Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has pardoned a white ex-Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against racial injustice.

Anyone else remember the cold-blooded murder of Air Force veteran Garrett Foster on the streets of Austin? Roger Fortson, an active duty member of the Air Force, was recently killed by cops after purportedly playing video games at volume. As a veteran of the same branch, I am shaking with rage. Fuck this rising tide of right-wing authoritarianism.