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DonnaHackemackBryant

@oldnbitter.bsky.social
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Diehard screaming liberal. Environmental & gun control activist. Grammar & punctuation nazi, Oxford comma advocate. Texas Aggie Democrat (not an oxymoron). Dog & human Mama & Oma. On Threads @schpinna. Also on Facebook.

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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
😡 www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
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Exclusive: Spending on state-led Bluebonnet curriculum could top $1B
The amounts are the first public accounting of the program, which is part of a broader overhaul of the state’s K-12 education system under Gov. Greg Abbott.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
T47 wants LA & SD bombed: “The President is advocating for an attack on 10+ million U.S. residents in two of America’s largest cities.” HCR October 6, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-6-...?
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October 6, 2026
Judging from his social media posts, Trump is panicking.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So, MAGA, those of you with daughters—how do you feel about sodomizing rapists getting sweetheart deals from your US Senate candidate? www.sacurrent.com/news/politic...
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Ken Paxton's office struck plea deals in three other sex abuse cases beyond one facing scrutiny
The revelation comes as the Texas Attorney General struggles to gain ground with voters in his U.S. Senate race.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yes, Pete Hegseth is so incompetent that our troops go without necessary medical care, but at least they are called "warriors" now while they go untreated. So it all evens out . . .
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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Hell's VIP Section is currently full. Please make other arrangements.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Urge the EPA to Uphold Its Authority to Regulate Power Sector Emissions
In another stunning move, Trump's Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule to eliminate its ability to apply ANY regulations to power sector emissions. Submit a public comment pushing back ...
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Holy simoleons. This epistle from political legend Dr Richard Murray is full of interesting things (like costs of ad buys) that most of us don’t know. Long but WORTH IT. Read it here: www.uh.edu/hobby/murray...
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s official: the whole world knows the US govt is controlled by thieves & war criminals. Vote next month like your life depends on it. HCR October 5, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-5-...?
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October 5, 2026
Last night, on October 4, U.S.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I love this quote from @amymcgrath.bsky.social regarding the Russian research lab plague outbreak: “sitting in the White House right now is Donald Trump, surrounded by a D-minus national security team.” YES, WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Over-reach & lousy planning & execution, maybe? Sound familiar? Apparently, incompetence is the new global leadership superpower. www.reuters.com/business/med...
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The US said China was priming a trade superweapon. Then it vanished.
Four years ago, the United States warned that China was poised to unleash a state-backed digital dragnet that would rapidly expand across the globe and give Beijing unprecedented insight into the flow...
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Show Your Support for Student Survivors of Sexual Assault
Students deserve to feel safe and protected. Sign on this petition to demand Cornell and the Trump administration do better for student survivors.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Holy wow. This would be game-changing. www.autoimmuneinstitute.org/covid_timeli...
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Synthetic Nanoparticle Blocks COVID-19 by Nearly 99% in Lab Tests
Scientists from Swansea University, Freie Universität Berlin, and Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin have developed a synthetic sugar-coated nanoparticle that can almost completely block SARS-CoV-2 fr...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm not running to bow to a corporation. I'm not running to raise your utility rates or help them do it. I'm not running so that your premium goes up and everybody looks the other way. I'm running to fight for you.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Don't let banks abandon our communities | NRDC
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
action.nrdc.org/letter/5350-...
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Tell Dollar Stores: Protect Shoppers from Toxic Chemicals | NRDC
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
What is it with the US Navy executing/murdering people just for being in boats? These rabid naval commanders need to be court-martialed.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Coming soon to a freshly elected, Democrat-dominated Congress near you: The 47 Story—a tale of cupidity, stupidity, incompetence, & gross corruption. HCR October 4, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-4-...?
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October 4, 2026
On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicar...
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
All of his plans are devastating. www.texastribune.org/2026/10/01/t...
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Trump’s proposed diesel exports ban could hurt Texas refineries
Experts say the president’s goal of lowering gas prices by prohibiting exports would devastate the energy sector and cause fuel shortages.
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Monty 🇨🇦 @onlymonty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Go Bills! Canada loves you Buffalo…
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I believe in Medicare for All like I believe in public schools. There for you no matter what.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Looks like I’ll be voting for at least one republican on the ballot. www.texasobserver.org/blue-wave-gr...
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A Blue Wave Could Sweep Greg Abbott's Handpicked Houston Judges Out of Office
But experts say that, as Harris County judicial seats have swung with the political tides, it’s not partisanship that matters for criminal defendants.
