Five years after shedding Confederate moniker, a West Texas high school may be Lee High again texastribune.org/2025/08/11/… via @TexasTribune
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This is it. *THE* video to watch from yesterday's destructive supercell. Credit to Iskra Mahler for catching it on his drone from east Austin.
Edited to highlight:
1. Wall cloud over Austin with brief tornado attempt
2. Rare capture of a microburst
3. FFD ripping into the city
phil retweeted
The largest hail fell in Cedar Park before this storm transitioned to microburst mode in Austin.
The 77 MPH wind gust at the airport will go down as the 3rd strongest recorded there. One rain gauge picked up 2.68" in 15 minutes... That's the highest rainfall rate I've ever seen
phil retweeted
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but a rain gauge in east Austin (near Webberville Rd) might have picked up one of the highest rainfall rates ever recorded.
2.68" was measured in 15 minutes at COA gauge 3310. That translates to an hourly rate of 10.72"/hr
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But this js false, there are multiple studies comparing vaccinated vs unvaccinated, I will list a few
🚨 BREAKING: RFK Jr. Exposes a MAJOR Flaw in the Autism Data:
“They never compared vaccinated to unvaccinated kids.”
“The studies they did were very, very narrow. The National Academy of Sciences says 14 of them are invalid.”
“They never looked at the vaccinated versus unvaccinated group—which is the only way you can make the determination.”
Even more shocking:
“None of the vaccines given to children in the first six months of life were ever studied.”
“Everything is on the table.”
“We KNOW an environmental factor is causing this cataclysm.”
phil retweeted
It's official. I’m running for U.S. Senate to fight for President Trump’s agenda and take a sledgehammer to the D.C. establishment.
Together, let's send John Cornyn packing: KenPaxton.com
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New Zealand’s Parliament was temporarily suspended after Māori lawmakers performed a haka, a traditional dance, demonstrating their community’s anger and fear over a bill that aims to reinterpret the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people. nyti.ms/4fsmCns
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The Navajo Nation is mourning the loss of John Kinsel Sr., a revered Navajo Code Talker who passed away peacefully at the age of 107.
navajotimes.com/reznews/nava…
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Storage exceeded 4,000 megawatts in ERCOT for the first time today. Most of Texas is still at or above 90 degrees pushing demand >70,000 MW, rare for October. 17,000 MW of thermal plants were unavailable, but no need for alerts or conservation calls, thanks to batteries. #txlege
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Incredible vivid display of the Aurora Borealis over west Texas early this morning just north of Lubbock during an auroral substorm. Thrilled to have captured this so far south in the US! #AuroraBorealis #aurora #northernlights #txwx #lubwx #spwx @NWSLubbock
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The missing link in a 5.5-mile trail from Austin to Manor is now complete, connecting the fast-growing suburb with Austin's expansive network of public paths.
kut.org/transportation/2024-…
