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Mersky

Mersky's Journal
Mersky's Journal
March 28, 2023

For the love of Molly Ivins, and all the good that can come out of Texas...

Help save the Texas Observer!

I was flat out shocked to hear the board of the Obsever voted to shutter the publication due to a fundraising shortfall. I would have gladly increased my monthly subscription rate, if they had only asked.

Contribute to their GoFundMe to try to save a 68 year old Texas original: https://gofund.me/de7dbbae

https://twitter.com/0liviajulianna/status/1640740098026135552


To catch up on the situation:

Find the Texas Observer on Mastadon: https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver


Staff members found out about the layoffs from the Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/26/texas-observer-shutting-down/


https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1640155150353330176


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