Abbott being Abbott

[Cap33 384]

I wish the media were better at interviewing. She should have followed up by asking what the fuck difference does the number make, and why won't he answer the question. 

And it never ceases to amaze how bad he is at talking. Such an insincere and dumb man.

[Captainant 27638]

2 minutes ago, Cap33 said:

I wish the media were better at interviewing. She should have followed up by asking what the fuck difference does the number make, and why won't he answer the question. 

And it never ceases to amaze how bad he is at talking. Such an insincere and dumb man.

So many of our social problems would be better addressed if our "public" sources of information were better about actually getting useful information and not just repeated soundbites ad nauseum

[C-Man 27194]

Someone punch this pile of shit ….
 

Hate that motherfucker more and more each day

[tx 3 putt 76874]

7 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Hate that motherfucker more and more each day

[tx 3 putt 76874]

11 minutes ago, Cap33 said:

I wish the media were better at interviewing. She should have followed up by asking what the fuck difference does the number make, and why won't he answer the question. 

And it never ceases to amaze how bad he is at talking. Such an insincere and dumb man.

all of abbott’s ‘interviews’ are staged with questions he’s provided or has before hand 

[Smax 3800]

Texas passes on $450 million summer lunch program for low-income families

 

Doesn't mention abbott but I'm sure this was his doing and I'm positive Jesus would be proud ....

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/22/texas-federal-summer-lunch-program/

 

This year 35 states will participate in a $2.5 billion federal nutrition program that will help low-income parents buy groceries for their children when free school meals are unavailable during the summer months.

But Texas, which has 3.8 million children eligible for the program, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has opted not to join this national effort. If it had, qualifying families would have received $120 per child through a pre-loaded card for the three summer months. The USDA calculated that Texas is passing on a total of $450 million in federal tax dollars that would have gone to eligible families here.

When the USDA notified Texas Health and Human Services Commission officials of their new Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, or EBT program on Dec. 29, that gave the nation’s second largest state only six months to get it up and running and that’s not enough time, said Tiffany Young, a spokesperson for the state agency.

Although the summer program would involve two other agencies as well – the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Department of Agriculture – HHSC would have to bear the brunt of the work because they would have to coordinate and direct the distribution of the preloaded cards to qualifying families.

Already on their plate is the cumbersome unwinding of Medicaid coverage. Since last April, the agency has removed more than 2 million Texans from the program since the federal government lifted continuous coverage rules during the pandemic, forcing those who still qualify for coverage to reapply.

From HHSC’s perspective, launching an entirely new program would be at this time. Additionally, the USDA would only cover 50% of the administrative expenses for Summer EBT. It would be up to the state to cover the residual cost.

For more than 3 million Texas children, school lunch may be the only full meal they get each day. According to Feeding Texas, a nonprofit organization that supplies food banks across the state, one in five children are affected by food insecurity — defined as an insufficient amount or unreliable sources of food to sustain oneself.

 

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers the free and reduced meal program for students during the school year. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said he understands the disappointment some families have about Texas’ decision not to participate this year. . He said his agency would have assisted if the decision was made to participate.

“The problem we’re facing — and we face this at the TDA in our school meals program and our summer feeding programs — everything is so much more expensive,” Miller said. “An extra 40 dollars could have gone a long way to offset that.”

Every Texan petitioned alongside statewide and regional organizations for the program last November, signing a letter to Cecile Young, executive commissioner of HHSC.

“Summer EBT is something that we have been advocating for for years, because we know how hard it is in a state as spread out as Texas to access enough food, to be able to afford enough food for their kids when school is closed,” Rachel Cooper told The Texas Tribune.

Though not as comprehensive as Summer EBT, food insecure children still have options for food assistance during the summer. Miller told the Tribune that “kids aren’t going to get fed any less” on account of the TDA’s expansion of their Summer Meals Program. Children 18 and under are eligible to receive a free meal at their meal sites across the state.

