Texas

This year Passover, Easter, and Ramadan coincided. I don't celebrate any of those holidays, though I don't mind others who do. But on Saturday in the grocery checkout line, I heard one woman say, "Happy Resurrection Weekend" to the cashier. Is that a thing that people are calling Easter now? Is it like evangelical Christians who say that slogan about "the reason for the season" at Christmas time? And who was she to assume that the cashier was Christian like her? He could have been Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, atheist, etc. So weird.

In other news Greg Abbott finally backed off his wacko border security inspections; rather than recognizing federal authority, he claims that he has made agreements with governors of four Mexican states. Since when does a governor in the U.S. get to negotiate security agreements with leaders in foreign countries? What the fuck? I heard that Mexican truckers were doing blockades in protest of Abbott's absurd policies. This was all just a publicity stunt for Abbott, who's up for election this year. He and Dan Patrick need to go!

Also, after all the outcry, the district attorney dropped the murder charge against that Texas woman who was arrested for having an abortion. But how many other women will go through this in other states? Blue state people who tell Texas Democrats to move away just don't get that no state will be safe. If Roe V. Wade gets struck down, Republicans are going to continue trying to pass worse and worse laws. Not just against abortion, but against trans rights, civil rights, education, etc. No place will be safe.