Kevin Sanchez
@captswing.bsky.social
Scrutineer and bloviator. #BadTakesSATX
"FEMA’s estimates for a 500-year flood understate present risk in many locations, research shows, as warming air and oceans continue to fuel an intensification of extreme rainfall."
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202... via @dylanbaddour.bsky.social, @peteraldhous.com & @insideclimatenews.org
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‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain - Inside Climate News
Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
insideclimatenews.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
"FEMA’s estimates for a 500-year flood understate present risk in many locations, research shows, as warming air and oceans continue to fuel an intensification of extreme rainfall."
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So far, the Texas State Board of Education’s massive revamp of the social studies curriculum is driven by ideology, not an attempt to accurately convey history.
It’s time to push back the right-wing forces dismantling Texas’ history curriculum
So far, the Texas State Board of Education's massive revamp of the social studies curriculum is driven by ideology, not an attempt to accurately convey history.
www.sacurrent.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
www.sacurrent.com/news/bad-tak... via @sacurrent.bsky.social
Sources: @abenewman.bsky.social @iojournal.bsky.social @unumkenburns.bsky.social @pbs.org @friendlyatheist.com @pepradio.bsky.social @nytopinion.nytimes.com @expressnews.com @wikipedia.org @texaspublicradio.bsky.social @historians.org.
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It’s time to push back the right-wing forces dismantling Texas’ history curriculum
So far, the Texas State Board of Education's massive revamp of the social studies curriculum is driven by ideology, not an attempt to accurately convey history.
www.sacurrent.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:08 PM
"Long before national headlines called it an 'environmental justice crisis', we were living it. ... Drinking water that tasted like old coins was normal in my childhood."
scalawagmagazine.org/2026/01/the-...
#CleanWater
scalawagmagazine.org/2026/01/the-...
#CleanWater
The church became our community's last shelter against pollution – Scalawag
Our church became the unspoken infrastructure of survival. We gathered there to organize against the incremental contamination of our water.
scalawagmagazine.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"Long before national headlines called it an 'environmental justice crisis', we were living it. ... Drinking water that tasted like old coins was normal in my childhood."
scalawagmagazine.org/2026/01/the-...
#CleanWater
scalawagmagazine.org/2026/01/the-...
#CleanWater
Eighty-five inmate deaths at the Bexar County jail since 2020.
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#MassIncarceration
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#MassIncarceration
We should all be horrified by the deaths at the Bexar County jail
A schizophrenic woman lost 136 pounds and died after languishing for five months on a criminal trespass charge.
www.expressnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Eighty-five inmate deaths at the Bexar County jail since 2020.
www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm... via @joshbrodesky.bsky.social & @expressnews.com
#MassIncarceration
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#MassIncarceration
“Researchers estimate that well over 3,000 data sets have been removed from public access. ... These gaps in federal data are threatening the effectiveness of future public policies, researchers said.”
www.notus.org/trump-white-... via @annackramer.bsky.social & @notus.com
#MemoryHole
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#MemoryHole
Federal Data Is Disappearing
The Trump administration has disrupted data collection on everything from homeland security, maternal mortality, hunger, drug use, education, disaster preparation and the economy.
www.notus.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
“Researchers estimate that well over 3,000 data sets have been removed from public access. ... These gaps in federal data are threatening the effectiveness of future public policies, researchers said.”
www.notus.org/trump-white-... via @annackramer.bsky.social & @notus.com
#MemoryHole
www.notus.org/trump-white-... via @annackramer.bsky.social & @notus.com
#MemoryHole
"Places with more home ownership were more likely to support Trump in 2024."
www.howtoreadthisch.art/whaddaya-mea... via @pbump.com
www.howtoreadthisch.art/whaddaya-mea... via @pbump.com
Whaddaya mean, 'home'?
"You can't go home again," Thomas Wolfe wrote, but he didn't have geopositioning tools on his cell phone.
Chapter 1
Sorry about your luck, kids.
