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Pass the Silver Bullets

Ted Cruz was the second-slimiest weasel in Washington D. C., and he was actually, before DJT, was the slimiest — and then, when they elected DJT, Cruz became known as the second-slimiest. And now that DJT is a loser, Ted Cruz is again the slimiest weasel in Washington D. C. (or Texas or even Cancun).

Posted on 02/18/202102/18/2021 by MikePosted in Crime, Fascism, PoliticsTagged Cancun, DJT, Ted Cruz, Texas, Washington D. C.. 1 Comment

No Silver Bullets

No Silver Bullets

Currently reading Doug J. Swanson’s detailed history of the Texas Rangers, Cult of Glory (a real “myth buster”). Swanson expands on the pronouncement of Maxwell Scott and prints both the legend and the fact.

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Posted on 07/27/202006/14/2022 by MikePosted in Authors, Books, Critical Thinking, History, racism, ReadingTagged Comanche, Lone Ranger, Mexico, Slave Patrols, Texas, Texas Rangers. 1 Comment

The Alamo: Why Did It Happen?

The Alamo: Why Did It Happen?

I might have added, but didn’t, that the martyrs at the Alamo had died for the right to own slaves. They didn’t want to be a part of Mexico anymore because it was against the law in that country to own slaves of any kind.

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Posted on 09/22/201506/14/2022 by MikePosted in Civil Rights, HistoryTagged African-American, Alamo, American Exceptionalism, cptton, greed, Pee Wee Herman, slavery, Texas. 1 Comment

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