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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 months

ahh yes, the dangerous houston neighborhood of river oaks

Brooke Kushwaha

@BrookeKushwaha

2 months

Mayor Whitmire said in a press conference today he wants “to feel safe to go to the Kroger store at night” but high crime at the West Grey location gives him pause. This is the Kroger store in question:

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@brittanieshey

3 months

my man had to post proof of life lmao

Ted Cruz

@tedcruz

3 months

Houston and the entire Gulf Coast will come through the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Right now, keep your family safe—avoid high water. #HoustonStrong

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@brittanieshey

3 months

my gut says we're gonna get another, much worse hurricane later this season so consider beryl your trial run

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@brittanieshey

3 months

once again asking non-texans to keep houston's name out their mouth

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

7 months

in light of the vice news i want to share a few tools for reporters to regularly save their work in pdf form in case it ever gets disappeared from the internet

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

if being without power for several days after a severe weather event doesn't radicalize you I don't know what will

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@brittanieshey

2 months

houstonians

i am

@broken

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ㅤ

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

everyone who is new to Houston should be asking themselves this. what did you not prepare for that you will do next time? because this was a *small* storm

playoff gwen howerton 👻🎃🗡️

@kissphoria

3 months

my first thought as someone who is not from houston: if that was a category 1, what was harvey like?

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@brittanieshey

2 months

bullying works bitch

KHOU 11 News Houston

@KHOU

2 months

CenterPoint said today it's withdrawing a request to increase rates

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 months

i just can’t get over how much simone biles has changed this sport in every way, from respresentation for black gymnasts to advocacy for athletes' mental and physical health to literally elevating the sport to new difficulties

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

i will never in my life forget this image

Michael Schwab

@michaelschwab13

3 months

What is the most haunting Astros photo ever?

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 years

@andybassfordgtr @JohnSpiroSpero @Blackamazon see also "officer-involved shooting"

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

20 days

oh so you CAN do it before a storm @DanPatrick

KPRC 2 Houston

@KPRC2

21 days

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott activates emergency response resources in preparation of potential tropical system

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

i'm looking for a man in linework hardhat bucket truck energy

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

13 days

well i fuckin hate it

Keith 🥥 🌴

@KeithLovesMango

13 days

I don’t love it, but I’ll learn to love it

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 months

this is just a normal summer rainstorm but our asses all have ptsd

Matt Lanza 🤌🏼

@mattlanza

2 months

Check your watches, boys and girls, it’s rain o’clock in HTown.

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

16 days

never forget

Ryne Easen

@Ryne_Taylor

16 days

@kissphoria We had one and now it’s a velvet taco.

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

something i want to acknowledge is that even if you didnt lose power or have storm damage, it is emotionally and physically exhausting to see your community suffer we ALL need rest after this 1/?

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 months

i do not like the way this man talks to or about women

KPRC 2 Houston

@KPRC2

2 months

"She hasn't gotten the nomination yet," Mayor Whitmire said. "As a Democrat, I always support the Democratic nominee."

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

12 days

HOUSTONIANS! if today's la porte pipeline fire freaks you out like is does me, know that there is a progressive chemical engineer running for #txlege in that district @CrewsforTX wants to hold the chemical industry accountable...

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@brittanieshey

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Brooke Kushwaha

@BrookeKushwaha

2 months

Mayor Whitmire said in a press conference today he wants “to feel safe to go to the Kroger store at night” but high crime at the West Grey location gives him pause. This is the Kroger store in question:

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

going on 26 hours w/o power my husband just ran to the corner store and came home with an ice cold dressed dos equis I am so happy right now

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 months

nearly 200 houstonians saying they had to use PTO to deal with a natural disaster, the second natural disaster to hit the city in as many months this is why people unionize

From the houston community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the houston community

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 months

the line of people out the door at GRB says otherwise

Harris County GOP

@HarrisCountyRP

2 months

Kamala is not welcome in Houston.

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

READ. THE. ROOM.

