Ben Lopez @BL99
Joined November 2008-
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I like how Texas Republicans pretend like they haven’t been in power for 30 years.
Healthcare costs are crushing families across Texas. It shouldn’t be this hard to get the care you need. My economic plan will create a $25,000 tax deduction on all medical expenses and premiums Because no one should go bankrupt just for seeking care.
Last night, I was endorsed by a Democrat, a Republican, and an Independent in Arlington, TX. We really are building a new kind of politics — and now there’s a word for it: TRIPARTISAN
Congress has two main jobs. Pass laws that work for the American people, and serve as a check on executive power to protect democracy. Republicans can't do either. Just ask John Cornyn.
Republicans have the majority in the Senate and House and they're telling you they cannot rein Trump in, so stop giving them power. They're telling you they refuse to use it.
BREAKING: In an amazing moment, James Talarico just went on The Breakfast Club and broke down the corruption that led to Texas’ ban on marijuana. This is a must-watch.
Republicans SCREAMED their stupid fucking heads off for weeks about how the ALLEGATIONS against Platner disqualified him, but now they’ve got a guy accused by his Republican Senator ex-father in law of ABUSING his wife and toddler daughter and suddenly they’re silent???
1/ I'm seeing a lot of discussion about Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' proposal to put the City's Spurs arena contribution on the November ballot. As your friendly neighborhood political consultant, here's my attempt to answer the biggest questions. 🧵
Jon is joined by U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) for discussion on the Democratic Party, Israel, and the issues that continue to shape his politics. New podcast out tomorrow!
WHOA!!! Cory Booker unleashed absolute HELL on the Judiciary Committee floor as they voted to advance Todd Blanche to the Senate. 💥 No fluff, zero filter, just pure real-time accountability. That's the fire we need. 🔥🍿
“The Mayor is entitled to oppose this project. She can say she wants to do something different with downtown. She can even say she doesn’t like basketball. Doesn’t want the Spurs here. She can say she wants more studies. Whatever it is, she’s allowed to do that. But what we cannot tolerate is misleading information We cannot sit back and allow the Mayor to say things that, frankly, are not true. And what she’s doing here in misleading the public," - SA's Dist. 10 Marc Whyte @cosa_cd10 to @SASportsStar on Mayor Jones' push for a re-vote on Project Marvel/Spurs arena #nba #porvida #sanantonio #gospursgo
#BREAKING: Talarico: “The president of the United States just said that I insulted Jesus. You wanna know what insults Jesus? Kicking the sick off their healthcare while cutting taxes for billionaires. You know what insults Jesus? Deporting the stranger and separating babies from their mothers. You know what insults Jesus? Bombing innocent school children in #Iran and sending our brave men and women off to die in another forever war. You know what insults Jesus? Covering up the #Epstein files and then refusing to prosecute a single person in them.”😳
A letter from CEO RC Buford to the San Antonio community reaffirming our commitment to the future downtown arena project.
11 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot.
.@JamesTalarico: The only thing worse than Ken Paxton's personal cheating is his public cheating. Today is the the anniversary of his famous mugshot — that was because he was indicted for investment fraud. What's fascinating about that story is that he was scamming his own friends. He convinced his own friends to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars into a tech company, and then he didn't tell them that he was getting a commission off those investments. If Ken Paxton is willing to scam his own friends for a quick buck, what makes you think he's not going to scam you in the United States Senate?
11 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot.
BREAKING: TMZ's Harvey Levin releases a viral and deeply moving defense of "amazing public servant" Dr. Fauci and calls the MAGA attacks on him "one of the most heartbreaking things" he’s ever witnessed in government. This is truly a must-read... "I have not used TMZ's YouTube channel to vent personal feelings about issues, but I'm going to do that today," Levin said. "Watching Anthony Fauci before a congressional hearing taking the Fifth Amendment is just one of the most heartbreaking things I have seen in government in my lifetime. And this is something we need to reckon with." "I'm going to say up front, I have problems with the way the CDC handled COVID," he continued. "I think that they did damage to children, to adults, and I don't think they did it maliciously. I think they did it because they were using their judgment and were overprotective, and I think at times overstated things, things they said they knew but really didn't. And I have personal problems with the way that COVID was handled." "That said, Anthony Fauci, over a period of decades, has been an amazing public servant. In the 80s, I had many friends who died of AIDS, a horrible, painful death. And I had friends who lived because of Anthony Fauci, because he was willing to look at experimental drugs in a different way than they had looked at them before, and that really resulted in lives saved." "And he has done so many other things in his career to thwart epidemics, to save lives, not just in the United States, but all over the world." "He has been a dedicated public servant who could have made a lot more money outside of government than inside, but he stayed." "And now we are at a point where members of Congress, and yes, you, Rand Paul, are on a witch hunt. And the best I can say for Rand Paul is that he's being really honest. I mean, he has said now, over a period of years, he wants Anthony Fauci in a jail cell. He has said it out loud. He wants him in a jail cell. That's the point of this hearing. That's why they're doing this." "They want to take something that Anthony Fauci says and then claim it amounts to perjury, and they want to prosecute him, they want to convict him, and they want to throw him in prison. That's the point of this hearing. There is no other point of this hearing." "There could be. I mean, there are things they could certainly ask him, but he can't answer, because if he answers, it doesn't matter what he says. You know, if you can prosecute somebody for frickin' seashells on the beach shore, then you could certainly prosecute somebody for what they say in a congressional hearing." "And that's the climate we're in. We are in a Senator Joseph McCarthy climate, where there is such fear that people have, and legitimate fear, that they'll end up in prison for what they say, no matter what it is, if they are on the wrong side of somebody in Congress or the administration, that they have been silenced. And that's where we are right now." "We are in Senator Joseph McCarthy territory. And the idea that you have to watch this man take the Fifth Amendment, and again, I will say that I disagree personally with some of the CDC decisions. Absolutely, I did. That said, he's a public servant who worked for us and saved lives for decades. And we are turning him into what Rand Paul wants to be, a criminal. And Rand Paul has a political agenda, and it is prevailing here." "Watching Rand Paul order security to throw Anthony Fauci's lawyer out of that hearing was unbelievable to me." "We are in a dark period of America," he concluded. More public figures need to speak out like this immediately. Republicans are scapegoating Fauci because they can't handle the truth that Donald Trump was directly responsible for COVID-19 getting as bad as it did. He downplayed it from the very start, undermined experts, and spread dangerous misinformation. Meanwhile, Dr. Fauci did everything in his power to save as many lives as possible, urging Americans to wear masks, socially distance, and treat the coronavirus like the deadly threat it was. He's an American hero. If anyone should be hauled in front of Congress to testify about their behavior during the pandemic, it's Trump. Please ❤️ and share if you think the world needs to hear this message!
A Texas man was charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a child. Ken Paxton offered him a plea deal of 1 day in jail.
🚨BREAKING: Senator Josh Hawley says “innocent people don’t plead the Fifth” when describing Dr. Fauci’s testimony. Here’s the video of Donald Trump pleading the Fifth 400 times during his civil fraud trial.
Major cheat code for life: Assume good things are still ahead. You are not behind. You are not too late. You are not disqualified by your past. One new season can change the entire story. Keep showing up with belief. The best chapters are often written after the hardest ones.
For 32 years, Republicans have controlled every statewide elected office in Texas. When Ann Richards left the Governor’s mansion in January 1995, Texas was ranked among the top 10 states in education, 5th in reading, and 6th in math. After three decades of one-party rule? Texas has dropped to 41st in education overall, 34th in math, and 44th in reading.
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