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Mister T

@texano713.bsky.social

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Member of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, Navy vet, parent, neurodivergent, occasionally un-serious

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Mister T @texano713.bsky.social · Aug 22

There have been ICE raids in Texas, mainly in its major cities. After seeing neighborhood patrols instituted in California, it's time to do the same in Texas. Because it's Texas, it needs to go a step farther, that is, include armed patrols.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 18h

I’ll believe it when I see it.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 7h

This is unbelievably bad.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

New in PN: The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far

"Dismissal is probably the best result for the government, since it would spare the DOJ having its dirty laundry aired in court before getting spanked for having brought such a garbage case. But even so, it'd be very, very funny."

The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far

Welcome to the Rocket Docket, Lindsey Halligan!

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Robert Ellingsworth @by1959.bsky.social · 5h

Jack Smith must own a Wayback Machine. 😜

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 1d

Being mad at the people at the bottom is not productive - keep the focus on those screwing us all.

#TaxBillionaires

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Mister T @texano713.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday!

Mister T @texano713.bsky.social · 1d

Can't polish a turd, but they're gonna try.

Mister T @texano713.bsky.social · 1d

The orange turd is holding onto that poor guy's hand like it was stack of 100 dollar bills.

Mister T @texano713.bsky.social · 1d

Anteefa . . . AOC . . . "shameful"

LMFAO!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

Mister T @texano713.bsky.social · 2d

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Wednesday a measure that will turn any web browser, such as Chrome and Safari, into easy routes to enforce your privacy rights.

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Analysis | A one-click button to protect your privacy is finally real

It’s way too hard to opt out of companies selling your data. But it doesn’t have to be.

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Rebecca E. Reyes @rebeccareyeswriting.com · 7d

Slow month and I'm between jobs. Long story short, my husband got let go.

If you want to support me directly, I sell signed copies of my books for the same price as if you bought them on Amazon and they come with a cool bookmark!

ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita...

#Books #Store #KoFi #SFF #Scifi #Support

Visit Rebecca E. Reyes's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

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Mister T @texano713.bsky.social · 5d

It's autism that bad? It depends. My child, now an adult, has severe autism. He is non-verbal, with very basic communication skills. It took me a year to teach him how to use a fork to feed himself. I'm not rich enough to pay for therapy, not poor enough to get him therapy for free.

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Karmageddon @karmageddon.bsky.social · 5d

THIS IS HOW TO WRITE A HEADLINE.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals * US politics live – latest updates A federal grand jury indicted Letitia James, the New York attorney general, for bank fraud on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter. Lindsey Halligan, the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, personally presented the case to the grand jury on Thursday, the person said. US attorneys do not typically present to a grand jury. Continue reading...

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 6d

Yesterday: Trump bragged, "We took the freedom of speech away."

Today: New reporting on Trump's plans to go after opposition groups.

In 9 days: We mount the largest peaceful protest in modern history to say, loud and clear, that America has no king.

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USA Today: 'We took the freedom of speech away:' Trump on flag burning protection, First Amendment

Reuters: Trump's war on the left: inside the plan to investigate liberal groups

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 6d

the only appropriate response will be to triple down on supporting the targeted groups rather than to do what so many people usually do which is to run away from them.

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 6d

President Donald Trump's threatened crackdown on the finances and activities of liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda is a multi-agency effort with top White House aide Stephen Miller playing a central role, according to officials.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 6d

One big reason I don't focus on punishing Trump voters is that I'll never be better at that than Donald Trump.

Donald Trump to Trump Country: Drop Dead

The president told MAGA voters exactly what he was going to do in 2024. Now he is doing it.

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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 6d

Those are freedom noises

Dave Czaja @dzaia40.bsky.social · 6d

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Florida reports a more than 200% increase in pertussis so far in 2025

Florida health officials report a significant increase in pertussis, or whooping cough cases through the first nine months of 2025.

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Mister T @texano713.bsky.social · 6d

True!

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 6d

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a new undercover investigation aimed at infiltrating what he called "leftist terror cells" in his state, in the wake of a rise in political violence

Texas AG Launches Undercover Operation to Infiltrate ‘Leftist Terror Cells’

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 8d

“Who was president in 2020?” is the question of our time

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Mister T @texano713.bsky.social · 6d

Projecting on Dems exactly what he's doing now.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Johnson on nuking the filibuster: "Is it wise? A lot of people would tell you it's not. I mean, on the Republican side, I would be deeply concerned if the Democrats had a bare majority in the Senate right now of Marxist ideology taking over the Democrat Party...turning us into a communist country"

Mister T @texano713.bsky.social · 6d

Hey Mike! Who is "they" in your argument and why are "they" being assholes when it comes to paying hospitals?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 7d

Once upon a time, the social media accounts of federal agencies weren't a stream of fascist, white nationalist garbage interlaced with whiny culture-war posts. Earlier this year, even!

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 7d

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

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