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…and yes, the Lege’s caps make muni budgeting very difficult. But at this point it’s not a surprise the budget is structurally out of balance. The question now is will we find a way to bend the cost curve and adjust to our actual community incomes or just have TRE after TRE.

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It was so clear that you needed to clarify it in writing. Nice.

I mean, yes I know that he firmly believes that all black people are stupid, but Jasmine Crockett is smarter and (more importantly) sharper than Donald Trump

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Dan Pfeiffer Keeping the fine people of Wisconsin in mind, Brat Summer has an entirely different meaning.

Oh for fuck’s sake, can a reporter ask specifically which wars the motherfucker has stopped? So sick & fucking tired of the gaslighting of this Regime. These jerk-offs are putting armed military in the streets of their own cities. Stopping wars my ass.

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 I INVENTED CAPITAL LETTERS. NOBODY EVER THOUGH OF IT. I SAID, 'WHY DO WE HAVE SMALL CASE? SUCH LOW ENERGY. SAD.' I MADE CAPITALS GREAT. TRUST ME, THERE'S NO ISSUE WITH MY CAPITALS.

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Aaron Rupar Trump can NOT remember posting three messages in support of the Republican who got clobbered with a 31 pt swing. We are way past 25th A territory. He has no clue what's going on.

Last night, we made history. Our people-powered campaign showed what’s possible when we focus on the issues that matter to working families. Neighbors from across the political spectrum came together to demand a government that works for all Texans. And I'm ready to get to

With the Wapo layoffs, we move further in the direction of every journo having their own subscription newsletter. Maybe someone will invent a way to bundle a bunch of newsletters into a single subscription, so that you can subscribe to a bunch of journalists at the same time.

Greg Abbott once said, “One of mankind’s greatest achievements, the U.S. Constitution guarantees liberties Americans hold dear—such as the right to free expression, to self-defense, to due process of law…” Greg Abbott is a comedian.

28% of familes (~11,760) who applied on the first day make over $165k a year. wow. #txlege

Personally, I find it lightly entertaining that they've turned the National Prayer Breakfast into Trump attempting a tight five on how annoying he finds religious people.

I think this says it all

Wow...

You know what they called people who felt really bad for the Jews but voted with the Nazis 100% of the time? Nazis. They called them Nazis.