Amanda Smith
@amandahernandez.bsky.social
Hi, I’m Amanda and I live in Austin, Texas | Raised in Oregon 🩵
Hundreds of masked white nationalist Patriot Front members are marching through Washington, D.C., on Independence Day, carrying Confederate flags in formation. A president should be condemning this. The White House is silent.
NEW: Texas counties receive subpoenas for voters’ records from the Department of Homeland Security #txlege www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
DHS subpoenas Texas counties for voters’ histories and registrations
At least three counties have been contacted this week for detailed records about some individual voters.
votebeat.org
Someone ask Abbott how this "Keeping Texas Affordable" campaign is going - looks iffy ... [That post is just 2 months old] #txlege
How it feels doing literally any task right now.
Forget Bryon Noem. The spouse-of-a-Trump-Cabinet-Secretary you should pay attention to is Vince McMahon, who is currently being sued for sex trafficking and sexual assault. His accuser, Janel Grant, has filed a declaration with truly horrifying details. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
NEW: Most Texas prisoners live in cells w/o A/C. A trial starting today could change that. The plaintiffs cite heat-related inmate deaths & staff illnesses as proof of cruel & unusual punishment. Texas argues it's moving as fast as it can to install A/C. #txlege www.expressnews.com/politics/art...
Most Texas prisoners live without AC. A landmark trial could change that.
Attorneys for Texas prisoners say the conditions expose inmates and staff to dangerously high temperatures and have caused several deaths.
expressnews.com
Nearly 10 years ago the #txlege voted to start moving into privatizing foster care. It's going as well as you might think it would. Read this from the Lab Report: labreportdallas.com/p/the-presen...
The Present Danger of Foster Care in North Texas
After two deaths, the state says third-party case managers are failing foster kids. What happens in this courtroom helps explain why.
labreportdallas.com
Reporting here. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Shooting reported in Minneapolis allegedly involving federal agents
Gov. Tim Walz address Minnesotans in a live broadcast Wednesday night on the surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota. A federal judge has declined to immediately rule on the ICE surge in Minn...
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Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc
Wait is the Washington Post’s slogan still “Democracy Dies in Darkness?” I guess it still works as a goal rather than a warning
A man very recently called for “involuntary lethal injection” for the mentally ill and the unhoused. Literally talking about murdering other humans—and he still kept his job. Brian Killmeade, Fox & Friends.
There’s nothing Christian about Christian nationalism. Let’s go Talarico! Texans need his strong stance with his faith. #txlege
Politico@politico.com · 11mo agoEXCLUSIVE: State Rep. James Talarico will jump into the Texas Senate race.
I stand with the DC sandwich guy 👊🇺🇸🔥 share.google/bD9dQEp0fJrZ...
Grand jury declines to indict man who threw a sandwich at federal officer in D.C.
The former Justice Department employee, who threw a sub at federal officers in Washington and came to be known as "Sandwich Guy," wasn't indicted on a federal felony charge.
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Where do we go from here? Register for today’s Texas Resistance Town Hall at 7pm. Let’s keep holding the line, fighting for democracy, and putting working families first! Register: bit.ly/TexasResistance #txlege
Join us at the Texas Capitol from 10 AM onward! We demand the release of Rep Nicole Collier, the passage of flood relief legislation, and rejection of the redistricting scam. What a shameful second special session from Abbott, Burrows, & Patrick. www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve... #txlege #letherout
If you are anywhere near Austin Texas, tonight, go to the capital. They’re calling for people. This can not stand. Go. You’re needed. #txlege 1100 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701
Senator Roland Gutierrez@rolandfortexas.bsky.social · 12mo agoThis is full-on authoritarianism. Free Nicole Collier. #txlege
“Google has called Gemini’s habit of self-abuse annoying”
Jack Lynch@jacklynch000.bsky.social · 12mo agoI'll admit, I was skeptical when they said Gemini was just like a bunch of PhDs. But I gotta admit they nailed it.
Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein EPSTEIN 🚨🚨🚨🚨
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12mo agoPHILLY DA @dalarrykrasner.bsky.social : “Let's not get lost in his silly distraction from the fact that he doesn't want to give up information on his own involvement in a pedophile ring. Did we all forget about that? Trump is the public safety emergency.”
This fight is going NATIONAL. ✊ We’re showing up to defend the vote, protect our rights, and stop this redistricting scheme. Join Texas workers at the Capitol on Saturday, 8/16 to rally to #FightTheTrumpTakeover! #txlege
Fight The Trump Takeover Rally Texas · Texas AFL-CIO
Greg Abbott is letting Trump take over Texas. Instead of addressing the real crises Texans are facing, he's been using the special legislative session to push Trump's political agenda. Families are st...
mobilize.us
The Texas House redistricting committee hearing on the new proposed map is about to start. You can watch live here: house.texas.gov/videos/22418 #txlege
This is how gerrymandering works. This is what's being attempted in Texas right now. This is illegal always. #txlege
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝@sundaedivine.lol · last yr.Gerrymandering: the art of mathematically disproving majority rule.
2:00 PM Senate session today in the Texas Legislature’s special session #txlege Don’t stop speaking up. I stand with Isaiah Martin. @isaiahrmartin.bsky.social #nokings RISE UP! Texas welcomes the rest of you to join our voices!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️ senate.texas.gov/av-live.php
The Texas State Senate – Senate Live Broadcasts
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DFW up next, tonight, July 28! Rally at 3:30, public hearing at 5pm at UTA campus. Texas says hands off our maps! #txlege
