The DemoCraftHTX - Judy Kay Craft
@democrafthtx.bsky.social
Progressive activist, Harris Co. Texas Democratic precinct chair, disability justice advocate, compulsive reader, cat servant, UU, nature lover, Science Fiction & Fantasy fan, upset my children have less rights than I did. NO DMs!
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I wish that more organizations would embed alt-text in their infographics. I try hard to add image descriptions when posting calls-to-action with graphics, but often run out of space. Plus, it is more typing for my arthritic, polio-damaged fingers. My polio was wild caught in 1954, btw
#Disability
#Disability
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Oh definitely. Kinda like going to Iceland and having it explained that no, people don’t REALLY believe in elves. Also, don’t fuck with the elves.
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Oh definitely. Kinda like going to Iceland and having it explained that no, people don’t REALLY believe in elves. Also, don’t fuck with the elves.
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Imagine if tech companies had made a wild capex bet on chasing clean energy, instead of inventing a plagiarism machine powered by **checks notes** extending the life of coal plants
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Imagine if tech companies had made a wild capex bet on chasing clean energy, instead of inventing a plagiarism machine powered by **checks notes** extending the life of coal plants
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you can judge the extent of a legal fuckup by the volume of audible laughter coming from the lawyers of bluesky and in this case I think we're at jet engine levels
Sure. "The Grand Jury did not see the operative indictment" is the kind of fuckup where lawyers literally don't actually know what happens next because it SO fundamental a thing that it is LITERALLY possible nobody had even thought of this as a thing that could happen.
Translate for us non-law-talkers...?
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
you can judge the extent of a legal fuckup by the volume of audible laughter coming from the lawyers of bluesky and in this case I think we're at jet engine levels
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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Whatever we do for the most vulnerable, we do for God, and whatever we withhold from them, we withhold from God. That's scriptural (Matthew 25), and it means that for me right now - Jesus is locked inside the Broadview Concentration Camp.
‘It’s as if Jesus Is Locked Up in Broadview’
I interviewed @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social about his violent arrest by Illinois State Police while demonstrating against 'torture' at the ICE facility outside Chicago last week.
I interviewed @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social about his violent arrest by Illinois State Police while demonstrating against 'torture' at the ICE facility outside Chicago last week.
‘It’s as if Jesus Is Locked Up in Broadview’
A reverend violently arrested at Chicagoland’s ICE facility speaks out
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Whatever we do for the most vulnerable, we do for God, and whatever we withhold from them, we withhold from God. That's scriptural (Matthew 25), and it means that for me right now - Jesus is locked inside the Broadview Concentration Camp.
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This is nuts
For folks catching up, the reason the second indictment weirdly wasn't in the grand jury transcript, which confused the magistrate judge, is THEY NEVER PRESENTED IT TO THE GRAND JURY.
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is nuts
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Texas GOP’s mid-decade power grab implodes in court.
BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Gerrymandered Maps
Texas GOP’s mid-decade power grab implodes in court.
www.lonestarleft.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Texas GOP’s mid-decade power grab implodes in court.
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They think we’re all so stupid
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
They think we’re all so stupid
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Shorter Trump:
The Epstein files are a "hoax" except for my enemies who are also in the files, for whom it real and must be prosecuted
you can almost smell the flop sweat
The Epstein files are a "hoax" except for my enemies who are also in the files, for whom it real and must be prosecuted
you can almost smell the flop sweat
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Shorter Trump:
The Epstein files are a "hoax" except for my enemies who are also in the files, for whom it real and must be prosecuted
you can almost smell the flop sweat
The Epstein files are a "hoax" except for my enemies who are also in the files, for whom it real and must be prosecuted
you can almost smell the flop sweat
In memory of my Aunt Aline and my Aunt Kay, I strive to be a strategic auntie.
Made me think part of the US’s problem is a lack of strategic auntie reserve.
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In memory of my Aunt Aline and my Aunt Kay, I strive to be a strategic auntie.
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From Nueces County to Austin, the work is happening where Mike Collier isn’t.
The Only Thing Broken Is Mike Collier’s Ego
From Nueces County to Austin, the work is happening where Mike Collier isn’t.
www.lonestarleft.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
From Nueces County to Austin, the work is happening where Mike Collier isn’t.
I will try to remember that politics and voting are chess moves, not valentines during my upcoming Harris County Democratic Party Resolution Committee
November 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I will try to remember that politics and voting are chess moves, not valentines during my upcoming Harris County Democratic Party Resolution Committee
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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My little big dude Hobbs has claimed my chair and I can’t say he isn’t using it better than I would.
November 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My little big dude Hobbs has claimed my chair and I can’t say he isn’t using it better than I would.
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If the Epstein Files were a 'hoax' as far as Trump is concerned, wouldn't full immediate release be the best way to prove it 🤔
November 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If the Epstein Files were a 'hoax' as far as Trump is concerned, wouldn't full immediate release be the best way to prove it 🤔
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Your School House Rock moment.....
May 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Your School House Rock moment.....
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An unexpected trip to the emergency room shouldn’t cost so much that anyone goes bankrupt.
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
An unexpected trip to the emergency room shouldn’t cost so much that anyone goes bankrupt.
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For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
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Meet the public-interest lawyer trying to unseat a conservative Democrat in Bexar County.
www.lonestarleft.com/p/meet-the-c...
www.lonestarleft.com/p/meet-the-c...
Meet The Candidates: Robert Mihara For Texas House District 117
Meet the public-interest lawyer trying to unseat a conservative Democrat in Bexar County.
www.lonestarleft.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Meet the public-interest lawyer trying to unseat a conservative Democrat in Bexar County.
www.lonestarleft.com/p/meet-the-c...
www.lonestarleft.com/p/meet-the-c...
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We found that a company with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly got money from DHS contracts.
“It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”
“It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
We found that a company with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly got money from DHS contracts.
“It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”
“It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”
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Kash Patel, as you might remember, had long crusaded for the release of the Epstein files and victim lists—only now in office to reverse course, downplay the whole thing, and become one of the leaders of the effort to muzzle the release of further information.
Kash Patel, the FBI's agent of chaos
The biggest little scandal in Washington right now is how bad Patel is at being FBI director.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Kash Patel, as you might remember, had long crusaded for the release of the Epstein files and victim lists—only now in office to reverse course, downplay the whole thing, and become one of the leaders of the effort to muzzle the release of further information.