@cltomlinson.bsky.social I need someone to explain Economics to me. In particular the competitive aspects of Capitalism. I received my electric bill today. My understanding is that all of the companies are buying their electricity from the same source for the same price. So what exactly are these

I had several instances where I thought that Affirmative Action prevented me from getting to where I wanted to but allI can tell Trump is to get over it. I don't feel the least bit of grievance over it. It was the way things were back then and you just have to move on.

@cltomlinson.bsky.social In your column today about Trump and oil. He has not been all that good for the oil business. Truth be told they were a lot better off under Biden but they will never admit it. It reminds me of what my Mother, a Democrat, always reminded my Father, a Republican, that he made

The mental midgets that came up with this really thought it through didn't they. I guess the IRS will get to charge a lot of taxpayers interest and penalties because although their tax returns would have been postmarked in the past now they won't be and nobody will know when it might.

Good luck to wherever he is going. I am sure that don't want him anymore than New York does.

@cltomlinson.bsky.social Maybe you are familiar with this but I wanted to bring it up anyway. We have all heard some about "dynamic pricing" where companies are constantly changing prices quickly based on certain parameters. The new thing though is now "surveillance pricing" which is where our

@cltomlinson.bsky.social No column today but the article about ERCOT, Gov. Abbott, and AI centers caught my attention. They are saying that data centers won't affect everyday usage and that during critical times they will ratchet down. All good until you realize that they are predicting a growth of

This is easy to solve. Everybody knows that Trump doesn't lie so therefore the key word is "nearly" 100% means that whatever that infinitetesimal % was came into play.

@cltomlinson.bsky.social Your column today about adultery closes out by advocating that we should know about the particulars because they reflect character. Doubt it will do much because I have never seen a time in politics where character matters so little to the process.

I like her in the House and she has demonstrated that she is a force to be reckoned with there but she can not win a state wide race in Texas. James Talarico presents the best chance. He is smart, erudite, moderate, and will appeal to those in the middle and possible Republicans.

@cltomlinson.bsky.social Texans need to buckle their chin straps. I always renew my electricity plan in December for multiple years. Now with most products the longer you do business with them usually the better deal they will give you. Not so with electricity plans. The longer you stay with them

Well one thing is for sure. Not a single one of them is going to speak up and say how wrong this is for him to do this.

Melania is pointing out to Donald that he is drooling out of the side of his mouth.

One must never lose sight of the fact that Jared Kushner was paid $2B to have the initial findings go away before they got to be too much for MBS.

He may not think that all Americans are dumb but he sure recognizes the short comings of his base.

Seems like Trump picked the perfect alter ego as his VP as he found someone who lacks empathy and compassion just like he does. What a disgusting human being.

My question is this. Will we have to show our I.D. in order to buy these products from the grocery store?

@foxsports.com.web.brid.gy F**k you for putting that lying sack of s**t Trump on the air in the middle of a game. To have to listen to him lie about how great things are and how great he is, is sickening.

If you want to see how insidious it is since sports got into bed with gambling consider this along with the NBA players and coaches recently exposed along with 6 college basketball players and more. Guess what? This is just the tip of the iceberg. Gambling will destroy the integrity of sports.

My guess is that the other participants are thanking their lucky stars that he won't be there. Maybe then they can really accomplish something as opposed to him only pushing people out of the way to be front and center for the camera.

MAGA can freak out all they want to but maybe if they had artists in their corner with more talent they could combat the message here but they don't.

What does he mean speak to the DOJ about a pardon? The SOB is scared to death that she will fold and give the unvarnished truth about him. She played good girl for her interview and got sent to Club Fed but now the stakes are higher as she wants out and Trump's law firm Roberts & Assoc. said no.

This guy should be in prison. He perpetrated the largest fraud ever in Medicare history and was rewarded by being elected Governor and then Senator from Florida. That tells you all to need to know about Floridians and what they think of ethics and integrity.

@rangerdoug.bsky.social I read your column about Spencer Cox today and while agreeing with many of the points I did find it disappointing that the longer the situation went on the more that agreement frayed at the edges. I didn't appreciate his "prayers" that the assailant would not be "one of us",

That sounds about right. After all it's been about 17 years since they last crashed our economy and we had to bail them out. What I like is when we do this they call it "relief". Anyone else would call it corporate socialism. The outcome also is the same they take money and get bigger than before.

What was also important is that Kimble when he discussed elements of Kirk's murder and his wife's forgiveness his voice also broke showing more compassion and empathy than any Republican has shown. All they are interested in is making it political "foreplay".

