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RIP Alasdair MacIntyre

New favorite #txlege bill: This banger from David Lowe to give the AG the ability to sue museums up to $500,000 for showing obscene material. Imagine the Venus de Milo touring the state racking up fines

I will eat them.

The country is groaning under an epidemic of self-diagnosed genius

Speaker Straus, is that you? #txlege new to the extension.

"grawk," he says in the worst accent you've ever heard, "generate the pee tape"

I'm gonna spend the rest of my life trying to chase the high I experienced when the wagner coup kicked off. this feels directionally close

via James Grebey

The answer is always “get rid of phone”

If you’re wondering why President Trump is headed to Jersey tonight to watch UFC fights in the middle of the MAGA-tech schism, my Rolling Stone feature from earlier this year has the answers: there’s no better place for him to consolidate cultural support.

This is true but unfortunately, no one will be able to read, so. It’ll be like Superman landed on a planet without peril

We're putting 10 Best, 10 Worst Legislators on ice for now. But don't worry: we've still got spicy takes on 10 of the Capitol critters who mattered the most. Sen. Charles Perry James Talarico Donna Campbell Brian Harrison Rep. Mitch Little & more texasmonthly.com/news-politics/… #txlege

This is at least my 13th election cycle hearing this (or something similar). Up next… “We’re going to register <an unobtainable number> new voters in the state.” Rinse and repeat. #txlege

The White House is reportedly asking state leaders to call a special legislative session to deliver Trump more seats in Congress. From Christopher Hooks: texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

its big dawg summer. tell your friends

Don't know what's wrong with these people, genuinely. No one really needed a sophisticated, gazillion dollar data operation to tell them this wouldn't work. To have one give them the numbers and ignore it anyway — what can you say, really? theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Today let's not forget to celebrate the childless fathers of the world - men in their 30s who plan to have kids one day but haven't met the right person. As the potential fathers of the near future they are perhaps the most important of us all

NEW from me: A deep dive into why casino gambling and sports betting isn't coming to Texas any time soon. The short answer is that Miriam Adelson's attempts to strong-arm her way into Texas are backfiring spectacularly. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/… #txlege

The scale of destruction in Gaza "stands out even among the most extreme wartime cases in modern history" haaretz.com/israel-news/20…