Gene Valentine

Gene Valentine

@genevalentine.bsky.social

A progressive, submitting frequent musings on the state of the union as we contend with the lunatic fringe. "I apologize for nothing..."

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I was amused to read comments of "Cancun" Cruz, who accused Smith of illegally accessing phone records. Smith responded he got subpoenas legally after consulting the then-independent DOJ (unlike the toadies now in place). Cruz was a co-conspirator of Trump's and also should have been locked up.

yahoo.comSmith fields GOP insults, questions on lawmaker subpoenas at fiery Senate hearing: 5 takeawaysFormer special counsel Jack Smith fielded insults from Republicans and questions about his prosecutorial decisions as he sat before lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Chair Chuck ...

Mitch McConnell did not show up to the U.S. Senate today. Despite speculation surrounding his potential return as the chamber reconvened following its summer recess, the 84-year-old Kentucky senator remained absent.

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Why would Texans want a coward like Paxton representing them in the Senate? Paxton is too chicken to even debate @jamestalarico.bsky.social . And don't forget, Paxton will steal your pen: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...

nytimes.comKen Paxton and the Curious Case of the Missing $1,000 PenThe pen Mr. Paxton pocketed more than a decade ago has resurfaced as a campaign issue.
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James Talarico calls out Ken Paxton for repeatedly refusing to debate him. Paxton is so corrupt — and such a coward! 👀 PLEASE WATCH AND SHARE.

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...so "Lyin' Ted" wasn't the only Republican who fled Texas when temperatures fell and the power grid failed? Looks like "Thievin' Kenny" was running away just as fast...

As Texans froze to death and we collected snow in our bathtubs to flush toilets, boil for drinking water and cooking, Paxton abandoned us. Vote for the man who didn’t leave. #TalaricoForSenate #VoteBlue #TX

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NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried

...so now "Shitler" has had a fence placed around the Reflecting Pool, to keep Americans from witnessing up-close yet another of his failures. This affront, along with the tarp placed to cover the front of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, speaks volumes about what a loser he is.

So the Chicago Bears have decided to proceed with building a new football stadium in Hammond, Indiana. Hope the Hoosier taxpayers enjoy paying for the billionaire family's new playpen...