Brandon Summers
@brandonsummers.bsky.social
Violinist ⋅ HBCU Grad ⋅ 80s baby ⋅ Las Vegas Native / Creator of BuskLV
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In the evening of Nevada’s special legislative session:
🥫The first details emerged on the proposed food assistance program
🎥The first hearing to expand Nevada’s film tax credit focused on investments for pre-K programs.
Read about it in our live blog: thenevadaindependent.com/article/film...
🥫The first details emerged on the proposed food assistance program
🎥The first hearing to expand Nevada’s film tax credit focused on investments for pre-K programs.
Read about it in our live blog: thenevadaindependent.com/article/film...
Film tax credit bill almost derailed as Nevada Legislature special session kicks off - The Nevada Independent
The Indy’s tracker will have you covered for key developments on the first day of the 36th special session in Nevada’s history.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
In the evening of Nevada’s special legislative session:
🥫The first details emerged on the proposed food assistance program
🎥The first hearing to expand Nevada’s film tax credit focused on investments for pre-K programs.
Read about it in our live blog: thenevadaindependent.com/article/film...
🥫The first details emerged on the proposed food assistance program
🎥The first hearing to expand Nevada’s film tax credit focused on investments for pre-K programs.
Read about it in our live blog: thenevadaindependent.com/article/film...
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A federal jury awarded $6.5 million Monday to the parents and estate of an armed protester killed by Las Vegas police in 2020, ruling against some officers and in favor of others.
READ MORE: lvrj.com/post/3532408
READ MORE: lvrj.com/post/3532408
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A federal jury awarded $6.5 million Monday to the parents and estate of an armed protester killed by Las Vegas police in 2020, ruling against some officers and in favor of others.
READ MORE: lvrj.com/post/3532408
READ MORE: lvrj.com/post/3532408
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An officer said Tuesday that he did not initially tell investigators about seeing an armed protester raise or point a gun before police killed the protester.
Officer testifies he saw fatally shot protester’s rifle ‘come up,’ but didn’t initially tell investigators
A key to a pending civil trial is the question of whether or not the protester pointed a rifle at officers before they killed him.
www.reviewjournal.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
An officer said Tuesday that he did not initially tell investigators about seeing an armed protester raise or point a gun before police killed the protester.
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The Trump admin says it won’t tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits if the shutdown continues, according to an agency memo
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
Trump administration won’t use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits | CNN Politics
The US Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month, according to an agency memo obtained by CNN. That means that roughly...
www.cnn.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The Trump admin says it won’t tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits if the shutdown continues, according to an agency memo
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
Canvas was down at my school (and district-wide in general). There were also issues with Infinite Campus.
Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they.
Outage at Amazon Web Services disrupts websites across the internet
Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they.
n.pr
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Canvas was down at my school (and district-wide in general). There were also issues with Infinite Campus.
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Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they.
Outage at Amazon Web Services disrupts websites across the internet
Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they.
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CHAMPS! The Aces gathered outside T-Mobile Arena tonight to celebrate their third WNBA championship in four years with another parade that has become commonplace for the WNBA’s newest dynasty.
Parade-turned-party: Aces go all-out with WNBA championship parade
The Aces celebrated their third WNBA championship in four years on Friday with a parade outside T-Mobile Arena.
www.reviewjournal.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
CHAMPS! The Aces gathered outside T-Mobile Arena tonight to celebrate their third WNBA championship in four years with another parade that has become commonplace for the WNBA’s newest dynasty.
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A major immigration raid in Chicago last week led to dozens of arrests, including of green card holders and U.S. citizens. While the Trump administration has released a highly produced video of the raid, it still has not answered basic questions about the operation.
October 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A major immigration raid in Chicago last week led to dozens of arrests, including of green card holders and U.S. citizens. While the Trump administration has released a highly produced video of the raid, it still has not answered basic questions about the operation.
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If you know other cases where DHS/ICE and other agencies demanded data about an activist's online accounts, I'm still digging. My Signal is shawnmusgrave.82
Scoop: DHS is trying to unmask Instagram accounts that named and shamed federal agents. One activist just filed a motion to quash the subpoena which was sent to Meta in early Sept. theintercept.com/2025/09/18/d...
