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This administration has turned our country into a police state. Contact your local authorities and #Resist #PushBack #NoPoliceState @austintx.bsky.social @aclu.org @fightingliberal.bsky.social
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"
www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
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...
www.404media.co
May 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This administration has turned our country into a police state. Contact your local authorities and #Resist #PushBack #NoPoliceState @austintx.bsky.social @aclu.org @fightingliberal.bsky.social
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New update from @stevanzetti.bsky.social in our ongoing coverage of the ICE prosecutor with a white supremacist X account.
“While I appreciate receiving any response, the lack of detail and clarity regarding the initial investigation—beyond the vague statement that ‘we are investigating and hope to reach a conclusion within 120 days’—is simply not enough." — Congressman Marc Veasey.
www.texasobserver.org/congressman-...
www.texasobserver.org/congressman-...
Congressman Denounces ICE Response About Prosecutor Operating Racist X Account
In response to the Observer’s reporting, U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey demanded answers he has yet to fully receive—while ICE refuses to clarify the prosecutor’s current job status.
www.texasobserver.org
March 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
New update from @stevanzetti.bsky.social in our ongoing coverage of the ICE prosecutor with a white supremacist X account.
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Texans this is on your To Do, today
ATTN: TEXANS! Repro action alert!
The Afiya Center is organizing a campaign to demand #txlege release maternal mortality data from '22 and '23 -- after the Dobbs decision. Fill in your address and the form auto-sends to your state reps + health officials!
The Afiya Center is organizing a campaign to demand #txlege release maternal mortality data from '22 and '23 -- after the Dobbs decision. Fill in your address and the form auto-sends to your state reps + health officials!
Demand that Texas' Maternal Mortality Review Committee Release 2022 and 2023 Data
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January 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Texans this is on your To Do, today
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The bottom 50% of households hold just 2.4% of U.S. wealth.
The top 1% control 42% of the wealth.
The top 1% control 42% of the wealth.
January 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The bottom 50% of households hold just 2.4% of U.S. wealth.
The top 1% control 42% of the wealth.
The top 1% control 42% of the wealth.
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Federal immigration officials can now enter schools, hospitals and churches to conduct arrests. Story by @ximenabustillo.bsky.social @sergiomarbel.bsky.social.
www.npr.org/2025/01/21/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/21/n...
Trump administration strips schools, churches of immigration enforcement protections
The memo rescinds a Biden administration guideline that created "protected areas" consisting of places where "children gather, disaster or emergency relief sites, and social services establishments."
www.npr.org
January 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Federal immigration officials can now enter schools, hospitals and churches to conduct arrests. Story by @ximenabustillo.bsky.social @sergiomarbel.bsky.social.
www.npr.org/2025/01/21/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/21/n...
Austin Winter Shelters and Supplies Drop-Off Information:
January 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Austin Winter Shelters and Supplies Drop-Off Information:
If you can, please help our unhoused neighbors in Dallas after being displaced right before the winter storm.
January 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
If you can, please help our unhoused neighbors in Dallas after being displaced right before the winter storm.
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Agreed. Organized labor in much stronger position today than 2017. If you want to defend your own interests and those of your friends and neighbors, join a union.
Compared to 2017, it feels like most of the institutions we count on to protect democracy are weaker now. The courts. The media. The Democratic Party.
One institution, however, is *without doubt* in a stronger position to fight fascism now than in 2017: the American labor movement.
Consider...
One institution, however, is *without doubt* in a stronger position to fight fascism now than in 2017: the American labor movement.
Consider...
January 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Agreed. Organized labor in much stronger position today than 2017. If you want to defend your own interests and those of your friends and neighbors, join a union.
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More than 100 Texans active in the Jan. 6 insurrection among those pardoned
More than 100 Texans active in the Jan. 6 insurrection among those pardoned
A Texan was the first to breach the Capitol and many others joined the assault. The presidential pardon helps cast all of them as folk heroes.
www.texastribune.org
January 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
More than 100 Texans active in the Jan. 6 insurrection among those pardoned
Austin, how are we feeling about the TikTok ban? Where will you move to? RedNote, or existing US social media alternatives (Reels, YouTube Shorts, etc)?
January 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Austin, how are we feeling about the TikTok ban? Where will you move to? RedNote, or existing US social media alternatives (Reels, YouTube Shorts, etc)?
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In Texas, on some days, alternative energy such as wind, solar and battery provides the majority of power to the Texas energy grid.
More than 80% of electricity on the Texas grid was carbon-free at one point Sunday in 2024...
www.kut.org/energy-envir...
More than 80% of electricity on the Texas grid was carbon-free at one point Sunday in 2024...
www.kut.org/energy-envir...
More than 80% of electricity on the Texas grid was carbon-free at one point Sunday
The massive share of renewable energy on the grid is a positive sign for efforts to combat climate change. It will become ever-more common as solar, wind and battery-storage facilities are added.
www.kut.org
January 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In Texas, on some days, alternative energy such as wind, solar and battery provides the majority of power to the Texas energy grid.
More than 80% of electricity on the Texas grid was carbon-free at one point Sunday in 2024...
www.kut.org/energy-envir...
More than 80% of electricity on the Texas grid was carbon-free at one point Sunday in 2024...
www.kut.org/energy-envir...
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Real estate developer Nate Paul agreed to plead guilty to one charge of making false statements to a lending institution.
Austin real estate developer Nate Paul pleads guilty, ending federal fraud case
Nate Paul was the chief of World Class Holdings, a company with myriad sub-businesses and, at one point, over $1 billion in assets across 17 states, according to a Forbes report.
www.kxan.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Real estate developer Nate Paul agreed to plead guilty to one charge of making false statements to a lending institution.
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Why You Should Care About DSA: Ashik Siddique Talks Future of Socialism
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Why You Should Care About DSA: Ashik Siddique Talks Future of Socialism
YouTube video by Left Reckoning
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January 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Why You Should Care About DSA: Ashik Siddique Talks Future of Socialism
youtu.be/qYip_Tt-8pg
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Join us for a Strategy Town Hall on January 25th from 10 AM to 2 PM (lunch will be provided)! This town hall will be open to all Austin DSA members to discuss May Day 2028’s General Strike and potential escalating campaigns leading up to then.
RSVP here: buff.ly/4alUtfZ
RSVP here: buff.ly/4alUtfZ
January 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Join us for a Strategy Town Hall on January 25th from 10 AM to 2 PM (lunch will be provided)! This town hall will be open to all Austin DSA members to discuss May Day 2028’s General Strike and potential escalating campaigns leading up to then.
RSVP here: buff.ly/4alUtfZ
RSVP here: buff.ly/4alUtfZ
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My statement on the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal:
January 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My statement on the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal:
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Getting more consistent answers now for our next batch of Arctic air.
🔹First piece arrives Saturday
🔹Coldest temps are here Sunday->Tuesday
🔹Winter weather is *possible* but still very much in question.
Snapshot of Monday morning temps shown here, coldest since Jan 2024
🔹First piece arrives Saturday
🔹Coldest temps are here Sunday->Tuesday
🔹Winter weather is *possible* but still very much in question.
Snapshot of Monday morning temps shown here, coldest since Jan 2024
January 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Getting more consistent answers now for our next batch of Arctic air.
🔹First piece arrives Saturday
🔹Coldest temps are here Sunday->Tuesday
🔹Winter weather is *possible* but still very much in question.
Snapshot of Monday morning temps shown here, coldest since Jan 2024
🔹First piece arrives Saturday
🔹Coldest temps are here Sunday->Tuesday
🔹Winter weather is *possible* but still very much in question.
Snapshot of Monday morning temps shown here, coldest since Jan 2024
Growing potential for snow in Austin next week due to another winter storm. The location of the heaviest precipitation corridor remain unclear, but cold temperatures are expected.
January 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Growing potential for snow in Austin next week due to another winter storm. The location of the heaviest precipitation corridor remain unclear, but cold temperatures are expected.
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From @byjustinmiller.bsky.social in our magazine: Brooke Rollins to Elon Musk, meet the Lone Star megadonors, think tankers, and politicians poised to play big roles in Trump’s comeback tour.
