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Brother in law is east of Paris and North of Honey Grove. This is what it did to some of the transmission towers along Hwy. 82.

89% of Twitter revenue is based on ads. Ads are dependent upon eyeballs. Therefore Elon should pay ME 8 buck too peruse his platform.

Thrift store for 20 bucks. Bad motor. Replacement motor unit with new warranty 50 bucks from Dyson.

About 1.9 million more registered voters. An increase of 11.8% according to DMN/Census Bureau. Not sure what the overall population increase was.

Probably closer to 5ish from Collin County.

How many from Collin County?

Not only that but Dallas only had a 6% increase in registered voters. Most surrounding counties had pretty big increases. Tarrant at 12%. Collin at 19% and Denton at 22%. Kaufman 29% and Rockwall 26%. People moving from the big city to the ‘burbs? Statewide was 12%.

They have already gone to the: Liberal city crime out of control If it could happen to him it could happen to your family Etc.

I would gladly comply with your request if not for the unfortunate incident on Bison Trail near Main on the ride home.

I wore my Sombrero and nobody said anything. Blew off my head three times on the ride over.

Beautiful day yesterday. Rode the Patriot Cruiser to my nearest polling location and took care of business. Don’t know if ballots are the same everywhere but the check boxes are pretty close together so not hard to fat-finger the wrong box. Check your ballot.

Meanwhile in N. Texas https://mailchi.mp/1f84b0e7c48a/frisco-trump-victory-train-july-21-7-pm-12157431?fbclid=IwAR1Xk59xoCFdNWGkdSUNnqcoZXdzIukTgSEELJZAZclsNa8Cll2jdRAD0F8

They did recommend: Collier Garza Kleberg Warford Hays For the US house it was Dems for: Districts 5 30 32 33 Republican 12(Kay Granger) No Recommendations 3 4 24

“A majority of Texans do not agree with the near absolute ban on abortion that Abbott has supported. But it’s also true that a majority of Texans have consistently backed politicians who have called for a limit on abortion rights. Abbott would be wise to listen to the American middle and find common ground between the ban currently in place and what was the law of the land under Roe vs. Wade. On guns and in the age of terrifying mass shootings like those in Uvalde, Sutherland Springs, El Paso and Santa Fe, Abbott has to recognize that the Second Amendment does not amount to an absolute right to individual ownership of firearms. There is broad agreement that Americans have the right to bear arms but that this right has to be balanced with reasonable regulation that will make us all safer. That includes instituting red flag laws and universal background checks, limiting ammunition purchases and magazine sizes and setting an age limit at 21 on firearm purchases. Abbott’s opponent, Democrat Beto O’Rourke, 50, continues to demonstrate that he is an effective campaigner who is willing to go into solidly red parts of this state to try to sway voters. His openness is appealing in contrast to Abbott’s insularity. But after all of these years of campaigning, for the Senate, for president and now for governor, it’s still unclear how O’Rourke would lead. He seems to shift with the moment and the audience. While he uses moderating language, many of his root ideas flow from progressive ideology, from eliminating the STAAR test to his statement on the campaign trail that sending state troopers and guardsmen to the border was a “solution in search of a problem.” Many on the left reflexively condemned Abbott’s Operation Lone Star that devoted billions in state dollars to sending state law enforcement and military to the border. While there have been concerns about the program, it was a response to a genuine failure by the federal government to enforce border security. And while his decision to bus migrants who volunteered to large self-defined sanctuary cities in the north was a stunt, it was not the cruel treatment that it was portrayed as and it did raise awareness about a true crisis. The work of actually governing a state as big and complex as Texas requires hard decisions. Abbott has not gotten all of those decisions right. And he risks his legacy if he fails to lead this state as the pluralistic place that it is. But his time in office has seen Texas become stronger even as we have faced major challenges. Voters should give him another term”

Not exactly a ringing endorsement: “This is not an unreserved recommendation. The Republican Party of Texas that Abbott leads has become a deeply troubled organization where conspiracy theories, election denial and blind partisanship have taken root. Many of its leaders have no intention of governing broadly, but rather holding onto a narrow majority as a path to power. Abbott is not untouched by this, though he has not wholly embraced the aggressively partisan rhetoric that defines other top elected Republican officials in Texas. He has, however, changed in his years in office and has been pulled from the pro-business moderate he once was into a far more strident leader. He has become more insular, meeting less often with a broad group of business leaders, for example, who could offer him insights that would be valuable to maintaining our growth and prosperity. If he continues down the road he’s on and follows the worst elements of his party, it will be dangerous for the state. Business leaders across the country are looking at how Abbott and Texas Republicans have led on abortion and guns, and some are taking pause.” Dallas News, - 10/23/2022 - Page 116 https://edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?edid=ae6509f4-896d-4fee-8ca4-cfbf8d76d042&pnum=116

The “bipartisan” app they use to report voting irregularities

You better you better you bet.

Yeah, Abbott is well funded. https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/18/greg-abbott-texas-fundraising-governor-donors/

That’s what I thought when I saw that lineup. Cannon fodder until they can lure someone good enough(brave enough?) to take on The Musers.

Interesting John Oliver segment on crime reporting.

Some pretty good basic background on what was going down in ‘79 and how we got there. Very well done a lots of interviews with people who were there. https://www.hbo.com/hostages