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aziz @texasvc.com · 09/04/2026

Heart wrenching investigation by @sfchronicle.com @stjbs.bsky.social into the impacts of ICE's decision to ignore guidelines during their detention push and the many who have died as a result: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

Deaths during ICE detention now exceed the COVID spike in 2020

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aziz @texasvc.com · 06/04/2026

This vaguely reminds me of my college professors trying to ban Wikipedia.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 03/04/2026

One of the lasting impacts of the 2020 pandemic is a collapse in Houston's Metro Rail ridership. The Red line lost its stride, while Purple and Green (and Silver BRT) never had a chance.

Ridership plummets for the red line during the pandemic and only partially recovers

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aziz @texasvc.com · 02/04/2026

This story by @yjtorbati.bsky.social for @nytimes.com leaves out a critical detail about the "Law of the Sea" Treaty that the US would like Iran to follow re: The Strait of Hormuz. Like Iran, the US never ratified it. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/w... www.state.gov/law-of-the-s...

Story from the NY Times talking about the US wanting Iran to follow the "Law of the Sea" which Iran has never ratified.

The Senate has never voted on the Law of the Sea despite the urging of 3 Presidents

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aziz @texasvc.com · 30/03/2026

The race is going to a runoff regardless, just a question of which progressive is in it.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 30/03/2026

Tomorrow is the last day to vote in the Houston City Council election. I'm personally an Audrey Nath fan but do your research and vote! Tomorrow is the last day!

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aziz @texasvc.com · 23/03/2026

At a certain point they have to just close IAH for the day right?

IAH currently has a 270 minute TSA wait time

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aziz @texasvc.com · 06/03/2026

Because it's Ramadan, I'm mostly nocturnal these days. Where do the cool kids work/study late night in Houston these days?

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aziz @texasvc.com · 17/02/2026

Today is both Mardi Gras for Catholics (the day before Lent), and the day before Ramadan for Muslims. It's also Chinese New Year. laissez bon temps rouler!

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aziz @texasvc.com · 09/02/2026

Perfect. No notes.

A football held by Bad Bunny saying "Together we are America"

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aziz @texasvc.com · 09/02/2026

What was written on Bad Bunny's football at the end of the halftime show?

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aziz @texasvc.com · 12/01/2026

I can't tell you how many times I've solved these phantom issues by turning on a VPN to bypass a borked firewall.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 19/12/2025

He's surprisingly good!

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aziz @texasvc.com · 16/12/2025

It's been over a year, and I'm still astounded at how terrible Kamala Harris was. Tidbits like this are reminders that Trump didn't win 2024, Harris lost it. Democrats won statewide in Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada in 2024. Harris was that bad:

Quote from Politico today on the state of the House midterms: "The very reason Democrats hardly need a blue wave to take back the House this time is that their congressional candidates largely outperformed Kamala Harris in last year’s elections."

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aziz @texasvc.com · 26/11/2025

Truly bonkers stats that should give us pause

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aziz @texasvc.com · 25/11/2025

do you boycott paramount?

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aziz @texasvc.com · 25/11/2025

One the weirdest aspects of the Citizens United Supreme Court Case is that corporations affiliate with political parties. I wonder if professional athletes will start to consider Nike's giving behavior when they compete with adidas? www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

msn.com

MSN

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aziz @texasvc.com · 23/11/2025

A trip to Paris is a weird mix of technologies. NFC payments aren't widely accepted, with credit card chip + pin as the backstop that American's don't have. It's like the smart phone revolution quietly skipped this part of the world - with eye opening differences. Some of them good - but v different

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aziz @texasvc.com · 01/11/2025

Currently Googling: Can a concussion improve mental performance? #HookEm

Texas quarterback Arch Manning getting a concussion last week

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aziz @texasvc.com · 31/10/2025

It's the time of year where pseudo-intellectuals give their reasons why we should stop changing our clocks, ignoring the fact that we have already tried this and hated it so much, Congress interrupted watergate to go back with veto proof majorities. www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/t...

washingtonian.com

The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It - Washingtonian

The sun rose at 8:27 AM on January 7, 1974. Children in the Washington area had left for school in the dark that morning, thanks to a new national experiment during a wrenching energy crisis: most of ...

