M🅱️u™ Maqungo

Internet Surfing brought me this gem from the old job.
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What does trust and authenticity mean to you?
Like, when you’re asked to build something with someone or rely on them, what are the types of things you are willing to excuse for the sake of broader goals and what begins to call character into question for you?

Party Control Is Dead From Mamdani to Trump’s Epstein fiasco, Americans are turning on their leaders

“Mamdani and Fateh gained credibility by identifying the problem as landlords, a powerful lobby others avoid crossing.”
From @kenklippenstein.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/kenklippenstein/p/party-control-is-dead

Beaumont baristas aim to join Starbucks Workers United Coffeemakers in Beaumont are raising conversation about service industry working conditions.

Baristas in Beaumont, Texas are seeking representation in @sbworkersunited.org, and held a sip-in demonstration where they talked transparency in take-home pay, improved scheduling, harassment protections and more with their regulars. ☕️
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Beaumont City Council to consider new game room restrictions “This amendment aims to preserve community character,"

City Council will be debating a voting on an ordinance to heavily restrict game rooms today. I’ve been making attempts to get the other side of the story from a pair of the new game rooms around town, and they have been resistant to talk.

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Lawmakers will craft law related to flood warning/communication systems, THC & Hemp, Trump’s redistricting, reproductive healthcare restrictions, replacing the STAAR Test, Access to law enforcement records for accountability, transgender civil liberties, private sector water incentives & others.

Governor Abbott Announces Special Session Agenda

ICYMI: The Governor Greg Abbot dropped the official list of priorities in the Special Session starting 1 week from today.
Has a whole lot in its 18 loaded items, much of which pertaining to recent events and even shaping future ventures.
Cutting through the noise:

gov.texas.gov/news/post/go...

Been a fan of yours for awhile at varying degrees of intensity usually due to your depictions of people who produce virtually the same hearts & mind changes as you.
Thank you for posting this and
holding some trust in my generation.

NEW: Hearst Newspapers, which currently owns @houstonchronicle.com, The San Antonio Express-News, the Beaumont Enterprise and most recently acquired the Austin American-Statesman, announced this morning it’s purchasing The Dallas Morning News. 📰

What is the story behind all the pink ribbons around Beaumont? “We’re all looking for a way we can help.”

“…Each bow serves as a symbol of remembrance, a gesture of collective grief, and a visual reminder of the preciousness of every life.”

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This week I’ve been chatting with Beaumont businesses and community members who are communicating a silent message of solidarity with the families who lost the most precious treasures during the July 4th floods… 🎀🎗️

Good morning BlueSky! ☀️

I’m making the conscious effort to be more active here, (let’s pretend like it’s not motivated by any recent events or headlines 😅) and wanted to say you should tap in to the community work I’ve done all across this great state we call Texas.

Linktr.ee/Mamelaaa_Mbu

Mind giving me a quick follow to open up that convo?

Hey Alan! I’m a reporter in Southeast Texas reporting on some of the impacts my college town of San Angelo and other communities have been facing. Would there be a chance I could DM you some questions for your unique insight?

CWA ‘Deeply Disappointed’ In Microsoft, Plans To Bargain Over Layoffs - Aftermath Following this week’s Microsoft layoffs, CWA, a major union, has confirmed that some under its umbrella have been impacted.

“CWA and Microsoft initially boasted a mutually beneficial relationship while the latter was attempting to get its purchase of Activision Blizzard across the regulatory finish line.”
aftermath.site/microsoft-la...

Xbox producer recommends laid off workers should use AI to 'help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss':

aftermath.site/xbox-microsoft...

“There are no rough edges”: Dan Patrick launches reelection campaign “It is unfortunate that Lt. Gov. Patrick fails to see the disconnect within his own messaging.”

The coverage continues as Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick comes to Beaumont & tries to ragebait me for carrying 1 question from Southeast Texans into a Press-only conference… How does eliminating 50,000 hemp jobs fit in his pro-business agenda?

🗞️: www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article...

The realization more people need to come to is that no higher institution is coming to save us when fascists march.
Grassroots institutions save communities, but that often requires people have the long term vision & village-mindset to build those kinds of things - qualities Americans lack.

Things I heard today
“I wish I could dance every dance, sing in every language, and cook every food. so I could make everyone feel welcome and at home.”

Beaumont industry leaders, educators raise alarm on THC ban Hemp industry leaders and educators are raising the alarm bells as Texas prepares to decimate THC sales with the signing of Senate Bill 3

“They continue to portray it as not a complete ban on hemp, but when you restrict 95% of the cannabinoids that growers can grow — that distributors and retailers can sell, it’s a ban.”

My latest for the Beaumont Enterprise. ✍🏾
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YouTube video by Away Days with Jake Hanrahan The Hidden Side of Brazil's Gang Favelas

In-depth no bullsh*t reporting from @hanrahan.tv on the blurred lines between governance, gangs, and what defines those who have a monopoly on violence. A must watch.
📺 : youtu.be/M7kVBXlEax4?...

A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...

Scoop: Texas police used Flock's license plate cameras to search *nationwide* for a woman who had a self-managed abortion. Claim it was "about her safety"

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Been doin some urban foraging 🍄🥴

I’m like 75% sure these are #WoodEarMushrooms (holds shape when folded, thicker in the center thinner at the edge, lighter in color, etc.), but what do y’all think?

Should this be in my dinner tonight?

Life Lately

today ea canceled its black panther game and shut down the studio behind it, cliffhanger. despite this and other recent layoffs, ea boasts a larger headcount now than it did during a similar timeframe last year. but in an industry born of collective effort, numbers don't paint the whole picture

Mbu Maqungo - Beaumont Enterprise Mbu Maqungo is the business reporter for The Beaumont Enterprise. Get in touch with him by email at mbu.maqungo@beaumontenterprise.com.

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YouTube video by overzealots Whitewashed Radicals: How We Sanitize Our Icons

Whitewashed Radicals: How We Sanitize Our Icons
youtu.be/VjzzLuRnTMo

YouTube video by TennisThom A Deep Dive into Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Was my Album of the Year and in my top 10 rotation EVERY year since. 😤

Loving this conversation: youtu.be/jbqVb8sBn04?...

I’m even fighting with my broken door like Tobey. #BlackTikTok #WritersofTikTok #NewsReporter #Texas #BeaumontTX #Journalism TikTok video by Mbu Maqungo

Pov: you’re Peter Parker or Clark Kent 📸

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Meet Mbu Maqungo, the Beaumont Enterprise's new business reporter Mbu Maqungo wants to grow the Enterprise's coverage as the new business reporter.

The Enterprise hires new business reporter… it’s me! 👋🏾 www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/art...