also, Calif's Prop 50 has a provision that will nullify itself if Texas’s gerrymander is definitively blocked.
The trigger to nullify was actually removed. https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/judge-blocks-new-texas-map-calif-prop-50-21195016.php
thanks for the correction, That language was taken out at the last minute this summer after the Texas Legislature expedited its approval of the map in August and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott quickly signed it into law.
Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu said the Trump-appointed federal judge's decision "stopped one of the most brazen attempts to steal our democracy that Texas has ever seen." "Greg Abbott and his Republican cronies tried to silence Texans' voices to placate Donald Trump, but now have delivered him absolutely nothing," Wu said in a statement. "The governor delayed flood relief for victims of the July 4th flooding in Kerr County, weaponized law enforcement against us, filed frivolous lawsuits to intimidate us, and still lost." "Today, a federal court saw through Greg Abbott's lies, and Texas families won,
devils doing what devils do Lawmakers from both parties blasted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday after Washington Post reported that the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols, instead downgrading them to “potentially divisive” under a new policy set to take effect December 15. A Coast Guard official who reviewed the new policy told The Washington Post the changes were “chilling.” “We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking anonymously due to fear of reprisal. wicked vermin
Apart from the Epstein mess, there has been A Growing GOP Divide The JD Vance / Peter Thiel / Palantir problem highlights a deeper and widening fracture inside the Republican Party— one between populist anti-tech voices and Trump’s growing alignment with Silicon Valley power players. Figures like Bannon, DeSantis, and Sen. Josh Hawley are all sounding alarms about Big Tech’s influence
A few other GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican: “This entire White House team has treated ALL members like garbage. ALL. And Mike Johnson has let it happen because he wanted it to happen. That is the sentiment of nearly all — appropriators, authorizers, hawks, doves, rank and file. The arrogance of this White House team is off putting to members who are run roughshod and threatened. They don’t even allow little wins like announcing small grants or even responding from agencies. Not even the high profile, the regular rank and file random members are more upset than ever. Members know they are going into the minority after the midterms. “More explosive early resignations are coming. It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower. Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out.”
If only the administration had made their intentions clear during the campaign! Leopards are eating well.
Shocker that people want to be treated with some humanity and decorum. Public service started as a passion for many of these people and aside from any crooked deals, most of them can make more in private industry, especially as an ex-congressman.
Idk. I mean they can do something about it whenever they find their courage. They don't have to slink off like beaten dogs. Congressmen have actual power.
They willingly gave up their power. From the newest member to the most senior committee chair, they allowed it to happen. And yet, they could still do something about it, including impeachment or getting a new Speaker or holding real congressional investigations. But they continue to do nothing except pout. Because anything else would make Grampy mad and urge a bunch of low-lifes to issue threats towards them, their families, and staff. And now, they are going to run home rather than face the voters they have screwed. They signed up to be a leader in government but they are too scared of the Jan 6 crew to do anything but quietly retire. Cowards all.
Cowards. Don't try to fix the mess they knowingly and willingly helped to create . Instead, blame it all on Trump. Hitler made me do it. That's too easy. They continue to lie, gaslight, and not serve their constituents.
Two days ago I was contacted by a high-ranking employee of the French Government. After determining this person’s position and proximity to the French couple, I have deemed the information they gave me to be credible enough to share publicly in the event that something happens. In short, this person claims that the Macrons have executed upon and paid for my assassination. Yes, you read that correctly. More specifically, that the green light was given to a small team in National Gendamarie Intervention Group. I am told there is one Israeli that is on this assasination squad and the plans were formalized. Again, this person provided concrete proof that they are well placed within the French government apparatus. Further to this point, this person claims that Charlie Kirk’s assassin trained with the French legion 13th brigade with multi-state involvement. Journalist Xavier Poussard’s life is also at risk. This is deadly serious. The head of state of France apparently wants us both dead and has authorized professional units to carry this out. I ask that every person RETWEET and share this. I do not know who in the American government can be trusted, since this source claims our leaders are aware. But I have more specific information which is definitively verifiable, should they care to reach out to me. To the brave official in France who did this because they were so moved by the evil of Charlie’s public execution to risk their own life— May God bless you. Truly. Let all be revealed.
‘ShamWow guy’ is running for Congress in Texas to ‘destroy wokeism’ Informercial star Offer Vince Shlomi, best known as the “ShamWow guy” who hawked super absorbent towels on late-night television, is running for Congress in Texas. Shlomi, 61, is vying for the Republican primary nod against incumbent Rep. John Carter, 84, to represent a swath of Central Texas, which includes the northern suburbs of Austin, Temple and Fort Hood. So far, Shlomi is one of five candidates to enter the GOP primary for the reliably red 31st Congressional District. The primary is March 3. On Sunday, Shlomi told Fox News Digital that he was motivated to run to “destroy wokeism” and as a tribute to Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in September while speaking at a university in Utah. Shlomi called Kirk the original “woke buster” and said he wants to end “political infighting in the country” and “make America happy.” Shlomi, who was born in Israel and raised in Brooklyn, skyrocketed to infomercial fame in the 2000s with his energetic pitch for the absorbent towels that became a household name. He went on to sell the Slap Chop, a handheld chopping device, the Graty, a cheese grater, and the Schticky, a reusable lint roller. “You’ll be saying ‘wow’ every time you use this towel,” he would say, looking directly at the camera and spilling soda to demonstrate the towel’s absorbency. “It sells itself.” But Shlomi’s rise to success as a pitchman was complicated by a 2009 arrest in Miami Beach after an alleged violent altercation with a sex worker, which left him with a bloody jaw in a viral police mugshot. Prosecutors declined to press charges. After the arrest, he told NBC News in 2013 that he had stepped back from the public eye, cut down on partying and recommitted to his work. The arrest, he told the outlet, probably saved his life. “People understand you make mistakes in life,” he said. “Hopefully I won’t make another mistake.” https://www.dallasnews.com/news/tex...ing-for-congress-in-texas-to-destroy-wokeism/
Bro! did @AroundTheWorld steal your login information. Except no mention of dining with "Posh" Spice and David Beckham.
Adding to that https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/celebrity/model-shamwow-guy-love-slave-096832 The guy seems like a typical GOP politician
If she ends up getting assassinated, I'll take it back, but for now: lol! I'd say his candidacy is ridiculous, but the candidacy of the 84 year old incumbent is even more ridiculous!
