A. Banshee
@auburnbanshee.bsky.social
Y'all means all.
Childless cat lady.
I occasionally use my higher education degrees.
Childless cat lady.
I occasionally use my higher education degrees.
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New from Sue Davis: The Texas GOP has created a political culture that asks women to set aside character, accountability, and even their own interests whenever party power is at stake.
Angela Paxton's Message: Elect the Elephant at All Costs
Her appeal to put party loyalty above character and accountability ignores the price women will pay if Ken Paxton becomes a U.S. senator.
www.texasobserver.org
October 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
New from Sue Davis: The Texas GOP has created a political culture that asks women to set aside character, accountability, and even their own interests whenever party power is at stake.
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Over the past two decades, governmental bodies, with the help of the courts, have degraded Texas’s public information apparatus—once, one of the most transparency-friendly in the U.S.—piece by piece, nearly hollowing it out.
Here's how they did it.
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
Here's how they did it.
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
Texas Was Once a Leader in Government Transparency. No More.
Our state once wanted residents to know what politicians were saying and doing behind closed doors. Now leaders are redacting most everything.
www.texasmonthly.com
August 24, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Over the past two decades, governmental bodies, with the help of the courts, have degraded Texas’s public information apparatus—once, one of the most transparency-friendly in the U.S.—piece by piece, nearly hollowing it out.
Here's how they did it.
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
Here's how they did it.
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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Python named Jodie Foster first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment
Python named Jodie Foster first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment
Chester zoo resident, 23, ‘back to her usual feisty self’ after electrochemotherapy for tumour in her jaw
A 15ft (4.5-metre) python is believed to be the first snake in the world to be given a pioneering, life-saving cancer treatment normally used on humans.
The 50kg reticulated python, named Jodie Foster after the Hollywood star, has just turned 23 and lives at Chester zoo. Keepers first became concerned that she may be unwell when she began eating less and spending more time inactive in her habitat. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Python named Jodie Foster first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment
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delighted to discover that a) Jimothy has a Wikipedia picture and b) it's this
August 21, 2026 at 12:29 AM
delighted to discover that a) Jimothy has a Wikipedia picture and b) it's this
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Senate leaders on Wednesday sent a strongly worded letter to the nation’s regulator of buses that oversees transportation safety.
The move comes after a @wbur.org and ProPublica report found dozens of fatal crashes missing from the federal safety record:
The move comes after a @wbur.org and ProPublica report found dozens of fatal crashes missing from the federal safety record:
Senators Push Federal Regulator to Prove School Bus Safety Data Is Accurate
The request from two Democratic lawmakers comes after WBUR and ProPublica found that the federal safety record was missing dozens of fatal crashes involving one of the nation’s largest public transit ...
www.propublica.org
August 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Senate leaders on Wednesday sent a strongly worded letter to the nation’s regulator of buses that oversees transportation safety.
The move comes after a @wbur.org and ProPublica report found dozens of fatal crashes missing from the federal safety record:
The move comes after a @wbur.org and ProPublica report found dozens of fatal crashes missing from the federal safety record:
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On the one hand, it’s a conspiracy theory to think that Kash Patel’s FBI murdered Lindsey Graham. On the other hand, it’s a far bigger one to imagine that it will investigate and solve the case.
July 13, 2026 at 3:11 AM
On the one hand, it’s a conspiracy theory to think that Kash Patel’s FBI murdered Lindsey Graham. On the other hand, it’s a far bigger one to imagine that it will investigate and solve the case.
As someone who at one point stayed alive because I wasn't about to let McConnell or Graham outlive me, these past few days have been weird.
July 13, 2026 at 1:10 AM
As someone who at one point stayed alive because I wasn't about to let McConnell or Graham outlive me, these past few days have been weird.
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Quick Tip:
"Don't speak ill of the dead" means dont demean, or spread lies, or speak malicious untruth about dead people, who cant defend themselves
Accurately describing someone's life and legacy is not "speaking ill"
It's the truth - which is self justifying in that it is the truth!
"Don't speak ill of the dead" means dont demean, or spread lies, or speak malicious untruth about dead people, who cant defend themselves
Accurately describing someone's life and legacy is not "speaking ill"
It's the truth - which is self justifying in that it is the truth!
The More You Know - Iconic Star Animation
ALT: The More You Know - Iconic Star Animation
static.klipy.com
July 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Quick Tip:
"Don't speak ill of the dead" means dont demean, or spread lies, or speak malicious untruth about dead people, who cant defend themselves
Accurately describing someone's life and legacy is not "speaking ill"
It's the truth - which is self justifying in that it is the truth!
"Don't speak ill of the dead" means dont demean, or spread lies, or speak malicious untruth about dead people, who cant defend themselves
Accurately describing someone's life and legacy is not "speaking ill"
It's the truth - which is self justifying in that it is the truth!
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"I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure".
~ Clarence Darrow, 1932
~ Clarence Darrow, 1932
July 12, 2026 at 11:16 AM
"I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure".
