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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The times, they are a changing even in Trxas. The right can't stop Texas from changing. Tarrant County shows what happens when it tries. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columni...
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Texas’ most right-wing county is shifting left. Republicans are fighting back.
The last GOP-controlled urban county in Texas is diversifying — while some on the right fight the demographic and cultural changes reshaping it.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We Texas taxpayers are being forced to subsidize Gov. Abbott's buddies running for-profit private schools. Exclusive: Texas public schools could lose $227M from voucher exodus, estimate shows www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
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Exclusive: Texas schools could lose $227M from voucher exodus, estimate shows
Large urban-area school districts have seen the most students leave. But the effect could be felt more acutely among smaller school districts, where losing a few students can be big financial hit.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Like the fictional mobsters in "The Godfather" explain, "It's just business." Trump, Putin, Ukraine and an Oil Deal: 5 Takeaways www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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Trump, Putin, Ukraine and an Oil Deal: 5 Takeaways
A proposal to bolster relations with the Kremlin through the purchase of Russian energy assets is striking even for an administration that regularly mixes personal business interests with foreign poli...
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From the 1860 to the 1960s the white racist party was the "Southern Democratic" Party. Since Reagan white racist have voted Republican. To MAGA Republicans Latinos aren't White. Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump
In 2024, these voters were an essential part of the winning Republican coalition. Now, many feel abandoned and furious, complicating the party’s chances in November.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not only is cruelty the point, it's with Roberts Court blessing? Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now
The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
But to too many of the Texas voters, who vote Republican, the "model minority," was still not white. From 'model minority' to public enemy: Why Texas politicians turned on Indian immigrants www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columni...
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Texas politicians turned Indian immigrants from 'model minority' into a target
For decades, Indian families found opportunity and acceptance in Texas. Now some who built lives here say they no longer feel welcome.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So, for some on the right our status as Americans depends on how early our ancestors arived? Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/o...
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Opinion | JD Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
What modern Texas, MAGA (white supremacist) fear most. White colonists 'invented' Texas. What happens as the balance of power changes? www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columni...
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White colonists 'invented' Texas. Now their grip on power is fading.
Texas' leaders still look little like the state's population. Demographic forces that have been building for decades could finally change that.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Socialist? President Donald Trump strikes a shady, socialist oil deal with Venezuelan dictator Delcy Rodriguez www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...
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Donald Trump strikes a shady socialist oil deal with Venezuela's dictator
President Donald Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela’s dictator reeks of the socialism he claims to despise and compete with U.S. oil, writes Chris Tomlinson.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
As always, the Republicans in Austin are driving brains out of Texas. This 17-year UH professor wants academic freedom. She decided she had to leave Texas to find it. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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They built careers at UH. Now this professor family is leaving Texas.
After 17 years at UH, Annalisa Quaini said she did not leave UH lightly. But political and institutional conflict changed how she saw her future in Texas.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Trump's MAGA promise is a promise make America a land where being "white," guarantees a "white" a place at the bottom, of a privileged ("white") class. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
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Opinion | Pierre Damas Bel Should Not Be Dead (Gift Article)
Pierre Damas Bel should still be alive.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It's the American (MAGA) way. In Texas, the law can't touch an ICE agent. But a dad is ordered deported. | Editorial www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
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In Texas, the law can't touch an ICE agent. But a dad is ordered deported.
Remember when Texas took public safety seriously?
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
King Gregory the Lionhearted? In Texas, latter-day crusaders are on the march | Opinion www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
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In Texas, latter-day crusaders are on the march
Joe Holley, the Pulitzer-winning editorial writer and former Native Texan columnist, responds to Greg 'the Lionheart' Abbott's anti-Muslim crusade.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The cruelty is the point. wapo.st/4zEnlMF
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DOJ has sued 21 states over in-state tuition for undocumented students
The wave of lawsuits over the past year has yielded mixed results.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
His pettiness exceeds his stupidity. wapo.st/4gUNpvA
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Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, escalating Canada feud
President Donald Trump said he's making the change because “Canada has been ripping us off for a long time on trade, very sadly.”
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Making America "great" again. Every day, strangers visit Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's Houston memorial. One man rarely leaves. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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The man everyone meets at Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's memorial
People stop to pray, leave flowers and share memories. Nearly every day, Ignacio Guerrero is there to greet them.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Every day, strangers visit Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's Houston memorial. One man rarely leaves. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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The man everyone meets at Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's memorial
People stop to pray, leave flowers and share memories. Nearly every day, Ignacio Guerrero is there to greet them.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Mischief. wapo.st/4wkb4dl
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Pirro, in rare move, convenes special grand jury in Washington
Unlike typical grand juries, those designated as special focus on a single case or related cases and can issue a report following their investigation.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
History is what happened and distorting it doesn't change what really happened. The secession of the confederate states was over savory, and Jan 6 was criminal. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...
