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He is required to be listed by the name on his birth certificate.

If he is trying to use a different name in #txlege his parents are to be informed per SB12.

04.03.2026 17:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, itโ€™s nice to know some folks are listening! :) I used to use Twitter like a mad woman. When it went fascist and I left, I didnโ€™t know if I had it in me to spend all that time on a new platform so Iโ€™m kinda a casual poster here

04.03.2026 04:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Killing baby Hitler - Wikipedia

Itโ€™s a famous ethics problem/dilemma, and it also creates a paradox. Hereโ€™s an overview: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing...

04.03.2026 04:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Feds Targeted Charlotte. Now a Local Democrat Who Helped ICE Faces Voters. - Bolts North Carolina lawmaker Carla Cunningham voted to mandate compliance with ICE, and derided immigrants on the House floor. The Democrat faces an intense March primary.

JUST IN: North Carolina's Dem lawmaker Carla Cunningham gave the GOP the decisive vote to pass a law forcing police to comply with ICE. She said "all cultures are not equal."

She just lost reelection BIG in the Dem primary to a progressive pastor & activist, Rodney Sadler. 70% to 22%!

Context:

04.03.2026 04:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 5860 ๐Ÿ” 1514 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 131 ๐Ÿ“Œ 272

Move over baby Hitler paradoxโ€ฆ

03.03.2026 23:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Except, at least Monty Python was actually absurd *and* funnyโ€ฆ sigh.

03.03.2026 09:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Frame from campaign ad by Rep. Dan Goldman. His face full on center frame under which is the caption in all caps โ€œABOLISH ICEโ€

Frame from campaign ad by Rep. Dan Goldman. His face full on center frame under which is the caption in all caps โ€œABOLISH ICEโ€

Public pressure means something. Primaries can change policies. In NY-10, Dan Goldman has been running ads for months.
Primaried from his left by @bradlander.bsky.social, Goldmanโ€™s ads have gone from โ€œAgents should have to carry IDโ€ in January, to big bold graphics this month that say โ€œAbolish ICE.โ€

03.03.2026 02:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 3048 ๐Ÿ” 518 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 58 ๐Ÿ“Œ 88

If America still had the rule of law, this would be the easiest prosecution ever, but we all know absolutely nothing will happen.

01.03.2026 01:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 8822 ๐Ÿ” 2918 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 189 ๐Ÿ“Œ 236

How does that work with the two schools of children we blew up?

28.02.2026 19:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I will!

26.02.2026 20:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

YUP!

26.02.2026 20:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

YOU GUYS. MAJOR MILESTONE. My teenage son with ADHD just reminded *me* of his orthodontist appt, which Iโ€™d forgotten about and forgotten to set alarm for! #ParentingWINS

26.02.2026 20:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Here's a place to start: www.them.us/story/orgs-f...

26.02.2026 16:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 133 ๐Ÿ” 113 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Prosecutor's Abrego probe began after late Sunday email from on high Hours after receiving the case, the prosecutor who charged Abrego learned about a key witness from Todd Blanche's aide โ€” with unusual timing.

On the day of Abrego's indictment, the district's criminal division chief Ben Schrader resigned.

We just learned he wrote a memo explaining why he thought Abrego shouldn't have been charged. He wanted the memo forwarded to "D.C." It never was, per testimony. www.allrisenews.com/p/abrego-vin...

26.02.2026 19:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1268 ๐Ÿ” 560 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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It's Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford Pinto - FuelArc News We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. Thatโ€™s more than enough data to comp...

The Ford Pinto had a death rate of 85 people for 10 million cars sold. The Cybertruck hasn't sold 10 million, but the fatality rate so far maths out to 1,452 people killed per 10 million sold.

The Cybertruck may be the deadliest road car, for the occupants, ever sold.

fuelarc.com/evs/its-offi...

