Amérika García Grewal, M.S.

Even MAGA Republicans Hate Plans to Put a Border Wall in Big Bend Virtually no one, it seems, thinks a physical barrier in the region is a good idea. The Trump administration is rushing to build one anyway.

Virtually no one, it seems, thinks a physical barrier in the region is a good idea.

The Trump administration is rushing to build one anyway. https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/inside-trump-big-bend-border-wall-plans/

they are doing it

It calls for an evaluation of all pending proceedings under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), which was first passed in 1974 and amended in 1976 to prevent lenders from discriminating against women based on marital status.

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The Searching Mothers of Sonora are looking for Nancy Guthrie in Arizona and Mexico. They said officials aren’t doing enough to find the missing 84-year-old. https://wapo.st/3OEcUWt

When a company in an industry built on hype tells you that a use case is a bad idea—and actually dangerous—that means it’s a *catastrophically* bad idea.

Dang, just realized we had an empty spot in the car, I coulda taken one more person to early voting

Me and my besties voted early. How 'bout you? How many folks did you carpool to the polls with?

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.

We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

I can't remember if I sent his office postcards from Fiji, I feel like I did for a couple of @DemsAbroad issues.

I will say that Will Hurd's office was good about responding to my calls and emails and faxes and letters. Way more than I can say for Cornyn or Cruz.

At some point Will Hurd unblocked me on snapchat, but he never opened another one of my messages to him about Eagle Pass.

Also reminded me how mad I was when Will Hurd blocked me on Snapchat. He's the only reason I started using SC - back in 2017 I heard that he ran his own account and I positively jumped at the chance to talk to him directly.

He blocked me.

YouTube video by Fin & Fur Films The River and The Wall - Official Trailer

Watched The River and The Wall again tonight. Last time I saw it was right after I got back from Fiji, it hits different now that I've been on and in the Rio Grande so much.
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Table discussion:
you know you're from a border town when you have a story about accidentally getting in the international bridge line.

We had some great stories tonight

the party that wants to require ID to vote abruptly invalidating a thousand people’s IDs overnight seems like a pretty giant flashing red light

You know that line about not my circus, not my monkeys?

Well, that's my rep, and he's got some monkey business that he can't explain.

Democrat turnout is way higher than Republican turnout in the primary, I'm hoping he won't be for much longer

They won't start with banning birth control. First they'll lie about it. Then dictate who can prescribe it, use it, fund it, in what forms, and for how long. Suddenly, your doctor won't call you back. I know this is what they'll do because it's what they're doing to transgender healthcare right now.

tweet from lisa desjardins reporting SOTU might be up to 3 hours long

It’s both funny and cosmically correct that the U.S. men’s hockey chodes will have to sit through 2+ hours of rambling from their addled little king while the U.S. Women’s team gets to skip the speech and party with Flavor Flav in Vegas

This is why you do stunts.
This is why you do stunts.
This is why you do stunts.

As emergency room visits spiked in the US Tuesday night during Trump’s SOTU, doctors appealed to the public to stop playing the game where you drink every time Trump lies. “We’re seeing alcohol poisoning from beer,” said one. “Don’t do it. You won’t live long enough to enjoy the win.” (/humor?)

Making medal presentations — deserved or not — should not be allowed during a SOTU speech and probably not in either chamber at any time. Do it elsewhere. Give the recipient the deserved focused honor and dignity rather than serving as nothing more than a prop in a charged political environment.

This feels more like a HS senior awards ceremony. -
#SOTU

Colorful sunset sky, with silhouetted palm trees and a giant Mexican flag in the distance

@amiejwoeber.bsky.social Cool seeing you here! I was thinking about Fiji today when I was looking at the palm trees and the sunset

☺️ thank you. I try.

Ok, I'm ready for Tuesday night's popcorn throwing event, I mean the SOTU.

Thank you. I've got a lot to say, I'm glad that folks think it's worth listening to

Sometimes you just have to laugh

People don't want data centers polluting their cities.

They don't want masked thugs terrorizing their neighbors.

They don't want warehouses being turned into ICE prisons.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home.

They want their basic needs met.

Puck You: Women's Hockey Team Snubs Trump's Invitation After winning gold, the Women’s team didn’t feel the need to play along.

“By declining the State of the Union visit, the US Women’s Hockey Team’s polite 'no thanks' says more than any corporation, or tech billionaire, or media company is willing to say. Amid so much cowardice, it’s those who stood up who will be remembered…

Some say that republicans should be grateful that women are seeking equality instead of revenge. But if I’m being honest, I’m kinda leaning toward revenge at this point.

The worst part about the Kash video is just how much of a DORK he looked like.

Like a guy who for the first time was at a party with the cool kids and trying too hard