Parents can also find out if their child’s school district is one of many that provide free meals during the summer. National organizations, such as the YMCA and Boys & Girls Club, provide summer meal assistance at select locations.

Though it remains possible to secure a balanced meal without Summer EBT, Cooper believes it is still possible and necessary for Texas to join the program in 2025.

“Our kids need it,” Cooper said. “They deserve it, and we just need to do our part.”

[4th&Five 41519]

Fucking gross. Just evil and cruel. 

[tx 3 putt 76874]

Old limp dick isn’t going to let bama show him up …

 

[StassneyHorn 6574]

The main issue here is these guys keep fucking up my company stock for a bunch of people who claim they are business friendly /s

Patiently waiting as they become experts in IUI/IVF/ICSI in the upcoming weeks

[HornOnTheBayou 8919]

1 hour ago, Smax said:

Already on their plate is the cumbersome unwinding of Medicaid coverage. Since last April, the agency has removed more than 2 million Texans from the program since the federal government lifted continuous coverage rules during the pandemic, forcing those who still qualify for coverage to reapply.

 

Sorry we can't provide food for kids during the summer, because we're too busy making sure they don't have access to affordable health insurance. Fuck fuck fuck.

[atomheartbevo 89629]

We really need to change the state motto. These Republicans are constantly making a mockery of it.

[Satchel 6934]

5 hours ago, Smax said:

Texas passes on $450 million summer lunch program for low-income families

 

Doesn't mention abbott but I'm sure this was his doing and I'm positive Jesus would be proud ....

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/22/texas-federal-summer-lunch-program/

 

This year 35 states will participate in a $2.5 billion federal nutrition program that will help low-income parents buy groceries for their children when free school meals are unavailable during the summer months.

But Texas, which has 3.8 million children eligible for the program, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has opted not to join this national effort. If it had, qualifying families would have received $120 per child through a pre-loaded card for the three summer months. The USDA calculated that Texas is passing on a total of $450 million in federal tax dollars that would have gone to eligible families here.

When the USDA notified Texas Health and Human Services Commission officials of their new Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, or EBT program on Dec. 29, that gave the nation’s second largest state only six months to get it up and running and that’s not enough time, said Tiffany Young, a spokesperson for the state agency.

Although the summer program would involve two other agencies as well – the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Department of Agriculture – HHSC would have to bear the brunt of the work because they would have to coordinate and direct the distribution of the preloaded cards to qualifying families.

Already on their plate is the cumbersome unwinding of Medicaid coverage. Since last April, the agency has removed more than 2 million Texans from the program since the federal government lifted continuous coverage rules during the pandemic, forcing those who still qualify for coverage to reapply.

From HHSC’s perspective, launching an entirely new program would be at this time. Additionally, the USDA would only cover 50% of the administrative expenses for Summer EBT. It would be up to the state to cover the residual cost.

For more than 3 million Texas children, school lunch may be the only full meal they get each day. According to Feeding Texas, a nonprofit organization that supplies food banks across the state, one in five children are affected by food insecurity — defined as an insufficient amount or unreliable sources of food to sustain oneself.

 

The Texas Department of Agriculture administers the free and reduced meal program for students during the school year. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said he understands the disappointment some families have about Texas’ decision not to participate this year. . He said his agency would have assisted if the decision was made to participate.

“The problem we’re facing — and we face this at the TDA in our school meals program and our summer feeding programs — everything is so much more expensive,” Miller said. “An extra 40 dollars could have gone a long way to offset that.”

Every Texan petitioned alongside statewide and regional organizations for the program last November, signing a letter to Cecile Young, executive commissioner of HHSC.

“Summer EBT is something that we have been advocating for for years, because we know how hard it is in a state as spread out as Texas to access enough food, to be able to afford enough food for their kids when school is closed,” Rachel Cooper told The Texas Tribune.

Though not as comprehensive as Summer EBT, food insecure children still have options for food assistance during the summer. Miller told the Tribune that “kids aren’t going to get fed any less” on account of the TDA’s expansion of their Summer Meals Program. Children 18 and under are eligible to receive a free meal at their meal sites across the state.

