Grits for Breakfast
@gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social
Nom de plume of Scott Henson, Austin, TX. Cancer survivor, househusband, recovering policy wonk (justice systems, civil liberties; innocence). Retirement focus: TX negro-league baseball, female lion tamers. Zines: https://www.gfbpubs.com
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In Texas, the prison system literally pays more for goods that prisoners produce SO THAT they can continue to produce them with slave labor. There's no cost benefit analysis that justifies it. They just think slave labor is an inherent good and are willing to pay extra to deploy it.
I made this pivot in a column following the 2021 Texas legislative session. After that, to me not using the word "fascist" to describe what was happening made me uncomfortable bc pretending otherwise felt like complicity. It's only gotten worse since.
February 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I made this pivot in a column following the 2021 Texas legislative session. After that, to me not using the word "fascist" to describe what was happening made me uncomfortable bc pretending otherwise felt like complicity. It's only gotten worse since.
"Trump is spouting demented nonsense the right way," by Ezra Klein
Biden’s mangling of a few words was a major story. Trump’s public descent into full-blown dementia is not.
February 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"Trump is spouting demented nonsense the right way," by Ezra Klein
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The precinct-level data from last night’s special election in Texas suggest a national win for the Democrats of around D+7 to D+10 come November www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-...
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
A nerdy look at precinct-level data from the TX SD-9 special election
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The precinct-level data from last night’s special election in Texas suggest a national win for the Democrats of around D+7 to D+10 come November www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-...
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Attending another data center meeting and I'm not shocked that the city is being shady about this. Doesn't want to comply with the FOIA. Doesn't want to have meetings with the public. Just want to usher in the data center and get the rest of us to shut up.
January 31, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Attending another data center meeting and I'm not shocked that the city is being shady about this. Doesn't want to comply with the FOIA. Doesn't want to have meetings with the public. Just want to usher in the data center and get the rest of us to shut up.
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Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
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drew this parody gadsden flag six years ago, and it seems it’s still relevant as the bootlicking has only increased.
(if you’ve shared a version, I’d appreciate if you shared this one — I’m making more stickers, flags and t-shirts to give 100% of profits to MN mutual aid! www.tommysiegel.net)
(if you’ve shared a version, I’d appreciate if you shared this one — I’m making more stickers, flags and t-shirts to give 100% of profits to MN mutual aid! www.tommysiegel.net)
February 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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The Other ICE Killings:
Since Trump Took Office, More Than 20 People Have Died in ICE Custody solitarywatch.org/2026/01/30/t...
Since Trump Took Office, More Than 20 People Have Died in ICE Custody solitarywatch.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Other ICE Killings - Solitary Watch
Since Trump Took Office, More Than 20 People Have Died in ICE Custody
solitarywatch.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:39 AM
The Other ICE Killings:
Since Trump Took Office, More Than 20 People Have Died in ICE Custody solitarywatch.org/2026/01/30/t...
Since Trump Took Office, More Than 20 People Have Died in ICE Custody solitarywatch.org/2026/01/30/t...
We heard a lot of bluster in recent years about citizens needing guns to protect themselves from government tyranny, but this is pretty much the state of the 2A crowd now that it's actually arrived. Lotta pompous, faux libertarians getting outed as authoritarian lickspittles in Texas right now.
My personal favorite of the bastardized Gadsden flag for the Republicans.
February 1, 2026 at 12:27 PM
We heard a lot of bluster in recent years about citizens needing guns to protect themselves from government tyranny, but this is pretty much the state of the 2A crowd now that it's actually arrived. Lotta pompous, faux libertarians getting outed as authoritarian lickspittles in Texas right now.
Doesn't particularly feel like ICE is dialing it down.
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Doesn't particularly feel like ICE is dialing it down.
A state senate district in Tarrant County that Trump won by 17 points flipped to Dems in a special election by a 14 point margin. People are mad. Texas' senate seat could flip if Dems put money into it, and actually fight instead of rolling over the moment they're attacked, like Allred did.
Democrat wins special election for red Texas Senate seat
With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.
www.texastribune.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:28 AM
A state senate district in Tarrant County that Trump won by 17 points flipped to Dems in a special election by a 14 point margin. People are mad. Texas' senate seat could flip if Dems put money into it, and actually fight instead of rolling over the moment they're attacked, like Allred did.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:56 AM
In every museum where it's remotely relevant. Not just racism, either. The misogyny, the corruption, all of it.
Once Trump is gone, they should add an exhibit about his racism. And how it hurt society. bsky.app/profile/chri...
🧵 Trump's 79-Year History of RACISM #Racism
January 31, 2026 at 11:50 PM
In every museum where it's remotely relevant. Not just racism, either. The misogyny, the corruption, all of it.
Local cops CAN intervene if they choose, even if the Minneapolis police chief clearly made a different choice. More of this, please.
