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David Forrest

@NewsForrest

A former editor at @Statesman. News junkie, avid reader, film buff, history geek, fan of the great outdoors and bit of a science/tech nerd. Retweets≠approval.

 Austin, TX
Joined June 2011
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South Texas Builders Association Vice Chair Benny Melendez to White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller: "If you want to continue harassing our communities...These same communities you're now harassing will make sure you lose the White House."
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An anti-voucher Republican said many of his constituents felt betrayed by Gov. Greg Abbott's push for school choice. “That's the first time that I think rural Texans really kind of stepped back and said, ‘Are you guys really supporting us?’” he said. propublica.org/article/texas…
Texas’ School Voucher Program Could Be “Unrecognizable, If Not Extinct,” Says Democratic Lawmaker

Texas’ School Voucher Program Could Be “Unrecognizable, If Not Extinct,” Says Democratic Lawmaker

Democrats won back the Texas House for the first time in 24 years. Gov. Greg Abbott’s bullishness on vouchers turned off some Republican voters in rural communities that have historically been...

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A Detroit group is using dog tags to aid homeless female veterans. apnews.com/article/women-mil…
Detroit nonprofit uses dog tags to tell others of service by women military veterans

Detroit nonprofit uses dog tags to tell others of service by women military veterans

Alexis Derriso enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1980 as a 19-year-old, following her father and brother who both had served in the U.S. military.

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“It's a charity, a charity, charity weekend!”
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Tex-Mex troubadour Joe “King” Carrasco works to bring relief to impacted citizens in Ukraine. austinchronicle.com/music/jo…
Joe “King” Carrasco Fundraises for Ukraine Aid • The Austin Chronicle

Joe “King” Carrasco Fundraises for Ukraine Aid • The Austin Chronicle

Tex-Mex troubadour works to bring relief to impacted citizens, canines

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November 11, 1955: The moment @UTAustin's "Hook 'em Horns" hand sign was first introduced at a Friday night football rally in Gregory Gym. It was popular at the UT vs TCU game the following day, and a new tradition was born. 🤘
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Get the bag. Appease the feline overlords.
9-panel comic by War and Peas. Title: "Cat's Guide to a Successful Day." Rise early: the cat sits up on its owner's face who's still in be. Get some exercise: it hangs from shredded curtains. Take a break: it naps on its owner's lap. Eat healthy: it devours a houseplant. Voice constructive criticism: it sits on a laptop keyboard, meowing. Smash the patriarchy: it scratches an armchair. Make new allies: it shakes hands with a mouse. Unwind with loved ones: it lies on its owner on the couch.

ALT 9-panel comic by War and Peas. Title: "Cat's Guide to a Successful Day." Rise early: the cat sits up on its owner's face who's still in be. Get some exercise: it hangs from shredded curtains. Take a break: it naps on its owner's lap. Eat healthy: it devours a houseplant. Voice constructive criticism: it sits on a laptop keyboard, meowing. Smash the patriarchy: it scratches an armchair. Make new allies: it shakes hands with a mouse. Unwind with loved ones: it lies on its owner on the couch.

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Happy Veterans Day! Pooli (short for Princess Papule) was an All-American cat born on the Fourth of July at Pearl Harbor. She went on to earn three service ribbons and four battle stars while serving aboard an attack transport in the Pacific. A fierce scrapper, she never lost a fight to a dog. On her 15th birthday in 1959, the old vet was still able to fit into her uniform. #cat #cats #catlovers #VeteransDay2026
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Cartoon by Edward Steed.
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#FactCheck: A Jan. 6 Capitol rioter who was pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump, actually did crash a convention for cat owners in Seattle and claim it was a convention for “furries.” snopes.com/fact-check/jake-l…
Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang crashed Seattle cat convention to condemn furries

Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang crashed Seattle cat convention to condemn furries

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APD Investigating Multiple Tire-Slashing Incidents in Southeast Austin 

APD Investigating Multiple Tire-Slashing Incidents in Southeast Austin 

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NEW: After shuttering majors in ethnic and gender studies, UT’s provost approved a new social and cultural analysis major that draws on the closed majors’ fields. UT also will keep American Studies and Urban Studies. Here’s what to know ⬇️ statesman.com/news/education…
University of Texas approved a new major. Here’s what it will offer.

University of Texas approved a new major. Here’s what it will offer.

The Social and Cultural Analysis major would offer four tracks drawing on scholarship from the discontinued majors. Final approvals are still pending. 

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Georgetown marked Veterans Day today with a ceremony at the Field of Honor in San Gabriel Park, where more than 2,000 U.S. flags honored veterans, active-duty and reserve military members, first responders and others. Veterans and community members gathered for the ceremony, which featured keynote speaker Steve Ruh, chief of Community Outreach and Engagement for Army Transformation and Training Command. statesman.com/news/article/v…
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SecDef Hegseth and advisers reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier cnn.com/2026/11/11/politics/…
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Hegseth and advisers reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | CNN Politics

A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near the...

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Today’s Daily Cartoon by Polly Adams.
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From their experiences on the battlefront to their time reacclimating to civilian life, the veterans — not one under 100 years old — had something to say about the war and how it’s remembered. kut.org/news/2026-09-22/worl…
World War II veterans gather in Austin to reflect on 'things that don't make it into the books'

ALT World War II veterans gather in Austin to reflect on 'things that don't make it into the books'

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Today is Martinmas, a celebration of a “cross-quarter” day. These days fall about half way between a solstice and an equinox. In times gone by, they represented the start of the seasons. Martinmas honors Saint Martin of Tours, who was executed in the year 397.
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Blood spilled on the threshold, a goose on the table and a saint’s cloak split in two, Martinmas was once Ireland’s hinge between harvest and hard winter. irishcentral.com/roots/marti…
Martinmas in Ireland and its geese, blood rites and old customs

Martinmas in Ireland and its geese, blood rites and old customs

How the feast of St Martin, or Martinmas, on November 11 fused Christian legend with rural seasonal rites that once shaped winter life across the island. of Ireland.

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Today is Martinmas, the feast of St Martin of Tours, a major festival in medieval Europe which heralded the approach of winter with fire and feasting. St Martin is the patron saint of soldiers, often shown sharing his cloak with a poor man to protect him from the winter cold.
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