While I do think Andor should sweep and win basically everything it’s in, especially for S02E08 Who Are You, the lack of acting nominations is just yet another example of how acting in genre work is considered less-than. See also: Toni Collette in Hereditary.

Then what was even the point of drawing him this dog water ass district to connect his house in West Austin to East Texas

We are seated in Longview for the Q3 Texas Democratic Party SDEC meeting!

Sometimes the algorithm gets things right, and then sometimes it provides “personalized concert recommendations” for artists you’ve never heard of in your life

I happily and enthusiastically endorse my Representative, James Talarico, for U.S. Senate. He has done an excellent job representing our district in the Texas Legislature, and he’s the exact kind of person that we want to have on our side, fighting for us in D.C.!

Please find my 2025 DNC Summer Meeting Report below! The things I got the most contact about this meeting, including superdelegate reform and resolutions on Gaza, are all covered in this report. Happy to answer any questions! open.substack.com/pub/andrebtt...

Normally, I would have started a thread to provide live updates of today’s DNC meeting. However, in light of the horrible, tragic school shooting that happened just miles away, we moved to adopt our committee reports en banc and adjourn early, which I did vote in favor of.

Can y’all believe who they sat me by @michaelkapp.com

My first DNC Rules and Bylaws (RBC) Committee Meeting! This is the room where the action happens, everything from the early primary state window to automatic unpledged (super) delegates. I never thought I would be seated at this table - and now we’re here.

It is once more time to #LivetweetTheDNC. We’re tuning in to a Day One already in progress because I had to fly in morning-of due to the new Monday-Wednesday schedule. This week we are sitting our At Large members and our Committees, and also electing Caucus & Council leadership. #DNCBS

I absolutely cannot fathom living my life in such a way that leads me to have strong feelings about the Cracker Barrel logo.

This isn’t your grandfather’s Democratic Party.

I’m already so tired of people bashing Texas House Democrats for returning to the House. Your ire should be directed at the Representatives or Senators that did not lift a finger to help, not the members that actually did something. #txlege

The sharp escalation, both in authoritarian actions from Texas Republicans and in political violence, is appalling and wrong. And remember, they are doing this because Donald Trump asked Republicans to rig the maps for the next election. That is what started all of this!

If one single Democratic member of the Texas House is actually vacated from their seat by Greg Abbott, it better be all hands on deck with everyone gathering ballot petition signatures to put them right back into office where they can keep fighting for us. #txlege

If you support what Texas Dems are doing to stop the fascists, please help fund them. These folks are part-time low paid legislators with day jobs risking their livelihoods to fight for us, and the TX state party is the key source of support. Please help: secure.actblue.com/donate/tdp_r...

Texas Democrats are showing the nation what it looks like to have a spine.

Yeah the map that didnt exist Monday but somehow was birthed like Athena by Wednesday. We Texans need to have their backs and keep speaking out against this scam.

I am so proud of our Texas House Democrats. Republicans took this corrupt redistricting map from filing to the House floor in under a week, but they’re dragging their feet on disaster relief and prevention. We could’ve focused on helping Texans, but they just want to serve Trump. #txlege

If the MCU wanted me to care about Phase 6, they should have made good Phases 4 and 5.

GOTV except it’s for clemency(?) at a My Chemical Romance show

I recorded my testimony last night since I didn’t get the chance to share it. In the time it took me to edit the video this morning, they already passed the new map out of committee. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kaXKJt/

It’s actually a really big bummer to wait 14 hours at the Texas Capitol to testify against Republican gerrymandering only for the chair to cutoff testimony before you had the opportunity to speak, and before you even make it out to the car, the vote has been scheduled for the next morning. #txlege

Thank you Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social for stepping up the @democrats.org investment in Texas. We are ground zero. This craven power grab will affect all of America - Republicans want to rig the map and entrench their majority that they have used to slash Medicaid and block the Epstein files.

Texas Young Dems standing up against the bullshit

Checking in live from the Texas House Redistricting Committee Hearing. Over 200 people registered today, but the Chair artificially capped the time allowed for testimony, so while we have exhausted over half of our time, less than 30 people have testified so far.

Hard to design a text that makes me unsubscribe from your list faster than this.

Via the @texastribune.org: "In the wake of the flooding, some rescue efforts and resources have been slowed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s cost-cutting policy of personally signing off on any contract or grant FEMA awards over $100,000" But, sure, nothing was done wrong.

Pretty dark black pill moment that people looking for work in all kinds of industries are reporting how hellish it is to fight through the AI spam, only for the brownshirts to be going on an obscene hiring spree

Did Greg Abbott learn nothing from the fury that was whipped up leading into the SB 3 THC ban veto? So much of it was coming from his own base. This is a massive political self-own. #txlege

You know, it actually takes some work to appoint a 21-member Redistricting committee and not include a single representative from Austin, one of the largest cities not just in Texas but in the U.S. They did this to us in 2021 as well, because they blatantly do not care about our voice. #txlege

I am unfortunately in a problematic yap gap relationship

Now seated (clearly in the intended format this was meant to be viewed)

He is saying out loud why they are doing this. They have completely abandoned any DOJ pretext. It is just a craven, blatant, greedy grab for more Congressional power, and Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick, and the Republicans in the #txlege are gonna be dog walked right into doing it.

After the election, folks said that more Democrats should go on Joe Rogan’s show so that the ideas from his MAGA guests don’t go uncontested, but far too few of our leaders wanted to step up to be that person. I’m really proud of my Rep @jamestalarico.bsky.social for taking up that charge!

“TikTok and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race” I murmur to myself as my favorite band closes their set on a low note with the worst single they ever put out all because 15 seconds of it went viral

How to help Texas flood victims and communities. ❤️ Sharing - from my Texan friend André Treiber, Chair of the DNC Youth Council. Please consider joining me in donating. texastribune.org/2025/07/05/texas-hill-country-flooding-how-to-help/ Thank you @andrebttx.bsky.social!

when you open a service you've been using for a decade only to find it out it caught the virus

This is a disgusting post from the editor-in-chief of @meidastouch.com. There are 18 dead and 27 missing CHILDREN alone, and he is saying they are getting what they voted for. Appalling. Just appalling.

The Texas Tribune is updating this article both with ways that you can help and with resources for those that need them. If anyone has seen a better collection than this, let me know - otherwise, this is what I have been sharing and directing folks to. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/05/t...

Here is my Q2 DNC Report. I didn't know what else to call it because I don't like clickbait titles, but yes, this includes everything about David Hogg's tenure at the Party. ⬇️

Had a great time this weekend at the @texasyds.com 2025 Convention. I won’t be young forever - time comes for us all - but it was very special to receive Honorary Lifetime Membership from an organization that I have devoted so much time and energy to. Thank you very much for the recognition!

It’s fine to pick whatever side in a primary, but once we have our nominee, we coalesce around them. That’s how we build our coalition, that’s how our party works. I’ve lost a lot of primaries, I’ve won a lot of primaries. And do you know how often I’ve supported the nominee? Every single time.

One of the very few genuine instances of “they don’t make ‘em like they used to.” Shout out to all the artists trying really hard to keep practical effects alive!

New York City has shown off the strength and beauty of Ranked Choice Voting. We don’t just have to approach our primaries with a “steel sharpens steel” mindset - we can work together and build strong coalitions with people that actually care about each other and the greater good.

This NYT ballot for the 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century is excruciating to fill out. This is where I’m at right now, but I haven’t submitted yet because this is missing like 40 good choices.

Imagine looking at the entire 12-figure state budget, which I’ll remind you is larger than for most countries, and deciding that the ONLY line item you don’t agree with is a drop in the bucket to feed poor kids over summer break. It is truly a shameful decision.

“Texas is having a bad day.” - Dan Patrick on the SB 3 THC Ban Veto Sorry man, but I think Texas is having a great day today on this subject.