#Livingston Texas

[unteriors]

Ricky Road, Livingston, Texas.

#Livingston #Texas

[dailyjimmybuffett]

Livingston's Gone To Texas

Nothing here is different Nothings changed at all And Livingston's gone to Texas They say he had a ball

They say he learned to be a cowboy They say he learned to rope and ride But I wonder if he ever thinks about the tears his woman cried

Now, Holly, won't you let me Try and make you smile? You loved him as if he were your husband Now he'll be gone awhile

Wrote he had to see the country On starry nights he wished that you were there And so it shows Wherever he goes Deep inside you know he really cares

It's crazy and it's different But it's really being free And reasons the world would wanna question Make sense to you and me

Nothing here is different Nothing's changed at all Livingston's still in Texas The snow's about to fall

#jimmy buffett #livingston's gone to texas #living and dying in 3/4 time #Spotify

[camren27laurmila]

Photo credits to @camren27laurmila AKA Deja Anjelle

#Livingston #Polk County #Lake #View #Lakeview #lakeside #water #sunset #pier #bulkhead #clouds #Texas #Stateoftexas #USA #united states

[conandaily2022]

Don Steven McDougal biography: 13 things about Livingston, Texas man

Don Steven McDougal is an American man from Livingston, Polk County, Texas, United States. He has ties to the Aryan Brotherhood and was friends with Audrii Cunningham‘s family. McDougal was 42 and Cunningham was 11 when she was reported missing on February 15, 2024. He is accused of killing her. On February 20, 2024, Cunningham was found dead in the Trinity River under US-59 In 2001, he was…

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#Livingston #Texas

[kramerchevygmc]

Livingston, TX is a thriving and fun community in East Texas with plenty of exciting things to do and see. Click on our blog to read about our favorite fall activities near Livingston, TX!

#cars #chevrolet #gmc #truck #livingston #livingston tx #fall #fall season #pumpkin #pumpkin patch #fall festival #texas

[kramercdjr]

You’re always close to autumn fun when you’re spending the season near Livingston, TX. Click on our blog to enjoy these four fall activities in town before the holidays come our way.

#cars #chrysler #dodge #jeep #ram #livingston #texas #livingston tx #fall #fall season #pumpkin patch

[mike-jacque-c-the-world]

10/29/22 - Livingston, TX - WE VOTED - Despite our heavy travel schedule as full-time RVers over the years, we always make it a point to insure we get back to Texas in time to vote and then proceed to Houston to visit with old friends. It’s getting to be one of life’s rhythms: just the way we like it.

#livingston #texas #we voted #life’s rhythms #just the way we like it

[bucky-bucky-bucky-bucky]

There aren’t enough episodes of supernatural that take place in Texas, in my personal opinion. I feel like the boys are literally always in like, fucking Ohio or something. I’m sure they didn’t do too many Texas episodes bc Jared and Jensen are both from Texas but like hello as a Texas girl myself I wanted more!!! There’s the Hell House in Richardson, TX and that’s the last time there’s an episode set in Texas until the scenes with Amelia in Kermit, TX. 8x23 has Houston and 10x14 has that prison in West Livingston. And that’s it. And believe me, as someone from Texas, they absolutely could’ve made Canada look like the Lone Star State

#supernatural #spn #dean winchester #Sam and Dean #sam winchester #supernatural rewatch #spn rewatch #spn family #spn fandom #supernatural fandom #jared padalecki #jensen ackles

[coochiequeens]

An 11 year old girl is dead because her family allowed a man with a history of crimes involving minors on their property.

CNN — 

The man suspected in the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham is a family friend who was entrusted with taking her to the school bus on the morning she vanished – and later participated in the massive search for the girl before her body was found in an east Texas river, authorities said.

Audrii’s family thought the suspect, Don Steven McDougal, was just taking the girl down the street when the pair left her home Thursday morning, Polk County officials said. But she never made it onto the school bus or into her classroom, and a bag resembling her bright red Hello Kitty backpack was later found near a local dam.

