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Ray Collins @eraycollins.bsky.social · 2h

I have been wondering for some time whether Chief Davis reassignment of sworn personnel to the training academy was to further the recommendations of the Kroll report. Evidently not according to the explanation given. austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...

Commission calls for full audit of police training academy - Austin Monitor

Members of Austin’s Public Safety Commission approved a resolution on Monday calling for a full audit of the progress made on police training academy reforms. In November, 2020, the city hired Kroll...

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Michael Barnes @indelibleaustin.bsky.social · 2h

German beer halls to civil rights protests: Hidden history of Austin theaters www.statesman.com/news/history...

These Austin theaters have entertained for more than 150 years

The Scottish Rite Theater was once a German beer hall, where suds flowed long after the curtain fell. Protests at the Varsity Theater helped integrate Austin.

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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 2h

Not solving actual problems for working Texans, just culture war bullshit and hate.

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 2h

It should be noted that the rainbow crosswalk at Westheimer and Taft, which is being removed, is not just an LGBTQ+ pride flag; it was also intended as a memorial for Alex Hill, a then 21-year-old who was killed in a hit-and-run at the intersection in 2016. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Father hopes son's death will shine spotlight on Houston hit-and-runs

Michael Hill feels some peace after finding out Houston police have arrested someone who...

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Audrey @sweetaudrey.bsky.social · 3h

Oh look it’s a day that ends in Y & the Governor of Texas is afraid of rainbows. These dickheads are afraid of the stupidest shit: books, hair, rainbows, art… the list goes on and on.

Chron.com @chron.com · 3h

"Texans expect their taxpayer dollars to be used wisely, not advance political agendas on Texas roadways."

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declares war on state's rainbow crosswalks

"Texans expect their taxpayer dollars to be used wisely, not advance political agendas on Texas roadways."

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Terri Langford @tlangford.bsky.social · 2h

Some Texas community colleges remove course materials amid broader push to limit gender identity discussions www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/t... via @texastribune.org

Some Texas community colleges remove course materials amid broader push to limit gender identity discussions

At least two community colleges, Alvin and Blinn, are also considering what they can and can’t teach to high schoolers enrolled in their fast-growing dual credit courses.

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🪬Lina-Maria Murillo @drlmmurillo.bsky.social · 2h

Manufacturing a crisis so they can label "protests as terrorism" is as Professor @mark-bray.bsky.social explains it "directly out of an authoritarian playbook." In solidarity with my historian colleague and comrade, Mark Bray.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3h

Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.

6a E Mark.mp4 - 6a E Mark - Frame.io

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 2h

In which the editorial board of the Washington Post effectively endorses President Nixon's claim that "when the president does it, that means it is not illegal."

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 19h

🧵 Trump is criminally invading states under false pretenses. His supporters are trying to instigate violence by dressing as antifa and committing crimes.

In this clip from Portland, Joey Gibson of "Patriot Prayer" and his fiancée, Lindsey Nichols, tried to cause trouble before being forced away.

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Dan Brennan @danieltbrennan.bsky.social · 12h

Chi was my council member the last few years I lived in Brooklyn. I knew this not because I was in DSA or paid particularly close attention to local races, but because he was everywhere. I would go running on a Saturday morning around Bed-Stuy and he'd be out there picking up trash.

Free Parking 🚘 @free-parking.bsky.social · 14h

This is exactly what we need. This is it.

"New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a close ally of Zohran Mamdani, is privately discussing a run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)"

Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries

Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 1d

Man…man.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

“Why Sergio?”: Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef

Sergio Garcia built a wide following for his regional Mexican cuisine over the decades, becoming a favorite of the White House press corps visiting Waco during the Bush presidency. Then in March, ICE ...

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 14h

Trump (1) reveals he doesn't know what habeas corpus is and (2) punts to Noem, who famously revealed her own ignorance at a Senate hearing when she defined habeas corpus as "a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country."
www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 17h

Industrial Revolution Provides Millions Of Out-Of-Work Children With Jobs https://theonion.com/industrial-revolution-provides-millions-of-out-of-work-1819571223/

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Z00keeper @z00keeper.bsky.social · 18h

Here's Portland's hellscape south waterfront near the ICE facility. Utter devastation (other than the luxury condos, gorgeous parks & high end shops)

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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 17h

Is he doing a bit?

a man with a beard is pointing at a sign that says " love "

Alt: a man with a beard is writing on a fogged up window "over" Clip from a portlandia bit about everything being over.

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 17h

More history from this Nazi adulated by the Trump team. These are explicit, proud Nazis who scream and cry and call every referee they can find when you quote their Nazism back to them.

Multiple tweets from Nazi Jack Posobiec in 2016 making "jokes" involving the Nazi code "1488."

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 18h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 18h

¡No Pasarán!

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 18h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Chron.com @chron.com · 22h

Democratic congressional candidate Isaiah Martin is in hot water over what others are arguing is his mischaracterization of his role with Sheila Jackson Lee's congressional office.

Texas candidate in hot seat over alleged resume fraud

Democratic congressional candidate Isaiah Martin is in hot water over what others are arguing is his mischaracterization of his role with Sheila Jackson Lee's congressional office.

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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 19h

Rights vs Privileges?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A MAGA X account often shared by Senator Mike Lee and House Republicans like Nancy Mace--that often alleges Democrats encourage voting fraud-- is run by a man who not only has never stepped foot in the US, he also illegally donated to an American campaign.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America

Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.

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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 21h

Early Voting runs 10/20-10/31,
Nov. 4 Election Day.

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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 21h

Sure, fund essential services.

But making sure Matt Mackowiak & Save Austin Now have a bad time is a powerful motivator.

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Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social · 21h

This is a very strong reason to vote FOR Prop. Q

J “Do you read Sutter Kane?” Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 1d

Man, Mackowiak and Save Austin Now making a big Nextdoor push against Prop Q.

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