Ta, Marcie. I lived in Houston for 16 months in the mid-1970s. I've never gone back to TX, and more than likely never shall. TX Republicans are the worst Republicans, although these days they have way too much competition.
So I went out on a search of this. 2, or 3, or 4 (depending on who you read) of those raided at gun point were 70-87 year old women in their nightgowns, early in the morning. Ken Paxton is a vile human. The rest of the story is just as disgusting. This is the south rising again, history repeating itself. DOJ needs to be involved immediately.
Wow, Abbott is a pissant of the worst variety. If he were blind and palsied he’d still manage to fuck voters over by allowing himself to make a big X as a ballot signature and declare it was perfectly legal.
My lovely, retired mother used to winter in Corpus Christi, years ago when my dad was alive. She asked me recently if she should rent a condo there again. I said, “sure, you can spend the winter where you want.” She asked if I’d visit, and I said no way. I’m never setting foot in Texas again.
Florida breaks my heart, because I lived there for a couple years in my early thirties and I love many things about it. The smell of the air and the sound of the ocean made me happy. I try to remember that nobody owns Florida. Ron D and his terrible administration are a sad, temporary feature. Florida will still be beautiful in many ways long after he’s gone. Texas? They can have Texas. They should build a wall around Texas and dump all the MAGA true believers there. Make Ted Nugent President of Texas. What could go wrong?
It’s hard to believe Ken Paxton exists. He’s so sinister, corrupt and creepy to look at, he seems more like an evil villain played by 1970’s era Laurence Olivier, except Olivier was handsome and talented.
He's like Snidely Whiplash, tying damsels to train tracks to get their fortunes. Except that when the trusty Texas authorities come to save the day, they steal her purse and tie her up even more.
Ken Paxton sure does enjoy being an asshole. Long before Donald John Trump came along, he had embraced Ken McElroy of Skidmore MO as is lifetime role model.
He's twice-indicted on securities fraud and tax evasion. He's supposed to be in jail.
But instead, he's doing community service ...
... while Crystal Anderson, who just tried to vote and who made a mistake, escaped jail after being there but also has some prosecutor friends of Ken Paxton's trying to put her back inside.
Ken McElroy's corpse? As explained by Ambrose Bierce:
HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain whether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is for advantage of the lawyers.
He wouldn't have been able to get those essentially-for-harassment warrants at all had John Roberts not gotten rid of the pre-clearance provisions in the Shelby County case (in 2013, folks, that's how long some of us have been yelling about this) because he said "we don't have racism anymore in this country"
I don't think she would but he does have until he is replaced. I also think there will be more violence with the loss of the fucking moron and he won't do a damn thing about that either. He knows he's gone so why bother.
Most non-citizens won't even go to the ER unless they are literally dying. They are damn sure not out there offering up their personal information to the government
“Cecilia Castellano is running for a seat in the 80th district, Uvalde, against former Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin Jr. It’s a hot one because Texas Republicans are itching to pass a school voucher bill next legislative session, so they can funnel tax dollars to private religious schools and help drown public education in a bucket. It’s just one of many services that Texas Republicans would like to provide that are as popular as their dysfunctional power grid.” 🤔
Where was that cool Bexar County Sheriff--the one who spoke so rousingly at the DNC last week--when Paxton got this evil scheme off the ground and into innocent people's homes? Was there any local pushback from law enforcement or politicians? (And, y'know, the whole Venn diagram thing that seems to apply more and more with these groups...You can throw Christian clergy persons in there too.)
Bexar, along with Harris, is a heavily Democratic county where currently state officials are monkeying around with residents' drivers' licenses since that is one form of voter ID that is accepted in Texas
One of my friends had trouble just last week renewing her license and we went deeper and discovered they are deliberately messing around with the records ... taking a leaf out of the Georgia "attempted voter suppression" playbook
“we can’t tell you what fees you’ll have to pay because we couldn’t locate you in the system”
was the message she got
And then this
"I'm a registered Democrat in Texas. After seeing several other posts, I checked my registration. I'm "suspended." It says I can still vote if I update my information (it's already correct) but this has never happened in my 20 years of voting in Texas. Check your registration."
I lost my phone yesterday for a couple of hours and was freaking out because my computer (which I also use for, you know, connecting with people and such as) was here in my house, where I wasn't. Now imagine that some jackbooted thugs come busting in and take your computer and your phone, without warning. I couldn't so much as call my attorney for help because his phone number is stored, naturally, on my phone, and my son, who would help, only answers HIS phone when he recognizes the number.
And gawd only knows how long before (if) you ever get them back. All those photos of your grandchildren? Possibly forever gone.
Ken Paxton has that resting smirkface look shared with Matt Gaetz and a few other truly depraved, irredeemably evil hard right conservatives.
Ta, Marcie. I lived in Houston for 16 months in the mid-1970s. I've never gone back to TX, and more than likely never shall. TX Republicans are the worst Republicans, although these days they have way too much competition.
So I went out on a search of this. 2, or 3, or 4 (depending on who you read) of those raided at gun point were 70-87 year old women in their nightgowns, early in the morning. Ken Paxton is a vile human. The rest of the story is just as disgusting. This is the south rising again, history repeating itself. DOJ needs to be involved immediately.
Wow, Abbott is a pissant of the worst variety. If he were blind and palsied he’d still manage to fuck voters over by allowing himself to make a big X as a ballot signature and declare it was perfectly legal.
