Tom Fabry

[Hillbilly @JamesHu27192912]

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men
who signed the Declaration of Independence? Their story. . .

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors,
and tortured before they died.

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.

Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army;
another had two sons captured.

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or
hardships of the Revolutionary War.

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes,
and their sacred honor.

What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.

Eleven were merchants.

Nine were farmers and large plantation owners;
men of means, well educated.

But they signed the Declaration of Independence
knowing full well that the penalty would be death if
they were captured.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and
trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the
British Navy. He sold his home and properties to
pay his debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British
that he was forced to move his family almost constantly.
He served in the Congress without pay, and his family
was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him,
and poverty was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer,
Walton , Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.

At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that
the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson
home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General
George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed,
and Nelson died bankrupt.

Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed.
The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.

John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying.
Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill
were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests
and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his
children vanished.

So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and
silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.

Remember: freedom is never free!

I hope you will show your support by sending this to as many
people as you can, please. It's time we get the word out that patriotism
is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July means more than beer,
picnics, and baseball games. True "reflection" is a part of this country's
greatness. Please be a participant.

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[Tom Fabry @tcfabry]

Texas Leg, take note! NC, FL leading the way.

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

🚨 MASSIVE VICTORY IN NORTH CAROLINA!

The NC Legislature just steamrolled the Democrat governor’s veto and slammed through a tough new law, NO MORE taxpayer-funded welfare, housing, or handouts for illegal aliens!

Plus, state law enforcement must now team up with ICE to get deportations done.

Taxpayers have been footing the bill for this madness long enough. Time to put American citizens FIRST!

Senate Bill 153 is now the law of the land.

Huge win for common sense in NC!

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

🚨 MASSIVE VICTORY IN NORTH CAROLINA!

The NC Legislature just steamrolled the Democrat governor’s veto and slammed through a tough new law, NO MORE taxpayer-funded welfare, housing, or handouts for illegal aliens!

Plus, state law enforcement must now team up with ICE to get deportations done.

Taxpayers have been footing the bill for this madness long enough. Time to put American citizens FIRST!

Senate Bill 153 is now the law of the land.

Huge win for common sense in NC!

[Bannon’s WarRoom @Bannons_WarRoom]

Joann Fleming On The Islamic Invasion Of Texas: As I'm Interviewing Candidates For The March Republican Primary Ballot They Tell Me As They're Going Door To Door That This Has Become The Number 1 Issue

[Grassroots America @GAWTP]

BREAKING NEWS — Grassroots America Calls for Forensic Audit of Smith County!
We've almost hit the one-year mark on our tedious investigation into unfinished county road bond projects (years behind schedule) — the deeper we dig, the more their receipts don't add up!
Read the full text: https://t.co/BTFNUl37QU
Come out for the next Smith County Commissioners Court meeting Dec 9 @ 9:30 am

[Tom Fabry @tcfabry]

LTG Patrick
It was surprising to hear of your reported opposition to moving SB618 out of committee and onto the floor. Say it ain't so!
@DanPatrick

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Vote for Superjudge Brad Schimel in Wisconsin on Tuesday!!

The Republican House majority is razor thin and the Democrats want to redraw Wisconsin districts to flip the House and stop the government reforms.

Super important to vote for Superjudge!!

[MAHA PAC🗽 @MAHA_PAC]

🔥 Dr. Jay Bhattacharya held NOTHING back in his Senate confirmation hearing.

Covid vaccine-injured Americans will finally have a champion at NIH.

The truth about skyrocketing rates of autism will be EXPOSED.

Dissident scientists will finally be heard.

🧵THREAD

[Rod D. Martin @RodDMartin]

🚨 BREAKING: Trump just WON'T STOP!

The President just dropped ANOTHER executive order that could reshape the entire federal government.

Here's what you need to know... 🧵

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[Tom Glass @tomgglass]

@catturd2 https://t.co/lD9jvy4JDk

[Lee Zeldin @epaleezeldin]

🚨The Biden EPA tossed $20 billion of “gold bars off the Titanic”.

BIG UPDATE! We found the gold bars and they are now being recovered for you, the hardworking American taxpayer.

Here are more of the details:

[Bishop J. Strickland @BishStrickland]

Pray for Pope Francis’ conversion and for all the souls who are being led into darkness by him and the Cardinals who promote this agenda which contradicts the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Pope Francis Proclaims Special Jubilee for LGBTQ+ Community https://t.co/tkIiYZcW2w via @BreitbartNews

[Rep. Mitch Little @realmitchlittle]

This is what’s on the line today.

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

🚨BREAKING: Shawn Bryan, a USMC Combat Veteran and NM State Captain for Vets for Freedom, made a statement about @PeteHegseth and his leadership.

Make sure you repost this so everyone sees the truth from a first-hand account.

"My name is Shawn Bryan. I served as the captain for New Mexico's Vets for Freedom under the leadership of Pete Hegseth."

"As a Marine, it was always an honor for me to represent our warriors and to follow Pete's leadership. I even followed his leadership all the way to Iraq to observe the surge. As we were there, his bravery and character were just amazing."

"To watch him interact. From generals to lower enlisted Marine soldier sailors, he wanted to talk to anybody he could get in front of as we came home."

"His interactions with the Gold Star families and the true love that he had for not just the warriors, but for the families who had given the sacrifices really affected me. And over the years, Pete has always been there. No matter what was going on."

"If there was a warrior, somebody that was down, Pete's always been that true American patriot that wants to be there and support however he can. And I, for one, would be honored to know that he became the Secretary of Defense. Thank you."

[Grassroots America @GAWTP]

Thank you, @KenPaxtonTX!

TX conservative grassroots leaders across the state have been begging since 2016 for somebody to take this action! We thank @StephenM, @America1stLegal and @SenBryanHughes for their difference-making efforts!

@SecJaneNelson, the citizens of Texas need you to act! Work with AG Paxton to make sure our votes are not stolen by non-citizens! Put Texas in a strong legal position BEFORE early voting begins! @realDonaldTrump
@tedcruz @GregAbbott_TX @DanPatrick @elonmusk #txlege

[Tom Glass @tomgglass]

Flippable Texas House Seats in 2024

The political winds are swirling around in 2024. For several reasons, I plan to focus until November 5, 2024 on Texas House #txlege seats that can possibly flip from Democrat today to Republican @TexasGOP .

During my GOP primary campaign for Texas House, I said that the weak link in defending against the war on Texas by the feds and globalists is the swamp-controlled Texas House. The total number of elected Texas House Republicans is an important variable in the Speaker race which will determine whether the grip of the Austin swamp on the Texas House can be broken.

I call it Speaker Math. The question is how many Republican Betrayers does it take to join with Democrats to put in a swampy, Uniparty Speaker? The formula is B (Betrayers needed) = R (total Republicans in the Texas House) – 74.

Currently, there are 86 Republicans in the Texas House. So, the GOP Betrayers needed is 12. (Joe Straus and Charlie Geren only needed 11 Betrayers in 2009 to start Uniparty control hostile to conservatives.) If we flip a net two seats to Republican in November, R will be 88, and Betrayers needed is 14. Every extra flip makes it harder for the Uniparty to keep power in the next legislative session. (If the 46 Republican House candidates that have signed the letter to pick a Speaker in the Republican Caucus and vote against candidates who pledge to name Dem chairs stand firm, the Republican Dem-lovers will be forced to cast a record vote of their betrayal on the House floor in January.)

Given that the Dems favor mutilating and sterilizing children to enable their delusions, almost every Democrat refused to vote for a constitutional amendment to require citizenship to vote, and most Dems are soft on the crime that is devastating the voters in their districts, there is plenty of motivation for me to focus on flipping as many Texas House seats red as we can.

