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Dead Head, Texas Rangers fan and the Pope of Chili Town. An enthusiast of long distance running, SEC football, democracy and nachos. Just a little blue dot living in a red state trying not to get consumed by the abyss.
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Rewatching Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and I miss Val Kilmer. 😢 boxd.it/23c8
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who'...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Abbe Lowell, the attorney who is representing Letitia James: “I can't tell you a time in the federal system...where a federal prosecutor thought a case was strong enough to bring to a grand jury, and the grand jury said no.” @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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I wrote about why cutting Kill Bill in half might have cost Uma Thurman an Oscar, and how the new 4 1/2-hour version makes whole the greatest performance of her career.
Kill Bill Is Back in Theaters in a New Version. It’ll Never Play the Same.
The Whole Bloody Affair changed the way I saw Tarantino’s epic revenge film—and so did the reporting about its making.
slate.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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December 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Whether or not racial bias is involved, I think it’s wrong for elected officials in power to redraw electoral maps for the purpose of subverting the will of their voters.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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SCOTUS: "The Texas maps were drawn for political—not racism—goals."

NARRATOR: "And Texas used racism to achieve those political goals."
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Once again, this is all John Roberts' fault.

Read @ariberman.bsky.social + @pemalevy.bsky.social on why Trump owes all his corrupt and abusive reign to the chief justice.
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Wow! The Supreme Court basically just said, if you want to do racial gerrymandering, have at it.

Let’s be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Simply amazing that the Supreme Court declared an end to legal race discrimination in the affirmative action case two years ago and now allows overt racism in both immigration arrests and redistricting.

Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
BREAKING: Supreme Court GRANTS Texas request to restore redistricting maps

apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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David Bowie’s Hunky Dory album was released on this day in 1971 in the US, a couple of weeks before the UK release on the 17th.
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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‘Monty Python And The Holy Grail’ starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Eric Idle ventured into theaters in France on this day 50 years ago 🏰 🥥 🐰 #OTD

"𝙾𝚗 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝, 𝚕𝚎𝚝'𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚐𝚘 𝚝𝚘 𝙲𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚝. '𝚃𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎."
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name - 1993
YouTube video by Raymond JE
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December 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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I'm personally 100% in for James Talarico, but I can't help but shake my head at the sad folks who are downplaying Rep. Jasmine Crockett's chances. She's brilliant, a great communicator, and has wide support among the Dem base in Texas. Underestimate at her at your own peril.
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Reach out your hand, if your cup be empty
If your cup is full, may it be again

youtu.be/qIUb54dybpU
Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir - Ripple | Live at Oakland Coliseum Arena (1988)
YouTube video by Wolfgang's Grateful Dead
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December 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Ilhan Omar: “His obsession with me is creepy, I'm not going anywhere — I'll be here longer than #Trump - He’s an old man losing his mind. I hope he gets the help he desperately needs—”
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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In lieu of affordable universal health insurance, Texans will now be given better access to de-worming medication.
December 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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On this day in 1986, “Labyrinth” was released in UK cinemas.

Directed by Jim Henson and produced by George Lucas, it starred Jennifer Connelly & David Bowie. #Bowieforever
December 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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He’s a disgusting piece of actual shit and I would love to punch him in his droopy face, several times
Trump goes on another racist rant about Somalis: "Ilhan Omar should be thrown the hell out of our country, and most of those people -- they have destroyed Minnesota. It's a hellhole right now. Those Somalians should be out of here. They have destroyed out country ... go back to your own country."
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Holy canine crusader!
December 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Today's shout-out I'd for my best buddy, Scott @scottbluewave.bsky.social
He's the gif king of BlueSky., hilarious, and follows back.
Please follow and repost!
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Not trying to burst any bubbles; but Spotify is over.

They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
December 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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“Heartless powers try to tell us what to think.
If the spirit’s sleeping then the flesh is ink.
History’s page will be neatly carved in stone.
The future’s here, we are it, we are on our own.”
youtu.be/s1Hy5_sa9u8
Grateful Dead - Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT - Throwing Stones 4-5-88 (High Energy)
YouTube video by ChiDank420
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December 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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