Sunday, June 12, 2022
Saturday, June 11, 2022
The Weekend Wrangle from Far Left Texas
Going light on the unpleasant news to end the week. If you need to get your sweat on and expend some outrage at our Guns Over People politicians, there are outlets to do that across the state today.
Houston, The Woodlands, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Wichita Falls, Pharr, Frisco, Longview, Rockwall... https://t.co/l3DvOIjECc #TXLege #MarchForOurLives #GunSafetyNow
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) June 10, 2022
Meanwhile Pussy Riot at the Capitol.
PUSSY RIOT x IKIYA X UNICORN PROTESTS THE ATTACK ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS WITH “MATRIARCHY NOW!” BANNER AT TEXAS STATE CAPITOL
— πππππ πππππ¦ (@pussyrrriot) June 9, 2022
MOMENT OF ACTION BEING MINTED AS NFT AND AUCTIONED VIA PARTY BID, ALL FUNDS TO REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTShttps://t.co/WFPqZjh8nY pic.twitter.com/hYqU6x5aqZ
I'm not watching the January 6th hearings. I saw that movie the day it came out. I'm waiting for the
Do you think @JoeBiden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election? Texas responses from February 2022 @TxPolProject Poll, by party ID
— Jim Henson (@jamesrhenson) June 10, 2022
GOP: yes 22%; no 68%; DK 11%
Dems: 91%/5%/4%
Ind: 51%/33%/16%https://t.co/62JqCtrPAF #txlege #January6thCommitteeHearings pic.twitter.com/wMFOncMVyM
"Christian Fascists" is now not just a moniker, but an actual organized movement. Welcome to Texas. (Multiple videos of this incident in the thread, each one worse than the others.) https://t.co/r3p589Svhr
— Dan Perlman ☮ (@dmperlman) June 6, 2022
Good Christian values - Texas style https://t.co/1GIai1Nv8u
— Leigh Parente (@1bed2men4dogs) June 1, 2022
I presume there's polling happening right now that will update us on any changing of hearts and/or minds. Same with assault weapons, Greg Abbott's re-election chances, etc. and all that, you know. So we're waiting.
Meanwhile we're burning up about a few other things.
Our hearts are with our client Antonio, his family, and all trans youth whose families have been subjected to this terrifying state surveillance and cruel punishment.
— ACLU (@ACLU) June 9, 2022
Trans youth shouldn't have to fight this hard to live. https://t.co/B7ttPU5F2x
The one thing that they are willing to talk about is mental health. Everyone ought to read @alexdstuckey series for @HoustonChron about the failures of our mental health system that the TX GOP has presided over. https://t.co/s8EltbNkiz
— Luanne Platter (@fabalasays) June 1, 2022
Judge plans to levy “substantial fines” after Texas failed to comply with court-ordered fixes to its foster care system https://t.co/6Wo42BulO9
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) June 8, 2022
Some of the 70 missing children found in West Texas were trafficked in #DFW https://t.co/LHe7hyKgVu #TXLege
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) June 10, 2022
Hey Texas - we’ve been so inundated with tragedy, it feels necessary to lift up that the Texas Rangers papered over this private, Christian ranch that abused kids. …another example of wasted tax dollars, political CYA, and finally… broken kids that no one cares about. #txlege https://t.co/kB4xniVwpc
— genevieve (@genvc) June 2, 2022
I guess that's the segue to cops doing their usual thing.
In South Texas, a huge dome of #border #security has been built over mostly Latino communities near the #Mexico-US line. It took a teenager only seconds to pierce it in #Uvalde. https://t.co/xIlrBw4VQ1 - via @TexasObserver
— Lise Olsen (@LiseDigger) June 7, 2022
Texas prison officials have suspended inmate transports after a convicted murderer allegedly killed a man and his four grandchildren after escaping from custody. https://t.co/4hWzDsFDex
— ABC News (@ABC) June 8, 2022
Yes, we all remember the good old days when prisoner transfers went right by the book.
I did say 'burning up'.
"Heat has become one of America’s most prolific environmental killers, causing at least 10,000 deaths in the U.S. between 1999 and 2016. About 70 Texans have died each year of heat-related causes since 1999."https://t.co/bYFHDBfy8w
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) June 5, 2022
Q: What is the cost of #ExtremeWeather in #TX ?
— @CCLHouston (@CCLHouston) June 7, 2022
A: 12 separate $Billion dollar disasters in #TX during 2021#MegaDrought #WildFires #Hurricanes #ClimateChange #TXLege
via @NOAA ▶️ https://t.co/IsTjC0sXhb pic.twitter.com/fEPEkjnkQP
New poll(!): Texans want the state to expand #CleanEnergy and improve infrastructure bc #ClimateChange. https://t.co/zte3hcTx6w #txenergy #txlege
— Emma Pabst (@PabstBlasts) June 9, 2022
More left for Monday on Texas conservatives' latest response to protecting children: poutrage at drag shows. Right now I need some calm-me-downs.
