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'Alliance With #WhiteNationalists': #Texas Gov Rebuked for Pardoning Shooter of #BLM Protester

"This pardon not only undermines the justice system but also sends a chilling message that politically motivated violence is acceptable," said Democratic Texas state Rep. Ron Reynolds.

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'Alliance With White Nationalists': Texas Gov Rebuked for Pardoning Shooter of BLM Protester | Common Dreams

"This pardon not only undermines the justice system but also sends a chilling message that politically motivated violence is acceptable," said Democratic Texas state Rep. Ron Reynolds.

Common Dreams
Greg Abbott Shares Fake Story About Garth Brooks Getting Booed in Fake Texas Town

"Go woke, go broke," Abbott wrote in a now-deleted tweet in which he thought he was dunking on the pro-LGBTQ country singer.

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