There absolutely is a way! Climate change affects every single bread and butter issue. From fertility risks to the price of chocolate. My TED talk explains more, and then every week I have a newsletter that makes this connection! www.talkingclimate.ca

Just getting dinner onto the table for the kiddos, will deal with this later.

So if no vote, does this mean the ACA is dead? Asking for 24 million Americans.

Has anyone ever seen Elon Musk eat out at a restaurant in Austin (other than his brother's, assuming he's been there)?

Hey my news outlet @thebarbedwire.com is hiring a social media manager. Looking for someone smart who lives in Tx and loves covering our messed up state www.journalismjobs.com/job-listing/...

Oh hell no!

Meanwhile... people.com/ghislaine-ma...

#GVerse #Update - via @calltoactivism.bsky.social "Just wanted to point out that Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is quite possibly the most vulnerable Senator in America right now and tonight, he voted no on this deal. This is what courage looks like."

I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.

Critical fire danger Sunday across Central, South & Southeast Texas. 🔥 Low humidity + strong winds = fast-spreading fires. Avoid outdoor burning & anything that sparks. #TXwx #FireWeather #Texas #WildfireRisk #BurnBan

Just a reminder.

Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??

Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations

Yesterday, while chatting w/ a neighbor, I found out she blames Dems for the shutdown. I told her how the ACA has helped me & 24 million Americans afford health insurance & that Dems need to keep fighting for it, not give it. She said she didn’t know much about the ACA. How do folks still not know?

FFS! 🤦‍♀️

Sheriffs nationwide have enormous control over jail voting access, with many restricting mail and voter guides, making it nearly impossible for incarcerated people to vote. A law in Colorado removed that discretion—and turnout has soared.

I absolutely don't want Senate Dems to cave, but some key things: 1. If they do, this gets kicked back over to the House, which has to vote on it again since it would differ from their own version...which I think only runs thru 11/21? 2. That presumably means having to swear in Grjalva.

Have you heard about this? "As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash." h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com

Any “deal” that ends with Dems just getting a pinky promise in return is a mistake. The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.

TFW when just know Americans are going to be the ones paying for Trump to get his name slapped on this stadium. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...

This is your friendly reminder that Obamacare isn’t just the exchanges! It’s a set of laws that force insurance companies to actually. You know, insure people!! You can read my full graphic explainer here: aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/it-could-b...

Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.

Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.

These cases are nightmares. Many people had removal proceedings “administratively closed” for years; the case is off the docket and the person can stay indefinitely. Now, suddenly, ICE is restarting them. And if they miss a physical letter, they might get ordered deported without their knowledge.

This is what happens when Republicans are given the task of governing. Chaos, economic collapse, and suffering.

people.com/lynda-carter... #wonderwoman @lyndacarter.bsky.social

Kiellends Plass sucks but wow I have never seen it suck this bad

JC! There are too many interesting films to see this month! www.austinfilm.org/screenings/

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner with the Year-End No. 1 Trophy in Turin. Serious poses only… just kidding 😂

Thanks, Trump! www.kut.org/life-arts/20...

Quiet pardoning is now a thing?

It's the first Friday of the month and we got no jobs data for the first time in 77 years. Hold me.

Immigration judges with prior immigrant defense work make up the largest share of those fired by the Trump admin. NPR identified 70 fired immigration judges. The changes have at least shifted perception of fairness in these courts My latest investigation: www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...

“From attacks on academic freedom to the defunding of life-saving scientific research to arresting peaceful student protesters, Trump’s higher ed policies have been catastrophic for our democracy. We’re excited to build a coalition of workers & students fighting back." – AAUP president Todd Wolfson

UT Austin is discussing eliminating or consolidating our departments of African American and African Diaspora Studies, Mexican/American and Latino/Latina Studies, and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Here is what AAADS alumni have to say. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time. Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.

I love the smell of mustard and onion in the morning. Smells like… victory.

Several weeks ago, the Dallas police chief announced that he'd declined $25 million to cooperate with ICE through the 287(g) program. Our turncoat MAGA mayor is mad. He called this meeting to discuss it. This is a great thread detailing how a majority of the full council supports the chief.

OK, this is neat and a great way to keep public radio alive in the community! Coming in May. kutfestival.org

Why do I feel like pushing these medications on Americans is not good in the long run?

Oh lord what now?

As Americans struggle with Trump’s unstable economy and some corporations exploit lax rules to outsource jobs abroad, I'm leading 100+ of my Dem colleagues in urging that environmental enforcement standards be strengthened in the renewal of USMCA to support job creation and clean manufacturing.

Mamdani taught Trump a new word!

We don't tax these people nearly enough. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/05/u...

One of the largest school districts in Texas, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, has come to be dominated by the Christian right. But conservative board members lost 3 seats last night to a slate of candidate running on separating church and education: www.houstonpress.com/news/progres...

Now there's a thought. 🤔

It's hard to be a Democrat in Texas today, seeing so many cities & states celebrate big wins while the red wave in TX grows stronger. We have lost balance in our state. So many Texans' views/voices are being silenced here. It's really discouraging. It's going to take a few days to find hope again.

With a Supermoon, King Tides, and X-class solar flares, the skies above are having an active week. NWS's Space Weather Prediction Center monitors solar activity and provides advanced warning of any earth-directed impacts. www.swpc.noaa.gov

Lots of great results across the country, except unfortunately in the state of Texas and the City of Austin, where I happen to live.  I have never more disappointed in Austinites than I am about Prop Q being voted down.