Paxton offers to drop Senate bid if Republicans pass SAVE America Act
The message quickly drew praise from online far-right activists.
π¨BREAKING: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is publicly offering to abandon his U.S. Senate campaign if Senate Republicans agree to change the filibuster rules and pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping anti-voting bill. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
05.03.2026 20:38
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A group of people standing on the roof of a beige building in Iran. A headline reads: "Chaos and Panic Grip Iran As U.S. Airstrikes Are Reported Across the Country" Photo by Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday sent panicked residents of the capital, Tehran, into the streets and parents racing back to schools where they had just dropped off their children. Follow live updates. trib.al/yRLAlzO
28.02.2026 14:36
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Can Labor Candidates Help Texas Dems Win Back Power?
A slate of union-affiliated candidates are taking the labor movement on the campaign trail up and down the ballot.
New from Josephine Lee: βPeople are tired of the same old politics. The working people of Texas are looking for somebody that is actually going through what they are, who can understand what their kitchen table issues are and make sure they have somebody that fights on their behalf.β
18.02.2026 21:00
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Can Labor Candidates Help Texas Dems Win Back Power?
A slate of union-affiliated candidates are taking the labor movement on the campaign trail up and down the ballot.
βNobodyβs coming to save the working class and the regular American, so we might as well step up and save ourselves.β (via Josephine Lee / @texasobserver.org)
Featuring @marcosisaiasvelez.bsky.social, @joseloya.bsky.social, @rableforwesttexas.bsky.social, & other union-first candidates!
18.02.2026 21:47
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Trumpβs Assault on Immigrants Hurts U.S.-Born Workers, Too
The research is clear: when immigrant workers are targeted, it threatens all workersβ ability to fight for better pay and conditions.
"When immigrant workers are targeted, it threatens all workersβ ability to fight for better pay and conditions," writes @sarahlazare.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com. That's why we need equal rights for ALL workers. See equalrightsforallworkers.com for more. inthesetimes.com/article/trum...
15.02.2026 19:25
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BREAKING: We just approved our Texas AFL-CIO COPE 2026 Primary Endorsements!
We're ready to get to work to elect this wave of union members, and take on the billionaires and the big corporations. View our full list of endorsements here: texasaflcio.org/news/texas-a...
26.01.2026 00:10
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The Houston Chronicle editorial board says that Democrats should make state Rep. James Talarico their Senate candidate because he's running like he actually wants to win in Texas. bit.ly/4qfdZkM
03.02.2026 16:01
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A Reporter's Religious Quest in Houston Suburbia
At a Hindu temple hidden in Pearland, I found lessons about community, womanhood, and alienation.
New from @josephinelee.bsky.social: "I lived in Pearland for six years, but I didnβt learn about the Sri Meenakshi Temple until last year when I made a wrong turn. The templeβs sculpted stone tower rises 58 feet, seeming to materialize out of nowhere in this otherwise humdrum space ..."
02.02.2026 17:28
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New York Times article "Where Did All the American-Born Roofers Go" and a photo from article.
Break the Chains response: "The New York Times fails to answer its own question!
Construction jobs have been under attack through subcontracting for 50 years, because bosses can exploit an underclass of workers with no right to work or organize. Our bosses crushed our job economy, lowering union membership rates and reducing wages. The only way to stop the spiraling of our working conditions and improve the US job market is to unite working people to fight back against the system which criminalizes all of us!"
@nytimes.com fails to answer its question! Jobs turned 'bad' because bosses use an underclass of workers to drag down our working conditions. The only way to end this is to unite the working class and fight against the criminalization of working people. Learn more at equalrightsforallworkers.org
23.01.2026 15:04
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You can see prettiβs hands under the pile all the way up to where gray jacket guy takes the gun.
Pretti clearly never pulled it out.
24.01.2026 21:30
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I've been informed that the man in this video is Matthew James Obadiah Allen, better known as Twin Cities hip hop artist Nur-D
24.01.2026 20:54
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this guy just wanted to help defend his community and they murdered him for it and the highest officials in the nation are lying about what multiple camera angles are showing the nation
this cannot stand
24.01.2026 20:29
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3) @josephinelee.bsky.social at the @texasobserver.org finds that many private schools accepted into the program openly discriminate by religion and sexual orientation - while rural Texans have few private school options at all.
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21.01.2026 22:53
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Coalition group Youth Against Sweatshops put out a statement on Venezuela and how it will directly hurt American workers.
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Join Break the Chains and learn more at equalrightsforallworkers.org
13.01.2026 15:42
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Anti-ICE Protests Spread Across U.S. After Fatal Shooting
The killing of Renee Good and shooting in Portland has sparked plans for 1,000 anti-ICE protests this weekend
The execution of Renee Good clearly shows that ICE's assaults are not just a war on immigrants but a tool to silence all workers. We must go further beyond ICE accountability to demand equal rights for ALL workers @ equalrightsforallworkers.org. time.com/7345243/ice-... #SayHerName #stopiceviolence
18.01.2026 19:13
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Exactly @channel5bluesky.bsky.social ! Our government criminalizes immigrants so we fight among ourselves! We cannot let our bosses and landlords continue to exploit us and divide workers! Unite to fight back against those who are killing us! go to: equalrightsforallworkers.org to learn more!
20.01.2026 17:24
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In Ink and on Airwaves, Texas Media Grows Ever More Concentrated
Hearst's acquisition of struggling newspapers in the state may seem like welcome news. But bigger doesn't always mean better.
The expansion raises questions long-term about the size, strength, and investigative firepower of the stateβs press corpsβparticularly at the Capitol. Is it in fact a good thing that Hearst now runs the papers servicing the four largest metros in Texas?
17.01.2026 18:00
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Some of these schools use curriculum from Abeka or Bob Jones Univ Press which have included racist statements that describe slavery as βblack immigrationβ This one from Covenant Christian Academy teaches that βdisease is a result of sin.β
13.01.2026 22:41
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Texas Taxpayers Will Fund Dozens of Private Schools that Openly Discriminate
The state has signed off on voucher funds for schools that exclude non-Christian and LGBTQ+ kids.
New from Josephine Lee: Our investigation of the state's voucher program shows that many schools discriminate against potential students. Around 40% of the religious schools have policies that favor their own faith and around 25% discriminate against LGBTQ+ students.
13.01.2026 16:46
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