1/ UT Austin has been firm about its plans to tear down the historic University Junior High building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, so it can build a new football practice facility.

But a growing list of groups is calling on UT to rethink this plan. A 🧵:

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More great journalism from Susanne Craig in the The New York Times

Just Posted: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says there is a dead worm in his brain. “The doctor believed that the abnormality seen on his scans ‘was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died,’ Mr. Kennedy said in the deposition.” nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/…

Of the 11 outlets that won journalism Pulitzers, none were owned by hedge funds, 0 owned by private equity, 2 in publicly traded companies, 4 were nonprofit, 5 were family owned #futureoflocalnews

a good day for texas university professors

- a University of Houston professor won the 2024 pulitzer in history
- a recently retired UT Austin professor won the pulitzer in memoir

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Lookout Santa Cruz, a news site that didn't exist four years ago, just won a #Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the storms that ravaged California in 2023.

Here's a summary page of those stories:

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Just got off the phone with PULITZER FINALIST Keri Blakinger, who was, of course, more focused on her next big scoop and was also trying to file a story. So proud of you, Keri!! 🏆

Hannah Dreier The New York Times Sarah Stillman The New Yorker Sarah Conway City Bureau Invisible Institute Reuters The Washington Post Congratulations to Katie Engelhart, The New York Times and NYT Magazine. #Pulitzer

Been low-key obsessed with Discovery Education's fossil fuel partnerships for years now and am so pleased to have molly taft's story on it for Drilled and Rolling Stone out this morning. Grab another cup of coffee and read this! drilled.media/news/discovery…

I was annoyed that a stranger on Metro platform had his phone on speaker, a pet peeve -- no one else wants to listen to your random conversation, you twit! -- and then realized with a start that I was hearing my own voice. He was listening to The Daily. nytimes.com/2024/04/29/pod…

📸 Donald Trump denigrated the Presidential Medal of Freedom when he awarded it to the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Jim Jordan, and Devin Nunes.

Today, President Biden restored honor to the award by bestowing it to true patriots like Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi, Jim Clyburn, and John Kerry…

I’ve seen enough.

Thanks to Austin voters, Democrats thwarted right-wing extremists once again.

The below letter criticizes pro-Palestine protests at UT Austin for seeking to silence Jewish students.

The fifth signatory is Harlan Crow, a UT alum who reportedly owns a collection of Nazi artifacts and Hitler memorabilia, such as a signed copy of Mein Kampf.

Thank you, Dr. Peniel E. Joseph 🇭🇹🇺🇸⁩, for this clear-eyed & heartfelt piece, which connects the mistreatment of DEI staff, the brutal attack on pro-Palestinian protestors, and the siege on multiracial democracy, while still offering the hope we need to carry on.⬇️ cnn.com/2024/05/02/opi…

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Our Andrew England Weber Maya Fawaz asked pro-Palestinian protesters about UT allegations that they had weapons, including guns.

A: 'That's not what's happening. ...And even if it was happening, UT is a concealed carry campus, so we were in our legal rights.'
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Three of the stunning images in this The Guardian piece were taken by UT Austin student photgraphers: lorianne willett 🪐🦋💐, Charlotte Keene and Manoo Sirivelu. Great journalism is happening here. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/m…

'Under no circumstances should we bring thousands of refugees from Hamas-controlled terrorist areas like Gaza to America' -- Trump goads his fans in Wisconsin into booing Palestinian refugees