I was born in Houston and lived in it, or just outside of it, for most of my life. 35 years. I’m HORRIFIED— but people need to know:
Houston is NOT doing this. The state of Texas took over the Houston Independent School District some months ago, appointed its own superintendent, and he is the monster doing this shit. The city is against this bullshit.
The state of TEXAS is going after MY CITY. Houston has been winning too many damn elections for the “wrong” candidates and they don’t like it. They’re scared. The bulk of Dem votes come from Houston. Look at the numbers.
Archive/free: https://archive.ph/Da8nQ
Wow.
Via Kyle Cheney:
! #DOJ is appealing the sentences imposed by Judge Mehta against the #OathKeepers convicted of seditious conspiracy or obstruction, including the 18-year term for Stewart Rhodes.
All of the sentences, even Rhodes’, were well below what the sentencing guidelines called for.
Appeals have so far been noticed for:
-Stewart Rhodes
-Jessica Watkins
-Roberto Minuta
-Kenneth Harrelson
-Kelly Meggs
-Joseph Hackett #legal
More likely to hit the docket
Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
The European Union has agreed to a landmark deal to ramp up ammunition production in an effort to provide Ukraine with the estimated million rounds of artillery ammunition needed over the next year.
Delaware is increasingly deciding the contours of federal rights.
Anyhoo, here's my paper on why all this is a bad thing. Just call me Cassandra:
Apple’s Vision Pro headset may require an appointment and face scan to purchase, according to a report from Bloomberg. Apple is set to release the $3,499 headset in the US early next year, with other countries to follow.
Dropping into Mastodon to make sure my #historidon friends know that last night Lois Banner made unequivocally racist remarks at last night’s plenary of the Berkshire Conference (of which she was a founder). I was reminded recently that friends like @historianess might be out of the horrifying loop…
NB She was sharing the stage with several remarkable Black scholars at the time, who spoke eloquently against her (as did many others). But they shouldn’t have had to.