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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 7h

Today's PoliClips - Gina vs Abbott, Rs Extended Shutdown, Voting Rights on the Brink

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 1d

Today's PoliClips - GOP Gerrymandering Secrets Exposed, Obama Slams Abbott, Farming Future in Doubt

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 2d

Today's PoliClips - Israeli Hostages Freed, Dem Border Battle, Racial Gerrymandering Real

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 5d

Toddler Tim O'Hare needs changing.

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 5d

Today's PoliClips - Fed Paychecks Threatened, TX Guard Unpaid, Dem Sen Chances Good

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 6d

From @expressnews.com: “The Texas National Guard is the nation’s largest state guard organization. Today, it's in the middle of a political furor over President Donald Trump's use of the military to confront protests in blue cities.”

Read more about Abbott’s surrender to Trump on our substack ⬇️

Abbott Surrenders Texas Guard to Trump

Texans sent to occupy a sovereign state

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 6d

Is there anything more sleazy than Greg Abbott fundraising off the service and sacrifice of TX Guard members? Total scum baggery.

Read the full story from @houstonchronicle.com:

Abbott's campaign fundraises off Texas National Guard deployment

Texas National Guard troops arrived in Chicago this week under President Donald Trump's orders.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 6d

Today's PoliClips - Israel Hamas Agreement, Shutdown Momentum Shifts, Abbott's Rainbow Reaction

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Dr Emma L Briant 🐸🎃 @emmalbriant.bsky.social · 7d

"If the Supreme Court officially makes the chief executive a unitary executive, the advancement of the public good may depend on little more than the whims of the president, a state of affairs normally more characteristic of dictatorship than democracy." www.salon.com/2025/10/08/t...

The Supreme Court is headed toward a radically new vision of unlimited presidential power - Salon.com

In a series of cases over the past 15 years, the Supreme Court has moved in a pro-presidential direction.

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 7d

Today's PoliClips - Abbott Surrenders TX Guard, Trump Threatens Paychecks, GOP Ballot Cleansing

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 8d

Check out the latest Substack post from @lspmatt.bsky.social:

"Abbott surrendering Texas to Trump is certainly hypocritical, but cowardice is his underlying character flaw."

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Abbott Surrenders Texas Guard to Trump

Texans sent to occupy a sovereign state

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 8d

Today's PoliClips - Redistricting Expert Testifies, Insurrection Act Incoming?, Tarrant map stands

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 9d

Today's PoliClips - Pedo Pastor Pleads, Hunt's Senate Run, Texas Map Trial

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 12d

Today's PoliClips - Trump Weaponizing Shutdown, MAGA Pastor Pleads Guilty, TX Map Trial

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 13d

Today's PoliClips - R Map Flawed, TX Premium Spike, Trump Polling "Underwater"

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 14d

Hey, Ted, you might want to double-check which White House Epstein talking points you're looking at before blurting them out!

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 14d

Today's PoliClips - Trump Closes Government, TX Map in Trial, Trump Threatens Cities

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 15d

What drives @repmarcveasey.bsky.social? LSP's Lisa Turner tells @dallasnews.com:
“For Marc it’s a product of his upbringing, his Como roots, his Fort Worth roots... he’s passionate about making sure that everybody has an equal shot at success.”

Marc Veasey’s political career has been defined by redistricting, voting rights efforts

U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey's career has been propelled by political fights over redistricting. He's now at risk of losing his seat in Congress after Republican...

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 15d

Texas Republicans can't seem to get their act together.

The court is about to weigh in on Texas’ racist GOP map, but Abbott & Paxton are too busy hurling insults at each other to notice —and the rest of the party is just along for the ride.

This Week at Democracy Docket: Texas Throws DOJ Under the Bus, and a New Role for a GOP Vote Suppressor

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 15d

Must-read: @dallasnews.com profile of @repmarcveasey.bsky.social 👇

“I have to keep my head in a good place, because of the fight for voting rights & the fight for democracy & the fight for preserving the way of American life as we know it”

Marc Veasey’s political career has been defined by redistricting, voting rights efforts

U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey's career has been propelled by political fights over redistricting. He's now at risk of losing his seat in Congress after Republican...

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 15d

Today's PoliClips - Gov Shutdown Imminent, TX Free Speech Violation, Cornyn's Missing Mojo

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 16d

A court will soon rule on TX’s racist Republican map. But one thing’s already clear: Republicans don't have their acts together.

Abbott thinks Paxton's incompetent, Paxton thinks Abbott's incompetent, and - spoiler alert - they’re both right.

Read more from the @texastribune.org ⬇️

Can Texas use its new congressional map for 2026? A trio of judges will decide.

The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 maps have asked the court to block the new GOP-approved districts from being used in the fast-approaching midterms.

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 16d

Today's PoliClips - TX Map in Court, Another Church Shooter, Dems Dig In

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 19d

Today's PoliClips - FBI Holding ICE Info, Unthinkable Camp Opening, Latinos Sour on Trump

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 20d

Check out TX Congressman @repmarcveasey.bsky.social as he puts Gov. Abbott, Ted Cruz, Mayor Johnson, and other Trump mouthpieces on blast for ignoring the real victims of yesterday’s tragic shooting

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