Blake Rocap
@blakerocap.bsky.social
Austin based Dad.
Abortion Lawyer.
Wearing those big dumb running shoes. Thinking about traveling.
Certified txlege aficionado per the TBLS.
I'd rather be playing volleyball.
Abortion Lawyer.
Wearing those big dumb running shoes. Thinking about traveling.
Certified txlege aficionado per the TBLS.
I'd rather be playing volleyball.
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“Are you ok with rich people having access to better care?” man, what do you think it looks like now?!? Rich people have access to better *everything* that money can buy, that’s one of the reasons people want to be rich.
how long before he complains "people are mean and wont engage in serious debate on The Echo Chamber site"
December 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
“Are you ok with rich people having access to better care?” man, what do you think it looks like now?!? Rich people have access to better *everything* that money can buy, that’s one of the reasons people want to be rich.
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Hey! Looking to talk to someone in Austin who has allergies for a story I’m doing. Let me know if you are willing to chat!
December 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Hey! Looking to talk to someone in Austin who has allergies for a story I’m doing. Let me know if you are willing to chat!
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Frog knocked at Toad’s door. “Toad, wake up,” he cried. “Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Frog knocked at Toad’s door. “Toad, wake up,” he cried. “Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
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This article heavily implies that ICE is being used in a custody dispute to help Karoline Leavitt's brother get his son and have the mother locked up in ICE detention
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This article heavily implies that ICE is being used in a custody dispute to help Karoline Leavitt's brother get his son and have the mother locked up in ICE detention
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"Young Texans may be more likely to not recognize pregnancy early, know where to obtain an abortion, have fear about disclosing their pregnancy to family members or to be unable to travel and pay for care, especially without adult help."
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JDP is here for you! Call/Text 866-999-5263.
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Young Texans were most immediately impacted by six-week abortion ban: study
Facility-based abortions both in and out of the state decreased by about 26% for Texans under 18 and and almost 20% for those between the ages of 18 and 24.
www.houstonchronicle.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Young Texans may be more likely to not recognize pregnancy early, know where to obtain an abortion, have fear about disclosing their pregnancy to family members or to be unable to travel and pay for care, especially without adult help."
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JDP is here for you! Call/Text 866-999-5263.
zurl.co/k8X7O
JDP is here for you! Call/Text 866-999-5263.
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AUSTIN: a friend is looking for homes for these 4 adorable puppies.
not able to take a puppy, but want to help? consider a donation to Orphan Annie’s Neonatal Rescue who are assisting with their veterinary care: www.orphanannies.com
not able to take a puppy, but want to help? consider a donation to Orphan Annie’s Neonatal Rescue who are assisting with their veterinary care: www.orphanannies.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 AM
AUSTIN: a friend is looking for homes for these 4 adorable puppies.
not able to take a puppy, but want to help? consider a donation to Orphan Annie’s Neonatal Rescue who are assisting with their veterinary care: www.orphanannies.com
not able to take a puppy, but want to help? consider a donation to Orphan Annie’s Neonatal Rescue who are assisting with their veterinary care: www.orphanannies.com
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
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Texas voters will face 17 proposed constitutional amendments on their ballots next Tuesday, including Proposition 15, a shortly-worded and somewhat vague proposal that affirms that “parents are the primary decision-makers for their children.”
Capitol Context: What’s behind the vague Texas ‘parental rights’ proposition
Texas voters will face 17 proposed constitutional amendments on their ballots next Tuesday, including Proposition 15, a shortly-worded and somewhat vague proposal that affirms that “parents a…
www.kxan.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Texas voters will face 17 proposed constitutional amendments on their ballots next Tuesday, including Proposition 15, a shortly-worded and somewhat vague proposal that affirms that “parents are the primary decision-makers for their children.”
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That same 33%.
We need to stop listening to them.
We need to stop listening to them.
New WaPo/ABC poll:
45% of Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown. 33% blame Democrats.
By a 2-to-1 margin, Independents blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats: 46% to 23%.