So what prospects are there for flipping seats in 2024?

I start with looking at the votes in the 2022 general election for Governor Abbott versus Beto to get a percentage vote. I looked only at races where there is a Republican challenger in a district currently occupied by a Democrat. In those races, there is not a single Libertarian candidate this cycle. The Green Party does not list its 2024 nominees for Texas House on its website. I doubt there is a Green Party candidate in these races, either, but conventional wisdom says that if so, it would likely pull votes away from the Dem.

Note that there were Libertarian and Green candidates in the 2022 gubernatorial race. I made the simplifying assumption that Libertarian governor voters would more likely vote Republican for Texas House and Green governor voters would more likely vote Democrat. So, the number of R – D I am using for likely flip-ability in the 2022 governor race in the district is R+L-D-G. (I included the Abbott and Beto percentage vote in the district for a different perspective.)

I also showed in several ways whether the seat is open or whether the GOP candidate is challenging an incumbent. Normally, open seats are more likely to flip than those held by incumbents.

Remember, the percentage of people that have to vote differently this time compared to 2022 for a flip to happen is half the R – D value. For example, if the vote was 53% D to 47% R last time for an R – D of -6%, just over 3% need to switch to flip the seat. Here is the list in order of “R – D” from highest to lowest:

DistrCountiesDem Cand GOP CandR - DAbbottBetoOpen
80Uvalde, Zavala, Dimmit, Webb (rural), Frio, AtascosaCecilia CastellanoDon McLaughlin5.5%51.9%46.0%Open
74Maverick, Kinney, Val Verde, Terrell, Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Reeves, Hudspeth, Culberson, El Paso (NE)Eddie Morales (I)Robert Garza-0.8%48.7%49.5%
34Nueces (W)Solomon OrtizDenise Villalobos-4.6%47.0%51.7%Open
70Collin (SW - Plano, Dallas, Richardson)Mihaela Plesa (I)Steve Kinard-6.0%45.9%52.8%
41Hidalgo (SC)Bobby Guerra (I)Doc Guerra-11.9%43.5%55.5%
105Dallas (W-NW - Irving)Terry Meza (I)Rose Cannaday-13.6%42.1%56.4%
115Dallas (NW - Coppell, Carrollton, Northlake)Cassandra HernandezJohn Jun-13.7%42.1%56.5%Open
148Harris (Near NW along 290 outside 610)Penny Shaw (I)Kay Smith-15.3%41.2%57.2%
113Dallas (E - Mesquite, Garland, Rowlett)Rhetta Andrews Bowers (I) Stephen Stanley-15.8%41.2%57.4%
76Fort Bend (NE - Sugarland, Mission Bend, Four Corners)Suleman Lalani (I)Lea Simmons-18.4%39.8%58.6%
39Hidalgo (SE)Armando Martinez (I)Jimmie Garcia-18.8%40.0%58.7%
45Hays (E)Erin Zweiner (I)Tennyson Moreno-19.3%38.9%59.2%
47Travis (SC)Vikki Goodwin (I)Scott Firsing-23.3%37.0%61.4%
149Harris (SW)Hubert Vo (I)Lily Truong-23.8%37.3%61.4%
117Bexar (SW Central)Phillip Cortez (I)Ben Mostyn-23.9%37.2%61.4%
134Harris (River Oaks, W University, Bellaire, Rice U)Ann Johnson (I) Audrey Douglas-25.0%36.2%62.3%

I doubt that anything lower on the list will flip. In fact, even the bottom of the list above is unlikely to flip. But for completeness, I include all other currently held Democrat seats with Republican challengers:

