Toni Gatlin
@tonigatlin.com
Jesus follower.🕊️ Ex-fundygelical/cultie.❤️🩹 Married again.👩❤️👨 Dog mom.🐶 Wordy/bookish.🤓 Neurosparkly.✨ Contemplative.🧘🏻🙏🏻🌗 Methodist.💒 Seminarian.📚 Texan-American.🌮 Democracy defender.🇺🇸 Suffragette.🗳️ Slow hiker, busy admiring birds/bugs/flowers.🌻
For anyone interested in actually listening to what Pete said instead of reacting to a spectacularly dumb headline about a tiny portion of a long conversation, watch the talk here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Cp...
One on One with Pete Buttigieg
YouTube video by The Texas Tribune
m.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Fantastic session.
Watch live: Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation @petebuttigieg.bsky.social sits down with @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social of The Atlantic. #TribFest25
Watch Pete Buttigieg speak at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The former U.S. secretary of transportation sits down with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic at 9 a.m. Friday.
www.texastribune.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Fantastic session.
I left this session feeling so sad… this is what we could have had, folks, it’s what could have been. What a loss for us all.
Watch live: Minnesota Governor @governorwalz.mn.gov sits down with Jennifer Palmieri, contributing editor at Vanity Fair and co-host of Showtime’s The Circus. #TribFest25 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeCl...
One on One with Tim Walz
YouTube video by The Texas Tribune
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I left this session feeling so sad… this is what we could have had, folks, it’s what could have been. What a loss for us all.
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Watch live: Michael Curry, the former Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church sits down with @ruthgraham.bsky.social of The New York Times. #TribFest25
One on One with Bishop Michael Curry
YouTube video by The Texas Tribune
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November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Watch live: Michael Curry, the former Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church sits down with @ruthgraham.bsky.social of The New York Times. #TribFest25
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Everything @friendlyatheist.com says here is right.
But one thing to add: THE VICE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING AND INTERACTING WITH A BUNCH OF LITERAL NEO-NAZIS IS A BIGGER DEAL THAN A STATE SENATOR FOLLOWING MODELS ON INSTAGRAM
But one thing to add: THE VICE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING AND INTERACTING WITH A BUNCH OF LITERAL NEO-NAZIS IS A BIGGER DEAL THAN A STATE SENATOR FOLLOWING MODELS ON INSTAGRAM
Axios tried to shame Christian U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico—and ended up exposing itself
The so-called scandal over who a progressive Christian follows on Instagram says more about lazy journalism than it does about faith or politics
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Everything @friendlyatheist.com says here is right.
But one thing to add: THE VICE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING AND INTERACTING WITH A BUNCH OF LITERAL NEO-NAZIS IS A BIGGER DEAL THAN A STATE SENATOR FOLLOWING MODELS ON INSTAGRAM
But one thing to add: THE VICE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING AND INTERACTING WITH A BUNCH OF LITERAL NEO-NAZIS IS A BIGGER DEAL THAN A STATE SENATOR FOLLOWING MODELS ON INSTAGRAM
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If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
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Is there a way to buy a peerage these days? Because I would contribute cash money to get Sean Dunn named the Earl of Sandwich
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Is there a way to buy a peerage these days? Because I would contribute cash money to get Sean Dunn named the Earl of Sandwich
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Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
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Sandwich Guy, 1977 Topps style
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Sandwich Guy, 1977 Topps style
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"To measure what is happening in the United States, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12."
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"To measure what is happening in the United States, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12."
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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This was hugely helpful to watch before heading to the polls today (early voting for the win, y'all!). An easy and straightforward way to learn what each of the proposed amendments would do, if passed.
#TexasElection #EarlyVoting
#TexasElection #EarlyVoting
There are seventeen, count'em, SEVENTEEN Constitutional Amendments on the Texas ballot! Do you understand what they all mean? Watch our non-partisan explainer video so you can know before you vote.
What's on the Ballot for November 2025
You can get the slides for this presentation using the link below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lntyehQ1DOJFdZEanccxTZupGmpZ74UU/view?usp=drive_link
Join LWV Wilco for a discussion about changes…
buff.ly
October 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This was hugely helpful to watch before heading to the polls today (early voting for the win, y'all!). An easy and straightforward way to learn what each of the proposed amendments would do, if passed.
#TexasElection #EarlyVoting
#TexasElection #EarlyVoting
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If Fox Propaganda had existed in 1974, Richard Nixon would never have had to resign.
October 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If Fox Propaganda had existed in 1974, Richard Nixon would never have had to resign.
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This is exactly what the entire Dem message should be. Every single Dem should be out there saying this every single day.
October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is exactly what the entire Dem message should be. Every single Dem should be out there saying this every single day.
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Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
October 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
This was hugely helpful to watch before heading to the polls today (early voting for the win, y'all!). An easy and straightforward way to learn what each of the proposed amendments would do, if passed.
#TexasElection #EarlyVoting
#TexasElection #EarlyVoting
There are seventeen, count'em, SEVENTEEN Constitutional Amendments on the Texas ballot! Do you understand what they all mean? Watch our non-partisan explainer video so you can know before you vote.
What's on the Ballot for November 2025
You can get the slides for this presentation using the link below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lntyehQ1DOJFdZEanccxTZupGmpZ74UU/view?usp=drive_link
Join LWV Wilco for a discussion about changes…
buff.ly
October 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This was hugely helpful to watch before heading to the polls today (early voting for the win, y'all!). An easy and straightforward way to learn what each of the proposed amendments would do, if passed.
#TexasElection #EarlyVoting
#TexasElection #EarlyVoting
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Just for the record, in 2020:
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
October 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Just for the record, in 2020:
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
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If you are a person who told everyone they were overreacting in 2016, and you have since realized you were wrong, I think you have a valuable role to play right now:
Talk to people who aren't convinced things are *that bad* about why you were wrong and what you wish you had done differently.
Talk to people who aren't convinced things are *that bad* about why you were wrong and what you wish you had done differently.
October 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
If you are a person who told everyone they were overreacting in 2016, and you have since realized you were wrong, I think you have a valuable role to play right now:
Talk to people who aren't convinced things are *that bad* about why you were wrong and what you wish you had done differently.
Talk to people who aren't convinced things are *that bad* about why you were wrong and what you wish you had done differently.
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During Thanksgiving and holidays, people want to do food drives where they collect canned goods etc... and I really would love to offer that food banks need MONEY so if you can collect and donate MONEY please do that. They can then use those funds to purchase what's needed AT DISCOUNTS.
October 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
During Thanksgiving and holidays, people want to do food drives where they collect canned goods etc... and I really would love to offer that food banks need MONEY so if you can collect and donate MONEY please do that. They can then use those funds to purchase what's needed AT DISCOUNTS.
Best sign.
October 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Best sign.
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Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.
In April of 2009 I observed the Tea Party rally in Salem. As this front page story says, there were a couple hundred people there. This past weekend in Salem there were roughly 2-3000 people at the Hands Off rally. Yet the Tea Party coverage seemed to take that event far more seriously.
October 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.
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