In an exclusive @houstonchronicle.com op-ed, @davidgriscom.bsky.social takes on the infighting in the Texas Democratic Party: Sorry, but Colin Allred's campaign really was mediocre
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After a long while The Myth of Red Texas is nearly ready. Pre order link coming soon! If you’re in NYC I’ll be giving a book talk February 25th with Emma Vigeland - there’ll be a reading, signed copies and a q&a!
RSVP now as space will fill fast
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My new favorite T-shirt from Left reckoning @mattlech.bsky.social and @davidgriscom.bsky.social if you are in #Dallas you need to wear one to the fair gotta buy one if you’re in or from #Texas www.leftreckoning.com
excellent discussion on democratic influencers with @mattlech.bsky.social @davidgriscom.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHtd...
The difference between social democracy and democratic socialism. From our conversation with Pelle Dragsted premiering on LR tonight!
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Excellent @davidgriscom.bsky.social on @majorityreport.bsky.social and talking his new book on Myth of Red #Texas pre-order www.amazon.com/Cutting-Fenc...
Oh hell yeah @davidgriscom.bsky.social on tonight's Left Reckoning is cutting down these people who try to misrepresent DSA online to score points on Elon's website or whatever. This is what I was talking about earlier. www.youtube.com/live/zrkdRe8...
Will Trump be able to rig Texas elections? Top Dems have fled the state to try and stop it- we spoke in person in an exclusive conversation to Rep Wu & Rep Rodríguez Ramos
Denying Quorum in Texas to Save Democracy
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You should read the book bubba - you can say a lot about Lewis but she’s explicit that she means abolish the family not “the state taking responsibilities in childcare”
I mean Full Surrogacy Now & Abolish The Family. And I don’t think that it’s just bad rhetoric I think that they are bad ideas that have little to nothing to do with socialism.
There is plenty of room on the left for bad ideas, there should be more room for criticism.
I wrote about this when it passed with @alexbirnel.bsky.social - it's major setback for local democracy in Texas, especially given the weakness of the opposition to state-wide one-party rule.
It does show that the GOP is afraid of the victories won at the local level.
The Texas Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the "Death Star Bill" - this bill became famous because it would be used to end workers' protections like water breaks. But it is much more sinister than that; it will effectively bar cities from passing any law opposed by the GOP
So what? Criticizing bad radlib nonsense, especially focusing on the idea not the person is the opposite of 'being obsessed with Sophie Lewis"
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Jacob & Adam spoke with @davidgriscom.bsky.social and @kimkelly.bsky.social today ✊
--which side are you on?--
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Got a full one - we are joined by @dwdavison.bsky.social & Dr. Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi to talk Trump & Israel's war with Iran.
Plus, in the postgame Dan Patrick THC MELTDOWN + why the Zohran campaign gives @mattlech.bsky.social & me hope
Live at 6 pm Central
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Put another way, it is great to see a disciplined campaign that didn't abandon the substance of our politics, but didn't get bogged down by being performative about it
The Zohran campaign has been inspiring & is a model for us all from now on. Zohran never backed off socialist principles, but did not engage in performative ultra-leftism or scolding.
Socialism is about optimism that a better world is possible, it's nice to be reminded of that.
Hey friends! I'll be at this June event in NYC to announce my upcoming book.
It explores the hidden history of Texas populism & socialism, fence-cutting cowboys, and how we can use those lessons today to beat the right. It's called "Cutting Fences."
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I got a book coming out about it in the fall!
“I have never looked upon socialism or upon social democracy as coming about suddenly as the result of a crisis. I look upon it as an educational endeavor, where people learn to work together, where they learn to think together.” - Emma Tenayuca legend of the Texan working class
https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/blog.uwgb.edu/dist/3/23/files/2016/01/2016.01-UWGB-Kaye-Speech.pdf
The Commencement Address you should be hearing… “This generation too has a rendezvous with destiny!”
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While Lockheed Martin rakes in billions in taxpayer dollars—seeing $24 billion in profits between 2022 and 2024 — their latest offer would force most employees to work between 16 and 23 years to reach top rate and would start pay at just $15 per hour.
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“It’s light on details” - it breaks down the problem explicitly- when the overproduction of electricity happened there was not enough firm electricity on the grid to balance supply when the solar went out.
This is basic stuff that leftists and 100%renewable fanatics refuse to reckon with
Sticker for May Day parade starting at Ferry and Russell in Detroit, with a drawing of a big tank labeled "Ford" firing multiple cannons at picketing workers. Printed by the United Front May Day Committee.
Sticker for 1932 Detroit #MayDay parade. Printed 5 years before the @uaw.org formed and in the aftermath of the Ford Hunger March massacre, it speaks to the violence autoworkers endured to unionize their industry. From the Joe Brown Papers at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.
The USA has the largest nuclear fleet in the world, that produces 20% of our power and the highest safety standards in the world, much of it produced by the closest thing we have to socialism in the USA the Tennessee Valley Authority
We are talking about decommissioning working plants. We should build more nuclear power especially if you want to build out solar/wind - see the article above for context
The fossil fuel death cult will use this to justify burning more oil and gas cooking the planet.
We need a solid base load of reliable power, nuclear provides that, and the anti-science position of greens empowers fossil fuel by creating anti-clean energy backlash
