Here in #Texas, to the Republicans and the billionaires whose power they entrench, the prospect of the Lone Star State being swept up in a similarly insurgent candidacy still sounds like its own far-fetched fantasy.

But what of our cities? texasobserver.org/let-a-hundre…

#Dallas #Houston #Austin #politics #USpol #news #NYC #Mandani #socialism #Democrats

In Texas Cities, Let a Hundred Mamdanis Bloom

Our state has long-term lessons to learn from the New York socialist’s rise.

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#EAS #WEA for Geneva, #AL; #Houston, #AL: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 2:15 PM CST. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Tallahassee FL

** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

If you can, leave work or school to join the #protest at #Houston City Hall today! 1:30pm-3:30p event time, but organizers will be onsite from 12:30pm-4p! Arrive when you can! Marching at 3p. Simultaneous petition delivery at 3p to Rep. Lizzie Fletcher. Join whichever 3pm effort you're excited about.

Come talk to organizers from around the metro. Make your own voice heard. #HTX #TX #Texas #rally #walkout #demonstration #FreeAmerica #WomensMarch #50501Movement #FreeSpeechforPeople #50501Houston

Imagine future generations learning about how we punished the people asking to stop a genocide, instead of the people committing it.

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#IsraelWarCrimes #GazaGenocide
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#genocide
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“When Venezuela signaled a willingness to deepen trade in Chinese currency and further integrate with #China, it touched a much larger nerve than barrels per day.” texasobserver.org/houston-oil-…

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Exxon and ConocoPhilips, at least, are likely to require more assurances from the Trump administration to mitigate against the political risks of a venture with a long history of expropriations, legal disputes, shifting rules, and political instability. texasobserver.org/houston-oil-…

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“Chevron will be the leader and the most astute operator in this ever-changing, very dynamic playing field. They’re good at this. … There’s a reason they’re the only company in #Venezuela. There’s a reason that they got away with mass environmental ecocide in Ecuador.”
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New from Candice Bernd: At a time when the globe is warming at alarming rates, #Venezuela's oil reserves represent a "climate bomb" waiting to go off. Here are the Gulf Coast companies hoping to tap into that blood money ... texasobserver.org/houston-oil-…

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Previously: Former Congressman and felon Steve Stockman, convicted of 23 federal corruption charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison back in 2018, is back with a #Trump pardon and running again for the U.S. House of Representatives. texasobserver.org/steve-stockm…

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