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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 23h

Greetings from Houston.

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 23h

Absent from today's rainbow crosswalk presser in Houston? Mayor John Whitmire. A Houston LGBTQ community member who is attending shouted "Where is the mayor?"

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 1d

Good grief.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 1d

Greetings from Houston.

Kyrie eleison.

Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 1d

Ken Paxton gave the hospital an Oct. 27 deadline to provide a written explanation of steps the hospital is taking to ensure its policies are in line with state law. bit.ly/4olSTRd

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 2d

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 2d

Utterly disgusting and sadly very indicative of this shameful, current moment in our history.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 3d

Extinguishing MLK's Eternal Flame is both outrageous and a hell of a metaphor for right now www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

www.wsbtv.com

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 3d

"The Trump administration on Saturday raced to rescind layoffs of hundreds of scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who were mistakenly fired on Friday night . . . "

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 3d

"The Trump administration on Saturday raced to rescind layoffs of hundreds of scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who were mistakenly fired on Friday night . . . "

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 4d

Twenty-two years ago today, my wife and I walked out the side doors of Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, after our wedding to see a crowd of tourists cheering us on. Then we walked, hand in hand, right down the middle of Duke of Gloucester Street. ⚓️

Photo inside Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, showing a bride and groom kissing.

Photo of the exterior of Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, he also ordained me as a presbyter. And on the left is Holly Hollerith, then Rector of Bruton Parish, later Bishop of Southern Virginia, and brother of Randy Hollerith (Dean of Washington National Cathedral).

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 4d

Twenty-two years ago today, my wife and I walked out the side doors of Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, after our wedding to see a crowd of tourists cheering us on. Then we walked, hand in hand, right down the middle of Duke of Gloucester Street. ⚓️

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 8d

I grew up in North Carolina and was raised in the Moravian Church. Be sure to order sugar cake from Wilkerson Bakery in Winston-Salem these days. It is the best.

Moravian Sugar Cake: 2-Pack

The sweetest memories are made with this delicious tradition. Introducing our Moravian Sugar Cake (each box comes with two 14oz sugar cakes). The sweetest memories are made with Moravian Sugar Cake. A...

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 4d

I wasn't a math major, but . . .

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Dr Oz: "Drugs for lung diseases are discounted massively. The president highlighted 650%. Significant discounts ... "

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 4d

Reigniting a trade war. 📉 😬

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 4d

I wasn't a math major, but . . .

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Dr Oz: "Drugs for lung diseases are discounted massively. The president highlighted 650%. Significant discounts ... "

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 4d

Reigniting a trade war. 📉 😬

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 5d

An important 🧵 from my local hero @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social. Every Sunday morning in my Episcopal church, we pray for patients and those who care for them across the street in the Texas Medical Center, which includes Professor Hotez and his colleagues.

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 5d

www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...

What causes autism? Here's what the White House gets wrong.

More than a hundred autism genes have been identified, explains author Peter Hotez. And Tylenol isn't the biggest environmental factor.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 4d

Greetings from Houston.

Evan @evan7257.bsky.social · 4d

Houston’s Pride crosswalk attacked by Trump and Abbott. Where’s Mayor Whitmire? | Editorial www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...

Houston’s Pride crosswalk comes under attack. Where’s Whitmire? | Editorial

The Houston Chronicle editorial board wants the city's mayor to stand up against state and federal incursion into local decisions about crosswalk design — and stand up for our LGBT community.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 5d

An important 🧵 from my local hero @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social. Every Sunday morning in my Episcopal church, we pray for patients and those who care for them across the street in the Texas Medical Center, which includes Professor Hotez and his colleagues.

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 5d

www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...

What causes autism? Here's what the White House gets wrong.

More than a hundred autism genes have been identified, explains author Peter Hotez. And Tylenol isn't the biggest environmental factor.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 5d

This week I learned that in attendance at a recent funeral I did was the CEO of Service Corporation International.

(Let the reader understand. ⚓)

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 5d

This week I learned that in attendance at a recent funeral I did was the CEO of Service Corporation International.

(Let the reader understand. ⚓)

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 6d

Greetings from the Lone Star State.

(Thank you, Gwen Howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social, for reporting this.)

“Abbott's move comes a week after crews restored the rainbow crosswalks in Montrose, Houston's historic gayborhood.”

Chron.com @chron.com · 6d

🌈 Houston’s iconic rainbow crosswalks might be painted over again—this time by order of Gov. Greg Abbott: bit.ly/4nAlz8W

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 6d

Greetings from the Lone Star State.

(Thank you, Gwen Howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social, for reporting this.)

“Abbott's move comes a week after crews restored the rainbow crosswalks in Montrose, Houston's historic gayborhood.”

Chron.com @chron.com · 6d

🌈 Houston’s iconic rainbow crosswalks might be painted over again—this time by order of Gov. Greg Abbott: bit.ly/4nAlz8W

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 7d

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Kara N. Slade @karanslade.bsky.social · 7d

I really love the fact that the state of North Carolina literally owns a pirate ship

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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 7d

For several years as a kid, I went on fishing trips to Morehead City with my dad and a couple of his friends from R.J. Reynolds. I have great memories of fishing in the sound on those trips!

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