@leanne7908.bsky.social
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Ron White: Eight of Ken Paxton’s assistants turned him into the FBI for fraud... They sued and won $6 million. Guess who paid that $6 million? You and me paid the $6 million for his bribery. His own party impeached him. He’s a criminal.
September 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Ron White: Eight of Ken Paxton’s assistants turned him into the FBI for fraud... They sued and won $6 million. Guess who paid that $6 million? You and me paid the $6 million for his bribery. His own party impeached him. He’s a criminal.
I’m an editor. It seems I’m not the only one finding hallucinated references!
OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
September 17, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I’m an editor. It seems I’m not the only one finding hallucinated references!
OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
Can you imagine if this amount of creativity and effort had instead been applied to work that would actually help people living in the state?
The Fix Was Almost In www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/o...
The Fix Was Almost In www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/o...
Opinion | The Fix Was Almost In
The midterms dodge their first MAGA bullet. It won’t be the last.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Can you imagine if this amount of creativity and effort had instead been applied to work that would actually help people living in the state?
The Fix Was Almost In www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/o...
The Fix Was Almost In www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/o...
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Texans, don’t sit this one out.
PLEASE VOTE IN THE MIDTERM ELECTION!
📌 Register by: Oct. 5
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct. 19–30
🇺🇸 Election Day: Nov. 3
⏰ Polls: 7 AM–7 PM
Make a plan. Check your registration. Show up and cast your ballot.
Official info: votetexas.gov
#TexasVotes #Vote2026PLEASE
PLEASE VOTE IN THE MIDTERM ELECTION!
📌 Register by: Oct. 5
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct. 19–30
🇺🇸 Election Day: Nov. 3
⏰ Polls: 7 AM–7 PM
Make a plan. Check your registration. Show up and cast your ballot.
Official info: votetexas.gov
#TexasVotes #Vote2026PLEASE
September 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Texans, don’t sit this one out.
PLEASE VOTE IN THE MIDTERM ELECTION!
📌 Register by: Oct. 5
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct. 19–30
🇺🇸 Election Day: Nov. 3
⏰ Polls: 7 AM–7 PM
Make a plan. Check your registration. Show up and cast your ballot.
Official info: votetexas.gov
#TexasVotes #Vote2026PLEASE
PLEASE VOTE IN THE MIDTERM ELECTION!
📌 Register by: Oct. 5
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct. 19–30
🇺🇸 Election Day: Nov. 3
⏰ Polls: 7 AM–7 PM
Make a plan. Check your registration. Show up and cast your ballot.
Official info: votetexas.gov
#TexasVotes #Vote2026PLEASE
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Texans: Make sure you are registered to vote. Being on the voter suspense list does not mean your voter registration has been purged. It simply means that local officials need an updated address before October 5th – the voter registration deadline in Texas.
September 6, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Texans: Make sure you are registered to vote. Being on the voter suspense list does not mean your voter registration has been purged. It simply means that local officials need an updated address before October 5th – the voter registration deadline in Texas.
Maureen Dowd nails how this administration has done so much harm in such a short time:
Not So Supreme, Mr. Roberts www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
Not So Supreme, Mr. Roberts www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
September 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Maureen Dowd nails how this administration has done so much harm in such a short time:
Not So Supreme, Mr. Roberts www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
Not So Supreme, Mr. Roberts www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
My God, I miss Molly Ivins. If you have not caught the Netflix documentary Raising Hell: the Life and Times of Molly Ivins, it’s on Netflix. There is great footage of Ann Richards, too, for those of you who don’t remember when Texas was blue.
September 2, 2026 at 1:52 AM
My God, I miss Molly Ivins. If you have not caught the Netflix documentary Raising Hell: the Life and Times of Molly Ivins, it’s on Netflix. There is great footage of Ann Richards, too, for those of you who don’t remember when Texas was blue.
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Texans: No, you haven’t been
“suspended,” but yes, you should still check your voter registration now and update it if necessary.
The GOP relies on fear and confusion to supress the vote. This article is a great explainer. Read it and spread the knowledge.
open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
“suspended,” but yes, you should still check your voter registration now and update it if necessary.
