Tidbits from Texas
@donnaldowney.bsky.social
Vintage dealer. Public school & @EIU grad. Mom of three 20 somethings and two Boykin Spaniels. Progressive, former commercial energy efficiency pro.
@msnowevents.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social Thank you for tonight! It was wonderful and I hope you do more, it gave me hope.
December 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM
@msnowevents.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social Thank you for tonight! It was wonderful and I hope you do more, it gave me hope.
@kevinjfrey.bsky.social Appreciated your reporting and sense of humor tonight. Get some sleep!
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
@kevinjfrey.bsky.social Appreciated your reporting and sense of humor tonight. Get some sleep!
@msnbc.com I heard Matthew Dowd’s comments yesterday and didn’t hear anything that was inaccurate. You have completely overreacted and it’s sad to see. Stop trying to play both sides.
September 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
@msnbc.com I heard Matthew Dowd’s comments yesterday and didn’t hear anything that was inaccurate. You have completely overreacted and it’s sad to see. Stop trying to play both sides.
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Today’s act of political violence in Utah against Charlie Kirk is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable.
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
September 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Today’s act of political violence in Utah against Charlie Kirk is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable.
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
We don’t have to agree on everything, but we should all agree on this: political violence is wrong, and has no place in our democracy
Does anyone know who the woman over Kennedy’s right shoulder was at the hearing yesterday? She just sat there smiling the entire time, it was kind of creepy.
September 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Does anyone know who the woman over Kennedy’s right shoulder was at the hearing yesterday? She just sat there smiling the entire time, it was kind of creepy.
Gov Abbott just said in his interview yesterday with Ryan Chandler of NBC (formerly Austin local KXAN) that “the lines are being redrawn so that republicans who voted for Trump don’t get trapped in a democratic district.”
What the f**k? Literally, what the f**k?
What the f**k? Literally, what the f**k?
August 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Gov Abbott just said in his interview yesterday with Ryan Chandler of NBC (formerly Austin local KXAN) that “the lines are being redrawn so that republicans who voted for Trump don’t get trapped in a democratic district.”
What the f**k? Literally, what the f**k?
What the f**k? Literally, what the f**k?
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The Perfect Storm
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The Perfect Storm
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
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Call your representatives, even if you know they won’t listen. Call topics are tallied every day.
Stop calling it the big beautiful bill. It’s a bullshit bill for billionaires.
May 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Call your representatives, even if you know they won’t listen. Call topics are tallied every day.
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so well deserved
NEW YORK (AP) - ProPublica wins 2025 Pulitzer for Public Service for reports on deaths of pregnant women in abortion-restricted states.
May 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
so well deserved
Looking forward to this new iteration of @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social and @theweeknightmsnbc.bsky.social
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MSNBC fires back at disinformation — and makes history — with fearless new show
Three accomplished journalists, including two out gay Black men, welcome audiences to The Weekend. Just don’t expect them to play it safe.
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May 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Looking forward to this new iteration of @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social and @theweeknightmsnbc.bsky.social
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@anthonycoley.bsky.social taking us all to church this Easter weekend discussing #evangelicals and their silence regarding the treatment of Mr #Abrego-Garcia. Thank you for calling out the hypocrisy!!
April 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
@anthonycoley.bsky.social taking us all to church this Easter weekend discussing #evangelicals and their silence regarding the treatment of Mr #Abrego-Garcia. Thank you for calling out the hypocrisy!!
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Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?
April 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?
Next up on my reading list, “Hiding in Plain Sight” by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social. It details how Trump’s experiences since the 80s have led us to this point. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiding_... #bookclub
Hiding in Plain Sight (Kendzior book) - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
April 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Next up on my reading list, “Hiding in Plain Sight” by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social. It details how Trump’s experiences since the 80s have led us to this point. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiding_... #bookclub
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The president’s son Eric Trump posted this. Chilling.
He deleted it - but here it is
He deleted it - but here it is
April 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The president’s son Eric Trump posted this. Chilling.
He deleted it - but here it is
He deleted it - but here it is
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Jeffries: "One point that should have my Republican colleagues quaking in their boots. In the Florida 6th race, which was Trump +30 district, the margin was cut in half. There are 60 Republicans in the House who currently represent districts where Trump did worse than 15 or 16 points."
April 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Jeffries: "One point that should have my Republican colleagues quaking in their boots. In the Florida 6th race, which was Trump +30 district, the margin was cut in half. There are 60 Republicans in the House who currently represent districts where Trump did worse than 15 or 16 points."
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“We must dissent because America can do better.” Good to hear Wisconsin Judge Susan Crawford quote Justice Thurgood Marshall in her victory speech tonight.
April 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“We must dissent because America can do better.” Good to hear Wisconsin Judge Susan Crawford quote Justice Thurgood Marshall in her victory speech tonight.
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
ON WISCONSIN!!!
April 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
ON WISCONSIN!!!
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This is a very important point. Breathlessly vague headlines and summaries of these executive orders created for the executive powers it does not have. This kind of press contributed to authoritarian regime change.
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is a very important point. Breathlessly vague headlines and summaries of these executive orders created for the executive powers it does not have. This kind of press contributed to authoritarian regime change.
So why did #CISA (sp?) approve use of @signal.org? Is it so that off the record convos, even classified, of the incoming admin, can be held w/o adherence to federal records act? @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @anacabrera.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social
Please dig into this!!
Please dig into this!!
March 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
So why did #CISA (sp?) approve use of @signal.org? Is it so that off the record convos, even classified, of the incoming admin, can be held w/o adherence to federal records act? @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @anacabrera.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social
Please dig into this!!
Please dig into this!!
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Ossoff: This is what happens when you have Fox News personalities cosplaying as government officials.
March 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Ossoff: This is what happens when you have Fox News personalities cosplaying as government officials.
@theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social PLEASE post @michaelsteele.bsky.social friend’s quote about the end of the “second reconstruction.” It was accurate and powerful! TIA
March 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
@theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social PLEASE post @michaelsteele.bsky.social friend’s quote about the end of the “second reconstruction.” It was accurate and powerful! TIA
Who are we? Thought provoking piece by @oliviaoftroye.com www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com/p/the-fine-p...
The Fine People and the Expendable Ones
Who's next?
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March 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Who are we? Thought provoking piece by @oliviaoftroye.com www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com/p/the-fine-p...
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no that was the Constitution
March 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
no that was the Constitution