Prosecutors are preparing an arrest warrant for McDougal, 42, and believe the evidence supports a capital murder charge, Polk County District Attorney Shelly Sitton said Tuesday.

Audrii’s body was found Tuesday in the Trinity River, downstream from the reservoir near where the backpack was found. It was one of several locations McDougal told investigators he had gone around the time of her disappearance, Sheriff Byron Lyons said.

Investigators located Audrii’s remains using cell phone records, video analysis and information from McDougal, Lyons said.

The condition of Audrii’s remains is not being released, the sheriff said, and the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine her cause of death.

To help uncover the body, Lyons said, water management authorities slowed the flow of water from the Lake Livingston reservoir – one of the largest reservoirs in the state, with 83,000 surface acres – allowing the river level to recede enough to reveal the remains.

“I express my deepest sympathies and condolences to everyone who knew, who cared for and loved Audrii,” the sheriff said. “We will continue to process the evidence that has been gathered to ensure justice for Audrii.”

The suspect is already in custody after being arrested Friday night on an unrelated aggravated assault charge, the sheriff’s office said.

CNN has been unable to determine if McDougal has obtained legal representation and has reached out to his family for comment on the accusations against him.

McDougal, a friend of Audrii’s father, lived in a trailer on the family’s property and sometimes took the girl to catch her school bus in the neighborhood, the sheriff said. He has been the main person of interest in her disappearance as authorities frantically scoured the rural east Texas town of Livingston – about 70 miles northeast of Houston, he said.

McDougal joined the search efforts and was seen knocking on neighborhood doors and asking if anyone had seen Audrii, the sheriff told CNN. But Lyons doesn’t believe his efforts were genuine.

“To me, it simply tells me is that he’s trying to give the appearances that he has no play or he’s not at fault in her disappearance and that (he’s) part of the concerned parties who were trying to locate her,” Lyons said Tuesday.

In the days after Audrii vanished, McDougal claimed in several social media comments that he was not guilty in her disappearance and has “done nothing wrong,” according to activity on a Facebook account appearing to belong to the suspect.

“I’m not guilty,” reads a comment from the account under a post on the Facebook page “True Crime Society” the day after Audrii was reported missing.

“I was there and was questioned. I am not running or hiding,” McDougal wrote before commenting again and saying, “I have done everything I can to help find her. I have done nothing wrong.”

CNN has sought comment from investigators about the Facebook comments.

Suspect has decadeslong criminal history

McDougal has a lengthy criminal history dating back to at least 2003, with convictions for violent crimes and one for enticing a child, according to court records in several Texas counties.

In 2007, he was convicted of enticing a child in Brazoria County, Texas. Court records show he pleaded no contest and was sentenced to two years in prison but was given credit for 527 days.

Online records do not detail the specific allegations in the child enticement case. But the offense is defined by the state as “the intent to interfere with the lawful custody of a child younger than 18 years” when a person “entices, persuades, or takes the child from the custody of the parent or guardian.”

McDougal was also convicted in 2010 and 2019 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The victim in the first aggravated assault case said McDougal, his former coworker, attacked him after being thrown out of his house.

“He showed up with some other friends that I had,” Elic Bryan told CNN on Tuesday.

#Rest In Peace Audrii Cunningham #usa #Texas #Don Steven McDougal #Keep people with violent history away from your kids #Texas where abortion is outlawed to protect fetuses but men who tried to entice a minor are given a reduced sentence

[absentlyabbie]

there's such a specific mournful longing for damn good food you had at restaurants in places far away or that no longer exist.

had the best stuffed mushrooms and italian wedding soup at a spaghetti warehouse in texas when i was a teenager.

sweet tomatoes was such an amazing salad and soup centered restaurant with fabulous variety and they are no longer open in my region :(

the best damn restaurant steak i have ever in my life had and will dream of forever was at diamond jim's in livingston, alabama, where the boneless ribeye was grilled to medium rare perfection and so incredibly tender and flavorful, and the house-made fries were to die for.

you just hope someone out there is enjoying what's now out of your reach, or remembers that comforting wonder the same as you do.

