Kasey Steffek

Assistant Professor of History | AFT Local 6249 | TXST Alumni | Bibliophile | #BlackLivesMatter | He/Him | 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 | Views = Mine

[Kasey Steffek @KCSteffek]

Insane turnout for @jamestalarico in Leander this afternoon! Let’s take Texas back!! 🇺🇸❤️

[ABC News @ABC]

The cost to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has ballooned to more than $14.65 million — exceeding the original estimated cost of the no-bid contract by more than $4 million, according to federal contract data. https://t.co/bWCVeI2x6X

[Tim Walz @Tim_Walz]

Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn’t listen to experts, hired buddies who grifted millions, failed miserably, bragged how great it went.

The entire Trump presidency in a nutshell.

[Houstorian @Houstorian]

Today in 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation is announced publicly in Galveston two years after it was issued, as Union forces arrive to ensure 250,000 enslaved Texans are freed. #Juneteenth

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

"Only very sick kids should die from measles"

No, Secretary Kennedy

NO child should die from measles.

Because there's a vaccine to prevent it.

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

I had the honor of sitting down with Opal Lee — the Texas legend who walked from Fort Worth to DC to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.

At 99 years old, she told me: "I’m gonna keep on walking to show some youngsters how it’s done.”

Thank you, Opal. We're walking with you. 💙

[Manny Rutinel @MannyRutinel]

Happy Juneteenth! 🎉🇺🇸

Today we celebrate freedom and the beautiful promise that all men are created equal.

That promise inspires me every single day.

Here's to the generations who fought for it, and to us carrying it forward. 🕯️

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

Hurry, while supplies last. Wait, there's more...

[ABC News @ABC]

Opal Lee, described as the "grandmother of the movement,” said that as the 250th birthday of America approaches, people should also remember Juneteenth.

Read more: https://t.co/TY2s1BRO1w

[sean @_sn_n]

Georgia:
-LGBTQ people have less rights than in non red states
-severely limits women’s healthcare rights
-bans books
-bans pornhub

Sharia Law is already in Georgia

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

>Give $14M no-bid contract to your friend to paint the pool blue
>Pool turns green anyway because algae grows in warm stagnant water
>Pour hydrogen peroxide into the pool to kill the algae
>The hydrogen peroxide peels off the blue paint

[Rep. Seth Moulton Press Office @RepMoulton]

$14 million completely wasted for one of Trump's vanity projects.

$100 billion wasted for Trump's war in Iran - a war that ended in humiliating defeat for Trump.

Trump does not care about the American taxpayer. Not one bit.

[Jonathan Karl @jonkarl]

National Park Service employees and contractors to trying hard to clean the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial. So far the algae seems to be winning. As for the American flag blue paint, it’s starting to peel from the bottom of the pool — a short-lived $14 million paint job.

[Kasey Steffek @KCSteffek]

Frustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right https://t.co/JihThkYofg via @NYTimes

[Kasey Steffek @KCSteffek]

👏👏👏

[Austin Statesman @statesman]

San Marcos banned new data center developments months after rejecting a $1.5 billion proposal, amid resident concerns over water, power and growth. https://t.co/3T5rGDWVZE

[Kasey Steffek @KCSteffek]

And they’ll say things like:

“I didn’t actually support him”

“We didn’t know how terrible he would be”

“I didn’t think he would do this”

Don’t let them forget who they supported and what they let him get away with!

[Kathy S @ksandnfam]

Count on it.

[Mike Drucker @MikeDrucker]

Wait, wait, wait. You're telling that this White House didn't consult people who know what they're talking about? You're saying that they hired their friends to paint the bottom blue without knowing it would raise the water temp which helps the algae? THIS White House? No way.

[Nancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi]

President Obama masterfully negotiated an agreement that prevented Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

Trump tore it up and went to war—only to lose the lives of 13 brave Americans, raise prices at the pump, and sign a failure of a “deal” that costs taxpayers billions.

[Kasey Steffek @KCSteffek]

And how much did this cost us taxpayers?

[ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ @LePapillonBlu2]

Holy shit!! There are huge chunks of blue paint coming off the reflecting pool already…
It seems the peroxide loosened things up, yikes!!

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE.

[Kyle Whitmire @WarOnDumb]

An administration against windmills because the president says they kill birds is pouring hydrogen peroxide into a home for ducks and geese.

[Kasey Steffek @KCSteffek]

Oh, sometimes, it just makes me sad to think about what progress our country could’ve made when Obama was president if all the Republicans didn’t blockade every idea and legislation from 2011 until 2017.

What a shame. What a wasted moment. What a wasted opportunity.