Allen AC

Northside Village South Neighborhood in Houston, TX. Arts-Culture-Design-Architecture-Sports-Lifestyle. NorthsideVillage #Northside #NearNorthside #FifthWard

[Allen AC @AllenAC009]

Find me on BlueSky at https://t.co/VekaMv2q1g. I might stop in here on occasion but I’m spending more time there.

[Gina Hinojosa @GinaHinojosaTX]

Don’t let them tell you it can’t happen in Texas because it already is.

[Texas Observer @TexasObserver]

Mike Miles was moonlighting: earning $190,000 over the past three years as a consultant for Third Future Schools (TFS), the Colorado-based charter school network he founded and previously led.

This likely violated state law.
https://t.co/StIpaG7ivK

[HOUmanitarian ™ @HOUmanitarian]

@TexasObserver Here we go again, asking who Mike Miles actually works for?
#HISD #TxLege

[Humane World Action Fund @humaneactfund]

President Trump's proposed budget sets the stage for the killing of tens of thousands of wild horses and burros or selling them to “kill buyers” for slaughter. Congress stopped this last year, and we are urging lawmakers once again to protect these amazing animals.
https://t.co/w7epX3vzP6

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Great spending time with New York City’s Cutest. And thanks to @NYCMayor for giving me an excuse to break out my best “Wheels on the Bus”

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Writing his now-famous letter from a Birmingham jail in 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., said, “I have been so greatly disappointed with the white church and its leadership" and that Jesus "was an extremist for love, truth and goodness, and thereby rose above his environment."

[HOUmanitarian ™ @HOUmanitarian]

HouSton, HouSton!
It’s a hot, humid town,
The Heights is up and Space Centers down,
Everyone drives,
‘Cause theres no underground,
HouSton, HouSton,
It’s a hot, humid town!!
🎶 🎵 🎶 🎵 🎶 🎵 🎶

🚢 #fleetweek ⚓️

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

In 1987, 21% of Costa Rica was forest cover. Today, forest cover has swelled to 57%.

They did it by paying landowners not to cut their trees.

In the 1990s, Costa Rica passed a law funded by a tax on fossil fuels. Landowners receive direct payments for the ecosystem services their forests provide. Keeping the forest standing became worth more than clearing it.

Nearly a million hectares of forest have been protected or restored through the program. Biodiversity is recovering. Species that we thought were lost forever are coming back.

But it killed their economy, right? Nope. Costa Rica became the top per capita agricultural exporter in Latin America. The Costa Rican economy didn't collapse. It grew.

It's not forests or the economy. The forests can be the economy.

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

Vulture populations in India collapsed. 500,000 people died as a result.

In the 1990s, Indian farmers started using a cheap painkiller called diclofenac on their cattle. When vultures ate the carcasses, the drug destroyed their kidneys.

Without vultures, cattle carcasses rotted in fields instead of being stripped clean in 45 minutes. Feral dog populations exploded by five million. Rabies cases surged. Pathogens spread through water supplies.

University of Chicago economists compared death rates in districts that used to have vultures to districts that never did. Human mortality rose more than 4% after the collapse. Over 100,000 extra deaths a year. Half a million in five years.

India banned the drug in 2006. The vultures still haven't recovered.

This is what a keystone species is to us. This is why we protect the animals nobody finds cute.

[Houston Chronicle @HoustonChron]

Playoff basketball is a different game — and the Houston Rockets are stepping into it with momentum.⁠🔗https://t.co/zPIggpPkyG

[Frank the Fisticuffs Fella @FisticuffsFella]

Joe Rogan showing up to the White House after spending a month claiming to be politically homeless

[Brian McTaggart @brianmctaggart]

Joe Espada said OF Dustin Harris will join the team “soon.”

Loperfido’s right quad is sore and he’s getting an MRI.

I think it’s easy to connect the dots here.

[FOX26Houston @FOX26Houston]

High waters are causing traffic on I-10 East at McCarty Street. https://t.co/C74WZLS1Wq

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

On Saturday, Fire Chief Jeffory L. Buck and Assistant Fire Chief Robert R. Shick, Jr., both dedicated members of the Walnuttown Fire Company, were assisting in the search for a missing woman in Richmond Township, Pennsylvania. While operating a utility task vehicle (UTV) on the shoulder of Route 222, their vehicle was struck head-on by a reckless driver.
Witnesses reported the driver had been weaving in and out of traffic before the crash. Despite lifesaving efforts, both firefighters were tragically lost. The driver, who attempted to flee the scene, was apprehended and charged with homicide by vehicle, driving under the influence, and other offenses.
Chief Jeffory Buck, 60, dedicated 43 years of his life to serving others, including 20 years as Deputy Chief and the last five as Fire Chief. He is survived by his wife, twin brother, two children, and two grandchildren.
Assistant Chief Robert Shick, Jr., 56, served the fire company since his teens and was Assistant Chief since 2024. He leaves behind his wife, two children, and eight grandchildren.
A joint funeral service will be held this weekend to honor their selfless service and sacrifice.
Rest in peace, Chief Buck and Assistant Chief Shick. Your bravery will never be forgotten.

[Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management @ReadyHarris]

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! Rain is expected to continue through this evening, stay ahead of the weather and plan your route.
✔️ Check NWS Houston updates: https://t.co/l0suDLgsre ☔
✔️ Monitor traffic live with TranStar: https://t.co/7LmNlzMqFo 📱
#HouWX #TXWX

[The New Republic @newrepublic]

In Germany, officials of the far-right Alternative for Deutschland, have reportedly discouraged party members from publicly touting their visits to the United States to meet with Trump-aligned Republican politicians. https://t.co/uRU6ajTFV6

[Houston Chronicle @HoustonChron]

Real-time data on street flooding, hurricanes, storms and shelters in the Houston area. Plus a long-term flood risk map. https://t.co/2TcBeS7qfj

[David Daines @daviddorg]

Stanford paid 35,000 people to quit Facebook and Instagram for 6 weeks

Depression dropped. Anxiety dropped. Happiness went up. Women under 25 on Instagram saw the biggest gains

That was 6 weeks. I'm going a full year.

[Storm Chaser Houston @StormChaserHTX]

Multiple cars stranded due to high water. Turn Around Don’t Drown Houston
Lockwood under Texas Spur
@abc13houston
@TxStormChasers @accuweather @NWSHouston
#houwx #htx #TXWX #hounews

[mighty-lizard-king @mightylzrdking]

The new transit card and reader system is working perfectly fine for me