Menards told employees to delete any videos they took of today's ICE raid—or they would be fired. Manager told contract security guard to delete his recording of the arrest—he refused. Video shows agents shatter both truck windows to drag man out, detain him, and take him away

Important thread:

Schiff: I think it's valuable that the American people get a sense of what you have refused to answer today. So these are just some of the questions you refuse to answer, but or have answered with personal attacks on members of this committee. You were asked whether you consulted

This thread, man. Oh hail the Mighty State. ☠️

ProPublica looked into Trump’s cabinet and found three members who claimed multiple properties as a primary residence, the same accusation made against Fed governor Lisa Cook.

Moving story by @BekahMcNeel: Sixteen Hours, Two Flights, and a Pastor on Call: How One Texas Woman Found Abortion Care

Another day, another potentially criminal act by Ken Paxton. The FEC sent a letter detailing 100 potentially illegal contributions from his 2025 2nd Quarter FEC report!

Let’s talk about what happened tonight on the Senate floor… #txlege

Peter Alexander: "What struck me was the looks on the faces of a lot of the American, delegation here. Caroline Leavitt, Steve Witkoff, who came into the room, then left quickly. Leavitt appeared to be a bit stressed out, anxious. Their eyes were wide, almost ashen at times."

@DanRosZiff @washingtonpost That wasn’t a takedown, it was a self-inflicted concussion. But slap a badge on it, and suddenly it’s ‘law enforcement.’ What we’re really seeing are untrained meatheads cosplaying as cop clowns with guns who are more dangerous to themselves than to anyone else.

On 14th & R this morning in DC, officers with vests that said only police detained a man who seemed to have been riding a moped, taking him down as passerby screamed. Officers refused to say what agency they’re with. Their unmarked cars had Maryland plates. @washingtonpost

Talarico owns Will Cain so hard that he has to tap out of their interview based on "time"

Leavitt confirms that monthly jobs reports may be suspended "until they can get the data and methodology in order"

Texas lawyer here. I read the brief. It’s astonishingly stupid. For many reasons. But start here: - Breaking quorum is a well-established political tool used by both parties. It’s not abandonment (no one is permanently giving up their duties). It’s a strategy within a voting

I don't recall you expressing any concerns about bribery when @DanPatrick took $3 million from Ken Paxton supporters right before presiding as judge in the impeachment trial. This outrage seems selective, at best #TxLege

The Molly Ivins quip about a Pat Buchanan speech—"It probably sounded better in the original German"—is getting a workout these days.

Rs are proposing this year to add 5 seats to their total so that they get 79% of the seats. Yet, in 2024 Trump received only 56% of the vote in Texas. While rigging the outcome, Rs get 30 seats while Ds only get 8. @mimiswartz @ChronFalkenberg @cltomlinson

Kerr County sheriff just now: "What matters is not blame, it's commitment to improve." Amazing how the people who run things 'round here never take responsibility for anything. Mass shootings, electric grid collapsing, catastrophic disasters—no one's ever to blame!

“The people in the community... they don’t want fights that are designed to get you on social media…” — County Attorney Christian Menefee, speaking on his proven record of challenging both Greg Abbott and Donald Trump and his vision for Texas’ 18th Congressional District #TX18

We did this to him. This government. This country. We condemned him to this torture because he dared to follow our own laws and seek refuge here. Utterly sick.