Last night, I read the entirety of C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters. It's a novel told in the form of letters written by a demon to another demon instructing him on ways to manipulate his "patient" to do evil.
This one quote sounded familiar.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers will no longer patrol North Texas tollways after the agency opted not to renew a key contract with the NTTA. https://t.co/XT9gCi0jaK
@realmitchlittle@leachfortexas The truth is that teachers already know they will be fired, prosecuted, and registered for improper relations with students. This won’t stop the bad ones. They’ll take the risk or use burners.
Eh … not sure about this. I totally agree where yiire coming from but that’s a tough road. What about family friends? Or texts that are legitimately about school functions? Does it apply to text updates from the school?
The real problem is that you get into content restriction 1A issues.
THEO VON: “Was there anybody who was immune to COVID-19?”
DR. MCCULLOUGH: “There’s one adult group. You’re going to laugh.”
[Theo Von listens closely for the reveal]
DR. MCCULLOUGH: “Smokers… They got very mild cases. And they don’t get long COVID.”
THEO VON: “Why?”
MCCULLOUGH: “Because smokers maintain a level of nicotine in the bloodstream… Smoking blocks the spike protein. It’s amazing. I thought smokers were going to go down.”
THEO VON: “Do you think that’s a good idea [to use nicotine patches] on a regular basis?”
DR. MCCULLOUGH: “I think [it’s a good idea] if they have long COVID... Nicotine, don’t forget, is a nootropic. A nootropic is a drug that makes the brain function more effectively... It’s addictive, but it’s not harmful to the human body... Nicotine patches are perfectly safe.”
Hopefully @jamestalarico will be the last attempt by the racist @DNC to use identity politics to grab a senate seat. Texans aren’t stupid or racist. We care about the actual political views of our candidates.
@catorano That’s the same temperature as hell. 70 is the new room temperature. 68 is baller.
If you don’t need to wear house shoes, you’re not doing it right.
🚨 The FAKE narrative about Ken Paxton and the Adam Hoffman case is pure election-year smear material:
• The case went to a FULL TRIAL → resulting in a hung jury (7–5 leaning toward guilty).
• The child victim refused to testify again - the parents prioritized his mental health.
• After the local DA recused himself, Paxton’s office negotiated a plea agreement to misdemeanors.
• The JUDGE rejected the initial terms and imposed 60 days in jail. Hoffman ultimately served approximately 29–30 days with good time credit.
Paxton did not “personally” cut some secret sweetheart deal. Prosecutors were forced to make a difficult call in a case involving a reluctant victim. No s*x offender registry requirement was imposed, but jail time was still served.
Stop twisting victim-centered prosecutorial decisions into conspiracy theories. Focus on facts, not attack ads from John Cornyn allies and James Talarico talking points.
James Talarico supports the abuse of children. I have personally been present during committee hearings where he argued in favor of p0rn in front of children under the guise of “the first amendment”. He also supported the mutilation (transition) of children.
Talarico would be devastating for Texas.
Paxton has filed more lawsuits aimed at protecting children than almost any attorney general in the country. There is no comparison.