"My interest in Palestinian Liberation started before October 7, 2023. I became interested shortly after I started learning more about Malcolm X, Che Guevara and all those revolutionary figures who had taken trips during their tenure to #Palestine.

But then Shireen Abu Akleh was killed [on May 11, 2022], who was a well-known Al Jazeera reporter. She was killed in the Occupied West Bank. It was actually the anniversary of her death yesterday. I'll never forget watching [Israeli police] beating down her funeral procession. Even in her death, she had no peace, and at that time, nobody knew who the shooter was, and it was always said to by the Israeli government that it was obviously Palestinians, and many knew that to not be true [because] she was so revered, and that was when everything started for me."

My full interview with San Marcos City Council member Amanda Rodriguez is now available as a FREE post on my Patron: https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-bonus-and-130206440

#Israel #fascism #genocide #news #politics #USpol #Texas #war #economy #capitalism #SanMarcos #GregAbbott

NEW: "The State of #Texas has long been an experimental project of fascism for this country. Which strategies can they equip themselves with, what strategies are effective in forcing public opinion and forcing local municipalities to do whatever they want?"

Here's the extended interview with San Marcos City council member Amanda Rodriguez as a FREE bonus on my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-bonus-and-130206440

#Palestine #Texas #activism #politics #USpol #news #capitalism #SanMarcos #fascism #GregAbbott

New from Michelle Pitcher: “Bills in this package are going to swell the Texas pretrial population. That’s going to impact counties first. Local jails, which are already having to send people out of county or out of state in order to keep their populations manageable are going to find they have an even worse problem on their hands.” https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-house-bail-legislature/

#prison #TXlege #Texas #politics #USpol #Law #news #GregAbbott

Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will create a special account to manage funds dedicated to the Coastal Texas Project, known locally as the “Ike Dike.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2025/05/28/522457/state-legislature-passes-law-to-create-ike-dike-funding-account/

#Galveston #Houston #Hurricane #Infrastructure #Local #News #Texas #89thTexasLegislature #CoastalTexasProject #GregAbbott #GulfCoastProtectionAccount #IkeDike #RepDennisPaul

But has he obeyed them?
#GregAbbott #TenCommandments
or the 300 plus more?
Hypocrite

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-gov-greg-abbott-plans-sign-ten-commandments-bill-senate-approval-rcna208952

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/25/texas-thc-hemp-ban-abbott-dan-patrick/

#TexasTribune

Ban on #THC products in #Texas heads to Gov. 🤮 #GregAbbott's 🤮 desk

#marijuana

Earlier: Joe Frank Martinez is the sheriff of Val Verde County, home to the #border city of Del Rio. He’s a conservative Democrat: He’s pro-gun and anti-abortion, and he supports Governor Greg Abbott’s multi-billion-dollar Operation Lone Star militarization mission. https://www.texasobserver.org/val-verde-county-sheriff-border-interview/

#Democrats #police #immigration #politics #USpol #Texas #GregAbbott

As they raise awareness of an ongoing genocide, activists for Palestinian liberation in San Marcos are transforming local politics in their Central Texas community.

Last week, their city council became the first in Texas to vote on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. In a state where even a hint of public support for Palestine brought threats from the governor to defund vital services, getting the resolution to a vote required years of coordinated organizing from a diverse, deeply engaged community who remain passionately opposed to the unfolding horrors of the Israeli occupation.

Read my interview with Amanda Rodriguez, who ran for local office after being inspired by local organizers efforts to force the city council to acknowledge the genocide in #Gaza: https://deceleration.news/gaza-ceasefire-vote-a-first-in-texas-san-marcos/

#politics #USpol #Palestine #Texas #activism #democracy #news #organizing #GregAbbott #fascism #HumanRights