Carly Curran

Freelance writer based in Houston, Texas.
Lover of travel, literature, yoga and irony.

[Carly Curran @carlycurran]

@zebrafinch @goodculturefood I’ve had the exact same experience. Came here to see if anyone else had mentioned it. @goodculturefood, did the recipe change?

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

Texas is now “encouraging” people to wear masks like we encouraged power plants to winterize.

[Julie Roginsky @julieroginsky]

I get it now. Ted and Heidi Cruz wanted their children to be safe, to have basic sanitary services like heat and running water, to leave behind a third-world apocalyptic nightmare for a safer place. Like so many parents before them, they decided to cross the Mexican border.

[Joseph Hood @JosephEHood]

This is a lie. I invite all of you. Look up how much power generation was lost from coal & natural gas, & how much was lost from wind & solar. Texans, I’m begging you. Don’t fall for lies. Think for yourself. We’re not gonna fix this problem if we pretend like wind failed us.

[Heath Mayo @HeathMayo]

This is bigger than ERCOT or some Texas agency, folks. Failure this massive and costly is an indictment of our entire state government. Utility provision, disaster preparedness and response, crisis communications—the whole nine yards from top to bottom.

[Keith Leventhal @KeithLeventhal]

In 2018, @RepSteveStivers was part of a group of legislators who pushed for funding that "includ[ed] the placement and use of metal detectors and other deterrent measures, at schools and on school grounds."

https://t.co/xzP7UNWuAQ

#Hypocrite #CapitolBuilding #Congress

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Sure, President Trump incited an act of terror at the Capitol, but one time Obama used a selfie stick in the White House

[Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez]

I want to say this is one of the largest mass #COVID19 vaccinations to date. Congratulations @SylvesterTurner and sincere thank you @HoustonFire @houstonpolice @RODEOHOUSTON @astros and to the volunteers. Hope it becomes a new model for the nation.

[Keith Boykin @keithboykin]

The Trump fanatics are bad.

But Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Susan Collins, Nikki Haley, Kevin McCarthy, Mike Pompeo, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Kellyanne Conway and Kayleigh McEnany are worse.

They knew Trump was dangerous and enabled him anyway.

[Josh Barro @jbarro]

Marco Rubio is a good example of someone who uses public religiosity as a substitute for moral action instead of a guide for it.

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

Bragging that you’ve lost Twitter followers is an odd look at a time when the platform is banning bots and trolls left and right.

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol.

[Jameel Jaffer @JameelJaffer]

Another way to look at this is that forcing publishers to publish the government's speech is what happens in China.

[Scott Kelly @StationCDRKelly]

Hmm...maybe.

[Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle]

Macy's
Feb: Planned to close 125 stores and cut 2,000 jobs
June: Cut 3,900 more jobs
July: Gave CEO $3.7 million bonus on top of $9.6 million in annual pay. Gave five other execs $1 million each in bonuses
Now: Following through with closing 45 stores
https://t.co/SqFj3Q0DUd

[Javi C. @JaviCardenas15]

You know how many people died to prevent that flag from ever being in that building.

[Nick Jack Pappas @pappiness]

Our flag. Colin Kaepernick's career was ruined because of their love of our flag.

But, yesterday, the Confederate Flag was in the capitol. Another rioter took down our flag to replace it with a Trump flag.

And nothing.

It wasn't our flag they loved. It was white supremacy.

[Alison Horn @AlisonPHorn]

This white man was allowed to break into the US Capitol, casually pick up a podium, and wave to the cameras.

I once had a Black client who was sentenced multiple years in federal prison for allegedly stealing a candy bar and a soda worth $2.

[Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta]

A protester is on scaffolding at the Capitol trying to replace the American flag with a Trump flag. This tells you everything you need to know. I’m sick to my stomach.