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(New Account) Owl
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new year new account to shake off thousands of followers.

Public policy, climate, water, disaster, shelter dogs, righteous fights and sheer bloody mindedness. ATX she/her
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Re: the statement that I just boosted -

Alex Pretti's parents were contacted by AP and saw the video first, before realizing it was their son.

I just. No words.
Colorado parents of man killed in Minneapolis urged him to be careful at ICE protests
Alex Jeffrey Pretti “loved this country, but he hated what people were doing to it,” his father said from Colorado.
coloradosun.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:19 AM
NWS just sent me a snow alert.
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I know it is far and away beside the point, but I would like the media to stop reporting that someone is doing chest compressions on a gunshot victim. Chest compressions aren't going to stop the bleeding.
January 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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America.
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
January 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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Please send me any videos or photos of drones you see that appear to be operated by ICE/DHS.
January 24, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Well, it’s not quite as bad as @nameshiv.bsky.social’s rice truck incident, but I just figured out why my recent nuts.com order was so unusually expensive. I apparently ordered 11 bags of chopped candied orange peel instead of 1. Anyone need peel?
Nuts.com: Premium Bulk Nuts, Dried Fruit, Healthy Snacks, and Gifts
Nuts.com is a family-owned business offering the highest quality nuts, snacks, dried fruit and pantry staples at home, in the office and on-the-go!
nuts.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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Does anyone have a printer and spare time and want to give me a hand with a project?
January 24, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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What do you do when you accidentally order 8 1/4 pounds of chopped candied orange peel? Make Candied orange chocolate biscotti, of course!
January 24, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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Might be good for ICE observers to start wearing GoPros or Dashcams as makeshift body cams instead of just holding phones.

And streaming off-device so they can't be tampered with by agents.
January 24, 2026 at 11:24 PM
At least this way I can block the nameless pfpless bioless donald posting losers as they trickle in.
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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📰 After two years in public radio, next week will be my last with @kutnews.bsky.social @npr.org.

I'll soon join @nytimes.com as their first Texas politics correspondent. I'm staying in #ATX, and am excited to jump back into daily coverage.

Here I come, y'all!
www.nytco.com/press/nation... #txlege
National Welcomes Texas Politics Correspondent | The New York Times Company
www.nytco.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Ice storm warning. I guess I should write those two memos and I dunno, cook something. It all feels like a lot of work.
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 PM
@scoiattolo.mountainherder.xyz New account, reupping my labeler subs - so happy you added a No DMs labeler, thank you!
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Hi hello it's the Owl you know and love. I was getting self conscious about posting on the other account with endless reposts and randos.
January 24, 2026 at 8:52 PM