Parents can also find out if their child’s school district is one of many that provide free meals during the summer. National organizations, such as the YMCA and Boys & Girls Club, provide summer meal assistance at select locations.

Though it remains possible to secure a balanced meal without Summer EBT, Cooper believes it is still possible and necessary for Texas to join the program in 2025.

“Our kids need it,” Cooper said. “They deserve it, and we just need to do our part.”

Well, it really is the [nationalist] Christian thing to do.

[Satchel 6934]

Anybody get the feeling that Abbott’s owners are leaning on him pretty heavily to make good on his promise to sign voucher legislation into law?

[atomheartbevo 89629]

14 minutes ago, Satchel said:

Anybody get the feeling that Abbott’s owners are leaning on him pretty heavily to make good on his promise to sign voucher legislation into law?

I’m surprised he’s not threatening to call a special session this year.

[Satchel 6934]

17 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I’m surprised he’s not threatening to call a special session this year.

Me too. Those west Texas billionaires have him cornered. They want the promised ROI and they want it now.

[WBT 20561]

On 2/19/2024 at 2:30 PM, FirstTimeCaller said:

Also, this is longcat, but it shows that the upcoming primary is going to be wild. Abbott is going crazy for the voucher plan (you know, the one that he's always been a champion for for literally decades months since he got a $6 million donation about it). He is going hard against his own party and if he doesn't win these races with his preferred candidate, watch out.

Here is Ernest Bailes from east Texas on Facebook earlier today. He is one of the Republicans who voted against vouchers. Abbott is now campaigning against him, not on vouchers (which aren't really that interesting to voters) but on immigration/Colony Ridge (right wing media red meat).

This is scorched earth sorta stuff against Abbott. You thought that the disfunction between the Governor, House, and Senate was bad before? Wait if these reps keep their seats and come back to Austin in 2025.

 

*fealty

[YGIFS 19449]

If public schools can’t make good on summer meals. And private schools can via voucher programs, maybe the rural legislators will come around after feeling the squeeze?   This is 101 folks.  It gets worse though.  

[Longhorn_Fan68 33867]

Abbott: I don't know shit about IVF but I'm gonna fix it!

gawd damn we are truly ruled by the stupidest among us. do only stupid choose to be politicians? it sure seems like it

[YGIFS 19449]

Maybe he’ll rid Texas of IVF like he eradicate left rape?  Too soon too soon?

[Satchel 6934]

Texas has spent more than $148 million busing migrants to other parts of the country

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/21/texas-migrants-busing-cost-greg-abbott/
Since Gov. Greg Abbott announced the program in 2022, Texas has paid to bus more than 102,000 migrants to cities around the country.

This should put an end to the specious argument about scarcity and abundance. It’s should be a debate about priorities and allocation.

[Leeroy Jenkins 2402]

10 minutes ago, Satchel said:

Texas has spent more than $148 million busing migrants to other parts of the country

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/21/texas-migrants-busing-cost-greg-abbott/
Since Gov. Greg Abbott announced the program in 2022, Texas has paid to bus more than 102,000 migrants to cities around the country.

This should put an end to the specious argument about scarcity and abundance. It’s should be a debate about priorities and allocation.

Someone needs to start digging into who is making bank on these transports.  

Edited February 26 by Leeroy Jenkins

[bolverk 29656]

https://www.threads.net/@stonekettle/post/C30ua0NpaTE

[Gap03 3304]

13 minutes ago, Leeroy Jenkins said:

Someone needs to start digging who is making bank on this transports.  

According to KXAN, most of the money has gone to Wynne Transportation, LLC, which was acquired by Avalon Motor Coaches, LLC back in Feb. 2023.  Avalon Motor Coaches, LLC is a Texas company owned by Virgin-Fish, Inc., a California company.  It looks like the president and owner is a guy named Jeff Brush.  Wouldn't be surprised to see this guy somewhere on Abbott's donor list, but I didn't see anything on quick inspection.

