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h'Owl

@empowlr.bsky.social

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MSW. Public policy. Climate, disaster, water, gun policy & such. #txlege staffer. Sometimes I read the wind. ATX rn. She/Her. Buy me coffee: https://ko-fi.com/empowlr Black Lives Matter. Trans & Nonbinary Lives Matter. Text 741741 if you're in crisis.

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h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · Nov 18

Texans: like and pin the #txlege feed & tag your posts about it to have them show up there bsky.app/profile/did:...

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h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 1h

Found community and eventually, career, after the death of my spouse. Twitter was really great for a while there.

h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 1h

This does not look ...safe.

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jen rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 3h

here's my latest today from the TX redistricting hearing in el paso:

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 3h

NEW: This year, Texas handed the keys to its congressional map over to Washington. The Republican Party’s top mapmaker testified Wednesday he received directions only from the White House, as well as requests from the Texas GOP congressional delegation.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Top GOP Mapmaker Describes a Texas Gerrymander Ordered Up By Washington

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 2h

Is that possible?!

h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 5h

Narrator: There WAS a dog to talk to.

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h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 5h

O I did not read the fine print. Not live-streamed, recording online tomorrow. So much for rushing home.

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 16h

🎃 October 8 🎃
My little brony

Fluffy white dog with My Little pony ears and rainbow bangs

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h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 8h

Me: I will go home and do at home things

Also me: but maybe there's a dog to talk to

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h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 8h

Ma'am have you heard the good news about legless crickets

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 12h

HOW DOES HE JUST KEEP GETTING CUTER?

Fluffy white Corgi mix lying on a gray and white blanket. His tongue is hanging out and he's ridiculously cute. As always, he is staring right into the camera.

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h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 12h

He derp

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Lauren McGaughy @lmcgaughy.bsky.social · 13h

Huge congrats to @paulflahive.bsky.social for winning the first Collier Spotlight award for his coverage of failures in the Texas CPS system.

Read his whole series here: whenhomeisthedanger.org #txlege