The Senate yes, but seeing how I believe that misogyny in this country is deep seated and the only reason Trump won twice is because he ran against women. 2028 may be too soon to overcome that hurdle.

@cltomlinson.bsky.social In your column today I don't believe they will go after Paxton at all. Hypocrisy is at the core of everything they do. What did surprise me though is how do we get a Pulte being the Financial Agency Director of the Federal Housing Agency? WOW. Chickens should be cowering.

No matter what persuasion, race, religion, or any other beliefs that we have that are different from others, political violence is never the anwer to overcoming those differences.

They probably will keep voting for him no matter what. Never in all my knowledge of American politics have I ever seen so many people who will vote against their own self interest. It is the most powerful Kool-Aid ever made.

I will bet that it took them quite a bit of time to discover. It was probably because the s**t was so stupid and they knew they were dealing with Trump that they never figured it would be idiot hackers.

Without question when I saw Liza Minelli in Reno at the opening of the MGM Grand there. I had to be dragged yelling and screaming because she had never appealed to me but my God her talent overwhelmed me and I walked out as big a fan as she had.

@cltomlinson.bsky.social I followed your geothermal energy program about how all of the upstream elements of the oil & gas business would be utilized by it and therefore our political leaders should welcome it for that reason. However the cynic in me told me that would not be the case because the

@cltomlinson.bsky.social Read today the financial results for NVDIA. It seems that the had revenues of $41.1B which they turned into a profit of $26.4B and then used $24.3B for dividends and stock buybacks. I love capitalism as much as the next person but this is ridiculous. What am I missing?

@cltomlinson.bsky.social Your column today about projected revenues and costs about all of these city projects reminds me of when I used to advise company startups. They would always present me with all their glowing projections which I would set aside and ask one thing. Can you survive if your

If Trump ever wins the Nobel Peace Prize then thereafter words it should be designated as a "participation" trophy and handed out to anyone who participates.

@rangerdoug.bsky.social In reading your column today in the Chronicle today regarding redistricting the only premise that I would question would be the one regarding Abbott and his acquiescense. I would not give Abbott credit for having any reluctance whatsoever over doing Trump's bidding.

Even better than that go back to his "2001: A Space Odyssey" if you want to get a portend of what AI is going to do to our world. Don't say you weren't warned.

Business as usual for the Trump administration's "pay for play" schemes and when it comes to his supporting voters it is once again #PromisesMadePeoplePlayed

Why would this be any different? After all the Republican cries about "weaponization" of government by the Democrats, Trump has turned it into an art form. Not only this but every aspect of American life is now being put into submission by his weaponization. Tell it like it really is.

@cltomlinson.bsky.social Enjoyed your column about Atkinson candy. I use to love their peanut butter log when I was a kid. I honestly did not know if they were still around. They need to hook up with HEB for a Creamy Creation utilizing their candies. Royalties to be sent to an address I will provide

That is all fine and good except for one thing. There were no Blacks amongst the pioneers settling in 1847. Mormons have never been that gracious towards Black people even to this day.

Now that the media has fallen into line like they do in autocratic countries who is there to shine lights on everything that is being hidden by the administration?

Why are they botching it? Because they still don't have concerns about sanitizing it so that Trump is clear. You have to remember that whatever they realize it doesn't take much to provide a thread to unravel him. A lot of diligence to clean it for him.

@cltomlinson.bsky.social In your column today about how soon to start investigating what happened is too soon. I wonder what would happen if crime investigations were put off for some time before they started. Just like those the first 48 Hours are critical to the "unvarnished" truth before spin.

@cltomlinson.bsky.social I was aware of many of the points in your column today about disasters. I can only hope that the deaths of so many innocent people can fuel a desire in people to toss out of office all of the callous officials who have ignored every signal of this eventually happening.

All that is doing is making it official. Clergy and churches have been endorsing candidates for some time now. Separation of church and state?..........................Yeah right..................

This is not a surprise. Trump has spent his whole life levying blame anywhere he can except on himself. He has never been held accountable or taken responsibility for anything. The surprise headline here would have been if he had. The Earth would spin off of it's axis.

Good for them. I am sure though that Trump will tell Putin not to worry because he will take care of him and Russia.

What I like is how all of the "fake" Republican conservatives tried to act like this was not a good bill and then Trump told them to pass it and they crumbled like a cheap suit. They are such hypocrites. They were only trying to play to voters who need to see through that crap. Fealty is their brand