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TXClimateActivists
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Pro Climate Action in Katy, TX
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It's not just Michelle who should be calling out Texas Senate Democrats

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July 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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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

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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.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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We cannot wait till 2028 to replace Donald Trump & a servile GOP. Environmental voters need to become more partisan & elect a democratic Congress in 2026

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Trump fossil-fuel push setting back green progress decades, critics warn
US president using ‘invented’ national energy crisis to justify expansion of coal, oil and gas, experts say
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July 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Trump said "We’re sending out letters to various countries, telling them how much #tariffs they have to pay." Correction: It's American companies & consumers who'll have to pay

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acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jul 8
Reporter: What happened to 90 deals in 90 days?

Trump: Oh, we’ve spoken to everyone. We have more than 90. We’re going to have much more than 90 but most of those are going to be sent a letter
July 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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‘A self-inflicted tragedy’: Congress approves reversal of US climate policy | grist.org/politics/a-s...

Trumpian performance by GOP compounded by insufficient outrage on bluesky

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‘A self-inflicted tragedy’: Congress approves reversal of US climate policy
Once Trump signs the megabill, the country will no longer have a federal plan to address the climate crisis.
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July 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Yes, X does have algorithm bias towards right wing posts, but limiting posts to bluesky's echo chamber platform that has flattened out limits meaningful outreach

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Republicans and Democrats on X differ over the site’s politics and their experiences
Most X users say their recent experiences using the platform have been mostly positive or neutral.
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June 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill would cut jobs, stifle innovation and be bad news for Texas www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

Besides sharing on bluesky, Texans still on X absolutely need to read this article

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Tomlinson: Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill would be bad news for Texas
President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill would cut Texas jobs, stifle innovation and drive up debt.
www.houstonchronicle.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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As GOP Tries to Pass Tax Bill, Senate Includes Billions in Benefits for Oil Industry insideclimatenews.org/news/2306202...

GOP always puts Trump & donors ahead of the people

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As GOP Tries to Pass Tax Bill, Senate Includes Billions in Benefits for Oil Industry - Inside Climate News
Draft legislation released by the Senate Finance Committee includes $18 billion in new tax benefits for oil and gas companies and guts those for renewable energy and electric vehicles.
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June 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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We're screwed unless more Climate Action advocates are elected to Congress & state legislatures in 2026

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June 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Texas ranks worst in nation for health care access and affordability www.houstonchronicle.com/health/artic...

A rank neither the #txlege, nor the Texas congressional delegation, should be proud of

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Analysis ranks Texas worst in nation for health care access and affordability
A new report finds Texas ranks second-to-last in the U.S. for health care access and affordability, with high uninsured rates and persistent disparities.
www.houstonchronicle.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Developers Propose More Than 100 New Gas Power Plants in Texas insideclimatenews.org/news/1106202...

Increase #RenewableEnergy generation to meet AI power demands will be cheaper & less polluting than 100 Gas plants

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Developers Propose More Than 100 New Gas Power Plants in Texas - Inside Climate News
New research reveals a massive planned expansion of gas-fired electrical generation to power artificial intelligence and other heavy industries.
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June 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Concern is not just the open U.S. presence of a group like this, but the nonchalant attitude the Trump Administration has about it
The Real Enemy Within

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Neo-Nazi group ‘actively seeking to grow in US’ with planned paramilitary training event
The Base is emerging from shadows and ramping up its ranks as White House turns blind eye to the far right
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June 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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EPA AI tool affirms #ClimateCrisis is not a #ClimateScam

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EPA’s new AI tool disagrees with Zeldin on climate change
The generative model rolled out two weeks ago contradicts the administrator on the dangers of warming.
www.eenews.net
June 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

@ucs.org needs to return to X to make the voice of scientists heard by those who need to hear it most

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Now is the time for scientists to stand up against Trump’s repressive agenda | Daniel Malinsky
The administration is attacking research, health and the environment. We might seem unlikely activists – but we have a duty to dissent
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May 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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For those who are still also posting on X, have you had issues accessing your accounts today?

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May 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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House Republicans Have Passed a Bill to Gut the IRA. What Happened to All the Supposed Holdouts? insideclimatenews.org/news/2205202...

Environmentalists need to end bipartisan efforts & seek retribution against the GOP

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House Republicans Have Passed a Bill to Gut the IRA. What Happened to All the Supposed Holdouts? - Inside Climate News
The fate of the Inflation Reduction Act is in the hands of a few dozen elected officials who are weighing principles, partisan leanings and their districts’ economic interests.
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May 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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www.huffpost.com/entry/gerry-...

I know it's hard to give up doing something you love, but dying with your boots on in govt has major consequences for the deceased party & supporters

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Democrats Keep Dying In Office — And It Might Make Things Easier For Republicans
The deaths of three Democrats in the House of Representatives give Republicans a slightly larger cushion on votes.
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May 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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How aid cuts could make vulnerable communities even less resilient to climate change theconversation.com/how-aid-cuts...

U.S. global climate & aid program cuts by Trump Administration are proving to be disastrous for millions

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How aid cuts could make vulnerable communities even less resilient to climate change
Global cuts in development aid budgets could undermine climate finance commitments.
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May 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Bananas are a favored fruit by most Americans so maybe the impact of #climatechage on their future production may convert some climate deniers into activists

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Farewell to the banana as we know it - climate change threatens 80% of global exports
If you have grown up near a farm, and gone to live near a city, you might have noticed a strange phenomenon: most Western individuals have reduced their
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May 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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GOP Advances 'Nonprofit Killer' Provision in Budget Bill to 'Crush Dissent' www.commondreams.org/news/nonprof...

#BigBeautifulBill also includes granting executive branch power to shut down non-profits by using combating terrorism as a reason

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GOP Advances 'Nonprofit Killer' Provision in Budget Bill to 'Crush Dissent' | Common Dreams
"This measure would undoubtedly be weaponized by a White House with a track record of attacks against any speech that displeases our authoritarian president," warned one critic.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Waste & fraud GOP #Medicaid cuts are a straw dog like #DOGE agency cuts to fund Trump's unaffordable tax cuts

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May 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Proposed Cuts to Energy and Environment Programs in Trump’s Budget Worry Advocates and Elected Officials insideclimatenews.org/news/0505202...

Republicans need to have the courage to vote against cuts doing damage to their constituents

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Proposed Cuts to Energy and Environment Programs in Trump’s Budget Worry Advocates and Elected Officials - Inside Climate News
President Trump presented billions of dollars in cuts to programs that, among other things, would fund renewable energy research and cover heating costs for low-income Americans.
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May 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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We have two Walker county 50501 protests happening today, Conroe 1pm-6pm by the courthouse (see last post)

And this one in Huntsville, 4pm - 7pm

Even just showing up for a few minutes in solidarity is helpful!

Be on the right side of history!!!

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May Day Strong: We are the Many · May Day Strong
Across the country—from fruit fields in California to classrooms in Chicago, from kitchens in Queens to loading docks in Atlanta—working people are rising up. **We are demanding a country that puts ou...
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May 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Houston storm prep threatened after Trump pulls resources from major climate report www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Trump firing govt agency scientists threatens welfare of everyone in Houston region

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Trump climate order cuts off Texas scientists, threatens Houston preparedness
Texas scientists working on the sixth National Climate Assessment were released from their roles this week by the Trump administration.
www.houstonchronicle.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Amazon is not planning to break out tariff costs online as White House attacks potential move

Last thing Trump wanted was for cult to realize higher Amazon prices were due to tariffs

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Amazon is not planning to break out tariff costs online as White House attacks potential move
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Amazon of taking a “hostile and political act” — and further attacked the company by suggesting it had “partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm.”
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April 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM