Going to share about my experience managing venues near a presidential appearance:

When Obama was President he visited the Austin Convention Center for a speech DIRECTLY across the street from one of my venues. (Narrow one way, one way on 5th.) Got out for a quick presser less than 100 ft from my venue with a rooftop bar. SS DIDN’T sweep our building (nor our other venue a block & half down with a higher rooftop with a direct line of sight to that entrance), they also didn’t post up on any 1/2 dozen buildings facing it.

Let’s just compile some of the ugly & nonsense in a thread, shall we? If you don’t roll out the red carpet, they get to shoot your kids.

https://twitter.com/chronicstitches/status/1640887169999941634

All of my best friends from college are hanging out in Nashville with my bro and I’m jealous af, but damn I love those boys! We’ve been through almost 2 decades of heartbreak, loss, weddings, babies, and so much more together. Couldn’t be happier that after all this time we’re still friends and they love my siblings like their own. Special group of people.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, #July4th

https://twitter.com/jholmsted/status/1544042530890780674

the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. #July4th

The first copies of the Declaration of Independence were printed on the evening of July 4th, 1776 in Philadelphia by a young immigrant, John Dunlap. ~200 Dunlap broadsides were distributed throughout the colonies, including one to General Washington & one to England. #July4th Though several copies made their way to England, the Continental Congress did not send an official copy directly to King George. A 26th copy of the Dunlap Broadside was found as recently as 2009 in The National Archives in England. #July4th

There are some people you could take this up with. Mainly the Democrats that now control most of the federal government so I have a sneaking suspicion you won’t.

https://twitter.com/breenewsome/status/1384907554355130368

Also, why has the officer who shot someone that day not had their name released? I am not weird about this, people trespassed & were threatening, many were not in the right, but what gives? A person was shot by a federal officer. Where is the transparency?

Within mere hours the mom was in the media spotlight. She nor many giving her media coverage mentioned Ma’Khia was in foster care. Of course that doesn’t take away from loving or memorializing her daughter. It does warrant some uncomfortable questions. washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04… “Her daughter didn’t come home tonight because of that murderer.”

She wouldn’t have been going to her mom’s home. That saddens me even more. She was left to the system and her mom took center stage upon her daughter’s death.

Words are dangerous, but knives are meh. “Teens have knife fights all the time.”
“It was just a kitchen knife.”
“He could’ve shot her in the leg.”
“Fire a few rounds into the sky.”
“Taser, don’t murder.”

Holy. Fucking. Shit.

It’s easy to hate defense attorneys until you or someone you care about needs a good one. Lots of innocent people walking around free that didn’t think they’d ever need one until they did. Some innocent people in prison that probably didn’t think they would either.

A short thread about my choice to go to CPAC. Get your pom poms, American flags, fainting couch & smelling salts, or daggers ready as so suits you for the subject. I am fortunate to attend as media. I live stream with @KLRNRadio & blog for @MisfitsPolitics while there. I am not paid. I have not been asked to cover certain people or topics nor have I been told to give positive reviews of any part of the conference. I wouldn’t oblige.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, #4thofJuly the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. #4thofJuly

“America has a gun problem,” they said. We‘ve had the gun control narrative screamed at us like crazy for over a decade. Americans cannot be trusted with firearms & would likely “shoot first” in all kinds of situations, especially those they perceive as threatening. 1/ And definitely those that involve minorities. Trigger happy & whatnot. The gun situation is obviously highly dangerous, right? Well American cities are knee deep in protests, riots, & destruction. Yet shootings in response are crazy low. 2/

Just remembered a touching story I want to share from work last week. We had a huge convention in town, I helped out one of our restaurants during the day & ran events at night. We had all hands on deck. Tons of staff & it still didn’t seem like quite enough. 1/ One of our young bussers is here from Honduras on a work visa sponsored by my boss so she can help with care of her elderly grandmother. Two family members are citizens and have worked with us before. They were great so boss thought he could take the chance & help. 2/

Wow. How’s the breeze under that bus, staffer? Good grief, this is such bullshit. So the “working draft” was accidentally released. But all the things that were rightfully ridiculed in it were considered seriously enough to be put in a draft AND still existed at all. 1/

https://twitter.com/julio_rosas11/status/1111789908094578688

Now this “working draft” gets posted to her official site that she & others from her staff & party link as an explainer, & remains there for hours. They finally yank it after it‘s thoroughly picked apart & start playing the draft card, claiming it didn’t represent the GND. 2/

Tis the season! Some of you have heard this before, but many of you haven’t. So let me tell you a little story... Every year for the last 7 or so, I go to Salvation Army & give my list of needs & requirements to their job coordinator.

Okay so y'all have all seen the viral FB post below, right? We'll hang on to your seats, because this shit gets even funnier. Now now, Trump's not doing it, but he's just doin nuthin bout it.