#ya know what i mean right? #i'm sure we've all got those foods or restaurants #i mean there are always Really Good Ones that are near you and open #but The Longing you feel for delicious food that's beyond your grasp is so particular and keen #would love to know of anybody else's

[best-jimmy-buffett-song]

Round 2 Schedule and BONUS CHRISTMAS ROUND!

Hello everyone! Round 1 has wrapped up, and we will be entering Round 2 soon! But first, since it's December and not a single Christmas Island song was nominated for this tournament... WE'RE DOIN A BONUS CHRISTMAS ROUND FOR DECEMBER!

So basically, the songs from Christmas Island and Tis the SeaSon will be going up against each other so we can find out what the best Jimmy Buffett Christmas song is! I randomized the matchups yet again (except for Mele Kalikimaka, the two versions from each album will be going up against each other) and the final matchup should wrap up on Christmas, so afterwards we'll proceed with Round 2 of our regular tournament. :)

Below is the matchups for the Christmas bonus round starting 11/27/23, as well as the schedule for Round 2, which will start in January.

We will also be doing a tiebreaker for Livingston's Gone To Texas and Schoolboy Heart this week!

In the meantime, spread the word! And enjoy!

@tournament-announcer @dailyjimmybuffett

BONUS CHRISTMAS ROUND SCHEDULE:

Round 1 (Starting 11/27/23)

Mele Kalikimaka (Christmas Island) vs Mele Kalikimaka (Tis the SeaSon)

A Sailor's Christmas vs White Christmas

Baby It's Cold outside vs Jingle Bells

Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer vs Drivin' the Pig (Manejando el Cerdo)

Wonderful Christmastime vs Run Rudolph Run

Up On The Housetop vs Santa Stole Thanksgiving

Christmas Island vs Merry Christmas, Alabama (Never Far From Home)

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth vs Winter Wonderland

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree vs What I Didn't Get For Christmas

I'll Be Home For Christmas vs Twelve Days of Christmas (Parrothead Version)

Ho Ho Ho And A Bottle Of Rum vs Jingle Bell Rock

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) vs Christmas In The Caribbean

Round 2 (starting 12/4/23)

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

Round 3 (starting 12/11/23)

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

FINALE (starting 12/18/23)

TBD vs TBD vs TBD

Regular Tournament ROUND 2 (starting January!)

Group A:

Peanut Butter Conspiracy vs Beach House On The Moon

Come To The Moon vs I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever

Manana vs Cheeseburger in Paradise

Treat her Like a Lady vs Son of a Son of a Sailor

Brown Eyed Girl vs Little Miss Magic

Changes in Latitudes vs Coast of Marseilles

Life Is Just a Tire Swing vs Havana Daydreaming

Boat Drinks vs Stranded On a Sandbar

Group B:

Grapefruit Juicy Fruit vs The City

I Will Play For Gumbo vs Twelve Volt Man

Lucky Stars vs Frenchman For The Night

Lovely Cruise vs Banana Republics

He Went to Paris vs Tonight I Just Need My Guitar

Stars Fell On Alabama vs Growing Older But Not Up

Fin vs False Echoes

Southern Cross vs Margaritaville

Group C:

Only Time Will Tell vs Changing Channels

Coconut Telegraph vs The Weather Is Here

Burn That Bridge vs Coast of Carolina

Desdemona's Building A Rocket Ship vs Flesh and Bone

We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About vs Fruitcakes

Bring Back The Magic vs Pirate Looks At 40

Knee Deep vs Sail On Sailor

Great Heart vs Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move on.