Pittsburgh Pirates

@Pirates

3 months

WARNING: A heat wave is about to hit Texas. Paul Skenes has been named the starting pitcher for the National League at the All-Star Game 👏

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@brittanieshey

2 years

@astros not the team itself but I will never forget this image for as long as i live

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@brittanieshey

3 months

tell me why abbott is in taiwan setting up the "State of Texas Taiwan Office" while a hurricane is about to hit the state he allegedly leads

Abbott announces launch of State of Texas Taiwan Office

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday Texas was working toward opening a State of Texas Taiwan Office in an effort to enhance “the economic and cultural cooperation between Texas and Taiwan, prom…

www.kxan.com

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

4 months

this is the third video ive seen TODAY ALONE of the mayor being condescending to a female elected official in houston/harris county

Sally MacDonald

@SallyMacFox26

4 months

"Mayor, this is a disaster. This is not the time." A rare joint appearance by Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor John Whitmire gets a little testy. The mayor wanted to let a commissioner make remarks. @FOX26Houston

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@brittanieshey

3 months

infrastructure week? more like infrastructure WEAK amirite houstonians?????????

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@brittanieshey

3 months

how we feelin houston?

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@brittanieshey

2 months

you don't have to agree with SJL's politics to know she was a force of nature, she always fought for houston, and she always SHOWED UP I'm feeling unexpectedly emotional at the news of her death, even if we knew it was coming

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

a) we've been hearing that this season will be bad for months now b) storm changed course in a matter of hours and houstonians weren't ready c) past storm PTSD

𝒜𝓂𝒶𝓃𝒹𝒶

@AstrosAngel10

3 months

Hi and hello. Why is everyone panicking over this storm? It’s too early in the hurricane season for all this.

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 years

i love ("love") that Houstonians/Texans can measure time in terms of climate disasters: before the winter freeze, before Harvey, before Ike, before Allison, before Carla

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 years

houston really is one of the best food cities in the whole entire country, we are so lucky

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

i don't care if you think this storm won't be a big deal. please be sensitive to people who have lived through worse and are a lil jumpy because of it

brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

a) we've been hearing that this season will be bad for months now b) storm changed course in a matter of hours and houstonians weren't ready c) past storm PTSD

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

7 months

the first is pretty manual but it's a cool browser extension called print-friendly. you can save any website as a pdf and then delete sections not essential to your story like ads, related stories, etc.

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@brittanieshey

2 months

HARRIS County baby!!!

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@brittanieshey

2 months

during Uri the vast majority of the deaths were either hypothermia or CO poisoning from people trying to stay warm with Beryl, most of the deaths have been heat related ALL of these deaths are the result of an unreliable power/grid system

Houston Chronicle

@HoustonChron

2 months

The Hurricane Beryl death toll in the Houston region has increased to 36, including nine from Fort Bend County. Of the nine newly-reported deaths in Fort Bend County, overheating played a role in at least four deaths, according to the medical examiner.

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@brittanieshey

3 months

feels weird to “celebrate” 713 day when so many of my fellow houstonians are still struggling in the aftermath of beryl

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

1 month

dear bosses and business owners if your business is struggling, maybe YOU should take the first paycut, not your employees hope this helps 😘

Chron

@chron

1 month

🧵On Friday, Barnaby's Cafe informed servers that pay would be cut across the chain's nine Houston locations. It came with a warning: "Do not discuss this with customers or post about it on social media. Doing so can lead to disciplinary action, up to and including termination."

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 years

@boneysoups my friend Abbie helped lead the most extensive technical examination of the painting ever undertaken and wrote several blog posts for the Mauritshuis about the results, which are FASCINATING. these images might actually be from that project

Girl with a blog | Girl with the pearl earring | Mauritshuis

I’m Abbie Vandivere, a paintings conservator at the Mauritshuis, and the head researcher of the Girl in the Spotlight project. On this page I have been blogging and posting photos daily to update you...

www.mauritshuis.nl

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

4 months

whitmire's comments about gulfton don't just betray an outdated, simplified understanding of that neighborhood, one of the most diverse in houston. he also talked about the galleria like it was still the glamourous 90s. that neighborhood has also changed dramatically.

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@brittanieshey

7 months

the second tool is a portfolio builder called @journoportfolio . drop a URL in there and it'll import the image, headline, date, publication and everything else and link directly to the story there's also an option to save each story as a pdf

Journo Portfolio – Portfolio Website Builder

Journo Portfolio is the easiest way to build a professional online portfolio website to showcase your work and impress clients and employers

www.journoportfolio.com

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

4 months

between the hisd takeover, john whitmire's tenure, and storm season hitting early , things feel so, so bleak in houston

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 months

its been one month since hurricane beryl hit houston, and at least three museums are still struggling with storm damage the rothko has been closed and will remain closed indefinitely the craft museum's insurance denied their claim my latest for @Chron

'Beyond our control': Houston museums yet to open after Beryl

Part of the Rothko Chapel ceiling and several walls sustained water damage during the...

www.chron.com

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@brittanieshey

2 months

add the west gray kroger to this list

Comrade Sisko 🖖🏾✊🏿

@Pinko69420

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@brittanieshey

2 years

fuck it, astros in four

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

unhoused people are members of the public just like anyone else

Shea Jordan Smith

@shea_jordan

3 months

“…the homeless do not need to be in public space,” said Houston Mayor John Whitmire at today’s City Council session, referencing last week’s Supreme Court ruling. A formerly homeless Houstonian sharply critiqued the mayor for their exchange after she posed the issue again.

