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Michelle Palmer for SBOE6

@rabidreader1970.bsky.social
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Teacher, education advocate, 3X Dem nominee for SBOE6, reader, progressive, Texan

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 06/07/2026
Donald Trump is once again openly bragging about his own corruption.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
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Michelle H. Davis @lonestarleft.com · 29/06/2026
He's a bookstore owner, now he's taking on one of Texas' biggest enemies of books.
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Meet The Candidates: Joe Mayes For Texas House District 106
He's a bookstore owner, now he's taking on one of Texas' biggest enemies of books.
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Bevan @bevanowen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It's amazing, is it not? Even though I must have been required to study the Constitution in high school, I've found this recent book by Melissa Murray to be extremely enlightening.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 30/06/2026
At least 3 MILLION people have lost health insurance thanks to Trump & Republicans' refusal to extend ACA tax credits & that's before factoring in their $1 TRILLION Medicaid cut. We need a system that is not vulnerable to this kind of ongoing sabotage. We need Medicare for All.
ACA Marketplace Enrollment Is Down By 3 Million After Big Jump in Premium Payments

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AFT @aft.org · 30/06/2026
The AFT is teaming up with Kids Belong in Classrooms for a training tonight at 8 p.m. EDT on organizing a safe passage network for your schools and communities. Register here ⤵️ zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Organizing a Safe Passage Network. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Safe passage networks are proactive programs designed to protect students from immigration enforcement (ICE) and street violence while commuting to school, particularly in cities like Los Angeles and ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This is the basis for the conservative majority finding standing in today's SCOTUS opinion striking down a key campaign finance law -- that J.D. Vance is running for Senate in 2028.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 30/06/2026
I'm reading Alito's dissent in Trump v. Barbara right now, and this is his "recap" of the majority's position on birthright citizenship. Notice that he completely just...deletes the entire massive section on Dred Scott.
transplanted intact to American soil. As modified, the rule
was that a child born in this country is automatically an
American citizen unless the child is born to tribal Indians
or to a diplomat with immunity from legal process. During
the period before the Civil War, the rule’s status was firm.
After the war, Congress codified the rule in §1 of the Four-
teenth Amendment. And in United States v. Wong Kim Ark,
169 U. S. 649 (1898), this Court issued a binding precedent
confirming what Congress had done.
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Danielle ❌👑 @danielleloveswords.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Down-ballot races determine whether our kids get a racist, Christofascist curriculum or one that will prepare them for the real-world challenges and opportunities that await them. Don’t sleep on down-ballot races. And if you’re in Harris County, look up your SBOE district!
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
WOW!! JD Vance got the Iranians to AGREE to the SAME thing we had under OBAMA in the agreement that TRUMP pulled out of! All it took was months of war, 300 billion to Iran, and one of the biggest US capitulations in history. ART OF THE DEAL, BABY!!
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 22/06/2026
I will never stop exercising my constitutional rights to stand up for Minnesotans and the American freedoms we hold dear. My full statement on DOJ’s politically motivated investigation:
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
“I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody.”
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muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The lessons to draw from this war were knowable before it began, and the people who started it will remain just as impervious to learning from its aftermath.
There was never a plan for this war. There was just a bunch of meatheads, ignorant and proud of it, who said, “I bet it’ll work if you force it.” Like anyone who starts a proposition in that manner, they found out they were wrong, the hard way. Targets were chosen, strikes were planned, a couple weeks of whoop-ass ensued. But whatever happened in the Situation Room amounted to a YouTube clip that sends a dad who’s “pretty sure he knows how to cut down that tree without it falling on his house” out with a chainsaw to meet his destiny. The Strait of Hormuz: America’s Funniest Home Video
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
No lie detected.
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JD Vance Seemingly Just Auditioned To Be A Fox News Host—And Gavin Newsom's Reaction Is Everything
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The Obama Foundation @obamafoundation.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
In electrifying remarks at the Grand Opening Celebration of the Obama Presidential Center, Michelle Obama called on all of us to kindle that hope.
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 20/06/2026
Texas ranchers are facing a threat we thought we had beaten decades ago. Ranchers, livestock producers, and consumers could all end up paying the price. We need every proven tool available to stop this outbreak before it gets worse.
Composite news graphic featuring two images related to the New World screwworm threat. The top image shows a rancher in a cowboy hat standing in a pasture and looking over a herd of cattle, with KWTX and Texas Tribune logos in the corners. The bottom image shows a cow standing in a field at dusk. Large text over the lower image reads: “IT’S A HORRIBLE PARASITE” and “NO FAT TO TRIM: TEXAS BEEF INDUSTRY PROFITS EATEN AWAY BY NEW THREAT — THE SCREWWORM.” The graphic highlights concerns about the economic impact of screwworm infestations on Texas ranchers and the cattle industry.
