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Good questions. Maybe a variation of "he may be a scoundrel, but he's our scoundrel."
Here's a look at what Talarico is up against in Texas. Right now the Repub vs. Dem win-loss record since 1996 stands at 166-0.
Democrats may finally have an opening to win their first statewide Texas election in thirty years. @DaveADenison examines the state of the Senate race in the Lone Star State.
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Another comical feature of this race is the flabby-faced Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joining in the "Low T" canard, calling Talarico a "90-pound weakling." More bizarreness of Texas politics here:
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NEW: Ken Paxton slammed Talarico as "Low T" and "weak" but at critical junctures, it's Paxton who has ducked.
-won't commit to debates
-wouldn't weigh in on THC, Big Bend
-no opinion on Hood County data centers
-walked out on questions on real estate buys and voting record
Republicans tho predict it won't cost him votes
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Happy George Scialabba Day to all who celebrate!
This stirring event was ten years ago today.
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I remember @rickperlstein leading a band of musicians through the aisles of the Brattle Theatre and out onto the street.
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Congress has approved $40 million for Trump's stupid "Garden of American Heroes." Another reason I've got TES. open.substack.com/pub/davede…
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Eric Alterman on the great Bill Moyers: "the most distinguished and valuable career of any television journalist ever."
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"Is it maybe finally time that more people understand that Texas is not a 'red' state, but a nonvoting, gerrymandered-to-high-heaven state with loads of people who have progressive values?"
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If you really want to know what's going on with Haitian immigrants, read this. Pooja Bhatia, assisted by Emely Foe and Ella Matthews of @unitedforrights, explain the legal status of Haitian immigrants.
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Santos was an embarrassment to the Repubs. But Paxton was saved by a powerful protection racket in Texas. "The Year in Corruption."
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As a friend of Rafia and a native of Indiana, this essay breaks my heart.
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"He's a thug and a crook and a liar and a pseudo-intellectual and a murderer. OK? ..."
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I drew heavily on @GregGrandin's work after I encountered K. at a restaurant and wrote "Dinner with a War Criminal."
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In case the chatter proves true, retweet far and wide so people can get their people’s obituary, what Noam Chomsky called among the most insightful book written on Kissinger.
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Laugh at Clay Higgins all you like, but I just photographed another Ghost Bus.
Louisiana Dipshit Rep. Clay Higgins Knows ‘Ghost Buses’ Full Of Feds Did January 6, WHAAAAAR GHOST BUSES? by @EvanHurst wonkette.com/p/louisiana-dip…
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WashPost reports on Trump Media & Technology Group's financial prospects: “The death, incarceration or incapacity of President Trump,” the filing stated, could also “negatively impact TMTG’s business.”
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Generous write-up of my recent foray into food writing by @DougMoeMadison here in Madison Mag.
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