Cynthia Van Maanen
@cynthiavanm.bsky.social
Ann Richards’ New Texas--that’s it, that’s the bio. #txlege forever for some reason. She/her. All views my own, etc.
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Woody Guthrie wrote a song after FDR's death with a refrain that works for Jimmy Carter as well:
"This world was lucky to see him born" www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Dear_...
"This world was lucky to see him born" www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Dear_...
"Dear Mrs. Roosevelt" ~ Woody Guthrie
www.woodyguthrie.org
December 29, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Woody Guthrie wrote a song after FDR's death with a refrain that works for Jimmy Carter as well:
"This world was lucky to see him born" www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Dear_...
"This world was lucky to see him born" www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Dear_...
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Just a reminder as we approach the 2025 #txlege session: My email is in my bio, and I always welcome tips. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
December 3, 2024 at 6:14 AM
Just a reminder as we approach the 2025 #txlege session: My email is in my bio, and I always welcome tips. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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MENSWEAR GUY: Furthermore, you’ve neglected to even cut the vents of the shockingly poor-fitting sport coat you’ve, for some reason, chosen to wear to breakfast
MAN WHO STILL WEARS A THREADLESS TEE FROM 2003 WITH TWO ANTHROPOMORPHIC HOUSES HUGGING UNDER THE TEXT “HOMIES”: haha get his ass derek
MAN WHO STILL WEARS A THREADLESS TEE FROM 2003 WITH TWO ANTHROPOMORPHIC HOUSES HUGGING UNDER THE TEXT “HOMIES”: haha get his ass derek
December 13, 2024 at 5:41 AM
MENSWEAR GUY: Furthermore, you’ve neglected to even cut the vents of the shockingly poor-fitting sport coat you’ve, for some reason, chosen to wear to breakfast
MAN WHO STILL WEARS A THREADLESS TEE FROM 2003 WITH TWO ANTHROPOMORPHIC HOUSES HUGGING UNDER THE TEXT “HOMIES”: haha get his ass derek
MAN WHO STILL WEARS A THREADLESS TEE FROM 2003 WITH TWO ANTHROPOMORPHIC HOUSES HUGGING UNDER THE TEXT “HOMIES”: haha get his ass derek
Unless they also change Election Code this means nothing lol
Wild stuff going on in Texas right now. Amid an incredibly contentious Republican fight for Speaker of the House, the Texas GOP has passed a resolution vowing to censure anyone who doesn’t vote for party leaders’ preferred candidate — which will bar any censured lawmaker from running in primaries.
December 8, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Unless they also change Election Code this means nothing lol
Sometimes I remember that Rick Perry was on Dancing With the Stars and I have to sit down and process it all over again
November 29, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Sometimes I remember that Rick Perry was on Dancing With the Stars and I have to sit down and process it all over again
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NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
Ken Paxton getting his 102nd lawsuit in before Biden leaves office
November 22, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Ken Paxton getting his 102nd lawsuit in before Biden leaves office
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It’s not hard to not be a total dick to trans people, I’m literally doing it right now, sitting on my couch, not doing it.
Too many in media and an entire Republican Party, and a number of overpaid Dem consultants, flunk this remarkably easy test, it’s like most people failing to blink
Too many in media and an entire Republican Party, and a number of overpaid Dem consultants, flunk this remarkably easy test, it’s like most people failing to blink
November 21, 2024 at 2:37 AM
It’s not hard to not be a total dick to trans people, I’m literally doing it right now, sitting on my couch, not doing it.
Too many in media and an entire Republican Party, and a number of overpaid Dem consultants, flunk this remarkably easy test, it’s like most people failing to blink
Too many in media and an entire Republican Party, and a number of overpaid Dem consultants, flunk this remarkably easy test, it’s like most people failing to blink
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Ken Paxton reading the Matt Gaetz news.
November 21, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Ken Paxton reading the Matt Gaetz news.
🥹❤️🫡👑
some news: i'm leaving the chronicle. i have absolutely loved being part of the houston community (both online and IRL) and getting to know many of the people who care about this place as much as i do. 🧵
November 21, 2024 at 6:08 PM
🥹❤️🫡👑
And he resigned from Congress so it’s a win-win
JUST IN: Former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz is withdrawing from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general. cnn.it/4fEA1IY
November 21, 2024 at 6:07 PM
And he resigned from Congress so it’s a win-win
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If you haven’t read it yet, this is a must read. As with many things in America today, it started in Texas (the suburbs of Texas to be precise).
New followers: As we wait to see who Trump picks to lead (and/or dismantle) the federal Education Department, let me tell you about the book I wrote.
It investigates the origins of the “anti-woke,” “anti-CRT,” anti-trans movement that Trump tried to tap into.
Here's what I found 🧵
It investigates the origins of the “anti-woke,” “anti-CRT,” anti-trans movement that Trump tried to tap into.
