PonderingTexan
@ponderingtexan.bsky.social
* Focus on fact-based politics
* Ran a grassroots GOTV nonprofit
* Background in geochemical research/planetary science
* Values integrity enough to actually work at it 🫶
* Ran a grassroots GOTV nonprofit
* Background in geochemical research/planetary science
* Values integrity enough to actually work at it 🫶
Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention
IMO, conditions are unsafe and inhumane by design.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
IMO, conditions are unsafe and inhumane by design.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention
www.nytimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention
IMO, conditions are unsafe and inhumane by design.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
IMO, conditions are unsafe and inhumane by design.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
Have you seen this clip of a young LA woman shot in the belly trying to pass by trump’s hired henchmen to get to her apartment? WTF?
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June 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Have you seen this clip of a young LA woman shot in the belly trying to pass by trump’s hired henchmen to get to her apartment? WTF?
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Why shouldn’t we expect the Project 2025’ers to turn hard against BlueSky?
June 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Why shouldn’t we expect the Project 2025’ers to turn hard against BlueSky?
No hate crime??
Who says so? …Would that be the same SAPD that officially greeted trump at his plane a few years back wearing their uniforms AND their MAGA hats?
Where’s the evidence that Joss’s murder was not a hate crime? Plenty of evidence says it was. See comments.
Who says so? …Would that be the same SAPD that officially greeted trump at his plane a few years back wearing their uniforms AND their MAGA hats?
Where’s the evidence that Joss’s murder was not a hate crime? Plenty of evidence says it was. See comments.
June 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
No hate crime??
Who says so? …Would that be the same SAPD that officially greeted trump at his plane a few years back wearing their uniforms AND their MAGA hats?
Where’s the evidence that Joss’s murder was not a hate crime? Plenty of evidence says it was. See comments.
Who says so? …Would that be the same SAPD that officially greeted trump at his plane a few years back wearing their uniforms AND their MAGA hats?
Where’s the evidence that Joss’s murder was not a hate crime? Plenty of evidence says it was. See comments.
According to my housekeeper…
ICE shoved a hard-working father of two into a truck with a dozen others yesterday, drove from San Antonio to Nuevo Laredo, and ditched them. No phone call. No rights. No recourse. NO DUE PROCESS. All in less than 24 hours.
CRUEL. ILLEGAL. UNACCEPTABLE.
ICE shoved a hard-working father of two into a truck with a dozen others yesterday, drove from San Antonio to Nuevo Laredo, and ditched them. No phone call. No rights. No recourse. NO DUE PROCESS. All in less than 24 hours.
CRUEL. ILLEGAL. UNACCEPTABLE.
May 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
According to my housekeeper…
ICE shoved a hard-working father of two into a truck with a dozen others yesterday, drove from San Antonio to Nuevo Laredo, and ditched them. No phone call. No rights. No recourse. NO DUE PROCESS. All in less than 24 hours.
CRUEL. ILLEGAL. UNACCEPTABLE.
ICE shoved a hard-working father of two into a truck with a dozen others yesterday, drove from San Antonio to Nuevo Laredo, and ditched them. No phone call. No rights. No recourse. NO DUE PROCESS. All in less than 24 hours.
CRUEL. ILLEGAL. UNACCEPTABLE.
The Texas House passed a bill allowing any fool to carry his concealed gun into the polls with NO license or training required.
“It’s already hard enough in divisive times to work the polls. Adding guns to the mixture is absurd.”
- Texas election worker
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
“It’s already hard enough in divisive times to work the polls. Adding guns to the mixture is absurd.”
- Texas election worker
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
What Could Go Wrong? Texas May Allow Guns at the Polls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Texas House passed a bill allowing any fool to carry his concealed gun into the polls with NO license or training required.
“It’s already hard enough in divisive times to work the polls. Adding guns to the mixture is absurd.”
- Texas election worker
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
“It’s already hard enough in divisive times to work the polls. Adding guns to the mixture is absurd.”
- Texas election worker
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
This is an alarming read, but necessary to understand.
“I do not relish describing this chain of events. But the only way to cut the chain it is to see the links.”
- Dr. Timothy Snyder (History Prof at Yale, author of “On Tyranny,” among other books)
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
“I do not relish describing this chain of events. But the only way to cut the chain it is to see the links.”
- Dr. Timothy Snyder (History Prof at Yale, author of “On Tyranny,” among other books)
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After
open.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is an alarming read, but necessary to understand.
“I do not relish describing this chain of events. But the only way to cut the chain it is to see the links.”
- Dr. Timothy Snyder (History Prof at Yale, author of “On Tyranny,” among other books)
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
“I do not relish describing this chain of events. But the only way to cut the chain it is to see the links.”
