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Clyde W Barrow

@clydewbarrow.bsky.social
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Professor of Political Science at UTRGV. Unapologetically left wing democratic socialist. Time for a general strike. State Theory, Critical University Studies, American Political Thought, Texas Politics. Speaking as a private citizen of the United States.

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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 1h
Ken Paxton is as unpopular as Trump 😂🤣😅 www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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GOP Senate Candidate Hits Record Unpopularity in Deep-Red State
Donald Trump’s pick in a must-win race is doing worse than any other Republican candidate for that seat in more than 25 years, according to CNN’s resident numbers wizard. “Congratulations to Ken Paxto...
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 1h
Corrupt Republicans are trying to buy a US Senate seat for the Corrupt Ken Paxton. www.texastribune.org/2026/10/01/t...
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Thune, Senate GOP rain cash on Texas to boost Ken Paxton
With the Senate GOP majority hinging on a red Texas, Republicans spent an eye-popping $122 million in September to support nominee Ken Paxton. But the polls have hardly budged.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SEN. WARREN: "They cut taxes and they always say ‘it's really going to pay off for you’ — every time academics come back say ‘What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.’.. this is the 20.0 version of this.” (H/T @atrupar.com )
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
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Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
texans, you are going to see this clip once a week and twice on sundays until the election
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Stand by Your Man Angela...even as you divorce him on "Biblical grounds." This is the cult of fools. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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‘We cannot ignore the elephant in the room’: Ken Paxton’s estranged wife speaks to GOP women
Angela Paxton, who is divorcing Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton, posted a video Monday of recent remarks urging Republican women to support GOP candidates in Texas this fall even if they ha...
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There is a culture of sadism among Yexas state elites. They just love to punish people, especially the weak and vulnerable. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/29/t...
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Texas sends students as young as 6 to harsh disciplinary campuses
Texas data shows thousands of elementary school students receive this punishment each year.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wouldn't it be something if there was a federal law guaranteeing faculty the right to profit from the revenue they generate for a university? What distorted priorities! www.texastribune.org/2026/09/28/t...
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U.S. Senate passes Ted Cruz's college sports bill
The bill, which would regulate NIL deals and athlete revenue among other sweeping changes, now needs to clear the House. The lower chamber is out until after the midterms.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Well this is rich 😳 www.texastribune.org/2026/09/24/m...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says “MAGA is dead,” calls it a cult
The former U.S. representative from Georgia recounted her journey from Trump supporter to pariah at The Texas Tribune Festival.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 24/09/2026
Texas mothers are dying, and instead of giving us answers, Abbott’s administration is hiding that data. Texans deserve the truth. They deserve transparency. And our state officials have a legal obligation to give it to them. I’m demanding the report be released immediately.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Talarico wants data centers to pay for their own grid upgrades, recycle their water, create real jobs, & get a community's consent before moving in. Paxton took nearly $500,000 from the industry. Texans want a senator who fights for them. That's why we will have a #BlueWaveIn40Days
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good Question.......?
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Katie @rebelrouser1962.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Breakthrough Victory in Tom Alter case against Texas State University. lis-isl.org/en/2026/09/u...
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United States: Significant Breakthrough in Tom Alter Case
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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.jezebel.com/ken-paxton-c... Debate an empty chair if you have to, James. Do it repeatedly. Let Texans watch as Paxton slinks away….
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Ken Paxton Is an Absolute Coward, and James Talarico Should Make Sure People Know It
Ken Paxton already agreed to and then promptly fled from multiple debates. Talarico should debate an empty chair if he has to.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Poster Child for America's Decadent Gerontocracy. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Mitch McConnell swarmed by security as reporter pleads: 'Can you say a word for us?'
Mitch McConnell returned to Capitol Hill after a three-month absence following a June fall and mild pneumonia, but refused to address reporters.
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MC Squared @mcsquared.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s not just “corporate efficiency” it’s class war
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
James Talarico’s campaign could do lasting damage to the GOP www.salon.com/2026/09/21/j...
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James Talarico’s campaign could do lasting damage to the GOP
The Texas Democratic nominee for Senate is teaching evangelical voters that Christians can be liberal
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There is no bottom to Ken Paxton's corruption. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Paxton Kept Close to Alleged Child Abuser Long After the Allegations Surfaced, Taking Money From Him
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has spent more than a decade cultivating a political alliance with Paul Pressler, the once-revered Southern Baptist power
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Academic Repression is on the Rise. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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“Direct Repression” of Academics on the Rise, Report Finds
Universities must promote “broad public understanding” that university autonomy is essential, Scholars at Risk’s annual report says.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's Time to Hold University Administrators Accountable for their monumental failures. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Toss out abusive college administrators: Column
They only isolate themselves and create conflict on campus.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Chip Roy is Yesterday. Bye Chip! www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Chip Roy to Newsmax: Talarico Is Out of Step With Texas
Chip Roy to Newsmax: Talarico Is Out of Step With Texas
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Let's hope this holds. Bye Abbott! www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Texas governor race swings to Hinojosa in latest poll
The latest poll comparing Gov. Greg Abbott and his Democratic opponent Gina Hinojosa shows the challenger leading by four points.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Women, Latinx, and Afric-Americans constitute the vast majority of Texas residents, but the University of Texas pencils them out of the curriculum. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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UT Austin to eliminate Black, Latino and women’s studies majors
The university will stop enrolling new students in several race and gender-focused majors as faculty members raise concerns about censorship
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
University of Texas Administration continues implementing the Republican Party's Christofascist ideological agenda. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/17/u...
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Majors related to race, gender cut at University of Texas
The University of Texas at Austin rejected a department’s plan to keep the majors, a decision that came without public knowledge, an interim department chair told faculty.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
There is no bottom to the Texas Republican Party's racism and corruption. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/18/b...
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Texas GOP condemns Bo French, but few are pulling support
The Railroad Commission candidate is under fire from fellow Republicans for a post that said a picture of college students celebrating a football victory shows “how many Americans have been displaced ...
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
University of Texas "did not respond" seems to be their official position on every right wing authoritarian attack on academic freedom. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/17/u...
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Majors related to race, gender cut at University of Texas
The University of Texas at Austin rejected a department’s plan to keep the majors, a decision that came without public knowledge, an interim department chair told faculty.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I will not be intimidated by the UTRGV Administration! www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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Texas Professor Suspended for 16 Months Without Recourse
Clyde Barrow and his lawyer have repeatedly asked for updates and details on his case and have been met with silence and redirects at all levels.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
UTRGV Administration lies about "on-going investigation." There isnt one. They also don't have any policies or procedures for investigations. myrgv.com/local-news/2...
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Problems at the University of Washington due to efforts at more administrative centralization. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/09/16/p...
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Profs and staff give UW a failing grade for budget and bureaucracy troubles • Washington State Standard
Professors, staff and lawmakers on the panel shared a dire outlook on the state of the University of Washington.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Texas Universities are being turned into a christofascist state propaganda apparatus. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Texas universities purge core courses as political pressure takes its toll
Public universities in Texas have dropped hundreds of courses from their core curricula — or altogether — amid rising political pressure over the last two years. Texas A&M University has removed 350 c...
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
UTRGV suspends me for speaking out in support of shared governance and academic freedom: www.fire.org/news/texas-u...
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Texas university keeps professor on suspension for over a year with no end in sight
UTRGV has kept a tenured professor off campus for 16 months — no hearing, no resolution, and no answer about whether he'll ever teach again.
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JudyJaguarianJetta @judyjagurianjetta.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I live in Texas The only time we hear from our governor is election time or to support murdering children or brown ppl The rest of the time all Texans are hung out to dry Vote him OUT
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
THIS 👇 TOO........
