Shannon
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This extremely sweet man was brought back from foster today; he's been there several months (may be a sitter stay for the holidays). SNAP HIM UP, Austin! Perfect family boy. Come and get him.
www.austinpetsalive.org/adopt/dogs/a...
www.austinpetsalive.org/adopt/dogs/a...
Austin Pets Alive! | Peanut Butter Baby
Hi, I'm Peanut Butter Baby! I love playing fetch and snuggling up after a long day of fun. I'm always ready to make you laugh with my goofy antics and…
www.austinpetsalive.org
December 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This extremely sweet man was brought back from foster today; he's been there several months (may be a sitter stay for the holidays). SNAP HIM UP, Austin! Perfect family boy. Come and get him.
www.austinpetsalive.org/adopt/dogs/a...
www.austinpetsalive.org/adopt/dogs/a...
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If we treated him like a normal president he’d be in prison right now
December 20, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Sunset at Ocean Beach in San Diego, California.
#sandiego #sdca #oceanbeach #beach #surfing #sunset #sunsetchasers #ocean #obpier #landscapes_lovers #photography
#sandiego #sdca #oceanbeach #beach #surfing #sunset #sunsetchasers #ocean #obpier #landscapes_lovers #photography
December 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Sunset at Ocean Beach in San Diego, California.
#sandiego #sdca #oceanbeach #beach #surfing #sunset #sunsetchasers #ocean #obpier #landscapes_lovers #photography
#sandiego #sdca #oceanbeach #beach #surfing #sunset #sunsetchasers #ocean #obpier #landscapes_lovers #photography
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No surprise. They’re redacting the constitution.
December 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
No surprise. They’re redacting the constitution.
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Spooky scenes from a surprisingly foggy run in east Austin
You should be able to see downtown behind this boat 👀
You should be able to see downtown behind this boat 👀
October 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Spooky scenes from a surprisingly foggy run in east Austin
You should be able to see downtown behind this boat 👀
You should be able to see downtown behind this boat 👀
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Astounding reporting from the @washingtonpost.com on the deal Marco Rubio cut with El Salvador. For my full take, check out my Substack at: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
October 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Astounding reporting from the @washingtonpost.com on the deal Marco Rubio cut with El Salvador. For my full take, check out my Substack at: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
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I'm old enough to remember laughing and rolling my eyes when people used to compare Boris Johnson to Trump
October 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm old enough to remember laughing and rolling my eyes when people used to compare Boris Johnson to Trump
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What real leadership looks like.
Thank you, President Barack Obama, for standing strong with California, defending our rights, and fighting for the people of this nation.
Thank you, President Barack Obama, for standing strong with California, defending our rights, and fighting for the people of this nation.
August 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
What real leadership looks like.
Thank you, President Barack Obama, for standing strong with California, defending our rights, and fighting for the people of this nation.
Thank you, President Barack Obama, for standing strong with California, defending our rights, and fighting for the people of this nation.
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Thank you, Boston Globe. This is how it's done.
August 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Thank you, Boston Globe. This is how it's done.
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DC is a safe city and home to more than 700K citizens now being harassed and abused by federal agents, with DeWine-ordered Ohio troops OTW. The people don’t have Congressional representatives. They need our help! Take Action! PASS this around! Here’s a guide.
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August 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
DC is a safe city and home to more than 700K citizens now being harassed and abused by federal agents, with DeWine-ordered Ohio troops OTW. The people don’t have Congressional representatives. They need our help! Take Action! PASS this around! Here’s a guide.
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🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is escalating its effort to pressure states to hand over sensitive voter data, including by threatening legal action, according to letters from a top department official obtained by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In New Letters, DOJ Escalates Hunt For State Voter Data, Threatens Legal Action
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is escalating its effort to pressure states to hand over sensitive voter data, including by threatening legal action, according to letters from a top department official obtained by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office picked up the lawsuit after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped a similar one in March.
New York Sues Zelle—What To Know About Alleged $1 Billion Scams Over The App
New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office picked up the lawsuit after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped a similar one in March.
www.forbes.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office picked up the lawsuit after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped a similar one in March.
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NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
August 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
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So hang on…. Trump is going to offer to open up FUKKIN ALASKA TO THE RUSSIANS??
Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
August 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
So hang on…. Trump is going to offer to open up FUKKIN ALASKA TO THE RUSSIANS??
Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
Wow. Let’s see republicans defend this
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NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
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1. Get bad jobs numbers
2. Fire person who counted
3. Stop counting
‘1984’ is upon us 🇺🇸
2. Fire person who counted
3. Stop counting
‘1984’ is upon us 🇺🇸
August 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
1. Get bad jobs numbers
2. Fire person who counted
3. Stop counting
‘1984’ is upon us 🇺🇸
2. Fire person who counted
3. Stop counting
‘1984’ is upon us 🇺🇸
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"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea
I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.
www.motherjones.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
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I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
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For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
August 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
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Here are some nice mushrooms
August 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
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LEFT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has a tattoo in honor of a family member.
RIGHT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has facilitated and/or engaged in the sexual assault of over a thousand children.
RIGHT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has facilitated and/or engaged in the sexual assault of over a thousand children.
August 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
LEFT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has a tattoo in honor of a family member.
RIGHT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has facilitated and/or engaged in the sexual assault of over a thousand children.
RIGHT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has facilitated and/or engaged in the sexual assault of over a thousand children.