Terry L Vaught (he/him)

drank enough water today? doubt it! have a drink of water right now, please! sincerely, the Life is Good Company.

RT @JohnFugelsang: Here are a 20 quick points to remember the next time a loved one at the holiday party tries to make you fear the "illega…

#ProudBlue I saved this from several years ago. I don’t know the man who posted it, but I love it. It’s empathy, people, it’s empathy. I am white. I am male. I was raised as a Christian. I am heterosexual. I am a military veteran. I am a business owner. I live in Texas. I own two houses, rarely worry about money, and my children want for nothing. So why am I a progressive? I certainly don't fit the profile. Simple. Empathy. I don't need to be black to feel the seething rage sparked by injustice when a cop shoots an unarmed man in the back, and then walks free. I don't need to be a woman to feel that each of us should have full and sole control of our own bodies--or to recognize the arrogant absurdity of elected men in suits legislating to the contrary. I don't need to be a Muslim to feel that no faith deserves to be characterized by the abhorrent actions of a perverse minority--and that people of all faiths deserve equal access to the country I call home. I don't need to be gay to feel that love shared between two people is good and healthy, no matter their gender identity--that every couple should have the right to marry, raise a family, and receive equal protection under the law. Though I served my country in the military, I do not feel more deserving of my country's benefits than those who serve and sacrifice in other ways. Though I own a business, I do not feel that I deserve better tax breaks than the single mom or dad who works two jobs to make ends meet. Though I live in a place that fiercely values individual rights and freedoms, I do not feel that these should be put on a higher pedestal than social responsibility. Though *my* children have enough food and a safe home and access to good schools, good healthcare, and clean water, I feel the anguish of parents whose children do not. Empathy. Empathy for others fills my heart in place of fear of the "other." That is the reason I am a progressive. I invite you to join me.

WTF?

@cbsaustin You left out how this the same person was fined $2 million for misusing money from his charitable foundation for his own interests. That seems like relevant context. apnews.com/general-news-u…

Former President Donald Trump on Monday launched a GoFundMe to raise money for people affected by Hurricane Helene, according to the fundraiser’s description. cbsaustin.com/news/nation-wo…

‘The West Wing‘, by @DanRather open.substack.com/pub/steady/p/t…

Don’t assume he’s that ignorant. It’s more likely he thinks the majority of his constituents are.

I look at it as more of a correction. It’s a natural way of preventing overpopulation.

The difference in the type of content in my ‘Following’ and ‘For you’ feeds is staggering. Based on what I’m actually following, why would the X algorithm think I’m the slightest bit interested in the garbage it’s suggesting?

In this week's comics, Tom Tomorrow tries to keep up with the news of the past few weeks. Read all the Sunday funnies: austinchronicle.com/comics

I was at the Republican National Convention yesterday. At the end of a press conference on behalf of the DNC and Biden campaign, I had some thoughts to share.

WATCH President Biden lean forward and put Lester Holt in his place on the debate: "Lester, why don't you guys ever talk about the 28 lies he told?" HELL YEAH. GET HIM, JOE! 🔥 🔥 🔥

My only question is, what took them so long?

If they put as much effort into getting him reelected, talking up his accomplishments and pointing out how bad the other guy really is, it would be a landslide victory for democracy in November.

A Christian movement that demands its fellow citizens be held accountable to the strictest of Biblical laws while simultaneously not wanting its preferred presidential candidate to be held accountable to any law is embodying the height of both political and religious hypocrisy.

The Fourth of July is about celebrating the big, bold, inclusive experiment that is our American democracy. And it has always been an experiment. Our democracy has never been guaranteed, which means we can’t take it for granted. We need to keep fighting for it, keep improving it, and keep making sure it reflects the better angels of our nature instead of the worst. That, more than anything, is what America is all about.

I’m voting for the guy who stuttered 7 times and not the guy who lied 256 times.

The head clown thinks it’s time to end the clown show. 🤡

On this #MemorialDay, I can’t help but think of all the American men and women who fought and died to stop the spread of fascism in Europe during WWII, only to have it spread at home a mere eighty years later.

We already have term limits and they are enforced by elections, as she recent learned.