<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Critical Thinking with Lique: True Tales from Abilene, Texas]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories and pictures from my time I lived in Abilene, Texas.]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/s/true-tales-from-abilene-texas</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TR4U!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0ae76cd-7f59-4e35-94c4-cda6f01a2df2_281x281.png</url><title>Critical Thinking with Lique: True Tales from Abilene, Texas</title><link>https://lique.substack.com/s/true-tales-from-abilene-texas</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:10:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://lique.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Lique]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[lique@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[lique@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Lique]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Lique]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[lique@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[lique@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Lique]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#19]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories. Texas CPS. Courtroom.]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly19</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly19</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:59:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TR4U!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0ae76cd-7f59-4e35-94c4-cda6f01a2df2_281x281.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And this is how I know for certain the Texas CPS and Taylor County does not play fair. While I was waiting for my case to be called, there was an African American man who was from Dallas. I do not kn&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#18]]></title><description><![CDATA[True Stories. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly18</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly18</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:14:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvZQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F914e9765-6902-41b6-88f2-6844f502e6f6_613x349.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvZQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F914e9765-6902-41b6-88f2-6844f502e6f6_613x349.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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I wanted it to be like the movie, <em>The Help</em>. Instead of using other people&#8217;s stories, these are all of my personal experiences that I have had happen to &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#17]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taylor County Courthouse. Texas CPS. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly17</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly17</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:41:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WBC1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62b82ce2-95d3-47ae-9455-22faeb26d546_1932x2576.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WBC1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62b82ce2-95d3-47ae-9455-22faeb26d546_1932x2576.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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This was after I was released from Taylor County Jail.  The check case had been thrown out. Due to lack of evidence.</p><p>While in c&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene, Behaving Badly#16]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories. The Bank. Girl Friday.]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly16</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly16</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:37:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e268defb-272b-465a-bacf-13295c6e48b4_795x350.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a true story.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9DOU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbe98bb58-baeb-4f15-bc24-d7edf57a48f6_2254x2083.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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I was the only dark skinned African American working there. I liked working there. I had wor&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#15]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories. Taylor County Jail. Incest.]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly15</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly15</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:02:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O_AN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F172bc75e-787b-455d-a340-4022054c626b_682x466.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a true story.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O_AN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F172bc75e-787b-455d-a340-4022054c626b_682x466.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O_AN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F172bc75e-787b-455d-a340-4022054c626b_682x466.png" width="682" height="466" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/172bc75e-787b-455d-a340-4022054c626b_682x466.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:466,&quot;width&quot;:682,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:211210,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O_AN!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F172bc75e-787b-455d-a340-4022054c626b_682x466.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O_AN!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F172bc75e-787b-455d-a340-4022054c626b_682x466.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O_AN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F172bc75e-787b-455d-a340-4022054c626b_682x466.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O_AN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F172bc75e-787b-455d-a340-4022054c626b_682x466.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div 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We could leave out of our 2-person cell and gather in t&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#14]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories. Taylor County Jail. Cellmate]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly14</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly14</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:02:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NafC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F108049b2-3143-45b0-88e6-15a51fef1cf5_897x597.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a true story.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NafC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F108049b2-3143-45b0-88e6-15a51fef1cf5_897x597.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NafC!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F108049b2-3143-45b0-88e6-15a51fef1cf5_897x597.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NafC!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F108049b2-3143-45b0-88e6-15a51fef1cf5_897x597.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NafC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F108049b2-3143-45b0-88e6-15a51fef1cf5_897x597.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NafC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F108049b2-3143-45b0-88e6-15a51fef1cf5_897x597.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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At first, they had me in solitary confinement. I had whole cell to myself. I had my own sink. My own shower, &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#13]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories. Taylor County Jail. Psych Evaluation. Bad Check.]