Doing my part to keep Austin weird. Replies are spicier than my tweets. I follow news. On the grid everywhere as @libbyspencer. #ATX

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We're living in an ungodly conglomeration of dystopian novels. They're all coming true at once.
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I can see why Trump is so attracted to his body. He is very fit. Thinking his current obsession with male physique comes from hanging around with Hegseth.
YIKES. Roger Marshall’s closing message on spiking gas prices: “There are things more important than money to Kansans” This is the guy who sued his own patients for bills as small as $101, by the way #KSSEN
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Someone needs to tell Marco what's unusual is for the President of the US to be approaching the meeting as a fan boy of Communist leaders instead of an adversary.
SECRETARY RUBIO: People need to grow up when it comes to foreign policy a little bit. I don't think it's unusual for the three most powerful, nuclear-armed nations on Earth to have their leaders communicate with each other.
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Natural Wonders: I'm sticking with Aurora Borealis. #blindguess #Jeopardy #jeopardyblindguess (High Altitude Observatory)
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If you vote for Republicans their blood is on your hands too.
With Trump's removal of Starlink, Russians are now hunting cars full of people in Kyiv, using jet drones for which Ukraine's interceptors no longer function to stop. Three people murdered an hour ago in southern Kyiv, with six others injured, three of which are children.
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It could not be more clear. Trump wants to be a communist leader like Putin and Xi who command respect out of fear
Trump goes on a weird tangent about Europe: "If they don't soon find their way, we will have no choice but to leave. To leave. We will have no choice. It's a very serious situation. We're not letting it happen here." (Leave what?)
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FFS. He's not a real president. He just plays one on tv like he's still the star of The Apprentice.
Trump: "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much."
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Trump's remarks were made the same day Russia conducted a drone strike killing six civilians including children in a Kharkiv region park, plus missile and energy infrastructure attacks leaving hundreds of thousands without power. kyivindependent.com/what-russias-d… kyivindependent.com/russian-drone-… kyivindependent.com/russia-strikes…
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So says the guy who proclaimed a nonexistent ceasefire happened because "he said so." That only works in communist countries like Russia and China.
Trump: "When 97% of the stories are bad about a person, that's no longer free speech." @atrupar
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Yikes. Posted the photo without the text: Movie Promotions: My #blindguess is Barbie. Half of Austin painted itself pink for it. #Jeopardy #jeopardyblindguess
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I couldn't have said it better.
Ossoff: Right now there is wickedness in high places in the United States. You all have seen it, yes? You've seen health insurance torn away from those in the middle of a cancer fight. You've seen the nation once again lied into war. While it costs more than ever in American history to stock your fridge or fill up your truck or power your home or go to the doctor, you see the president adorn his office in gold, build monuments to himself, and line his own pockets with billions of dollars. Corruption on a scale unprecedented in our Republic's history… And let's be clear about one thing, there's only one man who tried to commit voter fraud in the state of Georgia in 2020, and it was Donald J. Trump when he called up Brad Raffensperger and demanded that he find him the votes he needed to win in a state that he’d lost.
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Damn Putin and his useful fool to hell. May we live to see their karma kick them before they go.
Another Russian ballistic missile attack came in several waves overnight, and once again, there was no early warning from our partners. They again targeted energy facilities and infrastructure, but a medical clinic, a school, a metro station, and ordinary residential buildings were also damaged. In total, the Russians launched 16 ballistic missiles in a deliberate attack on Kyiv and the Kyiv region. The Russians also launched more than 200 drones of various types, including jet-powered “shaheds,” with attacks spanning from the Kharkiv and Dnipro regions to the Volyn, Rivne, and Odesa regions. Sadly, there are casualties. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Those who were injured are receiving assistance. Overnight and this morning, Russia attacked energy facilities in the Vinnytsia, Volyn, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Kharkiv, Ternopil, Odesa, and Rivne regions. In this one night alone, more than 10 energy infrastructure facilities were damaged, and the lights went out for at least 550,000 families. Repair crews are working at the sites. Ukraine never wanted this war, and we have welcomed literally EVERY attempt by our partners to bring this war to a dignified end. We have responded positively to EVERY ceasefire proposal. Russia's response, time and again, has been ballistic missiles, “shaheds,” and killings. Putin not only doesn't want to end this war – he doesn't even want to take any steps toward de-escalation. EVERY ONE of our partners has experienced this firsthand when they heard Russia's refusals. And it is crucial to call things what they are. To call the aggressor an aggressor and help Ukraine defend lives. When deliveries of missiles for Ukraine's air defense are blocked while Russia is granted relief or delays in sanctions, this is, unfortunately, a denial of reality on the part of our partners. The reality is that the war continues, and it continues solely because of Russian strikes and Russia's desire to drag this war out. I thank everyone who recognizes this reality and helps Ukraine!
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The plan is for Donald to join the tyrants to form a Communist bloc? Not great.
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Reading the news. Rough seas ahead. We need a blue tsunami.
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Libby Spencer retweeted
This proposed plan is absolutely unacceptable. Here’s what the plan actually does: 36 holes of public golf cut to 18. No more mini golf. No more park. More running / cycling road. No more playground. No more introductory course. Nobody has said a word about the Cherry blossoms. Who is this actually for? Not the kid learning to golf. Not the family in a walk. Not the birders. This was never about the public. It’s for the elitists who want a private showcase, and one man’s ego.
You have got to be f**king kidding me… an 18 hole golf course that fully absorbs the entirety of Hains Point. Disgusting and shameful acts by Department of Interior. We have been saying this for MONTHS.
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It appears Mr. Thiel mistook adulation for competency when he chose his errand boy.
wow -- a sister asks Vance how as a person of faith he can justify ICE's brutality. Vance responds by saying "we're trying to strike the right balance ... sometimes you have people that make mistakes"
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Yes out of context but in what world does that belong in a campaign speech.
Trump: "Their wife likes them much more, or their husband. They get much more turned on by the fact the husband has a better job. They become almost violent in their love."
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