- Dr. Timothy Snyder (History Prof at Yale, author of “On Tyranny,” among other books)
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
“If you know someone who received a DHS letter ordering them to "self-deport" ask them to contact me. I would like to tell their story.”
- David Martin Davies
Texas Public Radio
@texasnewsdude.bsky.social
- David Martin Davies
Texas Public Radio
@texasnewsdude.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“If you know someone who received a DHS letter ordering them to "self-deport" ask them to contact me. I would like to tell their story.”
- David Martin Davies
Texas Public Radio
@texasnewsdude.bsky.social
- David Martin Davies
Texas Public Radio
@texasnewsdude.bsky.social
@vanhollen.senate.gov’s visit to EL Salvador might serve as a wakeup call for other elected Dems. The whole world still respects the influence of our representatives, despite MAGA. They can, and should, explore and utilize their powers on our behalf.
April 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
@vanhollen.senate.gov’s visit to EL Salvador might serve as a wakeup call for other elected Dems. The whole world still respects the influence of our representatives, despite MAGA. They can, and should, explore and utilize their powers on our behalf.
The courts demanded that trump provide daily details about HIS efforts to return Abrego to the US.
Trump’s reduced all those daily details into a single line. The corrupt leader of El Salvador will decide Abrego’s fate.
Does feigning helplessness constitute contempt of court?
🙏 ⚖️ 🙏
Trump’s reduced all those daily details into a single line. The corrupt leader of El Salvador will decide Abrego’s fate.
Does feigning helplessness constitute contempt of court?
🙏 ⚖️ 🙏
April 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The courts demanded that trump provide daily details about HIS efforts to return Abrego to the US.
Trump’s reduced all those daily details into a single line. The corrupt leader of El Salvador will decide Abrego’s fate.
Does feigning helplessness constitute contempt of court?
🙏 ⚖️ 🙏
Trump’s reduced all those daily details into a single line. The corrupt leader of El Salvador will decide Abrego’s fate.
Does feigning helplessness constitute contempt of court?
🙏 ⚖️ 🙏
April 5th, we flood the streets in protest!
Here’s where and when.
C U There!! 🙌🇺🇸
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/?ut...
Here’s where and when.
C U There!! 🙌🇺🇸
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/?ut...
Hands Off! Join the National Mobilization to Fight Back · Hands Off on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Hands Off.
www.mobilize.us
March 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
April 5th, we flood the streets in protest!
Here’s where and when.
C U There!! 🙌🇺🇸
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/?ut...
Here’s where and when.
C U There!! 🙌🇺🇸
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/?ut...
Before you take a stand…Know what to expect next, why they do things the way they do, and how best to respond.
Historian Timothy Snyder provides the guidelines you need.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Historian Timothy Snyder provides the guidelines you need.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
open.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Before you take a stand…Know what to expect next, why they do things the way they do, and how best to respond.
Historian Timothy Snyder provides the guidelines you need.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Historian Timothy Snyder provides the guidelines you need.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
In case you can use a bit of sweetness right about now…
Just love this.💙
An 80-year-old man demonstrates enduring love as he awaits his wife's return from a two-week separation, surprising her at the airport with roses and chocolates, and radiating joy upon reunion.
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An 80-year-old man demonstrates enduring love as he awaits his wife's return from a two-week separation, surprising her at the airport with roses and chocolates, and radiating joy upon reunion.
🎥OliLondonTV
March 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
In case you can use a bit of sweetness right about now…
Republicans are attacking Texas schools and it’s always about control.
“South San Antonio Independent School District is switching to a controversial, Bible-infused curriculum next year — but not before setting up a committee to vet the learning materials for "inappropriate" content.”
“South San Antonio Independent School District is switching to a controversial, Bible-infused curriculum next year — but not before setting up a committee to vet the learning materials for "inappropriate" content.”
March 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Republicans are attacking Texas schools and it’s always about control.
“South San Antonio Independent School District is switching to a controversial, Bible-infused curriculum next year — but not before setting up a committee to vet the learning materials for "inappropriate" content.”
“South San Antonio Independent School District is switching to a controversial, Bible-infused curriculum next year — but not before setting up a committee to vet the learning materials for "inappropriate" content.”
Texas is a hotbed of Republican cruelty! This time, it’s Catholic Charities that’s hit. Who’s next?
“The funding losses puts refugee housing at risk, with some families facing eviction without rent and food assistance.”
(Link in comments)
“The funding losses puts refugee housing at risk, with some families facing eviction without rent and food assistance.”
(Link in comments)
March 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Texas is a hotbed of Republican cruelty! This time, it’s Catholic Charities that’s hit. Who’s next?
“The funding losses puts refugee housing at risk, with some families facing eviction without rent and food assistance.”
(Link in comments)
“The funding losses puts refugee housing at risk, with some families facing eviction without rent and food assistance.”
(Link in comments)
Seems like reasonable advice. What do you think will work best?
I wrote about how Trump is destroying American democracy, along with eight crucial lessons about how to counteract it, drawing on my 14 years of studying brave pro-democracy opposition movements in authoritarian regimes across the globe. We’re in serious trouble, but there’s still hope.
Is American democracy doomed?
How to understand the concept of "competitive authoritarianism" and why it's crucial to push back now to avoid it.
www.forkingpaths.co
March 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Seems like reasonable advice. What do you think will work best?
Texans would be in violation if they make “a false or misleading” verbal or written statement to their employer or a governmental body that identifies themselves as the opposite gender from their gender at birth.
The punishment? Up to 2 years in state jail with a possible fine of up to $10,000. 🤬
The punishment? Up to 2 years in state jail with a possible fine of up to $10,000. 🤬
March 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Texans would be in violation if they make “a false or misleading” verbal or written statement to their employer or a governmental body that identifies themselves as the opposite gender from their gender at birth.
The punishment? Up to 2 years in state jail with a possible fine of up to $10,000. 🤬
The punishment? Up to 2 years in state jail with a possible fine of up to $10,000. 🤬
Ouch — Ukraine is really being asked to grovel for a peace treaty. The miserable set of proposed concessions still isn’t enough for Putin and trump? Disgraceful!!
March 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Ouch — Ukraine is really being asked to grovel for a peace treaty. The miserable set of proposed concessions still isn’t enough for Putin and trump? Disgraceful!!
Reposted by PonderingTexan
Greg Abbott calls his voucher scam “school choice.”
But we already have school choice—neighborhood schools, charters, magnets, academies & more.
Vouchers don’t give us choice. Vouchers give our tax dollars to unaccountable private schools that can discriminate against our kids.
But we already have school choice—neighborhood schools, charters, magnets, academies & more.
Vouchers don’t give us choice. Vouchers give our tax dollars to unaccountable private schools that can discriminate against our kids.
February 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Greg Abbott calls his voucher scam “school choice.”
But we already have school choice—neighborhood schools, charters, magnets, academies & more.
Vouchers don’t give us choice. Vouchers give our tax dollars to unaccountable private schools that can discriminate against our kids.
But we already have school choice—neighborhood schools, charters, magnets, academies & more.
Vouchers don’t give us choice. Vouchers give our tax dollars to unaccountable private schools that can discriminate against our kids.
Are you still on Facebook? I’m getting more trolls on FB than ever before, including personal acquaintances who were never so obnoxious before, but now…🤬👎
March 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Are you still on Facebook? I’m getting more trolls on FB than ever before, including personal acquaintances who were never so obnoxious before, but now…🤬👎
This lawsuit goes right to the core of our problem and they’re going to win too!
The lawsuit, filed by Elias Law Group on behalf of the three national Democratic committees, challenges an expansive executive order Trump issued earlier this month that would give him unprecedented power over key regulatory agencies that were designed to operate without direct White House control.
Democrats Sue Trump Over Attempt to Control Independent Election Agency
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This lawsuit goes right to the core of our problem and they’re going to win too!
My husband is a writer and classic Hollywood film historian. He just published this article showing the impact of misogyny in early Hollywood on Claudette Colbert’s career.
My article on Claudette Colbert’s attempts to become a director is up! Please read and share.
“The untold story of how the screen comedy queen of the 1930s and ‘40s nearly become one of very few women to direct feature films in postwar Hollywood.”
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“The untold story of how the screen comedy queen of the 1930s and ‘40s nearly become one of very few women to direct feature films in postwar Hollywood.”
brightlightsfilm.com/claudette-co...
March 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
My husband is a writer and classic Hollywood film historian. He just published this article showing the impact of misogyny in early Hollywood on Claudette Colbert’s career.
Fear of unprecedented decisions and their repercussions stalled the initial indictment of trump. Then it was too late. Now we need to be brave and strategic
If you want to stop World War Three, think what would have stopped World War Two.
Occupation of the Ruhr. Anschluss with Austria. Annexation of Sudetenland. Hitler could have been stopped each time.
But fear of war led to war.
Don’t repeat the mistake.
#SlavaUkraini
Occupation of the Ruhr. Anschluss with Austria. Annexation of Sudetenland. Hitler could have been stopped each time.
But fear of war led to war.
Don’t repeat the mistake.
#SlavaUkraini
March 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Fear of unprecedented decisions and their repercussions stalled the initial indictment of trump. Then it was too late. Now we need to be brave and strategic
Are you angry as Hell like me about this?
The Oval Office blowup, in which Trump and Vance berated Zelensky while dismissing the prospect that Putin might renege on a potential ceasefire agreement, is a culmination in a weeks-long campaign to choreograph an end to U.S. support for Ukraine.
Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal
President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance moved to betray a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Are you angry as Hell like me about this?