Sc'Owl

Great ad.

Take off a glove!

Thread of some services/software I'm using instead of various billionaire-owned surveillance/fascist/"A.i." trash products:

For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)

Figured I'd go for the bigger follower count here.

Read this thread, support this org.

Why are you shocked?

YouTube video by Ze Frank True Facts About The Owl

Or if you prefer a video, I recommend True Facts about Owls.
Anyway…
Happy Superb Owl Sunday!

youtu.be/XeFxdkaFzRA?...

Donate to Help with rent and employment, organized by Marc Mitchell I'll put the tl;dr part up front: We need money for rent and health because of a series of… Marc Mitchell needs your support for Help with rent and employment

Ok. I did the thing. Thanks for doing or for sharing. gofund.me/6ef6d3d83

Texans: TODAY (2/2/26) is the last day to register to vote for the March primaries.

go here to confirm you’re still registered

goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-mvp-ui/...

Check and check again because the feds asked for our voter rolls and got them.

A screenshot of the Texas Monthly subscription page showing that for $25 we will send you 12 magazines a year and give you full access to our website.

Anyways, did you know that for $25 a year - yes, a year - Texas Monthly will send 12 print issues anywhere in the country, and give you full access to our daily digital content + 50 years of archives?

Truly, we are the best deal in journalism. subscription.texasmonthly.com/pubs/TZ/TXP/...

Five classes I took in University:
The Gothic Cathedral
The Medieval Village
Children’s Literature of the 1800s
Advanced Spanish Vocabulary
…and a dozen classes that ended in Physics. Modern, Thermal, Radiation, Quantum, Atmospheric, Cloud, Experimental, you name it I took it 😅

#txlege

Reupping: If you like my posts or we've interacted on twitter or offline, follow me at @empowlractual.bsky.social because I won't be using this one as much.

Mutuals pls follow me at @empowlractual.bsky.social.

4 NE Ingram [Kerr Co, TX] Dept of Highways reports Freezing Rain of 0.10 Inch at 1:18 PM CST -- TXDOT Report of icing on roadways, particularly bridges and overpasses along I-10 no... at Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:21:20 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.

The blankets are for indoor pets.

COLD WEATHER TIPS for pets and people Bring your pet inside Make an enclosure for community cats Put a sweater on your pet *Knock on your car hood to check for cats* Don't leave your pet in a car unattended Add blankets for extra warmth Limit time outdoors Clean their paws

Cold weather tips for pets.

NB: *Knock on your car hood to check for cats (which may have climbed up inside for warmth)*

Well get on with it then, Governor

"Poor Planning"

Jasmine Crockett, James Talarico to debate in Senate primary Saturday’s debate, hosted by the Texas AFL-CIO, gives voters their first side-by-side glimpse of the candidates’ contrasting styles and proposals ahead of the March 3 primary.

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico will face off Saturday in their first, and perhaps only, debate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

Booze won't keep you warm, J!

FLASH FLOOD WARNING WESTERN BANDERA COUNTY - Medina / Vanderpool TX

Oh sure, nothing says imminent winterstorm like midnight fireworks.

FFWEWX The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Bandera County in south central Texas... * Until 200 AM CST. * At 1115 PM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Medina and Vanderpool.

🚨 Flash Flood Warning issued January 23 at 11:15PM CST until January 24 at 2:00AM CST by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX 🚨
Additional Details Here.

It's coming overnight to start. Anything to protect limbs from ice! I still need to do it

one of those stupid thin blue line flags but the blue line is a utility pole with a lineman doing his thing

prayers up for the real boys in blue (jeans) over the next week

Oh right, I was going to wrap a fleece around my Mexican buckeye tree.