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 18/06/2026
There's always a tweet. Twice.
Screenshot of a tweet from Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) with a black background. The top left shows his profile picture and a verified checkmark next to his name, with a white "Follow" button to the right. The tweet text reads: "The deal with Iran will go down as one of the most incompetent ever made. The U.S. lost on virtually every point. We just don't win anymore!" The timestamp at the bottom reads: "10:35 PM · 02 Sep 15 from Manhattan, NY".Screenshot of a tweet from Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) with a black background. The top left shows his profile picture and a verified checkmark next to his name, with a white "Follow" button to the right. The tweet text reads: "What a rotten deal we made with Iran. We get nothing (except laughter at our stupidity). They get everything, including delay and big cash!" The timestamp at the bottom reads: "6:29 PM · 24 Nov 13".
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 06/11/2024
Not for nothing, but did you know that Plan B has a shelf life of 4 years when stored at room temperature, away from light and humidity? The more you know, huh? #AltGovCares
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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 14/06/2026
Texas Congressman Lloyd Doggett, who's retiring, has joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus. That brings the group to a record 36 members. The bigger story may be how quickly the stigma surrounding atheism in politics appears to be fading. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/retiring-d...
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Retiring Democrat Lloyd Doggett joins Congressional Freethought Caucus
As he heads out the door, the Texas Democrat is joining the group, which champions reason-based policies and opposes discrimination against atheists
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huckleberrymike.bsky.social @huckleberrymike.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I like your quote better than my mind's overreaction. "‘the abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong" Interior Secretary relaxed rules to allow Fox interview to use this sacred space once. I was dismayed by his crass trespass back in 2020. How does he always get worse?
Trump giving Fox News' Bret Baier an interview in 2020.
Secretary of the Interior relaxed rules to allow it way back then. Many people were dismayed at the use of this ground this way back then.
How quickly we've forgotten to be appalled.
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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Sometimes I read HCR in the morning and I feel like I'm living in another dimension with all the absolutely bizarre and grotesquely un-American things going on. Today is one of those days.
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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
May 10, 1973, the Knicks won the NBA championship. 1 year, 2 months and 30 days later, Nixon resigned from the presidency, ushering in an era of reforms and accountability. (📸: Getty)
Soaring black and white photo of 1973 Knick’s v Lakers.
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C.R. Denis @crdenis.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Last night sixteen service members lined the path of UFC fighters at the Lincoln Memorial. The military’s highest honor. Reserved for funerals for heroes. Today they enter the ring from the Oval Office. Where Kennedy sat during the Missile Crisis. He owns the stock. That is the institution now.
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Mary Nasca @mnasca.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Using the military’s “highest ceremonial formation” for this is an insult to every American, but especially to anyone who has served in the military. @hcrichardson.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
The fighters walked from Lincoln's statue down the steps of the memorial through the Armed Forces Full Honor Cordon, a pathway formed between two groups made up of sixteen service members in dress uniforms. This is the U.S. military's highest ceremonial formation, usually reserved for heads of state, foreign dignitaries, senior officials, and funerals for military heroes.
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rmtf.bsky.social @rmtf.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
This whole hoo-ha on the front lawn is because when he goes to public sporting events he gets booed out of the stadium. So true to form, he creates, at taxpayer expense mind you, an “alternative sports event” where everyone is cheering him so he can brag that the country loves him.
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Kat 🕊️ @smith83k.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I owe President Obama my life! Without his #ACA, I would have died and my husband bankrupt due to getting cancer mid-year. His #ACA eliminated the pre-existing condition clause. I was one of the 10 letters and have his letter. I couldn’t appreciate anyone more on #ObamaAppreciationDay! #Pinks 💖
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 14/06/2026
Trump entered a war of choice with no plan for how to end it and our families paying the price.   It's beyond time Congress put an end to Trump's costly and illegal Iran War.
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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Amazing, clarifying conversation with Stanford law school's Pam Karlan on SCOTUS and the dismantling of the Second Reconstruction
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A Huge Shift is Underway at SCOTUS | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
Voting rights have gone from a SCOTUS sidebar to the main dish this term, as the right-wing supermajority disassembles the second reconstruction.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Zelenskyy has released a photo of him with a chart showing rising disapproval for Putin: “If Putin keeps ignoring reality, Ukraine may eventually be negotiating a deal with someone else in Russia who will.”
