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Texas blog roundup for the week of June 9

The Texas Progressive Alliance has always known about hurricane season as it brings you this week’s update.

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Weekend link dump for June 8

“To put it simply, Elon Musk’s brief time in Washington made American life worse, with actions that will continue to reveal the true extent of their immense damage for years to come.” “Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of June 2

The Texas Progressive Alliance is always happy to hear sine die as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for June 1

“Even Where Abortion Is Still Legal, Many Brick-and-Mortar Clinics Are Closing“. “The options for paying tribute to the president, his kin, and the MAGA movement are now legion. There are even exciting new opportunities to protect your business by reaching … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of May 26

The weekly Texas Progressive Alliance roundup is always human generated.

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Weekend link dump for May 25

“A chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence startup xAI appeared to be suffering from a glitch Wednesday when it repeatedly brought up white genocide in South Africa in response to user queries about unrelated topics on X.” “How … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of May 19

The Texas Progressive Alliance will not be accepting any Qatari jets in return for this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for May 18

“Companies have long fought off attacks from hackers hoping to exploit vulnerabilities in their software, employees or vendors. Now, another threat has emerged: Job candidates who aren’t who they say they are, wielding AI tools to fabricate photo IDs, generate … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, May 16 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth, we have: May election outcomes and the meanings thereof; who dumped money into PACs and what they … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of May 12

The Texas Progressive Alliance can’t get enough Chicago Pope memes as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for May 11

“Since its publication last Sunday, The New York Times Magazine article “Have We Been Thinking About ADHD All Wrong?” has been called provocative and controversial. We would like to add a few adjectives: misrepresentative, biased, and dangerous.” “Doxxing the Secret … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of May 5

The Texas Progressive Alliance remembers when 100 days didn’t feel like 100 years as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for May 4

Happy Star Wars Day to all who celebrate. Please enjoy this sprawling space saga of romance, rebellion, and household appliances. “Critics warned that the Biden administration put so many conditions on the grants it offered to semiconductor manufacturers that the … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, May 2 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth we have: early voting turnout news for the Saturday election; local issues raised in the Lege; PACs … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of April 28

The Texas Progressive Alliance wishes Pete Hegseth would stop sending us those weird Signal messages as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for April 27

“It’s become this thing that I wish it was not there. What’s going through this guy’s mind? He said I was lying. I’m not lying. He said I begged him to be in the movie, but there’s no world I … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, April 25 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth: protests; the Lemon on Stemmons; deaths at both the Dallas and Tarrant County jails; the firestorm surrounding … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of April 21

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with Kilmar Abrego Garcia as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for April 20

“All in all, this is Trump’s formula for reviving stateside manufacturing: punishing tariffs on other nations, more expensive input parts for the factories and machines needed here, fewer government supports for existing facilities, an overall climate of uncertainty and distrust … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, April 19 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth, we have measles, but not an epidemic (yet); new police and fire chiefs in Dallas; Ken Paxton … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of April 14

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with the students who have had their visas revoked as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for April 13

“Researchers have proposed studying sex in space, but so far, the only documented case is a pornographic science-fiction film called The Uranus Experiment. If NASA wasn’t so uptight, I could provide more specifics. But as an insider, I’m now convinced … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of April 7

The Texas Progressive Alliance remains tariff-free as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for April 6

“Two, even if there were no government guidance on Signal usage, it doesn’t change the fact that the error that led to Signalgate is not Signal’s fault. To imply otherwise, as Trump did, is not just to deny reality—it is … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, April 4 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth, the governor goes full Islamophobe; Dallas gets ready to pick a new police chief; Neiman Marcus in … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of March 31

The Texas Progressive Alliance will be texting this week’s roundup to the Houthi PC Small Group.

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Weekend link dump for March 30

“J.D. Vance Is the Most Disliked New Vice President in History”. “The leading Chinese electric carmaker BYD has soared in value after it said its latest batteries charge fast enough to add 400km (249 miles) of range in only five … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, March 29 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth, we have a grab bag: congressfolks on both sides of the aisle making controversial statements; we may … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of March 24

The Texas Progressive Alliance is glad for the distraction of March Madness as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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Weekend link dump for March 23

“But as delegates gathered for the opening of the 69th Commission on the Status of Women this week, they faced one major obstacle: an American administration that is dead set against a gathering like this and instead sees fighting gender … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of March 17

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with Mahmoud Khalil as it brings you this week’s roundup. Off the Kuff notes that the Trump “Justice” Department has dropped the redistricting lawsuit filed by the Biden Justice Department after the 2021 redistricting. SocraticGadfly … Continue reading

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Weekend link dump for March 16

“The history of the present King of Great Britain President of the United States is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, March 14 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth, we have updates around the May elections and moving them to November; Mayor Johnson turns up in … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of March 10

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with Rep. Al Green as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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