Mel is a Blue Texan

RIP Alex, your life mattered.

Fort Worth Buddhist monks to embark on 2,300 mile nationwide Walk for Peace The 110-day pilgrimage begins Oct. 26 at the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth.

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Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple.

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YETI Texas Strong: United for Kerrville Join us in standing strong for Kerrville. Every purchase made through this page directly supports relief and recovery efforts in the Kerrville community.

Thank you Yeti!!
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@malikaandrews.bsky.social It was great seeing you on GMA this morning!!! Keep coming back.

With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program Texas officials suggested the federal government could pick up construction. However, during President Trump’s first term, his administration built about one-third of what the state was able to put up...

"Only 8% of the 805 miles the state identified for construction is complete, which has cost taxpayers more than $3 billion to date..."

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No Kings On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

This is growing!!!
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Excerpts From the Memoir of a Marine Deployed to Los Angeles in 2025 A dispatch from the front (of the drive-thru) line.

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From 'disgusting abomination' to 'crazy:' Trump and Musk in social media brawl President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to cut off government contracts with Elon Musk's companies, as the once-close relationship between the world's most powerful man and its richest unraveled publicly on their rival social media platforms.

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Someone get 100 terrible crying towels for Mike Tomlin

Texas takes down Oklahoma to advance to WCWS semifinals OKLAHOMA CITY - Kayden Henry broke a tie with a fifth-inning home run and Joley Mitchell blasted another in the sixth to help lift Texas to a 4-2 win over four-time defending champion Oklahoma in the Women's College World Series on Saturday.

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Taco Trump

Why did Trump fire the head of the U.S. Copyright Office? The day after firing the Librarian of Congress, the president also fired the nation’s top copyright official. It's worth considering why.

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Judge pauses Trump's effort to reduce the size of the federal government A judge in California temporarily blocked plans for reductions in force and reorganization at 21 departments and agencies across the federal government.

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Mina, thank you so much for this collection!!!

Go time. #AllForTX

#TexasRangers #MLB

Bahaha

Thank you Joyce for the heads up about this site!! Just added.

ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found. Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....

Outraged by Jan 6, he spent two years getting inside the top ranks of militias like the Oath Keepers. He was stunningly successful. He penetrated a new generation of militia leaders, which included doctors, cops & government attorneys.

This is his story. www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...

Today we really need dozens of members of Congress to physically enter buildings that have been commandeered by DOGE interns and refuse to leave until things are fixed, whatever that might mean. I can't think of another option.

Longtime Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards dies after battle with brain cancer Richards, the eldest daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, forged her own path as a tireless advocate for women across Texas and the United States.

RIP Cecile Richards and thank you for your service.
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New Map just dropped!!

Zero class and pathetic

Insurrection Or Non-Event? It's Up To You. The history of January 6 cannot be muddled. We saw what happened and we won’t be gaslighted.

At no time has right-wing media flexed its muscles more than in the retelling and muddling of the history of January 6. Unfortunately it will be up to us to tell the truth about what happened that day. bad-faith-times.ghost.io/insurrection...

Retiring Texas congresswoman, who has missed votes since July, experiencing ‘dementia issues,’ son says | CNN Politics Retiring Texas congresswoman and former House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger has been experiencing “dementia issues” in recent months and is living in an independent living facility, her s...

Retiring Texas congresswoman and former House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger has been experiencing “dementia issues” in recent months and is living in an independent living facility, her son told the Dallas Morning News

Any chance Pickens plays next week?

You Are Not Crazy Rejecting nihilism, some good electoral news, and a new way forward for Bad Faith Times

I have a feeling I'll spend a lot of 2025 reminding BFT readers they are not crazy and that they are being gaslighted beyond anything they've ever imagined. So it goes. bad-faith-times.ghost.io/you-are-not-...

and I would have still been without CMC... 😂

Ken Paxton sues New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman This case sets up a legal battle between Texas’ near-total abortion ban and New York’s shield law that protects doctors from out-of-state prosecution.

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