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ERCOT issues another Weather Watch after record-high demand for electricity due to higher temps ABC13.COM The state's grid operator said an all-time peak demand record of 81,406 megawatts was met Thursday. Here's what you need to do starting next week. At this point, the DOJ needs to investigate ERCOT. They're so incompetent, I have to believe they're doing it on purpose.

Texas judge who doesn’t want to perform gay marriage ceremonies hopes… WWW.TEXASTRIBUNE.ORG McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley filed a lawsuit after a state agency warned her about refusing to marry gay couples. She hopes a recent U.S. Supreme Court case about religious fre…

Farmers Insurance pulls out of Florida, affecting 100,000 policies WWW.CBSNEWS.COM It's the fourth major insurer to exit the state, a sign of the growing toll of climate change on the hurricane-prone state.

I've made a lot of posts and threads about politics, but now, it's time to talk about the really important things in life. Like, what's the hardest kids' game show bonus round? For me, it's the Temple Run in Legends of the Hidden Temple. There's a reason only 32 episodes out of 120 total had the team successfully getting the artifact out of the Temple. The ONLY bonus round that even comes close is the Map Round in Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, at least if it was the Africa map.

Texas Supreme Court says private equity firms not liable for chemical plant explosion WWW.AXIOS.COM The Port Neches blast in 2019 could be felt 30 miles away.

Democrats need to grow some balls and censure Tuberville.

Texans Die from Heat Exhaustion After Governor Bans Water Breaks - The Texas Observer WWW.TEXASOBSERVER.ORG House Bill 2127 pre-empts municipalities from enacting legislation in eight areas—with predictable results. Enough is enough. We need to pressure the DOJ to investigate and prosecute Abbott.

Threads doesn't have a desktop version. I don't think Musk is going to lose any sleep over the site.

Meta's Twitter competitor, Threads, launches tomorrow. Will you be using it?

Abbott sent more migrants to LA the other day. We shouldn't be asking how people could vote for Abbott and DeSantis. We should be asking why the DOJ isn't investigating them for human trafficking.

Since it's 4th of July, I HAVE to post this.

I binged The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins yesterday. All of the 30 chapters out so far.

What are your favorite currently running manga?

Who's dumber, Trump or Musk?

Never had a Shamrock Shake.

Has anyone tried the Grimace Shake at McDonalds? Is it any good?

With stuff like getting rid of city-mandated water breaks, do you ever feel like a lot of Republicans are mustache-twirling, tie women to the railroad tracks, cartoonishly evil at this point?

Abbott and Co. should be grateful that solar power is saving Texas from another grid collapse. Solar is saving Texans from widespread power outages amid extreme heat: analysts - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism WWW.RAWSTORY.COM A sweltering heatwave has gripped Texas over the last two weeks, pushing temperatures to 115°F in parts of the state—but its status as a new leader in the development of solar power has reportedly protected many in the state from a catastrophic loss of power. An intense heat dome—in which an are...

I still remember EXACTLY where I was and what I was doing when I heard Michael Jackson died.

It's 81 degrees where I am right now, at 4:19 in the morning. That's not normal.

https://weather.com/news/weather/video/texas-heat-will-expand-into-next-week

ERCOT can’t be sued over deadly 2021 winter storm, Texas Supreme Court rules WWW.DALLASNEWS.COM The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that ERCOT is immune to lawsuits from the 2021 deadly winter storm. The storm brought the state’s electric grid to the...

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes bill that would give people with disabilities… WWW.TEXASTRIBUNE.ORG The bipartisan legislation was long sought by advocates for disabled voters, including some of the governor’s own allies.