J. B.

South Texan Adrenaline sports fan

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@Acyn Seems like the dog ate my homework. #MakeitMakeSenseAgain

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@warDaniel47 We need a true experienced leader there, not simply a mediocre orator.

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@realBrandonGill The presumption that cultures are incompatible is incorrect. Your perspective is yes/no, good/bad. Open your mind, and other cultures enrich society.

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@RepLuna And don't forget that Republicans have stricken down all DEI initiatives and laws....when you're celebrating Juneteenth. #MakeitMakeSenseAgain

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@scottadamsshow It's called a bribe. #MakeitMakeSenseAgain

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@BBCWorld @RepCuellar Not what a humane government does.

[Laiken Jordahl @LaikenJordahl]

Breaking: The town of Presidio just sued DHS over plans to build a border wall through the Rio Grande floodplain with no engineering review & no public input. The feds are threatening landowners with eminent domain. Presidio is fighting back.

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨BREAKING: The FBI just announced charges against multiple people, in Minnesota, describing them as part of two “Antifa-affiliated groups,” accused of conspiring to “interfere with immigration enforcement.”

The charges allege coordinated activity, around immigration enforcement operations, in the Minneapolis area.

This includes communication, planning, and actions, which prosecutors say, were meant to “disrupt or interfere with federal officers.”

But, this isn’t just about the charges themselves…. It’s about how this is being framed, and what that framing does.

When the government uses a label like “Antifa-affiliated,” it turns a broad political term into a category. That category is then used to group different people under one umbrella.

This case doesn’t only involve alleged conduct. It also involves people who observe, document, organize, and speak out about immigration enforcement in their communities.

The indictment also references online chats, and communications, as part of the alleged conspiracy.

And this is where things get more complicated…

Talking, organizing, and discussing protests, or government activity, is not the same as committing a crime.

But, in conspiracy cases, those same communications can be used to argue intent and coordination.

That is where First Amendment concerns come in.

For almost a year, I’ve shared hundreds of videos documenting ICE/Border Patrol agents violating people’s rights, in real time.

When people can actually see what is happening… it creates transparency, and accountability.

And when a government doesn’t want to be held accountable…

Watching and documenting the government starts being treated as “suspicious.”

So, if you believe in the Constitution, this should be alarming.

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@RyanAFournier

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@EricLDaugh HAHAHA! #MakeitMakeSenseAgain

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@DrRhondaFine So bury my head in the sand approach to Economic problems ordinary Americans face? 3 more years of this. #MakeitMakeSenseAgain

[Laiken Jordahl @LaikenJordahl]

This week, DHS waived every one of our nation's most important environmental laws to bulldoze new border barriers and roads through Big Bend National Park. This marks the first time in U.S. history these laws have been waived in a national park.

With these laws gutted and a $1.7 billion construction contract already issued, very little stands in the way of DHS contractors plowing into the park, permanently destroying countless archeological sites, blocking off river access and turning this peaceful national park into an industrial construction zone.

We will continue to fight this project every step of the way... more on that soon.

Audio from NPR's fantastic Studio 1A program, which aired across the country last week.

[Sammi🦋 @StoriesBySammi]

Six weeks ago I told you they were coming for Big Bend. Yesterday a court cleared the way for border wall construction in the Big Bend National Park region.

Here's what makes this so enraging:

Big Bend National Park is one of the quietest stretches of the entire southern border. In FY2025, the Big Bend sector recorded just 3,096 apprehensions — 1.3% of all crossings nationwide. Border encounters there have dropped 74% since 2023. The land is remote, rugged, and brutal. It has always been its own deterrent.

And yet — a 30-foot steel wall is coming anyway.

What that wall will actually do: fragment critical habitat for black bears, mountain lions, and the endangered black-capped vireo. Sever one of the last wildlife corridors connecting the U.S. and Mexican Chihuahuan Desert — an ecosystem that doesn't recognize borders.

Block the natural movement of over 450 bird species that pass through Big Bend. Flood one of the darkest night skies in North America with construction lights. Slice through 100+ miles of the Wild and Scenic Rio Grande.

To stop 1.3% of border crossings. On land that was already stopping them on its own.

The administration has now waived the Endangered Species Act, the National Park Service Organic Act, and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act — all at once — to make this happen. The first time in U.S. history any of that has been done inside a national park.

They awarded $4.3 billion in contracts. Steel bollards are already on the ground near Van Horn. Construction starts this summer.

Who do YOU think this wall is actually for?

#DemsUnited

[Lloyd Doggett @RepLloydDoggett]

Despite staunch bipartisan opposition, the Trump regime continues to quietly move forward with their plan to deface our treasured Big Bend National Park.

This unnecessary project will cause irreversible damage to this Texas crown jewel, all while wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on something no Texan asked for.

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@FeistyLibLady In any case, arguing qualities of people by questioning manliness is from the past century. Skills, positions, concrete statements-but he does not look manly is like DJT a playground argument. #MakeitMakeSenseAgain

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

I’ve been thinking a lot about the extraordinary outbursts of the President of the United States against female journalists... well, actually against journalists in general and journalism. But it feels like he saves his most childlike behavior and irrational language for female reporters, calling them all kinds of names that kids in kindergarten are given times out for. It’s stunning to me to witness such behavior from any leader, any CEO, any person of influence or importance. I’ve never witnessed someone like this raging, this weekend with @meetthepress host @kwelkernbc, just last week in the Oval Office with @cnn’s @kaitlancollins, calling women stupid or piggy, telling them to “smile”, calling them darling, demeaning their credibility. Every good man should denounce this behavior. Every person should be able to stand up for their colleagues and say “No more.”

Imagine this man screaming like this at your daughter, your wife, your sister, your mother... would you stand for it? No, you wouldn’t! And neither should any of us. It’s unacceptable and undignified. Period. End of story.

[John Oleske @JohnOleske]

@RepFine No, moron, then you’d have to show up at a polling place, claim to be this woman, forge her signature, and vote in her place, knowing that you’ll get caught if she registers to vote at her new address. Stupid and incredibly risky to gain 1 vote. That’s why it *doesn’t happen*

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@Acyn Smoke and mirrors Administration.

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@RepBrandonGill You are misrepresenting the facts. The scenarios that lead to distrust of DHS are where US Children are shuttled to other countries. Or when law biding people following Immigration law are corralled by DHS abruptly canceling their proceedings. #MakeitMakeSenseAgain

[J. B. @SoTX_JB]

@ABC Who believes this PR nonsense. #MakeitMakeSenseAgain