First: so long to these two Texans.
He was the first great running back in franchise history. https://t.co/4JaPQolkbL
— Fort Worth Star-Telegram (@startelegram) June 10, 2022
Jim Seals died yesterday at the age of 80.
— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) June 7, 2022
In the February 2020 issue, @MikeHallTexas told the story of Seals' musical roots in West Texas, which would help launch the seventies soft-rock revolution. https://t.co/evdFWiRZhA
“I have problems: I am out of clean clothes, I cannot find my glasses, my English paper is late, and my pockets are not big enough for all the heroin I have,’ reads the Thompson-esque opening line of her 300-page memoir, Corrections in Ink…”https://t.co/gGABPW4FeY
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) June 7, 2022
The Austin Public Library and BookPeople will hold a series of events that "engage with books that have been banned or challenged." https://t.co/LLPakAX3qB
— Austin 360 (@austin360) June 8, 2022
Juneteenth commemorates the freedom of Black Americans, celebrates Black history, art, & culture, and reminds us of the progress yet to be made toward racial justice.
— Progress Texas (@ProgressTX) June 6, 2022
We’ve compiled a lineup of #Juneteenth events across the state over the next few weeks: https://t.co/rok6Cnqiza
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is sailing through the Galveston Ship Channel this morning. It's the largest tall ship in active service of the U.S. govt at 295 ft with 3 masts, 22,300 sq. ft. of sail, and 6 miles or rigging. The last time it visited was 1972. #TXwx #GLSwx https://t.co/05819wemS8
— NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) June 10, 2022
Monday, June 06, 2022
The "Bad News for Baptists and Greg Abbott" Wrangle
Scattershooting (*groan*) while the Texas Progressive Alliance stands around and watches the neo-Nazis in Ukraine rebrand themselves ...
Don't believe I've ever seen Governor Fish Lips' lips so tight. He must be under duress.
NEW: Some of Texas’ biggest GOP donors — self-proclaimed “gun enthusiasts” — signed a letter in today’s @dallasnews calling for more background checks, red flag laws and raising gun purchase age to 21. They add: “We vote for Republican Senators. We believe in the 2nd Amendment.” pic.twitter.com/plUCPb90cr
— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) June 5, 2022
We again dedicate our entire Sunday opinion section to Uvalde, starting with our full-page editorial about Greg Abbott's response. A powerful man does nothing. pic.twitter.com/F4RAVXn0Yw
— Josh Brodesky (@joshbrodesky) June 5, 2022
Perhaps that additional $50 million that Dave Carney was bragging about last month is out of reach now. Speaking of $50 million:
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls for spending $50 million to buy bulletproof shields for school police-AAS:https://t.co/2sdUXGZt0u
— TxLRLClips (@TxLRLClips) June 6, 2022
More committees, fewer school doors, bulletproof shields for cowardly cops; anything they can think of to avoid the actual problem. Speaking of shitty law enforcement officers:
Here are the biggest shifts in the official account of the #Uvalde school shooting https://t.co/UmSzeyki7h #TexasSchoolMassacre #UvaldePoliceCowards #DefundThePolice #AbolishThePolice
— Dana Fairbanks MD #ForProfitHealthcareIsImmoral πΉ (@dcfairbank) June 3, 2022
“We don’t want those policemen to be here,” Mary Rodriguez, 86, said. “I pray that they get new jobs somewhere else.”
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 4, 2022
Their failure to act decisively during the shooting, she said, is inexcusable. https://t.co/4MZHdtxTKL
I’m here in Uvalde, trying to be respectful with everyone’s fresh grief. Standing outside while a funeral is going on. Police still thought it was necessary to coordinate with bikers to order reporters to “stay on the sidewalk” and physically obstruct cameras. Really? pic.twitter.com/bZ6dSugcEL
— Julian Gill (@JulianGi11) June 2, 2022
"the cops are lying"
— Whack, with a silent 'H' (@WhackNicholson) June 1, 2022
-the cops pic.twitter.com/iULfLe69Xk
Texas law enforcement has been working with the “Patriots for America militia,” routinely allowing the civilians with handguns, AR-15s, and tactical gear to question migrants. The ACLU of Texas has called on the Justice Department to investigate. #txlege https://t.co/72054ENSiG
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 5, 2022
A retired Federal agent from Texas was one of 6 people in regular communication with the white supremacist Buffalo murderer. 30mins prior to the attack the shooter invited the former agent to review his attack plans and watch his live stream.https://t.co/TKC8hvlqre
— The Sparrow Project (@sparrowmedia) May 27, 2022
On and on it goes, with no end in sight. Same old shit, same old nothing.
"Ignore guns, talk inflation": Memos show GOP strategy after the #UvaldeMassacre https://t.co/bmBI2kRXG4 #TXLege
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) June 5, 2022
Vote harder. "Vote Blue".
Republicans flood South Texas special election as national Democrats keep distance https://t.co/vgiBa6lQcc via @TexasTribune
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) June 6, 2022
I just don't think that's going to work out any better than it has for the past twenty-something years.
