42 days ago

‘No soccer fans here’: World Cup fever fails to grip Texas Republicans ⊖

found 2026 › Jun › 13 (Sat) @ 23:48 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Houston is a host city but those gathered there for a GOP convention are far more concerned with contentious politics – and an elephant

Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, has just finished a 25-minut…

43 days ago

Moment ELEPHANT brought into Texas Republican convention PEES all over the floor after being marched through crowd ○

found 2026 › Jun › 13 (Sat) @ 08:33 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

An elephant named Paige brought into the Texas Republican convention after Governor Greg Abbott's speech caused a stir when it urinated on the convention floor in front of delegates and reporters.

3 months ago

Republicans fooled by AI-generated image of US crew member rescued in Iran ⊕

found 2026 › Apr › 06 (Mon) @ 14:36 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Fake image of airman surrounded by smiling military members has been reshared more than 21,000 times on the X platform

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5 months ago

Texas Gov. Abbott warns ICE 'losing respect' as Minneapolis shooting scandal rocks Trump ⊖

found 2026 › Jan › 26 (Mon) @ 20:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has urged the Trump administration to 'recalibrate' ICE and warned that the agency is losing respect after the Minneapolis shooting.

7 months ago

Florida declares US Muslim civil rights group a foreign terrorist organization ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Dec › 09 (Tue) @ 18:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Ron DeSantis’s legally dubious order designating Cair – and Muslim Brotherhood – follows similar move by Texas

Florida is declaring the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) – a US civil rights…

8 months ago

What is really behind Greg Abbott’s ‘war on Sharia’ ⊕

found 2025 › Nov › 24 (Mon) @ 17:10 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

Like other US officials, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is whipping up Islamophobia for political gain.

CAIR sues Texas governor over ‘unconstitutional’ terror designation ⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 21 (Fri) @ 08:45 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

US Muslim civil rights group says Greg Abbott's designation of its Texas chapter is 'unconstitutional and defamatory'.

9 months ago

Revealed: police across US spread false rumors about Venezuelan gang threats ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Oct › 23 (Thu) @ 11:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Claim that Tren de Aragua planned to attack officers was widely shared – only for FBI to later acknowledge it was mistaken, internal files show

An unverified rumor that Venezuelan gang members were pr…

10 months ago

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs Trump-backed redistricting bill ○

found 2025 › Aug › 29 (Fri) @ 20:10 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

Texas redraw sparks gerrymandering fight nationwide, fueling voter power battles in states across the political divide.

11 months ago

Texas Senate passes new Republican-drawn congressional map ○

found 2025 › Aug › 23 (Sat) @ 13:45 UTC

a story from CNBC ⚠️ › Top News

The vote clears the way for Gov. Greg Abbott to sign the map into law and sets up a path for Republicans to gain up to 5 additional seats in the House.