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Local cops CAN intervene if they choose, even if the Minneapolis police chief clearly made a different choice. More of this, please.
Huston Tillotson Rams baseball is playing a Missouri bible college today and I stopped by. First 2 innings scoreless, but HT went up 2-0 w/ no outs in the 3rd, after a bad MO ss error. Saw a guy run out a sweet bunt to advance a runner. Gotta go home for babysitting duties, but these are fun games!
January 31, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Huston Tillotson Rams baseball is playing a Missouri bible college today and I stopped by. First 2 innings scoreless, but HT went up 2-0 w/ no outs in the 3rd, after a bad MO ss error. Saw a guy run out a sweet bunt to advance a runner. Gotta go home for babysitting duties, but these are fun games!
ICE is currently holding about 3,800 kids
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 11:23 PM
ICE is currently holding about 3,800 kids
This guy "told The Wall Street Journal in 2023 that he didn’t know Epstein and had never met him." www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
January 31, 2026 at 8:20 PM
This guy "told The Wall Street Journal in 2023 that he didn’t know Epstein and had never met him." www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Who trusts them now? smdh
Minnesota prosecutors need to be going after the shooters rn in state court, the federal "investigation" is 100% predictably going to be a whitewash.
Minnesota prosecutors need to be going after the shooters rn in state court, the federal "investigation" is 100% predictably going to be a whitewash.
The FBI and DOJ’s Civil Rights Division are now leading investigations in Alex Pretti’s death, with an ICE agency assisting.
DOJ And FBI Investigating Alex Pretti’s Killing In Minneapolis
The FBI and DOJ’s Civil Rights Division are now leading investigations in Alex Pretti’s death, with an ICE agency assisting.
www.forbes.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Who trusts them now? smdh
Minnesota prosecutors need to be going after the shooters rn in state court, the federal "investigation" is 100% predictably going to be a whitewash.
Minnesota prosecutors need to be going after the shooters rn in state court, the federal "investigation" is 100% predictably going to be a whitewash.
If Texas is going to have its major universities run by non-academics, abolish academic freedom, and purge curricula based right-wing ideology, at some point their accreditation shd come into question. Universities censoring Plato maybe shdn't qualify anymore as a valid educational experience.
January 31, 2026 at 1:38 PM
If Texas is going to have its major universities run by non-academics, abolish academic freedom, and purge curricula based right-wing ideology, at some point their accreditation shd come into question. Universities censoring Plato maybe shdn't qualify anymore as a valid educational experience.
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and that someone is a former clerk to a sitting Supreme Court Justice
Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights, retweets someone calling Don Lemon one of "today's klansmen."
January 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM
and that someone is a former clerk to a sitting Supreme Court Justice
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File state murder charges vs John Does, start the criminal case, and begin issuing subpoenas and search warrants. DHS isn't going to investigate itself. And we know who Renee Good's killer is. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty doesn't appear up to this job: She's like a deer in the headlights.
Six days ago federal officers murdered a man in the streets of Minneapolis and we still don't know their identities. Is there any modern precedent for this?
January 31, 2026 at 12:08 PM
File state murder charges vs John Does, start the criminal case, and begin issuing subpoenas and search warrants. DHS isn't going to investigate itself. And we know who Renee Good's killer is. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty doesn't appear up to this job: She's like a deer in the headlights.
Documentary coming out on Super Bowl Sunday.
A segregated league helped shape Texas football. Its story was almost lost. www.chron.com/sports/artic...
A segregated league helped shape Texas football. Its story was almost lost. www.chron.com/sports/artic...
A segregated league once shaped Texas football. The story was nearly lost.
The Prairie View Interscholastic League built Hall of Fame talent and awesome rivalries, but its legacy remained overlooked for decades.
www.chron.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Documentary coming out on Super Bowl Sunday.
A segregated league helped shape Texas football. Its story was almost lost. www.chron.com/sports/artic...
A segregated league helped shape Texas football. Its story was almost lost. www.chron.com/sports/artic...
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January 31, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Texas A&M is run by bigots and misogynists: January 30 edition. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Texas A&M is run by bigots and misogynists: January 30 edition. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
"Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's," Christ commanded his followers in Matthew. But 21st century American Christendom has thrown that out the window and now Caesar is taking over God's stuff, too.
It oughtta get struck down in court in NY minute, but these days, who knows?
It oughtta get struck down in court in NY minute, but these days, who knows?
Texas Taliban Strikes Again www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Texas SBOE appears poised to require Bible readings in public schools
The State Board of Education is adopting a new mandatory reading list for all K-12 students. An early proposal includes 10 Bible passages.
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:34 PM
"Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's," Christ commanded his followers in Matthew. But 21st century American Christendom has thrown that out the window and now Caesar is taking over God's stuff, too.
It oughtta get struck down in court in NY minute, but these days, who knows?
It oughtta get struck down in court in NY minute, but these days, who knows?