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Category Archives: Austin
American Drone Alternative To Chinese Drone Is Chinese Drone
Today’s Ken Paxton lawsuit falls at the intersection of a lot of this blog’s interests: Drone technology, Chinese infiltration, and fraud. The Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against “Austin-based” Anzu Robotics, claiming its “American” drones are made in … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Communism, Military, Technology, Texas
Tagged Anzu Robotics, Austin, Brandon Waltens, China, Communism, DJI, drones, fraud, Ken Paxton, Lawsuit, Malaysia, Military, technology, Texas, Texas Scorecard
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Austin City Council Tries Sneaking $2 Million AI Camera Contract Onto Meeting Agenda Again
Thank God Louis Rossmann is paying attention to this stuff. Just like they tried back in September, Austin City Council is trying to sneak AI camera funding into the budget. “Remember when we protested AI surveillance being installed in the … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Democrats, Technology, Texas, video
Tagged AI, alpr.watch, Austin, Austin City Council, Democrats, Live View Technologies, Louis Rossmann, surveillance, technology, Texas, video
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Technical Difficulties
Spectrum is having an outage in my neighborhood (thanks, Winter Storm Fern), so it may be a bit before I can publish today’s almost finished post. On the plus side, I’m fine and the power’s on. And I’ll finally be … Continue reading
Posted in Austin
Tagged Internet, Site Administration, Spectrum, weather, Winter Storm Fern
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Winter Storm Fern T+1: Snow Down, Power Up
As expected, Winter Storm Fern brought in ice and snow, but so far the power grid in Austin has stayed up. Austin Energy is reporting 99.99% of customers have power, which is probably slightly more than usual. That’s a sharp … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Texas
Tagged Austin, Austin Energy, ERCOT, HEB, ice storm, Metroplex, Texas, weather, Winter Storm Fern
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LinkSwarm For January 23, 2026
T-1 until Winter Storm Fern hits Austin. Make sure you’re prepared. The National Weather Service forecast still seems grim: The Apple Weather app is finally catching up with the National Weather Service and, holy crap, things are not looking good: … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Border Control, Budget, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged 1630 Fund, Abigail Spanberger, AI, Andrew Callaghan, Asmongold, Austin, Babylon Bee, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Becky Pringle, Bill Essayli, Border Controls, Bugatti, California, cars, Catholics, Christine Lagarde, Communism, Crime, Debaltseve, Democrats, Denmark, Department of Housing and Urban Development, dogs, Don Lemon, Donetsk, drones, Education International, Eric Swalwell, EU, FACE Act, FBI, France, fraud, Gavin Newsom, George Soros, Greenberg Traurig, Greenland, Greg Abbott, Harmeet Dhillon, Holly Hansen, homeless, Howard Lutnick, hypercar, ice storm, Illegal Aliens, Illinois, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Italy, Jacob Frey, Japan, Jews, Jihad, Joel Gilbert, Kash Patel, Keith Ellison, Koenigsegg, Kristi Noem, Latin Kings, Letitia James, LinkSwarm, Lori Windham, Mark Rutte, Medicaid, Mediterranean, Microsoft, Military, Minneapolis, Minnesota, National Education Association, NATO, Nekima Levy Armstrong, Neville Roy Singham, New York, Niall Ferguson, Nick Shirley, nullification, Pam Bondi, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Penza, People's Forum, police, rape, Raul Gutierrez, Roman Catholic Diocese v. Harris, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Sanae Takaichi, SEIU, silver, Social Justice Warriors, South Carolina, Supreme Court, technology, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), Tides Foundation, Tim Walz, UAW, Ukraine, unions, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C., weather, William Shatner, Winter Storm Fern, World Economic Forum
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Yes, We Have No Bananas (Or Winter Storm T-2)
I usually visit HEB Mondays and Fridays, but given the probability of an incoming ice storm (which now has the name Winter Storm Fern) I went this afternoon, when it was already very busy and the shelves were just starting … Continue reading
Posted in Austin
Tagged Austin, HEB, ice storm, prepper, Texas, weather, Winter Storm Fern
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Ready For Another Deep Freeze, Austin?
It’s no secret that central Texas doesn’t handle snow and ice nearly as well as cities in northern climes. Snowpocalypse and Arborgeddon shut everything here down hard. According to the National Weather Service, another freezing storm is due in on … Continue reading
Celebrity Reality TV Star Porn Star Files For Austin Mayor City Council
So, I guess this counts as local political news. Of a sort. Porn star Farrah Abraham— Sorry, Not The Bee, I’ve got to stop you right there. Farrah Abraham first became “famous” as a reality TV “star” on the MTV … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Elections
Tagged Austin, Austin City Council, Elections, Farrah Abraham, Not The Bee, OnlyFans, reality TV, Ryan Alter, Tila Tequila
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Hey Anti-ICE Morons: “Texas Is Not Minnesota”
Judging from their actions in other states, leftwing activists seem to think they can protect illegal alien criminals from deportation by yelling, screaming and assaulting federal law enforcement officers. While that tactic might produce some success in blue cities in … Continue reading