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aziz @texasvc.com · 15/10/2025

Folks who don't go to college are critical of the concept of college.

chart showing 48% of Democrats have a college degree while 31% of Republicans do.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 15/10/2025

"Never short a cult"

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

“—and what do we call prisoners who are children and haven’t been charged with anything?” is a textbook example of why imprecise language makes bad journalism

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aziz @texasvc.com · 14/10/2025

I'm very thankful that so many were released today. If you were an Israeli soldier pulled from a tank during a battle, you were a "hostage" and if you were a Palestinian child seized by the IDF without charge you were a "prisoner." I'd love to understand that logic @nytimes.com @nbcnews.com

Most of the released prisoners were residents of Gaza who were detained without charge during the war, including women and children. They were brought to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, where such large crowds gathered that the buses could barely move down the street.

an Israel Defense Forces soldier, was kidnapped from his tank while defending the Nahal Oz base. Earlier this year, his family released video of his capture in an effort to draw attention to his case amid concerns about his health.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 13/10/2025

Watches and wearables are finally good enough that I can start going places with completely empty pockets. That's pretty incredible progress!

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aziz @texasvc.com · 13/10/2025

This is symptomatic of Biden/Harris holding a pro-Israeli position that was antithetical to their party. Like pro-gun or pro-life Democratics, even when they crafted compromises, they were never going to get credit because they were negotiating on behalf of the wrong team. See: Sinema/Manchin

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aziz @texasvc.com · 13/10/2025

Absolutely bonkers detail from today's ceasefire signing:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined his invitation.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 12/10/2025

The Aggie uniforms today are driving me crazy. White helmet with white stripes, but cream numbers and cream pants. Who designed these crimes against design?

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aziz @texasvc.com · 11/10/2025

Her debut had 1,245 viewers. That's not a typo. That's the total.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 08/10/2025

By law (ACA) 80% of all premiums must be spent on paying for care. Insurance companies deserve a lot of blame, but the increase of premiums is directly tied to the increased cost of the underlying care itself.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 08/10/2025

We're in the middle of a wild societal experiment

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aziz @texasvc.com · 06/10/2025

Polling on Apartheid South Africa here, but there were 3 polls released last week that all paint a similar picture of Americans seeking to sever ties with Israel: www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/democr...

imeupolicyproject.org

National Poll: Supermajority of Democrats Support Same Sanctions Against Israel That Brought Down Apartheid in South Africa — IMEU Policy Project

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aziz @texasvc.com · 06/10/2025

In the wake of polling last week that showed Democrats viewing Israel through the same lens as apartheid South Africa, multiple leading Democrats are publicly disavowing AIPAC. Today's latest example is McMorrow in Michigan, but it's becoming hard to track all of the pledges.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 06/10/2025

I know folks are really bummed about the keys to CBS News being tossed over to a new-media startup, but "network news" has been dead for a very long time. This is just the tombstone.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 05/10/2025

There's always next year

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aziz @texasvc.com · 01/10/2025

Aer-Lingus subsidizes the Ireland games to launch new airline routes (Kansas City to Dublin this year). There's no sponsor for this game. How on earth will this financially work?!?!

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aziz @texasvc.com · 01/10/2025

The deeper I look at this un-sponsored foray by Big XII to host a game in 90K seat Wembley, the more it looks like a disaster. Just look at Kansas attendance. The Aer-Lingus series is paid for by Aer-Lingus because they are launching new airline markets. These are note the same.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 01/10/2025

The Aer-Lingus games in Dublin are designed to popularize new Aer-Lingus non-stop routes to Dublin. That's it. That's the entire plan. The Big-XII doesn't have a role. This year was for MCI-DUB. Next year is for DFW-DUB. Last year was for ATL-DUB.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 01/10/2025

We all joke about Israel being the 51st state, but it was Qatar all along: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

The US regards any attack on Qatar as an attack on the US itself

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aziz @texasvc.com · 27/09/2025

Like AM radio and newspapers, it's fascinating to watch the death rattle of broadcast net affiliates. Down 66% since the pre-pandemic high, and basically at its 1994 IPO price. Half of their shrinking revenue is from recarriage rights - ie checks in the mail from cable comps because of a 1992 law.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 24/09/2025

Bars tuned in to local affiliates? In my experience they are focused on live sports. Can't think of the last time I went to a bar to watch a sitcom.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 24/09/2025

When was the last time you watched linear television on a local affiliate? Just buy a local newspaper at that point lol.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 23/09/2025

If you invested $1 in Sinclair in 1995, you would have $1.08 today. Share price is down 66% since the pandemic.

chart showing Sinclair Broadcast Group share prices since IPO in 1995

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aziz @texasvc.com · 22/09/2025

Companies currently have 3 choices on certain types of employment. Pay an American $200K a year, Pay an H1-B $100K a year, or offshore for <$50K a year. Many companies choose the H-1B option. If we tax the H1-B option $100K a year, which of the remaining two options do you think they will choose?

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aziz @texasvc.com · 22/09/2025

No activity produces more carbon than having an additional kid fwiw.

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aziz @texasvc.com · 22/09/2025

A tangible impact of the UK recognizing Palestine is that it is now illegal for UK citizens to join the IDF under the Foreign Enlistment Act: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...

questions-statements.parliament.uk

Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament

Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

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