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Truth, justice, & humor. Retired Texas teacher not liking the good ol’ boys running this state. #PublicEd #ERA #Vote #SocialSecurity
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· Sep 21
Seen on someone else's post (I don't know who): "My desire to scroll through my social media feed is in direct opposition to my desire to keep my sanity." (or something like that)
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While Texans struggle to pay their bills, Greg Abbott is picking out new furniture.
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
While Texans struggle to pay their bills, Greg Abbott is picking out new furniture.
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Unavoidable conclusion: SCOTUS has put 1 man in America above the law & created a king. Not the first time a case has been decided wrong. The fix for democracy lies, as it did in Dred Scott, with fixing a broken decision. Hopefully this one won’t require a civil war. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Unavoidable conclusion: SCOTUS has put 1 man in America above the law & created a king. Not the first time a case has been decided wrong. The fix for democracy lies, as it did in Dred Scott, with fixing a broken decision. Hopefully this one won’t require a civil war. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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A possible cure? Wouldn't that be amazing?
A 60-year old man in Germany became the seventh person with HIV to be announced free of the virus after receiving a stem-cell transplant
go.nature.com/48C68Ib
go.nature.com/48C68Ib
Seventh patient ‘cured’ of HIV: why scientists are excited
A man in Germany is HIV-free after receiving stem cells that are not resistant to the virus.
go.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A possible cure? Wouldn't that be amazing?
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Moms and women make 70-80% of consumer spending decisions, and consumer spending is 70% of our economy.
"When women thrive, the economy thrives" is literally true.
Let's flex our power Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday! 💪💪💪💪
#WeAintBuyingIt #MomSky
"When women thrive, the economy thrives" is literally true.
Let's flex our power Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday! 💪💪💪💪
#WeAintBuyingIt #MomSky
This Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we're coming together to send a clear message to corporate America and this administration: We Ain't Buying It.
This holiday season, we’re using our collective power to speak the only language corporations understand: our wallets. #MomSky
This holiday season, we’re using our collective power to speak the only language corporations understand: our wallets. #MomSky
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Moms and women make 70-80% of consumer spending decisions, and consumer spending is 70% of our economy.
"When women thrive, the economy thrives" is literally true.
Let's flex our power Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday! 💪💪💪💪
#WeAintBuyingIt #MomSky
"When women thrive, the economy thrives" is literally true.
Let's flex our power Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday! 💪💪💪💪
#WeAintBuyingIt #MomSky
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And people wonder why those congressional Veterans made that video…
We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
And people wonder why those congressional Veterans made that video…
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It’s interesting to me that the president thinks the highest insult to women is to call us ugly
As if pretty is the highest compliment
He knows no women who prioritize intelligence, strength, humor, creativity, kindness, persistence, ferocity, leadership, etc
As if pretty is the highest compliment
He knows no women who prioritize intelligence, strength, humor, creativity, kindness, persistence, ferocity, leadership, etc
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It’s interesting to me that the president thinks the highest insult to women is to call us ugly
As if pretty is the highest compliment
He knows no women who prioritize intelligence, strength, humor, creativity, kindness, persistence, ferocity, leadership, etc
As if pretty is the highest compliment
He knows no women who prioritize intelligence, strength, humor, creativity, kindness, persistence, ferocity, leadership, etc
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I don’t think most patients nor doctors realize that their conversations are now often being recorded by AI scribes with their default consent, permanently stored and used by AI companies, and are accessible to hospitals and practice groups and also easily searchable for sensitive information.
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I don’t think most patients nor doctors realize that their conversations are now often being recorded by AI scribes with their default consent, permanently stored and used by AI companies, and are accessible to hospitals and practice groups and also easily searchable for sensitive information.
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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Kristi Noem is guilty of crimes against humanity and needs to face justice.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Kristi Noem is guilty of crimes against humanity and needs to face justice.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
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This is the current government in Texas. You can change all of it by voting in March for progressive candidates, work to inform everyone about what is possible with progressive voices, and then get everyone to the polls next November.
We can fire all of these asshats.
We can fire all of these asshats.
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is the current government in Texas. You can change all of it by voting in March for progressive candidates, work to inform everyone about what is possible with progressive voices, and then get everyone to the polls next November.