Trump’s Texas Tycoons
Meet the Lone Star megadonors, think tankers, and politicians poised to play big roles in Trump’s comeback tour.
www.texasobserver.org
January 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
From @byjustinmiller.bsky.social in our magazine: Brooke Rollins to Elon Musk, meet the Lone Star megadonors, think tankers, and politicians poised to play big roles in Trump’s comeback tour.
Williamson and Jarrell firefighter crews have headed to LA to provide support for the California Fires.
They said they have experienced honks and waves along the way and lots of people visiting with them when they make a stop.
They said they have experienced honks and waves along the way and lots of people visiting with them when they make a stop.
January 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Williamson and Jarrell firefighter crews have headed to LA to provide support for the California Fires.
They said they have experienced honks and waves along the way and lots of people visiting with them when they make a stop.
They said they have experienced honks and waves along the way and lots of people visiting with them when they make a stop.
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“You could provide teachers a pay raise. … You could prevent rural hospitals from being closed. Because he has access to these dollars, [he] is throwing out these types of consulting contracts to his friends to the detriment of the taxpayer.”
Texas Gave $1 Million in Expert Contracts to Defend Border Buoys in Court
Records reveal additional costs of the controversial Rio Grande barrier that the governor describes as “low-cost.”
www.texasobserver.org
January 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“You could provide teachers a pay raise. … You could prevent rural hospitals from being closed. Because he has access to these dollars, [he] is throwing out these types of consulting contracts to his friends to the detriment of the taxpayer.”
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An appeal by the state means SB14, our ban on healthcare for young trans folks goes into effect today.
Digital Editor Kit O'Connell spoke with a top New Mexico endocrinologist, and with an analyst for ACLU of Texas about the "heartbreaking" effects this law is already having on kids are familes:
Digital Editor Kit O'Connell spoke with a top New Mexico endocrinologist, and with an analyst for ACLU of Texas about the "heartbreaking" effects this law is already having on kids are familes:
‘Heartbreaking’: Anti-Trans Healthcare Law Takes Effect in Texas
Despite ACLU win in lower court, an appeal by the state means transgender kids and their families will feel the devastating effects of the ban.
www.texasobserver.org
September 1, 2023 at 8:35 PM
An appeal by the state means SB14, our ban on healthcare for young trans folks goes into effect today.
Digital Editor Kit O'Connell spoke with a top New Mexico endocrinologist, and with an analyst for ACLU of Texas about the "heartbreaking" effects this law is already having on kids are familes:
Digital Editor Kit O'Connell spoke with a top New Mexico endocrinologist, and with an analyst for ACLU of Texas about the "heartbreaking" effects this law is already having on kids are familes:
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Absolutely nightmarish situation in the town of Coffee City, Texas which has just 250 people.
And 50 cops.
And 50 cops.
This Texas town has about 250 people. It has 50 sworn police officers.
The Coffee City limit sign on the side of State Highway 155 reads “POP 249.” In a town of barely 250 residents, there are 50 full-time and reserve officers.
www.khou.com
August 31, 2023 at 1:56 AM
Absolutely nightmarish situation in the town of Coffee City, Texas which has just 250 people.
And 50 cops.
And 50 cops.
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Mass shooting at The Arboretum in North Austin.
I'm feeling sick. The Arboretum was my childhood. I grew up in a neighborhood right near it. It was my hangout to buy books and get ice cream.
I visit it frequently and even interviewed for a job at a building right near it once.
I'm feeling sick. The Arboretum was my childhood. I grew up in a neighborhood right near it. It was my hangout to buy books and get ice cream.
I visit it frequently and even interviewed for a job at a building right near it once.
September 1, 2023 at 2:52 AM
Mass shooting at The Arboretum in North Austin.
I'm feeling sick. The Arboretum was my childhood. I grew up in a neighborhood right near it. It was my hangout to buy books and get ice cream.
I visit it frequently and even interviewed for a job at a building right near it once.
I'm feeling sick. The Arboretum was my childhood. I grew up in a neighborhood right near it. It was my hangout to buy books and get ice cream.
I visit it frequently and even interviewed for a job at a building right near it once.