The Texas Progressive Alliance strongly condemns the
inhumane practice of separating families from their children — especially keeping
them in cages and, even worse, a
separated kid being raped — as it brings you its weekly roundup.
(And, yes Tornillo
is a concentration camp.)
In related stories:
Neil at All People Have Value posted
a picture of people protesting at the proposed Houston location of the baby
jail for kids taken from families at the border.
Progrexas
notes many ministers denounced the Trump action from the pulpit, and it’s not
just “librul Christians” upset; Somervell
County Salon notes the Southern Baptist Convention passed a
resolution calling for better immigration policy.
SocraticGadfly
talks about the need for third
parties of the left, in the plural as necessary. His Twitter
thread on the concentration camps notes both halves of the duopoly
have shares of responsibility for what has led to this point.
Off the
Kuff looked back at the polls from 2010 and
2014 to get a sense of where we are today.
Stephen Young at the Dallas Observer describes
how, at its convention the Texas GOP went left of Texas Dems on
marijuana policy ideas. (Dan Patrick will remain a huge roadblock.)
Grits
for Breakfast talks about the criminal justice part of the GOP
platform.
Also at the Dallas Observer Jim
Schutze talks about the fakeness behind the McDermott bridges over
I-30.
Texas
Vox examines the issues of storing renewable energy in Texas.
Texas
Observer notes the latest case of TCEQ not enforcing air pollution
laws.
Texas
Monthly discusses the latest meat-ax cutting at the San Antonio
Express-News. (Besides Peggy Fikac, any larger seven-day daily whacking an
ombudsman/public editor shows it doesn’t care too much about PR, in my opinion.
And, since Hearst isn’t publicly traded, we have no idea how (un)necessary
these cuts were. Your editor also wonders why, on “combo synergy,” Hearst isn’t
editing, or even just dropping, datelines.)
The TSTA
Blog would like to know who is going to pay for more school
counselors.
Gaby
Diaz wants real action on school shootings.
G.
Paris Johnson explores mental health issues in the African-American
community.
Therese
Odell reviews the Trump/Kim bro-fest so you don't have to.
Jessica
Elizarraras notes Whataburger's reaction to the IHOP/IHOB name
change.
After being targeted by hackers last week, TexasLeftist is dusting off, and standing by our values. This blog is a site which will always promote diversity, inclusion and understanding. As such, TL was happy to observe and celebrate the Muslim holiday of EidAl Fitr with our fellow Texans.
After being targeted by hackers last week, TexasLeftist is dusting off, and standing by our values. This blog is a site which will always promote diversity, inclusion and understanding. As such, TL was happy to observe and celebrate the Muslim holiday of EidAl Fitr with our fellow Texans.
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