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When TX Dems famously left the state together in 2021 to block quorum, Talarico was one of the first to return. It caused friction w/in his caucus. Not a moral judgment, but it’s relevant. It’s interesting how loudly people talk about “purity” while skipping over that part of the record.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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Should have used this image for the X post instead. This is what he looked like immediately after he said, "For what?"
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dee-vida.bsky.social Dee Vida @dee-vida.bsky.social · 2d
Someone unfamiliar with American politics couldn't guess what caused this man to have this expression in a million guesses, because this is too insane for an elected official in a society that makes sense
JD Vance smugly smirking after saying "For what?" in the above video
February 4, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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samhalpert.bsky.social
This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):
"I'd like to share a story from a local paper in Coldwater, Michigan dated to the 9th of April, 1945. It tells how the US Army, under General Patton--the US 3rd Army--came onto what you might call a detention center just outside the village of Ohrdruf, Germany. The US Army brought the leading citizens of Ohrdruf to tour the facility, which turned out to be part of the Buchenwald network of concentration camps. A US Army colonel told the German civilians who viewed the scenes, without muttering a word, that they were to blame. One of the Germans replied that what happened in the camp was (quote) 'done by a few people, and you cannot blame us all.' And the American, who could have been any one of our grandfathers, said, 'this was done by those that the German people chose to lead them, and all are responsible.' The morning after the tour, the Mayor of Ohrdruf killed himself. And maybe he did not know the full extent of the outrages that were committed in his community, but he knew enough. And we don't know exactly how ICE will use this warehouse. But we know enough. I ask you to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf might have thought before he died. Maybe he felt like a victim. He might have thought, 'how is this my fault? I have no jurisdiction over this.' Maybe he would have said, 'this site was not subject to local zoning, what could I do?' But I think, when he reflected on the suffering that occurred at this camp, just outside of town, that those words would have sounded hollow even to him. Because in his heart he knew--as we do--that we are all responsible for what happens in our community. I urge the council to take action to stop, or stall, or at the barest minimum to think creatively about how to exercise oversight over this proposed ICE facility. Thank you."
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM