It would, but the Texas Constitution is unique, as harvey kronberg wrote about our 2/3rds requirement for legislative business: "It was the founders of Texas’ intent to empower the minority to be able to stop the majority in moments of some of the most extreme disagreements" #txlege

Ukraine is ready for real decisions that can bring peace. Any decisions that are against us, any decisions that are without Ukraine, are at the same time decisions against peace. They will not achieve anything. These are stillborn decisions. They are unworkable decisions. And we

NEW: Group of former national security & FBI officials issue warning about ongoing purge inside FBI “The aim, it seems, is to transform the FBI from a respected, constitutionally grounded investigative service into a personal enforcement arm of a political figure. We have seen

Kids: The Secretary of Defense is favorably retweeting an interview with a pastor who, among other things, doesn't believe that women should be allowed to vote.

So . . . did Ginger ever get her 🤬 cheesecake?

Weighing the time it would take me to get proficient at a Linux-based operating system vs. each new version of Microsoft anything.

Today I was asked by a Russian journalist (Zarina) from RIA News Sport whether I would participate (if invited) in the match between former NHL and Russian KHL stars, as Trump and Putin reportedly recently agreed. This is my answer 🧵

We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.” You can judge for yourself. projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-smas…

So . . . a Magic 8 Ball is basically first-gen AI without the hallucinations. I'm going with that.

.⁦ProPublica⁩ and ⁦Texas Tribune⁩ sued state and local governments for records about their Uvalde response. The city released and now the school district. County coming. ⁦Texas DPS⁩ still fighting any release 3 years later. texastribune.org/2025/08/11/uva…

U.S. companies have so far taken the bulk of the hit from Trump’s tariffs. But the burden will increasingly be passed on to consumers as companies hike prices to balance their losses. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"Baseball is a nineteenth-century pastoral game. Football is a twentieth-century technological struggle. Baseball is played on a diamond, in a park. The baseball park! Football is played on a gridiron, in a stadium, sometimes called 'Soldier Field' or 'War Memorial Stadium'.

U.S. layoffs last month hit their highest level since the early months of the COVID pandemic. In July 2025, there were 62,075 job cuts. That's a +29% jump from June and +140% higher than the 25,885 layoffs in July 2024. newsweek.com/us-hits-highes…

Goldman Sachs analysis finds that through June foreign exporters absorbed just 14% of the cost of U.S. tariffs while American companies paid 64% and American consumers paid 22%. Goldman predicts that consumer share will rise to 67%. qz.com/us-consumers-t…

Our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq. “If you don’t have a task & purpose, ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.” National Guard stating they are now doing “presence patrols” in DC. A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.

This is why my banner pic is what it is.

Ah, yes, Khor-Ning Ware, the famed Mandalorian.

We should be sharing photos like this…keeping their memories positive, nothing else

While out filming a story for Season 54, I wandered into an old East San Antonio cemetery, the kind where the grass grows tall and the headstones lean with time. That’s where I spotted a lone granite marker, its carving still sharp after nearly ninety years. The name read James

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