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One of our most-read stories of 2025: This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
(Published March 2025 with @texastribune.org)
(Published March 2025 with @texastribune.org)
This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the c...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
One of our most-read stories of 2025: This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
(Published March 2025 with @texastribune.org)
(Published March 2025 with @texastribune.org)
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In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
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Trump is golfing and literally shopping for marble today while nearly two weeks in to vacationing at his private club but okay
January 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Trump is golfing and literally shopping for marble today while nearly two weeks in to vacationing at his private club but okay
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Way to go, Cincinnati! Protesters “welcomed” JD Vance back to Ohio. Demonstrators lined the route of Vance’s motorcade. Signs reading “Yes, It’s Cold. We Won’t Stop,” “Stop the Cover-Up,” and “JD Protects Pedophiles.”
January 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Way to go, Cincinnati! Protesters “welcomed” JD Vance back to Ohio. Demonstrators lined the route of Vance’s motorcade. Signs reading “Yes, It’s Cold. We Won’t Stop,” “Stop the Cover-Up,” and “JD Protects Pedophiles.”
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In any other White House, this WSJ article would be immediate cause for impeachment. With Trump just add it to the pile.
January 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
In any other White House, this WSJ article would be immediate cause for impeachment. With Trump just add it to the pile.
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"Several times a year, doctors ask me if I can tell the difference between a giraffe and a whale because they are so sure I am not in cognitive decline!"
He is so stupid he doesn't realize that the *only* reason he is asked to take this test (repeatedly) is that his doctors note cognitive decline.
He is so stupid he doesn't realize that the *only* reason he is asked to take this test (repeatedly) is that his doctors note cognitive decline.
January 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
"Several times a year, doctors ask me if I can tell the difference between a giraffe and a whale because they are so sure I am not in cognitive decline!"
He is so stupid he doesn't realize that the *only* reason he is asked to take this test (repeatedly) is that his doctors note cognitive decline.
He is so stupid he doesn't realize that the *only* reason he is asked to take this test (repeatedly) is that his doctors note cognitive decline.
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"If you’re a Republican official convicted of corruption, your odds of receiving clemency from Trump are roughly 100%...
"The latest move seems intended to deliver a political message: Those who assist Trump with his schemes need not worry about legal consequences..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
"The latest move seems intended to deliver a political message: Those who assist Trump with his schemes need not worry about legal consequences..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"If you’re a Republican official convicted of corruption, your odds of receiving clemency from Trump are roughly 100%...
"The latest move seems intended to deliver a political message: Those who assist Trump with his schemes need not worry about legal consequences..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
"The latest move seems intended to deliver a political message: Those who assist Trump with his schemes need not worry about legal consequences..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
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Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
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Democrats Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson have flipped two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission.
via @georgiarecorder.com
via @georgiarecorder.com
Democrats flip two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission
Democrats Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson have delivered an upset in Georgia’s off-year special election Tuesday, defeating two Republican incumbents on the state’s Public Service Commission.
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Democrats Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson have flipped two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission.
via @georgiarecorder.com
via @georgiarecorder.com
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The bottom line is that the Supreme Court would be doing Republicans in Congress a big favor by taking away Toddler Trump’s Tariff Toy.
They won’t stand up to him, and are hoping SCOTUS bails them out from the Mad King’s economy killing fuckery.
They won’t stand up to him, and are hoping SCOTUS bails them out from the Mad King’s economy killing fuckery.
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The bottom line is that the Supreme Court would be doing Republicans in Congress a big favor by taking away Toddler Trump’s Tariff Toy.
They won’t stand up to him, and are hoping SCOTUS bails them out from the Mad King’s economy killing fuckery.
They won’t stand up to him, and are hoping SCOTUS bails them out from the Mad King’s economy killing fuckery.
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NEWS: Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism today about the legality of Trump’s tariffs — which are driving up costs for Americans
After big election losses last night, some Republicans (quietly) want the court to rule against Trump.
That’s a big deal.
After big election losses last night, some Republicans (quietly) want the court to rule against Trump.
That’s a big deal.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
NEWS: Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism today about the legality of Trump’s tariffs — which are driving up costs for Americans
After big election losses last night, some Republicans (quietly) want the court to rule against Trump.
That’s a big deal.
After big election losses last night, some Republicans (quietly) want the court to rule against Trump.
That’s a big deal.
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‘Highly unusual’: New warning signs for DOJ’s Trump-ordered case against Comey
‘Highly unusual’: New warning signs for DOJ’s Trump-ordered case against Comey
A federal magistrate judge questioned whether privileged material was improperly obtained and used.
dlvr.it
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
‘Highly unusual’: New warning signs for DOJ’s Trump-ordered case against Comey
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this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
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Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
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(Politico) - A federal magistrate judge scolded Justice Department prosecutors on Wednesday for an “indict first, investigate second” posture in the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, raising new questions about a “highly unusual” case ..
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
(Politico) - A federal magistrate judge scolded Justice Department prosecutors on Wednesday for an “indict first, investigate second” posture in the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, raising new questions about a “highly unusual” case ..
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County
Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
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was about to post about the Texas Monthly Dick Cheney "Bum Steers" cover but thankfully they already have me covered @thetexanist.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/the-stand-up...
About That Iconic Dick Cheney Cover
Evan Smith, then Texas Monthly’s editor in chief, gives the behind-the-scenes story of how the 2007 Bum Steers cover came together.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
was about to post about the Texas Monthly Dick Cheney "Bum Steers" cover but thankfully they already have me covered @thetexanist.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/the-stand-up...
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Tom Emmer describes Mamdani supporters as "the pro-terrorist wing of the party"
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Tom Emmer describes Mamdani supporters as "the pro-terrorist wing of the party"
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November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Nothing like celebrating a ‘great victory’ while families are still struggling to afford basics. Maybe the reality looks different outside Mar-a-Lago.
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Nothing like celebrating a ‘great victory’ while families are still struggling to afford basics. Maybe the reality looks different outside Mar-a-Lago.