Greg Abbott - Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Oh then you don’t want to read today’s headlines about Bob Dylan.
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Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Oh God. I have worshipped Dylan forever. What is it?
Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
CNN: Lawsuit alleges Bob Dylan sexually abused a 12-year-old [girl] in 1965.
(Dylan turned 24 in 1965.)
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Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Thanks, Bob. 56 year old case...I don't know. I will keep an open mind but......
Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
fucking asshole needs to die from in
during one of his press conferences where he says it isn't necessary to take precaution
I. GOD> DAMN. HATE. THAT. SUN. OF. A BITCH
during one of his press conferences where he says it isn't necessary to take precaution
I. GOD> DAMN. HATE. THAT. SUN. OF. A BITCH
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“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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And now Jimmie Vaughan has pulled out of the Chenango Blues Fest, taking no chances.
Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Not to broken record this, but I've known this moron (Abbott) since he was in law school. As one of my friends noted years ago, "Abbott went to Austin and became a monster." I think of that comment often these days.
Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
It's a true saying - never meet your heroes.
Hic sunt dracones
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“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Is there no bottom Abbott (and the legislature) can go?
"Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears… To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies." -Octavia E. Butler
Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Today is my friend's 70th birthday. I will call him but I wanted to re-up this post because Greg Abbott is still a monster.
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from the article linked in above tweet
The new law requires social media companies with more than 50 million monthly users to disclose their content moderation policies and institute an appeals process. It would also require such social media companies to remove illegal content within 48 hours.
Under the state legislation, users may sue the platforms to get their accounts reinstated, and the Texas attorney general would be able to file suits on behalf of users.
"We will always defend the freedom of speech in Texas, which is why I am proud to sign House Bill 20 into law to protect first amendment rights in the Lone Star State," Abbott said in a statement. "Social media websites have become our modern-day public square. They are a place for healthy public debate where information should be able to flow freely — but there is a dangerous movement by social media companies to silence conservative viewpoints and ideas. That is wrong, and we will not allow it in Texas."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-soci ... or-abbott/
Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Not sure what this actually accomplishes, other than riling up the rubes.
Not clear how Texas state law applies to corporate entities not in Texas.
But I am definitely NAL.
Not clear how Texas state law applies to corporate entities not in Texas.
But I am definitely NAL.
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I think facebook and twitter should just block all TX IPs.
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Oh, yes, please!sugar magnolia wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:55 pm I think facebook and twitter should just block all TX IPs.
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Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Umm, except filly, por favor. And V, when he's in Texoma. And maybe one or two more ...
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I'd wager that most Fogbowsers are smart enough to use VPNs successfully, though. At least, on a better curve than most of Texas. But that could just be my selectivity bias showing.
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As round and round we run;
And the truth shall ever come uppermost,
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As round and round we run;
And the truth shall ever come uppermost,
And justice shall be done.
- Charles Mackay, "Eternal Justice"
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Re: Greg Abbott - Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Parler and GAB are safe from the new rule because they are quite small. Telegram is not but will Abbot go after a company in the UAE?
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Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
"The jungle is no place for a cellist."
From "Take the Money and Run"
From "Take the Money and Run"
Re: Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Oh, thanks! Actually, we are still at our summer place out of state and are extremely reluctant to go back. If we do I want to get a Handmaid's costume and wear it to the grocery store!
Meanwhile:
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“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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Re: Greg Abbott - Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Texas Board of Pardons recommended a pardon for George Floyd's 2004 TX drug conviction based on the mess that has become the arresting cop's history in Harris County. The recommendation now goes to Abbott. My bet is that he does not issue a pardon because he is more concerned about performing for the right. Justice is none of his concern. He will use some excuse that Floyd is deceased so issuing a pardon is just PR.
https://abc7chicago.com/houston-crime-g ... /11080684/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/te ... e-rcna2573
https://abc7chicago.com/houston-crime-g ... /11080684/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/te ... e-rcna2573
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Re: Greg Abbott - Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
And refusing to pardon Floyd is PR for Abbott.*
*If he refuses, which I also assume will be the case.
*If he refuses, which I also assume will be the case.
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Re: Greg Abbott - Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Speaking of PR for Abbott... Here's his letter to Biden.
Governor Abbott Submits Formal Appeal Of Federal Emergency Declaration Denial For State Of Texas In Response To Border Crisis
Governor Abbott Submits Formal Appeal Of Federal Emergency Declaration Denial For State Of Texas In Response To Border Crisis
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams