Ken Bielicki
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Ken Bielicki
@kenbielicki.bsky.social
Retired activist residing in Katy, TX
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TX33, establishment power, and the limits of Democratic accountability.
What Is A Safe Blue District Actually For?
TX33, establishment power, and the limits of Democratic accountability.
www.lonestarleft.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Risky floodplain development is surging in Greater Houston. What could local officials do differently? www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...
Risky floodplain development is surging. What could Houston do differently?
Over 65,000 new properties have been developed in Greater Houston floodplains since Harvey. Experts say reversing the trend will take more consistent rules.
www.houstonchronicle.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Someday he will be gone. But we will never forgive or forget the people who supported him.
December 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Tell us another one. Zeldin is trying to win over concerned and angry moms by letting more formaldehyde get into our stuff.

MAHA Moms Are Angry at the E.P.A. Lee Zeldin Is Trying to Win Them Back. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/c...
MAHA Moms Are Angry at the E.P.A. Lee Zeldin Is Trying to Win Them Back.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Where will health insurance costs spike in Texas if ACA subsidies lapse? Search our map. www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Houston Metro area has the highest concentration of % ACA enrollees

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Map: See where health care premiums will spike in Texas if ACA subsidies lapse
Four million Texans take advantage of the credits that help offset the cost of health insurance bought through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
www.houstonchronicle.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
apnews.com/article/redi... 
Gerrymandering is spreading across US states after Trump pushed for new congressional districts

Though Trump pushed for redistricting chaos, Texas GOP made it reali & should be held accountable in 2026

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Gerrymandering is spreading across US states after Trump pushed for new congressional districts
A gerrymandering battle is spreading among states after President Donald Trump pushed for new U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections.
apnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Rather than rant about caving to GOP in shutdown deal, democrats need to double down on open, swing, & dummymandered districts in 2026

@mcdptx.bsky.social @mocoyds.bsky.social @lonestarleft.com @miriam2626.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social
How Redistricting Turned a Setback Into a Bloodbath
The 1894 election cycle holds some key lessons for partisan gerrymanders today.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
apnews.com/article/shut... 
Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats as senators schedule rare weekend session

Promise of compromise on ACA after passing GOP's CR is meaningless with Trump demanding no compromise

@lonestarleft.com @miriam2626.bsky.social @mocoyds.bsky.social
Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats as senators schedule rare weekend session
Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Halloween spending at all time high for 2025 according to NRF report www.lmtonline.com/news/article...

Only in the U.S. would we be on the cusp of millions going hungry & losing healthcare, while others are more worried about their finances, but spend record $13b on Halloween

@lonestarleft.com
Halloween spending at all time high for 2025 according to NRF study
With Halloween on Friday, the NRF reports record spending expected for the season.
www.lmtonline.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I watched their conversation last night and was discouraged to see how desolate Carvillr was about the future of our country
Democrats must not surrender to Trump

@miriam2626.bsky.social @mikeokuda.bsky.social @lonestarleft.com @egbertowillies.com @mcdptx.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social
"Jen, if I want to add a bathroom to my house that I'm sitting in right here, I gotta get 16 permits." James Carville wonders at how Donald Trump was able to arbitrarily wreck the White House.
October 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
apnews.com/article/trum... 
US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic

From Aug $37t to Oct $38t is record time only Trump & GOP could accomplish
MAGA?

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US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.
apnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How the courts could leave Texas with as few as 3 Democratic seats in Congress www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Salvage Blue districts, but also flip the Red districts used to dilute democratic voters

@mocoyds.bsky.social @neilaquino.bsky.social @lonestarleft.com @momsagabbott.bsky.social
How the courts could leave Texas with as few as 3 Democratic seats in Congress
As bad as the congressional redistricting map is in Texas for Democrats, it could be about to get a lot worse based on a Louisiana case that the U.S. Supreme Court heard Wednesday.
www.houstonchronicle.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What Does AI Cost Us Environmentally? Cities Could Demand Answers www.theenergymix.com/what-does-ai...

Canadian article also applies to U.S. AI Data Center energy demands, especially in Texas

@lonestarleft.com @miriam2626.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social @orbplanet.bsky.social
What Does AI Cost Us Environmentally? Cities Could Demand Answers
Climate conscious consumers and governments alike want to embrace artificial intelligence, but its true environmental toll remains largely hidden.
www.theenergymix.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
apnews.com/article/trum... 
Trump orders troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities

There is no siege & authorizing troops to use force on
US citizens protesting at ICE facilities is unconstitutional

@lonestarleft.com @miriam2626.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Trump orders troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities
President Donald Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle what he is calling “domestic terrorists.”
apnews.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

White Christian Nationalism isn't Christianity, but a pervertted ideology using the cloak of Christiianity
In paperback today!

@revjimwallis.bsky.social @interfaithalliance.org @hcrichardson.bsky.social @the-christian-left.bsky.social
The False White Gospel
NOW A NEW YORK TIMES AND A USA TODAY BESTSELLER"Everyone who claims to be 'Christian' or else claims to be upset by 'Christianity' needs to read this book, e...
us.macmillan.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Climate leader has a message for the ‘world capital of hydrocarbons’: It’s solar’s time to shine www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...

It's a shame @billmckibben.bsky.social left X because those on X, but not here, also need to hear his messaging

@katharinehayhoe.com @orbplanet.bsky.social
Climate activist Bill McKibben to Houston: It’s solar’s time to shine
Climate activist Bill McKibben said solar power’s rapid growth is good news, even if it could be bad news for Houston’s petrochemical-reliant economy.
www.houstonchronicle.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Good for Talarico, but @texasdemocrats.bsky.social & local activists focusing on in-state & U.S. Senate elections, and mostly ignoring congressional races, is why TX congressional delegation is so red

@kendallscudder.bsky.social @miriam2626.bsky.social @mcdptx.bsky.social @neilaquino.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Mainstream Media is reactive. I will continue being proactive.
open.substack.com/pub/egberto/...

Truth be told, even most of MSNBC's commentary is more reactive than proactive in its content

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The Mainstream Media is reactive. I will continue being proactive.
The mainstream media acknowledges that Donald Trump — and the right-wing echo chamber — manipulates them. Yet, their reporting is still guided by said manipulation.
open.substack.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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It’s not gerrymandering that’s beating us. It’s turnout.
Everyone Is Looking At This Map Situation Wrong
It’s not gerrymandering that’s beating us. It’s turnout.
www.lonestarleft.com
August 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trump’s AI Action Plan Waives Federal Environmental Rules in the Development of Data Centers insideclimatenews.org/news/2407202...

Bad for environment & consumers

@orbplanet.bsky.social
Trump’s AI Action Plan Waives Federal Environmental Rules in the Development of Data Centers - Inside Climate News
The administration’s “Build, Baby, Build!” approach to AI would also increase reliance on fossil fuels to power the massive server farms Big Tech needs in its race to develop the most powerful forms o...
insideclimatenews.org
July 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Texas Republicans plan to rig elections with political maps. How Democrats are fighting back www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

Prelim GOP redistricting maps to dilute minority voting rights. Hopefully, Dems can stop implementation thru legislative moves & court challenges

@lonestarleft.com
Tomlinson: Texas redrawing political maps to rig 2026 elections
Democracy thrives or dies on how we draw political districts, and the prognosis for Texas is not good.
www.houstonchronicle.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM