Round Rock student born with no hands a Rhodes Scholarship finalist www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
Round Rock student born with no hands competes for Rhodes Scholarship
A college student from Round Rock born with no hands is competing for a Rhodes Scholarship. Garrison Shin, 22, was adopted from a Russian orphanage and is one of 238 finalists.
www.statesman.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Round Rock student born with no hands a Rhodes Scholarship finalist www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
I can't prove it, but I've been told by reliable sources this is the Halloween lawn decoration installed by one of RFK's neighbors. Even if that's not true, it provokes a good chuckle anyway.
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I can't prove it, but I've been told by reliable sources this is the Halloween lawn decoration installed by one of RFK's neighbors. Even if that's not true, it provokes a good chuckle anyway.
Venezuela
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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October 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Finally the @dallasmavs.bsky.social have a decent quarter outscoring the @torontoraptor.bsky.social b
39-25 in the third.
39-25 in the third.
October 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Finally the @dallasmavs.bsky.social have a decent quarter outscoring the @torontoraptor.bsky.social b
39-25 in the third.
39-25 in the third.
How many point guards dunk like Cooper Flagg? (Hint: He shouldn't be playing point guard.)
October 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
How many point guards dunk like Cooper Flagg? (Hint: He shouldn't be playing point guard.)
Texas needs to get more disciplined. Committing 12 penalties for 115 yards, as the Longhorns did against San Jose State today, is going to come back to bite them in #SEC play.
#Longhornfootball.
#Longhornfootball.
September 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Texas needs to get more disciplined. Committing 12 penalties for 115 yards, as the Longhorns did against San Jose State today, is going to come back to bite them in #SEC play.
#Longhornfootball.
#Longhornfootball.
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Strong reporting here from ProPublica, which found that three Trump Cabinet members -- at Labor, Transportation and EPA -- call multiple homes their primary residence on mortgages.
That's the same move that led Trump to fire Lisa Cook from her job at the Fed. bit.ly/466yMyI
That's the same move that led Trump to fire Lisa Cook from her job at the Fed. bit.ly/466yMyI
Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.
The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...
bit.ly
September 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Strong reporting here from ProPublica, which found that three Trump Cabinet members -- at Labor, Transportation and EPA -- call multiple homes their primary residence on mortgages.
That's the same move that led Trump to fire Lisa Cook from her job at the Fed. bit.ly/466yMyI
That's the same move that led Trump to fire Lisa Cook from her job at the Fed. bit.ly/466yMyI
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The pedophile who committed mortgage fraud by falsely claiming that his 11,000 sq ft condo was 30,000 sq ft is having the DOJ open a probe into Lisa Cook for *checks notes* mortgage fraud.
September 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The pedophile who committed mortgage fraud by falsely claiming that his 11,000 sq ft condo was 30,000 sq ft is having the DOJ open a probe into Lisa Cook for *checks notes* mortgage fraud.
In all the brouhaha about the Mavs winning the NBA lottery, it's worth remembering that Dallas' WNBA team also won that league's lottery this year.
May 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
In all the brouhaha about the Mavs winning the NBA lottery, it's worth remembering that Dallas' WNBA team also won that league's lottery this year.
For anyone living in #Austin, here's your chance to have a say in the city's future:
surveys.zencity.io/austin/FC5PqE/en?s=SD
surveys.zencity.io/austin/FC5PqE/en?s=SD
Zencity Surveys
Zencity surveys
surveys.zencity.io
April 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
For anyone living in #Austin, here's your chance to have a say in the city's future:
surveys.zencity.io/austin/FC5PqE/en?s=SD
surveys.zencity.io/austin/FC5PqE/en?s=SD
Watching the @sixersnba.bsky.social at @ny-knicks.bsky.social tonight reinforces my opinion that the Quentin Grimes trade was actually the worst @dallasmavs.bsky.social trade this year.
April 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Watching the @sixersnba.bsky.social at @ny-knicks.bsky.social tonight reinforces my opinion that the Quentin Grimes trade was actually the worst @dallasmavs.bsky.social trade this year.
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Here’s a song about #Signalgate – the flamboyant US security breach – adapted from one of our all-time fave Bee Gees songs, titled “You Were Not Supposed to Message it Through!”
A quick turnaround, but only 5 of us as Alfie (really our best fake Bee Gee) is away 🔥👊💪🙏🎶
youtu.be/rPfwtXulKS4
A quick turnaround, but only 5 of us as Alfie (really our best fake Bee Gee) is away 🔥👊💪🙏🎶
youtu.be/rPfwtXulKS4
"You Were Not Supposed to Message It Through" - Marsh Family parody of the Bee Gees on #Signalgate
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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March 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Here’s a song about #Signalgate – the flamboyant US security breach – adapted from one of our all-time fave Bee Gees songs, titled “You Were Not Supposed to Message it Through!”
A quick turnaround, but only 5 of us as Alfie (really our best fake Bee Gee) is away 🔥👊💪🙏🎶
youtu.be/rPfwtXulKS4
A quick turnaround, but only 5 of us as Alfie (really our best fake Bee Gee) is away 🔥👊💪🙏🎶
youtu.be/rPfwtXulKS4
Hats off to the marketing genius who conceived the Batman/Bateman gimmick for State Farm. Would love to read an in-depth account (attention @nytimes.com) of how this came together.
March 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Hats off to the marketing genius who conceived the Batman/Bateman gimmick for State Farm. Would love to read an in-depth account (attention @nytimes.com) of how this came together.
I was working for a newspaper in San Diego, Calif., the day George Wallace stood at the entrance of an auditorium at the University of Alabama in a futile attempt to prevent two black prospective students from enrolling.
March 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I was working for a newspaper in San Diego, Calif., the day George Wallace stood at the entrance of an auditorium at the University of Alabama in a futile attempt to prevent two black prospective students from enrolling.
All the players in tonight's #Mavericks/ Bucks game are wearing brightly colored shoes. It seems more than merely coincidence. Is this any kind of tribute to #Kyrie? Can someone offer a clue/explanation?
March 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
All the players in tonight's #Mavericks/ Bucks game are wearing brightly colored shoes. It seems more than merely coincidence. Is this any kind of tribute to #Kyrie? Can someone offer a clue/explanation?
Can't recommend the #Netflix 6- episode documentary "Court of Gold" strongly enough. Best sports documentary since "Hoop Dreams." The filmmakers obviously had unfettered access to all the basketball Olympians and they used it superbly.
February 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Can't recommend the #Netflix 6- episode documentary "Court of Gold" strongly enough. Best sports documentary since "Hoop Dreams." The filmmakers obviously had unfettered access to all the basketball Olympians and they used it superbly.
Why does the #NBA still have divisions, especially when it no longer appears to affect playoff seedlings? You can argue it makes for more geographically compact schedules, but Minnesota is closer to Memphis and OKC then they are to Denver, the division team that's closest to them.
February 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Why does the #NBA still have divisions, especially when it no longer appears to affect playoff seedlings? You can argue it makes for more geographically compact schedules, but Minnesota is closer to Memphis and OKC then they are to Denver, the division team that's closest to them.
My ranked ballot for best picture this year:
1 Nickel Boys
2 Anora
3 The Brutalist
4 I'm Still Here
5 Conclave
6 The Substance
7 Dune: Part 2
8 Wicked
9 A Complete Unknown
10 Emilia Perez
1 Nickel Boys
2 Anora
3 The Brutalist
4 I'm Still Here
5 Conclave
6 The Substance
7 Dune: Part 2
8 Wicked
9 A Complete Unknown
10 Emilia Perez
February 6, 2025 at 6:43 AM
My ranked ballot for best picture this year:
1 Nickel Boys
2 Anora
3 The Brutalist
4 I'm Still Here
5 Conclave
6 The Substance
7 Dune: Part 2
8 Wicked
9 A Complete Unknown
10 Emilia Perez
1 Nickel Boys
2 Anora
3 The Brutalist
4 I'm Still Here
5 Conclave
6 The Substance
7 Dune: Part 2
8 Wicked
9 A Complete Unknown
10 Emilia Perez