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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.

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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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