Ann Johnson becomes the first Texas House Dem to announce she will return for the second special session.
It’s going to be a brutal day for the Rep who already fractured relationships with repro groups during the regular session
Trump’s budget bill:
💊 16+ million people could lose health care
💸 Health care will become more expensive
⚡️ Energy bills will rise
🛒 Families will pay more for food
All to give tax cuts to billionaires.
Please spread the word with friends and family.
the world is just better with trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer people in it
full stop
Republicans just passed a budget that guts Medicaid, SNAP, veterans’ benefits, and free school lunches.
They swore they'd fix the economy—but this sure as hell ain’t it.
Any action that takes the right to vote away from US citizens should be glaringly against the values this nation says it has.
The SAVE Act would do just that, by disproportionately targeting marginalized communities & anyone who has ever challenged their birth name.
Tell your reps: say NO to SAVE.
CALL FOR RECIPES (no, you definitely don’t have to be a pro!)
Please share this widely, thank you 🩷
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Food access is a basic human right.
Remember that when you look to leaders who:
❌defunded food banks,
❌eliminated support for farmers,
❌fought to end free meals at schools,
❌and are responsible for rising food costs that literally forces people to choose between other essentials and eating.
Reminder: Dr. Oz had to pay $5.25 million to settle a class action suit for promoting phony weight loss cures.
He is a conman. No wonder Trump likes him.
Now he's in charge of running Medicare and Medicaid.
Back in the fall, I had many credible sources telling me that Paxton knew the feds were closing in on him and was even avoiding the Austin office for a time. But on election night, everyone knew he would get off. Ken Paxton would and should be going to jail and now he's going to run for Senate
4/ British kings used taxation to reward loyalty and punish dissent.
Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance.
The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.
3/ You see, our founders created a President with limited and checked powers. They specifically put the power of spending and taxation in the hands of the legislature.
Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.
The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
Texas Democrats are finding themselves in a rare position opposite repro groups over #SB31. I cover that and more, plus easy to use scripts to make your voice heard on state and federal legislation this week #txlege
💥 Texas wants to let anyone sue you for helping someone get abortion pills. Say NO to SB 2880. Call your Senator now. secure.everyaction.com/wO4Akc0IAUy_... #txlege #BansOffOurBodies
As certain celebrities/influencers attempt to make fascism "fashionable" by promoting uniformity in fashion, decor, body types, & other areas, resist it.
Add elements of your culture & heirlooms.
Use colors/patterns.
Welcome diversity of shapes & size.
Resistance is also in self-expression.
This is classified information.
The President will claim it is not because he’s declassifying it AFTER the fact because his administration is now responsible for one of the greatest national security failures of our time.
Democratic leaders: What would Republicans do if a Democrat did what Hegseth did? Fucking do that.
The Oversight Committee must immediately call in Hegseth to testify under oath. This huge national security blunder by the Trump Administration has to be investigated.
Then, Hegseth must resign or be fired. In just two months, his incompetence has made our country much less safe.
So let me get this straight—Trump’s nat sec adviser added a JOURNALIST to a group chat on classified Yemen strike plans?? This isn’t a group project, it’s national security.
They screamed “Lock her up” over emails, but leaking war plans is cool now? Make it make sense.
This can’t be the same administration that was talking about “qualifications”.
This can’t be the same administration that was talking about merit-based.
There are a lot of bad bills currently making their way through the Texas Legislature. Bills SB 16, SB 76, and SB 37 are especially harmful, and the committee members need to know we do not support these bad bills. Call, give your name and zip code, and tell them to vote no.
Image of person dresses in Grim Reaper costume, representing Senator John Cornyn, at an Empty chair town hall at the Texas State Capitol.
Thank you, @indivisibleaustin.bsky.social for hosting today’s Empty Chair Town Hall for Senator John Cornyn. He may have ignored your three invitations, but this Grim Reaper was a great representation of him!
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#atx #austintexas
Senator John Cornyn Empty Chair Town Hall poster
We invited Senator John Cornyn to our town hall three times, but unfortunately, he has declined. But we're having our town hall anyway at the Capitol Auditorium on Saturday, March 22nd from 11am-noon.
Sign-up below to receive more specific details of the event >> townhall.indivisibleaustin.com
In America, everyone has a right to due process. Trump’s abuse of power puts all Americans’ rights at risk. (2/2)
Trump is deporting people who have never even been accused of a crime to an El Salvadoran prison, in defiance of a court order.
He's invoking a law last used to lock up Japanese Americans during World War II. (1/2)
If a U.S. president can openly ignore court orders, they're basically acting like a king.
The Trump admin blatantly violated a federal judge's order by deporting hundreds of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador without any due process.
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Today is the last day that the State Department is taking public comments about its policy denying accurate passports to trans, intersex, and nonbinary people.
Tell the Trump administration to abandon this discriminatory action NOW.
The Trump administration deported a 10 year old child who is a US citizen with brain cancer, and they’re preventing her from accessing life-saving treatment.
Disgusting.
Our libraries are places not just for reading, but also accessibility, community, & learning.
By this administration eliminating the sole federal agency dedicated to funding library services, it shows how they are loudly against all of that.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Gov. JB Pritzker
Gov. Tim Walz
these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
