Carolyn Foote

Incredible irony

www.texastribune.org/2022/09/26/t...

NOW: U.S. Rep. @gregcasar.bsky.social & @doggett.house.gov at the Texas governor’s mansion speaking against R-led mid-decade redistricting effort & Gov. Abbott’s threat to remove quorum-busting Dems from office.

Their districts could be combined under new map #txlege

The opinion by Paxton explicitly takes no position on whether breaking quorum is unconstitutional because, as Paxton said, it was tied up in litigation at the time www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/defaul...

NOTABLY the Paxton opinion that Abbott cites doesn’t actually say lawmakers who break quorum are removable — in fact it says this is a fact-specific question only resolvable by a court.

The opinion also does not say it’s unconstitutional to break quorum.
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/defaul...

Unsurprisingly Abbott will be ruthless and unscrupulous and power hungry. Don’t be surprised.

A reminder: this isn’t just about Texas. This power grab will trigger redistricting everywhere and a brutal map battle that could upend elections.

“Let the courage of these leaders be an example for the country” #txdems @texasdemocrats.bsky.social

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WATCH LIVE: Texas House Democrats speak in Illinois, joined by Governor JB Pritzker, to announce quorum break to stop Republican power grab. www.youtube.com/live/QusI51h...

We need Americans everywhere to care about this and voice their concerns because it will set off an avalanche of bickering and redistricting across the country.

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Nothing to do with the post but it’s gratifying to see that despite rhetoric, Trump was not the biggest R vote getter in this chart by far, nor was the disparity as big as other election. Belies the idea that we have so far to go or why our Congresssional R being so afraid of him. They shouldn’t be.

Trump is cutting billions on

•Children’s Cancer Research
•FEMA
•VA
•Planned Parenthood
•Foreign aid
•Clean water
•PBS
•USAID
•SNAP
•Medicare
•Medicaid
•Education

while building a $200 million ballroom for the White House.

This isn’t budgeting. It’s cruelty dressed in gold!

#DefendersOfDemocracy

Schiff: "On the good news side, Trump just got a third Air Force 1. He's building a $200m ballroom at the White House. So his personal economy is doing really well. But for average Americans, their prices are going up, their job prospects are going down ... "

this is a disgrace and a national shame

Go get this book.

A lot of people are learning that cowardice won’t save them in real time. Might as well be brave.

And how will markets react to this “interesting” information?

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I dreamed last night that Tx legislators painted green dollars on their cheeks to protest the redistricting effort. OR painted their faces green. Can't recall which. @howdypolitics.bsky.social

Texans - call your Tx legislator and the governor's office today and object to this unfair and unethical redrawing of lines. It will backfire when blue states do the same.

yep.

What Teachers Should Know About ChatGPT’s New Study Mode Feature ChatGPT's new study mode feature will not necessarily prevent the use of AI to cheat.

Will be interesting to see this new development from ChatGPT www.edweek.org/technology/w...

How Do Kids in Top-Spending States Perform on NAEP? Not as Well as You’d Think Aldeman: New York spends the most, but its results are middling. Mississippi, Texas, Florida get the most bang for their buck.

Education data from 2022 is fairly worthless. Red states have cut spending to schools, added new restrictions, driven teachers out, and plus we are in post Covid era where teaching is totally different. www.the74million.org/article/how-... @the74.bsky.social

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Texas GOP Rep. Giovanni Capriglione admits affair, denies abortion allegations A conservative news site published an interview with a woman who alleges a 17-year affair with the Southlake representative, who said this week he wouldn’t seek reelection.

It's starting to seem like Tx GOP members have a real problem with morality. They believe it applies only to others, apparently. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/25/g...

Yes … what have we become?

Our Jin knows how to give face. Just sayin. #Jin Dallas

Escambia school board removes hundreds of books without review, book challenge policies to change The Escambia County School Board voted 5-0 to remove hundreds of books without review. The books in question come from the Florida Department of Education’s book removal list. This list is made of…

escambia county pulled 400+ books with zero review. just a state list and a rubber stamp. no one blinked. vonnegut, angelou, keyes — erased like they were nothing.

why is this still happening?