Texas has paid more than $124M to bus 100K migrants to sanctuary cities (kxan.com)

Federal Register :: Avalon Motor Coaches, LLC-Acquisition of Control-Wynne Transportation, LLC

[High Plains Drifter 11033]

40 minutes ago, bolverk said:

https://www.threads.net/@stonekettle/post/C30ua0NpaTE

 

If you are poor, and you want to fuck over some other poor person (who has kids), call CPS and anonymously tell them that the poor person you want to fuck over smokes dope has a transgender kid. CPS will show up and search the house for dope estrogen. Don't want your house searched? Then they take your kids. 

Happens everyday in Texas. When my wife worked for legal aid, she was constantly suing CPS so a fucked over (usually single mom) parent could get their kids back for this very reason. 

 

So, lets get on those phone people. Those anonymous CPS reports aren't going to make themselves. 

 

 

Edited February 26 by High Plains Drifter

[tx 3 putt 76874]

Fuck this worthless douche 

[CooterBrown 18004]

Since the mid-70s, there's been no need to "fix" IVF. If it now needs fixing after 40+ years, maybe you're the reason it's fucked up, you cunt.

 

 

[Smax 3800]

20 hours ago, Satchel said:

Me too. Those west Texas billionaires have him cornered. They want the promised ROI and they want it now.

I was under the impression the voucher push was from Jeff Yass out of Pennsylvania ?

[atomheartbevo 89629]

3 hours ago, bolverk said:

https://www.threads.net/@stonekettle/post/C30ua0NpaTE

The article was from two years ago, but it still stands - this is what Abbott and Paxton are doing to Texas   

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/texas-governor-calls-citizens-report-parents-transgender-kids-abuse-rcna17455

 

[Covri 6244]

3 hours ago, Leeroy Jenkins said:

Someone needs to start digging into who is making bank on these transports.  

Joan Wynne

[Huckleberry 32849]

Wrong thread somehow

Edited February 27 by Huckleberry

[CTC2 2791]

If a pregnant woman get broadsided by a 18 wheeler and she loses her baby, the same fetus and embryo loving Red Hats are the first to say that it wasn’t a life in being so no recovery. 

[tx 3 putt 76874]

On 2/25/2024 at 10:33 AM, atomheartbevo said:

He’s a UT grad and is still dumb as fuck.

all schools have shitty grads …. Also

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/26/university-texas-austin-dei-ban-students/

[Huckleberry 32849]

Wait it was the right thread. Ha. 

The entire doublethink they're trying to get away with is breathtaking. 

"It's a human life at fertilization! Life is sacrosanct and must be respected and never discarded!"

"Okay so that means they are afforded full rights (including citizenship) at fertilization and IVF embryos as well which means being an IVF provider is too risky and will go away and millions who have used IVF are complicit in murder."

"But not those! Those in particular aren't human lives yet."

Mark my words, the bills will be changed to say at implantation by next session. 

[jimmyjazz 45891]

10 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Mark my words, the bills will be changed to say at implantation by next session. 

Probably.  Somehow, it will become a felony when an IVF embryo fails to make it to term.

[tchookem 3900]

Wait it was the right thread. Ha. 
The entire doublethink they're trying to get away with is breathtaking. 
"It's a human life at fertilization! Life is sacrosanct and must be respected and never discarded!"
"Okay so that means they are afforded full rights (including citizenship) at fertilization and IVF embryos as well which means being an IVF provider is too risky and will go away and millions who have used IVF are complicit in murder."
"But not those! Those in particular aren't human lives yet."
Mark my words, the bills will be changed to say at implantation by next session. 

I'm imagining is going to be the doctors, and more importantly, the IVF industry that gets this done. We're taking about a billion dollar industry, no way that gets shut down because some fundamentalists can't grasp unintended consequences.

