Neel Lane

A simple country lawyer.

[Neel Lane @NeelLane]

Neel Felt An Obligation To Speak Out https://t.co/gJowsd7JAb

[Stan Veuger @stanveuger]

As Justice Kavanaugh put it in his defense of racial profiling by immigration officers: "If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."

[Tim Miller @Timodc]

She came to the land of opportunity through a legal process like so many before her. Followed the rules. Showed up to an immigration appointment after the most devastating health event a woman can experience. Gets shackled like an animal. That’s our country now.

[Neel Lane @NeelLane]

@jessicafortexas Happy birthday. Angela!

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Price Increases, July 2025 to July 2026 (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

1. Fuel oil — +39.1%
2. Other motor fuels — +30.7%
3. Airline fares — +25.5%
4. Regular gasoline — +25.3%
5. Midgrade gasoline — +23.0%
6. Premium gasoline — +21.5%
7. Computer software and accessories — +21.2%
8. Instant coffee — +15.8%
9. Jewelry — +15.2%
10. Uncooked beef roasts — +13.5%
11. Video/video-game subscriptions and rentals — +13.4%
12. Postage — +13.3%
13. Sewing machines, fabric and supplies — +12.9%
14. Tomatoes — +12.8%
15. Delivery services — +12.6%
16. Gardening and lawncare services — +12.3%
17. Apples — +11.1%
18. Watches — +10.6%
19. Dishes and flatware — +10.4%
20. Other video equipment — +10.0%
21. Home health care — +9.7%
22. Candy and chewing gum — +9.6%
23. Uncooked beef steaks — +9.6%
24. Roasted coffee — +9.4%
25. Video discs and other media — +9.2%
26. Ground beef — +9.0%
27. Turkey and other uncooked poultry — +8.4%
28. Recorded music and music subscriptions — +8.0%
29. Fresh fish and seafood — +7.8%
30. Frozen fish and seafood — +7.8%
31. Lettuce — +7.5%
32. Cigarettes — +7.3%
33. Motor vehicle maintenance/servicing — +7.3%
34. Intracity transportation — +7.0%
35. Apparel services other than dry cleaning — +6.6%
36. Vehicle parts/equipment other than tires — +6.6%
37. Nonelectric cookware/tableware — +6.4%
38. Frankfurters — +6.3%
39. Rice — +6.2%
40. Men’s underwear/nightwear/swimwear/accessories — +6.2%
41. Motor vehicle repair — +6.2%
42. Shelf-stable fish and seafood — +6.1%
43. Fresh whole milk — +6.0%
44. Newspapers and magazines — +6.0%
45. Outpatient hospital services — +5.8%
46. Other uncooked beef and veal — +5.6%
47. Sports vehicles including bicycles — +5.6%
48. Vehicle accessories other than tires — +5.5%
49. Salt, seasonings and spices — +5.4%
50. Girls’ apparel — +5.3%
51. Laundry and dry-cleaning services — +5.3%
52. Women’s suits and separates — +5.2%
53. Inpatient hospital services — +5.2%
54. Dental services — +5.1%
55. Pet services — +5.1%
56. Other fresh vegetables — +5.0%
57. Water and sewerage maintenance — +5.0%
58. Other fresh fruits — +4.8%
59. Fresh milk other than whole — +4.8%
60. Renters/household insurance — +4.8%
61. Indoor plants and flowers — +4.7%
62. Other condiments — +4.7%
63. Other tobacco products — +4.7%
64. Veterinarian services — +4.7%
65. Window coverings — +4.6%
66. Women’s footwear — +4.5%
67. Crackers and related bread products — +4.5%
68. Fresh cakes and cupcakes — +4.4%
69. Haircuts and other personal-care services — +4.4%
70. Motor oil, coolant and fluids — +4.3%
71. Utility piped gas — +4.3%
72. Electricity — +4.2%
73. Men’s pants and shorts — +4.2%
74. Nursing homes/adult day services — +4.2%
75. Breakfast cereal — +4.1%
76. Tax preparation/accounting fees — +4.1%
77. Canned fruit — +4.0%
78. Toys — +4.0%
79. White bread — +4.0%
80. Computers, peripherals and smart-home assistants — +3.9%
81. Garbage/trash collection — +3.9%
82. Citrus fruit — +3.8%
83. Musical instruments and accessories — +3.8%
84. Women’s underwear/nightwear/swimwear/accessories — +3.8%
85. Men’s shirts and sweaters — +3.6%
86. Motor vehicle body work — +3.6%
87. Distilled spirits away from home — +3.6%
88. Internet service — +3.5%
89. Parking fees and tolls — +3.5%
90. Vehicle registration/license fees — +3.5%
91. Tools, hardware and supplies — +3.5%
92. Potatoes — +3.4%
93. Elementary/high-school tuition and fees — +3.4%
94. Day care and preschool — +3.4%
95. Hair/dental/shaving personal-care products — +3.4%
96. Limited-service meals — +3.3%
97. Beer away from home — +3.2%
98. Canned vegetables — +3.2%
99. Household cleaning products — +3.2%
100. Nonfrozen juices and drinks — +3.2%
101. Rent of primary residence — +2.9%
102. Sports equipment — +2.9%
103. Men’s footwear — +2.8%
104. Soups — +2.8%
105. Beer at home — +2.8%
106. Cable/satellite/live-streaming TV — +2.8%
107. Food from vending machines/mobile vendors — +2.6%
108. Fresh sweet rolls, coffeecakes and doughnuts — +2.6%

