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@politico.comReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.socialArchbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad
@donmoyn.bsky.socialReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.socialTo give a sense of scale, Musk is spending more on the midterms than he was on the 2024 election, and he was the biggest donor in that election. In 2025 he promised to pull back from politics and do much less political spending. Another lie.
@bjkeefe.bsky.socialReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.socialSome especially good ones this week.
@robertscotthorton.bsky.socialReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.socialMatt Wuerker, Politico
@kylegriffin1.bsky.socialReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.socialProPublica and The Texas Tribune reviewed Ken Paxton's travel records dating back to 2015. Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips with a state-funded security detail, costing $3.3 million. The outlets could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to actual state business.
@mwuerker.bsky.socialAnd the Nobel Cartoon Prize goes to.....
this week's Cartoon Carousel ! --->
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@propublica.orgReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.socialNEW: Records show Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security.
We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business.
with @texastribune.org
@cnn.comReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.socialJust two days before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, President Trump last month purchased up to $5 million of bonds issued by SpaceX, a major federal contractor run by Elon Musk, according to ethics filings made public on Thursday. https://cnn.it/4rRrZU0
@mwuerker.bsky.socialLow T hits new lows down in Texas www.politico.com/cartoons/202...
@politico.comReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.socialNational Republicans have spent months trying to rescue Ken Paxton. But he’s complicating that effort.
Paxton’s closed-door comments — that DC Republicans are largely controlling his race — have irked several close to the Texas Senate rescue effort.
@politico.comReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.socialPaxton’s latest audio leak is making things tough for national Republicans
@rachelbitecofer.bsky.socialReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.socialTroy Jackson: Senator Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire and now she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out.
@chrismurphyct.bsky.socialReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.socialSomething unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war.
@politico.comReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.social‘Head on a guillotine’: ABC says Trump’s threats are already swaying coverage
@carlquintanilla.bsky.socialReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.social(Politico) - ABC programs are already tempering their election coverage ahead of the midterms to avoid angering President Donald Trump, a lawyer for the broadcast company told a federal judge on Tuesday ..
@bencollins.bsky.socialReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.socialOnion Free Handouts Party in Seattle tonight! Free booze, food, newspapers, other stuff. Space is extremely limited, but you can sign up here:
@mwuerker.bsky.socialPolitical art is getting very creative, and resourceful
@wolfpack11720.bsky.socialReposted by @mwuerker.bsky.social"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." ~ Mark Twain
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