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly13-179</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly13-179</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:24:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AaV1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea2262d2-8a2e-4ee6-ba7c-652ea52d7e8a_897x597.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AaV1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea2262d2-8a2e-4ee6-ba7c-652ea52d7e8a_897x597.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AaV1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea2262d2-8a2e-4ee6-ba7c-652ea52d7e8a_897x597.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AaV1!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea2262d2-8a2e-4ee6-ba7c-652ea52d7e8a_897x597.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AaV1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea2262d2-8a2e-4ee6-ba7c-652ea52d7e8a_897x597.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AaV1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea2262d2-8a2e-4ee6-ba7c-652ea52d7e8a_897x597.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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I was taken for a little ride to see a psychiatrist. To see if I was &#8216;all there&#8217;&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#13]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly13</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly13</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 15:29:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BOmU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F350dada6-bb94-458f-9d86-d2e35a366348_362x307.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a true story.</p><p>I worked at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas located in Abilene, Texas. I had a Senior Supervisor that would go around the office with his coffee cup, trying to look important&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#12]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories. Bad check. Court appointed Lawyer. Taylor County Courthouse]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly12</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly12</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2024 12:53:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JN4s!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F91817f84-0dc4-4c1d-994b-db0d548f1f24_1478x759.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JN4s!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F91817f84-0dc4-4c1d-994b-db0d548f1f24_1478x759.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Abilene, Texas]</p><p>The is a true story.</p><p>One day while I was locked up in Taylor County Jail for a bad check that I had allegedly written, I had a hearing with the Judge, finally&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#11]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories. Mrs. Jumper. Allie Ward. Steps 2 Strides]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly11</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly11</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:44:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6cf995e7-2fd1-41f6-a516-2297ea87c9b1_305x134.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B80G!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0388a283-fccd-4fc4-93fb-2b6792d31f0e_305x134.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B80G!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0388a283-fccd-4fc4-93fb-2b6792d31f0e_305x134.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B80G!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0388a283-fccd-4fc4-93fb-2b6792d31f0e_305x134.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B80G!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0388a283-fccd-4fc4-93fb-2b6792d31f0e_305x134.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B80G!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0388a283-fccd-4fc4-93fb-2b6792d31f0e_305x134.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B80G!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0388a283-fccd-4fc4-93fb-2b6792d31f0e_305x134.png" width="305" height="134" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0388a283-fccd-4fc4-93fb-2b6792d31f0e_305x134.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:134,&quot;width&quot;:305,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:42308,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B80G!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0388a283-fccd-4fc4-93fb-2b6792d31f0e_305x134.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B80G!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0388a283-fccd-4fc4-93fb-2b6792d31f0e_305x134.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B80G!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0388a283-fccd-4fc4-93fb-2b6792d31f0e_305x134.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B80G!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0388a283-fccd-4fc4-93fb-2b6792d31f0e_305x134.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>This is a true story.</p><p>One day my son&#8217;s teacher kept telling me that my son was autistic, on the lower end of the spectrum. As I stated before, I hired an outside agency, along with his Dr. to see if h&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#10]]></title><description><![CDATA[True Stories. Allie Ward. Mrs. Jumper. Mr. Hodges]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly10</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:25:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5283765c-967c-4855-a459-0d99ac70eebd_1006x493.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a true story.</p><p>This story involves my son&#8217;s kindergarten teacher and his principal. I was called up to the school, again, for something supposedly, my son had done wrong. When I got to the scho&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drake Tugger Tag]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Captain in book T.U.G.R.R.R.]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/drake-tugger-tag</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/drake-tugger-tag</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4d103fd6-10cb-4162-86b0-cea855f55e89_538x276.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XTjl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8865650d-2050-4864-8690-20e0897ab88d_538x276.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Allie Ward Elementary School.]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-texas-behaving-badly10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-texas-behaving-badly10</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:59:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mLWD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff3b512b-3bc1-43d6-8dee-d9c029dc6458_1006x493.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mLWD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff3b512b-3bc1-43d6-8dee-d9c029dc6458_1006x493.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mLWD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff3b512b-3bc1-43d6-8dee-d9c029dc6458_1006x493.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mLWD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff3b512b-3bc1-43d6-8dee-d9c029dc6458_1006x493.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mLWD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff3b512b-3bc1-43d6-8dee-d9c029dc6458_1006x493.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mLWD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff3b512b-3bc1-43d6-8dee-d9c029dc6458_1006x493.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p>This is a true story.