Preston Maness ☭<p>An excellent interview conducted between Maggie Quinlan Thompson of the Austin Chronicle and Texas state senator Sarah Eckhardt, who represents the Austin area:</p><p><a href="https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2025-04-11/sitting-down-with-your-senator/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">austinchronicle.com/news/2025-</span><span class="invisible">04-11/sitting-down-with-your-senator/</span></a></p><p>The entire interview does an *excellent* job of interjecting important bits of context when needed. That is a breath of fresh air compared to raw dumps of dialog that assume every reader/listener is just as wired in to said context as the writers/speakers.</p><p>As well, one point in particular makes a very concise and convincing case against bad political theatre, likening it, across several important political axes, to nutritionally barren candy:</p><p>>**Chronicle**: *You were talking about political pragmatism, which could be thought of as political performance. Before you were an attorney, you studied arts and performed in theatre productions. We have this phrase “political theatre,” which implies something nefarious, but in a pure sense of what theatre is, is there artistry in the work of being a lawmaker?*<br>><br>>*Eckhardt*: As a public servant you have to tell the story outside the building, so I don’t consider political theatre a bad thing. I think you need to be sufficiently theatrical, a sufficient storyteller, so that your community knows what their government is up to.<br>><br>>There are also posturing bills. These are examples of really bad theatre. It’s candy politics. It has no nutritional value. It doesn’t increase your public safety. It doesn’t increase your prosperity. It doesn’t improve your health care. It doesn’t reduce the price of groceries. It’s purely about looking good and doesn’t do any good.</p><p>Finally, another salient piece of advice regarding the intersection of ego and politics:</p><p>>**Chronicle**: *Do you feel genuine partnership and teamwork with many or any of your Republican colleagues?*<br>><br>>**Eckhardt**: One way I can get policy passed is by quietly talking to my Republican colleagues and acting like a superstaffer saying, “Hey, I read your bill. I think it’s really, really good. I can’t vote for it yet. Here are a couple of things that would improve it, that would make it possible for me to vote for it.”<br>><br>>Another way I can influence policy is I can propose a bill and file it and then float it to see how many Republicans I can get to co-author, and if I can’t get any to co-author, but one of them says, “I really like this bill, but politically, I can’t be seen on a bill with you.” I’ll say: “file the identical bill, and I’ll co-author yours. Take my bill. Cool.” You can get a lot more done if you don’t need your name on it.</p><p>You can get a lot more done if you don’t need your name on it.</p><p>You can get a lot more done if you don’t need your name on it.</p><p>You can get a lot more done if you don’t need your name on it.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/txpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>txpol</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/txlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>txlege</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinChronicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustinChronicle</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>austin</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustinTX</span></a></p>
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j2i.net<p>This motherboard in this 4U case feels like a sin.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a></p>
Oreo Speedwagon II 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦<p>My favorite sign at the rally at the Texas State Capitol</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Cybertruck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybertruck</span></a></p>
cmars<p>Good turnout at <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/handsoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handsoff</span></a> hell yeah!</p>
Brandon Kraft ❤️🔥🧡<p>Out at VegFest at Festival Beach with Qué Bueno’s first market since moving into a commercial kitchen. If you’re in ATX, we’re here until 6! <a href="https://religious.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://religious.social/tags/austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>austin</span></a></p><p>(wp.me p1Apvp-uvE)</p>
Preston Maness ☭<p>Recently heard about DeFlock:</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/the-open-source-project-deflock-is-mapping-license-plate-surveillance-cameras-all-over-the-world/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/the-open-source-pr</span><span class="invisible">oject-deflock-is-mapping-license-plate-surveillance-cameras-all-over-the-world/</span></a></p><p>The <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinDSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustinDSA</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> tried to stop these things from cropping up in <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a>, and failed (though they did keep retention times down IIRC).</p><p>Whelp. <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FortWorth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortWorth</span></a>, where I live now, has plenty of open data sources and portals to dig through in search of ALPR stuff too. Which *did* lead me to a contract the city has maintained, since 2020, with Flock for 200+ <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALPR</span></a> cameras, some new cameras (which Flock apparently gets to own/operate forever despite charging 2500 USD+ per camera) and some licenses for IP cameras to turn them into ALPRs (for these, presumably, they are for cameras the City of Fort Worth already owns/operates).</p><p>However, no maps of the cameras' locations are available in these online data portals. More interestingly, the required permits for Right of Way Encroachment don't appear available online either (there are some independent Flock deployments listed for various HOAs, but nothing from the 2020-2021 time-period when theses cameras first went up by the city that I could find). However however, the contract specifically states that such a map must be provided to the city by Flock, and integrated into its GIS, if requested. I'mma go out on a limb and assume that such a request has been made at least once in the last five or so years. So, I made a Public Information Request ( <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/PIR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PIR</span></a> / <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOIA</span></a> ) for the info. Hopefully they already have it as shapefiles.</p><p>Then, I can get the data added to <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/osm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osm</span></a>. Looks like cities near Fort Worth -- Burleson (S), Mansfield (SE), North Richland Hills (NE), Colleyville (NE) -- have some ALPRs mapped. But nothing in Fort Worth proper (or west of Fort Worth).</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/dfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dfw</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> </p><p>Every day I remain unemployed is a day I will do everything in my power to be a pain in the ruling capitalist class's ass.</p>