Despite his campaign claims to #FixTheGrid, Robert O’Rourke took $388,000 for his 2022 campaign from oil/gas sectors, according to Opensecrets. His words are as hollow as Joe Biden’s.
— Justin, #RegisterGreen2022 π¦π» (@JustinInBmore) May 31, 2022
Texas needs @DelilahforTexas, who doesn’t take their money.
Join us: https://t.co/e8J1H4PjXU
Consider the definition of insanity. Then consider doing something besides what you've been doing over and over again.
Listen up Texas, you do not have to vote for either war mongering, pro poverty, neoliberal or conservative corporate shills this election. Ask your local paper why they don't cover all candidates for the election in November! We are here for the people, not the profits!
— DelilahForTexasπ☮π»π (@DelilahforTexas) June 2, 2022
Just a suggestion.
When I read this my first thought was, "Hey! Maybe Shelley Kuffner has finally seen the light!" Then I read 'her', and realized, 'nope, not yet'.
“I can no longer work for a company that ignores all the alarms and dismisses the risks of climate change and ecological collapse.” This safety consultant just quit her job with Shell after 11 years of contracting with the UK-based energy giant.https://t.co/BuyI1jVB9g
— Inside Climate News (@insideclimate) May 26, 2022
Here's a few more environmental notes.
Record-breaking triple-digit heat is expected in Central Texas this week https://t.co/BRzn3D0unV
— KVUE News (@KVUE) June 6, 2022
Please stop thinking about #climatechange as a 2050 thing. It's happening *now.* The climate doesn't care what you believe. We're getting more extreme weather anyway. Let's reduce emissions & adapt. #txlege #txclimate #ClimateCrisishttps://t.co/iUwIzgoX3w https://t.co/Z0X3AtPevC pic.twitter.com/eB5FrnCPpG
— Doug Lewin (@douglewinenergy) June 2, 2022
The amount of corn it takes to fill an SUV with ethanol could feed a person for a year, and the U.S. and Europe could immediately replace the lost grain exports from Ukraine’s breadbasket by cutting their biofuel production in half. @CanaryMediaInc https://t.co/AmonLhk1S9
— GO GREEN (@ECOWARRIORSS) June 2, 2022
The Biden administration has set new requirements that increase the amount of ethanol that must be blended into the nation’s gasoline supply. https://t.co/JWywiyK6QG
— ABC News (@ABC) June 4, 2022
“The swindle appears simple: Pretend to help solve a problem, while making the problem worse, socialize the costs and liabilities, and privatize the profits.”
— Greenpeace (@Greenpeace) June 2, 2022
More from @rex_weyler on the carbon capture scam from the beginning ⬇️ https://t.co/iz8dfqcOWK
Once again: thank you, Joe Biden.
A few social justice tweets; bad news first.
"Released on May 22, the report details the findings of an independent investigation into how the SBC dealt with sexual abuse within its ranks over the past two decades."https://t.co/7LgZT7Kw2p
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) June 6, 2022
An ugly protest today. A mob of self described “Christian Fascists” tried to force their way into a gay establishment in the gayborhood of Dallas holding a family event while chanting “Groomers” pic.twitter.com/2F9NE4rs0P
— Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club (@EFJBGC) June 4, 2022
Some good news and some activist items.
howdy y'all, we fucking did it π₯Ή✊ first unionized starbucks in the lone star state!!! @sbwuatx45lamar pic.twitter.com/3gbegFrYyI
— morganπ« (@mo_el_le) June 3, 2022
The vigil is set for Monday, June 6 in support of the detained WNBA star and Nimitz High School graduate. https://t.co/eL89mzrnNw
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) June 6, 2022
Gays for Safe Gun Rights March & Rally on June 11 in New Braunfels.
— Claudia Zapata for Congress, TX-21 (@PoderConClaudia) May 31, 2022
We protect our children by demanding common sense safe gun ownership legislation.
Want to make signs/speak? DM us or comment below. pic.twitter.com/oEbs1EX9sd
Segue-ing into the soothers.
Houston’s restaurants are celebrating #Pride2022 and giving back https://t.co/lw2BV1GOxd #HTX #Pride
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) June 2, 2022
How do you spell winner? T-E-X-A-S!
— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) June 4, 2022
San Antonio 14-year-old Harini Logan claimed the top spelling bee spot last night, making her the seventh Texan champ in the last ten years. https://t.co/n3eZzRv4pS
One of my very favorite historical photos of Houston, a house that stood at 900 Franklin Street. This was taken by John Vachon in 1943. You'd think it has been colorized but it was actually taken with color film, probably Kodachrome of Ektachrome. Incredible details! pic.twitter.com/vOmFaYu2Jw
— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) June 6, 2022
A Green Lynx Spider sits atop a Texas Lantana Bloom. pic.twitter.com/G5jDCR6PW7
— Summer Stolarcyk (@summerstoli) June 3, 2022