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David Richards, who passed away on November 13, was one of the great lawyers and progressive leaders of Texas history.
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David Richards, 1993-2025
David Richards, who passed away on November 13, was one of the great lawyers and progressive leaders of Texas history.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM
David Richards, who passed away on November 13, was one of the great lawyers and progressive leaders of Texas history.
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Donald Trump is facing down the entire leadership of Europe today to convince them of his plan to sell Ukraine down the river. Will he succeed?
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The Babysitters Are Coming
Donald Trump is facing down the entire leadership of Europe today to convince them of his plan to sell Ukraine down the river. Will he succeed?
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August 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Donald Trump is facing down the entire leadership of Europe today to convince them of his plan to sell Ukraine down the river. Will he succeed?
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On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @hollybfletcher.bsky.social & @jonrauch.bsky.social welcome Deece Eckstein @deecex.bsky.social a veteran Texas lobbyist and political analyst, to discuss the current state of #Texas and its government.
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What's Wrong With Texas? with Deece Eckstein
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
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July 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @hollybfletcher.bsky.social & @jonrauch.bsky.social welcome Deece Eckstein @deecex.bsky.social a veteran Texas lobbyist and political analyst, to discuss the current state of #Texas and its government.
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As many as 56 Democratic members of the Texas House have left the state, denying the House the quorum it needs to pass Trump's redistricting scheme.
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BREAKING: Texas House Democrats flee the state, stymie redistricting
As many as 56 Democratic members of the Texas House have left the state, denying the House the quorum it needs to pass Trump's redistricting scheme.
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August 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
As many as 56 Democratic members of the Texas House have left the state, denying the House the quorum it needs to pass Trump's redistricting scheme.
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open.substack.com/pub/lifeitso...
Texas's current effort to redraw congressional district Ines in the middle of the decade is inviting retaliation from other, bluer states. What's the point of the escalation?
Mid-Decade Redistricting: Why? , by @DeeceX open.substack.com/pub/lifeitso...
Mid-Decade Redistricting: Why? , by @DeeceX open.substack.com/pub/lifeitso...
Mid-Decade Redistricting: Why?
Texas's current effort to redraw congressional district Ines in the middle of the decade is inviting retaliation from other, bluer states. What's the point of the escalation?
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August 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Texas's current effort to redraw congressional district Ines in the middle of the decade is inviting retaliation from other, bluer states. What's the point of the escalation?
Mid-Decade Redistricting: Why? , by @DeeceX open.substack.com/pub/lifeitso...
Mid-Decade Redistricting: Why? , by @DeeceX open.substack.com/pub/lifeitso...
The White House is hoping the Texas Lege will redraw congressional lines to make them even more divorced from demographic and political reality. What could go wrong?
Mid-Decade Redistricting Worked Out So Well Last Time; Let’s Try It Again!
The White House is hoping the Lege will redraw congressional lines to make them even more divorced from demographic and political reality. What could go wrong?
lifeitsownself.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The White House is hoping the Texas Lege will redraw congressional lines to make them even more divorced from demographic and political reality. What could go wrong?
We used to dream great dreams in our land. We thought we could make life better for everyone, and actively worked to do that. When did we become so petty?
Three-Point Shots, Vol. 3, No. 7: June 6, 2025
We used to dream great dreams in our land. We thought we could make life better for everyone, and actively worked to do that. When did we become so petty?
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June 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
We used to dream great dreams in our land. We thought we could make life better for everyone, and actively worked to do that. When did we become so petty?
Part of making time-lapse movies of West Texas sunsets is the very Eastern practice of Zen.
Zen and the Art of Time-Lapse Sunsets
Part of making time-lapse movies of West Texas sunsets is the very Eastern practice of Zen.
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June 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Part of making time-lapse movies of West Texas sunsets is the very Eastern practice of Zen.
Part of making time-lapse movies of West Texas sunsets is the very Eastern practice of Zen.
Zen and the Art of Time-Lapse Sunsets
Part of making time-lapse movies of West Texas sunsets is the very Eastern practice of Zen.
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June 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Part of making time-lapse movies of West Texas sunsets is the very Eastern practice of Zen.
If Jesus, Allah, or the Flying Spaghetti Monster will it, you may get a great deal on a mattress today. But, as we seem to forget, there is much more to Memorial Day.
Why Memorial Day Matters — Especially Now
If Jesus, Allah, or the Flying Spaghetti Monster will it, you may get a great deal on a mattress today. But, as we seem to forget, there is much more to Memorial Day.
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May 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If Jesus, Allah, or the Flying Spaghetti Monster will it, you may get a great deal on a mattress today. But, as we seem to forget, there is much more to Memorial Day.
