Toni Gatlin
@tonigatlin.com
Jesus follower.🕊️ Ex-fundygelical/cultie.❤️🩹 Married again.👩❤️👨 Dog mom.🐶 Wordy/bookish.🤓 Neurosparkly.✨ Contemplative.🧘🏻🙏🏻🌗 Methodist.💒 Seminarian.📚 Texan-American.🌮 Democracy defender.🇺🇸 Suffragette.🗳️ Slow hiker, busy admiring birds/bugs/flowers.🌻
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oh man this is EVEN WORSE than the judge calling out your grammar, it's a judge saying "yo I can tell you didn't write this because when you're writing your grammar sucks"
Do you know how mad a judge has to be to call out your grammatical errors
February 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
oh man this is EVEN WORSE than the judge calling out your grammar, it's a judge saying "yo I can tell you didn't write this because when you're writing your grammar sucks"
This— a thousand times this.
AI is not alive. It cannot translate human experiences. It cannot feel for you, and even if it could, it would only be that much clearer that its output is not something YOU made. It has no relation to you.
February 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
This— a thousand times this.
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Here's what Republicans think is "unrealistic"
1) Need a judicial warrant to enter private property
2) Require verification that someone is not a US citizen before sending them to immigration detention
3) No masks
4) No secret police: Officers must have ID
5) Keep enforcement away from
1) Need a judicial warrant to enter private property
2) Require verification that someone is not a US citizen before sending them to immigration detention
3) No masks
4) No secret police: Officers must have ID
5) Keep enforcement away from
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Secu…
trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Here's what Republicans think is "unrealistic"
1) Need a judicial warrant to enter private property
2) Require verification that someone is not a US citizen before sending them to immigration detention
3) No masks
4) No secret police: Officers must have ID
5) Keep enforcement away from
1) Need a judicial warrant to enter private property
2) Require verification that someone is not a US citizen before sending them to immigration detention
3) No masks
4) No secret police: Officers must have ID
5) Keep enforcement away from
There was a whole section in my undergrad statistics course on the need to use numbers accurately and responsibly. Guess these guys skipped that part…
February 5, 2026 at 2:57 AM
There was a whole section in my undergrad statistics course on the need to use numbers accurately and responsibly. Guess these guys skipped that part…
OF COURSE HIS NAME IS CHAD 🤦🏻♀️ 🤣 And a pox upon whatever lackey wrote this lame headline— it was assault, not an altercation. 🙄
I lived in Buda for 2.5 years. We were just there on Sunday. It’s a great little town and apparently the kids there are doing alright. 💪🏻
I lived in Buda for 2.5 years. We were just there on Sunday. It’s a great little town and apparently the kids there are doing alright. 💪🏻
Man arrested after altercation with student at school walkout protest in Buda https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county/hays-county-da-investigating-student-led-protest-buda/269-dcbedd86-9a64-4601-aa45-f494a0e2be09
Man arrested after altercation with student at school walkout protest in Buda
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www.kvue.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 AM
OF COURSE HIS NAME IS CHAD 🤦🏻♀️ 🤣 And a pox upon whatever lackey wrote this lame headline— it was assault, not an altercation. 🙄
I lived in Buda for 2.5 years. We were just there on Sunday. It’s a great little town and apparently the kids there are doing alright. 💪🏻
I lived in Buda for 2.5 years. We were just there on Sunday. It’s a great little town and apparently the kids there are doing alright. 💪🏻
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The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.
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you: groundhog day is a perfectly-crafted movie which could not possibly be improved
me:
me:
happy groundhog day (1993) to all who celebrate
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
you: groundhog day is a perfectly-crafted movie which could not possibly be improved
me:
me:
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
“It’s only February, and the November elections are already in peril.”
This Is Not a Drill (gift link)
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This Is Not a Drill (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | This Is Not a Drill
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February 2, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“It’s only February, and the November elections are already in peril.”
This Is Not a Drill (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
This Is Not a Drill (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
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Once again here to tap the mic and say Texas is a gerrymandered, voter repressed state, not a "red" state. And every one of you celebrating the (significant) win in Tarrant County better not be the same people in my mentions saying to throw the whole South away. There are good people fighting.
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Once again here to tap the mic and say Texas is a gerrymandered, voter repressed state, not a "red" state. And every one of you celebrating the (significant) win in Tarrant County better not be the same people in my mentions saying to throw the whole South away. There are good people fighting.
BEAUTIFUL
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
BEAUTIFUL
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And just to further put a point on it, this is very explicitly the point of militant nonviolent protest.
To demonstrate incontrovertibly to even the low info news consumer that agents of the oppressor are engaging in an entirely one-sided brutality against the vulnerable
To demonstrate incontrovertibly to even the low info news consumer that agents of the oppressor are engaging in an entirely one-sided brutality against the vulnerable
So believe me I understand this is deeply frustrating and unfair, but a march that does everything right and still gets tear gassed is a successful march that is winning.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 12:53 PM
And just to further put a point on it, this is very explicitly the point of militant nonviolent protest.
