Tidbits from Texas
@donnaldowney.bsky.social
Vintage home decor dealer. Public school & @EIU grad. Mom of three 20 somethings and two Boykin Spaniels. Progressive, former commercial energy efficiency pro.
Exactly.
Alright, let’s all get on the same page about Vought/NIH/Trump.
THEY👏WILL👏STOP👏AT👏NOTHING👏
The goal is to destroy the STEM ecosystem, universities, and democracy as we have known it. PERIOD.
The only way to win is to impeach them all…which means we need Congress.
HERE’S HOW WE WIN 🧵
THEY👏WILL👏STOP👏AT👏NOTHING👏
The goal is to destroy the STEM ecosystem, universities, and democracy as we have known it. PERIOD.
The only way to win is to impeach them all…which means we need Congress.
HERE’S HOW WE WIN 🧵
September 21, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Exactly.
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social thank you so much for having him on! We need people to understand how the dots connect re: AI, Tech oligarchs, Project 25, and the destruction of democracy. The tech bros and the P25 folks are strange bedfellows, but they the same outcome—no democracy.
September 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social thank you so much for having him on! We need people to understand how the dots connect re: AI, Tech oligarchs, Project 25, and the destruction of democracy. The tech bros and the P25 folks are strange bedfellows, but they the same outcome—no democracy.
Let me go check the status of the grid via ERCOT....
Between Trump’s AI slop content and every Republican being on Grindr the Texas power grid doesn’t stand a chance.
September 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Let me go check the status of the grid via ERCOT....
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👀 MUST WATCH: This video is so well done — and absolutely hilarious! 🤣🤣
September 7, 2026 at 12:14 PM
👀 MUST WATCH: This video is so well done — and absolutely hilarious! 🤣🤣
“Ken Paxton can’t walk down the street without bumping into a scandal.” — Luke Broadwater @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social
Truer words….
Truer words….
September 2, 2026 at 1:08 PM
“Ken Paxton can’t walk down the street without bumping into a scandal.” — Luke Broadwater @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social
Truer words….
Truer words….
Everyone needs to read “The Nerd Reich” by @gilduran.com. It connects the dots between Silicon Valley and DC and tRump’s appointments/policies. @msnownews.bsky.social producers and anchors/hosts need to read!
August 25, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Everyone needs to read “The Nerd Reich” by @gilduran.com. It connects the dots between Silicon Valley and DC and tRump’s appointments/policies. @msnownews.bsky.social producers and anchors/hosts need to read!
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I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.
What does this imply for those of us who are not Christian, and who labor under the assumption that we're protected by the First Amendment?
March 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.
This didn’t age well.
February 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This didn’t age well.
@msnowevents.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social Thank you for tonight! It was wonderful and I hope you do more, it gave me hope.
December 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM
@msnowevents.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social Thank you for tonight! It was wonderful and I hope you do more, it gave me hope.
@kevinjfrey.bsky.social Appreciated your reporting and sense of humor tonight. Get some sleep!
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
@kevinjfrey.bsky.social Appreciated your reporting and sense of humor tonight. Get some sleep!
@msnbc.com I heard Matthew Dowd’s comments yesterday and didn’t hear anything that was inaccurate. You have completely overreacted and it’s sad to see. Stop trying to play both sides.
September 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
@msnbc.com I heard Matthew Dowd’s comments yesterday and didn’t hear anything that was inaccurate. You have completely overreacted and it’s sad to see. Stop trying to play both sides.
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Today’s act of political violence in Utah against Charlie Kirk is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable.
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
September 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Today’s act of political violence in Utah against Charlie Kirk is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable.
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
Does anyone know who the woman over Kennedy’s right shoulder was at the hearing yesterday? She just sat there smiling the entire time, it was kind of creepy.
September 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Does anyone know who the woman over Kennedy’s right shoulder was at the hearing yesterday? She just sat there smiling the entire time, it was kind of creepy.
Gov Abbott just said in his interview yesterday with Ryan Chandler of NBC (formerly Austin local KXAN) that “the lines are being redrawn so that republicans who voted for Trump don’t get trapped in a democratic district.”
What the f**k? Literally, what the f**k?
What the f**k? Literally, what the f**k?
August 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Gov Abbott just said in his interview yesterday with Ryan Chandler of NBC (formerly Austin local KXAN) that “the lines are being redrawn so that republicans who voted for Trump don’t get trapped in a democratic district.”
What the f**k? Literally, what the f**k?
What the f**k? Literally, what the f**k?
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The Perfect Storm
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The Perfect Storm
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
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Call your representatives, even if you know they won’t listen. Call topics are tallied every day.
Stop calling it the big beautiful bill. It’s a bullshit bill for billionaires.
May 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Call your representatives, even if you know they won’t listen. Call topics are tallied every day.
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so well deserved
NEW YORK (AP) - ProPublica wins 2025 Pulitzer for Public Service for reports on deaths of pregnant women in abortion-restricted states.
May 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
so well deserved
Looking forward to this new iteration of @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social and @theweeknightmsnbc.bsky.social
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May 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Looking forward to this new iteration of @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social and @theweeknightmsnbc.bsky.social
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@anthonycoley.bsky.social taking us all to church this Easter weekend discussing #evangelicals and their silence regarding the treatment of Mr #Abrego-Garcia. Thank you for calling out the hypocrisy!!
April 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
@anthonycoley.bsky.social taking us all to church this Easter weekend discussing #evangelicals and their silence regarding the treatment of Mr #Abrego-Garcia. Thank you for calling out the hypocrisy!!
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Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?
April 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?
Next up on my reading list, “Hiding in Plain Sight” by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social. It details how Trump’s experiences since the 80s have led us to this point. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiding_... #bookclub
Hiding in Plain Sight (Kendzior book) - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
April 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Next up on my reading list, “Hiding in Plain Sight” by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social. It details how Trump’s experiences since the 80s have led us to this point. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiding_... #bookclub
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The president’s son Eric Trump posted this. Chilling.
He deleted it - but here it is
He deleted it - but here it is
April 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The president’s son Eric Trump posted this. Chilling.
He deleted it - but here it is
He deleted it - but here it is
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Jeffries: "One point that should have my Republican colleagues quaking in their boots. In the Florida 6th race, which was Trump +30 district, the margin was cut in half. There are 60 Republicans in the House who currently represent districts where Trump did worse than 15 or 16 points."
April 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Jeffries: "One point that should have my Republican colleagues quaking in their boots. In the Florida 6th race, which was Trump +30 district, the margin was cut in half. There are 60 Republicans in the House who currently represent districts where Trump did worse than 15 or 16 points."