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

6 months

sup houston. you looking for some cool shit to do this weekend? well I have the thread for you. imo we are entering peak art scene season, the weather is so good right now and there's lots of fun things happening. here's just a few

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 years

if you dont see a girl in a quince gown getting her picture taken in hermann park did you even really visit houston?

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@brittanieshey

2 months

on leaving houston

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@brittanieshey

3 years

sigh..... we've talked about this before follow-up emails, thank you notes, and other unspoken "requirements" like this are a form of gatekeeping meant to keep a certain class of people out of qualifying for a job

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@brittanieshey

3 months

@LMAfurever some variation on "houston sucks i don't even know why people live there. I've never been tho"

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@brittanieshey

3 months

what are some other beloved houston institutions mayor whitmire might target next?

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@brittanieshey

7 months

new from me lol: vpn searches soar after pornhub blocks texas users

Pornhub blocked Texas users. Now, they're looking for VPNs.

Google Trends shows searches for VPNs increased by more than 1,750% since Thursday's...

www.chron.com

steven monacelli

@stevanzetti

7 months

A lot of people in Texas are about to learn what a VPN is

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@brittanieshey

3 months

national media: houston is leading the way on solving homelessness houston's mayor: the homeless do not need to be in public space

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@brittanieshey

3 months

"the BE SOMEONE sign is an eyesore" - mayor whitmire, probably

brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

what are some other beloved houston institutions mayor whitmire might target next?

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@brittanieshey

3 months

i TOLD YALL jim mcingvale was gonna use this poor girl's grieving family to further his tough on crime electioneering

@MattressMack

3 months

We all mourn the passing of Jocelyn Nungaray and I was honored to work with the family to pay for Jocelyns' funeral. Join us at Gallery Furniture 6006 North Freeway Houston TX for a celebration of Jocelyns' life 3-6 PM CST. Thank you continuing to follow this case and hold the

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i love my astros so much. they know just as much about hurricane recovery as the rest of us tickets to tonight's game are $5. might be a nice escape, and MMP has ac and cold beer <3

Astros offer cheapest tickets of season during Beryl recovery

Minute Maid Park is offering fans a chance to get out of the heat at a low cost.

www.chron.com

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 months

i am pretty sure sheila jackson lee had huge mutual respect for biden but i really wish she could have stuck around for just a few more days to witness the support for kamala

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 months

yall don't have direct deposit?

Houston Firefighters

@FirefightersHOU

2 months

This was the scene this morning as 4,900 Houston firefighters lined up to receive checks for the backpay they accumulated while working without a contract. It's a well-earned victory for those who stuck it out for the last eight years. Finally, we can put the past behind us!

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

move over "be someone" new houston graffiti captures the zeitgeist of power outage weary houstonians @chron

'CenterPointle$$': Graffiti captures Houston's anger over Beryl outages

Move over, 'Be Someone.' There's a new landmark in town.

www.chron.com

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

this silly little $15 amazon purchase got me through 31 hours without power after beryl. something to consider adding to your hurricane kit. its the lil things

This $15 purchase got me through Beryl power outages in Texas heat

It's the little things that get us through hard times.

www.chron.com

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 years

when you tell people with means to move out of the south you are also asking them to abandon the fight for people without means

Gillian Branstetter

@GBBranstetter

3 years

Telling parents of trans kids to move out of Texas is the opposite of helpful. It's not sound legal advice, it's not a silver bullet, it's far from feasible even for families who can afford it (new job, new schools, new home). Stop telling people to move.

