Leftist Austin, TX

This administration has turned our country into a police state. Contact your local authorities and #Resist #PushBack #NoPoliceState @austintx.bsky.social @aclu.org @fightingliberal.bsky.social

New update from @stevanzetti.bsky.social in our ongoing coverage of the ICE prosecutor with a white supremacist X account.

ICE conducts 'targeted enforcement' in Austin over weekend The Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed that it had partnered with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on unidentified operations Sunday.

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Texans this is on your To Do, today

The bottom 50% of households hold just 2.4% of U.S. wealth.

The top 1% control 42% of the wealth.

Two people in Austin die from hypothermia during this week's winter freeze Austin-Travis County EMS has responded to 40 freeze-related calls since Monday. About half were related to traffic crashes, and the other half were for exposure to the cold.

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Trump administration strips schools, churches of immigration enforcement protections The memo rescinds a Biden administration guideline that created "protected areas" consisting of places where "children gather, disaster or emergency relief sites, and social services establishments."

Federal immigration officials can now enter schools, hospitals and churches to conduct arrests. Story by @ximenabustillo.bsky.social @sergiomarbel.bsky.social.

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Austin Winter Shelters and Supplies Drop-Off Information:

If you can, please help our unhoused neighbors in Dallas after being displaced right before the winter storm.

Agreed. Organized labor in much stronger position today than 2017. If you want to defend your own interests and those of your friends and neighbors, join a union.

More than 100 Texans active in the Jan. 6 insurrection among those pardoned A Texan was the first to breach the Capitol and many others joined the assault. The presidential pardon helps cast all of them as folk heroes.

More than 100 Texans active in the Jan. 6 insurrection among those pardoned

Austin, how are we feeling about the TikTok ban? Where will you move to? RedNote, or existing US social media alternatives (Reels, YouTube Shorts, etc)?

More than 80% of electricity on the Texas grid was carbon-free at one point Sunday The massive share of renewable energy on the grid is a positive sign for efforts to combat climate change. It will become ever-more common as solar, wind and battery-storage facilities are added.

In Texas, on some days, alternative energy such as wind, solar and battery provides the majority of power to the Texas energy grid.

More than 80% of electricity on the Texas grid was carbon-free at one point Sunday in 2024...

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Austin real estate developer Nate Paul pleads guilty, ending federal fraud case Nate Paul was the chief of World Class Holdings, a company with myriad sub-businesses and, at one point, over $1 billion in assets across 17 states, according to a Forbes report.

Real estate developer Nate Paul agreed to plead guilty to one charge of making false statements to a lending institution.

YouTube video by Left Reckoning Why You Should Care About DSA: Ashik Siddique Talks Future of Socialism

Why You Should Care About DSA: Ashik Siddique Talks Future of Socialism
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A graphic with a black chalkboard background with a sports play diagram drawn on it. White text reads: Strategy Town Hall! Let's develop a game plan for the next four years--together! 2008 Justin Lane, Building A. January 25th, 2025. 10 AM to 2 PM.

Join us for a Strategy Town Hall on January 25th from 10 AM to 2 PM (lunch will be provided)! This town hall will be open to all Austin DSA members to discuss May Day 2028’s General Strike and potential escalating campaigns leading up to then.

RSVP here: buff.ly/4alUtfZ

A graphic with the quote, "Finally. After nearly 15 months, innocent Palestinian children can soon go to bed without worrying whether bombs will destroy their families, houses, and livelihoods. The Israeli government’s bombardment of Gaza will end and the hostages will be brought home. We must remain vigilant and ensure this is a lasting ceasefire that paves the way for peace and security for Palestinians and Israelis."

My statement on the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal:

Getting more consistent answers now for our next batch of Arctic air.

🔹First piece arrives Saturday
🔹Coldest temps are here Sunday->Tuesday
🔹Winter weather is *possible* but still very much in question.

Snapshot of Monday morning temps shown here, coldest since Jan 2024

Growing potential for snow in Austin next week due to another winter storm. The location of the heaviest precipitation corridor remain unclear, but cold temperatures are expected.

Trump’s Texas Tycoons Meet the Lone Star megadonors, think tankers, and politicians poised to play big roles in Trump’s comeback tour.

From @byjustinmiller.bsky.social in our magazine: Brooke Rollins to Elon Musk, meet the Lone Star megadonors, think tankers, and politicians poised to play big roles in Trump’s comeback tour.

Williamson and Jarrell firefighter crews have headed to LA to provide support for the California Fires.

They said they have experienced honks and waves along the way and lots of people visiting with them when they make a stop.

Texas Gave $1 Million in Expert Contracts to Defend Border Buoys in Court Records reveal additional costs of the controversial Rio Grande barrier that the governor describes as “low-cost.”

“You could provide teachers a pay raise. … You could prevent rural hospitals from being closed. Because he has access to these dollars, [he] is throwing out these types of consulting contracts to his friends to the detriment of the taxpayer.”

‘Heartbreaking’: Anti-Trans Healthcare Law Takes Effect in Texas Despite ACLU win in lower court, an appeal by the state means transgender kids and their families will feel the devastating effects of the ban.

An appeal by the state means SB14, our ban on healthcare for young trans folks goes into effect today.

Digital Editor Kit O'Connell spoke with a top New Mexico endocrinologist, and with an analyst for ACLU of Texas about the "heartbreaking" effects this law is already having on kids are familes:

This Texas town has about 250 people. It has 50 sworn police officers. The Coffee City limit sign on the side of State Highway 155 reads “POP 249.” In a town of barely 250 residents, there are 50 full-time and reserve officers.

Absolutely nightmarish situation in the town of Coffee City, Texas which has just 250 people.

And 50 cops.

Mass shooting at The Arboretum in North Austin.

I'm feeling sick. The Arboretum was my childhood. I grew up in a neighborhood right near it. It was my hangout to buy books and get ice cream.

I visit it frequently and even interviewed for a job at a building right near it once.