.@JamesTalarico: There's been a lot of talk in this race about what it means to be a real man.
Recently on the campaign trail I told the story of my adoptive dad, Mark Talarico. Every Saturday morning, he would mow our lawn, and then without anyone asking him to, he would go next door and mow our neighbor's lawn because she was a widow. My dad never talked about it — he just did it, because that's what a man does.
A man takes responsibility, upholds his commitments to his family and his neighbors, and does what's right, even when no one is watching.
Here's what real men don't do. They don't lie and cheat their way through life, sell their soul to the highest bidder, or steal from other people in order to enrich themselves. Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
I welcome this debate about what it means to be a man, and I don't think Ken Paxton or Ted Cruz are in a position to tell anybody what a real man is.
Q: As a state rep, what have you passed in the Republican legislature, and what does that say about your ability to operate in a Republican-led Senate?
@JamesTalarico: I've passed 60 bipartisan bills in just my first four terms on teacher pay, housing, child care, and prescription drugs. I'm a type 1 diabetic, and my first 30-day supply of insulin cost me $684. I put it on a credit card and soon learned that Texans with diabetes were rationing, skipping doses, and dying because they couldn't afford it. When I won my race, I brought Democrats and Republicans together to beat Big Pharma, and we capped insulin at $25 per prescription in the state of Texas.
Politics is dirty and soul-sucking at times, but if you bring people together, you can actually save people's lives. The fact that there are people walking around in our state because of a bill that I passed makes all of this worth it.
De’Aaron Fox on MSG security: “I think the president being here just makes it inconvenient for everybody else… We’re getting screened like it’s TSA. It’s a little inconvenient for the people that’s got to play, but it is what it is.” (@tom_orsborn)
Imagine being a bar owner inside this zone near MSG. You'd prepared to have maybe the highest revenue night in this history of your bar.
Now you'll make nothing thanks to Trump.
BREAKING: Ken Paxton’s own lawyer just endorsed James Talarico:
“I defended Ken Paxton for years in the impeachment trial and in state criminal cases. But in my view, I think Ken has lost sight of his core mission, which is to represent the people of Texas.
And unlike Ken, I believe that you, James, believe in unity over division and that you know how to assemble not only Democrats but Independents and Republicans and we need that right now.
We need unity, we don't need any more division and that's why I'm supporting you.”
This the quintessential story of how sports reflects the state of the world. Thousands of fans have waited for Game 3 their whole lives and now they’re priced out of entering the game and can’t even celebrate outside because one billionaire gets to attend the game for free.
Pope Leo XIV on war in Iran:
"I think this has already been made very clear: the notion of a just war no longer applies. The problem is that just war theory developed in centuries when no one could have imagined the weapons we have today or humanity's capacity for destruction."
Hard truth…
I can speak freely because I’m 65 years old and my pocketful of fucks is seriously depleted.
Working as a paralegal at various studios in LA for thirty years…I had the opportunity to observe studio executives closely.
They’re generally a slippery and clueless bunch who shouldn’t be allowed near anything remotely creative…but the new regime at Paramount is straight up evil.
I assure you.
These soulless bastards have nothing but contempt for a show about grace and redemption and the struggle against fascism.
ATLA is a mystery to them.
They. Do. Not. Value. The. Franchise.
Blake Treinen is a devout believer in a God that teaches you to love everyone and treat others the way you want to be treated. He is a hypocritical bigot.
LGBTQ+ people deserve to be treated equally and with respect. People like Treinen are why Pride events are necessary.
i wish kat had wembys PR he one of the sweetest guys in the league, always outspoken about social issues and nba fans just call him soft and zesty no one deserves this chip more than him