# dallas tx (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dallas tx. Page: Feed: --- ## [BREAKING: AFC Celebrates Short-Term Arizona ESA Victory Against Unions, Calls for Long-Term Sustainability](https://www.federationforchildren.org/afc-celebrates-short-term-arizona-esa-victory-against-unions-calls-for-long-term-sustainability/) _2026-08-17 · Mike Hennessy · American Federation for Children_ Dallas, TX – The American Federation for Children is thrilled that efforts to save Arizona’s ESA program from sure disaster have scored a key victory; with the latest numbers available, it appears the union attempt to destroy this school choice program will fall short, as they are now currently beneath the threshold to qualify for \[…\] ## [Poppy at House of Blues, Dallas TX](https://www.jaredigital.com/weblogue/poppy-at-house-of-blues-dallas-tx) _2026-08-13 · Jared Christensen · Jared Christensen_ Poppy w/LANDMVRKS, Thousand Below August 12, 2026 House of Blues 2200 N Lamar St, Dallas TX 75202 General Admission x1, $62 Damn, that was a lot of fun. I have mixed feelings about corporate, Ticketmaster-embedded venues, but House of Blues has always done right by me. You’ve got clean restrooms, a decent HVAC system, and a good PA. Valet parking is bougie as hell, and perhaps a bit cringe for a… ## [AFC Announces Director of Communications](https://www.federationforchildren.org/afc-announces-director-of-communications/) _2026-08-11 · Mike Hennessy · American Federation for Children_ Dallas, TX – The American Federation for Children is pleased to announce the addition of Jade Byers as Director of Communications. Previously, Director of External Affairs and Deputy Communications Director for Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Jade brings a decade of experience in state political communications and stakeholder engagement. Statement from Tommy Schultz, CEO, American Federation \[…\] ## [AFC Applauds Record-Setting TEFA Participation as New Acting Comptroller Don Huffines Releases First Annual Report](https://www.federationforchildren.org/afc-applauds-record-setting-tefa-participation-as-new-acting-comptroller-don-huffines-releases-first-annual-report/) _2026-08-04 · Mike Hennessy · American Federation for Children_ DALLAS, Texas — The American Federation for Children (AFC) today congratulated Don Huffines on taking office as Acting Comptroller and on the release of the state’s first Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) Annual Demographic Report. Issued just days after he was sworn into office, the report confirms record-setting demand for school choice across the state. \[…\] ## [Mixtape, July 2026](https://www.jaredigital.com/weblogue/mixtape-july-2026) _2026-07-31 · Jared Christensen · Jared Christensen_ Wishy All The Rage Indie Pop Y all, this next Wishy album is gonna whip . What a fun video, too. she s green locket Shoegaze / Dream Pop I’m so happy when a band doesn’t blow all their best songs as singles, because it leaves some delight for the album release. I love this vocal melody to death. Wednesday Fine Shoegaze / Dream Pop *low whistle* This song from South Korea s Wednesday is… ## [Scan and Destroy](https://www.joebot.xyz/p/scan-and-destroy) _2026-07-30 · Joe Allen · SINGULARITY WEEKLY_ INSANE: Anthropic destroys old books!! | MUNDANE: Tech industry devours fresh brains ## [New Analysis Estimates Nearly 52 Million Children Nationwide Qualify for Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit Scholarships](https://www.federationforchildren.org/new-analysis-estimates-nearly-52-million-children-nationwide-qualify-for-federal-education-freedom-tax-credit-scholarships/) _2026-07-28 · Mike Hennessy · American Federation for Children_ DALLAS, Texas — A new analysis released today by the American Federation for Children estimates that approximately 51.7 million children nationwide will qualify for scholarships under the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC). Signed into law last summer, the EFTC will take effect in 2027 and provide up to a $1,700 dollar-for-dollar credit for taxpayers \[…\] ## [Death Hacks in the Age of AI](https://www.joebot.xyz/p/death-hacks-in-the-age-of-ai) _2026-07-25 · Joe Allen · SINGULARITY WEEKLY_ Hide yo’ brains, hide yo’ site! They hackin’ e’rybody around here ## [AFC Scholarship Fund and Step Up for Students to Partner and Bring Education Freedom Tax Credit to Florida Students and Families](https://www.federationforchildren.org/afc-scholarship-fund-and-step-up-for-students-to-partner-and-bring-education-freedom-tax-credit/) _2026-07-16 · Mike Hennessy · American Federation for Children_ Dallas, TX – AFC Scholarship Fund, an affiliate of the American Federation for Children, and Step Up For Students are pleased to announce a partnership to ensure Florida students can access expanded educational opportunity through the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC). Launched