DistrCountiesDem CandGOP CandR - DAbbottBetoOpen
136Williamson (S)John Bucy (I)Amin Salahuddin-26.4%35.2%62.8%
119Bexar (SE CentralLiz Campos (I)Brandon Grable-28.6%34.7%63.7%
101Tarrant (ESE)Chris Turner (I)Clint Burgess-33.6%32.4%66.5%
114Dallas (NW Central, White Rock LakeJohn Bryant (I)Aimee Ramsey-35.9%30.8%67.6%
124Bexar (W Central)Josey Garcia (I)Sylvia Soto-35.9%31.3%67.3%
116Bexar (NW Central)Trey Martinez Fischer (I)Darryl W Crain-38.0%30.1%68.4%
27Fort Bend (E)Ron Reynolds (I)Ibifrisolam Max-Alalibo-41.9%28.1%70.3%
46Travis (NE)Sheryl Cole (I)Nikki Kosich-53.9%21.8%76.6%
146Harris (S Central)Lauren Ashley SimmonsLance York-58.5%20.0%78.8%1
147Harris (SE Central)Jolando Jones (I)Claudio Gutierrez-60.0%19.0%79.5%

A more in-depth analysis is needed of each race.

When I look at the top nine GOP candidates on the list, it is very impressive. Don McLaughlin @donfortexas is a businessman and former mayor of Uvalde. Robert Garza is an attorney with a lifetime of public service including being mayor of Del Rio. Denise Villalobos @DeniseForTXHD34 is a former school board member. Steve Kinard @KinardForTX is successful oil and gas financier with a strong interest in grid security and blockchain technology. Doc Guerra @votedrguerra is an OB/GYN doctor in the valley who has the experience of running the same race in 2022. Rose Cannaday has served on the Irving City Council. John Jun @JohnJunForTexas , an immigrant from South Korea, is an attorney with an impressive record of community service including Coppell city council and getting an education while supporting a family. Kay Smith @KaySmith4Texas is a universally admired longtime Harris County conservative activist. And Stephen Stanley has had a real estate career and served on the city councils of both Sachse and Garland.

Each of us should be looking to see what we can do to help the top twelve or so which are in our area of operation. I hope to be writing more about these important races as we progress.

[Tom Fabry @tcfabry]

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[Tom Glass @tomgglass]

At a Stan Gerdes event yesterday, he was asked why he impeached Ken Paxton. The response from the Texas HD 17 incumbent:

"I didn't impeach Paxton. I just sent it to the Senate."

Ignorance or deception. Either disqualifies. It certainly proves he is easily led.

Mind officially blown!

[General Mike Flynn @GenFlynn]

Listen & watch this @VDHanson immediately before it is censored. 10:30 seconds of your life and then please share this with everyone you can.

God help us and may God continue to bless & protect America 🙏🏼🇺🇸

https://t.co/yNCppiVV3W

[Coworkeroftruth @coworkeroftruth]

Thank you Bishop Strickland for joining us in prayer for our very troubled Church, outside the USCCB conference in Baltimore today!

Later, when Strickland was asked by Westen why he was removed from his position, he said: “The only answer I have to that is because forces in the Church right now don’t want the truth of the gospel.”

“They want it changed. They want it ignored. They want to be rid of the truth that is gloriously not going to go away. The truth that is Jesus Christ, His mystical body, which is the Church, all the wonders that the martyrs died for and the saints lived for through almost 2000 years since Christ died and rose.”

In a move that shook the Catholic world and drew global mainstream news coverage, Pope Francis removed Strickland from his position at the Diocese of Tyler in Texas on Friday, November 11. The Vatican has not provided an official explanation for Strickland’s removal.

Strickland said that he does not put the blame for his removal fully on Pope Francis because “there are many forces working at him and influencing him to make these kinds of decisions.”

“That’s why we pray for the pope, for him as a son of God and for his role as the supreme pontiff.”

“But we have to acknowledge there are tremendous and powerful forces at work in the world,” he stressed. “Saint Paul reminds us that we’re not fighting against human beings, flesh and blood; we’re fighting the powers and principalities of evil.”