TexasTowelie

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Gender: Male
Hometown: South Texas. most of my life I lived in Austin and Dallas
Home country: United States
Current location: Bryan, Texas
Member since: Sun Aug 14, 2011, 03:57 AM
Number of posts: 93,076

About Me

Retired/disabled middle-aged white guy who believes in justice and equality for all. Math and computer analyst with additional 21st century jack-of-all-trades skills. I'm a stud, not a dud!

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Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about why you watch the news....

Posted by TexasTowelie | Fri May 27, 2022, 09:39 PM (1 replies)

Beto O' Rourke holds Rally Against Gun Violence in Houston

Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke delivered remarks at Discovery Green in Houston, where a Rally Against Gun Violence was held. The rally comes as the NRA Convention begins at the George R. Brown Convention Center for Memorial Day Weekend.

Posted by TexasTowelie | Fri May 27, 2022, 04:57 PM (6 replies)

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about 2 possible legislative futures for Democrats....

Posted by TexasTowelie | Fri May 27, 2022, 04:42 PM (0 replies)

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about small business and republicans....

Posted by TexasTowelie | Fri May 27, 2022, 10:32 AM (0 replies)

See what its like on Ukraine's front lines in war with Russia - CNN

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh goes to the Ukrainian front lines as local soldiers test new weapons delivered from the West.

Posted by TexasTowelie | Fri May 27, 2022, 01:20 AM (0 replies)

Battlefield Space - NBC News NOW Special

Meet the war-fighters of the future. Correspondent Tom Costello goes inside Space Force, the newest branch of the U.S. Military, gaining exclusive access to the classified, nuclear-hardened facilities where Space Force operates America’s constellation of satellites in Earth orbit – now threatened by hostile, armed Russian and Chinese spacecraft. “Battlefield Space,” an exclusive NBC News documentary examining what the Pentagon says is likely the next conflict zone.

Posted by TexasTowelie | Fri May 27, 2022, 01:15 AM (0 replies)

De-Colonization Debate Heats Up In Puerto Rico - NBC News

If passed, a historic new bill drafted by House Democrats would allow Puerto Ricans to choose in a vote between statehood, independence, or sovereignty with free association. NBC News’ Isa Gutiérrez speaks with Puerto Ricans about what political status is best for the island.

Posted by TexasTowelie | Fri May 27, 2022, 01:03 AM (0 replies)

False and disturbing conspiracy theories spread online about Uvalde gunman - CBS News

Several right-wing personalities have been perpetuating false and disturbing conspiracy theories about the Uvalde gunman on social media. CBS News tech and politics reporter Musadiq Bidar joins CBS News' Carter Evans to discuss just how dangerous this type of disinformation can be.

Posted by TexasTowelie | Fri May 27, 2022, 12:35 AM (0 replies)

Rishi Sunak announces 5B euro windfall tax on energy firms to ease cost of living crisis- Guardian

Guardian News

Rishi Sunak has succumbed to pressure to do more to tackle the cost of living crisis and announced a £5bn windfall tax on energy companies, calling it a 'temporary, targeted energy levy'.

His statement was met with uproar from Labour MPs, who have repeatedly called for a windfall tax on energy firms. The chancellor said the oil and gas sector was making 'extraordinary profits' due to surging global commodity prices driven in part by Russia’s war. As a result, he said he was 'sympathetic' to the idea of taxing these profits fairly, but had found a sensible middle ground: a 'temporary, targeted energy profits levy' of 25%, but with 90% tax relief for firms that invest.

Posted by TexasTowelie | Thu May 26, 2022, 10:42 PM (0 replies)

Kimmel: Ted Cruz Vows to Stop Gun Violence by Abolishing Doors & More Terrible Ideas from Terrible

Ted Cruz is claiming that America has a door problem instead of a gun problem, the Attorney General in Texas wants to arm teachers, Tucker Carlson did his usual “could it be that” routine in an attempt to connect the shooting to the pandemic, Lindsey Graham still can’t put his finger on why these acts of violence keep happening, Marjorie Taylor Greene won her district primary and rallied her many faithful followers with an inspiring speech, former football star Herschel Walker beamed into “Fox and Friends” to share his well-formed thoughts on how to prevent another shooting, an appeals court ruled that Donald, Ivanka and Don Jr. must sit for depositions as part of an investigation into their family business, Trump is pushing back on Kellyanne Conway’s claim that she told him he lost to Joe Biden in 2020, we are getting more details about what Tannibal Lector was doing during the riot on January 6th, a new edition of This Week in Florida, Kanye is in business with McDonald’s, and This Week in Unnecessary Censorship.

Posted by TexasTowelie | Thu May 26, 2022, 10:32 PM (4 replies)

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