The GOP relies on fear and confusion to supress the vote. This article is a great explainer. Read it and spread the knowledge.
open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
Suspense, Suspended, Purged, Purgatory
No, Texas didn't suspend 1.2 million voters. Here's what actually happened.
open.substack.com
September 1, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Texans: No, you haven’t been
“suspended,” but yes, you should still check your voter registration now and update it if necessary.
The GOP relies on fear and confusion to supress the vote. This article is a great explainer. Read it and spread the knowledge.
open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
“suspended,” but yes, you should still check your voter registration now and update it if necessary.
The GOP relies on fear and confusion to supress the vote. This article is a great explainer. Read it and spread the knowledge.
open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
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One thing the Trump era has taught me is that when I think the worst possible thing has happened. I'm usually wrong.
August 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
One thing the Trump era has taught me is that when I think the worst possible thing has happened. I'm usually wrong.
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Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
www.thenation.com
August 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Imagine claiming your god is behind powerful and wealthy people stripping food assistance, healthcare, USAID, environmental protections, food protections, terrorizing immigrants, and senseless wars, then getting so offended when people reject your god.
August 4, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Imagine claiming your god is behind powerful and wealthy people stripping food assistance, healthcare, USAID, environmental protections, food protections, terrorizing immigrants, and senseless wars, then getting so offended when people reject your god.
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If you can’t impeach a President for laundering money, War crimes, corruption, Market Manipulations, illegal Wars nowadays, what can you impeach them for?
August 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM
If you can’t impeach a President for laundering money, War crimes, corruption, Market Manipulations, illegal Wars nowadays, what can you impeach them for?
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"If you become a multimillionaire on a government salary and now own 15 homes on the public's dime, you should, then you should have to answer the public's questions."
James Talarico
re Ken Paxton
James Talarico
re Ken Paxton
July 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"If you become a multimillionaire on a government salary and now own 15 homes on the public's dime, you should, then you should have to answer the public's questions."
James Talarico
re Ken Paxton
James Talarico
re Ken Paxton
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If I could get one message across to conservatives (Republican or Democrat), it's that competing ideologies arise in response to real problems in your own ideology. Hate the responses? Then address the problems yourself. No more plugging your ears & pretending your view is unassailably perfect
July 22, 2026 at 10:56 AM
If I could get one message across to conservatives (Republican or Democrat), it's that competing ideologies arise in response to real problems in your own ideology. Hate the responses? Then address the problems yourself. No more plugging your ears & pretending your view is unassailably perfect
The hypocrisy of this administration eliminating programs that teach consent and healthy relationships…
Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families (Gift Article)
The administration canceled federal grants to organizations across the country, accusing them of encouraging premarital sex. New criteria say programs should stress abstinence.
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The hypocrisy of this administration eliminating programs that teach consent and healthy relationships…
Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
This makes no sense. The news shows photos of bags on the dashboard at 6:45 am. The ICE agents didn’t notice them? Convenient. Either it is not drugs or it was planted to move blame to the victim.
F.B.I. Searches for Drugs in Van Involved in Houston ICE Shooting www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
F.B.I. Searches for Drugs in Van Involved in Houston ICE Shooting www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
F.B.I. Searches Houston ICE Shooting Van for Drugs (Gift Article)
Federal investigators believe illegal drugs were inside the vehicle, though the immigration agents involved in the encounter do not appear to have known that.
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2026 at 10:19 AM
This makes no sense. The news shows photos of bags on the dashboard at 6:45 am. The ICE agents didn’t notice them? Convenient. Either it is not drugs or it was planted to move blame to the victim.
F.B.I. Searches for Drugs in Van Involved in Houston ICE Shooting www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
F.B.I. Searches for Drugs in Van Involved in Houston ICE Shooting www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
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#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #ONEV1 #DV1
🗣Governor: TX
@ginafortexas.bsky.social, a current State Rep, has been fighting for better schools, healthcare, public safety & more.
She’ll serve all Texans, not only the uber-rich. See her agenda. ginafortexas.com/about/
🗣Governor: TX
@ginafortexas.bsky.social, a current State Rep, has been fighting for better schools, healthcare, public safety & more.
She’ll serve all Texans, not only the uber-rich. See her agenda. ginafortexas.com/about/
July 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #ONEV1 #DV1
🗣Governor: TX
@ginafortexas.bsky.social, a current State Rep, has been fighting for better schools, healthcare, public safety & more.
She’ll serve all Texans, not only the uber-rich. See her agenda. ginafortexas.com/about/
🗣Governor: TX
@ginafortexas.bsky.social, a current State Rep, has been fighting for better schools, healthcare, public safety & more.
She’ll serve all Texans, not only the uber-rich. See her agenda. ginafortexas.com/about/
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July 10, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Someone in my family is a Texas social studies teacher. They are sending me screenshots from a workshop with the updated standards. I’m going to throw up.
You have to teach history in a way that makes students feel patriotic and “develop pride rooted in the truth.”
Whose truth??
You have to teach history in a way that makes students feel patriotic and “develop pride rooted in the truth.”
Whose truth??
July 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Someone in my family is a Texas social studies teacher. They are sending me screenshots from a workshop with the updated standards. I’m going to throw up.
You have to teach history in a way that makes students feel patriotic and “develop pride rooted in the truth.”
Whose truth??
You have to teach history in a way that makes students feel patriotic and “develop pride rooted in the truth.”
Whose truth??
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Happy Fourth of July from Willie and me!
July 5, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Happy Fourth of July from Willie and me!
There is bound to be some way the Trump family will make money off of this.
Parents Will Be Able to Enroll Newborns in Trump Accounts at the Hospital www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/y...
Parents Will Be Able to Enroll Newborns in Trump Accounts at the Hospital www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/y...
Parents Will Be Able to Enroll Newborns in Trump Accounts at the Hospital
www.nytimes.com
July 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
There is bound to be some way the Trump family will make money off of this.
Parents Will Be Able to Enroll Newborns in Trump Accounts at the Hospital www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/y...
Parents Will Be Able to Enroll Newborns in Trump Accounts at the Hospital www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/y...
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July 23, 2025: The White House rolls out a plan to deregulate AI companies.
Also, July 23, 2025: Trump buys up to $5 million apiece in stock of Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon & Broadcom.
Coincidence?
Congress must BAN stock trading by the President, VP, and lawmakers.
Also, July 23, 2025: Trump buys up to $5 million apiece in stock of Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon & Broadcom.
Coincidence?
Congress must BAN stock trading by the President, VP, and lawmakers.
July 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM
July 23, 2025: The White House rolls out a plan to deregulate AI companies.
Also, July 23, 2025: Trump buys up to $5 million apiece in stock of Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon & Broadcom.
Coincidence?
Congress must BAN stock trading by the President, VP, and lawmakers.
Also, July 23, 2025: Trump buys up to $5 million apiece in stock of Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon & Broadcom.
Coincidence?
Congress must BAN stock trading by the President, VP, and lawmakers.
Isn’t this the guy whose family bought the Epstein ranch in New Mexico? It seems like Abbott might want to avoid that entanglement.
Texas Governor Appoints Former Hard Right Critic to Key Post www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/u...
Texas Governor Appoints Former Hard Right Critic to Key Post www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/u...
Texas Governor Appoints Former Hard Right Critic to Key Post
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Isn’t this the guy whose family bought the Epstein ranch in New Mexico? It seems like Abbott might want to avoid that entanglement.
Texas Governor Appoints Former Hard Right Critic to Key Post www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/u...
Texas Governor Appoints Former Hard Right Critic to Key Post www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/u...
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“Five House candidates with ties to organized labor are launching a joint fundraising effort Tuesday to help bankroll their campaigns and amplify a populist, progressive message they believe can win back working-class voters frustrated by high costs,“
Dem candidates form ‘Blue Collar Brigade’ to boost fundraising
Five candidates with blue-collar backgrounds are teaming up to boost their fundraising and their populist messaging ahead of November.
www.politico.com
June 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
“Five House candidates with ties to organized labor are launching a joint fundraising effort Tuesday to help bankroll their campaigns and amplify a populist, progressive message they believe can win back working-class voters frustrated by high costs,“