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Stand By Your Man or How Bible Thumpers turned Ken Paxton into a 'hero'.

Prestonwood Baptist Church gave him plenty of help.

But Team Paxton’s biggest coup, according to prosecutors, has been defunding and derailing the case for years. First, one of Paxton’s deep-pocketed supporters sued to stall the case; then his allies in Collin County government took up the fight amid pressure from North Texas tea partiers who chastised them for funding a “witch hunt.” At the same time, Paxton’s friends, his pastor, and even Republican state Representative Ron Simmons have sued his alleged fraud victims with the assistance of one of Paxton’s criminal defense attorneys.

[link:https://www.texasobserver.org/stand-by-your-man/|
Lots of good reading here.
Posted by flying_wahini | Wed May 31, 2023, 12:09 AM (6 replies)

Pete Buttigieg is such a wonder.

He will make a fine President someday. Really well done article-
This excerpt caught my eye…


Fears about masculinity are a way into the fear of displacement. Masculinity establishes a default place, and that place is being shifted and threatened by modernity. A man as the head of the household. The only one who earns income. The default leader in any social or political organization.

The politicization of masculinity is code for Nothing in your life has to change. The problem is, of course, lots of things have to change. Either because there was something wrong with the old way—or because, even as the old way seemed perfectly fine, it’s not an option.

[link:https://www.wired.com/story/pete-buttigieg-interview-god-beer-electric-mustang/|
Posted by flying_wahini | Thu May 18, 2023, 11:24 AM (6 replies)

Ron DeSantis Runs Crying Out Of Child's Birthday Party After Surprise Visit From Elsa

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Letting out a bone-chilling scream at the sight of the Disney princess, Gov. Ron DeSantis reportedly ran crying out of a child’s birthday party Wednesday after a surprise visit from Elsa. “No! I want to go now!” the sobbing prospective 2024 presidential candidate said at a backyard birthday gathering for a neighbor’s 6-year-old daughter, tears streaking his unicorn face paint as he wiped a mix of snot and cake frosting from his face onto the pants of his wife, who pleaded with him to let go of her leg and act like a big boy.



[link:https://www.theonion.com/ron-desantis-runs-crying-out-of-child-s-birthday-party-1850441778|


I love the onion.
Posted by flying_wahini | Wed May 17, 2023, 06:14 PM (3 replies)

Eric Prince indicted in Austria reports Eric Garland

Source: https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/16589296279


https://kurier.at/chronik/niederoesterreich/erik-prince-kriegsgeraet-niederoesterreich-us-soeldner-chef-wiener-neustadt-gericht/402451938

Translated “

Erik Prince (53) was head of the infamous US mercenary force Blackwater. He is considered the intimate of Donald Trump and Muhammad bin Zayid Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates. And moves on the international stage only in the most elite circles.

In Austria, a free place in the dock is soon waiting for the billionaire. Prince is one of five people who the Wiener Neustadt Public Prosecutor's Office quotes in court. The prosecution authority has on the 20th. April filed a criminal complaint according to paragraph 7 of the War Material Act, confirms authority spokesman Erich Habitzl to the KURIER.”

https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/1658929627925020675?s=61&t=Vag7DNvqoMRqvtgaEGFqGA



Read more: https://kurier.at/chronik/niederoesterreich/erik-prince-kriegsgeraet-niederoesterreich-us-soeldner-chef-wiener-neustadt-gericht/402451938



Just heard a lot of assholes doing the clamp down tighten up across the globe.
Sounded like Like seatbelts on a plane.
Posted by flying_wahini | Wed May 17, 2023, 04:42 PM (41 replies)

Lauren Boebert files for divorce from husband

Source: Denver Post

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is divorcing her husband, Jayson Boebert, who has shared a portion of the congresswoman’s spotlight and controversy during her time in politics.

Boebert, of Silt, announced the impending divorce Tuesday “with a heavy weight on my heart.”

Read more: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/05/16/lauren-boebert-divorce/
Posted by flying_wahini | Tue May 16, 2023, 05:06 PM (29 replies)
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