Kelcey Hesse

[Kelcey Hesse @KelceyHesse]

@DraftKings Infinity and beyond

[ErinEpley @ErinEpley]

The students of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets are a testament to a great university and a great state.

They are not a political prop.

Aggies do not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do.

@TAMU ‘01

[Kelcey Hesse @KelceyHesse]

@SecWar Get away from my university

[Barstool Texas A&M @BarstoolTexasAM]

ONE LAST TIME AT KYLE FIELD THIS SEASON

PARTY TIL WE DIEEEEEE

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

The U.S. is now facing a:

30-year high in measles cases and a 10-year high in whooping cough

These diseases were once rare because vaccines worked.

[Kelcey Hesse @KelceyHesse]

@ICEgov Fuck off

[Late Night with Seth Meyers @LateNightSeth]

This is what happens when they wait too long between seasons of a show and everyone forgets what happened in the last one. https://t.co/YdPX3cAgFG

[d @2022WSCHAMPIONS]

btw if you’re a Texan and you voted for Ted Cruz (born in Canada, leaves his family and dog to freeze in the cold with no power to go to Cancun) instead of the guy born in Texas who is a FOURTH GENERATION TEXAN you are a pathetic human being frankly

[Michael J. Stern @MichaelJStern1]

CNN has a story titled “where the Harris campaign went wrong.”

Nope, I won’t read it.

Harris ran a great campaign.

The story should be titled “where the American people went wrong.”

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

Donald Trump — the twice impeached former president, Jan. 6 coup leader, convicted felon, adjudicated sexual abuser, and man who mismanaged the 2020 economic implosion and coronavirus disaster that killed more than 1 million people in this country — has convinced American voters to give him another term in the White House.

🔗 https://t.co/41sRvIxLmT

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

This is your daily reminder that Donald Trump is responsible for overturning Roe v. Wade.

[Barstool Texas A&M @BarstoolTexasAM]

0 penalties on South Carolina btw. That’s fucking bullshit @SECOfficiating

[Jacob Bendix @JacobBendix]

It is important (albeit painful) to follow @AuschwitzMuseum for the reminders not just of who was lost in the Holocaust, but of the consequences when we acquiesce in the demonization of the “Other.”

[JDRandom - RandomWhiteGuy @TheReelRandom]

(My wife sent this to me this morning and asked me to publish it here.)

The Reality of Being a Woman in America

It’s sobering to realize that at 57 years old, I have fewer fights left in me than I did for the first 55. Life is never black and white. Some moments are so deeply personal and nuanced that they can’t be argued or legislated—and yet, here in America, those moments are now under a microscope, politicized, and weaponized.

Let me tell you my story. My husband and I were blessed with two beautiful boys—now grown men—born in 1996 and 1999. They are my heart. In between their births, though, life handed us something far harder. Like so many couples, we experienced two other pregnancies that ended in miscarriage. Spontaneous abortion, as it’s called in medical terms, that required medical attention and intervention.

The first one, in 1997, was especially hard physically. It happened at the three month mark and I had no doubt that something was wrong. A morning doctor visit which confirmed that the pregnancy was not viable and by the afternoon I started hemorrhaging. I needed to get to the hospital. It was a Catholic hospital, just ten miles from our home. I didn’t know what to expect, but I had no doubt at all that I would get the help I needed.

My doctor didn’t hesitate. No one asked for permission. No one judged or delayed treatment because of religious beliefs or fear of legal consequences. They recognized that I was in crisis, that my life was in danger, and they acted swiftly. I had a D&C that night—a procedure to stop the bleeding and ensure I didn’t develop an infection. Because of their care, I survived. I went home to heal, both physically and emotionally, and two years later, I was able to hold my second son in my arms.

But as I sit here today, thinking about that night, it chills me to the bone: If that same scenario had happened now, in 2024, the outcome might have been very different. With the abortion bans sweeping across the country, I wonder if the doctors at that hospital—any hospital—would have been able to help me without hesitation. Would they have been forced to wait, to consult with lawyers instead of treating me? Would my husband and I have had the time or means to drive across state lines, searching for care? No. Not with how fast I was bleeding.

The truth is, I might not have survived. The odds of developing sepsis—an infection that kills quickly—would have been dangerously high. And for what? Because the people in power today care more about controlling women than saving our lives. This is not hypothetical. It’s already happening.

More than one million pregnancies in America end in miscarriage every year. One million women will experience what I did—the sudden bleeding, the heartache, the desperate need for medical care. And now, thanks to these laws, many of those women will have to fight not just to be seen, but to survive. They’ll be turned away, forced to wait until their lives are at risk, told they must suffer a little longer just to meet someone else’s idea of morality.

Where is the “right to life” in this?

These bans aren’t about protecting life—they’re about power. Power over our bodies, our choices, and our futures. And the price is far too high. Women like me—ordinary mothers, wives, daughters—are now at risk of dying simply because they didn’t have the luxury of quick access to care. The idea that any woman should have to bleed out, develop sepsis, or die because of politics is horrifying. And yet, that’s exactly the world we are living in today.

I am here today, alive and well, because I was given care when I needed it. But now, every day, I think about the women who won’t be as lucky. I think about the one million pregnancies that will end in miscarriage this year—and the one million women who will be thrown into a system that doesn’t value their lives.

This fight isn’t about abstract ideals. It’s about real people. It’s about women like me—and women like your mother, your sister, your best friend—who need care, not judgment. We deserve to live.

We cannot let this stand.

[Kelcey Hesse @KelceyHesse]

@SSN_TAMU @GhostOfQC44

[Kelcey Hesse @KelceyHesse]

@maddenifico Houston kindness ❤️💙 beautiful diverse city full of great people. America’s ALREADY great!