Group D:

Last Mango In Paris vs Six String Music

Come Monday vs Jolly Mon Sing

I Don't Know And I Don't Care vs Wonder Why We Ever Go Home

Take It Back vs Caribbean Amphibian

TBD

Wings vs Happily Ever After (Every Now and Then)

The Captain and the Kid vs Vampires, Mummies, and the Holy Ghost

Death of an Unpopular Poet vs Railroad Lady

#jimmy buffett #poll bracket #poll tournament #tournament poll #tumblr tournament #not a poll #schedule

[richincolor]

We have three books on our radar this week! Are any of them on your TBR list?

Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

A Black teen desperate to regain her Ivy League acceptance enters an elite competition only to discover the stakes aren’t just high, they’re deadly, in this searing thriller that’s Ace of Spades meets Squid Game with a sprinkling of The Bachelor. You must work twice as hard to get half as much. Adina Walker has known this the entire time she’s been on scholarship at the prestigious Edgewater Academy—a school for the rich (and mostly white) upper class of New England. It’s why she works so hard to be perfect and above reproach, no matter what she must force beneath the surface. Even one slip can cost you everything. And it does. One fight, one moment of lost control, leaves Adina blacklisted from her top choice Ivy League college and any other. Her only chance to regain the future she’s sacrificed everything for is the Finish, a high-stakes contest sponsored by Edgewater’s founding family in which twelve young, ambitious women with exceptional promise are selected to compete in three mysterious the Ride, the Raid, and the Royale. The winner will be granted entry into the fold of the Remington family, whose wealth and power can open any door. But when she arrives at the Finish, Adina quickly gets the feeling that something isn’t quite right with both the Remingtons and her competition, and soon it becomes clear that this larger-than-life prize can only come at an even greater cost. Because the Finish’s stakes aren’t just make or break…they’re life and death. Adina knows the deck is stacked against her—it always has been—so maybe the only way to survive their vicious games is for her to change the rules.

Rana Joon and the One and Only Now by Shideh Etaat

This lyrical coming-of-age novel for fans of Darius the Great Is Not Okay and On the Come Up, set in southern California in 1996, follows a teen who wants to honor her deceased friend’s legacy by entering a rap contest. Perfect Iranian girls are straight A students, always polite, and grow up to marry respectable Iranian boys. But it’s the San Fernando Valley in 1996, and Rana Joon is far from perfect—she smokes weed and loves Tupac, and she has a secret: she likes girls. As if that weren’t enough, her best friend, Louie—the one who knew her secret and encouraged her to live in the moment—died almost a year ago, and she’s still having trouble processing her grief. To honor him, Rana enters the rap battle he dreamed of competing in, even though she’s terrified of public speaking. But the clock is ticking. With the battle getting closer every day, she can’t decide whether to use one of Louie’s pieces or her own poetry, her family is coming apart, and she might even be falling in love. To get herself to the stage and fulfill her promise before her senior year ends, Rana will have to learn to speak her truth and live in the one and only now.

Infested by Angel Luis Colón

The Taking of Jake Livingston meets Cemetery Boys in this YA ghost story about a Puerto Rican teen’s battle with a malevolent spirit targeting his apartment building and the all-too-real horrors of gentrification. It’s the summer before senior year, and Manny has just moved from Texas to the Bronx in New York. So, instead of hanging with his friends and making some spending money, Manny is forced to do menial tasks in his new home, a luxury condo his stepdad is managing, while stressing about starting over. Thankfully, he meets Sasha, who is protesting the building but turns out to be really cool. And he strikes up an unlikely friendship with Mr. Mueller, the building’s exterminator. Maybe life in the Bronx won’t be so bad. Then the nightmares begin. And Manny swears he has roaches crawling under his skin. When building contractors start to go missing, Manny and Sasha come to the terrifying realization that Mr. Mueller is not who he says he is. Or rather, he is, but he died decades ago in a fire exactly where Manny’s new building is located. A fire that Mueller set. Now, in a race against time, Manny must rescue his family from a deranged specter determined to set the Bronx ablaze once again.

