C Wilson
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C Wilson
@oldcjwilson.bsky.social
Old fart- long retired Texas lawyer- with opinions
In Texas, the politicians always try to supress and the kids at U of T - Austin always find a way. Hook 'em.

Disillusioned by UT, seniors choose humor over outrage — and revive 1960s-era newspaper www.houstonchronicle.com/news/educati...
UT seniors revive The Rag, a student newspaper from the 1960s
Three University of Texas seniors revived an underground progressive newspaper from 1966 during another increasingly tense political moment.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Sorry, Mayor John, but supporting Republicans - like Crenshaw - enables Trump and the evil he's doing to our country. Shame.

Harris County Democrats will vote on a resolution to deny future endorsements of Mayor John Whitmire www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Harris County Dems to vote on denying endorsements to Mayor John Whitmire
The Harris County Democratic Party will vote on a resolution that would bar Houston Mayor John Whitmire from receiving the party’s endorsement on Dec. 14.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
War crime? No, there is no war - declared or undeclared. Just murder.

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GOP Senator Vows 'Vigorous Oversight' After Stunning Hegseth 'Kill Everybody' Report
The Washington Post published a shock report detailing a military strike order allegedly given by the defense secretary earlier this year.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
All the harm Trump does is enabled by the elected Republican office holders who stand aside and let him do evil. You don't have to be a Democrat to vote against Republicans.

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'You Won't Be Here For Long!': Trump Posts Bonkers 'Salutation' Just Before Midnight
The president said he would "permanently pause" all migration from developing countries.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Welcome to the new Gilded Age.

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The NLRB Is Suing to Keep States From Protecting Workers’ Rights
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November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup
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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro must begin serving his 27-year prison sentence for plotting an attempted coup, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ruled. https://cnn.it/4p1dgDV
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The old GOP was pretty bad, but it knew men like Putin were a threat, Western Europe was our friend, and NATO served a valid purpose.

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Why JD Vance is fighting the GOP establishment over Russia
The administration's Russia-Ukraine peace proposal opens up a new front in the GOP civil war
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November 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Bailing out Putin?

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Opinion | Trump chose just the wrong moment to play hardball with Ukraine
Russia is paying an enormous cost in men and resources.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
America, under Trump, seems to be (maybe even knowingly and intentionally) ignoring the lessons of history.

How Rubio Tried to Bring a Pro-Russia Peace Plan to Middle Ground www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
How Rubio Tried to Bring a Pro-Russia Peace Plan to Middle Ground
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November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Long shot, spoiler or poser? Politicians keep running campaigns they will likely lose, via @cltomlinson.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...
Tomlinson: Why do politicians run campaigns they will likely lose?
Third-place politicians like Wesley Hunt and Mike Collier can shape elections, even when they lose.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
An interesting concept: That the "unalienable rights" in the Declaration of Independence are precursors to those numerated in the "Bill of Rights."

The unlikely story of a Texas genius who helped end segregation | Opinion www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
The unlikely story of a Texas genius who helped end segregation | Opinion
Columnist Joe Holley looks back at the genius of Austin-born legal scholar, poet and all-round Renaissance man Charles L. Black Jr.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Distorting history defeats the true value of history.

Texas A&M's crackdown on race, gender discussions isn't just censorship. It's anti-American. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Texas A&M’s crackdown on race, gender discussions is anti-American. Here's why.
Texas A&M’s new restrictions on classroom discussion use terms like “advocacy” and “ideology” to address a problem that largely doesn’t exist.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In Trump's America Immigrants are or are becoming what the Jews were in Hitler's Germany.

‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | ‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
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November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Under Trump, it seems it's whatever Putin wants.

Europe Scrambles Over U.S. Plan to End Ukraine War Mostly on Russia’s Terms www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Ukraine Faces ‘Difficult Choice’ Over U.S. Plan to End War, Zelensky Says
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November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Some politicians and so-called "patriots" insist on whitewashing the "official" version of our history. The problem: we fail to learn of our past mistakes and are so, repeat them.

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Ex-Alamo Trust CEO sues over pressure to resign post
Ex-Alamo Trust CEO sues over pressure to resign post
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November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Wanting justice for the Palestinians does not make you antisemite.

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Opinion | On Republican Neo-Nazism, Hamas and Israel: An Epidemic of Moral Cowardice
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November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Keep Texas ignorant, so it will keep voting MAGA?

Gov. Greg Abbott plans to gut public school funding as he sends $1 billion to private schools www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...
Tomlinson: Abbott promises to starve public schools of tax revenues
Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to cut property taxes will starve public schools while he sends state money to private schools.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
If TSU ever becomes a part of the U of Texas system, it will get a cut of the Permanent University Fund.

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TSU’s independence threatened by probe
TSU’s independence threatened by probe
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November 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Ronald Reagan said anyone from any corner of the earth could come to, live in America and become an American. Under Trump the "party of Lincoln" is not even the "party of Reagan."

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Naturalized citizens’ sense of safety shaken
Naturalized citizens’ sense of safety shaken
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November 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
When we elect a leader who thinks we already know everything that we will ever need to know we will either fail or change leaders.

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Opinion | America’s Formula for Greatness Is Under Threat
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November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
J. D. Vance is a pitiful little man who, like Rudyard Kipling's "Tomlinson," stands for nothing. He has no soul of his own.

Why Doesn’t JD Vance Have More to Say About Nick Fuentes? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
Opinion | JD Vance Is Idling at the Edges of American Politics
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November 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Opinion | America’s Formula for Greatness Is Under Threat
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November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I guess a war in the Caribbean would distract attention from Estime.

Trump Escalates Pressure on Venezuela, but Endgame Is Unclear www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Trump Escalates Pressure on Venezuela, but Endgame Is Unclear
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November 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM