[image: image.png] opening thoughts:Kevin Kreuse on Bluesky:Just this week, the 79-year-old president hallucinated a lie about the Unabomber, forgot he appointed the Fed Chair he hates, blanked on names of officials, fell asleep at a rally, threatened to strip Rosie O’Donnell of her citizenship and spun wild theories about his good friend the pedophile. and *The White House Has a Plan for All That Foreign Food Aid That DOGE Cut: Burn It*
Part one: if it is friday it must be Texas we chat with Jeremy Wallace of the Houston Chronicle. bio: Jeremy Wallace has covered politics and campaigns for more than 20 years. Jeremy also authors the Texas Take with Jeremy Wallace newsletter, where he shares insights from inside the Capitol along with the occasional Willie Nelson reference.
topics: special session- originally it was about Hemp and THC but the list has grown exponentially especially after the deadly flood and Trump’s demand that TX redistrict to protect him in 2026 wind and solar on the chopping block how is TX responding
Trump told Texas Republicans to redistrict. They will, even if it puts them at risk. | Opinion
Support for Attorney General Ken Paxton stays strong among his base as his marriage faces turmoil
Texas is one of FEMA’s biggest users. Greg Abbott is helping Trump cut it
part two: Dr. Jamie Rowen is a professor of Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the founding director of *UMass’ Center for Justice, Law, and Societies* <www.umass.edu/justice-law/>. topics: Zohran met with NYC business leaders-they asked: how can U promise that U won’t drive business out of NYC? let me flip the script to the business community: how can U promise that U won’t drive workers&families out of NYC? If what is good 4 business isn’t good 4 families&workers what is a city 4? ..what is an economy for?
The White House Has a Plan for All That Foreign Food Aid That DOGE Cut: Burn It <gizmodo.com/the-white-house-has-a-plan-for-all-that-foreign-food-aid-that-doge-cut-burn-it-2000629489> Gizmodo
Trump’s Deportations Make Americans Pro-Immigrant AgainToday on TAP: Gallup documents how the ICE raids have backfired, while another new study shows the limits of unions’ power of persuasion Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Jeremy Wallace, Texas, Houston Chronicle, Floods, Special Session, Dr. Jamie Rowan, Zohran, cities, services, deportations
Part one: if it is friday it must be Texas we chat with Jeremy Wallace of the Houston Chronicle. bio: Jeremy Wallace has covered politics and campaigns for more than 20 years. Jeremy also authors the Texas Take with Jeremy Wallace newsletter, where he shares insights from inside the Capitol along with the occasional Willie Nelson reference.
topics: special session- originally it was about Hemp and THC but the list has grown exponentially especially after the deadly flood and Trump’s demand that TX redistrict to protect him in 2026 wind and solar on the chopping block how is TX responding
Trump told Texas Republicans to redistrict. They will, even if it puts them at risk. | Opinion
Support for Attorney General Ken Paxton stays strong among his base as his marriage faces turmoil
Texas is one of FEMA’s biggest users. Greg Abbott is helping Trump cut it
part two: Dr. Jamie Rowen is a professor of Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the founding director of *UMass’ Center for Justice, Law, and Societies* <www.umass.edu/justice-law/>. topics: Zohran met with NYC business leaders-they asked: how can U promise that U won’t drive business out of NYC? let me flip the script to the business community: how can U promise that U won’t drive workers&families out of NYC? If what is good 4 business isn’t good 4 families&workers what is a city 4? ..what is an economy for?
The White House Has a Plan for All That Foreign Food Aid That DOGE Cut: Burn It <gizmodo.com/the-white-house-has-a-plan-for-all-that-foreign-food-aid-that-doge-cut-burn-it-2000629489> Gizmodo
Trump’s Deportations Make Americans Pro-Immigrant AgainToday on TAP: Gallup documents how the ICE raids have backfired, while another new study shows the limits of unions’ power of persuasion Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Jeremy Wallace, Texas, Houston Chronicle, Floods, Special Session, Dr. Jamie Rowan, Zohran, cities, services, deportations
