Elizabeth Catlos

#geologist - Univ Texas Austin - Assoc Prof - I tweet about anything I find interesting including #geology - electron microscopy - #Austin and 📺

[Snow Bear @SnowBearington]

@trefab2022 Being a thundercunt can weather a chupacabra

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

I still don't understand how I was ever able to get up at the crack of dawn, be at school by 7:30, study seven different subjects, speak a foreign language for a bit, get 45 minutes of exercise, play a musical instrument, deal with school drama, maybe play a sport, get home and study some more before I went to bed, and all of it without a single drop of coffee. Like seriously who was that person.

[Chris Maathuis @sports8]

Check this out. Hoover Dam launches ‘Road To America 250’
This flag is the length of a football field and it will be on display every day through July 4th #RoadToAmerica250 #HooverDam

[Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 @Bubblebathgirl]

U.S. Forest Service seeks public help identifying individuals who defaced Cathedral Rock

The U.S. Forest Service is asking the public for help identifying a group of individuals caught on video defacing Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona — a sacred Native American site.

The AI video below shows enhanced imagery of two men believed to be connected to the incident.

This incident has drawn significant public attention and concern over the protection of important cultural and natural landmarks.

America’s sacred sites and public lands deserve respect and protection.

What should happen to those responsible?

(Video: AI)

[Austin Justice @AustinJustice]

In Austin, you can walk your dogs on a quiet Sunday morning and get randomly shot.

"I don't know why they would shoot me." Sean Fuentes keeps repeating it from his hospital bed.

A car ran a stop sign in southeast Austin and three men opened fire. The first shot dropped him, and he felt the rest hitting the dirt next to his face as the shooters stayed and emptied the clip trying to execute him. Bear crawling home, he heard his late father's voice -- a Marine who served two tours in Vietnam: "It's go time." He crawled and walked a block and a half home bleeding. His wife saw the dogs running back alone, leashes dragging.

Three teenagers stole a 9mm Glock from a shop on Ben White, took a stolen car, and spent the weekend firing into homes, vehicles, and strangers across Austin. 105 rounds across 21 incidents with four people shot.

Sean’s twin sister is in the ICU waiting room with him, and wants justice: "They stayed there and shot him multiple times and then watched him. Like, you're watching somebody die.... I want to see them prosecuted to the full extent. They should be tried as adults."

[DaVinci @BiancoDavinci]

These houses in San Francisco are actually straight!

[Flock @Flock_Safety]

Last year, Austin made the decision to turn off its Flock camera network following a public pressure campaign built on misinformation about how the technology works. This weekend showed what that tradeoff can look like.

For nearly 24 hours, three suspects moved through Austin in stolen vehicles, carrying out a shooting spree across 12 separate locations. People were shot. Homes, apartment buildings, businesses, and fire stations were hit. Robberies and additional car thefts piled up as the suspects kept moving.

The response was massive. 200 officers, helicopter support, K9 units, a full manhunt. Even with all of that, the suspects stayed ahead of law enforcement. Then they crossed into Manor, Texas.

Manor is a city of roughly 20,000 residents with a fraction of Austin's resources. What Manor has is an active license plate recognition network and the community support to keep it running. Manor PD located the suspects almost immediately. The spree ended. Residents stayed safe.

We're grateful for the officers in both cities who worked to bring this to a close, and we're glad it's over. Austin is a great city full of people who deserve to feel safe in their neighborhoods. Our hope is that stories like Manor's can help inform the conversation about what these tools actually do, and what communities lose when they're taken away.

[Game Republik @GameRepublik]

@chrisharris904 Yeah. Why no news conference about this last night? Why do I hear about it before the news has it? Why am I the one breaking the news on X? It should have gone mainstream early this morning or last night.

[Agenda-Free TV @AgendaFreeTV]

Manhunt in Austin (Texas) for Random Shooter(s) - LIVE Breaking News Coverage #Austin https://t.co/5wySS0nKsj

[AZ Intel @AZ_Intel_]

BREAKING: Shelter in place issued for the city of Austin, Texas as police look for shooter who opened fire at 9 locations, injuring multiple people.

"Shelter in place inside these 4 major roadways: South Slaughter Ln, East McKinney Falls Pkwy, North Ben White Blvd., West Escarpment Blvd. due to ongoing law enforcement incident. Effective until further notice."

[Emmanuel – Big Tech & AI Investor @EmmanuelInvest]

BREAKING

Austin, Texas police searching for active shooter linked to 9 random attacks in recent hours.

There are multiple injuries.

[Thinking in Cases | Criminal Psychology @ThinkingInCases]

UPDATE: Austin police say at least 9 locations have been targeted in random shootings throughout the weekend, leaving up to 4 people injured.

Investigators say two fire stations were also struck, and police are urgently searching for the suspect(s).

If seen, call 911 immediately.

Source: Austin American-Statesman

#Austin #AustinTX #BreakingNews

[FLASHNews24 @ebcnewss]

#BREAKING: Police Search for Suspected Active Shooter After Multiple Attacks in Austin
#BreakingNews #Austin #Texas #ActiveShooter #Police #Emergency #USA #CrimeNews #AustinTexas #PublicSafety #WorldNews

https://t.co/iXpZ9erA3O

[Arline @ArlineL0]

The biggest fuckery of them all is property tax. You paid $100,000 for your home 10 years ago, your assessment now sits at $500K. You’re being taxed at $500,000. Because that's what it could sell for. You're being taxed on unearned value.
You didn't spend that money.
You never had that money.

It should be fucking illegal.

[My moms caregiver @mymomcare]

Therapist: Did you experience any anxiety when you were a child?

Me: Well……..

[monique @sloppytortilla]

That is hilarious idc

[Earth Paradise @96317Abbas]

Mount Fuji, Japan 🇯🇵