Last year, Trump promised American oil executives “a great deal” if they donated $1 billion to his campaign. Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world. This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.

This is insane! I live in Denton county and we do not have voting centers on election day. Hundreds of voters show up at the wrong polling location and we have to direct them to the right one. Dallas County has voting centers on ED but now the GOP wants to change that plus manually count ballots!

An excellent collection of what you need to know about Rep. Brandon Gill of House District 26. His democratic opponent is @ernestforcongress.bsky.social a veteran and a great person. We deserve better than Gill: support Lineberger for US Congress!

Unacceptable! This will kill people mostly children and the immunocompromised!

Good news for Texas. With filing starting soon I doubt there will be time for an appeal. Our state is heavily gerrymandered anyway but this redistricting was too much!

All Democratic candidates for President in 2028 should promise to tear down this horror when they win and restore sanity and respect at the White House.

Thank you @ernestforcongress.bsky.social for attending the No Kings protest in Flower Mound! If you live in US congressional district 26 and your current representative is Brandon Gill, you need to support Ernest!

This is what democracy looks like! Flower Mound, Texas! #nokings

With this announcement we have a potential strong duo at the top of the ballot: Hinojosa and Talarico. Texas let’s do it!

Hey, that’s my representative in house district 26! Fortunately we have a better choice. Support @ernestforcongress.bsky.social , the Democratic candidate who is working very hard to flip this seat! We are also having a No Kings protest in Flower Mound near Gill’s office.

The @flowermoundareademocrats.org had a booth at the First Flower Mound Fall Festival. They talked with people and shared information regarding the upcoming elections. Several candidates were there including @ernestforcongress.bsky.social . When we show up we win!

A full house today for @ernestforcongress.bsky.social campaign launch in Lewisville. Ernest is running to unseat US representative Brandon Gill. Enough is enough: we need a representative who is willing to work for his constituents. Support Ernest for CD26.

Do you live in CD26 and your current representative in Congress is brandon Gill? Then you need to attend this event, meet and support Ernest Lineberger for US Congress!

The video of Tonya Chadwell aka the Karen of Flower Mound harassing a DoorDash driver because of her accent is going viral. I want to remind everyone that Flower Mound has a democratic mayor and a very active democratic club, @flowermoundareademocrats.org ! Join us.

Last week, 2 representatives from Equality Texas talked at our monthly meeting with the @flowermoundareademocrats.org . One of them a transgender man who is a school teacher will be forced to resign from his job. This law will affect thousands of Texans, from students to employees. What a sad day …

Today Gov. Abbott signed SB 8 into law. This would restrict which restrooms transgender people can use in government buildings and schools and fines institutions up to $125,000 for violations affecting not only students but also employee. The law will go into effect on December 4th. Hate won.

Great event tonight in Dallas with James Talarico! It was a full house with many outside who could not get in. Next time he will need a bigger venue. I told him to speak about science and the need to protect it. He said good suggestion! Thanks for running @jamestalarico.bsky.social

From the article: “Even after it became evident that ICE had made a mistake and had caused an international incident, the agency wanted to put the South Koreans in chains when transporting them to the airport to depart the country, according to Kuck and media reports.” Sickening.

The politization of the Texas universities is continuing. Texas senator Brandon Creighton one of the most hateful conservative members of the Texas senate is the finalist for the position of chancellor of the Texas Tech University system. www.texastribune.org/2025/08/31/t...

If you are from Denton, Texas you will recognize the orange truck by Frenchy’s. If you are from Denton you may have met Rossana and eaten her wonderful food. Today we celebrate her life. She left us too early. She was loved and she will be missed by many. Ciao Rossana, ci mancherai …

The Texas House voted in favor of HB8, legalizing bathroom stalking. Under HB8 strangers can now legally monitor who enters which bathroom, sue government entities over "suspicious" individuals, and drain your tax dollars with up to $125,000 fines.

Important thread of the danger brought to us by RFK Jr and Russell Vought. In Texas the Republicans are fully supporting these psychopaths. What can go wrong in a state where ivermectin can be bought without prescription but rural hospitals are closing and people don’t vaccinate their kids?

Tonight the Texas Senate voted in favor of HB25 titled "relating to a pharmacist ’s authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription." The bill is ready for Gov. Abbott's signature. I swear I live in the stupidest state.

Today during a visit to the Texas capitol, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. complimented Texas as Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a prohibition on using state tax dollars on specific products with additives. Here Rep. Mitch Little, Paxton’s lawyer, with JFK Jr.