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Opinion | The ‘Civil War’ Is a Lie. Let’s Call It the ‘Slaveholders’ Rebellion’ Again. (Gift Article)
To face our own history, we must be honest about it.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Donald Trump’s mass deportations cost American jobs and shrink economic growth, studies show www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...
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Deportations hurt American workers and shrink economic growth, studies show
President Donald Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration is hurting American workers and slowing economic growth in Texas, columnist Chris Tomlinson writes.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Ken Paxton representing Texas in the Senate? Texas can do better. For a crook to be a "successful," southern senator he has to be colorful. Like, say, Pappy O'Daniel? Huey P. Long? Ken Paxton’s ‘ring rust’ raises a bigger question about the Senate race www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columns...
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Ken Paxton rarely takes reporters’ questions. In Fort Worth, it showed.
A rare exchange with reporters showed why answering unscripted questions matters in the race for U.S. Senate.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Didn't watch it and this read tells me I missed nothing worth watching. ‘Is This Supposed to Be Fun?’ Trump Hurls Insults at Correspondents’ Dinner www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
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At Correspondents’ Dinner, a Rambling Trump Hurls Insults
President Trump gave the keynote speech as relations between his administration and the press continue to deteriorate.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
That confirms what I thought all along. Trump thanks America was great in the 1950s. The era of Jim Crow and Joe McCarthy. Trump’s New Insult Won’t Save Republicans www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s New Insult Won’t Save Republicans
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trump appeals to white racist, and white racist vote Republican. Latinos in Texas will never fins a home in the party of Trump, Abbot & Paxton. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/o...
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Opinion | Can Democrats Finally Understand the Latino Voter in an Era of Mass Deportations? (Gift Article)
For decades, Democrats have misunderstood Latino voters. Trump’s deportation campaign offers a chance for them to get it right.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Protest can make a difference? ICE protests are making a difference. Don’t stop now. | Editorial www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
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ICE protests are making a difference. Don’t stop now. | Editorial
At Tuesday's City Council public session, Mayor John Whitmire acknowledged that protests make a difference, writes the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Would ICE really deport the witnesses a murder by one of its agents? Harris County DA certifies 3 ICE shooting witnesses, a step toward U Visas to block deportation www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Harris County DA certifies 3 ICE shooting witnesses, a step toward U Visas
In a CBS News interview, Sean Teare said his office certified U visa requests for three witnesses to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s fatal shooting by an ICE agent
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The old racist "Southern Democrats," who used to run Texas are now Republicans. And white Republican Texas leaders care little that Trump's ICE men murder an occasional brown Texan. ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/u...
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ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests
The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Americans are getting tired of Israel bitting the American hand that feeds it. An American Politician is Blocked by Israeli Settlers in the West Bank www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...
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An American Politician is Blocked by Israeli Settlers in the West Bank
Representative Ro Khanna was barred from leaving for 90 minutes. Where past U.S. leaders toured the region to show support for Israel, today’s Democratic presidential aspirants are going to bolster th...
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The witnesses are in ICE custody and are being urged to "self-Deport." If they do, they will probably not be available to testify in future criminal proceedings, Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/u...
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Witnesses of ICE Killing in Houston Dispute the Official Account (Gift Article)
The agency said a Mexican immigrant driving a van tried to ram agents before they shot him dead. A lawyer for three passengers said that was untrue.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Could the killing of Lorenzo be one of those this-time-they've-gone-too-far moments that reset the course of history? ICE lies. And now they’ve killed a Houstonian. | Editorial www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
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ICE lies. And now they’ve killed a Houstonian.
Houstonians must stand up for one another after the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by immigration agents, writes the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Can ICE make enough Tejanos mad to turn Texas blue? wapo.st/44T5nrC
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Feds sideline Texas officials in probe into ICE shooting, district attorney says
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s family, immigration advocates and local officials are demanding an independent investigation into his death.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
In post-WW II, white Americans were on their way to becoming 21st century Norwegians. Bringing along the rest of America, post Reagan, got in the way. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/o...
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Opinion | What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Six of the nine members of the Roberts Court agree the Constitution means what it says. Live Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Effort to End Birthright Citizenship www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
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Live Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Effort to End Birthright Citizenship
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We're created unequal. Will the system give us an opportunity to grow more equal, or work to make us even more unequal? This July 4, it's time to re-read Orwell's 'Animal Farm' | Opinion www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
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This July 4, it's time to re-read Orwell's 'Animal Farm'
Light the fireworks. Smoke that brisket. But somewhere between the cooler and the lawn chair, spend a couple of hours reacquainting yourself with the vigilance our democracy demands.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
After the Holocaust, Americans supported the return of victemized Jews to their "promised land." Nine decades later Americans are growing supportive of Palestinians victemized in their homeland. Israelis See Their Friendship With the U.S. Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/w...
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Israelis See Their Friendship With the U.S. Slipping Away
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Vance got Iran to agree to do, what it had agreed with Obama to do, before Trump decided anything Iran agreed with Obama to do wasn't good enough. wapo.st/4vryKx5
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Vance says Iran agrees to nuclear inspections, as under Obama deal
Conversations with inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency could occur as soon as Monday, the vice president said, as negotiations continue in Switzerland.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
You have to wonder if there is a point of diminishing returns in the wealth of oligarchs? Does Musk $Trillion make him any more powerful than Bezos who has only $2,5 Billion? Elon Musk Confirms Ancient Concerns About the Superrich www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/o...
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Opinion | Elon Musk Confirms Ancient Concerns About the Superrich
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
We have demonstrated to the world that every 4 years we might elect an ignorant, ego-centric kleptocrat to lead our once-great nation. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/o...
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Opinion | You Can’t Be a Superpower Without Allies
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Guess he's tired of winning? But he's 80, and tires easily. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
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Opinion | Trump Was Right. The War Ended With a Surrender.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The know-it-alls in charge are too dumb to recognize the value of financing the pursuit of knowlege. The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
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Opinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Have Republicans declared independence from Bibi Netenyahu? www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-van...
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JD Vance Unloads On Israel For Not Backing 'Only Powerful Ally' It Has Left
"If I was in the Cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world," Vance said.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In Trump's MAGA world, "fraud" has been baked into the Constitution, because it confers citizenship and the right to vote on otherwise qualified black and brown Americans. The Real Reason Trump Never Stops Talking About Voter Fraud www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/o...
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Opinion | The Real Reason Trump Never Stops Talking About Voter Fraud
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Texas Republicans don't approve of separating Church from State, but demand separation of Mosque from State. www.texastribune.org/2026/06/15/t...
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Muslims at Texas GOP Convention told to leave party, country
Muslim delegates and attendees hoping to participate in the state Republican convention were shunned and rejected by members as they espoused themes of party unity ahead of the November election.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Congrats, Donald. You have strengthened China and are weakening us as the exploiters of Sun and wind while enhancing Iran's ability to disrupt the world oil market. You're making America pitiful, not "great." The Iran War Permanently Altered the Global Economy www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/b...
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The Iran War Permanently Altered the Global Economy
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Meanwhile, Trump does everything he can to keep us burning fossils, while his boy Josh lies about Mishelle's gender. The Tiny Solar Panel That Could Change America www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
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Opinion | The Tiny Solar Panel That Could Change America
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Texas has long been ruled by white racist, once called "Southern Democrats," now called "Republicans." Muslims, like Mexicans are convenient scapegoats, like Jews were to the Nazis. A Texas City Welcomed Diversity. Now a Mayor’s Race Is Pulling It Apart. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/u...
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A Texas City Welcomed Diversity. Now a Mayor’s Race Is Pulling It Apart.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Poor "Big John." Even held his nose and voted to confirm "little Bobby" Kenedy, knowing "Little B" would sabotage public health, just to be thrown under the bus by the big MAGA maggot. After Senate Loss, Cornyn Predicts ‘Miserable’ Final Two Years for Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...
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After Senate Loss, Cornyn Predicts ‘Miserable’ Final Two Years for Trump
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Donald Trump, Putin's man in Washington, is living up to Putim's expectations. U.S. Plan Is Said to Pull a Third of Fighter Jets It Provides NATO for Europe www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/w...
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U.S. Plan Is Said to Pull a Third of Fighter Jets It Provides NATO for Europe
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Has Trump succeeded Netanyahu as the leader of the Republican Party? wapo.st/49OP3v7
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Trump’s grip on the GOP leaves Netanyahu with few places to turn
As Trump clamps down on Netanyahu, the Israeli leader is finding he has few avenues of appeal among American politicians.
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C Wilson @oldcjwilson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The white, Jewish Obama? Why Everyone Wants Jon Ossoff to Run for President www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/o...
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Opinion | Why Everyone Wants Jon Ossoff to Run for President
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