Mike Gavin

Dr. Evil's "assume it all went to plan" approach is near 180 degrees opposite what mine must be at work every day as a transactional attorney 😄 bit.ly/2xkJTUD

@DeskPoshmark @Poshmarkapp - these guys are scammers trying to trade on your good name

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Buyer beware! @Poshmarkapp denied my return request despite the item being listed under Men’s Sweatshirts & Hoodies and described only as ‘Large’ ... only for me to receive a women’s hoodie. Seller listing in Men’s created a misleading expectation, but consequence is buyer's???

@Poshmarkapp FYI, still haven't heard from @Poshmarkapp

@MGavinRElaw we're sorry to hear about this. Can you please DM us your username so we can have our support team look into your case? Thanks.

@Poshmarkapp I can't DM you but my username is @ mpgavin

Please watch this. Can we please get "experts" and politicians to answer questions honestly ... and prior to that, to think critically rather than blindly and ideologically?!?

When you look at the substantial 42% increase in the Texas budget over just the last two biennial budgets, Texas starts looking less like the model of fiscal restraint many claim—and more like the states conservatives usually criticize. Yes, Texas still performs better than many states, and @GregAbbott_TX should get some credit. But that’s too low of a bar. Too often we sit on our laurels instead of leading from the front when we’re in a position to do so. My work on Texas appropriations per two-year budget cycle (first two charts) shows the budget growing FAR faster than population growth + inflation from 2004–27. That period begins after Republicans gained full control of the Governor’s office, Senate, and House following the 2003 election. That matters because population growth + inflation is a reasonable benchmark for the average taxpayer’s ability to pay for government over time. Spending beyond that means government is consuming a growing share of the economy and family budgets. The later charts from ATR’s Sustainable Budget Project examine annual spending from 2016–25 and show somewhat better results—but largely because: • the 2016 base year was elevated, • spending accelerated heavily in the second half of that decade, and • the population + inflation calculations differ somewhat from my earlier Texas budget-cycle analysis. Even then, spending still grew too fast overall when you consider how fast pop+inf was from 2021-25. Bottom line: the primary problem in Texas isn’t taxation (though we should be pushing to eliminate all property taxes not just for school districts)—it’s spending. If Texas wants to remain a national leader in growth, opportunity, and affordability, lawmakers must return to sustainable budgeting by reducing the bloated budget and restrain spending growth thereafter to less than population growth + inflation. My Texas budget-cycle analysis: atr.org/budgetproject/… My broader work on responsible state budgets: vanceginn.com/letpeopleprosp…

Everyone who cares about climate should understand this. Texas, with no pro-climate policies, has blown passed California in clean energy. In large part because Texas has less red tape and makes it easier to build.

This may be the most articulate response I’ve ever heard to this question.

Fairfax County Public Schools cut 275 teaching positions and increased class sizes—citing "chronic underfunding." Then it launched a taxpayer-funded Ph.D. program for administrators already earning over $200,000 per year, including its Chief of Schools ($289,565) and multiple Assistant Superintendents ($228,000+). The district's superintendent earns $445,353. She called the situation a "crisis." dailysignal.com/2026/05/04/fai…

How many other college baseball stadiums have opposing teams simulating their hostile environment in practice? That being said, speakers at practice can’t prepare you for the 12th man… see Brady Cook in 2024 for example

@11drawbridge @Rangers I only saw 25% for 1 hour in my corner of the metroplex, but I’ll grant your point. Nevertheless, the sentiment stands. I and many others will tolerate even 85 degrees to watch baseball - let alone the 100+ we did since 1972 prior to this stadium. Open the roof way more!

@MGavinRElaw @Rangers The temperature doesn't matter when there's a mighty chance of rain.

Temp is mid-60s. Roof closed. WHAT. IS. THE. POINT. OF. A. RETRACTABLE. ROOF?!?!?!?!?! @Rangers

"The central conservative insight is that civilizations are fragile and that it takes constant effort to sustain them ... There are many words to describe figures whose worldview calls for the dismantling of the architecture that keeps us all secure, and, for my money, 'enemy' is as good as any other." - @charlescwcooke nationalreview.com/2026/04/hasan-…

Will we ever see this again?! @Pirates O'Neil Cruz hitting a HR off the *top* of the foul pole?! And 116.9 mph off the bat to boot.

I can't love this enough! 🥰

How do I help my high school kids navigate college admissions to avoid institutions as lost as this indicates many are?

The thing I hated most about Rangers move across the street was moving into a dome. Team said it’s not a dome, it’s a retractable roof. It’s 74 degrees with an expected high of 77. No threat of rain. Roof closed. It’s a dome.

Also one of the least politically diverse departments and at the bottom of hours spent studying of any major. So many of the problems in K-PhD originate in Ed schools including some of the worst speech policing policies. I believe Ed schools need to be completely rethought

Received Hatful of Hollow by @Smiths_Official on vinyl as a birthday gift. Long time coming, generated by @Political_Beats terrific retrospective!