Reposted by JaypayJoel Fan Music @joelfanmusic.bsky.social · 2hThe Houston police arrested Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Illinois Jacquet and others backstage at the Jazz At The Philharmonic #OTD for illegal gambling. At the police station they paid their fines and got back to The Music Hall in time for the 2nd set. #usa #goodvibes 013
Reposted by JaypayBalls & Strikes @ballsandstrikes.org · 1hThe Supreme Court's first case of the new term is an oil company's effort to avoid accountability for climate change harmsballsandstrikes.orgHow the Supreme Court Could Slam the Courthouse Door On Climate AccountabilityThe justices’ decision in Suncor Energy could leave cities and states ravaged by climate change with no meaningful recourse. 0206
Reposted by JaypayHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1hThe white evangelical movement split in the 1970s so those who hated civil rights, especially for women, could boost right-wing Republicans. Talarico is reclaiming the movement for the others, and it is a very different thing indeed. Jimmy Carter v. Jerry Falwell. 47797292
Reposted by JaypayScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3hTexas has about the lowest level of voter participation in the entire developed world, yet its GOP political elite talk relentlessly about too many people voting. This is the culmination of 150 years of determined efforts to insure that Hispanics, Blacks, Native Americans—everyone outside ofopen.substack.comHow Texas Turned Voter Registration Into A Political Weapon150 years of making it hard on purpose. Check your registration before Monday. 16440
Reposted by JaypayRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 16hIt's shocking this is not shocking: "The UK’s largest private-sector employer is offering up to three days of paid leave which can be taken flexibly for activities such as attending court hearings, arranging emergency accommodation, changing locks, securing childcare or separating finances."theguardian.comTesco is first supermarket to offer paid ‘safe leave’ for victims of domestic abuseExclusive: Britain’s largest private-sector employer has also trained managers to spot signs of domestic abuse 10627165
Reposted by JaypayMichelle H. Davis @lonestarleft.com · 17h104,000 voters skipped the last midterm in 2022. Jason Pearce needs them backlonestarleft.comMeet The Candidates: Jason Pearce For Texas Congressional District 4104,000 voters skipped the last midterm in 2022. Jason Pearce needs them back 094
Reposted by JaypayPeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 23hIn the last hours of Noem’s tenure, her agency delivered a windfall to a political donor by buying five airplanes from his firm at a substantial markup. @haleaziz.bsky.social @fahrenthold.bsky.social @nicknehamas.bsky.social @tylerpager.bsky.social @nirajc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comKristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She LeftThe Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show. 31320156
Reposted by JaypayLawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 18hLast week the D.C. Circuit heard argument over Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry into top Trump administration officials. @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org sat down with @annabower.bsky.social , @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social to break it down. youtube.com/live/OXziyHG... 25623
Jaypay @jaypay.bsky.social · 17hSo disappointed. We enjoyed eating there after our daughter graduated from college. Never again... 000
Reposted by JaypayMothersAgainstGregAbbott @democracymoms.bsky.social · 17hDid you know that 31% of all the Texas Democratic women running for office right now are or were teachers? That's amazing. If we want to vote for change... vote for a teacher! #TotalMomFlex 01811
Reposted by Jaypaythe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Today, Oct 4, is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi: the day when you can bring your pets to church for a blessing. 451379405
Reposted by JaypayLiz Oyer @lawyeroyer.com · 04/10/2026New reporting by CNN reveals that Jaren Kushner has a massive conflict of interest—and it’s quite shocking. youtube.com/shorts/AhnP0...youtube.comMajor Kushner conflict of interestYouTube video by Lawyer Oyer 814958
Reposted by JaypayRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026abcnews.com/US/18-year-i...abcnews.com18-year-old in ICE detention for more than 200 days: 'They just took me away'Elder Chavez Carranza has spent more than 200 days in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, hundreds of miles from his home in Albertville, Alabama. 811541723
Reposted by JaypayWilbur72 @wilboo72.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A coach finds a phone on the field and hands it to the Head Referee. Ref: How did you know it was my phone? Coach: It says you missed 15 calls. 632355265
Reposted by JaypayProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026UPDATED: The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has now resulted in more than 83,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal. We are continuing to track the increase in these cases: projects.propublica.orgTracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained ImmigrantsProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal. 12872384
Reposted by JaypayMary Brandt, MD, MDiv @drmlb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026What a fantastic idea. Elections on Saturdays at schools... who provide food for people in line as a fundraiser. This is so good. 086
Reposted by Jaypaypaulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026SCOTUS & Torture @anntelnaes.bsky.social 513753
Reposted by JaypayAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 03/10/2026Brutal (and accurate) community note with key context on Trump’s attempted voter bribery for the midterm elections 20907277
Reposted by JaypayRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026In a filing yesterday in Kennedy Center case, Rep Beatty says defendants have “categorically refused" to provide ordered discovery on Trump’s threats to close or demolish the Center if his name doesn’t go back on the façade. … 1/2 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 8329141
Reposted by JaypayTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Ken Paxton has taken over 275 out-of-state trips since taking office. Texans have spent $1.9 million in taxpayer funds on his luxury vacations. 9625271049
