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Brandon Farmahini
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Ape. Podcasts, sometimes. Director, sometimes. Producer, sometimes. LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/BrandonFarmahini
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parkerwelch.bsky.social
Target date for the Austin Light Rail final environmental impact statement is set for one month from now, December 15th www.permits.performance.gov/proj/austin-...

ATP has also issued 3 RFPs for final design & construction, light rail vehicles, and the O&M facility www.atptx.org/build-with-us/
www.permits.performance.gov
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
brando.bsky.social
You’re telling me they made a 3rd Jumanji?
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
brando.bsky.social
It looks like both downtown and Saltillo will close for all of 2027-2028 to deal with the 35 rebuild covering an at-grade crossing to bridge) & the East side double tracking. However a temp station will be setup at E. 7th and Northwestern. @DannyHu82728140 @CapMetroATX #Progress
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
brando.bsky.social
Better not be at 45th and Lamar. This will likely be outside of Austin by the factory. A highway feeder road in Texas is an appropriate spot for it.

www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/...
Tesla Diner could be coming to Austin - Austin Business Journal
"Probably makes sense to open one near our Giga Texas HQ in Austin and engineering HQ in Palo Alto," the Tesla CEO wrote on X.
www.bizjournals.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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katmabu.bsky.social
You’ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trump’s DOJ.

We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights.

Help us win this fight by chipping in at katforillinois.com/legal
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October 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
brando.bsky.social
I fucking wish, man. Still waiting on all my Soros checks.
October 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
brando.bsky.social
The White House renovation timeline takes a
Pretty traditional web based storytelling structure and adds a little salty bitch to it.
October 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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craigipedia.bsky.social
Not simply fascism. Monarchism.
Fox Business reporter Charles Gasparino, via Twitter: https://x.com/cgasparino/status/1981496719863955913 SCOOP: A Trump official tells @nypost that the administration favors Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery – and a number of rival bidders are likely to face stiff hurdles from US regulators in the blockbuster auction. “Who owns Warner Bros. Discovery is very important to the administration,” a senior Trump administration official told On The Money. “The Warner board needs to think very seriously not just on the price competition but which player in the suitor pool has been successful getting a deal done. And that points to the Ellisons.”
October 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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ktumulty.bsky.social
My favorite sign at the Montclair NJ No Kings today:
October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
brando.bsky.social
There’s a lot going on in the world right now and it’s too bad because I don’t think enough people appreciate how perfect peacemaker season two is. Not from a superhero POV but from a very human perspective.
October 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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nytpitchbot.bsky.social
JD Vance wants to use the 25th Amendment to become president. Stephen Miller wants to exploit Trump’s dementia to run the country himself. Call it the new checks and balances.
October 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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stano.bsky.social
Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.
September 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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calelectricrail.org
Funding is a major, underappreciated contributor to the high construction costs and long timelines that hold back electrification. In our new policy paper, Against Patchwork Funding, we propose a smarter way to fund rail: Multi-year Investment Frameworks. 🧵 calelectricrail.org/against-patc...
Cover page for the paper, which says “Against Patchwork Funding: How Multi-year Investment Frameworks Can Deliver Rail Service Infrastructure Cheaper and Faster” Californians for Electric Rail June 2025. Image shows a dollar cut up into many pieces over a railroad track
June 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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rparloff.bsky.social
US Magistrate Judge Vaala trying to untangle Lindsey Halligan's first adventure in indicting someone:
September 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
brando.bsky.social
The best thing for Texas would be if Trump banned the Democratic Party and we had the opportunity to start over and build a new-coalition from scratch without all the legacy baggage. That's the only way for progressives to win statewide. Maybe we'll get lucky if the GOP runs a crook against talarico
September 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
brando.bsky.social
My takeaway from the brilliantly honest #CharlieSheen #netflix documentary is that if he hadn't stopped doing pills and worked on his live show "winning" act then he could have won the GOP nomination for president in 2016.
September 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
brando.bsky.social
Crazy what 1 bad game can do to an accomplished game developer. gameworldobserver.com/2025/09/23/r...
Rocksteady Studios’ profit fell by more than half at the end of 2024 | Game World Observer
The failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has negatively impacted the finances of Rocksteady Studios, according to the studio’s report for the UK regulator for 2024. The document reveals a...
gameworldobserver.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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ashtonpittman.bsky.social
Trump says the White House was "told by ABC that (Kimmel's) show was cancelled."

He is now vowing to use the government to go after ABC over allowing Kimmel back on the air, and is citing ABC's previous decision to cave to his bullshit lawsuit and give him $16 million.
Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump I can't believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled! Something happened between then and now because his audience is GONE, and his "talent" was never there. Why would they want someone back who does so poorly, who's not funny, and who puts the Network in jeopardy by playing 99% positive Democrat GARBAGE. He is yet another arm of the DNC and, to the best of my knowledge, that would be a major Illegal Campaign Contribution. I think we're going to test ABC out on this. Let's see how we do. Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative. A true bunch of losers! Let Jimmy Kimmel rot in his bad Ratings. 859 ReTruths 3.27k Likes 9/23/25, 9:35 PM
September 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
brando.bsky.social
tonight we drink
September 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
brando.bsky.social
tonight we drink
September 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...
Maga is fundamentally a populist white racism. The slogan "Make America Great Again" is more accurately described as "Make White America Greater." The fact that the tariff policy insisted on a 50% tariff only on steel and aluminum stems from the concentration of these groups in the Rust Belt. The massive crackdown on illegal immigrants at the Hyundai-LG Energy Solutions joint venture plant in Georgia must be understood in this context. The scenes of our workers being chained and escorted away were reminiscent of the dragging of African slaves in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Department of Homeland Security boasted of "the largest single-site raid in history," and Immigration and Customs Enforcement even brazenly released footage of the raid, which was highly violating human rights, as if to boast of their "achievement." Far-right whites may have secretly rejoiced. Even politicians like the Georgia governor and local lawmakers, who had been active in attracting factories, have shifted their stance and sympathized with their grievances. This is likely because it's difficult to ignore the anti-immigrant sentiment of native Americans. Like the McCarthyism that swept through American society in the 1950s, irrational madness dominates American society. The recent visa issue, which could have been resolved diplomatically with advance notice from an ally, is difficult to explain beyond political maneuvering. The fact that they mobilized helicopters and armored vehicles for show, as if they had been caught, is difficult to explain.
September 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
brando.bsky.social
Twitter would be better if you banned every account that registered after 2013.
September 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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atrupar.com
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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leahmcelrath.bsky.social
Yeah, so things are breaking. I guess our primary job right now is to make sure we are all not what gets broken.
September 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM