Joel Montfort
@montfort.me
#TX politics. Political Scientist. Democrat. #ODAT #texasdemocrat, #txlege
There is so much to unpack here. DJT giving the thumbs up with Mamdani, in front of the Roosevelt portrait with Lincoln looking on. Then there is the representation of horseshoe politics, and they are in front of an arch. 🤯
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
There is so much to unpack here. DJT giving the thumbs up with Mamdani, in front of the Roosevelt portrait with Lincoln looking on. Then there is the representation of horseshoe politics, and they are in front of an arch. 🤯
As @hcrichardson.bsky.social points out in her email today, it is the 162nd anniversary of Lincoln's famous speech at the location of the Battle of Gettysburg.
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As @hcrichardson.bsky.social points out in her email today, it is the 162nd anniversary of Lincoln's famous speech at the location of the Battle of Gettysburg.
AG Ken Paxton has sued the non-profit voter registration org 'Jolt'. Paxton claims Jolt's efforts to register people at TX DMV locations are an effort to register undocumented immigrants so they can vote. This suit likely stems from a tweet from Bartiromo last summer.
www.kvue.com/article/news...
www.kvue.com/article/news...
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
AG Ken Paxton has sued the non-profit voter registration org 'Jolt'. Paxton claims Jolt's efforts to register people at TX DMV locations are an effort to register undocumented immigrants so they can vote. This suit likely stems from a tweet from Bartiromo last summer.
www.kvue.com/article/news...
www.kvue.com/article/news...
The sooner Benedict Arnold resigns, the better.
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The sooner Benedict Arnold resigns, the better.
Scott pleaded the Fifth 75 times while testifying as CEO of his company in a massive, widespread Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme, which resulted in a settlement with the DOJ and $1.7B in fines.
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Scott pleaded the Fifth 75 times while testifying as CEO of his company in a massive, widespread Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme, which resulted in a settlement with the DOJ and $1.7B in fines.
October 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My god, we've found something Ted Cruz is worse at than being a Senator.
Highway paint roller dude.
Highway paint roller dude.
September 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
My god, we've found something Ted Cruz is worse at than being a Senator.
Highway paint roller dude.
Highway paint roller dude.
.@jamestalarico pointing out the real problem in the United States: BILLIONAIRES. It's not trans people, immigrants, or muslims. The ultra-wealthy are destroying our country.
September 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
.@jamestalarico pointing out the real problem in the United States: BILLIONAIRES. It's not trans people, immigrants, or muslims. The ultra-wealthy are destroying our country.
The call is coming from inside the house?
September 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The call is coming from inside the house?
Hard to believe this happened 24 years ago. I remember the morning and my complete disbelief so clearly, it still haunts me. A scar that will forever shape this country moving forward. #911
September 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Hard to believe this happened 24 years ago. I remember the morning and my complete disbelief so clearly, it still haunts me. A scar that will forever shape this country moving forward. #911
tHiS iSn't BiLl CLiNtOn'S hAnDwRiTiNG.
September 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
tHiS iSn't BiLl CLiNtOn'S hAnDwRiTiNG.
Vance, on vacation, waiting patiently to hear he's up.
September 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Vance, on vacation, waiting patiently to hear he's up.
Is he tweeting about resolving world conflict? No. Instead, his tiny megalomaniac brain tweets with his tiny bruised hands about every little petty thought he has so his low-IQ dolt followers can lap it up. How did the greatest country in the world vote for this imbecile?
August 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Is he tweeting about resolving world conflict? No. Instead, his tiny megalomaniac brain tweets with his tiny bruised hands about every little petty thought he has so his low-IQ dolt followers can lap it up. How did the greatest country in the world vote for this imbecile?
Here are the final new Congressional districts in Texas overlayed on the 2024 presidential vote by precinct. Democrats were 42% of the '24 elections, and now have 8 of 38 seats (21%). Elections have consequences. #txlege
August 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here are the final new Congressional districts in Texas overlayed on the 2024 presidential vote by precinct. Democrats were 42% of the '24 elections, and now have 8 of 38 seats (21%). Elections have consequences. #txlege
The party of Lincoln is now actively defending slavery. This alternate timeline is batshit crazy.
August 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The party of Lincoln is now actively defending slavery. This alternate timeline is batshit crazy.
Me heading to vote in the TX GOP primary next year with my brand new voter registration license plate.
August 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Me heading to vote in the TX GOP primary next year with my brand new voter registration license plate.
His simple-minded idea to move America into a second Gilded Age is to actually gild everything.
Working title, "Fake it til you make it."
Working title, "Fake it til you make it."
August 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
His simple-minded idea to move America into a second Gilded Age is to actually gild everything.
Working title, "Fake it til you make it."
Working title, "Fake it til you make it."
You can clearly see how these Democratic districts are diced up and moved around to deny Democratic representation in TX.
July 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
You can clearly see how these Democratic districts are diced up and moved around to deny Democratic representation in TX.
Diving into the first proposed highly gerrymandered Congressional map of #txlege. I have included in my maps the proposed Congressional district boundaries ( white lines), the old district boundary hash marked, and included the 2024 precinct majority vote ( blue is Democratic).
July 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Diving into the first proposed highly gerrymandered Congressional map of #txlege. I have included in my maps the proposed Congressional district boundaries ( white lines), the old district boundary hash marked, and included the 2024 precinct majority vote ( blue is Democratic).
I should mention Capriglione is the author of the draconian TX abortion bill that has killed several women who were refused treatment while pregnant.
July 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I should mention Capriglione is the author of the draconian TX abortion bill that has killed several women who were refused treatment while pregnant.