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Matt Leeds @mleeds2048.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A very happy 34th anniversary to First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama, I love their love. 💙
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hiding the truth like the AH he is. www.texastribune.org/2026/10/02/j...
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Paxton ally opposes Talarico’s bid to unseal AG’s depositions
Talarico’s campaign in August asked the court to unseal a pair of years-old depositions Paxton sat for, arguing the transcripts are “of immense public importance.”
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West Coast News @westcoastnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Michigan Democratic #Senate candidate Abdul #El-Sayed, an #epidemiologist and former public #health-official, rallied with #California nurses for #Medicare for All and AI safeguards to prevent denying care or replacing workers. Sen. Bernie #Sanders joined virtually. www.kqed.org/news/1210189...
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Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Progressive Star, Rallies With Nurses in SF | KQED
Medicare for All and stronger AI regulations are among the priorities for the U.S. Senate hopeful, who declined to weigh in on California’s proposed billionaire tax.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Endless corruption.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Our “POTUS” is full of Ps—Pest. Poxy. Puny. Pathetic. Pitiful. Psychotic. Pedophile. Do you have more? #ITMF HCR October 2, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...?
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October 2, 2026
Trump held a campaign rally tonight in Mobile, Alabama, the city where, as Shawn McCreesh of the New York Times recalled, his MAGA rallies really took off in August 2015, when more than 30,000 people ...
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They know their gubner: 2-faced & fork-tongued. www.texastribune.org/2026/10/02/t...
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Flock is keeping state-funded cameras on in Texas
Some local officials have suggested they expect Abbott will reinstate funding for the surveillance cameras, which are politically unpopular, after the election.
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Patricia💟☮️☯️ @patricianns.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yes, Willie! We agree!
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Harris County Clerk’s Office Launches Harris Votes App
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Putin threatening nuclear strikes on Europe, & 47 threatening nuclear strikes on Iran (bc there aren’t enough conventional weapons remaining to wreak the destruction he craves). Impeach this mutt. NOW. HCR October 1, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-1-...?
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October 1, 2026
John Hudson of the Washington Post reported this evening that the Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated for European and Mid...
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Blood. Boiling. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Trump’s border wall construction cut into an ancient ground carving older than Stonehenge
The Las Playas Intaglio carving of a huge fish is at least 2,000 years older than the first Egyptian pyramid, according to researchers’ estimations.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“It’s the corruption. The corruption. The brazen, blatant corruption.” joycevance.substack.com/p/another-ba...?
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Another Bad Day in Court for Trump
Today, as Trump was busy trying (and failing) to convince his own people that “affordability” is a word made up by Democrats, the courts were having a field day with him.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
"I can go ramp, I can go stairs" -- Trump's audience in Texas gives him an extremely tepid round of applause as he brags about being able to go up stairs without falling
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
JUST IN: Governor Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pilot community solar program, maybe the first in the nation, to benefit lower income residents. All y’all b*tchin’ about the tax increase HC passed can stuff this in your pipes & smoke it. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
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Harris County's new solar plan could cut some energy bills by nearly $1,000
Harris County officials say its new solar initiative could reduce electricity costs for up to 10,000 eligible households by nearly $1,000 a year.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nononononono. This is some serious last-straw bullsh*t. US CONGRESS—do your damn job.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Klobuchar on Schmitt: "He's not aware that there's also women's sports ... because they wanted to do this to distract everyone, I would say they got their comeuppance"
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Throwing money at a corrupt candidate. Hope they drain their dark money reservoirs & choke when Talarico wins anyway. www.texastribune.org/2026/10/01/t...
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Thune, Senate GOP rain cash on Texas to boost Ken Paxton
With the Senate GOP majority hinging on a red Texas, Republicans spent an eye-popping $122 million in September to support nominee Ken Paxton. But the polls have hardly budged.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bush 43 apologists, read the 2nd paragraph a few times. 47 is a piker, in human terms, by contrast; 43 is a bigger monster. HCR September 30, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...?
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September 30, 2026
A Washington Post headline today read: “U.S.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Seniors need tax relief, yes, but ZERO? I’m a senior, & I don’t mind paying SOME school taxes, bc I’m not a boneheaded Republican. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/30/t...
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Texas seniors benefit the most from homestead exemptions, study says
State lawmakers passed generous homestead exemptions that have allowed some 60% of Texas homeowners age 65 and up to pay $0 in school property taxes.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If they’re “Trump accounts,” taxpayers are getting screwed somehow.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s #HumpARepublicanDay.
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DonnaHackemackBryant @oldnbitter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There’s a reason for that. Lying to our eyes.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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