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[zephyr @z3ph7r]

@openpodtalk @theblaze This loser won't be getting a soft DA in Tyler, Texas

[Brad Polumbo @brad_polumbo]

Watch this space. DeSantis has positioned himself very well to emerge as a right-wing critic, who never aligned himself with the administration, to succeed MAGA from the anti-corruption, anti-war flank.

[Adam Carlson @admcrlsn]

Pro tips for Election Day while you wait for polls to close:

1) Stop touching grass. Don’t go for a walk. Don’t exercise. Go home. Keep scrolling Twitter all day. The next tweet you see down your feed will definitely tell you what’s going to happen before anyone else knows.

2) Trust anonymous accounts. They are the most reliable sources of information today.

3) Overreact to everything. If you see someone say there are long lines at a Republican-heavy precinct, assume it’s a red wave nationally. If you see someone say a precinct is empty in a rural area, confidently declare that Democrats will win a supermajority in the Senate.

4) Anecdotes are to be trusted and extrapolated. Especially if they are from anonymous accounts (see #2), and especially if they are about how busy precincts are (see #3). Bonus points if they have a hammer and sickle or an American flag in their bio.

5) Don’t drink water. The whole “drink eight cups a day” adage is just Big Water™️ industry trying to make money off of you gullible sheep. Drink only coffee and energy drinks. Maybe a Four Loko circa 2010 if you can find one.

6) Look at the clock a lot. Contrary to popular opinion, time does go faster when you are watching the time.

[Lloyd "The Warden" Winthrop III @LloydWinthrop]

KJ Edwards is so overrated. He's not a good running back. He's not fast or explosive. He's lazy and a locker room cancer. He's not generational. Stay far away if you are looking for a portal running back.

[Nate Friedman @NateFriedman97]

The NYT and BBC are in an altercation competing for worst journalism.

[Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital]

This is long overdue.

He’s not banning the degrees. If you want to study african-american history or music theory, you still can. You simply need to pay for it or apply for private student loans.

The student debt crisis in this country is insane and so many degrees today are absolutely useless. The reason college is so expensive now is because the US government started backing the loans. Obviously the universities were going to start charging $200k, because their customer is now the US government instead of the music theory kid.

Taxpayers should only be subsidizing, and therefore incentivizing, degrees our nation actually needs: doctor, engineers, etc.

[zephyr @z3ph7r]

“And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.” — 1 Corinthians 15:14 (ESV)

[Protestia @Protestia]

Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico’s pastor (PCUSA) preaches during his Easter sermon that Jesus NEVER rose bodily from the dead and that he does NOT believe in a literal resurrection.

[John Huffman @JohnRHuffman]

Texas Republicans, please think twice before you vote for this man.

I know that the thought of Democrats winning a statewide seat is hard to stomach. But there are both moral and practical reasons to abstain from voting for Bo French.

The moral reason is easy. He’s demonstrated time and time again that he is an unapologetic racist. And that’s to say nothing of his widely rumored personal and professional scandals. This man should not be given power.

The practical reason is this. The Railroad Commission consists of three seats. Losing one doesn’t change the policy math at all. And if Bo wins, he will do everything in his power to make sure his brand of racism comes to define the Texas GOP. It’s obvious he’s running for something else - probably governor in 2030 - it’s his pattern, starting with his House runs against Charlie Geren 10 years ago. And if he wins this November, he is going to use the platform of statewide elected office to maximize attention for himself and his insane views. And I fear this will cost conservatives far more in the long run than one RRC seat.

There are a lot of great Republicans on the ballot. We can support them without giving quarter to Bo’s racism.

I know it hurts to lose, but it’s for the best interest of Texas that we sit this one out.

[schmelliot @MayerElliot]

This picture fills me with a seething rage... I'm not racist or anything I just hate seeing Texas Longhorns happy

[zephyr @z3ph7r]

tu fans being happy is a big problem

[Bo French @bofrench]

I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. I didn’t believe it. The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined.

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Trump Pledges That If Voters Defeat Socialism In November, They Will Each Get An Equal Redistribution Of Wealth From The Government https://t.co/qe16k9ucsf

[Austin Justice @AustinJustice]

ROUND ROCK MAN walks up behind a 62-year-old stranger sitting near a park bench on a Monday morning, wraps an arm around him, and stabs him repeatedly in the neck.

Andrew James Wimsatt tried to fight back, but surveillance video shows he couldn't. A passerby found his body near the Chandler Creek Trail.

26-year-old Benedict Ogbodiegwu Jr. was arrested before at least three times.

His record:

2017: charged with theft, a state jail felony. Dismissed.

Jan 2026: arrested for theft. Court ordered a competency evaluation, then committed him for restoration in February. The competency hearing set for May 29 was canceled. The theft charge was dismissed April 7.

May 2026: arrested again, this time for giving police false identification. Dismissed.

Three cases, three dismissals. Now first-degree murder.

[zephyr @z3ph7r]

Inflation Dividend

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump: "We're making a fortune. So if the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump Dividend. Congratulations."

[𝕋𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕤 𝕃. 𝔹𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕟 @Travis_L_Brown]

Former Texas A&M head coach RC Slocum on the impact he hoped he had while coaching. Friday, A&M unveiled a statue of Slocum outside Kyle Field.

"We won some games, but the bigger mission that I had was - I always said this: Some day when I meet the big man upstairs - the big head coach... [And he says] 'I want to talk about those young men and what you did with them, what kind of influence you were with them.' And I wanted to have good answers when that time comes."

[zephyr @z3ph7r]

3 DWIs in 3 years but released, also multiple felonies including assaults and kidnapping. Stop letting people out of prison that can't function in society

[KHOU 11 News Houston @KHOU]

UPDATE | A man accused of opening fire on northeast Houston drivers — injuring three people — before being shot by law enforcement is now facing seven charges, police say: https://t.co/fn6eCupVMR

[Anna Lulis @annamlulis]

Wow. 28-year-old surrogate McKenna reveals an abortion was scheduled in Seattle for Baby Gabriel.

She escaped to Texas to give birth to the little boy, saving his life.

“His life doesn’t have a price tag on it”

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

The College Board has overnight dumbed down its AP tests and inflated passing rate, and seemingly no one is paying attention

[Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX]

Proposed East Texas data center ends project, admitting they fell short of the standards I have set.

Data centers must:

✅ Pay their own way
✅ Bring their own power
✅ Reuse their own water
✅ Reduce electricity costs for Texans
✅ Protect Texas neighborhoods

Texans come first.

[zephyr @z3ph7r]

Harris County publishes the data? Am I missing something? You can literally download a csv file of everyone's address, name and party affiliation

[KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat]

BREAKING: President Trump announces that China obtained 220 million U.S. voter files — and that American intelligence agencies covered it up since 2020.

"The largest compromise of election data in history."

[ESPN @espn]

"It took a complete army of people to get this done."

Scott Ruskan accepts the Pat Tillman Award for Service after saving 165 lives from catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic ❤️