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Sam McC...

@semcclint.bsky.social
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Political junkie and long time blue dot in TX. Beagle lover.

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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
She is not wrong & we've been paying for it via our high property taxes, utility costs, health, property, auto insurance if you can get &/or afford it, fees if you use clean energy, etc. He sold the lie that TX is cheap, but it's a hidden high cost state so his donors can make their $.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Welcome to Texas! Glad there's a "cold snap" while you're here.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Has anyone ever asked Abbot why we still have to make appointments 6 months-1 year out to get a dmv appointment to renew your license since he instituted that at the height of covid 6 years ago? Could it be because it makes it harder to get ID needed to vote? Gee I wonder (sarcasm intended)
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fortunaly it worked for him at that time, but i don't think people realize that they need to follow up with their county to make sure.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
But knew enough to know that if we hadn't received his voter registration card from the county within 30 days that he would need to register directly with the county.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When my son updated his license from leaner to driver when he turned 18 a few years ago, the lady at the Dallas mega dmv didn't know he could register there by checking a box on his form. I was insistent that he could and got a supervisor invovlved, (con't)
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Also always look to see who mailed it. This one was from America PAC which is elons
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My Gen Z son received this mailer the other day. Came from America PAC which belongs to Elon.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So same old deal with a new name to fake it as a new deal. But what happens when the Danish parliament doesn't approve this "new" deal?
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oh no. I was not aware. I hope their community is rallying and reaching out to ask for help.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I totally get that. While we have old cedar elms and pecans, the oak that sprouted from then seed my son planted 15 years ago is the favorite and most meaningful.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You are not alone. When I smell mesquite or oak or pecan i worry
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The tree that fell today in neighbor's yard was a pecan. We had a Hackberry that was in city of Dallas property fall last week into our property which fortunately for us didn't hit our fence but because it fell onto our property the city says it our problem.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yes. It was a surprise to everyone that this tree collapsed. It had no signs it was in distress.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My home backs up to a greenspace (creek, wildnerness) and it's mostly brown.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The fires are bad for sure. And I don't think people are paying enough attention to what drought means. Our beloved trees are under stress and dying. Just Today, a neighbor with a gorgeous mature tree came home to that tree down (fortunately it didn't hit their house or take down power lines).
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In other words, he won't vote in that race. No way he will ever vote for a Democrat just like other Republicans of that generation.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This might actually be a great metaphor for him.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And I bet she's on his plan because god forbid she has to pay for platinum health care.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
That's because he never needed it since he was privileged enough to have great insurance paid for by his employer at low to no cost to him. Typical what's good for me is not for thee.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It's like an extortion racket and to choose something more adorable means drugs aren't covered. And you can be assured that those that live on SSA won't have their COLA absorb this increase or the increase in traditional Medicare or the at least yearly 20% increase in their supplement.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
If you and or a loved one has a Medicare part D plan, be prepared. Today I received my notice of change and the premium chage was "at least" and that was a 75% increase with a higher deductible, drugs reclassified to higher tiers, and increased co-pays for all tiers. So tired of this...
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
With the Temps being 105+ for the last week and no rain since 7/15, this is not good.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Holy crap.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I don't have restrictions on my diet..but i do know my body. I just know that if there is meat involved, halal works better for me than the standard American diet and who saw the whole pork push as the new and improved protein as a farce.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Can't read the article thanks to the pay wall, but I've been hearing this for the past few years thanks to my foodie husband that halal BBQ is real and is getting rave reviews.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Beagle Freedom Project has been fighting a&m and Paxton for a decade+.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@jamestalarico.bsky.social perhaps reach out to Shannon and her team at BFP.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Anyone following Shannon Keith & the Beagle Freedom Project (BFP) knows that they have been fighting A&M and Paxton for a decade to allow transparency & live releases instead of EU. Over the last decades, they have ton of progress in other states, but because of Paxton, we are barbaric and a scourge
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
She looked like she was enjoying herself. Any that she could be off leash...no way any beagle in my life could ever do that.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
He's been fighting Beagle Freedom Project for a decade to hide what TX A&M is doing and for preventing them from allowing a live outcome for the dogs they subject to testing. And so no surprise that he is about protecting abusers and being a eugenicist.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Beagle Freedom Project has been fighting TXA&M & Paxton for years to get transparency & allowing live outcomes for the beagles that bred for them & for the dogs those they acquire from municipal shelters. He's perfectly fine to hide what a&m is doing to them & killing them & hiding it all.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I couldn't see what the future they saw if he had to take over.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Guess I'm abnormal since I do consider the VP since they are 2nd in line. I never understood why Lieberman was chosen.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Edit: for non central or south American foods
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
SW Dallas. We don't have many ethic food choices that are authentic except for those in the hip areas that over charge. We do have a great Thai place for pho that's a hole in the wall connect to their grocery.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I can't speak to grocers on the east coast as I've never experienced that. But we have some local mercados that we frequent instead for certain items.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We're nowhere near an HEB. And Lowes garden areas are awful. We've always shopped local nurseries or the plant sales at Discover Gardens in the Fall and Spring for natives.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I get that. And is pretty much why we aren't going to the big retailers any more.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Definitely untrue. I live in an area that is deemed "poor." Learned over a decade ago that if I went to the same store in the neighborhood of my son's school across town in a "weathy" area, prices were cheaper and the selection for healthier items were available.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The TX GOP has been going after Muslims since 2024. Their ads then and now are horrific and put our neighbors at significant risk.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So bringing back what wsss debunked in the 70s. Cool.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Too bad not all states make that possible
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Not all states allow out of state or even out of county students vote by mail.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
If they are fortunate enough to be in a state that allows college students to vote even if they are temporary residents.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Keep in mind that voting rules have changed a lot these past few years, especially for those in red states. In my red state being an out of state student isn't a "valid" reason to get a mail ballot. So either we spend out $1k to fly home during early voting or encourage civic engagement there
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is not a surprise.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
And don't forget that they happily gave over our voter info to the doj upon request.
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Polls don't vote, people do. And don't forget that Abbot and Paxton have already threatened to take over Harris County elections (and probably the other metro counties since they will all go democratic) because urban areas are rife with "fraud"
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Sam McC... @semcclint.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
And unlike other states, they gladly handed over our voting data. And have already threatened to take over harris County elections and won't be surprised if they do and those in Dallas, Travis and Bexar counties.
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