So the president of these United States, one Donald ...
www.howtoreadthisch.art
January 31, 2026 at 3:58 PM
"Places with more home ownership were more likely to support Trump in 2024."
www.howtoreadthisch.art/whaddaya-mea... via @pbump.com
www.howtoreadthisch.art/whaddaya-mea... via @pbump.com
"If AI turns out to be less than advertised/can't find a profit model for essentially a talking Google on steroids, there's gonna be a whopping financial crash, hitting the top 20%. That's when you get an opening."
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Can a Liberal Polity Survive the Politics of Grievance? - Jefferson Memorial Lecture - Mark Blyth
YouTube video by UC Berkeley Events
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 AM
"If AI turns out to be less than advertised/can't find a profit model for essentially a talking Google on steroids, there's gonna be a whopping financial crash, hitting the top 20%. That's when you get an opening."
youtu.be/fLWhiugHkbQ?... via @mkblyth.bsky.social & @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
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The "blow to SNAP and Medicaid could force states to spend less on childcare... The administration’s crackdown on immigrant communities also poses a threat to the childcare industry, where 20% of workers are immigrants."
prospect.org/2026/01/23/t... via @emmarjanssen.bsky.social & @prospect.org
prospect.org/2026/01/23/t... via @emmarjanssen.bsky.social & @prospect.org
Trump’s War on Child Care - The American Prospect
The already struggling system faces more struggles from administration rule changes.
prospect.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The "blow to SNAP and Medicaid could force states to spend less on childcare... The administration’s crackdown on immigrant communities also poses a threat to the childcare industry, where 20% of workers are immigrants."
prospect.org/2026/01/23/t... via @emmarjanssen.bsky.social & @prospect.org
prospect.org/2026/01/23/t... via @emmarjanssen.bsky.social & @prospect.org
"According to reporting from ProPublica (@propublica.org) based on government data, ICE placed around 600 immigrant children in federal shelters in 2025. That’s more than the previous four years combined."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social & @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social & @motherjones.com
ICE detained a 5-year-old Minnesota boy and used him as “bait”
The preschooler is one of at least four children from the same school district who have been detained this month, according to school officials.
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:26 PM
"According to reporting from ProPublica (@propublica.org) based on government data, ICE placed around 600 immigrant children in federal shelters in 2025. That’s more than the previous four years combined."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social & @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social & @motherjones.com
"Those kids are trying to just play ball together... And these people won't allow us to even live peacefully in this country."
– Mustafaa Carroll of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of CAIR (@cairnational.bsky.social)
fortworthreport.org/2026/01/20/i... via @fortworthreport.bsky.social
#Islamophobia
– Mustafaa Carroll of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of CAIR (@cairnational.bsky.social)
fortworthreport.org/2026/01/20/i... via @fortworthreport.bsky.social
#Islamophobia
Islamic Games in Colleyville canceled for alleged ties to group Abbott calls terroristic
School officials canceled the sporting event planned for May after politicians alleged CAIR was a sponsor.
fortworthreport.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:58 PM
"Those kids are trying to just play ball together... And these people won't allow us to even live peacefully in this country."
– Mustafaa Carroll of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of CAIR (@cairnational.bsky.social)
fortworthreport.org/2026/01/20/i... via @fortworthreport.bsky.social
#Islamophobia
– Mustafaa Carroll of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of CAIR (@cairnational.bsky.social)
fortworthreport.org/2026/01/20/i... via @fortworthreport.bsky.social
#Islamophobia
"Google may be seeking to become our central planner and price setter."
www.levernews.com/googles-ai-k... via @matthewstoller.bsky.social & @thelever.bsky.social
www.levernews.com/googles-ai-k... via @matthewstoller.bsky.social & @thelever.bsky.social
Google’s AI Knows What You’ll Pay
Google Gemini’s real business model isn’t chat. It’s price control.
www.levernews.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:22 PM
"Google may be seeking to become our central planner and price setter."
www.levernews.com/googles-ai-k... via @matthewstoller.bsky.social & @thelever.bsky.social
www.levernews.com/googles-ai-k... via @matthewstoller.bsky.social & @thelever.bsky.social
"Scientists say that this is taking us out of a safe climate that provided for human development, that sustained ecosystems and food systems that we've relied on for thousands of years now."
youtu.be/xYOxw2wZA08 via @bberwyn.bsky.social & @insideclimatenews.org
youtu.be/xYOxw2wZA08 via @bberwyn.bsky.social & @insideclimatenews.org
ICN Sunday Morning: The Reality of a Rapidly Warming World
YouTube video by Inside Climate News
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"Scientists say that this is taking us out of a safe climate that provided for human development, that sustained ecosystems and food systems that we've relied on for thousands of years now."
youtu.be/xYOxw2wZA08 via @bberwyn.bsky.social & @insideclimatenews.org
youtu.be/xYOxw2wZA08 via @bberwyn.bsky.social & @insideclimatenews.org
"Immigrant communities, already fearful, now see local cops and ICE as one big threat, which makes them less likely to report crimes or cooperate with investigations. That in turn makes cities less safe for everyone".
theintercept.com/2026/01/16/i... via @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2026/01/16/i... via @theintercept.com
ICE Agents Are Even Worse At Being Cops Than You Think
Videos of agents falling down and dropping their guns feel beyond parody. But under-trained law enforcement officers are a real danger to the public.
theintercept.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:55 PM
"Immigrant communities, already fearful, now see local cops and ICE as one big threat, which makes them less likely to report crimes or cooperate with investigations. That in turn makes cities less safe for everyone".
theintercept.com/2026/01/16/i... via @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2026/01/16/i... via @theintercept.com
"So the book is largely about cops. It's about the utter naturalization of a state of insurgent warfare against anything that looks like a Left, all the time."
-- Peter Coviello, author of 'Vineland Reread'
www.youtube.com/live/HTTfBdO... via @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social
#OneBattleAfterAnother
-- Peter Coviello, author of 'Vineland Reread'
www.youtube.com/live/HTTfBdO... via @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social
#OneBattleAfterAnother
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January 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
"So the book is largely about cops. It's about the utter naturalization of a state of insurgent warfare against anything that looks like a Left, all the time."
-- Peter Coviello, author of 'Vineland Reread'
www.youtube.com/live/HTTfBdO... via @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social
#OneBattleAfterAnother
-- Peter Coviello, author of 'Vineland Reread'
www.youtube.com/live/HTTfBdO... via @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social
#OneBattleAfterAnother
Mass movements often compel elected officials to act when they otherwise wouldn’t.
Beware the motives of Joe Rogan and others who dismiss the importance of activism
Mass movements often compel elected officials to act when they otherwise wouldn't.
www.sacurrent.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"The account has over 17,000 followers and has routinely posted hateful statements, including that 'America is a White nation', in addition to posts with apparent praise of Adolf Hitler."
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut... via @stevanzetti.bsky.social & @texasobserver.org
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut... via @stevanzetti.bsky.social & @texasobserver.org
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, identified by the Observer last year as the operator of an account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
"The account has over 17,000 followers and has routinely posted hateful statements, including that 'America is a White nation', in addition to posts with apparent praise of Adolf Hitler."
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut... via @stevanzetti.bsky.social & @texasobserver.org
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut... via @stevanzetti.bsky.social & @texasobserver.org
www.sacurrent.com/news/bad-tak...
Sources: @politybooks.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @nbcnews.com @patrickhealynyt.bsky.social @nytimes.com @npr.org @science.org @ericblanc.bsky.social @waleedshahid.bsky.social @thenation.com @texaspublicradio.bsky.social @kutnews.bsky.social.
Sources: @politybooks.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @nbcnews.com @patrickhealynyt.bsky.social @nytimes.com @npr.org @science.org @ericblanc.bsky.social @waleedshahid.bsky.social @thenation.com @texaspublicradio.bsky.social @kutnews.bsky.social.
Beware the motives of Joe Rogan and others who dismiss the importance of activism
Mass movements often compel elected officials to act when they otherwise wouldn't.
www.sacurrent.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
"By pretending real health benefits do not count, EPA wants to open the door for industry to foul the air, while communities and families pay the price in asthma attacks, heart disease, and premature deaths."
www.nrdc.org/reaction/epa... via @johndwalke.bsky.social & @nrdc.org
#Pollution
www.nrdc.org/reaction/epa... via @johndwalke.bsky.social & @nrdc.org
#Pollution
EPA Said to Ignore Benefit of Saving Lives
The Environmental Protection Agency is going to stop considering the economic benefits of reducing asthma, heart disease and premature deaths as it repeals limits on air pollutants like mercury, soot ...
www.nrdc.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"By pretending real health benefits do not count, EPA wants to open the door for industry to foul the air, while communities and families pay the price in asthma attacks, heart disease, and premature deaths."
www.nrdc.org/reaction/epa... via @johndwalke.bsky.social & @nrdc.org
#Pollution
www.nrdc.org/reaction/epa... via @johndwalke.bsky.social & @nrdc.org
#Pollution
"Marx directly confronts the ambivalence he has, and that we all have, about capitalism, because it is both the thing that lends promise to history but, at the same time, it's the thing that always seems to frustrate the very promise that it holds out." -- WC Roberts
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William Clare Roberts - Marx's Inferno
We speak with William Clare Roberts about his work on Marx in Marx's Inferno as well as an afterword to the latest translation of Capital.
William is assistant professor of political science at McGi
soundcloud.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
"Marx directly confronts the ambivalence he has, and that we all have, about capitalism, because it is both the thing that lends promise to history but, at the same time, it's the thing that always seems to frustrate the very promise that it holds out." -- WC Roberts
soundcloud.com/podcast-co-c...
soundcloud.com/podcast-co-c...
Neo-royalism is "an international system structured by a small group of hyper-elites who use modern economic and military interdependencies to extract material and status resources for themselves."
#NoKings
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... via @abenewman.bsky.social & @iojournal.bsky.social
#NoKings
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Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System - Volume 79 Issue S1
www.cambridge.org
January 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Neo-royalism is "an international system structured by a small group of hyper-elites who use modern economic and military interdependencies to extract material and status resources for themselves."
#NoKings
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... via @abenewman.bsky.social & @iojournal.bsky.social
#NoKings
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Support for abolishing ICE has doubled since Trump's election.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/support-fo... via @gelliottmorris.com
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/support-fo... via @gelliottmorris.com
Support for abolishing ICE hits a a new high
Americans have turned sharply against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and say it too often resorts to violence
www.gelliottmorris.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Support for abolishing ICE has doubled since Trump's election.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/support-fo... via @gelliottmorris.com
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/support-fo... via @gelliottmorris.com
"In Aristophanes’ myth of the split humans and Diotima’s Ladder of Love, Plato says there are more than two biological sexes and displays a positive view of homosexuality."
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#AcademicFreedom
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#AcademicFreedom
Texas A&M blocks Plato readings on gender ideology in philosophy class
Texas A&M University blocked a philosophy professor from teaching certain Plato texts after a new rule against "advocating" gender and race ideology.
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
"In Aristophanes’ myth of the split humans and Diotima’s Ladder of Love, Plato says there are more than two biological sexes and displays a positive view of homosexuality."
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#AcademicFreedom
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#AcademicFreedom
"The loss of subsidies is hitting hardest among low-income Americans, small-business owners, farmers, freelancers and early retirees... groups that have long occupied a vulnerable middle ground in the American health care system."
www.ms.now/news/im-goin... via @ms.now
#MedicareForAll
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#MedicareForAll
‘I’m going to die this year’: Millions face grim realities as Affordable Care Act subsidies expire
Enhanced tax credits that helped Americans afford health insurance ended on New Year's Day, leaving families scrambling to pay sharply higher premiums or go without coverage.
www.ms.now
January 7, 2026 at 8:05 PM
"The loss of subsidies is hitting hardest among low-income Americans, small-business owners, farmers, freelancers and early retirees... groups that have long occupied a vulnerable middle ground in the American health care system."
www.ms.now/news/im-goin... via @ms.now
#MedicareForAll
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#MedicareForAll