred class of minority.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
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    <title>Grange expands with 500 more homes and amenity center. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-11T12:40:51+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Why even put "Billionaire" in the online headline?

Oh.

Next will come the article criticizing the developer for not including "affordable" options.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
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    <title>The Chronicle endorsements may have changed the outcome in 3 races. #ShutterTheEdBoard</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T17:01:54+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Heh. No, they didn't. Despite what Mintz wants you to believe.]]></description>
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    <title>U.S. Rep. Greg Casar lays out progressive caucus agenda #BadPolitics`</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T16:50:27+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once people grasp the reality of "Medicare for all" (i.e. they lose their employer funded health policies) they aren't going to like that very much.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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    <title>Democrats suddenly have power in Texas. So do these stakeholders. #TexasPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T16:47:30+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/democrats-elections-unions-donors-attorneys-22511995.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As I stated, the party in power changes, as do the benefactors and political patrons who benefit.]]></description>
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    <title>Why school bond and tax increase elections failed across Texas. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T13:17:22+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/school-bonds-tax-increase-failures-22512604.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[School Districts have been on a spending binge, despite constant whingeing from their leaders that they are broke.]]></description>
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    <title>Dan Patrick says GOP senators should strip Vikki Goodwin of power #BadPolitics #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T13:09:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/state/article/dan-patrick-vikki-goodwin-22520697.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick is a petty little man.]]></description>
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    <title>Exclusive: Gina Hinojosa’s call for resumes draws 6,000 in two days. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T13:06:22+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government should NOT be a jobs program for the otherwise unemployable but here we are.]]></description>
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    <title>Here. We. Go. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T12:57:52+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The American voter asked for results, what they are going to get are endless investigations.]]></description>
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    <title>James Gunn and Peter Safran are replaced as heads of DC Studios - Los Angeles Times #BadBusiness</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T12:55:57+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-11-09/james-gunn-peter-safran-are-replaced-as-heads-of-dc-studios</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[They were horrible. Full Stop.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadBusiness</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:94c41018d845/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadBusiness"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/11/10/g-s1-152755/why-did-californias-billionaire-tax-fail-to-surf-the-blue-wave">
    <title>Why did California’s billionaire tax fail to surf the blue wave? : Planet Money : NPR #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T12:54:08+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/11/10/g-s1-152755/why-did-californias-billionaire-tax-fail-to-surf-the-blue-wave</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[because it's bad public policy?]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:2b2b10761bd0/</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.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/thomas-massie-introduces-articles-of-impeachment-against-pete-hegseth-as-gop-criticism-over-the-iran-war-mounts-after-midterm-rout-111928519.html">
    <title>Done by the GOP, but this is your first look into what the next two years is going to bring. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T12:50:14+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/thomas-massie-introduces-articles-of-impeachment-against-pete-hegseth-as-gop-criticism-over-the-iran-war-mounts-after-midterm-rout-111928519.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investigations and impeachments.

On the bright side, nothing of importance will get done (which means nothing gets further ruined)]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:e4dc9e594a54/</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://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/lina-hidalgo-retaliation-lawsuit-22497237.php">
    <title>The gift that keeps on taking. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-06T14:27:50+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/lina-hidalgo-retaliation-lawsuit-22497237.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Even on her way out Hidalgo's tenure is causing issues. What a terrible human she is.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:252cacce8219/</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/opinion/editorials/article/worst-candidates-won-texas-2026-blue-wave-22512873.php">
    <title>Here are the worst candidates Texans elected in the 2026 blue wave. #ShutterTheEdBoard</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-05T17:01:10+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/worst-candidates-won-texas-2026-blue-wave-22512873.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Historic Blue Wave election and they STILL lead with R candidates they don't like.

Time to put this wheezing, partisan, relic out to pasture.]]></description>
<dc:subject>ShutterTheEdBoard</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:e2016a338c61/</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/politics/election/2026/article/voters-deny-tax-increases-houston-area-districts-22485850.php">
    <title>Houston-area voters reject school tax increases, bond measures. #HoustonPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-05T14:27:10+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2026/article/voters-deny-tax-increases-houston-area-districts-22485850.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Voters said again and again that they don't want new taxes.

Then they went and voted in politicians who are promising: A ton of new taxes to pay for stuff.

Keep America weird. (and unintelligent and uninformed)]]></description>
<dc:subject>HoustonPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:c238a00827cb/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:HoustonPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/midterms-over-democrats-plunge-wide-111023616.html">
    <title>Midterms over, Democrats plunge into wide-open 2028 presidential race</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-05T14:25:28+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/midterms-over-democrats-plunge-wide-111023616.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It. Never. Ends.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:5a91e1b8d766/</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/elon-musk-texas-midterm-22512232.php">
    <title>One side bad, the other side? Meh. #ShutterTheEdBoard</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-05T13:34:14+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/elon-musk-texas-midterm-22512232.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Those funds came from a few ultra-rich donors and many more smaller ones."

Note the brush-off given to the 'ultra-rich' on the OTHER side (i.e. the side the Ed Board likes)]]></description>
<dc:subject>ShutterTheEdBoard</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:75c7534cab34/</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/news/houston-texas/education/article/cy-fair-isd-bond-results-22495161.php">
    <title>Cy-Fair ISD bond and tax increase rejected. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-05T12:48:12+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/cy-fair-isd-bond-results-22495161.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Asking for a tax increase, on top of the Harris County tax increases, was stupid by Cy-Fair.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:008b2d66a4d9/</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/news/houston-texas/space/article/elon-musk-democrats-election-22511704.php">
    <title>Elon Musk's Texas empire could face scrutiny after Democrats win. #TexasPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-05T12:43:59+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/space/article/elon-musk-democrats-election-22511704.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The destruction of wealth in Texas over the next 4 years is going to be interesting to watch. (As well as the reversal of immigration trends)]]></description>
<dc:subject>TexasPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:8cd2fe045a93/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:TexasPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/2026-election-conservative-tom-giovanetti-terrible-22511967.php">
    <title>This election was terrible — and wonderful — for conservatives like me. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-05T12:42:08+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/2026-election-conservative-tom-giovanetti-terrible-22511967.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yes, the Repubs were awful during Trump II. I fear the electoral fit we just saw is going to lead to something worse.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:77228769b9c1/</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/news/education/article/gina-hinojosa-reshape-texas-higher-education-22511841.php">
    <title>How Gina Hinojosa could reshape Texas higher education. #TexasPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-05T12:38:25+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/gina-hinojosa-reshape-texas-higher-education-22511841.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["It could be strategically smart for Democrats to leave higher education alone, said Barrett Taylor, a higher education professor at the University of North Texas. He said they could prioritize issues that all Texans can get behind, such as affordability and funding colleges."

I don't think this is correct. All of the Gen Z students that went Blue will not be a patient lot. They want their education free-for-all NOW.]]></description>
<dc:subject>TexasPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:2f9f3da6e3d2/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:TexasPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2026/article/judicial-races-democratic-sweep-courthouse-22512635.php">
    <title>possibly the biggest collateral damage of the electorate's anger. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-05T12:32:01+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2026/article/judicial-races-democratic-sweep-courthouse-22512635.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Harris County is about to descend into (even more) chaos.

If you can get out, it's time to do so.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:fc7b10d763a0/</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/texas/article/ted-cruz-midterms-future-22512172.php">
    <title>Ted Cruz is now Texas' only statewide Republican lawmaker. #TexasPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-05T12:29:48+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/ted-cruz-midterms-future-22512172.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prediction: He will decide not to run for reelection in 2028.]]></description>
<dc:subject>TexasPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:0c5a47190668/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:TexasPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.wired.com/story/anti-oligarchy-activists-plan-to-dox-elon-musk-and-hundreds-of-billionaire-linked-homes/">
    <title>And here come the erasures. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-05T12:27:20+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.wired.com/story/anti-oligarchy-activists-plan-to-dox-elon-musk-and-hundreds-of-billionaire-linked-homes/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here. We. Go.

Won't be long before they're doxing day to day employees of companies they don't like.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:af500141cbcf/</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.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/04/democrats-elected-us-awakening">
    <title>Nah, they just really didn't like what Trump was doing. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-05T12:25:22+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/04/democrats-elected-us-awakening</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This lovey-dovey, and rather jaundiced, view of America is going to sink the Democrats ultimately.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:20e610277e2d/</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/harris-county-discriminatory-vote-ads-22503241.php">
    <title>Admitting wrong-doing while denying doing anything wrong. #TexasPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-11-03T13:57:03+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/harris-county-discriminatory-vote-ads-22503241.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It's our political system in a nutshell.]]></description>
<dc:subject>TexasPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:e23a313a9584/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:TexasPolitics"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnist/lisa-falkenberg/article/texas-democrats-loss-hope-talarico-hinojosa-22486346.php">
    <title>Why Texas Democrats are campaigning for Talarico after years of losses. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-28T11:48:43+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnist/lisa-falkenberg/article/texas-democrats-loss-hope-talarico-hinojosa-22486346.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I see it took the prospects of some Dem wins to pull the faux Pulitzer winner out of her hibernation.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:09f89ba99239/</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/opinion/editorials/article/don-huffines-comptroller-voucher-transparency-vote-22493979.php">
    <title>Shorter: He won't talk to us. That makes us big mad. #ShutterTheEdBoard</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-27T11:42:33+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/don-huffines-comptroller-voucher-transparency-vote-22493979.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><dc:subject>ShutterTheEdBoard</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:fdb5f48bb6b1/</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.khou.com/article/news/nation-world/rep-ilhan-omar-moving-after-federal-raid-on-home/507-8fc79918-cd75-4bd8-b533-94b03c920675">
    <title>Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-22T13:22:32+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.khou.com/article/news/nation-world/rep-ilhan-omar-moving-after-federal-raid-on-home/507-8fc79918-cd75-4bd8-b533-94b03c920675</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This reeks of a political hit to be honest. Things such as this give credence to some of the Democrat's worst accusations at the Trump Administration.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:ebb9e0d5d2b4/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/galleria-garage-parking-fees-rates-houston/285-9e2a61a5-ee1c-482e-af7e-6076ead4f5e1">
    <title>Houston’s Galleria to begin charging for garage parking Nov. 2. Here are the rates. #BadBusiness</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-22T13:19:51+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/galleria-garage-parking-fees-rates-houston/285-9e2a61a5-ee1c-482e-af7e-6076ead4f5e1</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parking at a place where you're going to spend money.

Brilliant.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadBusiness</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:7d788138c413/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/t:BadBusiness"/>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/transgender-mailers-22485877.php">
    <title>This is a disgusting election cycle. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-22T11:55:19+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/transgender-mailers-22485877.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We got one of these at my house. I just threw it away.  I will admit to thinking it weird since we have no children.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:a5bf0c3a87dc/</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/outlook/article/latino-voters-texas-julian-castro-22485663.php">
    <title>In the end, all political &quot;activism&quot; comes down to &quot;PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!!&quot; #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-22T11:54:02+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/latino-voters-texas-julian-castro-22485663.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Horrid, horrid people.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:8904765d995d/</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/outlook/article/ed-emmett-texas-republican-vote-2026-22484560.php">
    <title>Shut up and go away already. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-22T11:41:45+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/ed-emmett-texas-republican-vote-2026-22484560.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The man who frittered away his race to Hidalgo is now here to "save" the Republicans?

Just go away.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/passengers-sue-frontier-after-planes-emergency-landing-at-las-vegas-airport-3896380/">
    <title>Ambulance chasers gonna ambulance chase. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-08T12:10:13+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/passengers-sue-frontier-after-planes-emergency-landing-at-las-vegas-airport-3896380/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:ba5dac62a3a5/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/israelis-mourn-oct-7-attack-as-palestinians-in-gaza-languish-in-ruins-of-the-war-it-sparked-3896964/">
    <title>Israelis mourn Oct. 7 attack as Palestinians in Gaza languish in ruins of the war it sparked | Nation and World | News</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-08T12:07:26+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/israelis-mourn-oct-7-attack-as-palestinians-in-gaza-languish-in-ruins-of-the-war-it-sparked-3896964/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Don't start none won't be none" seems to be the lessons for the Palestinians here.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:8add0e3788cb/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/spring-branch-businesses-lose-thousands-alleged-fraud/285-70a427db-cc28-4e40-9980-fa28caead606">
    <title>Transactions approved then reversed: Spring Branch businesses lose thousands in alleged fraud. #BadBusiness</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-08T12:05:10+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/spring-branch-businesses-lose-thousands-alleged-fraud/285-70a427db-cc28-4e40-9980-fa28caead606</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No way an intelligent business would operate in this manner.

This one is on the business owner.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadBusiness</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:c5a9a7375ca6/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-gunn-clayface-movie-1236724447/">
    <title>James Gunn Fires Back at Fan Who Snarked About 'Clayface' Movie. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-08T11:47:33+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-gunn-clayface-movie-1236724447/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I just hope he gets released before he gets his hands on Batman and Wonder Woman.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:1e2ed6b6c909/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://variety.com/2026/film/features/ben-affleck-interview-animals-batman-movie-stars-damon-1236899199/">
    <title>Ben Affleck Interview: Animals, Batman, Movie Stars and Matt Damon</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-08T11:43:37+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://variety.com/2026/film/features/ben-affleck-interview-animals-batman-movie-stars-damon-1236899199/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A surprisingly insightful article with an actor I've always kind of liked. Although we would probably not hit it off if we met in person.

I think he would hate me.]]></description>
<dc:subject>STuff</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:168a181f593b/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/vouchers-houston-financial-impact-22438922.php">
    <title>Texas vouchers may cost Houston schools $68M this year, report shows #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-06T18:33:36+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/vouchers-houston-financial-impact-22438922.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[“There is a perception that ‘Oh, this money isn't coming out of public school funding,'" said Erin Baumgartner, director of the Houston Education Research Consortium housed at Rice University. “(But) we are directly pulling resources, or potential resources, from school districts.”

Left out: And also the students who would use those resources. Making them no longer needed. (But the districts want to keep the money anyway, because bloat, waste and too high overhead.)]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:f05b5c4ce4d2/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/hinojosa-closer-knocking-abbott-compared-past-22463821.php">
    <title>Hinojosa closer to knocking off Abbott compared to past challengers #BadMedia #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-06T18:28:55+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/hinojosa-closer-knocking-abbott-compared-past-22463821.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Polls in Texas always skew Democratic.

There's a long list of failed D candidates to use as examples.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/endorsements/article/carla-wyatt-marc-cowart-treasurer-2026-22456462.php">
    <title>For Harris County Treasurer: Marc Cowart | Endorsement. #ShutterTheEdBoard</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-06T18:27:10+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/endorsements/article/carla-wyatt-marc-cowart-treasurer-2026-22456462.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is somewhat funny that one of the (very) few R candidates they decide they can endorse is for an office they want to eliminate.

Not that their endorsements have much meaning.]]></description>
<dc:subject>ShutterTheEdBoard</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:c3838b497fa7/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/40-years-after-impeachment-some-attorneys-still-defend-former-judge-harry-claiborne-3894666/">
    <title>40 years later, attorneys reflect on the impeachment of Judge Harry Claiborne | Courts | Crime #LasVegas</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-06T13:05:30+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/40-years-after-impeachment-some-attorneys-still-defend-former-judge-harry-claiborne-3894666/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One of the more colorful events in Las Vegas history that's for sure.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Las_Vegas</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:409b127c9971/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/russia-reports-a-worker-at-siberian-institute-got-pneumonia-from-an-unknown-cause-died-3896062/">
    <title>SWorker at Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause, died | Nation and World | News</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-06T12:33:34+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/russia-reports-a-worker-at-siberian-institute-got-pneumonia-from-an-unknown-cause-died-3896062/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hmmmmm....just in time for election season (again)]]></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:4b48eeda3aed/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/houston-tax-break-abatement-rules-wages-benefits-22444484.php">
    <title>Houston may add wage, benefits rules to tax abatement program #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-06T12:30:17+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/houston-tax-break-abatement-rules-wages-benefits-22444484.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Meanwhile, projects that have come to the Houston area in recent years, such as Apple, Eli Lilly and Bristol Myers Squibb, have generally chosen to settle outside of city boundaries."

And this would only exacerbate that problem for the City.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:1ecde09ede25/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/gina-hinojosa-property-taxes-22463261.php">
    <title>Gina Hinojosa wants to eliminate homeowners' property taxes. But how? #BadMedia #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-06T12:27:56+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/gina-hinojosa-property-taxes-22463261.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unsaid here (but hanging in the background)

She, and other State Dems, if elected, would push for a State Income Tax.