#their vicious games #rana joon and the one and only now #infested #new releases #weneeddiversebooks

[countyflagchampionship]

On to Round 2!

This is a wrap-up of the current standings. Polls for round 2 will be published starting this Saturday (12/16).

Congratulations to all the counties that progressed!

The state that is standing the strongest is New York, with 39 counties progressing to round 2! Albany, Allegany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Jefferson, Kings, Livingston, Nassau, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Schuyler, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, and Wyoming.

Next most powerful state is Virginia, which has 36 winning counties. Alleghany, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bedford, Brunswick, Caroline, Carroll, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Fairfax, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Gloucester, Goochland, Grayson, Halifax, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lee, Louisa, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Pulaski, Rockingham, Scott, Smyth, Southampton, Tazewell, Warren, and Wise.

Ohio is also standing strong with 27 advancing counties. Brown, Butler, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Geauga, Holmes, Jackson, Lake, Lawrence, Licking, Madison, Mahoning, Medina, Mercer, Monroe, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Ross, Scioto, Seneca, Trumbull, and Van Wert.

North Carolina is up next with a solid 24 wins. Beaufort, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Craven, Currituck, Granville, Harnett, Henderson, Hoke, Jackson, Johnson, Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Mecklenburg, Northampton, Onslow, Person, Robeson, Tyrrell, and Wake.

Only 1 more state has over 20 counties that made won their match-ups and that's my wonderful Washington. Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Clallam, Cowlitz, Ferry, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, Yakima. Stay strong my soldiers.

A much higher number of states are comfortably in the middle of the pack. They are as follows:

Texas: 19 counties. Bosque, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Fort Bend, Goliad, Hockley, Jones, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Llano, McMullen, Milam, Ochiltree, Orange, Panola, Parker, San Patricio, and Travis.

California: 17 counties. Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Imperial, Lake, Mariposa, Monterey, Orange, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yolo.

Pennsylvania: 16 counties. Allegheny, Blair, Butler, Carbon, Dauphin, Franklin, Greene, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montgomery, Perry, Potter, Venango, and York.

Tennessee: 15 counties. Blount, Campbell, Carter, Cumberland, Hardin, Houston, Johnson, Knox, Madison, Maury, McNairy, Obion, Union, Williamson, and Wilson.

Nebraska: 13 counties. Adams, Buffalo, Cass, Cherry, Dakota, Keith, Knox, Nuckolls, Platte, Saunders, Stanton, Thayer, and Webster.

Nevada: 13 counties. Churchill, Clark, Douglas, Esmeralda, Eureka, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, and White Pine.

Illinois: 12 counties. Cook, DeKalb, Franklin, Jasper, Kane, Marion, McDonough, McHenry, Morgan, Peoria, St Clair, and Winnebago.

Maryland: 12 counties. Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Washington, and Worcester.

Michigan: 12 counties. Barry, Berrien, Clinton, Genesee, Gogebic, Kalamazoo, Lake, Oceana, Ottawa, Rocommon, Sanilac, and Wexford.

Iowa: 11 counties. Dickinson, Fayette, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Humboldt, Jefferson, Jones, Polk, Pottawattamie, and Wright.

Louisiana: 11 parishes. Ascension, Bossier, Cameron, Catahoula, Concordia, Jefferson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, St Bernard, St James, and St Tammany.

New Jersey: 11 counties. Bergen, Cumberland, Essex, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren.

Kentucky: 10 counties. Boone, Boyle, Breckinridge, Daviess, Leslie, Logan, Pike, Shelby, Trimble, Woodford.

Many of these poor cute states are barely hanging on. Please wish them luck.

Florida: 8 counties. Alachua, Bay, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okaloosa, Osceola, Palm Beach, and St Johns.

