Terry L Vaught (he/him)

At first I was amazed, then I was amused, and later I was annoyed. Now I’m angry.

[Life is Good @Lifeisgood]

drank enough water today? doubt it! have a drink of water right now, please! sincerely, the Life is Good Company.

[Terry L Vaught (he/him) @terrylvaught]

RT @JohnFugelsang: Here are a 20 quick points to remember the next time a loved one at the holiday party tries to make you fear the "illega…

[Jaye T. @JayeJaybird54]

#ProudBlue
I saved this from several years ago. I don’t know the man who posted it, but I love it. It’s empathy, people, it’s empathy.

I am white.
I am male.
I was raised as a Christian.
I am heterosexual.
I am a military veteran.
I am a business owner.
I live in Texas.
I own two houses, rarely worry about money, and my children want for nothing.

So why am I a progressive? I certainly don't fit the profile.

Simple.

Empathy.

I don't need to be black to feel the seething rage sparked by injustice when a cop shoots an unarmed man in the back, and then walks free.

I don't need to be a woman to feel that each of us should have full and sole control of our own bodies--or to recognize the arrogant absurdity of elected men in suits legislating to the contrary.

I don't need to be a Muslim to feel that no faith deserves to be characterized by the abhorrent actions of a perverse minority--and that people of all faiths deserve equal access to the country I call home.

I don't need to be gay to feel that love shared between two people is good and healthy, no matter their gender identity--that every couple should have the right to marry, raise a family, and receive equal protection under the law.

Though I served my country in the military, I do not feel more deserving of my country's benefits than those who serve and sacrifice in other ways.

Though I own a business, I do not feel that I deserve better tax breaks than the single mom or dad who works two jobs to make ends meet.

Though I live in a place that fiercely values individual rights and freedoms, I do not feel that these should be put on a higher pedestal than social responsibility.

Though *my* children have enough food and a safe home and access to good schools, good healthcare, and clean water, I feel the anguish of parents whose children do not.

Empathy.

Empathy for others fills my heart in place of fear of the "other."

That is the reason I am a progressive.

I invite you to join me.

[Terry L Vaught (he/him) @terrylvaught]

WTF?

[Terry L Vaught (he/him) @terrylvaught]

@cbsaustin You left out how this the same person was fined $2 million for misusing money from his charitable foundation for his own interests. That seems like relevant context.
https://t.co/TQtnykRJDL

[Terry L Vaught (he/him) @terrylvaught]

‘The West Wing‘, by @DanRather https://t.co/CplngfVtNt

[Terry L Vaught (he/him) @terrylvaught]

Don’t assume he’s that ignorant. It’s more likely he thinks the majority of his constituents are.

[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) speaks against solar energy because “at night, it just doesn’t work.”

Fact-check: Solar energy can be stored in batteries for use at night, ensuring power supply.

[Terry L Vaught (he/him) @terrylvaught]

I look at it as more of a correction. It’s a natural way of preventing overpopulation.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Population collapse

[Terry L Vaught (he/him) @terrylvaught]

The difference in the type of content in my ‘Following’ and ‘For you’ feeds is staggering. Based on what I’m actually following, why would the X algorithm think I’m the slightest bit interested in the garbage it’s suggesting?

[Austin Chronicle @AustinChronicle]

In this week's comics, Tom Tomorrow tries to keep up with the news of the past few weeks.
Read all the Sunday funnies: https://t.co/w7eSjAEG8a

[Cory Booker @CoryBooker]

I was at the Republican National Convention yesterday. At the end of a press conference on behalf of the DNC and Biden campaign, I had some thoughts to share.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

WATCH President Biden lean forward and put Lester Holt in his place on the debate: "Lester, why don't you guys ever talk about the 28 lies he told?"

HELL YEAH.
GET HIM, JOE! 🔥 🔥 🔥

[Terry L Vaught (he/him) @terrylvaught]

My only question is, what took them so long?

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

Next week, Donald Trump will be nominated as the Republican Party’s candidate for president.

He “has shown a character unworthy of the responsibilities of the presidency,” writes the editorial board. https://t.co/jqs0D1lx5V

[Terry L Vaught (he/him) @terrylvaught]

If they put as much effort into getting him reelected, talking up his accomplishments and pointing out how bad the other guy really is, it would be a landslide victory for democracy in November.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

“The super friends are assembling,” a House Democrat told POLITICO.
There’s a group of people who are going to go make their case to whomever they can get to at the White House that he needs to step aside and we’re going to get our asses kicked if he doesn’t.

The plan would see a group of Biden’s oldest and most senior Democratic colleagues come together to make a definitive statement on behalf of the party that it would be damaging if the president were to continue. It is hoped that team would include Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, President Pro Tempore Patty Murray, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Representative Jim Clyburn.

https://t.co/rmTzkCvuqV

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

A Christian movement that demands its fellow citizens be held accountable to the strictest of Biblical laws while simultaneously not wanting its preferred presidential candidate to be held accountable to any law is embodying the height of both political and religious hypocrisy.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The Fourth of July is about celebrating the big, bold, inclusive experiment that is our American democracy. And it has always been an experiment. Our democracy has never been guaranteed, which means we can’t take it for granted. We need to keep fighting for it, keep improving it, and keep making sure it reflects the better angels of our nature instead of the worst. That, more than anything, is what America is all about.

[Captain Obvious™️ @TheFungi669]

I’m voting for the guy who stuttered 7 times and not the guy who lied 256 times.

[Terry L Vaught (he/him) @terrylvaught]

The head clown thinks it’s time to end the clown show. 🤡

[Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 @FmrRepMTG]

Earlier, I had a meeting with Speaker Johnson.

I told him Americans are fed up with do-nothing Republicans.

We need to take action: impeach Biden, pressure NY to drop its false charges against President Trump, and use the power of the purse.

The clown show in DC has gone on long enough. It's time we start putting America First!

[Terry L Vaught (he/him) @terrylvaught]

On this #MemorialDay, I can’t help but think of all the American men and women who fought and died to stop the spread of fascism in Europe during WWII, only to have it spread at home a mere eighty years later.

[Terry L Vaught (he/him) @terrylvaught]

We already have term limits and they are enforced by elections, as she recent learned.

[Lauren Boebert @laurenboebert]

Bernie Sanders is even older than Joe Biden and he is running for another six-year term in the Senate.

It that doesn’t scream term limits, what does?