Zelenskyy holding Putin disapproval chart
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Andrew L. Seidel @andrewlseidel.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Great op-ed by David Williamson, @freethoughtful.bsky.social : You cannot freely exercise your faith if the government prefers someone else’s. Divisive, exclusionary, and false are all bad enough. Worse, “In God We Trust” is un-American. mrf.lu/9pbs
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Commentary: ‘In God We Trust’ is an un-American motto
Roughly 58 million Americans do not affirm belief in any god or universal spirit. Americans can agree on a great many th
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Once more, the point of having military guards in full dress at the White House Nitro Circus sponsored by Black Rifle Coffee Company isn’t that this all presents a coherent vision of America. It’s a show of dominance, of publicly degrading our symbols and institutions to proclaim that they own them.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
16% say it”s appropriate to hold a cage match at the White House. Voters want Trump to take care if Americans…. Not to fixate on himself mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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Few Americans back Trump's UFC White House event, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
UFC Freedom 250 on Trump's birthday has less support from Americans than you may think.
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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Kalshi and Polymarket are such a clear example of why there were laws around gambling for so long. I don’t think anyone knew it would go that way, but it went that way so fucking fast.
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Harris County Democratic Party (HCDP) @harriscodemocrats.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Freedom is an action. 🖤❤️💚 HCDP has 3 ways to celebrate Juneteenth & make a difference this weekend: 📍 June 13 — Acres Home Parade | 10 AM 📍 June 20 — HBAD Picnic | 11 AM 📍 June 20 — Jubilee & Health Drive | 1:30 PM Show up, Houston. 💙 #Juneteenth2026 #HarrisCounty #HCDP
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Epstein clients arrested: 0
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
1. States are not just allowing AI data centers to be built. States are spending BILLIONS to incentivize tech giants to build data centers. And its creating major issues for state budgets.
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How data centers are blowing a hole in state budgets
States are paying billions to subsidize the AI boom
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
History is going to remember who stood up and who folded when they tried to hand the DOJ to a personal fixer. Make sure your Senator is on the record. Send your letter opposing Todd Blanche right now: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Your Senators: Oppose Todd Blanche for Attorney General
Contact Congress today!
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/06/2026
"There was no need for such a fund, because there were no such victims. This chief grievance of Trump and his MAGA cult is a myth that’s been created to cover up the many transgressions of Trump himself."
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Trump’s “weaponization” claim is total BS
The $1.8 billion slush fund may be gone (for now), but Trump's sticking with this hogwash.
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Chron.com @chron.com · 10/06/2026
The New World Screwworm has sparked a bitter feud between Texas and USDA.
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'I've got to move': Texas' Sid Miller blasts USDA over flesh-eating fly threat
The New World Screwworm has sparked a bitter feud between Texas and USDA.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Six years ago, the New York Times published his piece I wrote with FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, explaining that complaints about slow vote counts were misplaced and we needed to be patient. Not anymore, I guess.
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Opinion | Take Some Deep Breaths and Prepare to Wait for Election Results (Published 2020)
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Do you hear that? I think I hear Fox News prepping a lot of "news stories" about trans kids in high school sports.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
That’s called a bribe.
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The Eyewall @theeyewallwx.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Today we focus in on the moisture coming out of the Pacific, across the Gulf, and into the Southern U.S. this weekend, as well as the heavy rain it may produce. We also take a look at the situation in the East Pacific as El Niño is beginning to flex. Read below or at theeyewall.com.
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Pacific tropical moisture will assist heavy rain chances this weekend across the Southern U.S.
And the Eastern Pacific is quite warm!
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Hi! I'm Bret Rhett Chet, here to tell you why you should buy and hodl SpaceX stonk. For a mere $135/share, you get pro forma tangible book value of $7.85/share, an immediate 94% dilution. New investors are putting up 48% of all capital ever invested in SpaceX in exchange for 4.2% of the shares. /1
SpaceX prospectus dilution table with all those figures
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10/06/2026
Reminder: as ICE just got $70 billion more (fuck ICE), we are still sending out whistles to anyone who wants them. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
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3D Printed Whistles | Linktree
We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 3000) & where to send them.
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
A delightful cartoon of a rainbow holding a flower that says a cab. At the same image I bust out every time one of these stories comes out
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Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I have yet to hear a reason why taking a week to count votes presents any substantive problem. Everything boils down to "it's annoying, to me"
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The DemoCraftHTX - Judy Kay Craft @democrafthtx.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Sherrilyn Ifill is well worth reading: “Our Constitution Is Not Colorblind open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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Our Constitution Is Not Colorblind
It may be that the most consequential sentence of the Supreme Court’s latest decision in Allen v.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
A married Ken Paxton having multiple affairs that led his wife to file for divorce on "biblical grounds"? Not a problem. A single James Talarico dating one woman and then, my God, later dating another? SCANDAL. (And as always: Paxton Pardoned a Pedophile)
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