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patrickross

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18. Texas Powerhouse
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 11:46 AM
Apr 2025

Texas seems to generate a horde of men and women with plans to restrict rights and simple freedoms like zero abortions and almost Nazi like control of reading material in libraries and schools. My wife is the local library director and has set aside room to have banned books availble for check out in the adult section. Texas libraries are locally funded (city, county,etc) so the state has no control over them. The Texas Library System is a joke and provides no operational funding.
There is an organization that you might want to check out. It is called MAGA -- Mothers Against Greg Abbott. I joined and give them a little donation from time to time. These clever women sent me a MAGA t-shirt that is MEN Against Greg Abbott. This organization fights for freedom minded political candidates on the local level and also state and federal offices. I live in a very small town in a very low population area so opportunities to campaign are not available. I think we have about 7 people in the Democrat party and we are all ancient!
This organization provides people like me to participate in campaigns. It is worth your time to check out this organization.

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I can't see more than what is in the OP. Does the article include suggestions Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #1
on the nyt site link justaprogressive Mar 2025 #3
Thanks! ETA: Actually, it's now a gift article! Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #4
Texas Powerhouse patrickross Apr 2025 #18
Patrick, a) welcome and b) this is important. You should do your own thread on it so it gets attention. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #19
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2025 #20
Save America Now More Than Ever bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 #2
OK! Got the whole thing and thanks for the gifted article! This line, I think, tells the story: Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #5
Need a movement thought crime Mar 2025 #8
OK, but then Bernie just told people to run as Independents instead of Democrats. That's not a good thing. Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #9
its the republicans that need to run as Independants.. samnsara Mar 2025 #11
Hmm...at This Point I DON'T See how Running as an Independent will help. It'll SPLIT The Vote & imho NOT in our favor! electric_blue68 Apr 2025 #17
Thom Hartmann wanted the party to buy 1000 radio stations. Anybody have a better suggestion. Gum Logger Mar 2025 #13
Social media bot farms. Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #14
Build a huge complex on the moon and send EVERY Repuke to the moon. Trueblue1968 Mar 2025 #6
i need to speak here AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #7
We are now down to our very last chances, people. We haven't taken this seriously enough. lees1975 Mar 2025 #10
This should be an OP. Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #12
Music... ultralite001 Mar 2025 #15
The question Democrats have to answer is, "If Trump were an existential threat to Democracy, then why did we do lees1975 Apr 2025 #16
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