And don't tell me it cannot be done. Constitutions can be amended with the right ideological make-up. They are patient, and waiting.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia BadPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:7474161143f0/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/harris-county-democrats-tax-increase-22447849.php">
    <title>Harris County property tax bills rose 60% since Democrats took control. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-06T12:25:17+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/harris-county-democrats-tax-increase-22447849.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yet, the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board, of which Lomax is a contributor, endorsed Democrat Letitia Plummer. Thus signaling to readers that they endorse this trend.

You don't hate the media near enough.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:16ca8c8cf19d/</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/astros-joe-espada-future-al-wild-card-loss-22423855.php">
    <title>Astros swept out of playoffs by White Sox as pivotal offseason begins. #BadSports</title>
    <dc:date>2026-10-01T12:04:33+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/astros-joe-espada-future-al-wild-card-loss-22423855.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Blow.It.Up.

Trade Yourdan while you still can, get as much pitching value out of him as possible. Trade away other assets as well. Start the rebuild with as much young pitching in the tank as possible.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadSports</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:5485a8be2637/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/evan-mintz-unincorporated-harris-county-tax-22452134.php">
    <title>Want to cut Harris County property taxes? Make more cities. (No) #badMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-29T12:36:44+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/evan-mintz-unincorporated-harris-county-tax-22452134.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MORE government is not the answer. Nevermind that this whole piece was just a ruse to take a shot at Republicans (buried at the end)

Mintz likes to envision himself as a deep thinker. He's not.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:f737b76fb6ec/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/gina-hinojosa-abortion-trans-22449025.php">
    <title>Gina Hinojosa says expanded abortion access would ‘not be my priority’. #TexasPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-29T11:59:01+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/gina-hinojosa-abortion-trans-22449025.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DIVE toward the middle.]]></description>
<dc:subject>TexasPolitics</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:5a661806ef52/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/abbott-diesel-costs-22453021.php">
    <title>Greg Abbott lifts limits on dyed diesel in effort to curb fuel prices. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-29T11:57:26+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/abbott-diesel-costs-22453021.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Like putting a band-aid on a cancer tumor but, to be honest, there's not much Abbott can do.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:545a3809f1eb/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/todd-edwards-midtown-sentencing-22451554.php">
    <title>Ex-Midtown affordable housing official Todd Edwards sentenced 10 years. #HoustonPolitics #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-29T11:55:28+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/todd-edwards-midtown-sentencing-22451554.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Theft and graft, how Houston politics is done.]]></description>
<dc:subject>HoustonPolitics BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/hurricane-harvey-extension-harris-county-22452900.php">
    <title>Harris County flood projects receive 1-year funding extension. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-29T11:54:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/hurricane-harvey-extension-harris-county-22452900.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Harris County is a failing mess. Part whatever.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/daylight-saving-time-2026-22453225.php">
    <title>Permanent Standard Time would be a much better option. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-29T11:50:58+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/daylight-saving-time-2026-22453225.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/immigration/article/trump-immigration-bellaire-honduras-paxton-22443490.php">
    <title>People always cast their votes hoping to hurt the other guy. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-29T11:48:40+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/immigration/article/trump-immigration-bellaire-honduras-paxton-22443490.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oops.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/carla-wyatt-crash-abolish-office-22453020.php">
    <title>Carla Wyatt cited after allegedly causing 4-vehicle crash on I-45. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-29T11:47:23+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/carla-wyatt-crash-abolish-office-22453020.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are several people out there who should lose the privilege of driving. Wyatt is exhibit A.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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    <title>Disney is the greediest corporation in the World #BadBusiness</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-24T13:02:10+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/disney-plus-hulu-price-increase-2026-1236873281/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><dc:subject>BadBusiness</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/world-cup-texas-investment-fifa-22385481.php">
    <title>Texas taxpayers are on the hook for $200M in World Cup hosting costs. #BadSports</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-24T12:17:48+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/world-cup-texas-investment-fifa-22385481.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FIFA DOES understand how to con people.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadSports</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/loving-county-takeover-fails-malcolm-tanner-22433830.php">
    <title>How a 'political takeover' in West Texas' Loving County collapsed. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-24T12:16:51+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/loving-county-takeover-fails-malcolm-tanner-22433830.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The problem with running a con is that you have to possess some level of intelligence.

Tanner clearly does not.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnist/chris-tomlinson/article/brownsville-latino-wealth-power-gains-22247851.php">
    <title>Possibly the most racist article you'll read today. #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-24T12:05:38+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnist/chris-tomlinson/article/brownsville-latino-wealth-power-gains-22247851.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wow.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/mary-benton-resigns-houston-mayor-whitmire-22444480.php">
    <title>Mary Benton, Houston Mayor John Whitmire's chief spokesperson, resigns. #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-24T11:59:50+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/mary-benton-resigns-houston-mayor-whitmire-22444480.php</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just moving the rent-seeking to a different taxpayer-funded location. Still a zero-impact drain on resources.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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    <title>So, America doesn't have talent then? #BadEntertainment</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-24T11:56:31+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://people.com/america-got-talent-season-21-winner-revealed-12132164</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Haven't watched this show in years.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadEntertainment</dc:subject>
<dc:source>https://pinboard.in/</dc:source>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:d486ca12ed5a/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.bythebelt.com/espn-college-gameday-western-michigan-boise-state-week-4-2026-snub-tennesee-texas-location-opinion/">
    <title>ESPN College GameDay spurned Kalamazoo, and yes, that matters #BadMedia</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-23T15:15:07+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.bythebelt.com/espn-college-gameday-western-michigan-boise-state-week-4-2026-snub-tennesee-texas-location-opinion/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ESPN GameDay is a shadow of it's former self.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadMedia</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.khou.com/article/money/business/houston-business-journal/greenspoint-mall-industrial-park/285-9d62209f-ac5b-4bdf-9953-da872a8e4d0c">
    <title>We now know what Greenspoint Mall will become | khou.com #BadHouston</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-23T11:49:46+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.khou.com/article/money/business/houston-business-journal/greenspoint-mall-industrial-park/285-9d62209f-ac5b-4bdf-9953-da872a8e4d0c</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You'll have to root out the gangs that have taken residency there first obviously.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHouston</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/deion-sanders-kicks-players-off-184534535.html">
    <title>Deion is done. #BadSports</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-22T19:56:16+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/deion-sanders-kicks-players-off-184534535.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[They'll find a way to let him exit gracefully, health concerns perhaps, and on his own terms at end of season, but he's done.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadSports</dc:subject>
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    <title>The WNBA is not a sports league (Part....whatever) #BadSports</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-22T19:54:50+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/theres-growing-chance-sophie-cunningham-161144507.html</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Although this is similar in nature to Colin Kaepernick.  The juice is not worth the squeeze.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadSports</dc:subject>
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    <title>Amazon invests $20M in Lake Mead water conservation effort | Environment | News #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-22T12:57:19+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/environment/amazon-makes-a-20m-bet-on-the-colorado-river-3889340/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This will probably become a far more effective plan than anything the government comes up with to be honest.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:NoUpgrades/b:28ee86617852/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/nevada-legalized-marijuana-the-black-market-never-disappeared-3889362/">
    <title>10 years after marijuana legalization, cannabis-linked violence persists in Las Vegas | Crime #BadPolitics</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-22T12:55:13+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/nevada-legalized-marijuana-the-black-market-never-disappeared-3889362/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just as with the legalization of sports betting. That has actually been a boon for off-shore books and private bookies, not a hinderance to them.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadPolitics</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/civil-courts/extortion-sexual-misconduct-claims-preceded-carrot-tops-hospitalization-filings-show-3889580/">
    <title>Bad people doing bad things. #BadHumanity</title>
    <dc:date>2026-09-22T12:53:34+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/civil-courts/extortion-sexual-misconduct-claims-preceded-carrot-tops-hospitalization-filings-show-3889580/</link>
    <dc:creator>NoUpgrades</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Look, do I believe Evans is trying to extort Carrot Top?  Yes.

Do I believe that Carrot Top could also be seriously damaged? Also yes.]]></description>
<dc:subject>BadHumanity</dc:subject>
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