PonderingTexan

The question of “Who should we get to vote for us?” is actually relevant and strategic. The Democrats are the quintessential Big Tent party, so it’s natural for them to consider which parts of the tent they want to emphasize in order to further their chances of winning.

Disgusted.

Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention

Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention

IMO, conditions are unsafe and inhumane by design.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...

Have you seen this clip of a young LA woman shot in the belly trying to pass by trump’s hired henchmen to get to her apartment? WTF?

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Why shouldn’t we expect the Project 2025’ers to turn hard against BlueSky?

Trump with red hatted police in San Antonio

Headline in SA Express News

No hate crime??

Who says so? …Would that be the same SAPD that officially greeted trump at his plane a few years back wearing their uniforms AND their MAGA hats?

Where’s the evidence that Joss’s murder was not a hate crime? Plenty of evidence says it was. See comments.

According to my housekeeper…

ICE shoved a hard-working father of two into a truck with a dozen others yesterday, drove from San Antonio to Nuevo Laredo, and ditched them. No phone call. No rights. No recourse. NO DUE PROCESS. All in less than 24 hours.

CRUEL. ILLEGAL. UNACCEPTABLE.

What Could Go Wrong? Texas May Allow Guns at the Polls Read more here.

The Texas House passed a bill allowing any fool to carry his concealed gun into the polls with NO license or training required.

“It’s already hard enough in divisive times to work the polls. Adding guns to the mixture is absurd.”

- Texas election worker

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The Next Terrorist Attack And What Comes After

This is an alarming read, but necessary to understand.

“I do not relish describing this chain of events. But the only way to cut the chain it is to see the links.”

- Dr. Timothy Snyder (History Prof at Yale, author of “On Tyranny,” among other books)

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

“If you know someone who received a DHS letter ordering them to "self-deport" ask them to contact me. I would like to tell their story.”

- David Martin Davies
Texas Public Radio
@texasnewsdude.bsky.social

@vanhollen.senate.gov’s visit to EL Salvador might serve as a wakeup call for other elected Dems. The whole world still respects the influence of our representatives, despite MAGA. They can, and should, explore and utilize their powers on our behalf.

The courts demanded that trump provide daily details about HIS efforts to return Abrego to the US.

Trump’s reduced all those daily details into a single line. The corrupt leader of El Salvador will decide Abrego’s fate.

Does feigning helplessness constitute contempt of court?
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Hands Off! Join the National Mobilization to Fight Back · Hands Off on Mobilize Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Hands Off.

April 5th, we flood the streets in protest!
Here’s where and when.
C U There!! 🙌🇺🇸

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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

Before you take a stand…Know what to expect next, why they do things the way they do, and how best to respond.

Historian Timothy Snyder provides the guidelines you need.

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

In case you can use a bit of sweetness right about now…

South San ISD adopts controversial Bible-infused curriculum The South San Antonio ISD board of managers has approved the purchase of Bluebonnet Learning, a widely debated state-written curriculum.

South San ISD adopts controversial Bible-infused curriculum

www.expressnews.com/news/educati...

Republicans are attacking Texas schools and it’s always about control.

“South San Antonio Independent School District is switching to a controversial, Bible-infused curriculum next year — but not before setting up a committee to vet the learning materials for "inappropriate" content.”

Catholic Charities lays off 200 as Trump cuts put agency 'in crisis' The head of the San Antonio nonprofit calls the cuts “brutal,” saying his agency is “in crisis.”

Catholic Charities lays off 200 – half its staff – due to Trump cuts

www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Texas is a hotbed of Republican cruelty! This time, it’s Catholic Charities that’s hit. Who’s next?

“The funding losses puts refugee housing at risk, with some families facing eviction without rent and food assistance.”

(Link in comments)

Seems like reasonable advice. What do you think will work best?

It’s sickening. They cannot tolerate people being different from them. What’s next? Public announcements on the hour demanding that we all stop whatever we were doing and pray to Abbott? Where do they stop??

Texas bill seeks to criminalize what it calls 'gender identity fraud' If passed, the bill would require people to provide their birth gender to employers and governmental bodies.

Reference: Texas bill seeks to create a criminal offense called 'gender identity fraud'

www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Texans would be in violation if they make “a false or misleading” verbal or written statement to their employer or a governmental body that identifies themselves as the opposite gender from their gender at birth.

The punishment? Up to 2 years in state jail with a possible fine of up to $10,000. 🤬

Ouch — Ukraine is really being asked to grovel for a peace treaty. The miserable set of proposed concessions still isn’t enough for Putin and trump? Disgraceful!!

Okay. Thanks!

Ridiculous.

Many Dem politicians ARE speaking out but don’t have high visibility. Which Dem politicians are you actually following??

Other than giving us a chance to vent, theatrics in Congress accomplishes nothing but to irritate Republicans that we need to join us. Protesting is OUR job.

I’m not on Tiktok and so your video doesn’t play, but I’m interested.

Greg Abbott calls his voucher scam “school choice.”

But we already have school choice—neighborhood schools, charters, magnets, academies & more.

Vouchers don’t give us choice. Vouchers give our tax dollars to unaccountable private schools that can discriminate against our kids.

Are you still on Facebook? I’m getting more trolls on FB than ever before, including personal acquaintances who were never so obnoxious before, but now…🤬👎

This lawsuit goes right to the core of our problem and they’re going to win too!