Here's what I found 🧵
November 21, 2024 at 2:18 PM
If you haven’t read it yet, this is a must read. As with many things in America today, it started in Texas (the suburbs of Texas to be precise).
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One thing I think people talking about the threat of authoritarian creep have gotten, if not exactly wrong, not quite right either is to frame discussion in terms of various European precedents.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
November 20, 2024 at 2:10 AM
One thing I think people talking about the threat of authoritarian creep have gotten, if not exactly wrong, not quite right either is to frame discussion in terms of various European precedents.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
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Now is not the time for acceptance and resignation. This is - yet again - a time for commitment and action.
Do not say you’re weary - before the battle has been joined. Simply unacceptable.
Do not say you’re weary - before the battle has been joined. Simply unacceptable.
November 18, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Now is not the time for acceptance and resignation. This is - yet again - a time for commitment and action.
Do not say you’re weary - before the battle has been joined. Simply unacceptable.
Do not say you’re weary - before the battle has been joined. Simply unacceptable.
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project 2025 says the national flood insurance program "should be wound down and replaced with private insurance starting with the least risky areas." i asked around about what that could mean for houston (and it turns out people didnt want to comment)
🎁 link
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...
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www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...
How Project 2025's flood insurance shakeups could impact Houston
What Project 2025's flood plans could mean for Houston's defenses against the next big storm.
www.houstonchronicle.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:26 PM
project 2025 says the national flood insurance program "should be wound down and replaced with private insurance starting with the least risky areas." i asked around about what that could mean for houston (and it turns out people didnt want to comment)
🎁 link
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...
🎁 link
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...
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Some election officials are trying to set the record straight about online conspiracy theories — a sign of the work ahead for the women-led workforce and the future of voting policy. 19thnews.org/2024/11/elec...
Voting may be over, but this election worker is still debunking disinformation
Some election officials are trying to set the record straight about online conspiracy theories — a sign of the work ahead for the women-led workforce and the future of voting policy.
19thnews.org
November 18, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Some election officials are trying to set the record straight about online conspiracy theories — a sign of the work ahead for the women-led workforce and the future of voting policy. 19thnews.org/2024/11/elec...
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this is literally the future republicans want: public funds for segregation academies and religious private schools that actively discriminate against LGBT students or students with special needs
NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found.
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2024 at 2:14 PM
this is literally the future republicans want: public funds for segregation academies and religious private schools that actively discriminate against LGBT students or students with special needs
There’s a reason that “elections have consequences” is something we actually have to remind people of.
I understand the takes that Harris shouldn’t have campaigned against authoritarianism, but at the same time, it seems clear that voters really did not want this. Was it wrong to try to warn them of what they would get? www.axios.com/2024/11/15/t...
November 15, 2024 at 1:18 PM
There’s a reason that “elections have consequences” is something we actually have to remind people of.
This is the full reason I’m here.
Some people cannot comprehend that the exodus from X is not 'liberal flight' but a lot of people deciding that the content on the platform - hate/extremism, disinformation, violent/nsfw content, low quality ads, lax responses to user reports, suppression of content - just can't be ignored any more.
November 14, 2024 at 6:39 PM
This is the full reason I’m here.
Ken Paxton filing his 101st lawsuit against the federal government rn
November 13, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Ken Paxton filing his 101st lawsuit against the federal government rn
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I’m sure others have already observed this but it’s hilarious that an efficiency commission requires two co-chairs
November 13, 2024 at 2:37 AM
I’m sure others have already observed this but it’s hilarious that an efficiency commission requires two co-chairs
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The reason that ExxonMobil is saying you don't need to pull out of Paris again is that they know their own books. The only part of their shop that's grown for 20 years is the R&D on batteries and biofuel, because that's where the private money is. They don't need a cheaper barrel of oil.
November 13, 2024 at 1:27 PM
The reason that ExxonMobil is saying you don't need to pull out of Paris again is that they know their own books. The only part of their shop that's grown for 20 years is the R&D on batteries and biofuel, because that's where the private money is. They don't need a cheaper barrel of oil.
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You know how Kentuckians last week rejected measure to allow public funds to be used for private schools?
I had missed that the measure lost *in all 120 counties*. (nytimes.com/interactive/...)
I had missed that the measure lost *in all 120 counties*. (nytimes.com/interactive/...)
November 11, 2024 at 8:59 PM
You know how Kentuckians last week rejected measure to allow public funds to be used for private schools?
I had missed that the measure lost *in all 120 counties*. (nytimes.com/interactive/...)
I had missed that the measure lost *in all 120 counties*. (nytimes.com/interactive/...)
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It cannot be overstated that Musk's actual knowledge of how government works is not much more complex than "billionaires are always right, government is always stupid"
I think this, of all things, is what truly did it for me
November 12, 2024 at 1:49 AM
It cannot be overstated that Musk's actual knowledge of how government works is not much more complex than "billionaires are always right, government is always stupid"