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Looking for more info - in perpetuity. Posts are my own, unless I've been hacked. #YIMBY Urbanism (Social Housing In My Back Yard 🙏) He/Him/His

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1h
The group Defending Main Street, long associated with Susan Collins, spent thousands attacking Troy Jackson in the wrong state.
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Susan Collins-Aligned Super PAC Buys Attack Ads in Portland... Oregon
The group Defending Main Street, long associated with Susan Collins, spent thousands attacking Troy Jackson in the wrong state.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h
They're also both incredibly clumsy and obvious. Don Segretti, the Nixon operative who coined the term ratfucking, would be embarrassed to see how half-assed this all is.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h
Statement from Peter Girnus, one of the 5 Nobel Prize commissioners.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h
Read the whole thread and pass it on.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 2h
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2h
ok heres one democratic senator being clear and unambiguous about this. anyone else want to step up?
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 16h
Whether it's James Talarico getting the flu or Ken Paxton giving kids measles, both candidates have brushes with communicable diseases.
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 5h
"Emerging Asia is ​losing its appetite for liquefied natural gas to generate power as geopolitical shocks, equipment shortages and cheaper renewables derail projects, disappointing industry hopes the ‌region would drive the next wave of demand." LNG has a price problem because cheaper wins.
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Emerging Asia's power-driven LNG demand at risk as renewables gain ground
Emerging Asia is ​losing its appetite for liquefied natural gas to generate power as geopolitical shocks, equipment shortages and cheaper renewables derail projects, disappointing industry hopes the ‌...
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 5h
I do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...
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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say
Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.
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Rude Law Dog @esghound.com · 5h
a disgustingly racist administration
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 22h
650,000 PEOPLE killed in the war Russia started by invading Ukraine, but Zelensky hits a Russian BOT farm, and Musk says,
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21h
Harris County TX. He's hospitalized: "ICE claimed the man ran in front of the agents' vehicle and was struck. However, the surveillance video appears to show the SUV veering left through empty parking spaces before running the man over..." abc7.com/story/ice-ru...
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ICE agent strikes man with car during pursuit in Texas, authorities say: VIDEO
Surveillance video shows the moment an unmarked SUV carrying ICE agents ran over a man during a pursuit at a shopping center in Texas.
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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 20h
The reason why you see a bunch of accounts all suddenly start posting the same phrase at about the same time is because there's a bunch of GRU interns at setups like this and they get a slack notification and start copy/pasting the marching orders given to them
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Julian Onderdonk @jonderdonk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Morning in the Hills Southwest Texas www.wikiart.org/en/robert-julian-on…
Morning in the Hills Southwest Texas
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Calling my shot: we will see less than half as many pundit-consultant pieces about this Latino realignment as we saw in the other direction 2021-2025, because a Latino blue shift doesn’t fit the Dems-Too-Woke narrative
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
These guys have drawn their lines. Pretending that this will all go away if we don't mention their names is the definition of surrender. archive.ph/8oXvJ
Peter Thiel slams Obama, Pope Leo in new ‘Antichrist’ lectures
The tech billionaire accused them of using AI concerns to “boost their own popularity,” according to recordings obtained by POLITICO.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This 👇
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ESPN FC @espnfc-m.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Barcelona are one win away from tying Real Madrid's record for the longest winning start to a LALIGA season 🤯 The last time Real Madrid achieved this, they went on to win the LALIGA title. Can Barça do the same? 👀
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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Big game today. . . Read all about the fanfare and hoopla of Texas-OU Weekend in 1977, from Gary Cartwright: www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertain…
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The Rites of Autumn
You don’t have to be crazy to attend Texas-OU Weekend, but it helps.
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Corporate America is learning the hard way the regulatory state they worked so hard to dismantle actually served their interests.
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American shoppers are so rattled by surging FDA recalls that 67% now avoid a whole food category after just one notice | Fortune
The FDA posted 26 food recall notices in August—and 67% of consumers now say they’ve avoided an entire food category after a recall.
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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Democrats must recon with the idea that, guided by ideology and in exchange for massive profits from government contracts, many of these tech companies were *fine* assisting with the erosion of democracy and civil/human rights violations en mass.
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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
James Talarico I will vote for you if you pledge to use your powers as a senator to bring back fun fun fun fest and chaos in tejas or oblivion access
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
TPR’s The Source held multiple candidate forums for races on the November ballot. ICYMI: Democrat Katy Padilla Stout is campaigning on affordability, health care and education in Texas’ sprawling CD23 where Republican nominee Brandon Herrera’s online remarks have brought national scrutiny
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Padilla Stout emphasizes family costs over gun rights in race for CD-35
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KVUE @kvue.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
No. 1 Texas has reversed role and a reminder in Red River game against 2-loss unranked Oklahoma www.kvue.com/article/sports/ncaa/nc… 
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No. 1 Texas has reversed role and a reminder in Red River game against 2-loss unranked Oklahoma
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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Mexicana Expects to Reach Profitability Starting in 2030 Mexico's state airline plans to double its fleet to 20 planes by 2027, after boosting seat capacity 83 percent this year and carrying over 1.27 million passengers. mexicosolidarity.com/mexicana-pr…
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Mexicana Expects to Reach Profitability Starting in 2030
Mexico's state airline plans to double its fleet to 20 planes by 2027, after boosting seat capacity 83 percent this year and carrying over 1.27 million passengers.
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Josh J Architect @jjarchitect.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
stop shopping at Target
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Luanne Platter @luanneplatter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
At some point someone should do a public reminder of all the batshit crazy behavior Paxton was exhibiting surrounding Nate Paul.
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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Someone (hint hint) should just do a mega thread of the Paxton Nate Paul news stories from awhile back.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Brutal morning of headlines for Ken Paxton.
New York Times: Inside Ken Paxton’s Private Testimony About His Money
A leaked deposition from a fraud inquiry in 2014 provides insight into the Senate candidate’s growing wealth and his tactics for defending himself.ProPublica: Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.CNN: ‘He wants me to lose’: Paxton complains about lack of support from Cornyn in leaked audio
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 09/10/2026
Early reports on this shooting suggest that these agents shot at this man, endangering him and his five year old child. We must disband this violent, rogue, and out of control agency. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/n...
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ICE Agent Shoots Man in New York City
The person who was shot had been taken to a nearby hospital and was conscious and receiving medical attention, according to the New York Police Department, which said it was not involved in the shooti...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The war in Iran is the reason gas is $5 and diesel is $7. Mike Rogers has been cheerleading the war since the beginning, calling it a win, win, win. I don't know about you, but when I fill up my tank I don't feel like I'm winning.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 09/10/2026
“A member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in the victim’s car when ICE agents shot at it.” theintercept.com/2026/10/08/i...
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ICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness Says
A member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in the victim’s car when ICE agents shot at it.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
As someone who would be barred by this new rule... GOOD.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Witnesses captured the moment NYPD officers rushed to the scene of a shooting involving federal goons in the Bronx this afternoon. Officers ran to the scene and carried a man into the back of a car to transport him to the hospital.
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is the most quintessentially American thing I can imagine.
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Pixel Pushers Union 512 @ppu512.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Lol, imagine trusting these ghouls aftee they lined up to kiss the ring of a fascist government. They see the tide turning and are trying to play the good guy again. We saw who you are.
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 08/10/2026
Come see us at the Lone Star Zine Fest this weekend, from 12-6pm on Oct 10 and 11 at Austin's Blue Genie Art Bazaar. Admission is FREE, open to all ages, with tons of great booths to browse. Find us at Table 81! www.lonestarzinefest.org
Image shows a grackle in a bow tie with some scissors, with 80s/Vaporewave vibes. The 2026 Lone Star Zine Fest, Ten Year Anniversary. Oct 1- & 11pm, 12-6pm. Over 100 vendors. Zine making, comix jam, door prizes & more. Free, all ages, 80s prom vibes encouraged. Blue Genie Art Bazaar, 6100 Airport Blvd, Lonestarzinefest.org.A map of about 100 booths at the Lone Star Zine Fest. Texas Observer can be found in the middle row of the event, at table 81 near the "Austin Friend Zone" (which exhibits Lonestar Zine fest merch and anniversary materials).
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
BREAKING: MS NOW confirms. The Trump Justice Department is seeking a federal criminal indictment of ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson on charges of lying to Congress about Trump's actions on Jan. 6.
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Aman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Two headlines, less than 3 hours apart
Trump says us will not attack Iran before midterm election
Trump Is Considering a Plan to Strike Iran Before the Midterms
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Greg Casar @gregcasar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The CEO of Starbucks makes 1,700 times what the baristas make. He commutes by private jet. In other words, Starbucks can afford a fair contract. I'm boycotting Starbucks until they sign one. No contract, no coffee.
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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Vote 🚫NO on Proposition I. Don't let a local version of DOGE come to Austin City Hall. dontdogeouraustin.org
dontdogeouraustin.org
Vote No on Proposition I — Don't DOGE Our Austin
Proposition I is a costly local version of Elon Musk's DOGE. Here's what it is and why Austin should vote No this November.
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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It was placed on the ballot by Save Austin Now, a group run by longtime Republican operative Matt Mackowiak and funded by wealthy conservative donors and tech-industry interests. It's modeled directly on Elon Musk's DOGE. Don't let these Billionaire backed Republicans trick you!
Why It's Bad for Austin

It puts services at risk.
To pay for it, the City Council could be forced to cut parks, libraries, social services, and public safety funding.

It's a conflict of interest.
Consultants must identify enough cuts to pay their own fee, whether those cuts make sense or not.

It's expensive.
Each mandatory audit could cost Austin taxpayers between $5.2 million and $20 million.

It's redundant.
Austin already has an independent City Auditor's office that investigates waste, fraud, and abuse year-round.
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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
How about you don't post A.I. generated fake images of buildings and people that don't exist?
The A.I. generated image posted in the quoted post, but stamped with big red letters that say "A.I. FAKE!" to warn people that poster is trying to trick them.
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Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
there is, you have to admit, a lot going on here
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Van Wendigo @vanweezer.myatproto.social · 08/10/2026
Lol, lmao
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I was just removed without explanation from Ben Shapiro and TPUSA’s event at UT Austin. TPUSA apparently circulated my photo to security, which was waiting to kick me out as soon as I got in.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 08/10/2026
Texas carries out the nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection in Tennessee.
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Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection
A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk in 2000 has been executed, a week after a failed lethal injection in Tennessee.
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