[tx 3 putt 76874]

Love this ….

 

[South Austin 52456]

If he could only use that money to open his stores every once in a while.

[Satchel 6934]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is as popular a figure in statewide politics as former President Donald Trump, according to a recent poll.

https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-donald-trump-popularity-rating-texas-1867470#:~:text=New Fairness Meter!&text=Texas Governor Greg Abbott is,according to a recent poll.

Stupid Texas voters.

[Stilicho 1397]

Abbott and Charlie Kirk gonna call for a boycott of HEB.

[atomheartbevo 89629]

3 minutes ago, Stilicho said:

Abbott and Charlie Kirk gonna call for a boycott of HEB.

What’s amusing is Butt was Rick Perry’s second biggest donor for a while when he was Governor  (behind Bob Perry).

But yeah, go ahead and take on HEB.

[nbmishoid 949]

12 minutes ago, Stilicho said:

Abbott and Charlie Kirk gonna call for a boycott of HEB.

And that should be the straw…. 

[RomaVicta 29902]

On 2/25/2024 at 4:34 PM, HornOnTheBayou said:

 

Sorry we can't provide food for kids during the summer, because we're too busy making sure they don't have access to affordable health insurance. Fuck fuck fuck.

We ran on government being bad. We got elected. We gutted funding. Government agencies are understaffed. 

Goddamn government agencies can't even handle a surge in funding!

Let's defund the government some more.

Fucking Ronald Reagan.

[Brisketexan 105077]

38 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Love this ….

 

 

14 minutes ago, Stilicho said:

Abbott and Charlie Kirk gonna call for a boycott of HEB.

Truly, countdown to "HEB!  GO WOKE, GO BROKE!" campaign starts now....and won't take long to get going.

1 minute ago, nbmishoid said:

And that should be the straw…. 

....but it won't be.  Most Texas voters would happily take a steaming shit in their own drinking water if they thought there was a 1% chance it would "own tha libz!"  They'll turn on HEB without even pausing to take a breath.

[nbmishoid 949]

1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

 

Truly, countdown to "HEB!  GO WOKE, GO BROKE!" campaign starts now....and won't take long to get going.

....but it won't be.  Most Texas voters would happily take a steaming shit in their own drinking water if they thought there was a 1% chance it would "own tha libz!"  They'll turn on HEB without even pausing to take a breath.

Yea, Brisket, I was just wishcasting 

[YGIFS 19449]

I can say from long and substantial experience with HEB, they have some questionable stances I don't agree with.  But they have been outstanding supporters of education of all levels, literacy, libraries, TBF, etc.  Absolutely wonderful and generous to work with and they bring a shit-ton of great food to every event as a cherry on top.  

There's a play here somewhere, I don't know what it is.  But this could end up being Abbott's version of DeSantis' fight with the Mouse.  

[Js1 85289]

20 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Probably.  Somehow, it will become a felony when an IVF embryo fails to make it to term.

But only the mother will be at fault. Bc it’s about punishing women. The doctor is fucked if she’s a woman. She will be tried for murder 

[atomheartbevo 89629]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

They'll turn on HEB without even pausing to take a breath.

I doubt it. At the end of the day, they or their spouses will go to the same grocery stores they already go to because of convenience or price.  If it’s one thing MAGA does well, it’s being lazy and being cheap.

[CooterBrown 18004]

10 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I doubt it. At the end of the day, they or their spouses will go to the same grocery stores they already go to because of convenience or price.  If it’s one thing MAGA does well, it’s being lazy and being cheap.

A few things they do even better are being short-sighted, evil, and dumb.

 

[Pescado_Rojo 19416]

2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

I doubt it. At the end of the day, they or their spouses will go to the same grocery stores they already go to and buy their Bud Light because of convenience or price.  If it’s one thing MAGA does well, it’s being lazy and being cheap.

fify

[Biff Tannen 45665]

Aside from the HEB part, the last page was fucking horrific.  I mean what the fuck is going on.