Dustin
@dustinchristian.bsky.social
Too old for this shit. He/him/his. Paul Heyman guy.
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Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas.
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas.
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
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He seriously has no idea how numbers work and just screams high or low amounts like he's on The Dementia Price Is Right.
December 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
He seriously has no idea how numbers work and just screams high or low amounts like he's on The Dementia Price Is Right.
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Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane
October 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane
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Very much enjoying the inflatable frog segment of the civil war.
October 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Very much enjoying the inflatable frog segment of the civil war.
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Inventive People of Portland Dressing as Animals:
Please don't dress as dogs. Your life will not be safe with psychopath Kristi Noem on the rooftops.
Please don't dress as dogs. Your life will not be safe with psychopath Kristi Noem on the rooftops.
October 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Inventive People of Portland Dressing as Animals:
Please don't dress as dogs. Your life will not be safe with psychopath Kristi Noem on the rooftops.
Please don't dress as dogs. Your life will not be safe with psychopath Kristi Noem on the rooftops.
… why was there just a helicopter flying over Hillsboro/Aloha?
October 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
… why was there just a helicopter flying over Hillsboro/Aloha?
Really starting to feel like they’re setting up to outright steal the next election.
Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots | CNN Politics
Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately.
www.cnn.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Really starting to feel like they’re setting up to outright steal the next election.
Someone found something they weren’t supposed to.
FBI shuts down corruption group, fires agents after they monitored GOP lawmakers
The firings come after Fox News reported agents had monitored communications from nearly a dozen Republican senators.
www.axios.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Someone found something they weren’t supposed to.
Sounds like the moon needs some
Freedom.
Freedom.
Vast Reserves of Precious Platinum Could Be Hidden on The Moon
The next frontier for precious minerals could be much closer to home than the asteroid belt out past the orbit of Mars.
www.sciencealert.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Sounds like the moon needs some
Freedom.
Freedom.
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"Additionally, we will be charging a 30% Tariff on Upholstered Furniture"
September 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"Additionally, we will be charging a 30% Tariff on Upholstered Furniture"
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The White House’s response? Threatening to conduct mass firings of federal workers unless Democrats cave and help Republicans pass a stopgap measure to keep the government open without concessions.
More here:
More here:
White House Tries to Smush Dems’ Backbone With Threats of Mass Firings During Gov’t Shutdown
This is your TPM evening briefing.
wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The White House’s response? Threatening to conduct mass firings of federal workers unless Democrats cave and help Republicans pass a stopgap measure to keep the government open without concessions.
More here:
More here:
Curse those inconvenient facts.
DOJ quietly deletes study on far-right extremists; Trump announces Republican convention ahead of midterms: Media Miss Minute
The DOJ deleted a study about politically-motivated violence from its website, and the GOP will hold a midterm convention.
san.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Curse those inconvenient facts.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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REPUBLICANS: “Jimmy Kimmel was not a free speech issue. It was a private decision.”
TRUMP: “I TOLD THEM TO CANCEL THAT SHOW! NOW I’M GONNA TAKE ALL THE FREE SPEECH ABC HAS! NO MORE SAYING WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT ME”
REPUBLICANS: “It is ridiculous to imply we are the party of censorship.”
TRUMP: “I TOLD THEM TO CANCEL THAT SHOW! NOW I’M GONNA TAKE ALL THE FREE SPEECH ABC HAS! NO MORE SAYING WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT ME”
REPUBLICANS: “It is ridiculous to imply we are the party of censorship.”
September 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
REPUBLICANS: “Jimmy Kimmel was not a free speech issue. It was a private decision.”
TRUMP: “I TOLD THEM TO CANCEL THAT SHOW! NOW I’M GONNA TAKE ALL THE FREE SPEECH ABC HAS! NO MORE SAYING WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT ME”
REPUBLICANS: “It is ridiculous to imply we are the party of censorship.”
TRUMP: “I TOLD THEM TO CANCEL THAT SHOW! NOW I’M GONNA TAKE ALL THE FREE SPEECH ABC HAS! NO MORE SAYING WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT ME”
REPUBLICANS: “It is ridiculous to imply we are the party of censorship.”
thehill.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
But he’ll stay on air.
Fox News host Jesse Watters says US should bomb the UN over Trump’s broken escalator
Fox News host Jesse Watters has said that the US should bomb the UN after Donald Trump and first lady Melania were forced to walk up a broken escalator. Speaking on Jesse Watters Primetime on Tuesday ...
www.independent.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
But he’ll stay on air.
“Ultimately, the outcome was the agency was left broken and understaffed,” said Chad Becker, a former GSA real estate official. “They didn’t have the people they needed to carry out basic functions.”
Trump administration rehires hundreds laid off by DOGE
Those who accept received what amounts to a seven-month paid vacation.
www.syracuse.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
“Ultimately, the outcome was the agency was left broken and understaffed,” said Chad Becker, a former GSA real estate official. “They didn’t have the people they needed to carry out basic functions.”
Who needs the FDA, amirite?
Dozens of pesticides enter the body through contaminated fruits and vegetables, study finds
Eating a lot of fruits or vegetables with higher levels of pesticides may raise the levels of dozens of pesticides in your urine, according to a new study.
www.wapt.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Who needs the FDA, amirite?
“Triple sabotage” by his own people 🙄
Secret Service is probing Trump claim he was 'triple sabotage' victim at UN
First, the escalator came to a “screeching halt" with Trump and his entourage on it, an event that Trump called “absolutely sabotage.”
spectrumlocalnews.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“Triple sabotage” by his own people 🙄