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Luke Schlaeger

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ken 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.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · 03/10/2026
I’m out canvassing today because the stakes for our community and our democracy have never been higher. Early voting starts October 15th. Vote @roycoopernc.bsky.social, Anita Earls for Supreme Court, and make sure you vote all the way down your entire ballot. Please make a plan and vote!
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Restaurants are warning that the tariffs Ken Paxton supports could end free chips and salsa.
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We can win this everyone. We have the energy, the momentum, and the power of good on our side to win this election. We just have to keep that momentum until the election time begins and make plans to go out and vote for James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa. www.texastribune.org/2026/08/07/t...
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U.S. Senate race: Tracking poll results for James Talarico and Ken Paxton
We're tracking all major polls in the U.S. Senate race to give Texans a fuller picture of where this race is headed. Paxton has been consistently trailing in the polls, but the margins are tight.
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The maga agenda is so deeply integrated in the Texas government that they are trying to force children to succumb to their religion. They have no respect for people or their affiliations because they believe that only their way of living is the right way to live. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/07/t...
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Galveston ISD ordered to display Ten Commandments in classrooms
A Galveston official said it would follow the judge’s order. The district, along with two others, was sued by the state in 2025 for alleged noncompliance of the new state law requiring the display.
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The republican party in Texas is mostly corrupt, biased, and racist, so they don't pay attention to demographics in this state. They aren't counting on the Latin vote to help them win even though white people are the minority in Texas. www.texastribune.org/2026/10/02/t...
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Just 2% of pro-Paxton GOP spending blitz is for Spanish ads
Nearly 7 in 10 Latino voters said in a recent statewide survey that when they see a political candidate on Spanish-language media, it “makes me feel they want to earn my vote.”
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If we want to protect Texas from heartless politicians that terrorize our communities with legal organized crime organizations such as ICE, we have to vote for James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa. With their higher moral standards they can lead us to a better tomorrow where justice works for society.
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Vote for James Talarico so that we can live in a state of pride and dignity. Talarico has a lot of heart for Texas that can do us a lot of good in these trying times. We need a government that respects us enough to give us good representation. Let's win Texas back. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SMP...
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James Talarico Mocks 'California Transplant' Ken Paxton, Vows That Texas Won't Surrender | N18G
YouTube video by CNN-News18
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're trying to buy out the people to keep their mouths shut. Unless they start paying 65% of everyone's electric bill and sound proofs people's homes from the noise data centers cause I don't think this is going to work. www.texastribune.org/2026/10/01/t...
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Data centers spend $340M to improve reputations in rural Texas
The companies have faced waves of public backlash in Texas. To battle that negative public perception, they’ve donated millions to community causes and needs.
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Vote for Gina Hinojosa because she is a tough Latin woman with a spine that will fight for the people and stand up to corrupt politicians that try to oppress us. She's strong and has strong ethics that can guide us into a better tomorrow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAa5...
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Texas Democrat says if Greg Abbott 'not man enough to debate me, he shouldn't be governor of Texas'
YouTube video by NBC News
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You don't get this kind of energy with the republican party. This is the kind of energy that can motivate people to vote for a good change to better our state and communities. Vote for James Talarico so that we can be in a good state to live in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDde...
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State Fair Classic Crowd is FIRED UP for James Talarico
YouTube video by James Talarico
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Over 4,000 Texans showed up for James Talarico in Ken Paxton's home county 👀
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New reporting reveals three more instances where Ken Paxton offered plea deals to people accused of sexual assault or trafficking.
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Jem's Jumpers UK @jemsjumpers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our new YouTube video is out now, and we reveal some very exciting additions! 😍 #YouTube #jumpingspider youtu.be/SyudsQZih0Y?...
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New Spiders Arrived: A Phidippus adumbratus Breeding Pair 🥹
YouTube video by Jem's Jumpers UK
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Vote for James Talarico this November because he has moral grounds to stand on with his campaign. He is one of the people with our best interests at heart to fight for us. Ken Paxton on the other hand has to use cheap tricks because he is as immoral as he is corrupt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzr1...
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James Talarico RIPS INTO Ken Paxton’s corruption on LIVE TV
YouTube video by James Talarico
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The republican party who primarily supports the maga movement are not just going to give ground if we win the midterm elections. However, we can stop them from making bad decisions that are ruining this country. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/29/t...
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Little: GOP won’t slow its roll if blue wave hits Texas House
“None of us are willing to go backwards and say, ‘Oh, well, we lost a few seats, so our policy agenda is going to change,” state Rep. Mitch Little said at last week’s Texas Tribune Festival.
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This shows how the ICE organization is a terrorist group that hides behind the law like cowards. People that act like this are not concerned with justice or doing what's right. Their whole mission is to entice fear and oppresses the peoples actions for a paycheck www.texastribune.org/2026/09/29/i...
