I had an unexpected hitchhiker in the car today. Good thing my wife was there to rescue me.

It says a lot about our political media environment that Democrats are called upon to defend things they never said and Republicans are allowed to emerge unscathed for things they're literally recorded saying.

LEFT: Heartfelt condolences on Rob Reiner's death from a kind, stable person who should have been president. RIGHT: Obscene gloating over Rob Reiner's death from a delusional sociopath who never should have been president.

LOL. If you're keeping score at home, Hegseth has released every strike video -- including the first strike on this boat -- but claims the murder/war crime video is "top secret."

This is how you do it! Bring back the banner district on lower Westheimer!

What a wonderful way to start this week's holiday festivities. I enjoyed the Meyerland Dems Holiday Party with familiar faces and new!

The official menorah is reflected on Houston City Hall during tonight’s lighting of the first candle. We sadly had to start what should be a celebration with a moment of prayers and shared grief for the victims in Australia.

Today was the 50th anniversary brunch of Houston GLBTQ Political Caucus. I wasn’t there at the founding (props to my friend Pokey houstonlgbthistory.org/banner1973.html), but am one of 2 or 3 there today who attended from the 70’s. History.

NEW* Block Walk Sign Up! Please join us for another Block Walk Event: 📅 Sunday, December 14th ⏰ 1-3pm 📍Lawrence Park, 725 Lawrence St 77007 RSVP Required. www.mobilize.us/anniseparker...

Someone said don’t call MAGAs “Christian Nationalists,,” but call them Nationalist Christians, or “Nat-Cs” for short. And now I can’t unsee it.

Are you ready to rock!? That's right, we're kicking off our First Block Walk. Join us: 📅 Sunday, December 7th ⏰ 3-5pm 📍Lawrence Park, 725 Lawrence St 77007 RSVP Required. Sign up at mobilize.us/anniseparker

Democracy Guardians are one heck of a group! Great to meet folks so dedicated to protecting our rights. And compliments to the chef! They had a delicious dinner.

Alex Padilla lays it plain.

Stupid laws roll downhill fast!

BADM (Bay Area Democratic Movement) was off the chain! (And the potluck was tasty!) Last Tuesday’s election sweeps helped, but this club is always moving down field.

Eleventh month, eleventh day, eleventh hour. Pause today and remember all those who have worn the uniform of the US military. Thanks, Daddy.

Tonight’s Houston Hispanic Chamber Awards Gala was hot! Caught up with old friends and enjoyed the great band.

Attended fundraisers for 2 great orgs today—the HALO lunch for HomeAid Houston and Voices for Hope for Avenue 360 tonight. Both are vital support for homeless in our region, but much more. (The lovely Deborah Duncan is always up for a good cause.)

The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.

Fantastic! You can search Roman roads near where you live.

Brother Warnock lays it plain.

I don’t know what’s more pathetic: RFK Jr bolting for the door, or Trump posing for pictures…

My favorite thing to do in the fall is to spend an entire day soaking beans and slow cooking a hearty, truly delicious soup, eat it once and then leave it on a burner to evaporate into charred dust, setting off all the smoke alarms and summoning the neighbors to your house.

Opening ceremony for first @TheIsmaili Center in the U.S.! Four mayors worked on this project from conception to completion. Honored to welcome His Highness the Aga Khan and thank him for this architectural gem that will be a gift for our entire city!

Watch my supercut of things Mike Johnson doesn’t know. You can see the whole show here: www.youtube.com/live/Ams4OLn...

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Honored to keynote today’s celebration of 25 years for Healthcare For The Homeless, and still in awe of Dr. David Buck’s vision and commitment to make it happen.

Happy Friday! Great news: @lgbtqvictoryfund.bsky.social LGBTQ+ Victory Fund has endorsed me for Harris County Judge 🧑🏼‍⚖️🏳️‍🌈. I’m excited to lead the charge.

It was time to visit the West Houston Democrats last night!

Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.

Enjoying the ALF gala tonight! We are Class 17 and Class 24! Congrats to honorees Art Chavez and Lisa Helfman.

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

So long as they don’t limit it to government employees …. That’s not a half bad idea

Happy Monday! I’m excited to announce that Energy & Environmental Democrats have endorsed me for Harris County Judge. Thank you for working to keep our county safe, secure, and sustainable.

Our rights—and our lives—are under attack. We need to sharpen every tool in the toolkit. @lambdalegal.org has been defending LGBTQ folks for more than 50 years and we are proud to support them.

We just voted early!

We were State of Tx Rainbow Inspectors last night—removing rainbows wherever we found them. You can never be too careful around rainbows.

A little rain didn’t stop the fun at the St. Mary’s Gumbo fest! It’s been too long—used to come every year for food and zydeco!

It’s great to see community banding together to provide resources and critical information about voting. Was happy to attend this Pasadena Town Hall—and catch up with lots of old friends!

It’s called “pay to play.”

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

“This country was going to die without you.” Dark, Unhinged, North Korea-level stuff from Stephen Miller

Pity the nation whose leaders are liars Whose sages are silenced and whose bigots haunt the airwaves Pity the nation that praises conquerors & acclaims the bully as hero Pity the people who allow their freedoms to erode & their rights to be washed away My country tears of thee Sweet land of liberty!

What a dedicated crowd! Thank you to @area5dems.bsky.social for hosting a special Q&A during their monthly meeting. I appreciate the opportunity to share how I plan to uplift all of Harris County.

Changed into dry clothes and joined the “No Kings” protest at Houston City Hall. Thousands of patriotic Americans exercising their constitutional rights and standing up for democracy!

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Reporting in from the “No Kings” protest in mighty La Porte, Texas! It isn’t just folks from the big cities standing up to the wanna be dictator! We even had a special green guest from Portland. And the rain was refreshing!