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I care about Autism research & development more than awareness. I like sports, music & nature but I love being a dad more. Are we done now?
#Arsenal #TexasLonghorns #austimresearch #autism #autres
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For Texans, land is part of our identity. But what happens when that land is at risk?

Watch the trailer for the next episode of 'Texas Monthly Presents' here: https://www.texasmonthly.com/texas-monthly-presents/episode-112/
Connection to the Land: About Episode 112 of ‘Texas Monthly Presents,’ on PBS
For Texans, the land is part of our identity. What happens when that land is under threat? Featured stories explore a rice farm and a cattle ranch.
www.texasmonthly.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Available starting January 1, 2026.
October 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."
October 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Intentionally endangering the nation.... 👇

Key US nuclear agency to send 80% of workforce home as shutdown drags on.

About 1,400 staff at NNAS, which manages America’s nuclear weapons stockpile, to be furloughed on Monday. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Key US nuclear agency to send 80% of workforce home as shutdown drags on
About 1,400 staff at NNAS, which manages America’s nuclear weapons stockpile, to be furloughed on Monday
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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California leads the way!
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Well done, Detroit! We shouldn’t have to accept her “Noem-enclature.”
October 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Not being even vaguely sarcastic:

At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”
Q: What's your message to the 170 US citizens who have been detained by ICE? About 20 of them are children

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.
October 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Texas officials say food stamp benefits, which go to 1.7 million children, would not be distributed in November under an extended shutdown.
3.5 million Texans will see food assistance halted if government shutdown continues
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October 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Kidney Walk 2025 🧡

👉 www.kidneywalk.org
dallas/DrTorresKidneyWalk2025

Just click "Donate to Stephanie" and follow the quick steps.
Thank you for supporting this important cause! 💛
National Kidney Foundation - Kidney Walk
Help support National Kidney Foundation today!
www.kidneywalk.org
September 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Following a riot in Houston on August 23, 1917, members of an all-Black military unit were hanged on mutiny charges.

What actually happened that day? https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/black-soldiers-wrongfully-executed-1917-texas/
The U.S. Army Wrongfully Executed 19 Black Soldiers. More Than a Century Later, It Apologized.
Following a riot in Houston on August 23, 1917, members of an all-Black military unit were hanged on mutiny charges. What actually happened that day?
www.texasmonthly.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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The Texas GOP’s 2025 mid-decade redistricting doesn’t just maintain the state’s legacy of racial vote dilution; it accelerates it by targeting districts held by Latino Democrats.

The plan carries the hallmarks of intentional vote dilution.
Texas GOP Redistricting Plan Courts Latino Voters While Cutting Their Growing Political Power
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
www.newyorker.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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“I was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island… and I was not the only girl on that island… Ghislaine must die in prison, because I’ve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.”

Listen to the survivors.
August 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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76% of Texas’s $2.4 trillion GDP comes from the blue parts.
- DFW: $709.0 B (29.5%)
- Houston: $642.1 B (26.7%)
- Austin: $229.2 B (9.5%)
- San Antonio: $201.2 B (8.4%)
- El Paso: $49.3 B (1.9%)

Blue: $1.83 T (76%)
Red: $0.57 T (24%)
#EconSky #Gerrymandering

comptroller.texas.gov/economy/econ...
August 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Idk why I feel so self conscious when crickets stop chirping
lol like damn I smell or something?
August 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
@governor.ca.gov I’ve never donated in my life to a politician but you won me over sir 🫡
August 17, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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🧬 PFAS change gene activity

A new study of US firefighters shows some PFAS chemicals alter how genes work, linking them to cancers, autoimmune disease, and neurological disorders.

🔗 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#SciComm #PFAS #Health 🧪
Exposure to some common Pfas changes gene activity, new study finds
Findings help decipher mechanisms through which ‘forever chemicals’ cause disease, aiding in treating health problems
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Mark Zuckerberg has spent $110M to buy 11 houses in one Palo Alto neighborhood.

He's turning the homes into a compound.

That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.

I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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As the battle over partisan redistricting mounts, Democrats in California unveil a congressional map that could yield up to five new seats for their party, countering Texas' plan for five GOP seats.
California Democrats unveil their new congressional map to counter Republicans
As the battle over partisan redistricting mounts, Democrats in California unveil a congressional map that could yield up to five new seats for their party, countering Texas' plan for five GOP seats.
n.pr
August 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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On Saturday, about 5,000 people gathered at the Capitol in Austin to protest President Donald Trump and the Texas Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans more seats in the U.S. House. via @kutnews.bsky.social
Thousands rally at Texas Capitol against Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan
On Saturday, about 5,000 people gathered at the Capitol in Austin to protest President Donald Trump and the Texas Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans m...
www.kut.org
August 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk.

Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
July 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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August 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Immigration arrests falter in July after a big push for mass deportations in June. Activists in sanctuary jurisdictions hope their resistance plays a role.
Immigration arrests dip in July, and activists hope they're partly responsible
Immigration arrests falter in July after a big push for mass deportations in June. Activists in sanctuary jurisdictions hope their resistance plays a role.
n.pr
August 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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🧠 Helping and healthy aging

A 22-year US study found that volunteering or informally helping others boosts cognitive function in later life, especially with 2–4 hours of weekly help.

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#SciComm 🧪
Helping behaviors and cognitive function in later life: The impact of dynamic role transitions and dose changes
Despite the burgeoning literature linking prosocial helping behaviors and cognitive function, empirical evidence on whether transitions into and out o…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM