Texas Progressives talk abortion, trivia and more

Off the Kuff reminds us that Texas Republicans are way out of step with public opinion on abortion. 

Stace lectures us all regarding taking advantage of Democratic majorities before it's too late.

Therese Odell vents her fury at that draft opinion.

Your Local Epidemiologist demonstrates that abortion is still health care and won't just go away in a post-Roe world.

The Texas Signal brings Rep. Veronica Escobar's warning that the Republicans will push for a nationwide abortion ban. 

Jessica Shortall has no trouble connecting the pending evisceration of abortion rights to a broader culture of misogyny among its proponents.

Yours Truly will have thoughts for next week's Roundup.

"I'll take 'Obscure Texas Democratic trivia' for $1,000, Alex." "Answer: This man was the last Democrat to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate." "Question: Who was the just deceased Bob Krueger?" The interesting thing, per the link, is how much Slick Willie and Miz Ann Richards harshed on him for losing the special election to Kay Bailey Hutchison. I mean, Krueger was a ConservaDem and had served in the House before. He wasn't a neophyte and I don't think screwed the pooch in anyway. It's just that this was the first installment of the Republican tsunami.

Austin is trialing what is called basic income, but really isn't. True UBI isn't means-tested, for example, but the Austin pilot is. That's not to say what Austin is doing is bad; it isn't. But, it's not basic income. Thus, there's nothing to really be learned from it — other than neoliberalism strikes again.

Dallas County DA John Cruezot has indicted three area police officers on brutality charges related to 2020 George Floyd protests.

The Texas State Bar is suing Kenny Boy Paxton. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

SocraticGadfly says that the Squad is really the Fraud and that Chomsky went a bridge too far on various Russia-Ukraine War issues.

Amanda Marcotte digs into Greg Abbott's desire to use the Dobbs decision to push for an end to public education for undocumented children.  

The Bloggess talks about depression, joy, and music.

Jessica Wildfire talks about progressive survivalism. I have my doubts.

James Dorsey has more hope for moderate Hindu nationalism than I do. In fact, I find the idea an oxymoron.