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[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@ScottC20012 @JohnFSilver @MarshallCohen You seem like a nice person.

[Gene Wu @GeneforTexas]

Today I’m proud to stand with thousands across the country who refuse to let extremists rig our democracy.

This fight started in Texas, but it doesn’t end here. We’re united with Americans in 34 states saying NO to rigged maps and YES to fair representation.

#txlege

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@mail_american @Ronxyz00 If all AI is as stupid as you, we have no need to fear it.

[Chris Turner @ChrisGTurner]

I am in awe of the strength of my @TexasHDC colleagues.

We stuck together and followed through on our vow to kill Abbott’s special session.

We changed the national conversation.

CA will cancel out the Texas map.

As @BarackObama told us: we will return invigorated.

#txlege

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@schwagerTV @DanPatrick So Patrick's for marriage between church and state. I thought be believed marriage was only between a man and a woman.

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@ProjectLincoln Trump is more loyal to Putin than he is to America.

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@JaworskiForTX Where did Paxton find all these half-educated baby fascists that do his typing for him in the AG's office?

[Joe Jaworski @JaworskiForTX]

Glad I paid the $120 to access Tarrant County District Court records so I could read details of what’s going on in Paxton’s suit against Beto and PxP.

As y’all know on Aug 8 Paxton got a TRO against Beto and PxP which prevented Beto and PxP from transferring money to quorum-breaking House Dems for out of state travel, hotel or dining accomodations or services and daily fines and from raising money for same via ActBlue.

The Court, at Paxton’s urging, restricted Beto/PxP from removing property or funds from the State of Texas during the pendency of this lawsuit. Paxton also used the lawsuit to place a “lien” on PxP’s “property” and paxton seeks to end PxP from doing business in Texas

The Court set a Temporary Injunction hearing for 10am August 19, 2025

Beto’s defense team has filed an emergency motion to transfer venue of the matter to El Paso County. They’ve asked for an expedited ruling on that venue motion on or before the TI hearing on the 19th.

Beto held his rally on Saturday Aug 9 in Ft Worth, in the very county in which he was sued. It was a spirited rally, an American masterpiece of exercising his First Amendment protected speech.

Paxton flipped out, and on Monday Aug 11 filed an emergency motion to modify the TRO and asked the court to hold Beto in contempt - and to jail him - because Beto said “f*** the rules…” and “there are no refs in this game” which Paxton falsely told the court was meant as defying the judge and the TRO.

Beto’s lawyers have provided the court with the full quotation of the remarks in question, and the transcript makes clear that Beto was referring to the act of redistricting among the several states.

Paxton intentionally misrepresented Beto’s protected political speech, claiming falsely that Beto “bragged about violating the Court’s temporary restraining order,” and Beto’s lawyers have alerted the court that a motion for sanctions against Paxton will soon follow.

Then at 1:22pm today Paxton filed an emergency request for expedited discovery, seeking a 2.5 hour deposition of Beto, a separate 2.5 hour deposition of a corporate representative of PxP on selected topics and production of documents and communications relating to planned or actual arrangements, accommodations or meals outside of Texas for any Texas legislators, their staff or their families, and six other categories of documents.

Paxton seeks the two depositions to take place and the documents to be produced by Friday Aug. 15 so he can prepare for the Aug 19 TI hearing.

As of 5:30pm this afternoon Judge Megan Fahey had not ruled on Paxton’s several “emergency” motions.

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@GregAbbott_TX You can't order the arrest of anyone you pathetic little man.

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@nicksortor @GregAbbott_TX The bloviating of LIFI. That stands for little insecure fascist idiots.

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@GregAbbott_TX Did Trump blow you a kiss? You are an embarrassment, as a man and as a Texan.

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@nicksortor @GregAbbott_TX Uh, airheads, the executive branch can't remove a legislature from office. Go back to school, children.

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@MaryEliseCos Empty headed threats from a governor afraid of alienating the Trump cult. Good luck. Go ahead and pretend to inject an entire elected party from the Legislature based on a non-binding AG's advisory opinion. God, y'all are stupid.

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@yashar ABC's suits, like the rest of those in the American Cowardice Movement, humilate themselves at Trump's feet, bullied beyond human recognition, their spinlessness an embarrassment to humanity.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Such a curious coincidence, that's exactly what Herbert Hoover said on October 25, 1929, the day after the Dow Jones dropped 9% in a single day. https://t.co/OueaqotVpo Trump's stock market is down 10% from in less than 30 days.

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@MZHemingway Do you dream in fascist?

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

MAGA is making the claim that if you watch the entire 50 minute video, Zelensky is the antagonist.

This isn't true. At all. I was with Zelensky before this meeting and it's important to know his mindset heading in.

1/ A short 🧵on how the entire ambush went down.

[Gray Kimbrough @graykimbrough]

Memos posted publicly to government websites claiming to be from the acting directors of OPM and OMB have metadata showing that the original authors are affiliated with Project 2025.

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@davidfrum I won't watch @Joemsnbc on @msnbc any longer. The show's name should be changed from "Morning Joe" to "Coward's Morning."

[glennwsmith @glennwsmith]

@matthewjdowd Spot on.