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Austin man shot by ICE agent faces assault, resisting charge
In a federal criminal complaint, DHS says Wilber Rafael Garces Perez knew he was fleeing federal agents and his car’s sideview mirror struck an officer.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW AD: Today on House Hunters, Ken Paxton is shopping for a new house. Will he buy the three-story luxury lodge in Oklahoma? The condos at a wellness resort in Utah? The ocean-view property in Hawaii? (Spoiler alert: He won’t take one — he’ll take 15.)
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Jem's Jumpers UK @jemsjumpers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We weren't feeling our best today so decided not to post much, but we couldn't resist sharing this beautiful girl. We've decided to call her Buttercup 🥹 #jumpingspider #nature #macrophotography
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Vote for Gina Hinojosa and James Talarico to have a chance at success and a good life. We are paying the price for the corrupt greedy officials robbing us for all of our money, healthcare, and education. Life doesnt have to be this hard and expensive. We deserve better but we have to go out and vote
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If we ever want to see trump be held accountable for his actions, we have to use our voices and vote out the corrupt government. To quote a comment I saw, "Soldiers flew and sailed overseas to fight the nazis, so nothing should be able to stop us from marching to the voting booths to defeat trump."
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
trump is the world's best example of what a narcissist is. He will never come to terms that he lost the 2020 election and even started an insurrection as a means to protest his loss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p17...
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WATCH: Sen. Booker questions Jack Smith on Trump investigations
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Texas, do you have a plan to vote? Just six days remain to update your registration or register to vote in this election. Make a plan to vote & share this graphic with two friends to help us build the movement we need to take back Texas.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ken Paxton: The only thing that really saves us is that the Supreme Court came along and allowed Super PACs. Otherwise... I would be sitting here and never have a chance...
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The republicans are confident that they can win Texas is because they've always been able to buy the elections. It doesn't have to be that way because it's the people that have the power not money. For a better future we just need to get out there and vote in november www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_z8...
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Big money flows in Texas Senate race, governor's race tightens, Hispanic GOP discusses midterms
YouTube video by CBS TEXAS
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Greg Abbotts campaign basically involves him in cleaning up his own mess. He championed data centers and AI before but now he's suddenly campaigning against them in his campaign. He claims that he helped the economy but that only benefits his rich constituents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kirV...
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Poll shows slim gap in Texas governor race | What's Your Point?
YouTube video by FOX 26 Houston
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kids and people in general with disabilities need good representation of their rights to ensure that they are treated fairly and given the same opportunities as everyone else. People shouldn't be discriminated against for something that they have no control over. www.pbs.org/newshour/edu...
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Civil rights enforcement cuts mean fewer staff, closed offices, longer waits for students with disabilities
Filing a civil rights complaint with the Office of Civil Rights can be parents’ last stop. Following cuts and restructuring, this federal office is no longer serving that same resource.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
James Talarico pulled up to the State Fair Classic 🔥
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Jem's Jumpers UK @jemsjumpers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Watch this little genius tap, sense, and map out his whole world 🥹 Did you know jumping spiders basically "taste" the air with their little arm-legs (pedipalps)? Nature is truly wild 🤯 #jumpingspider
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Joe Rogan: Why are you a Democrat? Talarico: My mother saw Texas Democrats like Ann Richards, people who fought for the little guy. That was the classic Democratic Party. I asked my mom what we were, and she was like, ‘We're Democrats, because Democrats fight for the people.’
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
James Talarico talks about how the Iran war should be ended because thats the reason why gas prices are so high while Ken Paxton supports it. Suspending the gas tax would help but ending the Iran war would solve the problem. Vote for Talarico to end the Iran war. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/26/t...
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Paxton, Talarico spar over suspending gas tax
Talarico, who criticized the Iran war, has called for months for a gas tax holiday. Paxton now says the tax should be permanently ended.
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We can't let maga buy the midterm elections. Those people have no moral standards and only care about their own way of life which is bad for everyone else except them. A vote for James Talarico can help bring us a better future for everyone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kMA...
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Super PAC spending increases for both Paxton and Talarico in tight Texas Senate race
YouTube video by CBS TEXAS
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vote for James Talarico for Texas senate. Right now, he is winning but he needs our help to get the seat. We have the motivation and the heart, but we need to get out there and vote this coming election. www.pollsmax.com/senate/texas/
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2026 Texas Senate Polls | Polling Average & Latest Polls
See the latest 2026 Texas Senate election polls, polling average, interactive chart, and historical polling data.
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
trump is trying to take away peoples voices and their power to vote. This highly sensitive verification system doesn't work properly and flags legal citizens of the U.S. as illegal taking away their power to vote. This is very unfair and corrupt. ground.news/article/supr...
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Supreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification system
The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Friday an expanded immigration database that President Donald Trump's administration said aims to combat voting by noncitizens ​but critics contend could disenfranchi...
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Iran does not possess any nuclear weapons, and they don't want to fight. They have opened up to trump to reach a peace deal but he only answers with more missiles and bombs. If we want to save innocent lives, we need to vote democrat in the midterm elections to stop trump ground.news/article/iran...