I am looking forward tonight’s dinner with the Denton County Democratic Party featuring Texas democratic party chair Kendall Scudder, state representatives Talarico and Goodwin, US representative Joaquin Castro, Beto O’Rourke, and many more! @dentondems.bsky.social @texasdemocrats.bsky.social

The Texas senate voted and approved the gregmandered congressional map designed to please the felon in chief. Texas democrats, now it’s the time to start recruiting candidates and volunteers. Let’s be sure all democrats vote in November 2026 against this shameful power grab.

Gregmandering will NOT discourage the Texas Democrats: we will knock on doors and get the vote out and defeat the republicans in 2016!

I am so proud of being a Texas democrat today. Even if the new gregmandered map was voted today I was pleased to see our democratic elected officials fight to the end. Thank you! Here is @kendallscudder.bsky.social statement on today’s vote.

Statement by @juliejohnsontx.bsky.social on today’s gregmandering vote. She is rightfully upset, they destroyed her district. Shameful.

A good summary of what is going on at the Texas Capitol. I love the video with @plesafortexas.bsky.social ripping her slip! Well, you know I am a fan of her!

Note that 21 Texas state representatives did not return in Texas yet. Those who returned were enough to ensure quorum in the Texas House.

Reps. Rhetta Bowers, Penny Morales, Salman Bhojani, Nicole Collier, Gene Wu, Mihaela Plesa and Cassandra Garcia Hernandez are staying all night on the House floor. Get in good trouble, y’all! Photo from the Texas House Democratic Caucus.

I recognize the ripped name: Rep. Mihaela Plesa, who represents HD70 in my neighboring county Collin County!!! She is amazing!!! @plesafortexas.bsky.social

Redistricting should not distract us from other horrible bills that are being discussed in the Texas second special session. The most egregious is SB8 which would restrict which bathrooms transgender people can use. @equalitytexas.bsky.social

Based on the @texastribune.org at least 4 more Democratic lawmakers — Reps. Rhetta Bowers, Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, Penny Morales Shaw and Mihaela Plesa — joined Rep. Collier Tuesday, tearing up their permission slips in front of a crowd of supporters chanting, “Don’t mess with Texas women.”

Vice president Kamala Harris called Texas Rep. Collier who refused to sign a permission slip and be put under police surveillance. Be ready to cry. youtube.com/shorts/w1Prr...

We need to talk more about what’s happening in Austin: today my favorite representative Mihaela Plesa courageously ripped her permission slip and is joining Rep. Collier. Their colleagues don’t let them democrats leave the Capitol without escort because they want to pass their gregmandered maps!

We can’t lose focus on what matters – right now, Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander district lines to unfairly win five seats in next year’s midterm elections. This is a power grab that undermines our democracy.

Who does that? Who does steal a cup from the winning team? Will he steal the FIFA world cup next year? Trump is a sociopath. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

These tweets earn Mr and Mrs Gill the title of the most hateful couple in the US Congress.

Instead of funding the NIH and the NSF they are funding this sh1t!

Now the same should apply to SB 10 in Texas. Governor Abbott has not signed the bill yet, but once he does this should be challenged in court. As a reminder SB 10 requires texas public schools to display the 10 commandments in every classroom.

So proud of my friends in Flower Mound, TX who after being denied access to Parker Square persisted and filled the side walks between two intersections with almost a thousand protesters! Representative Gill, we will vote you out! Great job @flowermoundareademocrats.org!

The giant puppets and the drummers were the best part of the #NoKings protest in Santa Fe, NM. Here a video I took near the State Capitol where the march started.

I was excited to join the #NoKings protest in Santa Fe! The crowd was easily in the several thousands. We met at the Capitol and marched to the Plaza with hundreds cheering on the sidewalks or honking from their cars.

*** Updated Location *** Public sidewalks up & down Cross Timbers (1171) between Morriss & Long Prairie Rd (2499) in Flower Mound, TX, 75028 (Sidewalks along Cross Timbers between Sprouts, Kohls, & Kroger)

Action alert: the Texas House is one vote from the approval of SB 1362. This is the anti red flag law that will make removing firearms from dangerous owners illegal. The bill needs one more vote in the House before it goes back to the Senate. Call your representative. Red flag laws save lives!

Voting for the Italian referendum as an Italian abroad. Our vote is important as there is a need to reach a quorum. The ballots are huge!

Flower Mound is doing it AGAIN!!! Join the No kings mass protest at Parker Square in Flower Mound, near Rep. Brandon Gill's office. Don't forget to stop by @hivebakery.bsky.social for delicious treats! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

The 89th legislature session in Texas is getting to an end and many bad bills are being voted. SB 10 requires public school to display the Ten Commandments in each classroom. A similar bill in Louisiana was declared unconstitutional as it violated the principle of separation of church and state.