23.02.2026 21:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 9114 ๐Ÿ” 4209 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 249 ๐Ÿ“Œ 517

This guy is my hero for today. He sees the opportunity and he grabs it โ€” and he pushes harder when he realizes sheโ€™s trying to distract from what he said and avoid an actually important topic.

23.02.2026 21:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is interesting the way she happens to pull the mic away every time he says it

23.02.2026 20:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 369 ๐Ÿ” 81 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I didnโ€™t write this โ€” Jess Steier at @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social did โ€” but I heartily endorsed every word when I shared it elsewhere, and it mirrors things Iโ€™ve been saying for years.

22.02.2026 17:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yea, this is exactly what happens in a democracy with a bill of rights ๐Ÿ™„

22.02.2026 05:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lid of a metal tin with a picture of a martini glass with a pink-sugar-crusted rim, labeled "RIMMING SUGAR"

Lid of a metal tin with a picture of a martini glass with a pink-sugar-crusted rim, labeled "RIMMING SUGAR"

Excuse me the stuff you put on the rim of your cocktail glass is called what now

21.02.2026 20:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

What an age we live in

21.02.2026 06:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NEW: Natasha Korecki at NBC reports that in light of the SCOTUS tariff ruling, Gov. Pritzker sent President Donald Trump an invoice of $8.6 billion.

20.02.2026 21:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 10372 ๐Ÿ” 2918 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 436 ๐Ÿ“Œ 360

Remember, these guys fired all the people who actually know what they're doing because "DEI" and then hired the absolute dumbest people imaginable because of "meritocracy" and... then they do stuff like leaving comments enabled in their "this is how we concentration camp" PDF.

20.02.2026 19:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1111 ๐Ÿ” 396 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
collection of dishonest headlines

collection of dishonest headlines

Google search, "would the us commit troops to defend taiwan"

AI answer: Whether the U.S. would commit troops to defend Taiwan is officially governed by a policy of "strategic ambiguity," designed to deter both a Chinese invasion and Taiwanese independence. While the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act mandates providing defensive arms, it does not legally guarantee direct military intervention.

Google search, "would the us commit troops to defend taiwan" AI answer: Whether the U.S. would commit troops to defend Taiwan is officially governed by a policy of "strategic ambiguity," designed to deter both a Chinese invasion and Taiwanese independence. While the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act mandates providing defensive arms, it does not legally guarantee direct military intervention.

Deplorable state of U.S. media on display here, deliberately misleading the public. You can literally type into Google the same question @aoc.bsky.social was asked and the AI will give you her same answer because "strategic ambiguity" has been official U.S. policy her whole life.

18.02.2026 05:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1674 ๐Ÿ” 348 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30 ๐Ÿ“Œ 42
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I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.

I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users Iโ€™m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion

People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. Iโ€™ll explain how I did it

18.02.2026 16:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 4817 ๐Ÿ” 2132 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 86 ๐Ÿ“Œ 298

โ€œReaders should be able to assume that every word between quotation marks is what the speaker or writer saidโ€ฆ.The writer should, of course, omit extraneous syllables like โ€˜umโ€™ and may judiciously delete false starts.โ€

From the New York Timesโ€™ โ€œGuidelines on Integrityโ€

16.02.2026 23:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ‘€ Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

16.02.2026 18:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 5894 ๐Ÿ” 1863 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 81 ๐Ÿ“Œ 136

This is the clearest admission I've seen for what I've said all along: The entire conservative movement is animated by a fever-dream to return to the white privilege levels of 1950.

12.02.2026 21:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 302 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the โ€œerasure of white cultureโ€. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.

12.02.2026 21:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 14901 ๐Ÿ” 4612 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1549 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1452

The MAGA/MAHA administration is torturing kids & building more & more concentration camps to lock up & torture more kids

It is a horrific, sickening, repulsive irony that the first MAHA report, coauthored by folks like Drs Makary & Bhattacharya, was called Make Our Children Healthy Again

12.02.2026 22:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0