Kathleen Thompson
@kathleenthompson.bsky.social
📣 Amplifying good folks. Progress Texas Executive Director.
November 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
There’s only a week until early voting begins, so the @progresstexas.bsky.social team has prepared another edition of our popular voter guide just for you!
(Downloadable, printable version included, so you don't have to memorize.)
progresstexas.org/blog/2025-te...
(Downloadable, printable version included, so you don't have to memorize.)
progresstexas.org/blog/2025-te...
2025 Texas Statewide Ballot Guide
Here’s our convenient, easy-to-follow election guide for the November 2025 Constitutional Amendment elections. After you read this, pass it on!
progresstexas.org
October 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
There’s only a week until early voting begins, so the @progresstexas.bsky.social team has prepared another edition of our popular voter guide just for you!
(Downloadable, printable version included, so you don't have to memorize.)
progresstexas.org/blog/2025-te...
(Downloadable, printable version included, so you don't have to memorize.)
progresstexas.org/blog/2025-te...
Not so special session, primaries, the general—at @progresstexas.bsky.social, we’re looking forward to the fight. If 10% of our audience gave $10 a month, we'd reach our goal quickly and fund our operations for the next year!
Trump wants us to be silent - but we wont back down. Help us continue our work by becoming a sustaining donor today! Join the fun, AND the fight: progresstexas.org/join-pt-summ...
July 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Not so special session, primaries, the general—at @progresstexas.bsky.social, we’re looking forward to the fight. If 10% of our audience gave $10 a month, we'd reach our goal quickly and fund our operations for the next year!
Reposted by Kathleen Thompson
In 2016, Ken Paxton had the audacity to sit at my table and break bread with my family knowing full well that my son is trans, then SIX YEARS LATER wrote an opinion stating that families like mine shouldn't exist. Within days, a CPS investigator was in our home threatening to remove our children.🧵
July 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
In 2016, Ken Paxton had the audacity to sit at my table and break bread with my family knowing full well that my son is trans, then SIX YEARS LATER wrote an opinion stating that families like mine shouldn't exist. Within days, a CPS investigator was in our home threatening to remove our children.🧵
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"The government didn’t do enough to protect those kids. Or the staff. Or the nearby families. Not because the tools didn’t exist, but because they chose not to use them." progresstexas.org/blog/public-...
Public Safety Should Trump Politics; The High Cost of Republican Posturing
Disaster Recovery Administrator Finds Repeated Failures
progresstexas.org
July 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
"The government didn’t do enough to protect those kids. Or the staff. Or the nearby families. Not because the tools didn’t exist, but because they chose not to use them." progresstexas.org/blog/public-...
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To insist that politics don’t relate to this situation is simply not consistent with the reality in which it exists. And in Texas, that reality has been crafted by three decades of decisions made by Republican officials. progresstexas.org/blog/texas-f...
Texas Flood Death Toll A Result Of Long Term Infrastructure And Policy Failures
July 4th Weekend Turned to Disaster Response in Kerr County
progresstexas.org
July 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
To insist that politics don’t relate to this situation is simply not consistent with the reality in which it exists. And in Texas, that reality has been crafted by three decades of decisions made by Republican officials. progresstexas.org/blog/texas-f...
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Ah yes, I remember all those boisterous 2024 campaign events where Trump and all the Trump Republicans rallied crowds and voters with their inspiring pledges to destroy storm tracking and weather forecasting in America!
USA! USA!
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
USA! USA!
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Pentagon will no longer share satellite data that tracks hurricanes overnight
Scientists were initially given less than a week to prepare for the loss of microwave observations that are key in detecting rapid intensification of storms.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Ah yes, I remember all those boisterous 2024 campaign events where Trump and all the Trump Republicans rallied crowds and voters with their inspiring pledges to destroy storm tracking and weather forecasting in America!
USA! USA!
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
USA! USA!
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
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“Young people are motivated if they’re turned on by a candidate and...by public policy that really speaks to them...the last time Texas raised the minimum wage was 2009 and it’s $7.25 an hour. That’s a joke.” @stevanzetti.bsky.social @kathleenthompson.bsky.social thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/01/p...
What Can Texans Learn from Zohran Mamdani’s Political Earthquake? More Than You’d Think.