[LanaQuest aka RosaSparks @LqLana]

Adam Hoffman raped his son’s best friend from the age of six years old to nine years old. For three years this man raped a little boy.

Paxton made sure his buddy only got a 60-day sentence. Oh wait it gets better, he didn't even serve the full sixty days.

Wait wait, it's gets even better. He doesn't have to register as a sex offender and his record has been wiped clean.

Ken Paxton is a disgusting criminal, and Ted Cruz is blaming Biden for ruining Texas. Not Abbott. Not Paxton and not himself. Joe Biden.

Make sure you have a plan to vote. @jamestalarico is what Texas needs. Not more of the Epstein Class.
#DemsUnited

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

So when you read about eight members of an NBC News Team being beaten by Israeli settlers today in the West Bank, it's important to note two things:

1. The settler wouldn't do this to Americans had they not received a green light from the Israeli gov.
2. Israel's gov would not have given such a green light unless it felt confident that the US gov - and Amb. Huckabee - wouldn't lift a finger to defend the Americans.

[Steve Rattner @SteveRattner]

Corporate incomes are soaring.

Worker incomes are barely treading water against inflation.

[Neel Lane @NeelLane]

@Acyn I have always liked Jasmine Crockett, but I will never support her in a future contest because, if she fails to win, she will tear down the candidate who receive more votes than her.

[chyea ok @chyeaok]

It is so important to me that this man win his race for Governor of Iowa. Nobody like him.

[Steve Rattner @SteveRattner]

President Trump decided to dip into the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve after his Iran War crashed global oil supply.

Now the strategic reserve is at its lowest level since 1982.

[Steve Rattner @SteveRattner]

In 2024, Trump claimed to have “a concept of a plan” to replace Obamacare and bring down health insurance costs.

No plan was ever enacted, but he still sabotaged Obamacare.

Now millions of Americans are paying thousands more on premiums every year.

My final @nytopinion Chart:

[Neel Lane @NeelLane]

@AdamParkhomenko Now I understand why Weller was yukking it up with Stephen Miller at the White House Correspondents Ball. It’s like he wrote her questions for her.

[Neel Lane @NeelLane]

@ananavarro Makes sense if she’s a Russian asset playing the long game.

[Steve Rattner @SteveRattner]

Trump predicted we'd make trillions off tariffs.

Now we're losing billions as companies claim refunds for tariffs SCOTUS ruled illegal.

American consumers, on the other hand, won't get any refunds for the higher prices they've paid for months.

My @nytopinion Chart:

[Steve Rattner @SteveRattner]

Trump promised to balance the budget.

Musk projected $2 trillion in savings.

This year, the deficit grew by 18% — with $200 billion of that due to refunds of his illegal tariffs.

My @nytopinion Chart

[Michael MacKay @mhmck]

Trump is a russian operative and traitor to the United States.

His acts against U.S. allies so far this week:

–economic warfare against Canada (unjustified tariffs set for August 19)

–abandonment of South Korea in favour of russian ally North Korea

–threatening to bomb Oman

[Neel Lane @NeelLane]

@KweenInYellow @MollyJongFast No wonder Biden lost with guys like this on his team. His only career now is as a full-time Islamophobe.

[Neel Lane @NeelLane]

@reesejgorman @alweaver22 @igorbobic Poached? Smith cannot just be hired like other freedom-loving Americans?

[Former Republican 🇺🇸 @Sjacobs2020]

@EdKrassen We're just meat for the billionaire machine.

[Neel Lane @NeelLane]

@lewmoorman That’s unfair to some council members who do make it a priority to make San Antonio more attractive to employers. You just don’t hear that from the current mayor or (for that matter) county judge.