My lovely, retired mother used to winter in Corpus Christi, years ago when my dad was alive. She asked me recently if she should rent a condo there again. I said, “sure, you can spend the winter where you want.” She asked if I’d visit, and I said no way. I’m never setting foot in Texas again.
I may have to go back one more time but I've seen Texas.
I feel the same way about Texas and Florida as well.
Florida breaks my heart, because I lived there for a couple years in my early thirties and I love many things about it. The smell of the air and the sound of the ocean made me happy. I try to remember that nobody owns Florida. Ron D and his terrible administration are a sad, temporary feature. Florida will still be beautiful in many ways long after he’s gone. Texas? They can have Texas. They should build a wall around Texas and dump all the MAGA true believers there. Make Ted Nugent President of Texas. What could go wrong?
It’s hard to believe Ken Paxton exists. He’s so sinister, corrupt and creepy to look at, he seems more like an evil villain played by 1970’s era Laurence Olivier, except Olivier was handsome and talented.
He's like Snidely Whiplash, tying damsels to train tracks to get their fortunes. Except that when the trusty Texas authorities come to save the day, they steal her purse and tie her up even more.
He could only exist in Texas or maybe Missouri.
Andrew Bailey is an amateur compared to Paxton. Paxton is the American Asshole-AG Society's mdel and guru.
Ken Paxton sure does enjoy being an asshole. Long before Donald John Trump came along, he had embraced Ken McElroy of Skidmore MO as is lifetime role model.
Ken Rex got what he deserved. He abused and bullied everybody and thus had no friends to help find his killer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy
He's twice-indicted on securities fraud and tax evasion. He's supposed to be in jail.
But instead, he's doing community service ...
... while Crystal Anderson, who just tried to vote and who made a mistake, escaped jail after being there but also has some prosecutor friends of Ken Paxton's trying to put her back inside.
Has anything good ever come out of Skidmore, MO?
Ken McElroy's corpse? As explained by Ambrose Bierce:
HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain whether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is for advantage of the lawyers.
Angry that this BS is going on, glad that I’m no longer paying for it.
I've been feeling the same way since we left Texas, and we were only there for a year and some change.
Class. Action. Lawsuit.
Yeah, I'm sure Garland will get right on that in 2025.
He wouldn't have been able to get those essentially-for-harassment warrants at all had John Roberts not gotten rid of the pre-clearance provisions in the Shelby County case (in 2013, folks, that's how long some of us have been yelling about this) because he said "we don't have racism anymore in this country"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXRpJmdlouY&t=603s
White mansplaining racism is so far out there I don't know what to do with it.
I don't think she would but he does have until he is replaced. I also think there will be more violence with the loss of the fucking moron and he won't do a damn thing about that either. He knows he's gone so why bother.
Most non-citizens won't even go to the ER unless they are literally dying. They are damn sure not out there offering up their personal information to the government
There you go, using facts again to try to persuade people who do not wish to be persuaded
Let Me Explain Why Trump’s Core White Supporters Won't EVER Turn Against Him - Frank Schaeffer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTARAarSZlQ
“Cecilia Castellano is running for a seat in the 80th district, Uvalde, against former Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin Jr. It’s a hot one because Texas Republicans are itching to pass a school voucher bill next legislative session, so they can funnel tax dollars to private religious schools and help drown public education in a bucket. It’s just one of many services that Texas Republicans would like to provide that are as popular as their dysfunctional power grid.” 🤔
Hell is other people
Specifically, Republicans
Where was that cool Bexar County Sheriff--the one who spoke so rousingly at the DNC last week--when Paxton got this evil scheme off the ground and into innocent people's homes? Was there any local pushback from law enforcement or politicians? (And, y'know, the whole Venn diagram thing that seems to apply more and more with these groups...You can throw Christian clergy persons in there too.)
Ken Paxton is evil.
"Where was that cool Bexar County Sheriff"
Bexar, along with Harris, is a heavily Democratic county where currently state officials are monkeying around with residents' drivers' licenses since that is one form of voter ID that is accepted in Texas
One of my friends had trouble just last week renewing her license and we went deeper and discovered they are deliberately messing around with the records ... taking a leaf out of the Georgia "attempted voter suppression" playbook
“we can’t tell you what fees you’ll have to pay because we couldn’t locate you in the system”
was the message she got
And then this
"I'm a registered Democrat in Texas. After seeing several other posts, I checked my registration. I'm "suspended." It says I can still vote if I update my information (it's already correct) but this has never happened in my 20 years of voting in Texas. Check your registration."
https://twitter.com/DrWernerKlopek/status/1815886530621153515
Fuck Ken Paxton. And fuck Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick and John Cornyn.
Fuck Ted Cruz.
Couldn't be the Thought Police since thinking does not seem possible for these Morans.
Texas be going blue this year!
WOOT!!!!!
I lost my phone yesterday for a couple of hours and was freaking out because my computer (which I also use for, you know, connecting with people and such as) was here in my house, where I wasn't. Now imagine that some jackbooted thugs come busting in and take your computer and your phone, without warning. I couldn't so much as call my attorney for help because his phone number is stored, naturally, on my phone, and my son, who would help, only answers HIS phone when he recognizes the number.
And gawd only knows how long before (if) you ever get them back. All those photos of your grandchildren? Possibly forever gone.