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calimary

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69. Welcome to DU, towerbum.

Sat May 28, 2022, 01:13 AM

May 2022

Kinda feels like we're all attending a wake, or sitting shiva or some such thing.

My best friend called, and told me the same thing I told her: "I've been crying since Tuesday."

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Stop asking why the Texas police response was a clusterf#*k [View all] maxrandb May 2022 OP

Well said oswaldactedalone May 2022 #1

Excellent post. Well said. Diamond_Dog May 2022 #2

K&R Docreed2003 May 2022 #3

Exactly, Sir The Magistrate May 2022 #4

We can do both. SYFROYH May 2022 #5

I want them held accountable 867-5309. May 2022 #6

Anyone else catch snowybirdie May 2022 #7

Looking at the pictures of that press conference, evolves May 2022 #9

And he said it to the future governor of Texas shelshaw May 2022 #13

writing teacher NJCher May 2022 #15

If the community is deRien May 2022 #26

Electioneering in its various forms is not limited to higher offices... Wounded Bear May 2022 #27

Though they may outnumber their Anglo fellows,..... jaxexpat May 2022 #29

Or because no one runs thinkingagain May 2022 #57

Unfortunately.. Texasgal May 2022 #62

50% of Mexicans view themselves as white. Lived in Texas, there needs to be DNC ground game ... uponit7771 May 2022 #70

Our children are slaughtered, police refuse to intervene, we are told nothing can be done. Irish_Dem May 2022 #8

That's why I ask who was telling the police what to do! Emile May 2022 #10

Abbott loosened already loose gun laws IronLionZion May 2022 #11

As a veteran, I love it when fellow veterans bring hard-headed military practicality to important Aristus May 2022 #12

Damn right Traildogbob May 2022 #16

I was a tank crewman in the Army, not a sailor. But I respect our Navy veterans. Aristus May 2022 #20

I respect all of us. Traildogbob May 2022 #22

same here - V.N. vet ! towerbum May 2022 #66

Back atcha, Traildogbob.. Permanut May 2022 #60

🤜🤛 Traildogbob May 2022 #61

As we used to say in the wussie fly force, sarge43 May 2022 #36

DAMN STRAIGHT Skittles May 2022 #58

It's almost as if police were waiting from orders from a higher up bucolic_frolic May 2022 #14

Very very true dwayneb May 2022 #17

Well said!!! CaptainTruth May 2022 #18

You nailed it. Fla Dem May 2022 #19

TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! secondwind May 2022 #21

The list of superstar elected Traildogbob May 2022 #25

lest we forget 90-percent May 2022 #23

If there's ever a REAL investigation into 9/11/01 OMGWTF May 2022 #39

Indeed. calimary May 2022 #43

yellow run's deep ! towerbum May 2022 #67

Welcome to DU, towerbum. calimary May 2022 #69

thank's , better news here ! towerbum May 2022 #71

RULE 303!! PortTack May 2022 #24

K & R...nt Wounded Bear May 2022 #28

K&R for the TRUTH. Well done. Tommymac May 2022 #30

Corporate experience? The same. Incredibly good CEO changed entire climate in a few months lostnfound May 2022 #31

👍 Joinfortmill May 2022 #32

I would never imagine that a police spokesman would say/admit that. keithbvadu2 May 2022 #33

How much does the state governor influence local police management? FakeNoose May 2022 #34

bad training or bad management.????????? DENVERPOPS May 2022 #72

Spot on. BlackSkimmer May 2022 #35

Well said birdographer May 2022 #37

Kind of like... orwell May 2022 #38

I may not know enough about what's going on but gathered that the issue Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #40

Great post! gulliver May 2022 #41

Just like the SNAFU Glaisne May 2022 #42

Plus a million. NAILED IT! n/t MFGsunny May 2022 #44

Well said 👍 Handler May 2022 #45

It makes me want to puke to think that Abbott is still favored to get re-elected LymphocyteLover May 2022 #46

I agree 100%, but that's not the whole story. Shipwack May 2022 #47

Spot On! It's the "get home safe" attitude. maxrandb May 2022 #53

Yup! Texas got what Texas voted for and if they don't wake up, then too bad for them and their kids Cozmo May 2022 #48

And locally the mayor. moondust May 2022 #49

So what are you saying to those of us in Twxas hamsterjill May 2022 #50

We tend to generalize about this state or that state.. Permanut May 2022 #65

TY!🤷‍♂️💖 Cha May 2022 #51

Long way from LBJ and Ann Richards. Molly Ivins died too soon. Is Hightower still active? Evolve Dammit May 2022 #52

Yes. Link below. Shipwack May 2022 #55

Awesome! Thank you Evolve Dammit May 2022 #56

If you want to blame someone, blame the Supreme Court. asa4ever May 2022 #54

Ah, you have elevated hyperbole to an absolute art! PatrickforB May 2022 #59

Is it simply a party change? Because that wouldn't explain the Minneapolis Police Department. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #63

There is no comparison maxrandb May 2022 #74

Wouldn't have dreamed (or nightmared) that it was possible that AdamGG May 2022 #64

I was thinking the same thing yesterday prodigitalson May 2022 #75

Just like the power outages. live love laugh May 2022 #68

The Texas Constitution was designed to produce weak, ineffective government. eppur_se_muova May 2022 #73