Drinking Liberally HTX

An informal, progressive social group. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass. #fbr #Resistance #followbackresistance

[Drinking Liberally HTX @watchthemscurry]

In H-Town tonight?

[Drinking Liberally HTX @watchthemscurry]

@METROHouston

[David Zipper @DavidZipper]

Boston’s MBTA is bending over backwards to meet a self-imposed mandate that 30% of buses be electric by 2028.

For US transit, this is a dangerously misguided priority – for riders as well as for the environment.

A 🧵 explaining why
https://t.co/lJbOHPQH6e

[Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones]

I've been using all the conversations leading up to Trump's indictment, the hand-wringing, the deference, the political considerations, to teach my students about power. It is a near-tangible ex. of this thing we know exists but sometimes pretend we don't understand how it works.

[🌈Prioritize people over cars @gratifihouston]

This is ridiculous. Putting people at more risk, not less. Completely unacceptable. In the few minutes I've been standing here, scores of people have ignored it. Because the detour is useless and dangerous. @hcfcd @houparksboard @whambrick

[David DeMatthews @DrDeMatt]

There's NO CASE for vouchers. These #Txlege ANTI-CIVIL RIGHTS bills have no fraud protection/accountability or evidence they benefit kids. Vouchers are about privatization, legalizing publicly-funded discrimination against kids w/ disabilities, & harming rural schools. #txed

[Texas AFL-CIO @TexasAFLCIO]

With that, the marathon voucher day is over.

The Senate Education Committee came to a close in the early hours of the morning after nearly 400 witnesses gave their testimony.

There's a few things that are abundantly clear. 🧵👇

#txlege

[Jaison Oliver @oJaison]

I'm not feeling this "soft bigotry of low expectations" position HISDwatch is taking in support of the takeover. Can we leave the NCLB logics in the past where they belong?

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1. @RonDeSantisFL has declared war on drag shows.

He is pushing to shut down venues that host drag shows, claiming they are endangering kids

But the DeSantis admin was just CAUGHT RED HANDED fabricating claims about the shows

Follow along for receipts 🧾

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[Gene Wu @GeneforTexas]

The #HISD takeover is a shameful political attack by Gov. Abbott & Morath on Houston parents, educators, & all supporters of Public Edu. Houstonians should hold Abbott responsible if any of our schools stop improving or regress under TEA’s watch.” My full #txlege statement

[Carol Alvarado @CarolforTexas]

Maybe you should cite some examples on the House floor as to why SB 2 is a good bill…oh wait, you lost your election!

[TXFReadomFighters @FReadomFighters]

Who are Texas school librarians? We are trained professionals.

[Senator Molly Cook @MollyforTexas]

Worth noting that our electeds have tried to address this issue. Unfortunately, the equity-in-representation working group was…also weighted inequitably 🙃

So come help us. The people of Houston can do this.

[Lina Hidalgo @LinaHidalgoTX]

Today we unveiled a $6M proposal to increase access to contraception and related healthcare.

✅ Increase access to contraception & screenings
✅ Expand the services of smaller clinics
✅ Cover services for more uninsured patients

Let’s put public health over politics.

[Aaron Blake @AaronBlake]

Tucker saying "I hate [Trump] passionately" is headline.

But don't sleep on: "That's the last four years. We're all pretending we've got a lot to show for it, because admitting what a disaster it's been is too tough to digest. But come on. There isn't really an upside to Trump."

[Olivia of Troye @OliviaTroye]

What Tucker Carlson is doing this week in terms of completely distorting the J6 footage will have long-lasting dangerous repercussions for our country & will foment violence. The complicity of those in the GOP supporting this stunt while fully knowing they’re lying is repugnant.

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

UPDATED THREAD. You're going to hear a lot about how cops need more resources because "crime is surging" in the next few months. It's propaganda, and here's how you can respond:

[RaiseYourHandTexas @RYHTexas]

"When teachers have to work 2 jobs, we have an underfunded system. When teachers have to use their own money to buy basic school supplies for their students, we have an underfunded system. The problem isn’t mismanagement, it’s an underfunded system." #TxEd #TxLege @scottmuri

[Pastors for Children @pastors4txkids]

Gov @GregAbbott_TX makes private school vouchers an emergency item.

Diverting your tax dollars to subsidize private schools for affluent folks is an emergency for him.

Your child's #txed is low priority for him.

He cares about his national ambitions.

Not about you.

#txlege

[Jenny Stojkovic @jennystojkovic]

💧 For the first time in history, the US has entered a WATER war and the media refuses to cover the true cause: cows. A must-read on the water crisis. 🧵👇🏼

[Pastors for Children @pastors4txkids]

Education Savings Accounts are vouchers.

To subsidize private schools.

A transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich.

Pushed by those who want to end public education.

And use your tax dollars to promote their religion.

@GregAbbott_TX wants this

Stop him.

#txed #txlege