Despite all the insanity against trans kids in Texas and Florida, there has been some heartening news too, with Congress being able to pass major legislation like postal reform, anti-lynching, and the Violence Against Women act that had lapsed for a few years. I don't know if the Republicans are too distracted by the Ukraine war to stonewall and try to shut down the government again, but at least Biden can sign some more laws now. I'm very glad that the Post Office doesn't have to absurdly pre-fund 75 years of benefits anymore. That has been hampering them for a long time.
Plus a Texas judge has put an injunction on Texas investigating families based on the pseudo-legal declaration that trans healthcare was "child abuse." Abbott has been trying to out-crazy other rightwing opponents, but he and Dan Patrick have really become asshole despots with these lies. As if the GOP hadn't gone too far already with the abortion law and the voter suppression law.
I'm glad that the DNC will fund a voter registration director, because Texas Democrats are going to need all the help they can get. We have been trying forever to turn Texas blue, and now it seems we're just fighting to survive. I really hope that Beto's campaign can make a difference too.
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