Reposted by JaypayHouston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 03/10/2026Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Don Henley really wants to see his native Texas turn blue for the first time in more than 30 years. bit.ly/4jCsfnJ 24119
Reposted by JaypayDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/10/2026The administration has found yet another way to fuck with solar power.canarymedia.comThe USDA just made it way harder for farmers to get grants for solarEven farmers who were already promised funds from the REAP program may never get them under the Trump admin’s new restrictions. Some are suing. 24520219
Reposted by JaypayDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My thoughts on the permitting reform bill being discussed everywhere. TL;DR: "this deal provides clear evidence that the US system is not designed to represent the people’s interests and not prepared to protect us from the dangers of our warming world." danarfisher.com/2026/10/03/w... 37031
Jaypay @jaypay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Yw! Coalition for the Homeless in Houston does great work. 150
Reposted by JaypayNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...thequeenzone.comNew ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking RisksA new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to... 39649883043
Reposted by JaypayMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority votersThe lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio... 8650732033
Jaypay @jaypay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026tony-themovie.com/annise-parke...tony-themovie.comAnnise Parker – Ex-MayorAnnise Parker’s March 2018 visit to San Diego. Interview from February 2017 in Houston. Oct 22, 2017 Article in UT Annise Parker’s leadership leaves a lasting legacy in Houston. Annise … 1170
Reposted by JaypayScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Sen Susan Collins (R-ME) chairs an oversight committee for ICE. And ICE contractors just love her, in cash form. It's the GOP police state system, and Collins sits in the middle of it.open.substack.comTrump Fills The ICE Prisons. The Prison Companies Fund Nine GOP Senate Candidates.Every name, from the filings nobody added up. Also: Georgia’s voters, Jerome Powell, and 30,000 prison workers all beat Trump this week. 36253
Reposted by JaypayJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 03/10/2026This country won't control its sex pests, so long as there's profit to be made. 716156
Jaypay @jaypay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026About time...houstonchronicle.comHarris County's new solar plan could cut some energy bills by nearly $1,000Harris County officials say its new solar initiative could reduce electricity costs for up to 10,000 eligible households by nearly $1,000 a year. 000
Reposted by JaypayZachary Pleat @zpleat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And everyone who lied about it www.npr.org/2026/06/10/n...npr.orgICE denies having a protester database. But a letter to Congress sheds more lightIn a previously unpublicized letter to Congress, the newly departed head of ICE said the agency collects data on people suspected of potentially unlawful activity, which could include protesters. 016223
Reposted by JaypayTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 02/10/2026“Having a judge that is attuned not just to keeping the public safe, but also safeguarding the defendant’s constitutional rights is really, really important. Public safety and constitutional rights are not mutually exclusive choices.”texasobserver.orgA Blue Wave Could Sweep Greg Abbott's Handpicked Houston Judges Out of OfficeBut experts say that, as Harris County judicial seats have swung with the political tides, it’s not partisanship that matters for criminal defendants. 04212
Reposted by JaypayScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026David Horsey, Seattle Times 05929
Reposted by JaypayAmericans United for Separation of Church and State @americansunited.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Pete Hegseth is telling us EXACTLY what he wants to do - shape the US military into the world’s most powerful tool for Christian nationalism. We need to continue to call it out for what it is, un-American. 🇺🇸 1158
Reposted by JaypayMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse. 20262302871
Reposted by JaypayThe Xylom @thexylom.com · 02/10/2026In 2003, the U.S. military bombed Iraq’s national seed bank in Abu Ghraib, effectively eliminating hundreds of varieties of indigenous seeds adapted to growing in the drought-prone desert climate. A year later, U.S. law prohibited Iraqi farmers from seed saving. (First published in 2025 by Prism)thexylom.comSaving Iraq’s Seeds, One Garden at a TimeComprising a diverse range of backgrounds and ages, the collective fosters a space for voices of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian seed stewards from the Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region… 6261136
Reposted by JaypayJustin Miller @byjustinmiller.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"A Senate seat is not a family heirloom. It belongs to the public." www.texasobserver.org/angela-paxto...texasobserver.orgAngela Paxton's Message: Elect the Elephant at All CostsHer appeal to put party loyalty above character and accountability ignores the price women will pay if Ken Paxton becomes a U.S. senator. 3256
Reposted by JaypayChron.com @chron.com · 02/10/2026"I think they're really happy that it's going to be preserved forever."bit.lyTexas acquires sprawling $10M lakefront ranch for massive new state park"I think they're really happy that it's going to be preserved forever." 0135
Reposted by JaypayBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026Truly, I already knew intellectually that medical emergency exceptions to abortion bans are useless, but Tierra Walker's case was ... painfully demonstrative ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...ballsandstrikes.orgTierra Walker’s Death Was Preventable. The Conservative Legal Movement Made It PredictableRepublican politicians have made Texas doctors increasingly afraid to provide lifesaving abortion care. 824485
Reposted by JaypayMadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Daragh Fleming gets the last word tonight. Good night friends. "Men being silent needs to stop. Silence is enforced by shame. You’re shamed for speaking, calling problematic behaviour out. We need to call out other men who are saying fucked up shit." 9835230
Reposted by Jaypayhammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow 357207705000