Working Texans face many of the same issues that galvanized voters in New York. What if a Texas politician embraced tangible policies to help the everyday citizen — and not the billionaires who have b...
thebarbedwire.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“Young people are motivated if they’re turned on by a candidate and...by public policy that really speaks to them...the last time Texas raised the minimum wage was 2009 and it’s $7.25 an hour. That’s a joke.” @stevanzetti.bsky.social @kathleenthompson.bsky.social thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/01/p...
“Democrats shouldn’t be afraid of public policy that works for the working class,” Thompson said. “They should embrace it.”
Working Texans face many of the same issues that galvanized voters in New York. What if a Texas politician embraced tangible policies to help the everyday citizen — and not the billionaires who have been bankrolling the far-right arm of the Texas Republican Party?
thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/01/p...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/01/p...
What Can Texans Learn from Zohran Mamdani’s Political Earthquake? More Than You’d Think.
Working Texans face many of the same issues that galvanized voters in New York. What if a Texas politician embraced tangible policies to help the everyday citizen — and not the billionaires who have b...
thebarbedwire.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Democrats shouldn’t be afraid of public policy that works for the working class,” Thompson said. “They should embrace it.”
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I love how to Democrats it's considered some kind of novel odd strategy to campaign on issues people care about and propose popular things people want.
July 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I love how to Democrats it's considered some kind of novel odd strategy to campaign on issues people care about and propose popular things people want.
In interview w/ @politico.com about #TXSEN, I said ’26 will be the best opportunity for #TXDEMS since ’18.
Texans know their costs are going up thanks to the Trump tax, ppl disappeared in the streets, school programs cut.
Texans know their costs are going up thanks to the Trump tax, ppl disappeared in the streets, school programs cut.
June 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In interview w/ @politico.com about #TXSEN, I said ’26 will be the best opportunity for #TXDEMS since ’18.
Texans know their costs are going up thanks to the Trump tax, ppl disappeared in the streets, school programs cut.
Texans know their costs are going up thanks to the Trump tax, ppl disappeared in the streets, school programs cut.
“The very question of America is being called and we’ve got to answer it,” @betoorourke.bsky.social told me. Hear more on The Daily Dispatch from @progresstexas.bsky.social.
May 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“The very question of America is being called and we’ve got to answer it,” @betoorourke.bsky.social told me. Hear more on The Daily Dispatch from @progresstexas.bsky.social.
Reposted by Kathleen Thompson
Here is the full video of my remarks to the Dallas Police Oversight Board about ICE. As I said about halfway through, "y'all, this is fascist behavior."
Please feel free to spread the word.
Please feel free to spread the word.
Brandon Friedman discusses Dallas Police Department collaboration with ICE
YouTube video by Brandon Friedman
www.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Here is the full video of my remarks to the Dallas Police Oversight Board about ICE. As I said about halfway through, "y'all, this is fascist behavior."
Please feel free to spread the word.
Please feel free to spread the word.
Reposted by Kathleen Thompson
Last night, representing District 14 on the Dallas Police Oversight Board, I spoke about the department's willingness to collaborate with ICE here in Texas. It's something I feel strongly about.
I've included some text highlights below and will also share the full video.
I've included some text highlights below and will also share the full video.
![And I don’t want to see that here. Not in my city. If there is one thing I could express to Chief Comeaux as he navigates DPD’s role, it is that his first job, his job above all else, is to protect Dallas residents and to keep them safe. I read that on DPD’s website in its Mission Statement. It said the Department’s goal is to [quote] “help people and provide assistance at every opportunity.” [end quote] It says nothing about acting as an enforcement arm of an out-of-control federal agency based in Washington, DC.
So, my personal hope is that our local law enforcement will do whatever it takes to protect all Dallas residents, even if it is from the federal government. I believe that is the police chief’s job.
Therefore, my view is that it’s important that we formally express our dissatisfaction with his willingness to collaborate with ICE and we express our desire to see all Dallas residents protected, especially those in our community who feel justifiably threatened by ICE. His decision will determine what we, as a city, stand for as protests and raids escalate this summer.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreidnfl6tspgvjcwain77zgsthd6b7vxfngtuv62pui32zhxrvuvdyu@jpeg)
May 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Last night, representing District 14 on the Dallas Police Oversight Board, I spoke about the department's willingness to collaborate with ICE here in Texas. It's something I feel strongly about.
I've included some text highlights below and will also share the full video.
I've included some text highlights below and will also share the full video.
Good morning to everyone except Patriot Mobile and their losing candidates. ☀️
May 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Good morning to everyone except Patriot Mobile and their losing candidates. ☀️
Reposted by Kathleen Thompson
Rep. Julie Johnson in Dallas tonight: "If you don't do politics, politics will do you." @juliejohnsontx.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Rep. Julie Johnson in Dallas tonight: "If you don't do politics, politics will do you." @juliejohnsontx.bsky.social
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“What can we do?” Rep. Julie Johnson opens her packed town hall with a Q. Answer: “Legislate, litigate, communicate, and agitate.” Other messages tonight: “Don’t despair. Have hope and courage, and vote.” Early voting in local elections starts April 22! #resist #TXDems@juliejohnsontx.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“What can we do?” Rep. Julie Johnson opens her packed town hall with a Q. Answer: “Legislate, litigate, communicate, and agitate.” Other messages tonight: “Don’t despair. Have hope and courage, and vote.” Early voting in local elections starts April 22! #resist #TXDems@juliejohnsontx.bsky.social
Reposted by Kathleen Thompson
Governor Greg Abbott and his Republican minions, in shoving private school vouchers through without a public vote, have done a massive disservice not only to today's Texas kids, but to those of our future. Podcast: progresstexas.org/podcast/prog...
April 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Governor Greg Abbott and his Republican minions, in shoving private school vouchers through without a public vote, have done a massive disservice not only to today's Texas kids, but to those of our future. Podcast: progresstexas.org/podcast/prog...
“We live in challenging times, but we’re up for the challenge” with leaders like @gabbygiffords.bsky.social. TY, @giffords.org for bringing your fight for common sense gun safety laws to Texas.
April 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
“We live in challenging times, but we’re up for the challenge” with leaders like @gabbygiffords.bsky.social. TY, @giffords.org for bringing your fight for common sense gun safety laws to Texas.
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I really appreciated this in-depth coverage. Thank you, @lastweektonight.com. +
April 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I really appreciated this in-depth coverage. Thank you, @lastweektonight.com. +
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This week’s main story is about trans athletes, where the conversation around them is coming from, the nuances around competition and safety, and where it looks like things might be going. Full segment at the link in our bio.
April 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This week’s main story is about trans athletes, where the conversation around them is coming from, the nuances around competition and safety, and where it looks like things might be going. Full segment at the link in our bio.
At Progress Texas, we don’t just deliver rapid response on WHAT is happening, but we also deliver the WHY.
👉 Follow, listen, and share our peerless work. And donate if you can: progresstexas.org/donate
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Houston State Rep. and Democratic Minority Leader Gene Wu on how Governor Abbott's denial of a special election to replace Sylvester Turner is just the latest in years of Republican efforts to silence Texas' biggest blue city. Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x @thewuwu.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
At Progress Texas, we don’t just deliver rapid response on WHAT is happening, but we also deliver the WHY.
👉 Follow, listen, and share our peerless work. And donate if you can: progresstexas.org/donate
👉 Follow, listen, and share our peerless work. And donate if you can: progresstexas.org/donate
Reposted by Kathleen Thompson
OMG… #SNL nails it 🎯 on the 6-min video below ⬇️
#MAGA is now #MAGDA…
Make America Great Depression Again 😡
youtu.be/VEle3pZRqmI?...
#MAGA is now #MAGDA…
Make America Great Depression Again 😡
youtu.be/VEle3pZRqmI?...
Trump Tariff Cold Open - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
April 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
OMG… #SNL nails it 🎯 on the 6-min video below ⬇️
#MAGA is now #MAGDA…
Make America Great Depression Again 😡
youtu.be/VEle3pZRqmI?...
#MAGA is now #MAGDA…
Make America Great Depression Again 😡
youtu.be/VEle3pZRqmI?...
Reposted by Kathleen Thompson
Our Executive Director Kathleen Thompson talked to Kendall Scudder minutes after he was elected the first new Chair of the Texas Democratic Party since 2012. @kathleenthompson.bsky.social @texasdemocrats.bsky.social @kendallscudder.bsky.social Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x
March 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Our Executive Director Kathleen Thompson talked to Kendall Scudder minutes after he was elected the first new Chair of the Texas Democratic Party since 2012. @kathleenthompson.bsky.social @texasdemocrats.bsky.social @kendallscudder.bsky.social Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x