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Blue Texan woohoo. 11/3 historic!! LGBTQ ally. No DMs, Crypto, financial advisors, religion, GFM, no bio or posts, porn or MAGA’s Will block 🚫‼️ #Resist #notmypresident #fuckice

Just shocking that Trump invited to the White House an emissary from Putin, a brutal dictator, who has sustain an imperialist war of annexation and terrorism in Ukraine for nearly five years.

THIS JUST IN: Democrats have FLIPPED the Texas State Board of Education! This is a monumental win for Texas students, families, and the entire education community in our great state. Congratulations to our incredible candidates!

Colorado became the first state in 2024 to require in-person polling places at county jails. (Most people in jail are there pretrial, unlike in prison, and have the right to vote!) Person who helped author the reform, Amanda Gonzalez, just won contest for Colorado secretary of state. Flashback:

Colorado Adopts First-in-Nation Mandate for Voting Centers in Jails - Bolts

Editor’s note: Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed this bill into law on Friday, May 31, 2024. Bolts reported on the effects of the reform in March 2025. Scott Deno, who... Read More

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Last night, Americans made a clear call for accountability and affordability. A body politic cannot recover until its harms have been treated and its wounds have been healed. Crimes against our people and our Constitution must be answered for.

Houston Chronicle: He left his voting sticker at the place where ICE killed his dad. Hundreds more followed.

Who else remembers this evil 83 year old fascist republican scumbag Virginia Foxx who yelled “shut up” at journalists for asking about Republicans’ attacks on democracy? I do. Great news, she just lost her seat in Congress and was defeated by Democratic candidate Chuck Hubbard. Bye bye. 💙👊

WE DID IT, TEXAS! Growing up working on my family’s ranch in Lampasas, I never imagined I’d one day be your Texas Agriculture Commissioner. Tonight, we made history. For the first time in 40 years, Texans elected a Democrat to this office, and we did it together.

Election victory graphic for Clayton Tucker, elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner. Large white text at the top reads “ELECTED!” with yellow brushstroke underlines against a blue background. Below, white text reads “Texas Agriculture Commissioner.” On the right, Tucker smiles while wearing a cream-colored cowboy hat and light blue denim shirt, standing beside a pickup truck with a “Don’t Mess with Texas” sticker. The Clayton Tucker for Ag Commissioner campaign logo appears in the bottom left corner.

BREAKING: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called Democrat Gina Hinojosa to concede the governor’s race, according to Hinojosa’s campaign. Hinojosa has defeated Abbott to become the next governor of Texas.

Justin J Pearson’s republican opponent sent unsolicited dick pics to multiple recipients when he was as old as 53. He admits to it, but calls his behavior “youthful indiscretion” and a “distraction.” www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...

Brent Taylor's Sexting Problem

State Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) has sent unsolicited nude photos as recently as 2021, dismissing past sexual advances as “youthful indiscretions” that marked his 30-year marriage.

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NEW POLL: The race for Texas Agriculture Commissioner is a STATISTICAL TIE! The Ultra Wealthy have spent years rigging the system against working Texans, but this race shows we have a real shot at fighting back.

Polling graphic announcing a statistical tie in the Texas Agriculture Commissioner race. Clayton Tucker, wearing a white cowboy hat and blue denim shirt, appears on the left, while Republican opponent Nate Sheets, tinted red, appears on the right. The Texas State Capitol fills the background. Large white text shows Tucker at 49.7% and Sheets at 50.3%, with the headline “STATISTICAL TIE” and the phrase “WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR.” Source: ActiVote, October 17, 2026, with a margin of error of ±4.9%.

❗❗❗Mark Zuckerberg's meta just suspended the No Kings Instagram account. I just rushed back from my local No Kings to jump on this. Bottom line, would be helpful for all pro-No Kings folks to elevate the issue and help us get the word out about No Kings today. The Nerd Reich strikes again.

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.