Dr. Laura Barberena

@laurabarberenaphd.bsky.social

UT Comms Grad. Democratic Political Consultant. Reader. Writer. Muppet Lover. Jedi Knight. And I will never give up, never surrender.

Trump offers a bribe of $5,000 in exchange for votes, the bribe is promoted as a dividend and would cost $1.2 trillion dollars. This is a felony under 18 U.S.C. § 597, bribing someone to vote a certain way is a federal crime punishable by prison.

Ken Paxton’s former top cop: What motivates someone like Ken Paxton? I’ve been around him enough. He has two motivations in life: Money and power. I cannot accurately describe the amount of commitment Ken Paxton had to continue to participate in this criminal enterprise. He was obsessed with it.

Ken Paxton got a $250,000 donation from the chair of Texas Tech’s Board of Regents. The next day, he threatened to sue the Big 12 to protect Brendan Sorsby, the Tech quarterback who was caught illegally betting on his games. Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in Texas.

NEW: Evidence filed in a Colorado case reveals how ICE officers are arresting people without a warrant, which is illegal unless ICE determines the person is a flight risk. A man was dragged from his car after ICE showed him a warrant for someone else and refused to check his ID to see his identity.

NEW: Evidence filed in a Colorado case reveals how ICE officers are arresting people without a warrant, which is illegal unless ICE determines the person is a flight risk.

A man was dragged from his car after ICE showed him a warrant for someone else and refused to check his ID.