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Sonia Sotomayor Is Trying to Warn Us About the Supreme Court’s Dirtiest Open Secret
  • You vote for the Supreme Court every time you vote. The people you elect appoint justices who work their way up,and approve justices in Congress. Local elections matter. Even there you are either voting for people who are working their way up or appoint other judges.

  • Weren’t people joking about bringing gondalas to Austin?

    Looks like Dallas is actually considering it. Of course this is one of those mythical startups, so it will probably go nowhere.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/uber-like-elevated-cable-cars-could-be-dfw-s-next-attempt-at-tackling-traffic/ar-BB1p14tW

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    Should I insulate my garage attic?

    So it’s currently 100 degrees F in my garage today. I’m sure it will only get worse as the summer goes on. I added some of those insulated garage door panels, but I don’t think they did anything.

    Now I’m wondering if I should add fiberglass insulation to the attic space above the garage. Would this help, or just lock in the heat? Would using a radiant barrier up there work better?

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    Oklahoma public schools leader orders schools to incorporate Bible instruction
  • Taking the fight all the way to the Supreme Court (where they should lose) costs money. The idiot voters that support this nonsense are sacrificing everyone’s tax dollars to this altar. Meanwhile they don’t have funds to pave roads, etc.

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    Jared Padalecki Fires A Parting Shot At The CW

    Good article about Nexstar’s race to the bottom. Maybe they can hire David Zaslav to help them run the CW further into the ground.

    https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/jared-padalecki-fires-a-parting-shot-at-the-cw.php

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    Ascension will stop offering health insurance plans in Texas

    https://www.kut.org/health/2024-06-27/ascension-will-stop-offering-health-insurance-plans-in-texas

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    Ascension will stop offering health insurance plans in Texas

    https://www.kut.org/health/2024-06-27/ascension-will-stop-offering-health-insurance-plans-in-texas

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    Plex freebies - too many commercials

    I swear I’d watch more of the ad-supported content on Plex if it didn’t stop every ten minutes to show four minutes of commercials. I hope they are making some money from this deal, but I doubt it. Most of this content is available from other ad supported streamers with about 1/4 of the commercials. So why would anyone watch this?

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    Vanguard votes “yes” on Elon’s pay package

    Just in case any of you own this ETF.

    https://www.404media.co/you-probably-unwittingly-voted-to-give-elon-musk-a-huge-raise/

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    Democrat calls only 7 EV-charging stations deployed under US program 'pathetic'

    “Just seven electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations have begun operating with funding from a $5-billion U.S. government program created in 2021, marking "pathetic" progress, a Democratic senator said on Wednesday.”

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/democrat-calls-only-7-ev-charging-stations-deployed-under-us-program-pathetic-2024-06-05/

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    Out of order stories

    I will be so glad when the flashback/flash forward/flashback fad of storytelling is over. Trying to watch “Manhunt”, and they can’t even be bothered to show the moments leading up to Lincoln’s assassination in order. It reeks of “the writing is weak — what can we do in the editing to spice things up?!”

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    Reel mower sharpening?

    Anyone know of a place around town that does reel mower sharpening? Austin Outdoor Power website says they no longer offer it. I have a kit but I don’t want to deal with doing it myself if I don’t have to. Thanks for any leads.

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    ACL fest brings almost a half billion dollars to Austin economy.

    Also $8 mil in park improvements.

    https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/05/acl-fest-shows-499m-economic-impact-with-8-1m-donated-to-parks-improvements/

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    UT wants to throw $13.5 mil at I-35 caps

    This whole project is such a waste of money.

    When your tuition goes up even more, this will be one reason why. Fascinating how the rendering for these “UT caps” show mostly parking lots.

    I still haven’t seen any info on how the exorbitant yearly maintenance costs for these caps are going to be funded.

    https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/05/ut-pledges-13-5-million-to-cover-i-35-from-dean-keeton-to-15th-street/

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    T-mobile gets FTC approval to buy Mint mobile

    https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/t-mobile-wins-fcc-approval-to-buy-budget-provider-mint-mobile

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    Prosecutor to appeal against Texas woman’s acquittal over voting error

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/crystal-mason-black-woman-voting-error-acquittal

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    Tesla skirts Austin's environmental rules at Texas gigafactory

    https://electrek.co/2024/04/22/tesla-skirts-austins-environmental-rules-at-texas-gigafactory/

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    Kroger, Albertsons to sell 166 more stores seeking approval of $25 billion merger

    https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/kroger-albertsons-amend-asset-sale-agreement-with-cs-wholesale-2024-04-22/

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    “Witcher” to end with season 5

    https://www.engadget.com/netflix-will-stop-tossing-coins-to-the-witcher-after-season-five-171500284.html

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    Reminder: Property Tax Election coming up

    https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2024-04-19/voting-info-for-the-travis-central-appraisal-district-election/

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    Police, Fire, EMS radio dispatches to be encrypted

    https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2024/04/18/austin-police-fire-ems-scanners-radio-transmissions-in-austin-no-longer-public/73360881007/

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    Appraisal board elections in May.

    https://communityimpact.com/austin/south-central-austin/texas-legislature/2024/04/03/heres-why-large-texas-counties-are-holding-property-appraisal-board-elections-in-may/

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