From a verified voter in Mason, TXTHE GOP’S GET-OUT OF-JAIL-FREE CARD
"Murderers, drug dealers, gang members, and even the mentally insane will make their home in our country, wreaking havoc like we have never seen before.” “It is not possible to have trials for millions and millions of people. We know who the criminals are, and we must get them out of the U.S.A. an
From a verified voter in Mason, TXWHEN DOES THE SUCCESS STORY START?
What have the past few months of chaos actually produced for America? Ed Martin, of the “Weaponization Working Group,” (LOL. Too true) in the DOJ secretly seeded stories attacking a judge. He has appeared more than 150 times on Russian state media outlets that the State Dept. said were “critical el
From a verified voter in Mason, TXWE THE PEOPLE CAN SMELL THE BS
MAGA world’s over-the-top outrage over a photo former FBI director James Comey posted is straight out of WWE. Please. Give us a break for god’s sake. “Eighty-six” originally meant something was out of stock. It is a common term, also used by MAGA to refer to getting rid of somebody…until now. MAG
From a verified voter in Mason, TXANOTHER DAY. ANOTHER HISTORICAL REWRITE.
We the people know how to fact check. For a decade, President Donald Trump has expressed admiration for an Eisenhower administration program to deport Mexican migrants known at the time as “Operation Wetback.” Casual racism of the 1950s aside, Trump has never referred to the program by its offens
From a verified voter in Mason, TXPLEASE LISTEN
Do you believe in signs from the universe? This week it was revealed that a long-neglected document held by Harvard University Law School, believed to be a cheap copy of the Magna Carta, is in fact the real document. More than 700 years ago, the Magna Carta, or Great Charter, established the conc
From a verified voter in Mason, TXIT’S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TOO
Words for the day: Competitive authoritarianism. Political scientists point out that modern authoritarian leaders are elected. They maintain their power by using the power of the government—arrests, tax audits, defamation suits, politically targeted investigations, and so on—to punish and silence t
From a verified voter in Mason, TXSTOP THE PURGE OF PEOPLE WHO KEEP AMERICA SAFE
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has fired the top two officials at the National Intelligence Council, weeks after the council wrote an assessment that contradicted President Donald Trump’s rationale for invoking the Alien Enemies Act and deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members with
From a verified voter in Mason, TXJ. MICHAEL LUTTIG SPEAKS FOR AMERICA
Remember J. Michael Luttig? Excerpted from The Atlantic 5/14/25: “For not one of his signature initiatives during his first 100 days in office does Trump have the authority under the Constitution and laws of the United States that he claims. Not for the crippling global tariffs he ordered unilate
From a verified voter in Mason, TXHAS THE GOP CONGRESS BECOME AN OLIGARCHY?
What we’re reading… Republicans remain silent on Stephen Miller proposing suspension of habeas corpus, indicating complicity with declaring martial law if Trump wants. Do you agree that Trump alone can declare martial law as a way to suspend habeas corpus? Just by declaring martial law based on hi
From a verified voter in Killeen, TXI am disgusted by the corruption surrounding Trump—and by the total failure of Republicans in Congress to act. You’ve abandoned your Article I powers and surrendered your role as a coequal branch. You stood by while Trump violated the Emoluments Clause, pushed meme coins and pay-to-play dinners, and
From a verified voter in Mason, TXIT’S ALL FOR THE GOOD OF TEXAS, RIGHT?
I’m wondering how my Texas elected officials feel about sentiments in the oil patch these days? From the WaPo 2/11/25: “The mood in West Texas, said D. Kirk Edwards, an oil and gas executive and former chair of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, is eerily like it was when the pandemic first
From a verified voter in Mason, TXTHE GILDED AGE IS HERE. FOR TRUMP ANYWAY
Trump swanky plane tribute chatter increasing. The possible transfer of a flying palace for temporary use as Air Force One is currently under consideration between Qatar’s Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense. A ‘loan’ for use by the Trump administration. Then to be turned over
From a verified voter in Mason, TXTHIS IS PRESIDENTIAL AUSTERITY? SWEET
“In what may be the most valuable gift ever extended to the United States from a foreign government, the Trump administration is preparing to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar -- a gift that is to be available for use by President Donald Trump as the new Air
From a verified voter in Mason, TXTAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE JOB YOU TOOK MR. PRESIDENT
Ed Martin out. Good. Fox News host Jeanine Pirro in. LOL. Qualifications: She “hosted her own Fox News Show, Justice with Judge Jeanine, for ten years, and is currently Co-Host of The Five, one of the Highest Rated Shows on Television.” Her executive producer called her “nuts” and a “reckless mani
From a verified voter in Killeen, TXI am writing as a constituent to say, without hesitation, that I am furious, disgusted, and deeply alarmed. The president is openly seizing powers that belong to Congress under Article I of the Constitution—and you are sitting by and letting him do it. Not fighting. Not defending your role. Not exe
From a verified voter in Mason, TXWE THE PEOPLE ARE HAPPY ON PLANET EARTH
Let me get this straight. Elon Musk believes that humans must colonize Mars in order to become a multiplanetary species as insurance against the end of life on Earth. He explained to Jesse Watters of the Fox News Channel that eventually the Earth will be incinerated by an expanding sun, so humans m
From a verified voter in Mason, TXDID WE WIN THE WAR WITH VENEZUELA?
So I guess this means we aren’t at war with Venezuela after all? And that the Trump administration is prepared to admit such? And that the president used bogus justification for deporting hundreds to an El Salvadoran prison without due process? And in doing so broke our laws? Trump invoked the Alie
From a verified voter in Mason, TXTRUMP IS ABUSING AMERICA AND OUR PEOPLE
I just got to watch my Texas senator on the local news reacting to the news that numerous arts and humanities organizations in his home state abruptly had promised funding yanked out from under them. With a concerned face he said basically when the federal government is trying to trim the budget som
From a verified voter in Mason, TXWHERE DO YOU STAND ON THE CONSTITUTION?
President Donald Trump said “I don’t know” when asked if he must uphold the Constitution. What will you do with this comment? Will you defend it? Will you agree with it? Will you ignore it? Will you enable it? Or will you participate in it? It’s only the foundation of America. Surely you wil
From a verified voter in Mason, TXTRUMP HAS SHAMED AMERICA. DO YOU CARE?
WaPo 5/4/25: “Trump’s 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prison” Suggested reading for the GOP Congress. It outlines the plan to implement Trump’s insistence on showing he was deporting ‘the worst of the worst.’ Rubio announced the US would be sending as many as 500 Venezuelan gang
From a verified voter in Mason, TXIS THIS THE COUNTRY YOU WANT? WE THE PEOPLE DON’T
We the people are calling BS. We see an administration filled with incompetence. With corruption. An administration that in lieu of doing the hard work of governing, resorts to bullying, intimidation, and is slowly building an authoritarian apparatus because they are not willing to abide by the la
From a verified voter in Mason, TXPOWER TO THE PEOPLE IS A REAL THING
Happy May Day. The American work force will be in the streets roaring today. They are tired of their lives being manipulated by billionaires and the president they bought and paid for. While these world-wide organized protests continue to gain in numbers and strength, amplifying citizens’ disapprov
From a verified voter in Mason, TXIS THIS THE PLAN? MAKE AMERICA CRAZY AGAIN?
President Trump granted a lengthy interview to Time magazine in honor of completing his first 100 days of his second term today. And his low bar for reality was as predictable as ever. A WaPo fact check of the interview found 32 verifiable instances of just such crazy talk. 17 false 3 wrong 1 po
From a verified voter in Mason, TXCORRUPTION AND HYPOCRISY IS NOT THE AMERICAN WAY. OR IS IT?
Welcome to the new norm of government corruption, out of the shadows and now in full celebration. A new club just opened in DC called “Executive Branch.” It’s an invitation-only club backed by Donald Trump Jr. and megadonor Omeed Malik. It costs more than half a million dollars to join and is desig
From a verified voter in Mason, TXAMERICA IN CRISIS. AND YOU JUST WATCH
Are you happy with the spectacle of a judge being perp-walked for the cameras? Are you happy with the Director of the FBI posting pictures of such, in self-congratulatory terms, on social media? Are you happy with the AG promptly going on Fox News to tout the righteous mission to ferret out judges d
From a verified voter in Mason, TXWE THE PEOPLE DON’T LIKE WHAT WE’RE SEEING
Trump is not functioning as a president should. Nor is his cabinet. Or his Congress. The FBI is arresting judges. And his FBI director boasted about it on social media. AG Bondi immediately went on Fox, attacking the judge. As one legal analyst noted, “If you’re a prosecutor who is serious about
From a verified voter in Mason, TXGOVERNING BY REALITY TV IS NOT WORKING
How’s the idea that the right sort of men can do a better job than government officers who have spent decades learning how to do their jobs working out for you? What has DOGE actually accomplished? The cost of firing workers will be more than $135B. Cuts to the IRS will cost about $8.5B in 2026 alo
From a verified voter in Mason, TXMAKING AMERICA WEAK AGAIN
Russian propagandists must be giddy as they watch top U.S. officials—including Donald Trump—bending to the Kremlin’s demands regarding Ukraine. “No one could have imagined we would live to see the day where the correct answer about to whom Crimea belongs would come from the president of the United
From a verified voter in Mason, TXNEGOTIATING IN BAD FAITH HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE PLAN
It’s obvious that the Trump administration is unable to close the deal on a Ukraine/Russia plan for peace. It’s obvious the solution is and always has been Ukrainian capitulation and acceptance of Russian demands. The main Trump/Russia plan continues to be to blame Ukraine for it all. Is that now
From a verified voter in Killeen, TXSupport Ukraine in peace talks
As a member of the United Nations, the United States should be supporting Ukraine in their defense against Russian invasion and aggression. As a country, we recognize the importance of sovereignty and independence from foreign powers. When Russia kicked in their door, invading Ukraine, president Zel
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