The Seven Stages of Democrat Rage When Republicans Are Fascistic: 1. This is simply wrong 2. We are better than this 3. It’s downright un-American 4. Reagan would be rolling in his grave 5. This is simply wrong (reprise) 6. I am writing a letter 7. Can you chip in $5 to help me put a stop to this

Amy Klobuchar@amyklobuchar.com · 20h ago

The timing of this raid and reports that a White House official was involved raise serious questions that should concern all Americans, regardless of political party.

More damaging revelations about Ken Paxton: A previously unreported New Year’s Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn’t his wife on.wsj.com/4yKLe4d

More damaging revelations about Ken Paxton: A previously unreported New Year’s Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn’t his wife

on.wsj.com

We’re mocking them for such a blatantly clumsy attempt to smear an opponent but I can’t help remembering a whole panic over Haitians eating dogs (for1) and NYT was as gullible as anyone. Maybe they like fascism but know Paxton isn’t in the bag so a weak D looks better. #JournalismIsDead #EatTheRich

LunaLuvgood2020@lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 14h ago

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u... 🎁 Article Republicans Promoted a False Rumor That James Talarico Was in Ohio The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu.

Ford Edge

Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones Cliff

Alt: Indiana Jones joins his father and two friends looking over the edge of a cliff.

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Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h ago

Ford Mustang

Cartoonist: Pedro Molina

Quaking Aspens. That’s the post.

#RepublicansHate the United States Constitution and #1A. #AmericaDeservesBetter #TexasDeservesBetter

Texas Monthly@texasmonthly.bsky.social · yesterday

Bureaucrats found legal holes in the governor and attorney general’s crusade against a North Texas mosque. The state proceeded anyway. https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/abbott-paxton-fraud-epic-mosque/

#RepublicansLie #RepublicansCheat #TexasDeservesBetter

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 2d ago

While you were watching football, a couple of MAGA propagandists (including Nick Sorter) have released an audio they claim is a mental health facility employee verifying that Talarico was staying there, and the least honest right-wing folks are spreading it.

the best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago. the second best time? was 29 years, 364 days ago. third best - 29 years, 363 days. fourth best is interesting, because 29 years *362* days had better soil conditions. fifth best--

Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume? Forester: That’s not a gap. I had planted the trees for my research and that’s where I was waiting for data on their growth rates.

Dr Keith 🎃 Wilson@keithwilson.eu · 2d ago

Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume? Gandalf: Then Darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time, and I wandered far on roads that I will not tell.

#RepublicansHate public education and the people who need it. They’ve turned a respected university system into a job training program with right-wing bias brainwashing. #TexasDeservesBetter

Ruha Benjamin@ruha9.bsky.social · 2d ago

“They invoked academic freedom and then began erasing fields of study they found politically inconvenient. They railed against ‘indoctrination,’ and then argued that the state is entitled to control everything said in the classroom.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and triggered an IRS audit of every American who made over $20M, I’m betting they’d suddenly figure out how to prosecute me.

Roxanne Darling 🍁@roxannedarling.bsky.social · 3d ago

If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and released ALL of the Epstein files, I’m betting they’d suddenly figure out how to prosecute me.

THE SUPPORTER SECTION IS WALKING OUT. THE POLICE MADE THEM TAKE DOWN THE SIGN. All the normal signs are gone. No "y'all means all." No "trans lives matter." Nothing. It is now quiet. No music, no drums, no chants #AustinFC

Liz Sepper@lsepper.bsky.social · 3d ago

#AustinFC supporters say, "No ICE in this melting pot!"

Unusual weather patterns have made it tough for the local flora to do their thing in recent years, but there’s always something each season that makes it work. Our dry winter led to a weak showing for a lot of our spring wildflowers, but a good year for blazingstar, palafox, and fewleaf sunflowers.

You’ve probably heard of the jackalope, but have you ever seen an escaribou?

Lisounours@lise-l.bsky.social · 3d ago

Ils étaient mi-cerf mi-escargot, et re mi-cerf derrière

Some enterprising hacker collective could test this: throw some vibecoded OpenAI Astra & Claude Opus bullshit together, train it on stats about student loans & what would happen if they went away, & then instruct it to free up spending power for millions of americans, & just like, see what happens…

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 3d ago

If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me.

“What's to-day?" cried Scrooge, calling out to Claude, who was his imaginary friend. “It’s BILLIONAIRES ARE GREAT DAY!” “It’s billionaires are great day!” said Scrooge to himself. “I haven’t missed it. The LLMs can do anything they like. If Cratchett doesn’t send a card he’s fired!” #EatTheRich

Am reminded today of a great @byjustinmiller.bsky.social story from February about Ken Paxton's unusually frequent travel, for dubiously job-related purposes, on the taxpayer's dime: www.texasobserver.org/taxpayer-tab...

Calculating the Taxpayers' Tab for Ken Paxton's Extensive Travels

In his three terms as attorney general, Paxton’s state police security detail has cost nearly $3 million as it accompanied him across Texas, the country, and the world.

texasobserver.org

Anthropic saying official company policy is "don't be mean to Claude" is yet another lame marketing attempt to convince the dumbest amongst us that the computer is alive and it is depressing how many people believe it.

Coach Finstock@coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'm thoroughly convinced every AI stan secretly uses the chatbot feature more than they'll ever admit and believe it's their friend. It's a good explanation for someone going to the mattresses for something backed by all the worst people in the world whom they don't agree with on anything else

Finally something that sane Texans and Cornyn can agree on

Robert Downen@robertdownen.bsky.social · 4d ago

In her statement on the ICE shooting in New York, AOC specifically calls out Target. The congresswoman demands that the mega-corporation stop allowing ICE to stage paramilitary raids from its parking lots. migrantinsider.com/p/aoc-to-tar...

AOC to Target: Stop Lending Your Bronx Parking Lots to ICE

After federal agents fired into a car with a 5-year-old in the back seat, Ocasio-Cortez names the retailer that lawmakers say gave ICE a place to wait.

migrantinsider.com

The latest from Texas Observer cartoonist Ben Sargent. Read more Loon Star State: www.texasobserver.org/topics/loon-...

We’ve got the circus now where’s my bread? #RepublicansHate American values.

Texas Public Radio@texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 4d ago

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public.

Ken Paxton took nearly 1,000 trips with state-funded security detail costing millions of dollars.

Ken Paxton took nearly 1,000 trips with state-funded security - The Texas Tribune

The Texas attorney general’s use of a taxpayer-funded travel security detail stands out when compared with his predecessor and other state officials, our analysis found.

texastribune.org

"Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business."

Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.

Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...

propublica.org

‘We have to suck it up’: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce national deficit.

Paxton suggests cutting federal benefits in newest leaked audio

In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and M...

texastribune.org

“What's to-day?" cried Scrooge, calling out to Claude, who was his imaginary friend. “It’s BILLIONAIRES ARE GREAT DAY!” “It’s billionaires are great day!” said Scrooge to himself. “I haven’t missed it. The LLMs can do anything they like. If Cratchett doesn’t send a card he’s fired!” #EatTheRich

The rot inside our government is going to last decades. Any Dem who suggests we just “turn the page” like Obama and Biden did needs to be run out of town. We need vengeance and cleansing.

BREAKING: Willie Nelson endorses James Talarico: “I've gotten to know James Talarico. He's a good man, who will be a good senator for the state of Texas. Please vote and vote for James Talarico.“