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Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan
Iran on Sunday insisted that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the ​United States and Israel after US President Donald Trump said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormu...
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
trump really wants to be a terrorist to demand respect. His attacks are unprovoked and will not accept any peace deals with Iran even though they are open for discussion. trump is a terrorist that needs to be stopped, or countless lives will be lost. ground.news/article/f93e...
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Trump says he has rejected Iranian proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after Iranian officials indicated that shipping through the critical waterway could resume...
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
J.D. Vance claims that he can save 2.2 billion dollars for the American people by taking away thousands of people's healthcare. What exactly are their parameters for fraud? I'm guessing that a simple error can be grounds for fraud in the trump administration. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Health care costs a major concern for voters ahead of midterms
Health care is at the center of a political debate as millions of Americans struggle with rising costs. Enrollment in the marketplaces created by the ACA dropped this year, mainly due to the expiratio...
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It would be a dream come true if trump was impeached taking away his power to stop his reign of terror. We need to focus on the midterm elections. Theres no point in planning ahead if we haven't won yet. The most important thing to concentrate on right now is to vote. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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House Democrats plan vast oversight of Trump administration. Impeachment is an option
“There is a cost to the American people of the out-of-control corruption,” said Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who is in line to become House speaker if Democrats win control at the Ca...
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's gotten to the point where businesses can't fully operate to their full potential. People are getting harassed and detained when they are legal citizens creating an atmosphere of fear. People are frightened and began hiding from society because of ICE. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/25/i...
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Cattle groups call out ICE operations for workforce disruptions
The beef industry has been under pressure recently from market disruptions, record high beef prices and small herd sizes. The groups say the ICE operations are another challenge for the industry.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY!!! Join the MAGA Resistance & make your voices heard. Accountability. Is. Coming.
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Jem's Jumpers UK @jemsjumpers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Meet our new pet stick 😅 Just kidding! He's a Portia labiata, and he's adorable. Quite the jumpy lil fella! What shall we call him? 🤔 #jumpingspider
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Greg Abbott has been secretly getting richer while the lower classes have been becoming more broke. Where's the fairness in our society when people have to take out loans to buy food? Gina Hinojosa can help us afford to live a good life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4nF...
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Gina Hinojosa thinks Texas is ready to turn blue
YouTube video by POLITICO
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Greg Abbott claims that he is going to fix a problem that he created in the first place. It wasn't that long ago that Abbott championed Texas of being the epicenter of AI but since the people began protesting the construction of data centers, he sings a different tune. gov.texas.gov/news/post/go...
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Governor Abbott, Google Announce $40 Billion Investment In Texas
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We can save thousands of lives in Iran this November by voting for candidates that aren't afraid to stand up to that despicable scum known as trump. We can save the lives of tens of thousands of people here in the U.S. by voting out the maga powers plaguing this country. ground.news/article/trum...
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Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Renewed Bombing After Midterms: WSJ
President Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and has told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterms, U.S. officials said.
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yes, there is fraud but that shouldn't give the trump administration an excuse to kick hundreds of thousands of people off of their healthcare. They use a few cases of fraud to justify taking away healthcare from more people that don't commit fraud. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Health care costs a major concern for voters ahead of midterms
Health care is at the center of a political debate as millions of Americans struggle with rising costs. Enrollment in the marketplaces created by the ACA dropped this year, mainly due to the expiratio...
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Greg Abbott is good for billionaires and the rich but does not benefit the rest of the Texas population. We need to vote out the corrupt maga official known as Greg Abott that kicks the less fortunate down while exalting the rich who donate to his campaign. bayareahouston.net/2026/08/18/t...
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The Billionaires Who Donated to Greg Abbott in the First Half of 2026
If you think Greg Abbott is on your side you might want to switch sides. In an earlier post, Greg Abbott’s Billionaire Buddies Donations (It’s Not Pretty), I detailed how Greg Abbott accumulated ov…
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Greg Abbott has been bullying school districts for years and has been corrupting the education department. What he does with these school takeovers is fire all of the democratic staff to replace them with maga officials. legacycms.tea.texas.gov/about-tea/le... www.texastribune.org/2026/09/25/t...
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Texas Democrat who championed A-F trigger law says he’s trying to fix schools
Advocates say takeovers help students in underperforming schools, while opponents argue communities lose control of their children’s education.
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I believe that we have a good chance to flip Texas in November. We have the numbers to win but we have to show up to vote. The Texas republicans are primarily maga and will not stop burdening the people with their biased oppressive nature. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/25/t...
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Texas GOP can retain control of the Texas House
Rep. Mitch Little, R-Lewisville, made the remark during a conversation at the Texas Tribune Festival. Another lawmaker urged Paxton to debate Talarico in their race for U.S. Senate.
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Luke Schlaeger @lukeschlaeger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Republicans aren't really bad for this country because they provide a different point of view to learn from. It's the Republicans that support trump who are bad for this country.
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