I had to research this myself. Not surprisingly, the top 1% in Texas pay less than California, but the bottom 20% pay higher taxes, 13% TX and 10.5% CA. The middle 60%. 8.9% in CA vs 9.7% in Texas. Here’s one of many articles with data. www.chron.com/news/houston...

I think it is ironic that the people who are threatening civil war and took horse dewormer, are saying the vaccinated and mask wearers were the extreme ones. #VoteBlue

Cameron Tillman was shot and killed by a police officer while hanging out with his friends in an abandoned house with the owner's consent. He was alive for at least 45 minutes. The officers offered no medical assistance. #BlackLivesMatter america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/...

In Sept 2022, 4 Texas Republicans introduced a bill to make having an abortion punishable by death. Nothing says pro life like the death penalty. tinyurl.com/mr3apyte

The United States has allowed all previous territories to become states. #Statehood4PuertoRico

Scientists have established that people infected with later Covid strains have about 1,000 times more viral particles in their upper respiratory systems than those who were infected with orignal COVID alpha strain.

Jordan Edwards was shot and killed by a police officer in the passenger seat of a car while leaving a party. The car was driving AWAY from the cops and the officer fired inside the car. #BlackLivesMatter en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_...

Favorate quote during the pandemic. “The unvaccinated are putting children at risk, because some people are acting like children.” -Stephen Colbert. #VaccinesWork

Currently, the USA is facing storages of Airline Pilots, Truck Drivers, Nurses and Rational Republicans. Only the last one could end the American Experiment. #VoteBlue

Have you noticed that people happy about roe v wade being overturned, don’t support prenatal care, maternal leave, child health care, etc. They aren’t pro-life, They are pro-control of women.

Republican support by young adults is on the decline due to their anti-women & anti-LGBTQ positions. Victimhood is MAGAts rallying cry. Red state legislative cancel culture is their tool. In their grasping to hold on to power they grind marginalized citizens under their heels. #GOPbigots #VoteBlueIn

Every death from COVID saddened me. Each death meant a family had lost a loved one. For the unvaccinated, who died at rates much higher than the vaccinated, it is even sadder. #VaccinesWork tinyurl.com/22p7tpr9

Calls to “contact your representative” when Congress does not legislate, or does so poorly, are meaningless work for the 712,816 residents who have no voting representation. #DCStatehood #HR51

The unvaccinated were not only playing Russian Roulette with their lives, they were endangering the lives of those who are medically fragile, or have compromised immune systems #VaccinesWork

It’s clear that Gov. Newsom’s handling of the COVID pandemic was superior to what was done by Texas’ Gov. Abbott and Florida’s DeSantis. That is why we did not recall him and replace him with someone who would bring us those states failed Covid and anti-women policies

A core tenet of our founding principles – that US citizens should have a say in who governs them – is being denied for the people of Puerto Rico. #Statehood4PuertoRico

DC has 712,000 residents, more than Vermont and Wyoming and comparable with other states including Delaware, Alaska, and several others, but they have no voting representatives in the senate or congress. #DCStatehood

Never forget your own eyes. Never forget Jan 6th. Remember how everyone knew and actually stated the truth? Including Mitch McConnell? Y'all saw it. Y'all know exactly what it was. An insurrection incited by Trump. #Voices4Victory #DV1 #Pinks #SheShed

When I read Matt 25:31-46, I am reminded of what St Francis of Assisi. said “Preach the gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.” Helping the hungry, the sick, the stranger is not optional. It is not woke. It is the gospel.

Surprise, Surprise. Trump’s contractor’s botched work on the reflecting pool is the cause of the damage. It wasn’t liberals. We have an administration of liars.

These days when people reject Christianity, they aren’t rejecting Jesus. They are rejecting Christian nationalism, which is the opposite of Jesus’ teachings of love and care for others.

Some MAGAt leaders said George Santos was making them look untrustworthy. Dudes, that horse left the barn a long time ago. You don’t need Santos to make you look untrustworthy, you’re doing a great job without his help

William Green. Shot six times while his hands were cuffed behind his back in a patrol car.

I find the people claiming to be pro-life are not. They are just anti-abortion. Being pro-life would be 20 Sandy Hook kids in high school. I am tired of “pro-life” folks only offering thoughts & prayers, when they plan to do nothing to stop the mass shootings #GunControl

“Why are conservatives randomly talking about Covid 7 years later and not how awesome the economy is and how great their war with Iran is going?” -BigBicNick

No clinical studies show that either ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine are any more effective in people than placebos. Clinical studies are being run, but so far they show no advantage. www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c.... #VaccinesWork

From Dec 3, 2022 to Jan 3. The LA county COVID death rate for the unvaccinated was 16.6 per 100K. For boosted it was 2.3. For the non boosted Vaccinated it was 5. LA times B10 1/30/23. #VaccinesWork

Nearly six in 10 Americans (57%) “completely support” or “somewhat support” Puerto Rico being granted statehood if the territory’s residents want to formally join the United States.

New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy, said to anti-vac hecklers. “You are the ultimate knuckleheads. Because of what you are saying and standing for, people are losing their lives.” #VaccinesWork #WearAMask #BeSmartGetTheVac

Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old woman, was shot to death in her home by a police officer in Fort Worth, Texas, on Oct 12, 2019. Police arrived at her home after a neighbor called a non-emergency number, stating that Jefferson's front door was open. tinyurl.com/ykst2yrw