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SOTA brand strategy & design. Build, commit, push. 🇺🇸 Austin Joined January 2009

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8 hours ago

Moment of calm.

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How much will these sales actually address AISD's budget shortfall? Kendall's thread uncovers details. TLDR: most of these properties were improved via bonds. Tax law states that if properties were improved with tax-exempt bonds, then bonds must be paid off before anything else.

Kendall G Pace @KendallGPace

a day ago

Last week on a consent agenda, @AustinISD declared six more properties surplus for sale which passed with zero public discussion. As I reviewed the 2022 bond records, I found something that has never appeared in any board presentation or budget document. 🧵 #AustinISD #txed

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bg @bg_ctrl

a day ago

Gone fishing.

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bg @bg_ctrl

2 days ago

Korea on one screen. Mexico on another. Poutine on the table. World cup culture is fun.

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2 days ago

@Helot_ @DissidentWire

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2 days ago

@bwaltens

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2 days ago

@idyllicmusing

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2 days ago

Daisy if you do.

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2 days ago

@bofrench Narrator: "It in fact was already happening in Texas."

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bg @bg_ctrl

3 days ago

@bwaltens @GregAbbott_TX @GovHotWheels_TX Sure, Jan...

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Voödoo 6 von Inyanga @6Voodoo

3 days ago

So, a female cop in a gunfight with a communist panic shot a... A rabbi, yes sir. Outside the, am I reading this right? The pornhub headquarters? That is correct, sir And the female cop shot the communist after he killed her immigrant partner? It appears so, yes

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bg @bg_ctrl

3 days ago

@shortmagsmle 🤣

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3 days ago

Reflectivity.

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Sierra @Sierra_rak

5 days ago

Socialism was never a working-class movement. It has always been a project of intellectuals: academics, writers, journalists, and professional theorists. It appeals to those who prefer grand systems, simple moral narratives, and top-down control. It flatters the belief that society should be redesigned by people who “know better,” giving intellectuals a starring role they don’t receive in a market economy. In many ways, socialism is a luxury belief.

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bg @bg_ctrl

4 days ago

America spends $3Billion per DAY just on debt interest. That doesn't even pay down the principle... Insane.

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Matt Mackowiak @MattMackowiak

4 days ago

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2026 BREAKING: City of Austin Certifies Save Austin Now Outside Audit Charter Amendment -- City Clerk Certifies that At Least 20,000 Valid Signed Petitions Were Submitted AUSTIN, TX — Austin City Clerk Erika Brady today notified nonpartisan organization Save Austin Now PAC that her office certified the Outside Audit charter amendment as having at least 20,000 valid signed petitions from City of Austin residents. The city’s review found that 21,131 signatures were submitted and 20,051 were valid, a resulting validity rate of 94.89%. The charter amendment will now be placed on the November 2026 ballot. The charter amendment will require regular, outside, performance audits of the entire City of Austin budget for the first time in city history. The first outside audit must be completed within one year of the contract engagement (with the independent contractor selected within 120 days) and which must be conducted every five years or no less than one year before any future tax rate election. The Charter amendment explicitly requires that the Independent Contractor commit to identify annual or multi-year cost savings that exceed the cost of the initiative. The audit will cover the entire City of Austin budget, all utilities, and all vendors and subvendors. No audit of this kind has ever been conducted in Austin. “The more than 20,000 Austin residents who signed our petition only want transparency, accountability and efficient spending for the high taxes that we pay,” said Save Austin Now co-chair Matt Mackowiak. “We appreciate the work of the City Clerk’s office in certifying our petitions in 20 days. The campaign phase begins now. If Austinites want to see their tax dollars spent wisely and efficiently, then we must pass this outside audit charter amendment.” More information about Save Austin Now can be found at SaveAustinNow.com. # # # #ATXCouncil