Lou Plummer 💖<p>One of the things I miss about Facebook is the group "Bikes Leaning Against Things". Here's a classic candidate, taken by my son on a spring ride in the Texas hill country around Austin. <a href="https://social.lol/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://social.lol/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cycling</span></a> <a href="https://social.lol/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
PyTexas Foundation<p>We're quickly approaching the PyTexas Conference and if you're looking to attend get your tickets now because based on current sales patterns we WILL SELL OUT! </p><p>Get your ticket now! <a href="https://pretix.eu/pytexas/2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pretix.eu/pytexas/2025/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Info below! ⬇️<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pythonconference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pythonconference</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a></p>
Zap Productions<p>Park Horizon • Austin, Texas, USA</p><p>Rolleiflex SL66 • Kodak Tri-X 400 • 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FilmPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FilmPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kodak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kodak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TriX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TriX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Camera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film120" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film120</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediumFormat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediumFormat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rolleiflex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rolleiflex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BWfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BWfilm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monochrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Downtown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Downtown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Park" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Park</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Horizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horizon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Building" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Building</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/March_20_2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>March_20_2025</span></a></p>
KPaqRVA<p>More March blooms from past years at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LadyBirdJohnsonWildflowerCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LadyBirdJohnsonWildflowerCenter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> (I absolutely love the giant spiderwort - they come in many shades of colors)</p>
KPaqRVA<p>This is the time of year I miss living in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a>. Reminiscing on my favorite season there and the greatest treasure of all: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LadyBirdJohnsonWildflowerCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LadyBirdJohnsonWildflowerCenter</span></a> <br>Spring flowers in Texas - some past March pics <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a></p>
PyTexas Foundation<p>Beautiful skylines, amazing food, and a Python conference? What more could anyone ask for?</p><p>Join us April 11 - 13 in Austin, TX for the 19th annual PyTexas Conference! We hope to see y'all there!</p><p>Get your ticket today! <a href="https://pretix.eu/pytexas/2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pretix.eu/pytexas/2025/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pythonprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pythonprogramming</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/techconference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techconference</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a></p>
PyTexas Foundation<p>April is peak Texas wildflower season. Come down for the PyTexas Conference (11 - 13 in Austin, TX) and take a short journey into the hill country to see some of the Texas beauty. </p><p>Get your tickets today <a href="https://pytexas.org/2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pytexas.org/2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pythonprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pythonprogramming</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a></p>
Zap Productions<p>Speakermobile • Austin, Texas, USA</p><p>Rolleiflex 2.8 D • Kodak Tri-X 400 • 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FilmPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FilmPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kodak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kodak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TriX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TriX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Camera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film120" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film120</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediumFormat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediumFormat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rolleiflex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rolleiflex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BWfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BWfilm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monochrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Downtown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Downtown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Speakermobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Speakermobile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cruising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cruising</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cool</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/City" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>City</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/March_11_2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>March_11_2025</span></a></p>
