Social Notes
Short posts that are often pushed to social media (a.k.a. tweets).
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Paxton vs Cornyn in the Republican primary for the next senatorial election in Texas. I’m amazed at the Republicans ability to provide options that are worse than what I already thought was the worst candidate. #uspol #txpol
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I’m doing a slow-roll server migration. Single multinetwork/multisite, one server’s db set as canonical, files moved. Slowly updating DNS as time allows. #wordpress
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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! #atx #austin
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The see is vacant. Archbishop Joe Vásquez is being installed as the 3rd Archbishop of Galveston-Houston. Parishes in Austin were instructed to include Archbishop-Elect Vásquez in the Eucharistic Prayer until 2 p.m., when the installation Mass starts. #catholic #atx
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“True patriotism, the only rational patriotism, is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.” – Mark Twain, The Czar’s Soliloquy. h/t to Conan O’Brien, who quoted it at his reception of The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor award last night. #uspol #quotes
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I’m curious if there would be cost-savings if all these uniformed Federal police agencies in DC merged? Keep the Supreme Court and Capitol Police (separate branches), but FBI Police vs Mint Police vs Bureau of Engraving Police vs National Zoological Park Police vs NPS Park Police vs…. it keeps going.