New Mexico: 8 counties. Colfax, Curry, Doña Ana, Lincoln, Mora, Otero, Roosevelt, and Socorro.

Georgia: 6 counties. Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Fulton, Pierce, and Rockdale.

Indiana: 6 counties. Benton, Elkhart, Jennings, Marion, Marshall, and Starke.

Minnesota: 6 counties. Aitkin, Clearwater, Hennepin, Hubbard, McLeod, and Pipestone.

Wisconsin: 6 counties. Calumet, Fond du Lac, Osaukee, Portage, Racine, and Sheboygan.

Wyoming: 6 counties. Big Horn, Converse, Lincoln, Natrona, Park, and Teton.

Missouri: 5 counties. Clay, Gentry, Greene, Newton, and St Louis.

South Carolina: 5 counties. Anderson, Calhoun, Dillon, Dorchester, and Lexington.

Utah: 5 counties. Beaver, Summit, Utah, Washington, and Wayne.

Alaska: 4 boroughs. Anchorage, Juneau, Matanuska-Susitna, and Wrangell.

Arkansas: 4 counties. Cross, Searcy, Washington, and White.

Colorado: 4 counties. Douglas, El Paso, Fremont, and La Plata.

Oklahoma: 4 counties. Bryan, Payne, Rogers, and Washington.

West Virginia: 4 counties. Fayette, Marion, Monongalia, and Roane.

Alabama: 3 counties. Bullock, Cleburne, and Mobile.

Arizona: 3 counties. Coconino, Maricopa, and Yavapai.

Maine: 3 counties. Androscoggin, Hancock, and Washington.

Idaho: 2 counties. Bannock and Bonner.

Kansas: 2 counties. Atchinson and Johnson.

Massachusetts: 2 counties. Barnstable and Berkshire.

Montana: 2 counties. Gallatin and Silver Bow.

North Dakota: 2 counties. Benson and LaMoure.

Some states only have 1 county that progressed. They are: Delaware (Kent County), Hawaii (Maui County), Mississippi (Adams County), New Hampshire (Hillsborough County), Oregon (Linn County), and South Dakota (Bennet County).

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In addition to all the winning counties above, there will be 83 new county flags folded into round 2!!! (Because of math reasoning this had to happen) Get hyped

They are as follows:

Alexander NC, Allen OH, Alpena MI, Alpena MI, Alpine CA, Arapahoe CO, Ashe NC, Avery NC, Baldwin AL, Baltimore MD, Bell KY, Benzie MI, Bernalillo NM, Black Hawk IA, Brevard FL, Camden NJ, Campbell WY, Canyon ID, Centre PA, Charles City VA, Cheatham TN, Chester PA, Clark WA, Clarke VA, Cleveland OK, Cochise AZ, Columbus NC, Coweta GA, Darke OH, Davidson NC, Elko NV, Erie PA, Florence SC, Garrett MD, Goshen WY, Greene VA, Grundy IL, Gwinnett GA, Hidalgo TX, Highland OH, Hocking OH, Holt NE, Hot Springs WY, Howard MD, Huntingdon PA, Ingham MI, Island WA, Kankakee IL, Lackawanna PA, Lawrence PA, Leelanau MI, Lehigh PA, Leon FL, Liberty TX, Lucas OH, Madera CA, Mahaska IA, Manitowoc WI, McLennan TX, Meigs OH, Milwaukee WI, Nashville and Davidson TN, Northumberland VA, Orleans NY, Page VA, Porter IN, Sacramento CA, Salt Lake UT, San Diego CA, Sangamon IL, Sevier TN, Shelby TN, Skamania WA, Spotsylvania VA, Stafford VA, Sussex VA, Terrell TX, Trinity CA, Tulsa OK, Tuscarawas OH, Ventura CA, Wahkiakum WA, Yuma AZ

#updates

[antidrumpfs]

Once-beloved librarians now vilified

It's something of a "new normal" here — as it is around the nation. No longer are just books under fire, but also the library administrators, teachers and long-beloved librarians who are defending them. They're being shouted down by parents, vilified on billboards, reported to the police, and trolled online, leaving many fearing for their safety.