</p><p>I don&#8217;t want to be another black person or African American talking about race, racism, discrimination or prejudice. It just seems like ONLY black people complain of these things&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#7]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories. Racism. Fraudulent checks. Jail]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly7</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:01:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0ecaceb8-ac6f-4dff-a1ab-641de2e2baa2_3264x2448.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a true story.</p><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mWAr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffad337f4-7376-4623-bd5f-7dab5b529390_183x184.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mWAr!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffad337f4-7376-4623-bd5f-7dab5b529390_183x184.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mWAr!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffad337f4-7376-4623-bd5f-7dab5b529390_183x184.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mWAr!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffad337f4-7376-4623-bd5f-7dab5b529390_183x184.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mWAr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffad337f4-7376-4623-bd5f-7dab5b529390_183x184.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mWAr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffad337f4-7376-4623-bd5f-7dab5b529390_183x184.jpeg" width="183" height="184" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fad337f4-7376-4623-bd5f-7dab5b529390_183x184.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:184,&quot;width&quot;:183,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:10865,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mWAr!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffad337f4-7376-4623-bd5f-7dab5b529390_183x184.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mWAr!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffad337f4-7376-4623-bd5f-7dab5b529390_183x184.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mWAr!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffad337f4-7376-4623-bd5f-7dab5b529390_183x184.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mWAr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffad337f4-7376-4623-bd5f-7dab5b529390_183x184.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>An incident that happened when I lived in Abilene, Texas was I was accused of writing a bad check. I thought it was odd because I never use checks. When they called my family and&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#6]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories. The Bank. Doctors. Medicare. Town Hall Meeting.]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly6</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 14:05:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TR4U!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0ae76cd-7f59-4e35-94c4-cda6f01a2df2_281x281.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a true story.</p><p>This story is when I worked at the bank in Abilene, Texas. It was the day after Barack Obama had announced that things were going to be different, when it came to doctors being a&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#5]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories. The Bank and Market Place Insurance.]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly5</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 12:27:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c4lV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffdb9685e-a661-4abc-97e1-a28ed5ca8c99_370x434.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a true story.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c4lV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffdb9685e-a661-4abc-97e1-a28ed5ca8c99_370x434.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c4lV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffdb9685e-a661-4abc-97e1-a28ed5ca8c99_370x434.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c4lV!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffdb9685e-a661-4abc-97e1-a28ed5ca8c99_370x434.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c4lV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffdb9685e-a661-4abc-97e1-a28ed5ca8c99_370x434.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c4lV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffdb9685e-a661-4abc-97e1-a28ed5ca8c99_370x434.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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The day before, Barack Obama had made a speech about the Market Place. It is a part of the Affordable C&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly#4]]></title><description><![CDATA[True stories... Martin Luther King Day]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly-4a8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly-4a8</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:37:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/09c8b12d-963c-4d56-aeb5-5f7ae2210ba3_1932x2576.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a true story.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-GdV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef3932fd-d179-4edb-bed5-5570d03005a9_1950x1280.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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We were given the new booklets that we send out to our federal insureds,&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Race, Racism, and being Peach]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly-3</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 11:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ccda1b6b-cfa1-4969-baa0-067578d5faba_912x1600.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a true story.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AXWw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43e40a7e-2e8b-42f2-a8ad-59c405fae8f3_1836x3264.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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One incident involved my son. He was 5 years old at the time. I had done my&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[A story about the President, Race and Racism and the Affordable Care Act]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly-2</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:05:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c431ad9d-de78-47fb-b8ec-5818b7fa498b_912x1600.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I dedicate this story to <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;mitch&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:97327819,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c95a98e2-4da5-4818-a032-b9e90dffd467_563x720.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;8f9bec25-beb6-4662-aa37-88be968f773d&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> at Substack.</p><p>This is a true story.</p><p>When I worked for Blue Cross of Texas in Abilene, Texas,  The company in which Obama&#8217;s healthcare insurance was housed and maintained. I lea&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abilene Behaving Badly]]></title><description><![CDATA[A story about the President, Race and Racism]]></description><link>https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lique.substack.com/p/abilene-behaving-badly</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lique]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 23:50:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3703146b-a952-4575-931b-676c4b5c60bb_912x1600.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>This is a true story. </p><p>When I lived down in Abilene, Texas with my son, he was 2 years old at the time. Barack Obama Jr. was in office. It was his first term and I had moved there the same time that h&#8230;</p>
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