The call to action is to pitch in down below with citations if you can so that I can share critical, politically relevant and contemporary information with my polity.

I'm organizing vote rehearsals in Texas and there are some things that are unique to Texas which are hard enough to talk about as it is with people on a first-time basis, and I've only got this weekend to prepare really for explaining the circumstances that we're in today in the US anyway..

So my idea here is that, I would probably do good to have an open forum where people can pitch in contemporary information about where we are politically in the US.

So, for example, data centers, so so much converges at this focal point, you've got deep pockets coming from the tech sector, from the evangelical right, from the military congressional industrial complex, from the hawks on either side making big money off of cross-platform targeting integration systems like Palantir which were being nested into the government well before Trump got there..

To say nothing of the Cambridge Analytica strain that ties into Meta, Google, Amazon and Co, the Tik Tok Larry Ellison people, the Flock and Axon expansion, natural resource conservation, the network state problem..

In Texas, Meta, Google, and Amazon reps were being asked for their opinion by a House Committee on Natural Resources in Texas over how they felt about local governments having control over the use of water in their permitting processes and when the Amazon rep said "I mean that is common in other states" there was laughter in the House chamber!

*cherry on top if you know anything about it since I'm making a fuss in Texas is that in almost all the major pop counties, property taxes have these horrific, feudal, downright evil "late fee" systems that charge you progressive, compounding interest percentages per month not paid, so the first month you've got a 6% fee, but by the 5th month you're looking at like 50-60% fee charges, that only walk down in increments of % per month. That's the kind of thing that traps generations of people into deadlock, chaining people to their place of residence and strangling them for all they have.

The only places I see people gather en masse without paying a fee or paying a tithe are in the lines for the Spectrum company call center job fair, and the property tax payment facility..

https://justfucking.vote

Oct 12, 2026 - Rachel Maddow interviews Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa who is the Democratic nominee for Texas Governor: ginafortexas.com

Gina's in a tight race with three-term incumbent Greg Abbott.

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🗳️ Texas Voters 🗳️ Election Day is November 3 🗳️

* It's too late to register to vote in Texas (the deadline was October 5).

* Here are links to the Sec. of State website (.gov): Vote Texas (Main Page) ~:~:~ Am I Registered? ~:~:~ Voter ID ~:~:~ Where’s my Polling Place ~:~:~ Track my Ballot ~:~:~ Voters With Disabilities ~:~:~ Frequently Asked Questions

* You can also use sites like vote411.org which is run by the League of Women Voters.

* Dates 👉🏽 Election Day: Nov 3 ~:~:~ Last Day to Register: Oct 5 ~:~:~ Mail Ballot App Deadline: Oct 23 ~:~:~ Early Voting Begins: Oct 19 ~:~:~ Early Voting Ends: Oct 30

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Here’s the full 10-minutes on YouTube: There is One Fight in 2026: The People vs. The Billionaires - Gina Hinojosa on The Rachel Maddow Show on MS NOW - Oct 12, 2026 (YouTube) ~:~ Her interview starts @ 3:18

Description: Greg Abbott puts his donors first with his data center madness and a voucher scam that hurts Texas schools. As governor, I’ll put Texans first, save our public schools, put more money in your pocket, and secure the American Dream. ~:~ Learn more at ginafortexas.com

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Greg Abbott sold out our schools by pushing through — forcing through — his voucher scam, after receiving $12 million from an out-of-state Billionaire, Jeff Yass, who has a financial interest in vouchers. It's the largest campaign contribution in all of Texas history. So absolutely, it is the other side to that coin. 

The positive agenda is pro-public schools, securing the American dream. The reason why we can't get there under Greg Abbott, is because he sold us out. 

It is the same with data centers, right? We have had all these data centers descend into Texas, with the richest tax breaks in the country. They pay no sales tax on the electricity they consume — and we know it's gobs of electricity. They pay no sales tax for 20 years. These hyperscale data centers, right. He's received over $20 million from the data center interest. 

And we are losing $1.5 billion a year in Texas. 

Texans are mad about being sold out. And in rural Texas, which is mostly Republican, they're big mad about public schools and data centers. 

- Gina Hinojosa - Oct 12, 2026