Nom de plume of Scott Henson, Austin, TX. Cancer survivor, househusband, recovering policy wonk (justice systems, civil liberties; innocence). "All my friends are buried here, and some of them are dead. So home is where I'll always hang my head."https://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3muav6aum7s26BTW, how strange is it that not a single reporter in American politics is worthy of shining Pablo Torre's shoes? @pablo.show Maybe Julie Brown? Pam Colloff is great. I love them both, but neither has Pablo's instinct or flair. Political reporters rn all come from the eat-your-vegetables crowd. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3muav6aum7s26https://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3muau6dzmhs26When relatively trusted public media figures like Mike Greenberg, Stephen A. Smith, etc., are actively pitching this incredibly harmful product, I truly find it disgusting. It's like if Michael Jordan had decided to endorse crack cocaine. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3muau6dzmhs26https://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3muas67qcl226Watching reruns of the UFC fight night in Serbia from a coupla weeks ago, and wtf are they flying Kerry Hatley out from to Europe for, ffs. First fight he reffed he stuck his leg in btwn 2 grapplers and got it caught; the 2nd he missed an obvious eye poke. WTF are we doing here?29 Aug 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3muas67qcl226https://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3muakrsy32c2mA buddy of mine in Austin (Jim Ellinger) had his voter registration suspended under this BS after living in the same house for 34 years. Mine's still good. Definitely ck yours. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3muakrsy32c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3muakj5bgy22mThe title to this article should be "This is an example of the damage to youth, families and culture that Disney and ESPN are willing to actively promote if it benefits their bottom line." [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3muakj5bgy22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mua6iugj5s2fSome idiot out there apprently thinks defending academic freedom in Texas is "easy." One day, if anyone ever tries to defend it, maybe we'll find out. So far, though, its defenders have been thoroughly vanquished and the response from those who think there's an "Easy" button has been "crickets" [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua6iugj5s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mua622vhp22fVoting for it when it MUST have your vote to pass, then voting against it later when it has all the votes it needs, is exactly the kind of two-faced POS politics the public hates. Texas Dems are masters at this, but it happens everywhere bc the media are so poor that their lies are never called out. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua622vhp22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mua5hegll22fI was glad when Hearst bought @austinstatesman.bsky.social, bc they own HouChron and SA-Exrpress-News, and they're the best papers in the state. But the Statesman has only wallowed in its own lameness and irrelevance since then, even hiring good reporters from other outlets to turn them into hacks.29 Aug 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua5hegll22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mua3hqmgss2jDon't buy Gov. Greg Abbott's latest blame game: Texas's data center problem is on him (gift link) https://www.expressnews.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/data-center-abbott-insurance-regulation-22403000.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwcmVzc25ld3MuY29tL2J1c2luZXNzL2NvbHVtbmlzdHMvdG9tbGluc29uL2FydGljbGUvZGF0YS1jZW50ZXItYWJib3R0LWluc3VyYW5jZS1yZWd1bGF0aW9uLTIyNDAzMDAwLnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTc4ODAxMzU3NTU0MA%3D%3D&rid=NjlmMzc3YjMtOTc4ZS00M2Y0LTlkNTgtMjE4ZmYzNzNlZGY5&sharecount=Mw%3D%3D29 Aug 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua3hqmgss2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mu5pxyzgwk2pHadn't realized Catherine Dior, for whom the fragrance Miss Dior is named, was "the recipient of multiple medals of honor from European governments" and a "resistance fighter" during WW2 before her imprisonment in a concentration camp. Wow! Makes one look at those Natalie Portman ads differently. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374210359/missdior/28 Aug 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5pxyzgwk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mu3ouvaufd2dHouston never had its truth and reconciliation moment on the Harding Street raid. Between Kim Ogg, Sylvester Turner, and John Whitmire, the officials who should have been digging into it were the most anxious to sweep it all under the rug and move on. https://reason.com/2026/08/27/he-spent-nearly-6-years-in-prison-based-on-the-word-of-a-notoriously-dishonest-houston-drug-cop/27 Aug 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3ouvaufd2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mu2teexylc2dWhat I like about uni classes like "Girls and Dolls" is that they teach a meta lesson: Applying research and analytical skills being developed in college yields interesting, often counterintuitive results digging in just about anywhere, even on the most mundane topics. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2teexylc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mtypk7bzrc2rDug a little into state fish restocking programs trying to figure out how bass got into the little pond the city created south of Oak Springs, and was surprised to see that Texas Parks and Wildlife restocked bass in Lake Travis this year to the tune of more than 274,000 fingerlings. https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/stock_bywater.php?WB_code=074326 Aug 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtypk7bzrc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mtvvsackik2jHaving recently read Nicholas Barton's now-60+ yo Lost Rivers of London, this is a cool exciting project. There's no telling what they'll discover. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvvsackik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mtu33lfyas2gHarris County's Flock contract is up in 2027 and I hope organizing is going on right now in preparation to kill it. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2026/08/24/560143/flock-cameras-face-growing-backlash-across-texas-counties-but-getting-rid-of-them-is-complicated/?utm_source=rss-criminal-justice-article&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=hpm-rss-link24 Aug 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu33lfyas2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mttrahnb2c2oRenaming carrier from USS Doris Miller is insult to Black Texas hero (gift link) https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/doris-miller-carrier-22400080.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwcmVzc25ld3MuY29tL29waW5pb24vY29tbWVudGFyeS9hcnRpY2xlL2RvcmlzLW1pbGxlci1jYXJyaWVyLTIyNDAwMDgwLnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTc4NzU4OTY5OTIwMA%3D%3D&rid=NjlmMzc3YjMtOTc4ZS00M2Y0LTlkNTgtMjE4ZmYzNzNlZGY5&sharecount=Mg%3D%3D24 Aug 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttrahnb2c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mtodwogstk2zOne thing about creekhunting is you get to see some nice trees22 Aug 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtodwogstk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mtmqeif4fk2zRan acrosss an armadillo shell today while out creek hunting. Didn't touch it, bc I don't want leprosy, but I sure haven't seen an armadillo in these parts in quite a while. I recently saw a beautiful Mexican guitar w/ an armadillo shell embedded in the underside and hand-painted.21 Aug 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmqeif4fk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mtmk75bkl22zThere was formerly a small, now mostly-buried creek running north (really, east-northeast) to join Boggy Creek from the south after it bends. According to city records, it began in this lot. There were a few rounded rocks there that cd be evidence of a spring, or they cd have been brought in.21 Aug 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmk75bkl22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mtjopmpmzc23‘Suicide by Cop’: How a Poorly Defined Term Shifts Accountability for Lost Lives https://www.texasobserver.org/suicide-by-cop-austin-accountability-police-shooting/ - via @texasobserver.org20 Aug 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjopmpmzc23https://bsky.app/profile/gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social/post/3mtjer3ckac2pA man died covered in feces in the Bexar County Jail's mental health unit. Nothing changed. (gift link) https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/editorial/article/bexar-county-jail-mental-health-unit-death-21275602.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwcmVzc25ld3MuY29tL29waW5pb24vZWRpdG9yaWFsL2FydGljbGUvYmV4YXItY291bnR5LWphaWwtbWVudGFsLWhlYWx0aC11bml0LWRlYXRoLTIxMjc1NjAyLnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTc4NzIzMzI1NTU2NA%3D%3D&rid=NjlmMzc3YjMtOTc4ZS00M2Y0LTlkNTgtMjE4ZmYzNzNlZGY5&sharecount=MQ%3D%3D20 Aug 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:qg6aj2ryckff6areegodnkws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjer3ckac2p