Candice

She screams in silence...

[Candice @candyprose]

"Can you hear me? 'Cause I'm lost, and I may never come back again. And while my heart keeps holding on, I know I'll never be the same again."
KoRn - Can You Hear Me
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[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Barack Obama at his last press briefing with reporters, 2017:

"I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics. You're supposed to ask me tough questions. You're not supposed to be complimentary, but you're supposed to cast a critical eye on folks who hold enormous power."

[Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360]

The latest on the battle over The Kennedy Center, from Democratic Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty. She's the lone board member of the performing arts venue fighting the Trump administration in court.

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

This is exactly what everybody should have been saying to Donald's face, publicly and privately, since 2015, because he can't handle being told the truth about himself--that he is an unaccomplished, failed loser.

[theleahfiles @leahfiles]

People keep saying Trump term II is the most corrupt administration ever, so I built a model to find out if it was true.

I took the UN's definition of corruption, turned it into eight criteria and 100 points, and scored the leaders history remembers for looting their countries: Marcos, Suharto, Mobutu, Abacha, Obiang, Putin.

Then I put every president since Eisenhower on the same scale, both parties, with every exoneration counted right alongside the convictions.

Nixon scored 41 and no other American President scored over a 25.

Trump's second term scored a 91, which ties him with Suharto and Mobutu and puts him above Marcos and Abacha.

So he is not only the most corrupt president in American history. At this pace he finishes his term level with the most corrupt rulers of the last hundred years.

PSA: don't come in my comments arguing about the results if you haven't read the full article, because ignorance is a choice.

Full article is up now on my Substack (link in bio) and it's free.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

If you were young in 2001, or weren’t even born yet, it can be hard to imagine what 9/11 felt like. The shock of that beautiful, cloudless morning. The heartbreak of the families whose loved ones were taken with such swiftness and cruelty. The realization that the forces of malevolence and violence were closer, and the future less certain, than we knew.

But in the days that followed, we felt something else, too. Pride in the rescue workers who had rushed to the scene, and the passengers who had stormed the cockpit. Admiration for the men and women who left behind lives of comfort to serve their country. A deep resolve that nothing would break the will of a truly United States of America.

Today Michelle and I are remembering those we lost that day, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the wars that followed. We pray for their families. And we hope Americans everywhere remember the true lesson of 9/11: that we can survive even our darkest days as long as we move forward as one nation and one people.

[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

💯💯💯🎯🎯

[Candice @candyprose]

@JimNicar @UTAustin @JimNicar, what was the reason for replacing the original Main?

[Texas Democratic Party @texasdemocrats]

Texas Republicans have been in power for decades. The problems they are running on solving are problems they created.

Texas needs new leadership.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Elon Musk spent $290M to elect Trump. Now he wants to spend up to $200M to buy a Senate seat in Texas and keep Republicans in control of Congress.

That’s not democracy. That’s oligarchy.

End Citizens United. Ban super PACs. Get billionaires—from both parties—out of elections.

[Candice @candyprose]

@JimNicar @UTAustin Thankfully my first experience was with the TEX phone registration system, which seems antiquated now like Moviefone... 👵🏼😅

[Texas Democratic Party @texasdemocrats]

Under Greg Abbott’s leadership, more than 140 Texas public schools have closed in the last three years alone.

Texas public schools can’t afford another four years of Greg Abbott.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

When it comes to your children’s health, listen to doctors.

Not a president who once told Americans to inject bleach.

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ immunization recommendations have not changed.

[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

This is Nate Paul.

He was under FBI investigation for fraud. His real estate empire was collapsing after 18 properties filed for bankruptcy in a single year.

He wrote Ken Paxton a $25,000 check.

Then Paxton directed his AG’s office to hand Paul confidential investigative files.

They blocked foreclosure sales on his properties.

And they sided with Paul against the charity he was accused of defrauding.

Nate Paul even employed Paxton's mistress at Paxton’s recommendation.

Paxton's own senior staff reported his corruption to the FBI. They were fired.

This is what Ken Paxton does when he’s in a position of power — and it’s why he should be nowhere near the U.S. Senate.

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America. 

He embodies the broken system we’re running against.

It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton

[Candice @candyprose]

@JimNicar @UTAustin I know more on-campus housing is a plus, but I'm sad to see the co-ops gone. I lived in one my first two years at UT, back when they were run by SHHI, and it was a much-needed experience. Brought the adjustment to the enormity of UT's campus down to something manageable for me.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

You won’t hear this on Fox News:

California just released a balanced budget that wipes out the deficit this year AND next — while protecting health care and safety nets.

Meanwhile, Trump ADDED $2.4 TRILLION to the federal deficit with his “Big Beautiful Betrayal.”

Republicans ruin budgets.
Democrats balance them.

Adulting matters.

[Jim Nicar @JimNicar]

May 5, 1939: Happy 87th Birthday to @UTAustin's McDonald Observatory, which opened as the world's 2nd largest telescope. Initially, some advocated it be placed atop Austin's Mount Bonnell, but wiser heads set the observatory under less populated and darker West Texas skies.