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@brittanieshey

2 years

last night my husband was on a social bike ride organized by the eagle, a gay bar here in houston's montrose neighborhood, when a cyclist was hit and killed by a driver who fled the scene 🧵

HPD searching for driver who hit and killed cyclist in Pride Ride event

The victim was with a group of cyclists when he lost control of his bike and fell onto the next lane, where the driver of a silver Mercedes hit him before taking off, HPD says.

abc13.com

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

5 months

just watched an elderly couple order the weed margarita at ninfas lamo i love you houston #420

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

7 months

if you regularly write for certain outlets you can set it up to auto-import as well. you can tag stories by topic (or any other tag) sort them by publication, hide stories, highlight stories on the home page, it's super flexible and very convenient

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

13 days

"Harris County doesn't know who the owner is"

Alejandra Martinez

@alereports

13 days

Hi! I am following the situation in La Porte/Deer Park for @TexasTribune . What I know: 🔹 The pipeline fire is near 9000 Spencer Hwy in La Porte 🔹It's a natural gas liquid line & still on fire. Crews are trying to contain it. 🔹Harris County doesn't know who the owner is

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

the exhaustion will sneak up on you too. most of us have been in triage mode the last few days, helping neighbors, making contingency plans for another night without power, etc. once you get a second to pause it hits you like a steamroller 2/?

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

7 months

it sucks that journalists have to add this to yet another one of our duties but its worth it to get in the habit of saving your stories now. all of my work was deleted off the @HoustonPress website when the big new mysterious owner took over and much of it has not been restored

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

i *might* believe these comments were lighthearted if i hadn't personally seen previous videos of whitmire being condescending to both hidalgo and female members of city council

Houston Public Media

@HoustonPubMedia

3 months

Houston Mayor John Whitmire says comments about Lina Hidalgo's fiancé were "lighthearted" and "meant no harm." But Hidalgo told Houston Public Media she thought Whitmire saying her fiance looked like a nerd was "cruel."

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@brittanieshey

2 months

"for some reason"

EricaGrieder

@EricaGrieder

2 months

For some reason, Texas again ranks dead last for quality of life in influential annual ranking via @houstonchron

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

7 months

you can also export your entire portfolio as pdfs if you ever need to the price is a little high at $107 a year but that includes pdf cloud storage AND its a tax write-off if you are using it for work

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@brittanieshey

2 years

i need everyone with even a passing interest in cults to watch the teal swan documentary on hulu it is one of the most fucked up things i have ever seen

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

6 months

👏 finally 👏 someone 👏 says it

Sam Russek

@samrussek

6 months

Mattress Mack's antics have made him a Houston icon, but beneath the PR fluff is a far-right megadonor who calls the 60s-era Great Society reforms an "abysmal failure." For @newrepublic , I looked at Mack's meteoric rise & its ugly underbelly

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haven't seen much talk about this, but testimony in the santa fe school shooting trial revealed that the first cop on the scene waited 30 mins to breach the building while shooter was still inside defense atty asked how many victims may have bled to death while he waited...

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 years

my dad was taking me to concerts when I was a lil kid. and I've seen plenty of kids at music festivals. ACL even has a kid's stage. stop blaming the parents, who are just as much victims of this tragedy

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 years

don't forget the promise to fix the puerto rican power grid, or the promise to rescue the thai kids trapped in the cave

Mx. Amadi Lovelace Has Left This Place

@amaditalks

2 years

He says he’ll fix the water and he gives a few filters that don’t work for years. He tells the UN he’ll deal with global hunger and asks for a budget, they give it to him and he just reneges. He’s a liar, a fraud and a deadbeat father.

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

4 months

the mayor, who has "represented houston for 50 years" (derogatory) needs to realize that one of the draws of the old montrose library was food options nearby—black lab and kraftsman bakery

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@brittanieshey

2 years

more of this energy in 2022

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@brittanieshey

2 months

if we invested in public tranport this wouldn't be an issue

Miya Shay

@miyashay

2 months

It is really amazing how the 4th largest city in the country can’t get its airport parking situation together. While the inside-terminal improvements are notable, the transit situation is still horrid at @iah .

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@brittanieshey

3 months

happy dj screw day from my office at work

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

2 months

i've lived in east montrose for 20 years and i have NEVER felt unsafe

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

3 months

it can be really hard to listen to your own body and needs when all of us are in crisis mode

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brittanie shey

@brittanieshey

5 months

you expecting a bunch of bike-to-work commuters on a Saturday?

Alexandra del Moral Mealer

@AlexMealerTX

5 months

Funny 🤔, when it comes to major roadway arteries where lanes have been reduced for bikers 🚴 they are never there… Biking for recreational (which I personally enjoy) is a different goal than mobility. For reference this was around noon today driving from Shepherd to

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