We can fire all of these asshats.
We can fire all of these asshats.
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Breaking: Texas releases finalized rules for private school voucher program.
Texas releases final rules for school voucher program
The rules include official application dates for families and clarify that children attending private preschool programs are eligible for the full amount that most other participants will qualify for.
www.texastribune.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Breaking: Texas releases finalized rules for private school voucher program.
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The thing about Trump stories is that they always have that extra layer of stupidity that you’re not expecting. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The thing about Trump stories is that they always have that extra layer of stupidity that you’re not expecting. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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City of Dallas (city council) is considering tearing down it's classic City Hall structure, design by architect I.M. Pei in 1978 and highlighted in 1987 Robocop. All because Miriam Adelson-owned Dallas Mavericks and CRE developers want a new arena and casino. From "City of Hate" to "City of Stupid"
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
City of Dallas (city council) is considering tearing down it's classic City Hall structure, design by architect I.M. Pei in 1978 and highlighted in 1987 Robocop. All because Miriam Adelson-owned Dallas Mavericks and CRE developers want a new arena and casino. From "City of Hate" to "City of Stupid"
Buh bye!
Three challengers, thirteen days, and one embattled congressman watching the clock tick down.
Goodbye Henry Cuellar?
Three challengers, thirteen days, and one embattled congressman watching the clock tick down.
www.lonestarleft.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Buh bye!
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One of many things they keep hidden…
One-third of the energy now generated in Texas is from renewables like wind and solar. Without this clean energy, the grid in Texas would have failed multiple times and many people would have died. This is something Gov. Abbott and the GOP refuse to tell the public.
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
One of many things they keep hidden…
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When food prices rise, it’s often not the farmers making the money. It’s usually the middlemen monopolies. As you enjoy Thanksgiving with friends/family, the @nfudc.bsky.social has a graphic showing the farmer’s share of a Thanksgiving meal 🥘
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
When food prices rise, it’s often not the farmers making the money. It’s usually the middlemen monopolies. As you enjoy Thanksgiving with friends/family, the @nfudc.bsky.social has a graphic showing the farmer’s share of a Thanksgiving meal 🥘
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Listen, this administration isn’t “making America great.” It’s targeting our neighbors, tearing families apart, and putting lives on the line. Democrats on Oversight are standing up because this fight isn’t about left or right. It’s about right and wrong. Period.
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Listen, this administration isn’t “making America great.” It’s targeting our neighbors, tearing families apart, and putting lives on the line. Democrats on Oversight are standing up because this fight isn’t about left or right. It’s about right and wrong. Period.
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Unconscionable 🤬
An ICE victim shares their story
An ICE victim shares their story
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Unconscionable 🤬
An ICE victim shares their story
An ICE victim shares their story
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Imagine being this xenophobic, greedy, and shortsighted. Just the dumbest authoritarians imaginable.
The Interior Department has announced it will charge $100 per head for non-US residents to visit the most popular 11 national parks.
Stupid and self-defeating. Millions have visited those parks and left with with affection for America. No more, except those who can afford $400 per family per park.
Stupid and self-defeating. Millions have visited those parks and left with with affection for America. No more, except those who can afford $400 per family per park.
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Imagine being this xenophobic, greedy, and shortsighted. Just the dumbest authoritarians imaginable.
Was there any question?
Holy fuck good catch.
New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Was there any question?
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mainandvine (IG) is giving us a fact filled #CupOfJoe about things that aren’t random. In fact, much of it is outlined in the old P2025.
Some reading:
apnews.com/article/spyw...
thetechpencil.com/when-enforce...
www.hrw.org/news/2024/10...
Some reading:
apnews.com/article/spyw...
thetechpencil.com/when-enforce...
www.hrw.org/news/2024/10...
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
mainandvine (IG) is giving us a fact filled #CupOfJoe about things that aren’t random. In fact, much of it is outlined in the old P2025.
Some reading:
apnews.com/article/spyw...
thetechpencil.com/when-enforce...
www.hrw.org/news/2024/10...
Some reading:
apnews.com/article/spyw...
thetechpencil.com/when-enforce...
www.hrw.org/news/2024/10...
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No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.