James Talarico is developing a new kind of politics for the era of Late Stage Trumpism. He treats it as fundamental that Trump/MAGA are wrecking our civic life at a profound moral and spiritual level. His message: A better society, a better future, is possible. newrepublic.com/article/2109...

In the end we were just his latest casino and whatnot.

Hey that’s what they do in authoritarian governments! Chuckles

“A deeper rot festers in the American soul: a callousness toward our neighbors, a me-first selfishness, a relentless focus on ‘getting mine’ even if it leaves others behind.”

A President ordering the Justice Department to criminally investigate a woman who won a sexual assault lawsuit against him makes Watergate look like an unpaid parking ticket.

Gee, wonder where that went...

The kid is alright. And all right...

Art of the diplomatic deal, amirite, Marco?

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A "vegan" that eats eggs on a lard-filled flour tortilla. Ah, yes. They really got him on that one. Not to mention that the Talarico Texas BBQ tour is going to be awesome.

Bless him. Good man.

Lol eat shit

Time for my weekly "Every DOJ lawyer who worked under this admin must be disbarred" post

As @muellershewrote.com notes, the same Trump lackey forced to dismiss all charges against the Broadview Six for grand jury misconduct by his prosecutorial team is said to be behind this obscenity.

He sure did. That era also makes me recall how then-Gov. Bush worked across the aisle with Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock and House Speaker Pete Laney to get things done in Texas. Ah, the good ol' days.

I took some time today to read posts on the Cornyn loss from folks like @stuartpstevens.bsky.social @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social @sykescharlie.bsky.social and Michael Wood, among others. I spoke to a few Texas GOP friends and colleagues for their take and sharing my two cents, as well.

Is there any more insufferable Austin trial lawyer who likes to cosplay as some sort of political influencer/analyst?

“.. four months after its establishment, the board’s financial fund set up by the World Bank has received no money from donors, according to four people familiar with the matter. ‘Zero dollars have been deposited,’ one said.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/5ba3...

Very excited, and I know airlines are very excited, for the only permitted international flights from/to the US to be into a potato field in Idaho

You can always count on Donald Trump to handle a public health emergency

This plan is actively *insane.* Airlines cannot divert large numbers of international flights from one city to another; they'd just have to cancel flights en masse, causing enormous economic damage that splashed waaaaay beyond a few big cities that were the target.

Had to go look up who was the D nominee. Everyone better get behind Jon Rosenthal. Bo French is unfit for public office.

Pretty wild that "most corrupt politician" is actually debatable here.

I suppose this shouldn't surprise me in the least that he'd fall in line. When you sell your soul to Trump, there's apparently no bottom. Party first, country last. Sigh.

Just the audio jingle here, but these TV commercials saturated local channels, too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDtC...

Hmm. A “6 month physical” followed by cancelling a trip to Camp David because of… *checks notes* scattered thunderstorms. Sure, sure.

Trump posted the exact same (crazy) thing on Truth Social 8 days apart. The cognitive isn't cognitiving.

JFC

I guess it's bad when a party conditions people to vote for a felon, huh?

Always gotta post the pen spot... www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKX1...

Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America.  He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton

The thing about utilities, is they're regulated.

lmao

*I have no prediction on today or Nov. Just a reminder: TX turnout is bad, primary turnout worse, primary runoff abysmal. (Total turnout in the 2022 Paxton/GP Bush AG runoff was 5.4%.) R primary + runoff voters tend to be further right than general election-only voters. *See above. No prediction.

The Schlocktagon

Democrats, Independents, and former GOP or those disgusted by the party now...Here's your Texas AG candidate. Yes to Johnson. No to MAGA Mayes.

Those R members who were already mad are going to be so much madder now. Six months of being asked by reporters

Inshallah.

This is so embarrassing. So deeply unserious and ridiculous.

Talarico already courting Cornyn supporters.

Texas GOP primary voters are taking a page from dril and staring him down as they walk backward into hell.

I just threw up in my mouth.

Terrific polemic by one Texan, Michael Wood, about another, John Cornyn: "The difference is courage and patriotism. These men without chests, as C.S. Lewis would call them, are not nimble or smart. They are cowards, and I for one will not let them forget it." open.substack.com/pub/michaelw...

Insanity. Bo French is an unhinged nativist and extremist. (Also, the Railroad Commission doesn't actually regulate railroads -- it oversees the oil and gas industry in Texas.)

Believe it or not, Texas's Republican Party was once dominated by "moderate" pragmatists. It is now dominated by wack jobs.