The Feds Want to Unmask Instagram Accounts That Identified Immigration Agents
StopICE.net filed a motion to quash a subpoena about an Instagram video that identified a Border Patrol agent.
theintercept.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If you know other cases where DHS/ICE and other agencies demanded data about an activist's online accounts, I'm still digging. My Signal is shawnmusgrave.82
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Bluesky loves links — we don’t downrank or deprioritize posts with links in them, and as a result they get higher traffic, so lots of people post them.
oh my god there are so many links here
the iframes dont load fast enough lol
the iframes dont load fast enough lol
September 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Bluesky loves links — we don’t downrank or deprioritize posts with links in them, and as a result they get higher traffic, so lots of people post them.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka eliminates Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 at the U.S. Open to reach her first major quarterfinal since 2021.
September 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka eliminates Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 at the U.S. Open to reach her first major quarterfinal since 2021.
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Two children were killed, and 18 children between the ages 6 and 15 were injured by a shooter. Middle schoolers acted heroically to protect others, a parent said.
Middle schoolers are lauded for protecting younger kids during church shooting
Two children were killed, and 18 children between the ages 6 and 15 were injured by a shooter. Middle schoolers acted heroically to protect others, a parent said.
n.pr
August 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Two children were killed, and 18 children between the ages 6 and 15 were injured by a shooter. Middle schoolers acted heroically to protect others, a parent said.
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Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network journalist and other people, all of whom were sheltering outside the Gaza City Hospital complex.
Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening the death toll for the media
Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network journalist and other people, all of whom were sheltering outside the Gaza City Hospital complex.
n.pr
August 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network journalist and other people, all of whom were sheltering outside the Gaza City Hospital complex.
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Here's a photo from Jordan. Chris Smalls will be flying into Newark Friday morning
July 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Here's a photo from Jordan. Chris Smalls will be flying into Newark Friday morning
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A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
July 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
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Official Homeland Security account posted this to IG
July 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Official Homeland Security account posted this to IG
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Breaking up is hard to do—harder yet when there’s a deactivation period. Here’s how to log off every big social site, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, Bluesky, and Truth Social. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Delete All of Your Social Media Accounts
Breaking up is hard to do—harder yet when there’s a deactivation period. Here’s how to log off every big social site, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, Bluesky, and Truth Social.
www.wired.com
July 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Breaking up is hard to do—harder yet when there’s a deactivation period. Here’s how to log off every big social site, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, Bluesky, and Truth Social. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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One Guadalupe River flood gauge near Kerrville and Camp Mystic recorded a rise of more than 25 feet in two hours.
Graphics: Where the Texas floods happened and how high the waters rose
One Guadalupe River flood gauge near Kerrville and Camp Mystic recorded a rise of more than 25 feet in two hours.
n.pr
July 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
One Guadalupe River flood gauge near Kerrville and Camp Mystic recorded a rise of more than 25 feet in two hours.
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Running errands in Houston and I'm staring at this flood gauge, trying to imagine 37 and 1/2 feet like they got in Kerrville.
July 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Running errands in Houston and I'm staring at this flood gauge, trying to imagine 37 and 1/2 feet like they got in Kerrville.
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NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
Here's a timeline of the catastrophic Texas floods
NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
n.pr
July 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
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BREAKING: Officials say at least 27 people, including 9 children, were killed in the Texas floods as search operations remain underway.
Officials: At least 27 people are dead in Texas floods as the search continues for the missing
A Texas sheriff says the deaths from flash flooding in central Texas has risen to 27 people, including nine children.Search and rescue efforts were continuing in the Texas Hill Country, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a press conference Saturday morning.The destructive fast-moving waters al
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July 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
BREAKING: Officials say at least 27 people, including 9 children, were killed in the Texas floods as search operations remain underway.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut wins his 17th Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest after a 1-year absence.
July 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut wins his 17th Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest after a 1-year absence.
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BREAKING: The Republican leaders overcame objections from within their own party, marking a victory in their quest to fulfill President Trump's campaign promises.
House Republicans pass Trump's mega bill, sending the package to his desk to be signed
The Republican leaders overcame objections from within their own party, marking a victory in their quest to fulfill President Trump's campaign promises.
n.pr
July 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
BREAKING: The Republican leaders overcame objections from within their own party, marking a victory in their quest to fulfill President Trump's campaign promises.
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Wow, he talked for a long time and then the bad thing still happened!
July 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Wow, he talked for a long time and then the bad thing still happened!