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump lies about everything 🙄 www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Trump’s Own Contractor Humiliates Him With Reflecting Pool Bombshell
Donald Trump’s handpicked contractor admitted it was to blame for problems with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, further undercutting the president’s baseless assertion that “vandals” were respon...
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Elon Musk is a Crybaby Fascist. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Elon Musk Embarks On Vicious Rant About “Bitter Old Man” Alex Gibney & Threatens To Sue Over ‘Musk’ Documentary
Elon Musk has gone on an hours-long rampage about Alex Gibney after the Oscar-winning director premiered his documentary about the tech mogul at the Venice Film Festival. In a series of vicious and so...
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How dumb is Elon? Did no one tell him he can sell stocks for cash? 😂 www.yahoo.com/finance/econ...
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Elon Musk dismisses Bernie Sanders's 5% wealth tax, says 99% of his trillion-dollar fortune is in stock — not cash
Most of America’s richest people are cash-poor, with wealth tied up in companies they helped succeed.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is called fascism. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/10/j...
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Jimmy Kimmel says FCC threatened him over Talarico interview
Kimmel was briefly suspended by ABC after the FCC threatened the network when he made a joke on air about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's an abuse of the FCC. Texans, make it backfire!
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Gov. Greg Abbott is a christofascist threat to all freedom loving Texans. Time for a change. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Abbott defends Texas record, Hinojosa says governor 'stuck in the past'
Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the GOP midterm convention to highlight successes during his tenure while Gina Hinojosa hit back with his policy failures.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Elon Musk is such a Crybaby 😂 www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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'Free Speech Absolutist' Elon Musk Threatens To Sue Documentary Filmmaker For Being Too Mean To Him
Alex Gibney's documentary "Musk" is almost four hours long and slated for a theatrical release in the U.S. on October 16, before streaming on HBO next year.
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Ambassador Greg Delawie @gregdelawie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Why would Texans want a coward like Paxton representing them in the Senate? Paxton is too chicken to even debate @jamestalarico.bsky.social . And don't forget, Paxton will steal your pen: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Ken Paxton and the Curious Case of the Missing $1,000 Pen
The pen Mr. Paxton pocketed more than a decade ago has resurfaced as a campaign issue.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This should be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The rise in the amount of income above the cap due to inequality has cost the Social Security Trust Fund reserve more than $1.4 trillion since 1983. The solution is obvious: scrap the cap and make the rich pay more in Social Security taxes.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Texans, vote for Gina Hinojosa for Governor! Out with hot wheels and in with high heels. @ginafortexas.bsky.social ginafortexas.com
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Alliance for Retired Americans @retiredams.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We're proud to endorse @jamestalarico.bsky.social's campaign for U.S. Senate! He's a strong advocate for seniors, who will fight to strengthen and protect Medicare and Social Security from cuts or privatization schemes. Older Texans can count on him look out for them in Washington.
Alliance for Retired Americans endorses James Talarico for U.S. Senate.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Christo-Fascism has inserted itself into Texas universities. www.kbtx.com/2026/09/07/m...
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More than 350 courses removed from Texas A&M’s core curriculum system-wide
More than 350 core curriculum courses are being removed system-wide, including 103 at the flagship campus in College Station alone. Courses losing their core status include classes on LGBTQ literature...
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Loubielou32 @loubielou32.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Texans 1 - ICEholes 0 Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The South African fascist Elon Musk is trying to buy Texas Government. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/04/e...
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Elon Musk super PAC starts spending to boost Ken Paxton in Texas
Musk’s super PAC recently dropped almost a quarter-million dollars boosting the Republican Senate nominee, who has seen a recent surge in outside support yet continues to lag in fundraising.
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Clyde W Barrow @clydewbarrow.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Ken Paxton doesnt care about Texans. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/04/t...
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Ken Paxton quiet about Texas’ $10B Medicaid cut
The attorney general won a lawsuit against the feds for withholding a Medicaid funding stream three years ago. Texas faces the same cut, but Paxton has stayed quiet.
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