Chip Riley

Self-professed geek, Social Media addict, and gadget fiend...lover of (mostly) all that is #TexasCountry...

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

@VikkiGoodwinTX And it appears the teacher lobby money is flowing well in your direction. School choice helps low income students in low performing schools have a better future. It’s crazy how democrats fail to help those they claim they’re working for.

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

@RishiSunak Banks, unless they’re state-owned, aren’t basic services; they’re private businesses. Just because they closed his accounts doesn’t mean he couldn’t use another bank. That’s just a free market, man. Private business, yo.

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

@Rameus7 @GeorgeVance @bradswail Prop A is illegal as written. A city ordinance cannot supersede state law. I would think you’d know that being a lawyer and all. It could be backed by Gandhi and Mother Teresa and it wouldn’t make it more legal, either.

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

@LoewyLawFirm Because my tax money pays for the books. Parents can control the phones (or should). They can’t control the library.

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

@RicardoLewisTV Because Austinites have repeatedly stated that they do not want a surveillance state. You can’t have your cake and eat it, too. It’s a horrible situation but even the traffic cams on public roads don’t record footage bc of privacy concerns.

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

@KirkPWatson The fact that you portray that this 4 year contract was “sprung” on Council is horribly disingenuous. Also, allowing voters to vote on an illegal prop (if passed) bef making a decision is kicking the can down the road. I thought having a prev mayor and state rep was a good thing

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

@StephenKing I think I liked @StephenKing better when he just wrote scary books. Less politics. More intellect.

[Dan Crenshaw @DanCrenshawTX]

RT if you’re going to start using Twitter more now that @elonmusk just took over, walked into HQ like a boss, and fired the CEO.

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

@GregCasar @BernieSanders @TexasAFLCIO @IBEWLocal520 @CWA6186 @EdAustin_TX @unitehere23 @OPEIU_277 @AustinAFSCME @NationalNurses @atx_sbwu Can @ATXPOA join, too?

[Justin Berry @realJustinBerry]

If you're going to defund and destroy a police department as their mayor then attend a highly respected officer's funeral, perhaps do not continue to disrespect that officer's family, friends, and other officers by falling asleep.

[Daniel Arizpe @DanielArizpe]

The daughter of fallen @houstonpolice Officer, Jason Knox, was given a police escort to her first day of kindergarten Monday morning in Cypress.

#hounews #cypresstx #hpd
#cfisdfirstday #cfisdback2school #CFISDspirit

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

@propjoesays Just so everyone knows: carrying while committing a crime is still illegal. I don’t know the details of this specific incident but, if arrested for DWI while carrying a weapon, it’s also Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon.

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

@littlefieldmark @ATXPOA @MayorAdler @ATXCouncil Oh, and btw, this Summer APD is short approx 235 officers. ~45 officers in just a couple of months. How’s that looking? It’s just normal attrition, right? Or the old cops are just being petty and leaving the job, right? Check again. Many of those recent vacancies are young ofcrs.

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

@littlefieldmark @ATXPOA @MayorAdler @ATXCouncil It is important, Mark. If not Council and their political pandering to the far left, why do you think APD is so short-staffed?

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

@MelinnaTeatrina well, @SouthwestAir is a company and, as such, has the right to refuse service. Additionally, flying is not a right just like driving isn’t. And calling the cops didn’t endanger you. Come on. #woketropes

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

Putting @georgesoros on blast is NOT anti-semitic. Stop saying it is just to prevent people from speaking out against him and his policies.

[Jennifer Virden @Jennifer4Austin]

Taxpayers want to know: what's the total cost of this project, including the exorbitant purchase price, renovations, furnishings, utilities, staffing, etc.? Pro forma, please. Full transparency, please, for us taxpayers who are paying the bills. #ATXCouncil

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

I don't think it's sufficiently appreciated how twisted and surreal it is that the leading activists for censorship in the U.S. are journalists. Yes, they're more accurately described as "liberal employees of media corporations but, still, nobody is more devoted to this cause:

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

Just randomly turned on CNN and a lady was arguing for banning Joe Rogan from Spotify. Is cable news basically Twitter with a time delay now?

[Chip Riley @ChipRiley]

Never thought I’d say this but…he’s right.

[Edward Snowden @Snowden]

Nobody has stronger opinions about Joe Rogan than people who have never listened to Joe Rogan.