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Two decades ago, I began a series of consulting gigs - mostly to non-profits - and I would gather the stakeholders of the organization together for eight weekly 2 - 3 hour meetings. I walked them through a look at their organization from a collaborative set of eyes. We started...
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Some of you know that many years ago I suffered a tragic loss. That loss impacted many people, and certainly continues to impact those who knew Patti - especially her wonderful family. A couple of times a year, I try to urge you who read this to grab the cell phones of those you...
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Tonight, I learned of someone I don't really know who wants to smear me. The attack is something along the lines of "What campaigns has he worked on and how successful has he been?" When I get calls from candidates, my first question is some form of "What can I do for you?" If...
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Once, it was the case that attribution was important. This is the idea that you won't plagiarize someone and cop their ideas as your own, but rather you would point to their work and give credit where credit is due. Attribution is a nod to intellectual property rights. Social...
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One of the hallmarks of Kamala Harris' failed campaign was the pronounced lack of solutions she offered for anything. In fact, the only thing she offered was that she was not --shudder-- Donald Trump. This is one of the reasons she never gained any traction. She offered no fix...
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I'm a tool. But I mean that in a good way... My daily prayer is that God will guide me so that I am in the center of his will and use me for his purposes. I see my role in this world as to serve others and help them also be useful for his purposes. In a multipurpose knife, every...
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In GP2, we will have the architecture for not just RPT Priorities, but for the priorities of multiple organizations. Additionally, it be not used to not just advocate for a bill, but to advocate against a bill. Our experts will be able to comment on bills and if advocating for a...
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Back when Apple's iTunes started, I scoffed at the idea that you couldn't put it on more than a few devices. Apple would prevent you from doing that. I was glad I bought my music from Amazon, where it came as an MP3 file that didn't care about how many devices I used for the...
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Back before the election of 2020 was stolen from President Trump, I predicted the major problem that mail-in ballots presented in a meme I created in September of that year. That meme is the image to the right. I put it on Facebook and immediately it took off. 174 shares...
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I have a lot of people asking "What should we be doing now?" It might be that they're thinking of running for office. It might be that they want to help push our Texas Legislative Priorities through the legislature. It might be that they want to get ready for departments of the...
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No one wants to have sex with an angry, bitter person. It's just unattractive. It won't begin or end well. So when a cadre of women who hate President Trump's election declare to everyone that they're entering a period of abstinence, the response is generally relief. I mean...
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Cornyn couldn't wait. Not 24 hours after swearing up and down that he would support Trump's nominees, John Cornyn backpedaled. "Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he 'absolutely' wants to see the House Ethics Committee's report...
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I made a slight tweak to the bill search on GP2 to let you search by bill author. Enjoy!
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When AOC came to DC, she didn't let her freshman status or her bartender resume slow her down. Instead, she put her agenda out there like a boss. That garnered her attention and she helped drive the left's agenda, as a result. This whole notion of seniority is hogwash. As I say...
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Yesterday, 1,511 bills were filed for the upcoming 89th session of the Texas Legislature. Those are already loaded in Grassroots Priorities 2.0. Do a search on "tax," for example, and you'll see that 123 of the bills mention "tax." 24 bills address a "repeal" of some sort. And...
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