PyTexas Foundation<p>Only four more weeks until y'all join us in beautiful Austin, TX for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PyTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PyTexas</span></a> 2025. But who's counting?</p><p>Join us in Austin, TX April 11 - 13 for the PyTexas Conference <a href="https://pytexas.org/2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pytexas.org/2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pythonprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pythonprogramming</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/techconference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techconference</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a></p>
Total Sonic Media<p>Time for some photo dumps from SXSW - first one:<br>Jessica Simpson at the Grammy Block Party, at the Four Seasons in downtown Austin, March 12, 2025. Her first live music performance in 15 years, and she and her band actually sounded great, well above any of my expectations. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sxsw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sxsw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recordingacademy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recordingacademy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>austin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jessicasimpson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jessicasimpson</span></a></p><p>more photos at:<br><a href="https://diasporasocial.net/posts/7ae99e10e27b013d71e20a04ffb1b246" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">diasporasocial.net/posts/7ae99</span><span class="invisible">e10e27b013d71e20a04ffb1b246</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@kitoconnell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kitoconnell</span></a></span> </p><p>>Heyman was due at an Austin City Hall meeting about the HOME initiative. Officers did not detain him that day, even as they arrested students and piled them into police vans for transport to jail. The campus overflowed with outrage. Dozens of young people blocked the vans from leaving, until police deployed flashbangs and pepper spray to clear their path.<br>><br>>Heyman said he planned on filing a complaint against the officer. More than a week later, several police vehicles surrounded him while he was driving near his home. Troopers took him into custody; Heyman spent the day in Travis County Jail.<br>><br>>“When I got home later that night and checked my email,” he said, “that was when I learned that I had also been fired that same day.”<br>><br>>UT officials declined my request for comment.</p><p>We call this "collaboration." UT Austin collaborated with APD in firing a professor.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaza</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/WestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestBank</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/zionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zionism</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/SettlerColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SettlerColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustinTX</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>austin</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imperialism</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/UTAustin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UTAustin</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://thelemmy.club/u/Amoxtli" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Amoxtli</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025/03/housing-panelists-examine-whats-worked-in-austin-and-across-texas/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">austinmonitor.com/stories/2025</span><span class="invisible">/03/housing-panelists-examine-whats-worked-in-austin-and-across-texas/</span></a></p><p>>Panelist Felicity Maxwell, executive director of Texans for Housing, said officials across Texas and at the state level are looking at how to emulate some of Austin’s recent actions related to zoning, including the Affordability Unlocked initiative, which was intended to remove many of the bureaucratic steps that made affordable housing too expensive to pursue profitably.</p><p>Affordability and profitability are in opposition to one another. You cannot have both.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AustinTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustinTX</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>austin</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a></p>
Total Sonic Media<p>In 1989 the walk up price for an all inclusive pass to the 3rd SXSW was $10 ($25 inflation adjusted to today). For 2025 it's $2295. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sxsw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sxsw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>austin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conventions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conventions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporategreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporategreed</span></a></p>
Zap Productions<p>Parked • Austin, Texas, USA</p><p>Rolleiflex 2.8 D • Kodak Tri-X 400 • 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FilmPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FilmPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kodak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kodak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TriX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TriX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Camera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film120" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film120</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediumFormat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediumFormat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rolleiflex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rolleiflex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BWfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BWfilm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monochrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Creative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Automobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Automobile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Building" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Building</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/March_9_2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>March_9_2025</span></a></p>
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