Patricia (@indigo8s@mastodon.social)

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Henry Giroux - The Scourge of Fascist Politics and the Rise of White Nationalism from Orbán to DeSantis - Brave New Europe

Behold the Orbánization of fascist politics – a project that calls for the elimination of freedom, dissent, and justice as essential elements of political life. Henry Giroux holds the McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in [...]

The 11 times Texas police have changed their story of what happened during the school shooting that left 19 children dead

Texas public safety officials and police have offered contradicting and muddled statements about what happened at the Uvalde elementary school.

vu: A simple image viewer for EdgeTX radios with big screens

Do you know that situation when you are on the field but don't remember the right stick positions to enter the OSD,  recalibrate the Magnetometer or something else? Or the need to view a checklist or an image of similar stuff?

Texas Rabbi: Despite False Media Narratives, Synagogue Attack Brought Jewish & Muslim Communities Together

On Saturday, an armed British man named Malik Faisal Akram took a rabbi and three congregants hostage at a synagogue outside of Fort Worth, Texas, resulting in an 11-hour standoff that ended once the rabbi threw a chair at Akram, who was later...

Providers Accuse Federal Court of Delaying Texas Abortion Case, Ask SCOTUS to Intervene

With the Supreme Court allowing S.B. 8 to stand, "countless people have already been forced to carry pregnancies against their will in a state with a severe maternal mortality crisis."

Texas Is Winnable. Beto’s the Candidate to Do It.

A Beto gubernatorial win isn’t only very possible—it could permanently reshape the national political landscape. 

Matthew McConaughey Says He Won't Run for Governor of Texas Next Year

The actor's decision leaves Democrat Beto O'Rourke and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott as the main candidates in the race.

How an 11-Foot-Tall 3-D Printer Is Helping to Create a Community

Three-dimensional printing can create nearly any object. A partnership in Mexico is putting that theory to the test, building a village for residents living in poverty.

Texas Lawmaker Demands Schools Tell Him If They Have Books on Race, Sexuality

Critics have decried Republican State Rep. Matt Krause's crusade against school libraries as a campaign tactic.

Corporate Dems of US Senate Blamed as GOP Texas Governor Approves 'Rigged' Voting Maps

"The inaction by corporate Democrats in the U.S. Senate encourages this behavior."

Texas GOP’s Electoral Map Gives White People Disproportionate Control Over State

The new map just passed the legislature by a largely party line vote and is expected to be signed into law.

“Beyond Bows and Arrows”: Indigenous Radio in Texas

Two hours of escape and connection.

'Needlessly Provocative': Austin Rebuked for Again Opening NATO Door to Ukraine and Georgia

"The Biden administration now faces a stark choice: commit to fight for Ukraine, creating a serious risk of war with Russia, or admit that NATO expansion has come to an overdue end."

Governors Can Run Away to Texas, But They Can't Hide From the Problems Back Home

Plagued by a mounting number of very serious problems in Montana, what did Gov. Greg Gianforte opt to do? No, he did not “put his shoulder to the wheel”

Texas Pols Shocked To Learn Their Bill Let Gas Companies Off The Hook For Climate Change Preparedness

Having covered telecom for a long time, I've lost track of the times I've watched some befuddled lawmaker shocked by the content of their own bill. Usually, that's because they outsourced the writing of it to their primary campaign...