new year new account to shake off thousands of followers. MSW. Public policy, climate, water, disaster, #txlege staffer, shelter dogs, righteous fights and sheer bloody mindedness. ATX she/her https://ko-fi.com/empowlrhttps://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvrcngdg4c2xReading through invited testimony and may I just say that just because you have A LOT of opinions doesn't make them GOOD opinions.18 Sep 2026 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrcngdg4c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvqwah2um22qI am very disappointed to learn there is an absolute nut teaching at UT Austin.18 Sep 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqwah2um22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvpkvyzdls2cDone all the troubleshooting I know how to do, including going to HEB at 6am on the dot for batteries. I think it's cooling now, but I am under TinyCat, so will wait to check the thermostat. No longer have sweat dripping down my neck, a small win. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpkvyzdls2chttps://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvph2d36y22gAh, yeah. No wonder it was too hot to sleep, the AC is failing.17 Sep 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvph2d36y22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvogrkf7j22vThis article is a wild ride, can't believe i missed it while doing other lege things yesterday https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/15/texas-drew-darby-wayne-christian-railroad-commission/17 Sep 2026 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvogrkf7j22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvoey7lgos2eWe need to address that it's mid September and the sun is setting at 7:30ish and it is still bloody hot outside17 Sep 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvoey7lgos2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvo5yit4es24Organizers keep calling me and I'm UNABLE to take part other than to vote, this time around. All of my life is a full time job I don't have time for.16 Sep 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo5yit4es24https://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvnyestf622nFrigging sacrificing way too many of the good ones for some really awful ones to keep going.16 Sep 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnyestf622nhttps://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvny7ixa522nAnnie Dillard.16 Sep 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvny7ixa522nhttps://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvnmlcvvd22dI wish I was a chaos potato.16 Sep 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnmlcvvd22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvlqsbuyyk26Only now appreciating how spoiled by my old dealership I was that they rinsed off the vehicle after servicing. Ford didn't even stuff all the wires back inside.15 Sep 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlqsbuyyk26https://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvlnmg343226Lost in Manor, a new low.15 Sep 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlnmg343226https://bsky.app/profile/empowlractual.bsky.social/post/3mvlk5dowjk26Nothing says September like a balmy 97, feels like 100, amirite?15 Sep 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:ngopfwhugdgr47z446aebon7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlk5dowjk26