~ Clarence Darrow, 1932
~ Clarence Darrow, 1932
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No statement from Mitch McConnell on the sudden passing of his senate colleague? So much for decorum
July 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
No statement from Mitch McConnell on the sudden passing of his senate colleague? So much for decorum
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New: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled the federal government can’t hold undocumented immigrants for more than 90 days without a bond hearing, rejecting a Trump administration policy that requires immigration agents to hold immigrants until they are deported.
Appeals court says undocumented migrants must get hearing
The 2-1 ruling stems from the detention of three longtime Texas residents. The Trump administration argued they didn’t deserve a bond hearing because the government plans to deport them.
www.texastribune.org
July 2, 2026 at 10:55 PM
New: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled the federal government can’t hold undocumented immigrants for more than 90 days without a bond hearing, rejecting a Trump administration policy that requires immigration agents to hold immigrants until they are deported.
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I converted to Catholicism last week. Here‘s why Pope Leo was wrong to excommunicate the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X
July 3, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I converted to Catholicism last week. Here‘s why Pope Leo was wrong to excommunicate the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X
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“After months of negotiating, I am thrilled to announce that the U.S. government has accepted our terms and agreed to sell us the Department of War,” said Palantir CEO Alex Karp
Palantir Acquires Pentagon For $800 Billion
MIAMI--In an effort to diversify its holdings in the highly competitive militarized surveillance space, data analytics firm Palantir announced Thursday that it had acquired the Pentagon for $800 billion. “After months of negotiating, I am thrilled to a...
theonion.com
July 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
“After months of negotiating, I am thrilled to announce that the U.S. government has accepted our terms and agreed to sell us the Department of War,” said Palantir CEO Alex Karp
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June 30, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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#SCOTUS has overturned a law limiting the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates. 💰
74% of Americans say the role of money in politics is a very big problem for the country today.
74% of Americans say the role of money in politics is a very big problem for the country today.
June 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
#SCOTUS has overturned a law limiting the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates. 💰
74% of Americans say the role of money in politics is a very big problem for the country today.
74% of Americans say the role of money in politics is a very big problem for the country today.
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The sound of meowing 🐾
June 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The sound of meowing 🐾
I hate the orange man's admin for many reasons but my current most petty and personal grievance happens to be around air travel.
In other news, I'm looking for a new preferred airline.
In other news, I'm looking for a new preferred airline.
June 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I hate the orange man's admin for many reasons but my current most petty and personal grievance happens to be around air travel.
In other news, I'm looking for a new preferred airline.
In other news, I'm looking for a new preferred airline.
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So, they're forecasting hyperinflation?
June 5, 2026 at 12:23 PM
So, they're forecasting hyperinflation?
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Two members of the advisory board for Stars and Stripes are suing the Defense Department over a memo they say threatens the military newspaper’s long-standing editorial independence.
Plaintiffs sue Pentagon, allege illegal limits on Stars and Stripes
The lawsuit asks a judge to block new rules the Pentagon has placed, arguing changes made to governance of the media organization were illegal.
www.stripes.com
June 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Two members of the advisory board for Stars and Stripes are suing the Defense Department over a memo they say threatens the military newspaper’s long-standing editorial independence.
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There is something brutally psychically injurious to being constantly told "just do good work and you'll be successful" while watching people who do the most dogshit work possible do all the succeeding.
June 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
There is something brutally psychically injurious to being constantly told "just do good work and you'll be successful" while watching people who do the most dogshit work possible do all the succeeding.
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As much as I love the World Cup, I hope that all matches in the US are a disaster from the point of view of poor attendance. I hope it all backfires spectacularly
June 1, 2026 at 6:30 AM
As much as I love the World Cup, I hope that all matches in the US are a disaster from the point of view of poor attendance. I hope it all backfires spectacularly
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I absolutely think a senate candidate's personal life is my business, because he is running to be one of the most powerful people in the United States. This is not a position where you can maintain a principled privacy for your serial infidelities *that took place last year.*
June 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I absolutely think a senate candidate's personal life is my business, because he is running to be one of the most powerful people in the United States. This is not a position where you can maintain a principled privacy for your serial infidelities *that took place last year.*
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Marilou & I are deeply saddened by the loss of our lifelong friend, Marcia.
Not just a gifted, innovative artist, she also happened to be a genuinely nice person. Smart, funny, & just plain fun to be around. Thankfully, her memory lives on and we will never stop missing her.
shorturl.at/wx6BV
Not just a gifted, innovative artist, she also happened to be a genuinely nice person. Smart, funny, & just plain fun to be around. Thankfully, her memory lives on and we will never stop missing her.
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Oscar-Winning 'Star Wars' Editor Marcia Lucas Dies At 80
Marcia Lucas was the editor on 1983's “Return of the Jedi” and the pre-“Star Wars” George Lucas-directed films “THX 1138” and “American Graffiti.”
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May 30, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Marilou & I are deeply saddened by the loss of our lifelong friend, Marcia.
Not just a gifted, innovative artist, she also happened to be a genuinely nice person. Smart, funny, & just plain fun to be around. Thankfully, her memory lives on and we will never stop missing her.
shorturl.at/wx6BV
Not just a gifted, innovative artist, she also happened to be a genuinely nice person. Smart, funny, & just plain fun to be around. Thankfully, her memory lives on and we will never stop missing her.
shorturl.at/wx6BV