in January, the AFC Scholarship Fund is a scholarship granting organization (SGO) focused on \[…\] ## [AFC Celebrates Texas Leaders’ Commitment to Expand School Choice Following Record Demand for TEFA Program](https://www.federationforchildren.org/afc-celebrates-texas-leaders-commitment-to-expand-school-choice-following-record-demand-for-tefa-program/) _2026-07-15 · Mike Hennessy · American Federation for Children_ DALLAS, Texas — The American Federation for Children today applauded Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dustin Burrows for signaling their commitment to grow the Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA) program to meet overwhelming family demand in the state’s next biennial budget. More than 175,000 families are currently on the waitlist for \[…\] ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fOl21nCPjG28) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## ['Merica Two Fitty](https://www.joebot.xyz/p/merica-two-fitty) _2026-07-04 · Joe Allen · SINGULARITY WEEKLY_ We are who we are. Might as well celebrate! ## [AFC Will Keep Fighting to Protect Arizona ESA Families](https://www.federationforchildren.org/afc-will-keep-fighting-to-protect-arizona-esa-families/) _2026-06-30 · Mike Hennessy · American Federation for Children_ DALLAS, Texas — The American Federation for Children condemns the self-serving actions of political figures who have once again proven their willingness to accept catastrophe for the 100,000 kids who depend on Arizona’s school choice program. The so-called “Protect Education Act,” a union-backed ballot initiative that would gut the program, now remains at risk of being on the ballot \[…\] ## [Mixtape, June 2026](https://www.jaredigital.com/weblogue/mixtape-june-2026) _2026-06-30 · Jared Christensen · Jared Christensen_ The year s half over. We made it! Let’s celebrate. Shye If Today Was Yesterday Dream Pop / Shoegaze Shye is a Singaporean dream pop artist drawing from The Best Influences imaginable: Cocteau Twins, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Jesus and Mary Chain you get the picture. That she makes literally every part of this music in her bedroom is truly impressive. “If Today Was Yesterday” is just one of many… ## [AFC Condemns Pennsylvania House Vote to Curtail Education Freedom](https://www.federationforchildren.org/afc-condemns-pennsylvania-house-vote-to-curtail-education-freedom/) _2026-06-22 · Mike Hennessy · American Federation for Children_ DALLAS, Texas — The American Federation for Children condemns an attempt by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to curtail the Education Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC). The bill passed on Monday would limit school choice in the state after 25 years of transformative opportunity for hundreds of thousands \[…\] ## [AFC Hires Tim Born as Vice President of Development](https://www.federationforchildren.org/afc-hires-tim-born-as-vice-president-of-development/) _2026-06-22 · Mike Hennessy · American Federation for Children_ Dallas, TX – The American Federation for Children is excited to announce it has hired Tim Born to serve as Vice President of Development. Tim brings more than 15 years of experience working closely with major philanthropists and organizational CEOs across higher education, global nonprofit work, and healthcare. He most recently led principal gift fundraising \[…\] ## [AFC Reacts to News Fortify AZ Will Refocus Efforts](https://www.federationforchildren.org/afc-reacts-to-news-fortify-az-will-refocus-efforts/) _2026-06-16 · Mike Hennessy · American Federation for Children_ Dallas, TX – The American Federation for Children reacts to news that Fortify AZ will be refocusing its efforts away from the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Reform and Accountability Act. AFC supported Fortify’s efforts to provide a real reform alternative, with a total of $5.35 million. The initiative used best policy practices in place in school choice laws in dozens of other states including… ## [Metric at South Side Ballroom, Dallas TX](https://www.jaredigital.com/weblogue/metric-at-south-side-ballroom-dallas-tx) _2026-06-11 · Jared Christensen · Jared Christensen_ Metric w/Stars, Broken Social Scene June 9, 2026 South Side Ballroom, 1135 Botham Jean Blvd #101, Dallas, TX 75215 General Admission x2, $65 Well, that was easily the best show I ve been to in the last two years. I ve seen Metric play five times now, more than any other artist, and they never disappoint. From that first show in 2004 at some upstairs lounge area to South Side Ballroom s 4,000-head… ## [AI Confidential — How to Interrogate a Digital Brain](https://www.joebot.xyz/p/ai-confidential-how-to-interrogate) _2026-06-09 · Joe Allen · SINGULARITY WEEKLY_ Evaluations show that machines are super smart, yet persistently stupid ## [Mixtape, May 2026](https://www.jaredigital.com/weblogue/mixtape-may-2026) _2026-06-01 · Jared Christensen · Jared Christensen_ Meet Me @ The Altar on Audiotree Live Pop Punk / Metalcore I clicked on this video because the band looked cool, and hoooly cow was I not prepared for the S-tier bangers that would follow. They re described as pop punk, and that s definitely in the mix, but their latest EP Worried Sick also has a lot of metalcore flavor that gives it a different kick. Happiest discovery of the month! PRESIDENT… ## [No Sympathy For the Machine](https://www.joebot.xyz/p/no-sympathy-for-the-machine) _2026-05-28 · Joe Allen · SINGULARITY WEEKLY_ The Pope denies AI personhood. So why not abort the bots? ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ntYTT2dH9ujA) _2026-05-28 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [Mixtape, April 2026](https://www.jaredigital.com/weblogue/mixtape-april-2026) _2026-04-30 · Jared Christensen · Jared Christensen_ The xx Intro (Live at Coachella 2026) This is obviously not a new song, but The xx haven’t been active for a while and this performance from Coachella is a fun nostalgia trip back into the band’s skeletal sound. I never really got into The xx too much, but “Intro” has always slapped. That bone-dry guitar riff is iconic. Nine Inch Noize Heresy (Live at Coachella 2026) Industrial rock and EDM are… ## [Mixtape, March 2026](https://www.jaredigital.com/weblogue/mixtape-march-2026) _2026-03-31 · Jared Christensen · Jared Christensen_ エイプリルブル (AprilBlue) 春の病 (Spring Forever) AprilBlue have been on my radar for a while thanks to its shared songwriter in Azusa Suga of the late great For Tracy Hyde, but I somehow missed last year’s excellent yura . “春の病 (Spring Forever)” has it all: jet-engine guitars, pretty melodies, and catchy hooks. The whole album is just as great. Skindred Can I Get A This band has been around for a while… ## [A Fatal Seduction — How AI Lures Children into Suicide](https://www.joebot.xyz/p/a-fatal-seduction-how-ai-lures-children) _2026-03-22 · Joe Allen · SINGULARITY WEEKLY_ My third talk at First Baptist Church in Dallas, TX [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191783405/464ad7043897e21ce6c4aae25eb3112a.mp3) ## [Humans First! at Georgia Tech](https://www.joebot.xyz/p/humans-first-at-georgia-tech) _2026-03-15 · Joe Allen · SINGULARITY WEEKLY_ Your future is being decided now [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191050427/721f73440e5ed2e242c70d8665a8a314.mp3) ## [TIME Keeps on Slipping into the Future](https://www.joebot.xyz/p/time-keeps-on-slipping-into-the-future) _2026-03-06 · Joe Allen · SINGULARITY WEEKLY_ Your boy made the cover | The Future of Life Pro-Human Declaration is live | Come out to my Georgia Tech and Dallas First Baptist talks! ## [Mixtape, February 2026](https://www.jaredigital.com/weblogue/mixtape-february-2026) _2026-02-28 · Jared Christensen · Jared Christensen_ she s green mettle Dem crunchy guitars! Metric Victim of Luck As much as Metric have landed on a particular “sound”, they do (as they should) bob and weave within that domain. The Formentera era didn t grab onto me very hard, but “Victim of Luck” sounds like a return to a more Art of Doubt kind of flavor. Violet Grohl THUM Grunge royalty is alive and well. PONY Middle Of Summer PONY s new album is… ## [Freedom](https://www.jaredigital.com/weblogue/freedom) _2026-02-09 · Jared Christensen · Jared Christensen_ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trans\_Flag\_of\_the\_United\_States.svg “Anger is a gift.” Rage Against the Machine’s 1992 self-titled album is stacked with brutal bars and indelible lyricism, but none have stuck with me as long as these almost-whispered words from the song “Freedom”. Like all songs on this album, the full lyrics of “Freedom” foster teachable moments. This particular song… ## [Mixtape, January 2026](https://www.jaredigital.com/weblogue/mixtape-january-2026) _2026-01-31 · Jared Christensen · Jared Christensen_ From indie pop to shoegaze to screamy rock music, there s a lot to unpack this month. Strap in. Fickle Friends Bleach It’s taken me a while to warm up to Fickle Friends’ latest album, but this song was an instant fave. So warm and hopeful. Yvette Young good morning (feat. Casio DIMENSION SHIFTER ) How dare she make me cry like that? I’ve listened to this song plenty of times before (Covet’s… ## [Sacred Circuits](https://www.joebot.xyz/p/sacred-circuits) _2026-01-02 · Joe Allen · SINGULARITY WEEKLY_ From the Hill and Valley to the Holler ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HvXDtPnFKVjP) _2026-01-02 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [The AMERICA Act: Erecting Blast Shields Against an AI Time Bomb](https://www.joebot.xyz/p/the-america-act-erecting-blast-shields) _2025-12-19 · Joe Allen · SINGULARITY WEEKLY_ Sen. Marsha Blackburn will introduce a comprehensive federal bill to bring tech bros to heel