Sixth-generation Texan. Retired officer. I photograph birds, mountains, and the Texas Hill Country. Prints:

Texas Hill Country
1/ I was a Charlottesville police officer on the ground during the 2017 Unite the Right rally. What I lived through that day still wrecks me. Seeing this post has me beyond pissed. The heat was oppressive — sweat pouring off every one of us while we stood there in double sets of armor. The crowd was loud and raucous everywhere. Confusion reigned because there was little real communication from the top, due to the level of chaos. Our department was unprepared for what was coming. 2/ The day before, I called our detectives to ask if they knew the suspects were using UHF radios. Nobody had a clue. So I had one of our detectives track down our Communications sergeant — a woman I trusted like few others — so they could bring the radios they had at home, or buy new ones, just to monitor those frequencies. That’s how fucking unprepared the department was. 3/ I was standing right there when they started throwing the pepper bombs — everybody’s eyes watering, screams and shouts echoing. I saw Jason Kessler coming down the street when the first clash erupted right in front of the steps. I was there when the preachers were getting hit in the face. I was one of the only people who heard the shot fired on the other side of the park. 4/ That day didn’t end when the sun went down. The trauma destroyed my body. A year later my knee was wrecked. It cost me my career in law enforcement, strained my marriage to the breaking point, and changed my life forever. I can’t even begin to explain the hell it put me and my family through. 5/ Now this drops — F-37, a member of the leadership chat for the rally, made racist posts under an SPLC employee’s supervision, arranged transport for others to attend, and the SPLC paid this person ~$300K (per the federal indictment this thread is based on). If the SPLC — which receives significant funding from various sources including donor money that critics have long argued influences policy and government-adjacent work — had a paid hand in any of this, it’s one of the most egregious things I’ve ever seen. We were the ones left standing in the chaos, getting hurt, while others allegedly pulled strings from the shadows. 6/ I wish there was real accountability. I wish someone could actually help us hold the people and organizations responsible through the courts or a real investigation. The truth about what happened that day — and who enabled or profited from the division — needs to come out.
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I got a southern engineering degree from a non-accredited backyard university. Find it on Zazzle: zazzle.com/southern_engineer… Y'all be safe.
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Hackers will steal $5.6B in crypto but not bother to wipe out any of our unsecured consumer debt or student loans. Fuckin' loser hackers.
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RT @TheAKGuy: @RubenGallego @katy4congress Why were you on the bed with your buddy Eric Swalwell and a prostitute? Stay out of Texas, lose…
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Costco in San Marcos, Texas today. Empty pallets in the paper aisle and the toilet paper stacks getting thin. Folks, settle down. There's no need to panic buy. Get what you need and leave some for your neighbor. Y'all be safe.
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Orange Under Blue. Early November, from up high. Every ridge wore a different color. I zoomed in tight so the hills stack up on each other instead of shrinking away. Y'all be safe.
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山が重なる秋。
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🚫Trump cancelled his trip to Kansas. 🚫Vance cancelled his trip to Minnesota. What’s going on!? 👀
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This is literally why we have guns
🚨 Israel is taking over the Texas’ water supply.
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America's on track to end up where Europe is today. I went to war for this country. I won't stand by and watch it happen here, and neither can you. This is important. Please watch to the end. JoinTAB.us 30 October 2026 #vote #midterms #tab #leadwhereyoulive #oath
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Wait for it…
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A first for microreactors: DOE approved Radiant's safety analysis for full-power operation. Next up is a test run at Idaho National Laboratory. Texas is close behind, with Last Energy's pilot at Texas A&M-RELLIS clearing the same step this month. Sources and more: texassmr.com/tech/
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Sunday Best. That purple throat only shows when the sun hits it at just the right angle. A step either way and it goes plumb black. Took a lot of tries to catch this little fella here in Texas. Y'all be safe.
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日曜日のおめかし。
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BREAKING: For the first time in American history, the Department of Energy has approved a commercial nuclear microreactor's safety analysis for full-power operations. LA-based Radiant secured the approval, with testing planned at Idaho National Laboratory.
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October is Law Enforcement Appreciation Month in Texas. Once you've worn the badge, you never stop caring about the ones still out there. If you see an officer this week, tell them thanks. Y'all be safe.
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Red Baron has been gifted the marketing opportunity of a lifetime. Make this man the face of your next marketing campaign. Give him points on the backend and retire him. Triple your revenue for the year. Win, win, win for everyone. @redbaronpizza
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REPORT: Suspect Released & Charges Dropped Against Israeli Citizen- Ori Solomon- Running An Illegal Biolab Hidden In Las Vegas! Now, A Chinese Man With Ties & Direct Contact With Solomon Found Guilty Of Running Separate Biolab In California!
DEEP DIVE BREAKDOWN: Jared Kushner's Phone Hack Reveals Him Hiring Hitman & Secret Foreign Bank Accounts! Journalist Claims Dutch & Russian Intelligence Had Access To Kushner's Cellular Data In Real Time! Documentary Filmmaker Jason Bermas Breaks Down The Alleged High-Level Hack Of Jared Kushner's Phone That Revealed Him Hiring Ex-CIA Hitman, Managing Secret Foreign Bank Accounts With Billions Of Dollars From Other Countries, & MORE! Now, Kushner Is Threatening To Sue Vanity Fair For Publishing The Story! @JasonBermas @AJNlive
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THIS MORNING! His ears cut off. Beaten. Shot in the back. Stabbed. This morning, cattle farmer Donovan Marx was viciously attacked on his farm between Potchefstroom and Ventersdorp in the North West. He was severely beaten. His ears were cut off. He was shot in the back/shoulder (doctors were still trying to remove the bullet) and stabbed in the leg with a sharp object. He’s fighting for his life in a Potchefstroom hospital. A family member left the farm shortly before 8am. Attackers then struck. A farm worker was tied up but managed to free himself and raise the alarm. The attackers fled in Marx’s truck. They’re still free. VF Plus says the full details of the torture are so disturbing they won’t even publish them. This is not “ordinary crime.” This is the same pattern of extreme brutality; ears severed, severe beatings, shootings, stabbings that has been targeting White farmers for years. English media is already silent. No front-page outrage. No presidential condemnation. If the roles were reversed, it would dominate news for weeks.
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Fireworks, Fall Edition. Looked up in the George Washington National Forest in Virginia and the whole sky was on fire. Best show of the year and it's free. Y'all be safe.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife says quail numbers are looking strong going into the November 1 opener. Good rains, good habitat. Over here we're raising six of our own, just learning the ropes the natural way. Y'all be safe.
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