Lyall C. Storandt

Bad news gang... private equity has bought my entire Ass

Somewhere (feat. Joy Oladokun) by Rexx Life Raj on Apple Music Song · 2025 · Duration 3:26

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As discussed today, the Governor is able to end the current special session now, start a special with only flood relief on it and take care of flood victims, and then address the red meat issues in a further special. But why would he do that when he can blame Dems.

Life on a Monday in August may seem normal enough. And yet the reality is "We have a consolidating dictatorship in our country." I so appreicate @maddow.msnbc.com describing the simple reality clearly. It does us no good to pretend it's not real. The only question is what we do about it.

Brazil’s Supreme Court Orders Ex-President Bolsonaro Under House Arrest for Defying Court Order The country’s Supreme Court accused the right-wing leader of violating a social-media ban.

Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro be put under house arrest, as the country’s top justices weigh evidence that he plotted a military takeover in 2022.

The Texas Senate redistricting committee has scheduled hearings for Wednesday, 8/6 and Thursday, 8/7.

In addition, the committee has a business meeting set for 8/9 (presumably to vote the bill out). #txlege

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🚨Unearthed footage shows Trump bragging about hiring a teenage girl because she was “so pretty.” When a woman asks to be a flight attendant on his jet, he says, “You can work on my plane anytime,” then calls it a “death wish”—comparing himself to an alcoholic around Scotch.

*Spiderman meme, but it’s Superman*

(Supermans? Supermen? Supersman?)

me, doing research for a story on the ny post. "ah remember that time they did a hoax on the front page? need a reference for it"

*clicks headline*

ah great, heres a summary

wait, computer, enhance the byline.

fuckkkkkkkk

The Supreme Court Just Signaled Something Deeply Disturbing About the Next Term A court fundamentally hostile to the rights of voters places the court increasingly at odds with democracy itself.

My New One at @slate.com on the Supreme Court Potentially Killing the Remaining Pillar of the Voting Rights Act: “The Supreme Court Just Signaled Something Deeply Disturbing About the Next Term” slate.com/news-and-pol...

All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionized in historic labor victory The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip.

”For the first time in the Culinary Union’s 90-year history, all major casinos on the Strip are unionized. Backed by 60,000 members, most of them in Las Vegas, it is the largest labor union in Nevada.”

WE LOVE TO SEE IT

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Musk is getting millions of Tesla shares worth about $29 billion after judge ordered his pay package revoked Tesla is awarding CEO Elon Musk 96 million shares of restricted stock. In December Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick reaffirmed her earlier ruling that Tesla must revoke Musk’s…

Tesla is awarding CEO Elon Musk 96 million shares of restricted stock valued at approximately $29 billion, just six months after a judge ordered the company to revoke his massive pay package.

the sniper bishop strikes again smh

Interesting! Would be great to see Dems fight fire with fire.

“.. Paxton acknowledged .. the timeline would be problematic. .. A new map must be adopted by early December in order to be in place for the 2026 midterm cycle.”

@politico.com #TX
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Florida nuclear plant workers were too afraid to report safety concerns, records show Lawmakers said utility regulators should examine issues at the Florida Power & Light plant.

"These incidents resulted in employees being too scared to file anonymous complaints online in case their IP addresses were recorded, records show." www.tampabay.com/news/busines...

Congress is on summer break. Funding 'chaos' awaits. With eight weeks until the government shutdown deadline, competing factions of lawmakers are starting to define their ultimatums.

Congress went on summer break with 8 weeks until the government shutdown deadline. Chaos awaits lawmakers when they return.

A funny thing about getting older and seeing how my peers (and I?) act is thinking about how the “adults” in my life were probably doing the same shit (or worse) when they were the same age… 🥲

This is why I only work for employers that throw us pizza parties like the hard-working professionals that we are.

Democrat Forrest Dunbar was on Nat Guard training in Poland and got personal leave, and bought his own ticket, to get back to AK and vote for the override.

If you are wondering why the special session was scheduled when he was in Poland, well, I'm thinking no one imagined he would do what he did

One-on-One with Mahmoud Khalil  | American Civil Liberties Union

The Trump administration made Mahmoud Khalil miss the birth of his first child as punishment for his activism.

At Liberty host @wkamaubell.bsky.social spoke with Mahmoud about life as a new father, what he's been doing since he was released, and why he won't let the government silence him.

You gotta know when to hold ‘em!

Democrats are holding Republicans accountable for their attempts to rig our elections.

Time to play a lil Texas Hold ’Em.

Hi from Greenland everyone ✌️!
I’m a bit busy guiding our red sails tours here these days so I don’t post much, but I thought I’d share a little glimpse from yesterday night sailing ⛵️🧊.
That’s shot around 12pm…

someone at a white house press briefing should ask why the president consistently refers to his black american critics as “low IQ”

Not exactly the same as the other’s, but Tucker’s has pretty good burgers in OK…

"We will impeach and remove the president for his many crimes" seems like a good midterm election pitch to me idk

PBS gave us Mister Rogers and Officer Clemmons in the 1960’s.
PBS showed the world what love & equality looks like, during a time when people were actually dumping acid into pools where Black kids were swimming...

El Paso shooting victims: Know their names, learn their stories Twenty-three people were killed and dozens were injured after a gunman went on a shooting rampage August 3, 2019. Know their names, learn their stories

Today, we remember the 23 lives lost and dozens more injured six years ago in the El Paso massacre.

A young man, sparked by the hateful rhetoric our president spews, drove over 600 miles just to kill Latinos.

We must keep fighting to end racism and gun violence.
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(P. Terry’s is better than both… 🫣)