Carl Blair

Dad, Husband, #ActuallyAutistic, Texan, Democrat, Voting Rights Attorney, #NoKings, lifelong @Rangers fan, #Trekkie, & huge @Marvel fan

Opinions solely my own.

[Carl Blair @RealCarlBlair]

All people of good conscience should speak out against the Administration's #eugenics fueled dehumanization of the #Autistic community, and not just those who, like myself, are #ActuallyAutistic. How we talk about #autism matters.

via @autselfadvocacy

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[Carl Blair @RealCarlBlair]

Another example of the Trump Administration's hatred of #disabled Americans.

You can't honestly call all of their efforts at inflicting pain on the disabled community anything short of #eugenics.

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[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

I just can’t imagine wanting an entire secure ballroom for one man and not wanting gun reform for every child in America.

[Danny 🍑🗳🌇 @CursedLavaLamp]

About this stupid fucking graphic...

WV: 28% Democratic, 0 Seats
AR: 34% Democratic, 0 Seats
IA: 43% Democratic, 0 Seats
OK: 32% Democratic, 0 Seats
NE: 39% Democratic, 0 Seats
SD: 34% Democratic, 0 Seats
ND: 31% Democratic, 0 Seats
WY: 26% Democratic, 0 Seats
MT: 38% Democratic, 0 Seats
UT: 38% Democratic, 0 Seats
ID: 30% Democratic, 0 Seats
AK: 41% Democratic, 0 Seats

NC: 48% Democratic, only 4 of 14 seats (28.6%)
SC: 40% Democratic, only 1 of 7 seats (14.2%)
GA: 49% Democratic, only 5 of 14 seats (35.7%)
OH: 44% Democratic, only 5 of 15 seats (33.3%)
IN: 40% Democratic, only 2 of 9 seats (22.2%)
WI: 49% Democratic, only 2 of 8 seats (25%)
KY: 34% Democratic, only 1 of 6 seats (16.7%)
TN: 34% Democratic, only 1 of 9 seats (11.1%)
FL: 43% Democratic, only 8 of 28 seats (28.6%)
MS: 38% Democratic, only 1 of 4 seats (25%)
TX: 42% Democratic, only 13 of 38 seats (34.2%)
MO: 40% Democratic, only 2 of 8 seats (25%)
KS: 41% Democratic, only 1 of 4 seats (25%)
AZ: 47% Democratic, only 3 of 9 seats (33.3%)

[Carl Blair @RealCarlBlair]

A travesty of a decision, but par for the course for the extremist nutjobs on the 5th Circuit.

And what the hell does @KenPaxtonTX know about "moral values"?

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[Night Owl @Night_Owls247]

@TheMaineWonk 😭The day after Trump said he was depicted as a doctor —not Jesus—because he “makes people better”, the photographer who took this pic won an award.

You can’t make this stuff up.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Sec. Kennedy: Mercury is absolutely—it’s the most powerful neurotoxin we know of in the universe.

Rep. Harder: So why are you working for an administration that is doubling the amount of mercury pollution in our air and water?

Sec. Kennedy: I am running HHS and I’m ending the chronic disease epidemic. I’m not going to comment on that because I don’t know anything about it.

Rep. Harder: Well, that’s very convenient for you, and it shows a significant degree of cowardice. It’s not just mercury. President Trump in July 2025 granted 50 chemical plants—

Sec. Kennedy: Why don’t you ask me something that I’m in charge of instead of other things?

Rep. Harder: Are you not in charge of Health and Human Services?

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

never seen someone get excommunicated by a community note

[NASA Earth @NASAEarth]

New record🥇

The Artemis II astronauts are now farther from Earth than humans have ever been! At 1:57 p.m. EDT, they broke the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970.

Their journey around the far side of the Moon today will take them a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth.

[NASA @NASA]

A new milestone for humankind: The crew of Artemis II are now the farthest any human has ever travelled, reaching a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth.

This surpasses the previous record set by Apollo 13 in 1970 by about 4,102 miles.

[Everyday Astronaut @Erdayastronaut]

I'm honestly SHOCKED at how the general public has NO IDEA Artemis II is taking humans out to the moon and will be the furthest humans have ever flown. Every non-space nerd I've talked to has no idea. WE GOTTA GET PEOPLE STOKED!!!! THESE FOUR HUMANS ARE FLYING TO THE MOON!!!

[Jeff Roush @JeffRoushPoetry]

Watching the Mike Lee dance here, I thought I would take him up on his suggestion to “read the damn bill.” You will be shocked to learn—shocked, I tell you!—that all four of his points (save that we should read the bill) are wrong. (Thread)

[Carl Blair @RealCarlBlair]

Thank you @autselfadvocacy for hosting the #DisabilityDayOfMourning virtual vigil on your Youtube channel: https://t.co/iaanqxmeUm

[Kelly @broadwaybabyto]

Today is Disability Day of Mourning.

People with disabilities are far more likely to be trapped in abusive relationships.

To be killed.

To be assaulted.

We’re forced into legislated poverty & made to be dependent on people who don’t always have our best interests at heart.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

[Carl Blair @RealCarlBlair]

What else is the @TexasGOP going to run on?

Better pubic school funding? A reliable power grid? An affordable cost of living?

The GOP has run Texas for thirty years and not fixed anything, so this is what they're left with. No solutions, no new ideas, just tired culture war bs.

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

Texas comptroller candidates are talking more about fighting DEI, trans athletes and illegal immigration than the office’s traditional fiscal duties. https://t.co/5624buDYcE

[Carl Blair @RealCarlBlair]

@MAPSAreMonsters @Macworth4 @SenTuberville You don't even have to get to the 1st Amendment to find out "Molon Labe" over here hates the Constitution.

US Constitution Article VI, Clause 3.2.2:

"No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States"

[Philosophy Of Physics @PhilosophyOfPhy]

In 1990, as Voyager 1 was leaving the solar system, Sagan fought a long internal battle at NASA to turn the cameras around one last time to photograph Earth. Many engineers opposed it, fearing it might damage the cameras or waste time.

But Carl Sagan’s successful effort resulted in the "Pale Blue Dot" image. He used this tiny, 0.12-pixel speck of Earth to write his famous reflection on how "every human being who ever was" lived on that "mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam".

[Carl Blair @RealCarlBlair]

@Craigjhdy @JohnCornyn You actually don't need to present your voter registration certificate to vote though.

Make sure to check your registration though, and know that the deadline to register to vote in the March 3rd Primary was Feb 2nd.

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[Carl Blair @RealCarlBlair]

@HawkEmDownChris It took a long time, but 2023 was a good year.

[Texas Rangers @Rangers]

Wheels down in the desert 🌵

[Carl Blair @RealCarlBlair]

@Acyn This isn't dog whistle racism, it's a damn bullhorn.