Arguably the first Memorial Day celebration was held 160 ½ years ago, in a field in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The country is again in danger from within – will it survive?
Memorial Day, 2025
Arguably the first Memorial Day celebration was held 160 ½ years ago, in a field in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The country is again in danger from within – will it survive?
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May 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Arguably the first Memorial Day celebration was held 160 ½ years ago, in a field in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The country is again in danger from within – will it survive?
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The Qataris have given the president a $400 million “Palace in the Sky,” and there is nothing suspicious about that. So I want my own plane. Foreign governments, are you listening?
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I Want a New Plane Too!
The Qataris have given the president a $400 million “Palace in the Sky,” and there is nothing suspicious about that. So I want my own plane. Foreign governments, are you listening?
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May 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Qataris have given the president a $400 million “Palace in the Sky,” and there is nothing suspicious about that. So I want my own plane. Foreign governments, are you listening?
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The Qataris have given the president a $400 million “Palace in the Sky,” and there is nothing suspicious about that. So I want my own plane. Foreign governments, are you listening?
open.substack.com/pub/lifeitso...
open.substack.com/pub/lifeitso...
I Want a New Plane Too!
The Qataris have given the president a $400 million “Palace in the Sky,” and there is nothing suspicious about that. So I want my own plane. Foreign governments, are you listening?
open.substack.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Qataris have given the president a $400 million “Palace in the Sky,” and there is nothing suspicious about that. So I want my own plane. Foreign governments, are you listening?
open.substack.com/pub/lifeitso...
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After some 90 years, the Marianist religious order is closing the Tecaboca property near Mountain Home, one of the touchstones of my life.
Fare Thee Well, Tecaboca
After some 90 years, the Marianist religious order is closing the Tecaboca property near Mountain Home, one of the touchstones of my life.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
After some 90 years, the Marianist religious order is closing the Tecaboca property near Mountain Home, one of the touchstones of my life.
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If deporting US citizen children with cancer isn’t your redline, it’s time to reassess your priorities.
April 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If deporting US citizen children with cancer isn’t your redline, it’s time to reassess your priorities.
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Today, children, let’s talk about intelligence … and the remarkable lack of it in the top echelons of Texas politics.
Three-Point Shots, Vol. 3, No. 6: April 24, 2025
Today, children, let’s talk about intelligence … and the remarkable lack of it in the top echelons of Texas politics.
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April 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Today, children, let’s talk about intelligence … and the remarkable lack of it in the top echelons of Texas politics.
Donald Trump tells the president of El Salvador he needs to build five ore prisons to hold all the "home-growns" — American citizens — Trump plans to rendition to El Salvador.
That's you and me, in case you're wondering.
That's you and me, in case you're wondering.
April 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Donald Trump tells the president of El Salvador he needs to build five ore prisons to hold all the "home-growns" — American citizens — Trump plans to rendition to El Salvador.
That's you and me, in case you're wondering.
That's you and me, in case you're wondering.
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"We aren’t going to wake up tomorrow to the sound of the blaring war rig horn from Mad Max. We are still a rich country, with momentum carrying us forward. But in ways that will soon be perceptible and eventually be undeniable, things will get worse."
The American Age Is Over
Emergency Triad: The United States commits imperial suicide.
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April 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
"We aren’t going to wake up tomorrow to the sound of the blaring war rig horn from Mad Max. We are still a rich country, with momentum carrying us forward. But in ways that will soon be perceptible and eventually be undeniable, things will get worse."
A “Deep State” national security professional warns: these guys are even dumber than they look. Happy April Fool's Day!
Signalgate, Part Two
A “Deep State” national security professional warns: these guys are even dumber than they look. Happy April Fool's Day!
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April 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A “Deep State” national security professional warns: these guys are even dumber than they look. Happy April Fool's Day!
That “Signalgate” even happened is a galactic SNAFU. That nothing will probably happen to its perpetrators is a Sign of the End Times. Read my thoughts.
Signalgate, Part One
That “Signalgate” even happened is a galactic SNAFU. That nothing will probably happen to its perpetrators is a Sign of the End Times.
open.substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
That “Signalgate” even happened is a galactic SNAFU. That nothing will probably happen to its perpetrators is a Sign of the End Times. Read my thoughts.
A recent debacle in Kansas has led the Senate Majority Leader to urge Sens. Cornyn and Cruz to stay out of the state.
EXCLUSIVE: Internal GOP Senate Strategy Memo
A recent debacle in Kansas has led the Senate Majority Leader to urge Sens. Cornyn and Cruz to stay out of the state.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A recent debacle in Kansas has led the Senate Majority Leader to urge Sens. Cornyn and Cruz to stay out of the state.