To demonstrate incontrovertibly to even the low info news consumer that agents of the oppressor are engaging in an entirely one-sided brutality against the vulnerable
To demonstrate incontrovertibly to even the low info news consumer that agents of the oppressor are engaging in an entirely one-sided brutality against the vulnerable
Amen
Y'all, it's February. Let's not January like we Januaried this year ever again. 🥹
February 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Amen
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Dr Glaucomflecken, an actual ophthalmologist, with helpful instructions for dealing with pepper spray to the face.
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
What To Do If You Get Pepper Sprayed
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
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January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Dr Glaucomflecken, an actual ophthalmologist, with helpful instructions for dealing with pepper spray to the face.
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
Saw Menefee on a panel at Texas Tribune Festival in 2024 & at end of session, sat there stunned at his smarts & husband says “That guy is GOING places.” So so so glad to see it happen!
Houston Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election to complete Sylvester Turner’s term in Congress.
Menefee defeats Edwards in special election for Congress
The former Harris County attorney defeated Amanda Edwards in Texas’ 18th Congressional District. The two will face off again in the March 3 primary for a redrawn version of the district.
www.texastribune.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Saw Menefee on a panel at Texas Tribune Festival in 2024 & at end of session, sat there stunned at his smarts & husband says “That guy is GOING places.” So so so glad to see it happen!
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Sincerely love that the chuds think this is all based on folks in Minnesota reading the works of Uncle Ho, rather than being built on the same social structures that organize the annual spaghetti fundraiser
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 27, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Sincerely love that the chuds think this is all based on folks in Minnesota reading the works of Uncle Ho, rather than being built on the same social structures that organize the annual spaghetti fundraiser
You love to see it
February 1, 2026 at 5:33 AM
You love to see it
This is EXACTLY why fundy parents restrict their kids’ media consumption: they know that if kids learn from anyone else, they’ll develop “an independent spirit.”😱
(We didn’t have tv for much of my childhood [born 1977], & I couldn’t get library books published after 1969 w/o asking permission.)
(We didn’t have tv for much of my childhood [born 1977], & I couldn’t get library books published after 1969 w/o asking permission.)
February 1, 2026 at 5:23 AM
This is EXACTLY why fundy parents restrict their kids’ media consumption: they know that if kids learn from anyone else, they’ll develop “an independent spirit.”😱
(We didn’t have tv for much of my childhood [born 1977], & I couldn’t get library books published after 1969 w/o asking permission.)
(We didn’t have tv for much of my childhood [born 1977], & I couldn’t get library books published after 1969 w/o asking permission.)
These are brilliant!
Instructions on building your own CR box. These are also useful for COVID mitigation and wildfire smoke.
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corsirosenthalfoundation.org/instructions/
How to build your own Corsi-Rosenthal Box - Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation
Dedicated to providing cleaner safer air for all.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:05 AM
These are brilliant!
We got there an hour early and weren't far from the stage; we had no idea until we were leaving how many people had filled in on the sides and behind us, even in every level of the parking garage across the street. Heartening to be in a huge crowd all cheering to protect our neighbors!
5,000+ people showed up to rally against ICE with James Talarico, Gina Hinojosa, Joaquin Castro, and Greg Casar
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 AM
We got there an hour early and weren't far from the stage; we had no idea until we were leaving how many people had filled in on the sides and behind us, even in every level of the parking garage across the street. Heartening to be in a huge crowd all cheering to protect our neighbors!
About 5,000 people and some really great protest signage turned out in East Austin today
January 31, 2026 at 11:26 PM
About 5,000 people and some really great protest signage turned out in East Austin today
🔥
Here's the whole of Judge Fred Biery's scathing order, compelling the release of 5-yr-old Liam & his father. Well worth a read.
Particularly noteworthy that Biery attached a picture & Bible verses at the end... "Suffer the children..." and "Jesus wept."
Particularly noteworthy that Biery attached a picture & Bible verses at the end... "Suffer the children..." and "Jesus wept."
January 31, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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The new Harriet Powers USPS postage stamps are so moving. Featuring details from formerly enslaved Powers’s “Pictorial Quilt” of 1898, I’m so glad these stamps will bring her work & life story to more people, especially when so much Black history is being erased from the public realm right now 💌
January 28, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The new Harriet Powers USPS postage stamps are so moving. Featuring details from formerly enslaved Powers’s “Pictorial Quilt” of 1898, I’m so glad these stamps will bring her work & life story to more people, especially when so much Black history is being erased from the public realm right now 💌
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i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
September 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't
"he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality
"this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening
START WITH WHAT IT IS
not what it isn't