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Just out from @josephinelee and Joelle DiPaolo: After three decades of fighting back against #vouchers, the governor enlisted the help of the president to destroy the last vestiges of Republican resistance this week. https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/
#education #schools #Trump #GregAbbott #politics #USpol #news #TXlege #Texas #Republicans #democracy
Another quiet week in the news, with nothing much to report… But if you do want to follow the very little, totally inconsequential stuff that's happening, here’s a thread of news- and politics-related #CustomFeeds that have been created using Surf, plus a video on how to build a feed using our Starter Sets.
"The #monopoly #media morons for whom he’s entertained tens of millions of ad-viewing viewers deemed it so, and I’m sure it has nothing to do w Stephen #Colbert using his brilliant timing and razor-sharp wit to disembowel Don-Don on the regular"
CONT-> https://www.blueamp.co/publish/post/168652683 #writing #humor #funny #tv #ai #usa #america #unitedstates #fascism #us #russia #democracy #tech #news #politics #press #entertainment
“The whole system is premised on commodifying human beings.”
From Sandy West in our magazine: In the aftermath of Roe v. Wade, adoptions are on the rise in #Texas. But some private foster care and adoption agencies may have crossed serious ethical lines. https://www.texasobserver.org/private-adoption-agencies-legal-custody-battles/
#RoeVWade #children #HumanRights #politics #USpol #Texas #adoption #news
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Answers to #Newsweek's questions about #UBI that were never used
"the income distribution system called jobs is not designed for the world we live in today
No one pays higher marginal tax rates in the US than the poorest who are receiving benefits
UBI is more than just money, it’s more power to the People, and to then engage in the level of civic mobilization that won women’s suffrage and civil rights"
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"The Biggest Criminal in D.C. Right Now Is Trump"
https://newrepublic.com/article/198996/biggest-criminal-dc-donald-trump
"The president’s takeover of the capital’s police force is a distraction from his own rampant wrongdoing."
Introducing the September/October 2025 issue of Texas Observer magazine, with cover art by Adrià Volt, and stories by Michelle Pitcher, Julie Poole, Francesca D'Annunzio and more.
Become a member to get our magazine 6 times per year: https://texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/join/
#journalism #media #HumanRights #healthcare #Texas #politics #USpol #news #disability #nonprofit
“This is the most massive secrecy grab in #Texas since the adoption of the Public Information Act.”
New today from Michelle Pitcher: A move to "standardize" #police personnel files could have devastating consequences for #transparency. https://www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-file-police-records-texas-legislature/
#news #politics #USpol #fascism #TXlege #journalism #HumanRights #news #democracy
#Introduction that I'm never happy with:
I joined Mastodon during the Second Great Twitter Migration of 2022, if that's what we're calling it.
You may know me from:
@alexicon@tech.lgbt (Oct 2022-Sept 2023)
@alex@firefish.lgbt (RIP) (Aug 2023)
@alex@xim.ca (Sept 2023-May 2024)
@alex@kitty.social (May 2024-Oct 2024)
@alex@anarres.family (Oct 2024-Aug 2025)
I'm a neurodivergent (AuDHD / GAD / cPTSD[?] 
), ace/aromantic pan/aegosexual, 40s year old from #Ottawa, #Canada. 🇨🇦
Interests include:
• #scifi (including #StarTrek & #DoctorWho)
• #Linux
• #history
• #genealogy
• #politics
• #travel (when I can afford to)
• ....way too many special interests.
(Please don't reply to the introduction post. Mentions or DMs are OK.)
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Newest #Substack: READ THE REST & DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! https://blueamp.substack.com/p/dems-search-for-identity-psst-sherrod - "As #Democrats search for identity, #culture & policies to reinforce the values the first 2 communicate to voters, they must lean into the roadmap Sherrod provided for yrs to win handily in OH.
Even ignoring the dingos of the rw echoes-phere & corporate #media click bait ladies of the night, doesn't mean there’s not a problem. B/c there is, it’s a major & it’s one some of us have been screaming about for yrs"
#news #politics #trump #russia #usa #ukraine #us #unitedstates #eu #ai #writing #tech #senate #tariffs #ICE #economy #nato #donaldtrump
She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election.
Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.
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Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election (and a protege of lawyer Cleta Mitchell, who tried to help overturn those election results), has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security in which she’ll help oversee election security.
'Putin is subject to an international arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, a court the U.S. doesn't recognize.'
Kinda says it all right there.
'Immunity' from same court has permitted Gaza.
Why has Trump surrendered to second-rate Russia vs. using America's vastly greater power to help Russia while also serving America's interests?
We face a historic inflection point steeper than faced by UK/USA/Europe in 1940.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-war-euro-leaders-meet-1.7612412
Trump’s Pick to Help Run the FBI Has a History of Prosecuting Influential Democrats
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s targeting of Democrats is legally questionable, experts say, but it’s helped to further his career nationally: “The more outrageous you are, the more you are going to attract the attention of Donald Trump.”
The Leader of Trump’s Assault on Higher #Education Has a Troubled #Legal and Financial History
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Leo Terrell’s past is at odds with Trump’s description of an “incredibly successful” attorney.
Documents obtained by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveal a trail of legal disputes and unpaid debts.
How Dems Come Back: Be Real; FIGHT #Trump & His #MAGA Mobsters - I debated Jonathan Larsen on #Substack!
Check it out!! Then Subscribe!!
https://www.blueamp.co/p/cliff-v-jonathan-fight-ordebate-about #news #politics #donaldtrump #russia #usa #us #america #unitedstates #ukraine #fascism #democracy #sherrodbrown #workers #workingclass #economy
NEW: Trump has targeted political foes — including Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook — for claiming more than one primary residence on their loan papers.
But ProPublica found that at least three of the president’s Cabinet members have done the same thing.
#news #trump #FederalReserve #LisaCook #Government #Politics
Empower young people to make better decisions than we've made: encourage critical thinking.
🤔 Critical Thinking Tips
#2 Be Questioning.
Don't accept everything you hear or read:
▪️ What is the source?
▪️ Who is sharing this?
▪️ Why are they sharing this?
▪️ How is it supported by facts?
▪️ Where can I learn more?
Foster curiosity in young people to support a lifetime appreciation of learning.
📣 Question what you hear and question what you read.
#CriticalThinking #curious #education #uspol #publichealth #politics @publichealth @edutooters @communicationscholars
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You may be shocked to learn that providing people housing is a great way to fight issues surrounding the unhoused. In Denver, the number of encampments of more than 20 people dropped 98% thanks largely* to the new initiative.
"They have a door that they can lock. They have air conditioner in the summer, heaters in the winter. They have a place where they can receive their mail," Chandler said. "Really, an opportunity to start rebuilding their lives."
Are you interested in covering politics in the Lone Star State? The Texas Observer is hiring an intern to help us cover the 2026 elections! Apply here: https://www.texasobserver.org/jobs/
#journalism #jobs #Texas #politics #USpol #elections #democracy