David Forrest
@NewsForrest
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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
#FactCheck: PolitiFact found the last contract Home Depot had with ICE was in 2017, and it was a purchase order for paint-related products. It also shows delivery orders for floor coverings and construction.
Social media users claim that Home Depot signed a $250 million deal with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to allow for immigration arrests on its property. Home Depot said it did not sign such a deal. DHS also said that the claim is inaccurate.
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RT @NewsHour: Have the Trump administration's polices affected you in a positive or negative way? How so? . We want to hear your experience….
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RT @TPWDnews: 🐢 SPECIAL EVENT🐢. Turn in your Texas Tortoise so it can be released safely into the wild. 🗓️ Sat, AUG 16, 9- 3. 📍 Laredo Col….
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Found an image of that book’s cover (by the “author of ‘Escape to Witch Mountain’”):
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When I was in elementary school, I was quite taken with a book titled “Bolts: A Robot Dog.”.
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#ATXweather: Only about 0.04” in the rain gauge in my corner of SE Austin from yesterday’s showers. #atxwx.
Rain in the bucket yesterday during what is typically our hottest/driest week of the entire year is a MASSIVE victory, even if you didn't get much at your house. 90° in Austin made yesterday our coolest August day in three years #atxwx #txwx
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RT @AustinChronicle: UT’s Board of Regents is stocked with Abbott donors making decisions about curricula and hiring. .
austinchronicle.com
Check out the people at UT who will make decisions on curricula, hiring
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Ah, should be interesting. I read David Pogue’s column in Macworld magazine for years.
Technology reporter @Pogue will chronicle five decades of Apple’s history in a new book about the tech giant coming in 2026. APPLE: THE FIRST 50 YEARS is slated for publication on March 17, 2026, by @simonschuster.
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RT @mercnews: Today in History: August 5, Nelson Mandela arrested
mercurynews.com
South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested on charges of leaving the country without a valid passport and inciting workers to strike; it was the beginning of 27 years of impr…
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#FactCheck: California’s congressional districts were drawn by a bipartisan commission, not Democratic legislators. #TxLege #TxPolitics.
As Texas Republicans prepare to redraw the state’s congressional map to eliminate up to five Democratic seats, Vice President JD Vance called the map in Democratic California a “gerrymander” and “outrageous.” But California is not an outlier.
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Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.
nytimes.com
Economists say unbiased data is essential for policymaking, and for democracy.
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#BreakingNews: Arrest warrants issued for #Texas House Democrats breaking quorum to block GOP redistricting vote. #TxLege #TxPolitics.
statesman.com
House Speaker Dustin Burrows says quorum break only delays but will not stop redistricting.
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Questions over #TxLege battle. #TxPolitics.
For any Democrats who did not return today, Gov. Abbott will invoke an attorney general’s opinion he said will allow him “to swiftly fill vacancies.”. But ethics and legal experts question whether he will get his way.
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In its most recent quarter, #Tesla reported that quarterly profits plunged to $409 million from $1.39 billion in the same period a year ago. Revenue also nosedived and the company fell short of even the lowered expectations on Wall Street. #ElonMusk.
apnews.com
Tesla is awarding CEO Elon Musk 96 million shares of restricted stock valued at approximately $29 billion, just six months after a judge ordered the company to revoke his massive pay package.
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RT @statesman: A former Tesla engineer who said the company fired and defamed her says an arbitrator paid by the EV maker unfairly ruled ag….
statesman.com
A former Tesla engineer who said the company fired and defamed her says an arbitrator paid by the EV maker unfairly ruled against her.
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RT @JohnnieMo: Speaker @Burrows4TX says he’s ready to sign warrants compelling the absent Democrats to return. #txlege.
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