Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
sigmoid.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
A social space for people researching, working with, or just interested in AI!

Administered by:

Server stats:

595
active users

sigmoid.social: AboutProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.4.3

#atx

2 posts1 participant0 posts today
Preston Maness ☭<p>Shameful reporting out of KVUE and Austin American-Statesman:</p><p><a href="https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-city-funds-meals-flights/269-35f52397-27c7-4a27-ad2d-ef4a5b47f3b1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kvue.com/article/news/local/au</span><span class="invisible">stin-city-funds-meals-flights/269-35f52397-27c7-4a27-ad2d-ef4a5b47f3b1</span></a></p><p>Attempting to characterize 20-dollar lunches as "luxury" is absurd. Austin's budget shortfall isn't going to be fixed by its employees packing lunches every day, y'all. It *could* be fixed by trimming down the police department, but... the Texas legislature made that illegal.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austin</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/KVUE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KVUE</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinAmericanStatesman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustinAmericanStatesman</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/txlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>txlege</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p>Linked is an article from the Austin Chronicle by Richard Whittaker (who is sadly not on the fediverse) that does a good job of chronicling the impact of the US legislature's (and <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s) recent public broadcasting cuts --- the Chronicle rightly uses the more appropriate term "rescission" --- to both <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> and <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> broadly. Austin <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a>, as well as <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> television and radio stations <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/KUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KUT</span></a> and <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/KUTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KUTX</span></a>, will all be impacted. KUTX was my favourite radio station when I lived in Austin. Its willingness to eschew the top-40 algorithm and branch out is refreshing; the rescission might impact available licensing arrangements for their music.</p><p>Here in <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FortWorth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortWorth</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dallas</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/dfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dfw</span></a>, the closest analog to KUTX that I've found is <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/KNTU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KNTU</span></a>, better known as 88.1 Indie. It is entirely (well, mostly) commercial free. I say mostly, because I still consider "sponsored by X, offering service/product Y" to be an advertisement (formally referred to as "underwriting"); albeit a more palatable one than the traditional fare of the medium. KNTU is definitely more pop-heavy (and repeat-heavy) than KUTX, but it also caters/panders heavily to a more <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/millennial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>millennial</span></a> audience (guilty).</p><p>All that being said...</p><p>&gt;The greatest concern is that this economic assault isn’t the end, but simply the latest attack on editorially independent media. The CPB defunding came after the dismantling of Voice of America Radio, and now the question is, what’s next? If the end game is to destroy public radio and television, how long before broadcast licenses become a target?</p><p>The irony of putting editorial independence in the same paragraph as Voice of America is painful and invites a comparison that i suspect most folks working in public broadcasting would not appreciate.</p><p>&gt;Even if Republican lawmakers have turned their backs on public media, the hope is that donors, including charitable foundations, will continue to see the value of its uniquely community-minded programming. For example, Austin PBS is already strategizing about filling that $400,000 cut to Ready to Learn’s budget. Patiño said, “Our hypothesis is that, once we go out to the marketplace and say, 'Hey, these are the needs that will go unmet, these are the communities that will no longer receive the educational services that we provide and have for years and years and years,’ we hope that people that fund and support educational services in other nonprofits will support us in some way to fill that gap.”</p><p>Cutting out the legislative middlemen between the public and their servants, by pivoting to a direct-donor-centered model, might prove to be a silver lining to this rain cloud (and perhaps an unintended and unwelcome threat to that legislative body's hard and soft power).</p><p><a href="https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2025-08-01/texas-public-media-grapples-with-funding-loss-from-gop-bill/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">austinchronicle.com/news/2025-</span><span class="invisible">08-01/texas-public-media-grapples-with-funding-loss-from-gop-bill/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/CPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPB</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinChronicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustinChronicle</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/InventingReality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InventingReality</span></a></p>
Lou Plummer 💖<p>Man, Austin was full of hippies even back in the day! Look at the haircuts on these guys from the 1893 football team. <a href="https://social.lol/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a></p>
Zap Productions<p>Locked-up Classic • Austin, Texas, USA</p><p>Rolleiflex 2.8 D • Kodak Tri-X 400 • 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FilmPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FilmPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kodak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kodak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TriX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TriX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Camera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film120" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film120</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediumFormat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediumFormat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rolleiflex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rolleiflex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BWfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BWfilm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monochrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lockedup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lockedup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Classic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Classic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Car</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dodge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dodge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Steel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Steel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/June_23_2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>June_23_2025</span></a></p>
Zap Productions<p>Ritual Wall Abuse • Austin, Texas, USA</p><p>Rolleiflex 2.8 D • Kodak Tri-X 400 • 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FilmPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FilmPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kodak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kodak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TriX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TriX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Camera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film120" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film120</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediumFormat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediumFormat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rolleiflex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rolleiflex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BWfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BWfilm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monochrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Graffiti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Graffiti</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Abandoned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abandoned</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/June_23_2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>June_23_2025</span></a></p>
Wendy Nather<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FensterFreitag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FensterFreitag</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a></p>
Zeno Torch<p>Austin June 14 No Kings protest as Trump dishonors the military he refused to serve with a parade in his honor. As Trump plays toy soldiers for his “suckers and losers” birthday party, millions who actually respect the constitution stand up and resist his corrupt oligarchy by taking to the streets.</p><p>The Austin event is scheduled for June 14, Flag Day, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Texas State Capitol, 1100 Congress Avenue, Austin.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoKingsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKingsDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/June14" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>June14</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@effaustin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>effaustin</span></a></span> &gt;"Given concerns expressed today, I have decided to withdraw this item from the agenda at this time to provide more opportunities to address council members’ questions and do our due diligence to alleviate concerns prior to bringing this item back to City Council for consideration," Broadnax said in his message to the Mayor and Council. <br>&gt;<br>&gt;...<br>&gt;<br>&gt;Broadnax's decision essentially means Austin's ALPR program will end on June 30.</p><p>Don't celebrate just yet. They've got the rest of the month for y'all to lose interest and bring the item back later. Expect APD to piss and moan and for the more liberal CMs to hem and haw before voting to extend the contract.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/alpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alpr</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustinTX</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austin</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flock</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FlockSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlockSafety</span></a></p>
Tindie Maker Marketplace<p>Macintosh Analog &amp; VGA Board <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/TindieBlog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TindieBlog</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/VGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VGA</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/PowerSupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSupply</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/VintageComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputers</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/ComputerRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerRepair</span></a> <br><a href="https://blog.tindie.com/2025/05/macintosh-analog-vga-board/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.tindie.com/2025/05/macint</span><span class="invisible">osh-analog-vga-board/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@jbqueru" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jbqueru</span></a></span> personally, I hope for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RISCv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RISCv</span></a> to become <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mainstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainstream</span></a> and be offered in more than just SBCs with <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a></em> but also regular formfactors like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UCFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UCFF</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NUC</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MiniITX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniITX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MiniDTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniDTX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/microATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microATX</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a>!</p>
Preston Maness ☭<p>My baby brother is graduating from <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/UTAustin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UTAustin</span></a> today :D And tomorrow. But today is the Cockrell School of Engineering's ceremony. Between him (chemical engineering), my younger brother (mechanical and aerospace engineering), and myself (electrical engineering), we form one (1) rocketry team at this point.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustinTX</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/graduation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graduation</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Graduation2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Graduation2025</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/cockrellgrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cockrellgrad</span></a></p>
Moya Moya ShashinBy Permit Only<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/street?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#street</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/austin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#austin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/atx?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atx</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/film?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#film</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/kodak?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kodak</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikon</a>
SLIMBOOK (Official)<p>💥🙌 NEW Kymera Black! 🙌💥</p><p>Yes, yes! This innovative desktop not only delivers top-tier performance, but also features a small built-in display right on the chassis. 😱 Prefer a more minimal design? The display is optional and also available with a sleek, smooth front panel.</p><p>Packed with the latest processors, graphics, and components. Want to learn more about this incredible desktop? Check out its new page 👇</p><p><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/tags/KymeraBlack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KymeraBlack</span></a> <a href="https://linuxrocks.online/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://linuxrocks.online/tags/Slimbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slimbook</span></a><br><a href="https://slimbook.com/kymera-atx" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">slimbook.com/kymera-atx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p><a href="https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2025-04-25/is-austins-new-arts-umbrella-organization-just-in-time-or-too-little-too-late/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">austinchronicle.com/arts/2025-</span><span class="invisible">04-25/is-austins-new-arts-umbrella-organization-just-in-time-or-too-little-too-late/</span></a></p><p>On the one hand, as the article's body mentions: "better late than never." On the other, as the article's title insinuates: the horse has left the barn. Decades of trading on Austin's "weird" reputation, whilst pandering near-exclusively to capital, has left Austin's cultural core genuinely penurious, hallowed out, and fleeing for higher ground. Same as it ever was.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austin</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinChronicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustinChronicle</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/KeepAustinWeird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeepAustinWeird</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustinTX</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://federate.social/@oconnell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>oconnell</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;Ground Game Texas, the organization that helped get marijuana decriminalization on the ballot in Austin, San Marcos and other places throughout the state, said in a statement it will continue to "craft policies that respond to [the court's] ruling."