45% of Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown. 33% blame Democrats.
By a 2-to-1 margin, Independents blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats: 46% to 23%.
November 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
That same 33%.
We need to stop listening to them.
We need to stop listening to them.
Game 7 forcing TOOTBLAN
November 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Game 7 forcing TOOTBLAN
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October 31, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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🚨 To celebrate @theflytrapmedia.com's first anniversary, we're offering a one-day paywall drop on my look at the rise and fall of eShakti, once the go-to home for dresses! with! pockets! and now a shell of its former self:
Once upon a time, eShakti was the go-to online shop for people sized out of mall stores, but no longer. @andreagrimes.com investigates its heartbreaking enshittification:
The Enshittification of eShakti
eShakti ghosted workers and customers alike, and the dream of something better than fast fashion died with it.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🚨 To celebrate @theflytrapmedia.com's first anniversary, we're offering a one-day paywall drop on my look at the rise and fall of eShakti, once the go-to home for dresses! with! pockets! and now a shell of its former self:
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ICYMI: We got leaked audio from a crisis pregnancy center conference in which the fake clinics—and their far-right lawyers—make stunning admissions about the "care" they offer and acknowledge they're manufacturing cases against the states regulating them in order to get a SCOTUS win @autonomynews.co
Abortion Pill “Reversal” Is a Hoax. It's Also a Powerful Right-Wing Legal Strategy.
Speakers at a crisis pregnancy center conference made rare admissions about the challenges of providing so-called abortion “reversal,” and indicated its importance as a litigation tool.
www.autonomynews.co
October 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
ICYMI: We got leaked audio from a crisis pregnancy center conference in which the fake clinics—and their far-right lawyers—make stunning admissions about the "care" they offer and acknowledge they're manufacturing cases against the states regulating them in order to get a SCOTUS win @autonomynews.co
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“The number is impossible to measure since Congress let lapse a requirement that ICE report how many pregnant, postpartum, and nursing immigrants are in custody.”
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ICE keeps detaining pregnant immigrants — against federal policy
But the number is impossible to measure since Congress let lapse a requirement that ICE report how many pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants are in custody.
19thnews.org
October 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“The number is impossible to measure since Congress let lapse a requirement that ICE report how many pregnant, postpartum, and nursing immigrants are in custody.”
19thnews.org/2025/10/ice-...
19thnews.org/2025/10/ice-...
Absolutely disqualifying position for an AG candidate.
Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."
October 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Absolutely disqualifying position for an AG candidate.
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early voting starts today in TX and the @houstonchronicle.com has the paywall up on their voter guide. please be serious
October 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
early voting starts today in TX and the @houstonchronicle.com has the paywall up on their voter guide. please be serious
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it's a michelada. it's a steak. it's a combination michelada steak
It’s a michelada marinade for the tailgate win. 🤤 https://www.texasmonthly.com/recipe/michelada-steak-recipe-tailgating/
You Can Have Your Steak and Drink It, Too
It's a michelada marinade for the tailgate win.
www.texasmonthly.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
it's a michelada. it's a steak. it's a combination michelada steak
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Culturally, we need to make abortions like Labubus—no one cares whether you have one.
September 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Culturally, we need to make abortions like Labubus—no one cares whether you have one.
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Austin TX: Do you know this dog? She was found by the railroad tracks with her leash tangled in bushes. She seems to be in good shape, friendly and taken care of. She's on stray hold at Austin Pets Alive.
October 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Austin TX: Do you know this dog? She was found by the railroad tracks with her leash tangled in bushes. She seems to be in good shape, friendly and taken care of. She's on stray hold at Austin Pets Alive.
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Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.
www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...
www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...
October 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.
www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...
www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...
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We’ve known this since the days of Robert Moses.
Good public transit creates transit riders.
New highways create drivers.
Good public transit creates transit riders.
New highways create drivers.
“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
October 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We’ve known this since the days of Robert Moses.
Good public transit creates transit riders.
New highways create drivers.
Good public transit creates transit riders.
New highways create drivers.
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