"I had an actual death threat," says Livingston Parish school librarian Amanda Jones, her voice breaking as she recalls one particular post: "We know where you work + live....u have a LARGE target on ur back. Click... Click... See you soon."

"You know, Russia bans books. That's not what America stands for," says Carolyn Foote, a retired-librarian-turned-activist, who founded the Texas based FReadom Fighters in 2021. Foote says she worries about the slippery slope.

"When we start tinkering around the edges of the First Amendment, first maybe it's books that have mature content, and then it's a book about race, and then it's a book about Billie Jean King because a parent didn't like that she was gay, and then, it's 'Well I don't like the way that book talks about the police.' You know, it just completely ignores the fact that we're a democracy with a first amendment."

"We can't have civil debates"

Polls suggest a majority of Americans oppose book restrictions, and want to protect intellectual freedom, as opposed to the smaller, but strident faction of conservatives who say they want protect kids from inappropriate content.

"We are a nation divided, so [we] can't have civil debates and we're going to destroy ourselves."

#right wing extremism #right wing terrorism #voteblue #voterepublicansout #bluewave #votebluetosaveamerica

[petsincollections]

Christmas Parade entry

Photograph of four people seated in an open wooden wagon hitched to horses, standing still on a street. The wagon has the initials "HUD" and "H. U. Davis Ranch, Livingston, Texas" written on the seats and sides. A young man in the back of the wagon is petting a young foal that has bows on its mane and tail, just behind the wagon. In the background, there is a commercial building with several storefronts and cars parked along the street. A young boy is standing in the background, watching.

Rescuing Texas History, 2010

The Portal to Texas History

#horses #christmas parades #foals #portal to texas history

[oystertongue]

an incomplete syllabus

American Bodies

American Culture Studies 3XXX

Course description:

American bodies are politically embattled; concerns about health and disease, police and community violence, and the purity and pollution of the body politic make headlines every day.

In many ways, the bodies that comprise the population of the United States are diverse - in terms of race, gender, sexuality, size, ability, etc. Our bodies also occupy a diverse set of environmental and climactic conditions, perform many kinds of labor, and engage with many different built environments.

This course offers a multidisciplinary survey of the structural conditions that shape American bodies. How do the healthcare, welfare, education, carceral, and food systems and the unique U.S. constellations of (chemical, extractive, pharmaceutical) industrial (dis)regulation impact embodied experience? Given the size and diversity of the U.S., how can we collectively make knowledge about the impacts of these broadly shared but unevenly distributed conditions?

In this course, we will read broadly across disciplines (anthropology, sociology, american studies, environmental studies) in order to

 Readings and Themes

Industry: fracking and chemical, management and disposal of waste, exposure

Infrastructure: crumbling, uneven. Case study: Flint, MI Case study #2: Texas blackout 2021

Bodies as political terrain: in what kinds of political projects are bodies enrolled? How are bodies & their quantifiable and unquantifiable states recruited to various political projects? Case study: “obesity” “epidemic” Case study #2: paranoia against fraud in welfare and health systems Case study #3: therapy culture, chemically and affectively disciplining bodies

Violence and carcerality - guns, police, warehousing and institutionalization

Bodies in (environmental) crisis - climate disaster, displacement, and internal migration

fucking CARS

American bodies in transnational context - U.S. global financial and military clout exports these conditions globally, and disproportionately to the global south. How are they then transformed in these local contexts? Case study: Julie Livingston - cancer care in Botswana

#going ham on my syllabi for 2024 today #setting fire to the concept of a discipline #academia #gradblr #pedagogy of the hot mess