Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם)

a microsoft word comment that begins, ominously, deservedly, "Now, let's talk about em dashes..."

my copyeditor holding my hand and looking me in the eyes like she's staging an intervention:

"I—don't—have—a—problem—you—have—a—problem!"

Right? Seeing a president in person (even this one) is a huge life experience and a civics lesson. As far as I'm concerned they should have taken every kid out of the schools to see him.

And attending a protest is also educational and should be encouraged.

Prosecutors at The Hague right now.

They made a peaceful and sensible deal with Obama. Trump tore it up.

Gov. Abbott draws walkout battle line: 'No more protests during school hours' Abbott's orders target school funding, which hinges on daily attendance. Students skipping for protests will count as absent, starving districts of cash.

"No more protests during school," Abbott said. "It's time to return to what their core responsibility is, and that's educating our kids."

www.khou.com/article/news...

14-year-old Corpus Christi resident skips school to see President Trump speak on energy, local water crisis Alexander Villegas, 14, showed up to the Port of Corpus Christi with a signed presidential letter and a message: don't forget our water.

I have no problem with this.

Neither, it seems, do all those Republicans who lost their minds last week when Texas high school students skipped school to protest ICE.

www.kristv.com/news/local-n...

There's no active Democratic operative anywhere who has ever won a statewide campaign in Texas. They don't know what a good campaign here looks like. They'll know when someone wins.

Texas is on the front lines of the fight against government suppression of academic inquiry. We must continue to hold the line against those who wish to control the range of topics that can be taught in the classroom.

Keep fighting. Our democracy depends on it.
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org

There's no active Democratic operative anywhere who has ever won a statewide campaign in Texas. They don't know what a good campaign here looks like. They'll know when someone wins.

Platner is making Collins look good.

A different poll last week showed Crockett far ahead.

The wonderful thing about polling is that after the actual votes are counted, whoever loses will have a reason to claim it was stolen.

At least we can safely predict that polling will continue to suck.

Normal president: We grieve the loss of our brave men and women in uniform, and we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to secure our freedoms.

Trump: You ain't seen nothing yet.

If it weren't for weekends and holidays, we'd never get it all done!

Suspect it won't.

Paxton already tweeted: "Thank you President Trump for your courageous leadership. For years, Iran has terrorized the world and threatened our nation's existence."

Cornyn is doomed because he isn't enough of a maniac for the Texas Republican Party.

Go Maccabees! 🐝

It would appear that @utaustin.bsky.social is still planning to terminate an American Studies program so legendary it got a shoutout on "The West Wing."

Your regular reminder that the Republicans in Congress could stop all of this at precisely any moment of their choosing.

The fact that they don’t is illustrative

The Daily Show reminded us in the montage below how Netanyahu has LIED about the "imminent" threat of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons since 1995. Netanyahu has for years wanted US to bomb Iran. Netanyahu simply found in Trump a moron willing to sacrifice Americans for his cause:

The recipient of a second-hand Nobel Peace Prize just started another war.

I couldn't vote in that one but it was the first I remember watching. Loved Jimmy from the start.

Whenever Trump does anything, more Republicans show us they never actually meant anything they said.

No. No, he was not.

(As an aside, how long ago does that seem now?)

BREAKING: Donald Trump Starts a War to Obliterate What He Already Obliterated Only Months Before

Absolutely true, but then again, what doesn't?

Carter knew better than to start a war with Iran, and he had cause.