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  1. Family Spent a Year in Spain; 3 Countries Later, They Found a New Home

    This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Victor Trac, 45, a DevOps engineer and entrepreneur. His…
    #Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #austin #BasqueCountry #family #friend #highschool #kid #life #month #NewZealand #portland #Texas #US #wife #year
    europesays.com/spain/23082/

  2. In #Austin, a city with an abundance of #drag shows, one monthly showcase offers a unique platform — and launch pad — for emerging talent.

    “You get to see future legends get their start, and other people just flourish and find their niche.”

    That’s how “Big Tits, Bigger Dreams,” or BTBD, was described by co-host and regular performer Reyah Sunshine at this month’s event on May 2. BTBD takes place on the first Saturday of every month at Oilcan Harry’s, Austin’s oldest gay bar, and is hosted and created by one of Austin’s most well-known drag artists.

    Brigitte Bandit became famous for her advocacy and activism, including testifying against state bills that have attempted to ban drag — and then she joined a lawsuit against one such law. However, that so-called “drag ban,” which was reinstated in November by a U.S. Court of Appeals decision, is very narrowly defined.

    Thus, there’s room for events like “Big Tits, Bigger Dreams” to continue.

    Rather than simply bask in her renown, Bandit uses her growing profile — including more than 82,000 followers on Instagram alone — to shine a light on up and coming drag artists. Bandit always chooses a regular, such as Sunshine, to co-host. At May’s show, there were about 30 performers, ranging from drag queens to kings and nonbinary drag ‘creatures,’ with diverse looks that included ghoulish goblins with fang-filled snouts, impeccably coiffed femme fatales, and studly cowboys in sparkly boots and fringe.

    Read more at The Barbed Wire: thebarbedwire.com/2026/05/13/n

    #art #music #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #transgender #culture #Texas

  3. In #Austin, a city with an abundance of #drag shows, one monthly showcase offers a unique platform — and launch pad — for emerging talent.

    “You get to see future legends get their start, and other people just flourish and find their niche.”

    That’s how “Big Tits, Bigger Dreams,” or BTBD, was described by co-host and regular performer Reyah Sunshine at this month’s event on May 2. BTBD takes place on the first Saturday of every month at Oilcan Harry’s, Austin’s oldest gay bar, and is hosted and created by one of Austin’s most well-known drag artists.

    Brigitte Bandit became famous for her advocacy and activism, including testifying against state bills that have attempted to ban drag — and then she joined a lawsuit against one such law. However, that so-called “drag ban,” which was reinstated in November by a U.S. Court of Appeals decision, is very narrowly defined.

    Thus, there’s room for events like “Big Tits, Bigger Dreams” to continue.

    Rather than simply bask in her renown, Bandit uses her growing profile — including more than 82,000 followers on Instagram alone — to shine a light on up and coming drag artists. Bandit always chooses a regular, such as Sunshine, to co-host. At May’s show, there were about 30 performers, ranging from drag queens to kings and nonbinary drag ‘creatures,’ with diverse looks that included ghoulish goblins with fang-filled snouts, impeccably coiffed femme fatales, and studly cowboys in sparkly boots and fringe.

    Read more at The Barbed Wire: thebarbedwire.com/2026/05/13/n

    #art #music #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #transgender #culture #Texas

  4. In #Austin, a city with an abundance of #drag shows, one monthly showcase offers a unique platform — and launch pad — for emerging talent.

    “You get to see future legends get their start, and other people just flourish and find their niche.”

    That’s how “Big Tits, Bigger Dreams,” or BTBD, was described by co-host and regular performer Reyah Sunshine at this month’s event on May 2. BTBD takes place on the first Saturday of every month at Oilcan Harry’s, Austin’s oldest gay bar, and is hosted and created by one of Austin’s most well-known drag artists.

    Brigitte Bandit became famous for her advocacy and activism, including testifying against state bills that have attempted to ban drag — and then she joined a lawsuit against one such law. However, that so-called “drag ban,” which was reinstated in November by a U.S. Court of Appeals decision, is very narrowly defined.

    Thus, there’s room for events like “Big Tits, Bigger Dreams” to continue.

    Rather than simply bask in her renown, Bandit uses her growing profile — including more than 82,000 followers on Instagram alone — to shine a light on up and coming drag artists. Bandit always chooses a regular, such as Sunshine, to co-host. At May’s show, there were about 30 performers, ranging from drag queens to kings and nonbinary drag ‘creatures,’ with diverse looks that included ghoulish goblins with fang-filled snouts, impeccably coiffed femme fatales, and studly cowboys in sparkly boots and fringe.

    Read more at The Barbed Wire: thebarbedwire.com/2026/05/13/n

    #art #music #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #transgender #culture #Texas

  5. In #Austin, a city with an abundance of #drag shows, one monthly showcase offers a unique platform — and launch pad — for emerging talent.

    “You get to see future legends get their start, and other people just flourish and find their niche.”

    That’s how “Big Tits, Bigger Dreams,” or BTBD, was described by co-host and regular performer Reyah Sunshine at this month’s event on May 2. BTBD takes place on the first Saturday of every month at Oilcan Harry’s, Austin’s oldest gay bar, and is hosted and created by one of Austin’s most well-known drag artists.

    Brigitte Bandit became famous for her advocacy and activism, including testifying against state bills that have attempted to ban drag — and then she joined a lawsuit against one such law. However, that so-called “drag ban,” which was reinstated in November by a U.S. Court of Appeals decision, is very narrowly defined.

    Thus, there’s room for events like “Big Tits, Bigger Dreams” to continue.

    Rather than simply bask in her renown, Bandit uses her growing profile — including more than 82,000 followers on Instagram alone — to shine a light on up and coming drag artists. Bandit always chooses a regular, such as Sunshine, to co-host. At May’s show, there were about 30 performers, ranging from drag queens to kings and nonbinary drag ‘creatures,’ with diverse looks that included ghoulish goblins with fang-filled snouts, impeccably coiffed femme fatales, and studly cowboys in sparkly boots and fringe.

    Read more at The Barbed Wire: thebarbedwire.com/2026/05/13/n

    #art #music #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #transgender #culture #Texas

  6. In #Austin, a city with an abundance of #drag shows, one monthly showcase offers a unique platform — and launch pad — for emerging talent.

    “You get to see future legends get their start, and other people just flourish and find their niche.”

    That’s how “Big Tits, Bigger Dreams,” or BTBD, was described by co-host and regular performer Reyah Sunshine at this month’s event on May 2. BTBD takes place on the first Saturday of every month at Oilcan Harry’s, Austin’s oldest gay bar, and is hosted and created by one of Austin’s most well-known drag artists.

    Brigitte Bandit became famous for her advocacy and activism, including testifying against state bills that have attempted to ban drag — and then she joined a lawsuit against one such law. However, that so-called “drag ban,” which was reinstated in November by a U.S. Court of Appeals decision, is very narrowly defined.

    Thus, there’s room for events like “Big Tits, Bigger Dreams” to continue.

    Rather than simply bask in her renown, Bandit uses her growing profile — including more than 82,000 followers on Instagram alone — to shine a light on up and coming drag artists. Bandit always chooses a regular, such as Sunshine, to co-host. At May’s show, there were about 30 performers, ranging from drag queens to kings and nonbinary drag ‘creatures,’ with diverse looks that included ghoulish goblins with fang-filled snouts, impeccably coiffed femme fatales, and studly cowboys in sparkly boots and fringe.

    Read more at The Barbed Wire: thebarbedwire.com/2026/05/13/n

    #art #music #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #transgender #culture #Texas

  7. Why schools are opening parking lots for #homeless students and families

    SAN DIEGO - As an 8-year-old boy steered his bicycle in figure eights, his mother piled three plates with pizza and pineapple slices from an outdoor kitchen shared with more than a dozen other families who call this parking lot home. She carried the plates past her family's sedan - their last asset and, until ...
    May. 13,2026
    #Austin #Texas #AustinTexas #Homeless #English

    https://19thnews.org/2026/05/school-parking-lot-homeless-shelters-families

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  8. It is video day again. Let's go back a little bit to when the Princess gave me the Christmas gift of blowing the head gasket on my way to see friends.

    youtu.be/iesbGAxekTY?si=DcE3VM

    #WeirdCarMastodon #Austin #Princess #OMGHGF #DIY #ClassicCar

  9. It is video day again. Let's go back a little bit to when the Princess gave me the Christmas gift of blowing the head gasket on my way to see friends.

    youtu.be/iesbGAxekTY?si=DcE3VM

    #WeirdCarMastodon #Austin #Princess #OMGHGF #DIY #ClassicCar

  10. It is video day again. Let's go back a little bit to when the Princess gave me the Christmas gift of blowing the head gasket on my way to see friends.

    youtu.be/iesbGAxekTY?si=DcE3VM

    #WeirdCarMastodon #Austin #Princess #OMGHGF #DIY #ClassicCar

  11. It is video day again. Let's go back a little bit to when the Princess gave me the Christmas gift of blowing the head gasket on my way to see friends.

    youtu.be/iesbGAxekTY?si=DcE3VM

    #WeirdCarMastodon #Austin #Princess #OMGHGF #DIY #ClassicCar

  12. It is video day again. Let's go back a little bit to when the Princess gave me the Christmas gift of blowing the head gasket on my way to see friends.

    youtu.be/iesbGAxekTY?si=DcE3VM

    #WeirdCarMastodon #Austin #Princess #OMGHGF #DIY #ClassicCar

  13. We had a hawk checking out our backyard yesterday. I got a few photos and then he took off, flew down the side yard and landed on our neighbor’s roof. Perched there long enough for me to get closer and take more pictures. So cool. Maybe an adolescent, seemed a bit on the small side. #Austin #birds

  14. I'm on a rest day today, well earned, because I overdid it slightly yesterday. However, big milestone is that the structural welding on the back of the Princess is done! I got the seam sealer on which means it's just paint and underseal to go before rebuilding the mechanical gubbins.

    I'll do a full update on my Patreon very soon: patreon.com/NoExpenseSpent

    Bloody mindedness wins again!

    #WeirdCarMastodon #ClassicCar #Austin #Princess #Pink #welding #restoration

  15. CW: Politics + Mesh Community

    Good to know the Austin Mesh community supports people with profile bios that have hateful rhetoric from our fascist President

    #Austin #Meshcore #Meshtastic

  16. Dimassi’s Mediterranean Buffet closes in Northwest Austin

    Dimassi’s Mediterranean Buffet closed its northwest Austin location the last week of March, owner Sam Khader confirmed. The location closed due to an …
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanDishes #austin #buffet #closed #Dimassi’sMediterraneanBuffet #localbusiness #Mediterranean #Mediterraneandishes #mediterraneanfood #northwestaustin
    diningandcooking.com/2634917/d

  17. Blogue qui présente des gestes écocitoyens et des technologies vertes, dans le domaine du logement, du jardinage, du transport et de l'énergie, du textile et de la mode, l'agriculture et l'alimentation, la santé et du bien-être, la finance responsable, ainsi que des références de livres

    revolutionverte.fr

    #Sarejevo #Bolivia #Bolivie #Chili #Chile #Ecuador #CostaRica #Panama #Venezuela #Belize #Honduras #Guatemala #USA #US #EtatsUnis #Austin #Louisiane #Louisiana #LaNouvelleOrleans #bio

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    #Sarejevo #Bolivia #Bolivie #Chili #Chile #Ecuador #CostaRica #Panama #Venezuela #Belize #Honduras #Guatemala #USA #US #EtatsUnis #Austin #Louisiane #Louisiana #LaNouvelleOrleans #bio

  19. Blogue qui présente des gestes écocitoyens et des technologies vertes, dans le domaine du logement, du jardinage, du transport et de l'énergie, du textile et de la mode, l'agriculture et l'alimentation, la santé et du bien-être, la finance responsable, ainsi que des références de livres

    revolutionverte.fr

    #Sarejevo #Bolivia #Bolivie #Chili #Chile #Ecuador #CostaRica #Panama #Venezuela #Belize #Honduras #Guatemala #USA #US #EtatsUnis #Austin #Louisiane #Louisiana #LaNouvelleOrleans #bio

  20. Blogue qui présente des gestes écocitoyens et des technologies vertes, dans le domaine du logement, du jardinage, du transport et de l'énergie, du textile et de la mode, l'agriculture et l'alimentation, la santé et du bien-être, la finance responsable, ainsi que des références de livres

    revolutionverte.fr

    #Sarejevo #Bolivia #Bolivie #Chili #Chile #Ecuador #CostaRica #Panama #Venezuela #Belize #Honduras #Guatemala #USA #US #EtatsUnis #Austin #Louisiane #Louisiana #LaNouvelleOrleans #bio

  21. @otiswhite

    If transit was as good or better than cars, then these people would be falling over themselves for a seat. Let Highland Park go and focus on people who want their bus.

    Give the bus Red Light Priority, exclusive high speed lanes, all the things transit needs, and then create a better high-speed rail line to interconnect the terrible urban sprawl that befalls #Dallas, #Austin, #SanAntonio, #Houston and the rest.

    And be sure to connect Highland Park last.

  22. Hey all, I don't know if any of you are also in contact with the Austin DSA, but they sent this email yesterday and I think it's relevant to us:
    #Austin #survillance #ATX #datacenters #dsa

    Item 24 [1] on this Thursday's [City Council] agenda directs the City Manager to basically rewrite the City's economic incentive policy, calling out a number of specific industries that the Mayor wants to target - including the AI industry. Unfortunately, this means that Data Centers, AI surveillance companies, and other harmful businesses could beef up their profits by paying even less into collective systems that support us all than they already do. For a lot more information on this, particularly the defense contractor angle, see this resource doc [2] put together by Austin for Palestine Coalition.

    During the call today, we decided that we want to mobilize against this item, ideally to block it entirely given there is skepticism that these kinds of economic incentive policies actually raise enough tax revenue to offset the freebies given to lure businesses here. But even if they did pay off, we would want to oppose our tax dollars going to businesses that we know are profiting off of harm, and so we do not want a blanket goal of targeting AI companies.

    We support a blanket ban on Data Centers, companies linked to defense tech, AI surveillance companies, or companies that have paid zero in federal income tax in any of the last 7 years. If you support that stance, please reach out to your City Council member via email & call (see info here [3]), and in-person or remote testimony on Thursday (registration link here [4]). Feel free to use the below message draft if it's helpful:

    "Hi, I'm reaching out as a constituent in opposition to Item 24 on the May 7th City Council agenda. I do not want my tax dollars going to subsidize harm arising from defense contractors, AI companies, Data Centers, or mass surveillance, and I don't want to encourage these businesses to come to our City. If this economic incentive policy passes, it must include a specific ban on these industries ever receiving economic incentives under the new policy."

    [1]: austintexas.gov/council/2026/2
    [2]: docs.google.com/document/d/e/2
    [3]: austintexas.gov/council
    [4]: services.austintexas.gov/edims