@kevinlimiti.bsky.social
Metro Editor at the Killeen Daily Herald. Opinions are my own. Punk rock and anime ruined my life.
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Just want to introduce myself: I'm a reporter based in Texas near Austin. I work for the Killeen Daily Herald most days as a city government reporter, but I'm trying to write about state and national issues as well. I'm interested in civil liberties, tech and civil unrest, among other topics.
How are federal cuts impacting governments on the local level? In Killeen, TX, there is confusion and warnings to residents.
Sounding the alarm: Local leaders bracing for impact from federal cuts but also admit to little understanding of what will actually happen
Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Gonzalez has been sounding warnings from the dais at Killeen City Council meetings and elsewhere about the numerous cuts to the federal government being enacted by
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March 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
How are federal cuts impacting governments on the local level? In Killeen, TX, there is confusion and warnings to residents.
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Asked what he recommends federal workers do, Gerry Connolly says: "I guess if you can, cover yourself and do the five things you did last week"
February 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Asked what he recommends federal workers do, Gerry Connolly says: "I guess if you can, cover yourself and do the five things you did last week"
This isn't the first time racial remarks were thrown around at Killeen council meetings. So why shouldn't local news report about it?
INSIDE CITY HALL: Allegations of racism not new at Killeen City Hall
I asked Councilman Jose Segarra for a comment on Sean Price’s totally uncalled-for remark accusing the City Council of racism at last Tuesday’s meeting.
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February 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This isn't the first time racial remarks were thrown around at Killeen council meetings. So why shouldn't local news report about it?
A resident during a Killeen City Council meeting in Central Texas stokes racial tensions by saying the all-Black and Latino City Council was discriminating against him because he is white.
Tensions rise: Price plays the race card during Killeen City Council meeting; elected officials react
The latest Killeen City Council meeting became racially charged when a resident said the mayor and City Council were discriminating against him because he was white.
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February 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A resident during a Killeen City Council meeting in Central Texas stokes racial tensions by saying the all-Black and Latino City Council was discriminating against him because he is white.
This sounds like a poor replacement for human interaction, which is probably what these kids actually need. Human empathy can't be replaced by an unfeeling machine.
An AI chatbot is training humans how to text with teens in need of mental-health support. Julie Jargon has details on a human-AI chatbot schools are using amid a counselor shortage.
When There’s No School Counselor, There’s a Bot
Is a human-AI texting service the future of mental-health care for students?
www.wsj.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This sounds like a poor replacement for human interaction, which is probably what these kids actually need. Human empathy can't be replaced by an unfeeling machine.
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To be clear, this was great reporting that had the details if the MOU, but TPM was first to report about DOGE demands for IRS taxpayer data two days before this was out. I would argue that merited a link at least. 🤷♂️ 🚨 talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doge-ir...
🚨 SCOOP: DOGE is seeking personal taxpayer data at IRS, sources tell me. 🚨
Trump admin is pushing IRS to agree to an MOU that would give DOGE access to granular data on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country.
Trump admin is pushing IRS to agree to an MOU that would give DOGE access to granular data on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country.
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
To be clear, this was great reporting that had the details if the MOU, but TPM was first to report about DOGE demands for IRS taxpayer data two days before this was out. I would argue that merited a link at least. 🤷♂️ 🚨 talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doge-ir...
CNN is now the 24 hour upside down airplane news network. You'd think no other news was happening right now if all you watched was CNN
February 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
CNN is now the 24 hour upside down airplane news network. You'd think no other news was happening right now if all you watched was CNN
We need to help each other locally; no one else will.
INSIDE CITY HALL: We need to help each other locally; no one else will
I admire the dedication and commitment of people like Suzanne Armour and William Hall of Families in Crisis.
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February 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We need to help each other locally; no one else will.
My latest on how a local homeless shelter that relies entirely on federal funds is coping with uncertainties in funding
Fragile Funding: Friends in Crisis homeless shelter funding may fall to city of Killeen as funding challenges and federal uncertainties grow
The building that houses Families in Crisis, located on East Rancier Avenue, is unassuming and has no door knob on its front door.
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February 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My latest on how a local homeless shelter that relies entirely on federal funds is coping with uncertainties in funding
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Holy shit, Elon has walked cyber criminals right into the key government IT system, had lied about who they are, and put each of those systems at risk.
They all need to be shut out, and held until background checks are competed, and IT system they touched sanitized and replaced.
WTF?!?!
They all need to be shut out, and held until background checks are competed, and IT system they touched sanitized and replaced.
WTF?!?!
🚨 Coristine was involved with “The Com” (likely where he came to law enforcement attention, as reported by Bloomberg upthread):
krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/teen...
“The Com” is a CYBERCRIME network with connections to child sexual exploitation:
cyberscoop.com/the-com-764-...
h/t @dell.bsky.social
krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/teen...
“The Com” is a CYBERCRIME network with connections to child sexual exploitation:
cyberscoop.com/the-com-764-...
h/t @dell.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Holy shit, Elon has walked cyber criminals right into the key government IT system, had lied about who they are, and put each of those systems at risk.
They all need to be shut out, and held until background checks are competed, and IT system they touched sanitized and replaced.
WTF?!?!
They all need to be shut out, and held until background checks are competed, and IT system they touched sanitized and replaced.
WTF?!?!
