The TX GOP electorate read about Paxton’s alleged crimes, ignored the fact that his own political party voted for his impeachment as TX Attorney General and shouted through the ballot box “we want that illegal behavior and moral failings in a national office representing us.”

The  fact that the Texas GOP electorate preferred Paxton, one of the most corrupt candidates for a national office in modern history, excluding Donald Trump, over Cornyn independent of Trump’s backing is very telling….

Teachers say classrooms need to start failing students because no child ... youtube.com/shorts/-YHbQplvY… via @YouTube

This has “America First” written all over it. Oil Hits Wartime High Above $120 a Barrel as Standoff Shows No End in Sight nytimes.com/2026/04/30/busin… via @NYTimes

BME Point-of-Care Molecular Diagnostics Course at @UTBiomedical taught and run by the incredible colleague @NPanpradist Bravo for a special educational tool. @BMESociety

The United States is neither omnipotent not omniscient. We are only 6% of the world’s population & we cannot impose our will upon the other 94% of mankind. We cannot right every wrong or reverse each adversity. There cannot be an American solution to every world problem. - JFK

I live in TX, which I know is oil rich. So why is gas in this metro $3.899, up roughly $1 in last 4,weeks, and I’m paying almost $60 to fill the tank with 87 unleaded? Is there an 80 unleaded for cheaper?

“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response: A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief. Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty. Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege. And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless – and he kicks them when they are down. So the fact that a significant minority – perhaps a third – of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think ‘Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that: • Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are. • You don’t need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man. This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump. And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish: ‘My God… what… have… I… created?' If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.

That’s the MAGA playbook!

Meacham noted that America as a multiracial democracy is really only 60 years old. He also noted that #MorningJoe co-host Mika has been able to vote at the federal level for just over 100 years. The struggle for a more perfect Union continues.

You mean the Sugar Canes that represent what once was a major source of revenue for the island and was destroyed by US government laws

Bad Bunny had a cultural inclusive party on one of the world’s biggest stages. Every American should be proud.

Okay, that Half Time show by Bad Bunny was a vibe! Didn’t need to know the lyrics to enjoy the pride, passion, and spirit that was brought to the entire performance! All of the dancers, bands, and Bad Bunny were such a blast to see on the stage! 👏🏻 #SuperBowl #BadBunny #HalfTime

Due process for the Good and Pretti killings, which includes thorough investigations, must be preserved

Due process for the Good and Pretti killings, which includes thorough investigations, must be preserved.

As the outrage grows of the Feds blocking MN authorities from Pretti investigation, let’s not forget Renee Good’s too. Hello?!?! F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/po… via @NYTimes

The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act. nytimes.com/2026/01/25/opini… via @NYTOpinion

Lie. Lie again. Never back track or admit lying. When forced into a corner, change the subject. Lie about the new subject. Never, ever admit you lied or were wrong. The GOP way.