<br>&gt;<br>&gt;"These decisions don't change the fact that the people of Austin and San Marcos spoke with one voice," executive director Catina Voellinger said. "It doesn't change the fact that for years, the ordinance protected residents from arrest and criminalization over low-level possession. And it definitely doesn't change our commitment to this fight."</p><p>Catina Voellinger? I recognize that name! If she's still fighting, then <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austin</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> should absolutely stand along side her to ensure that APD continues to deprioritize marijuana "crimes," if nothing else. I'm not convinced that trying to play "by the book" with the very state apparatus that writes the book is a worthwhile strategy though. Grassroots organization in <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> is the same story, consistently, over decades: local victories, overruled by the state. The grassroots needs to aim higher than putzing about locally or tailing the Democrats. It needs to build its own party to seize state power.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/txlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>txlege</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/txpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>txpol</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/thc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thc</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/marijuana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marijuana</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/cannabis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cannabis</span></a></p>
Oreo Speedwagon II 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦<p>A portion of the crowd of peaceful democracy protectors in Austin, TX today listening to speakers and music as part of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a>.</p><p>Next action is May 1st at the State Capitol from 5 pm to 8 pm. Come join the movement against <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascists</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AustinTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustinTX</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a> #50501 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USConstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USConstitution</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a></p>
Deutschland<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/de/33587/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/de/33587/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Wie AT&amp;S, Bawag, Lenzing, OMV, CA Immo und CPI Europe AG für Gesprächsstoff im ATX sorgten <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Aktie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aktie</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AktuelleNachrichten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AktuelleNachrichten</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AktuelleNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AktuelleNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AT</span></a>&amp;S <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a>: <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Bawag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bawag</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BG</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europa</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europ%C3%A4ischeUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropäischeUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Immo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Immo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Lenzing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lenzing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LNZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LNZ</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nachrichten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nachrichten</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMV</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Perf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perf</span></a>. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Schlagzeilen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schlagzeilen</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Symbol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Symbol</span></a></p>
Lou Plummer 💖<p>The happy cacti of Austin, TX <a href="https://social.lol/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://social.lol/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://social.lol/tags/the100pics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>the100pics</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p>An excellent interview conducted between Maggie Quinlan Thompson of the Austin Chronicle and Texas state senator Sarah Eckhardt, who represents the Austin area:</p><p><a href="https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2025-04-11/sitting-down-with-your-senator/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">austinchronicle.com/news/2025-</span><span class="invisible">04-11/sitting-down-with-your-senator/</span></a></p><p>The entire interview does an *excellent* job of interjecting important bits of context when needed. That is a breath of fresh air compared to raw dumps of dialog that assume every reader/listener is just as wired in to said context as the writers/speakers.</p><p>As well, one point in particular makes a very concise and convincing case against bad political theatre, likening it, across several important political axes, to nutritionally barren candy:</p><p>&gt;**Chronicle**: *You were talking about political pragmatism, which could be thought of as political performance. Before you were an attorney, you studied arts and performed in theatre productions. We have this phrase “political theatre,” which implies something nefarious, but in a pure sense of what theatre is, is there artistry in the work of being a lawmaker?*<br>&gt;<br>&gt;*Eckhardt*: As a public servant you have to tell the story outside the building, so I don’t consider political theatre a bad thing. I think you need to be sufficiently theatrical, a sufficient storyteller, so that your community knows what their government is up to.<br>&gt;<br>&gt;There are also posturing bills. These are examples of really bad theatre. It’s candy politics. It has no nutritional value. It doesn’t increase your public safety. It doesn’t increase your prosperity. It doesn’t improve your health care. It doesn’t reduce the price of groceries. It’s purely about looking good and doesn’t do any good.</p><p>Finally, another salient piece of advice regarding the intersection of ego and politics:</p><p>&gt;**Chronicle**: *Do you feel genuine partnership and teamwork with many or any of your Republican colleagues?*<br>&gt;<br>&gt;**Eckhardt**: One way I can get policy passed is by quietly talking to my Republican colleagues and acting like a superstaffer saying, “Hey, I read your bill. I think it’s really, really good. I can’t vote for it yet. Here are a couple of things that would improve it, that would make it possible for me to vote for it.”<br>&gt;<br>&gt;Another way I can influence policy is I can propose a bill and file it and then float it to see how many Republicans I can get to co-author, and if I can’t get any to co-author, but one of them says, “I really like this bill, but politically, I can’t be seen on a bill with you.” I’ll say: “file the identical bill, and I’ll co-author yours. Take my bill. Cool.” You can get a lot more done if you don’t need your name on it.</p><p>You can get a lot more done if you don’t need your name on it.</p><p>You can get a lot more done if you don’t need your name on it.</p><p>You can get a lot more done if you don’t need your name on it.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/txpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>txpol</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/txlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>txlege</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinChronicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustinChronicle</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austin</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustinTX</span></a></p>
j2i.net<p>This motherboard in this 4U case feels like a sin.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a></p>
TrendingLive feeds
About