My latest: Commissioner Louie Minor fired back at Texas State Rep. Hillary Hickland for displaying pride flags at the Bell County Courthouse.
Minor hits back at Hickland over pride flags at Bell County courthouse
State Rep. Hillary Hickland sent a letter to Bell County Judge David Blackburn about “altered American and Texas flags” being displayed at the Bell County Courthouse, referencing Bell County Commissio...
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February 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My latest: Commissioner Louie Minor fired back at Texas State Rep. Hillary Hickland for displaying pride flags at the Bell County Courthouse.
My latest on ICE potentially coming to Bell County in Central Texas, and the lack of guidance from local government
Commissioner: ICE in Bell County ‘only a matter of time’
As a nationwide crackdown on immigration is taking place, Bell County Commissioner Louie Minor, D-Killeen, says that Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents coming into Killeen is “only a matter of
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February 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
My latest on ICE potentially coming to Bell County in Central Texas, and the lack of guidance from local government
Even if the traits smart, intelligent and witty accurately describe Elon Musk, which they don't, none of those things are the traits of a decent human being.
Being intelligent does little for the world if it's self-serving.
Kindness and empathy are far more important.
Being intelligent does little for the world if it's self-serving.
Kindness and empathy are far more important.
January 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Even if the traits smart, intelligent and witty accurately describe Elon Musk, which they don't, none of those things are the traits of a decent human being.
Being intelligent does little for the world if it's self-serving.
Kindness and empathy are far more important.
Being intelligent does little for the world if it's self-serving.
Kindness and empathy are far more important.
It genuinely doesn't make any sense that Democrats would align itself with Republicans to ban TikTok, something only 32% of Americans support, and then allow Trump to swoop in and act like a hero to save the platform from censorship. Either Democrats are idiots or purposefully tanking themselves.
January 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It genuinely doesn't make any sense that Democrats would align itself with Republicans to ban TikTok, something only 32% of Americans support, and then allow Trump to swoop in and act like a hero to save the platform from censorship. Either Democrats are idiots or purposefully tanking themselves.
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I'm told TikTok's host (Oracle) and CDN (Akamai) brought it back online today because Trump assured them they'd not be subject to penalties - something he can't entirely promise.
Whatever one's feelings on the ban's merit, they're defying federal law based on a not-yet-president's word. Huge gamble
Whatever one's feelings on the ban's merit, they're defying federal law based on a not-yet-president's word. Huge gamble
January 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I'm told TikTok's host (Oracle) and CDN (Akamai) brought it back online today because Trump assured them they'd not be subject to penalties - something he can't entirely promise.
Whatever one's feelings on the ban's merit, they're defying federal law based on a not-yet-president's word. Huge gamble
Whatever one's feelings on the ban's merit, they're defying federal law based on a not-yet-president's word. Huge gamble
TikTok is back. Wow, that was quick. What on earth did the TikTok owner have to agree to on the eve of Trump's inauguration in order to make that happen?
January 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TikTok is back. Wow, that was quick. What on earth did the TikTok owner have to agree to on the eve of Trump's inauguration in order to make that happen?
The TikTok ban is more depressing than people realize, especially when trying to explain its significance to baby boomers who think the entire sum of its existence is stupid challenge videos from Gen Z.
January 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
The TikTok ban is more depressing than people realize, especially when trying to explain its significance to baby boomers who think the entire sum of its existence is stupid challenge videos from Gen Z.
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If you expressed “negative sentiment” toward insurance companies on social media following the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO last month, the government was watching:
Government Monitoring Those With "Negative" Views of Health Insurance Companies
New documents reveal flurry of intelligence activity following Luigi Mangione's arrest
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
If you expressed “negative sentiment” toward insurance companies on social media following the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO last month, the government was watching:
Just want to introduce myself: I'm a reporter based in Texas near Austin. I work for the Killeen Daily Herald most days as a city government reporter, but I'm trying to write about state and national issues as well. I'm interested in civil liberties, tech and civil unrest, among other topics.
January 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Just want to introduce myself: I'm a reporter based in Texas near Austin. I work for the Killeen Daily Herald most days as a city government reporter, but I'm trying to write about state and national issues as well. I'm interested in civil liberties, tech and civil unrest, among other topics.
I joined Rednote in spite of the fact that mainstream news outlets warn that my data was being collected, something virtually all social media and corporations do. I found that Americans and Chinese appeared to be having a cultural exchange of sorts shortly before TikTok is set to be banned.
January 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I joined Rednote in spite of the fact that mainstream news outlets warn that my data was being collected, something virtually all social media and corporations do. I found that Americans and Chinese appeared to be having a cultural exchange of sorts shortly before TikTok is set to be banned.
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Read this story if you care about freedom of press ~> prismreports.org/2025/01/14/a...
Alissa Azar is going to trial for covering a pro-Palestine protest
The recent arrest of movement journalist Alissa Azar is part of a larger pattern of escalating intimidation and harassment by Portland police
prismreports.org
January 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Read this story if you care about freedom of press ~> prismreports.org/2025/01/14/a...
Banning TikTok is a blatant violation of the first amendment. Anybody who supports it should hang their heads in shame. This country has long been an oligarchy but it's starting to look a lot more obvious.
January 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Banning TikTok is a blatant violation of the first amendment. Anybody who supports it should hang their heads in shame. This country has long been an oligarchy but it's starting to look a lot more obvious.