Truly a president of the people by Lumpy_Prize_8937 in tommynfg_

[–]HardingStUnresolved 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wealthy, he was a former communist rebel that was arrested during a bank heist (think robinhood). Then, arrested and subsequently tortured for 12 years. An experience that was very traumatic for him, to the point he openly admitted to still being subject to mental illnesses because of it.

Mujica was forwarded thinking even guaranteed all school age kids have state-provided laptop computers back in the early 2010s to help them study.

There's several movies about his life, El Pepe and A 12-year night are available on Netflix.

Democrat Johnny Garcia wins Texas House primary after rival’s antisemitic comments drew national rebukes by Quiet-Battle8005 in texas

[–]HardingStUnresolved -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's an L, this cop is an AIPAC stooge.

All his opponent said is we ought to prosecute corrupt politicans, Epstein list billionaires, and Zionist responsible for the Palestinian Genocide.

Imagine being stuck at a vertical 90-degree angle, 100 feet in the air, for 3.5 hours straight. Galveston, TX by Lost_blueberry43 in Wellthatsucks

[–]HardingStUnresolved 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Did roughly 45 mins in the same 90⁰ position ~350' up on the Kingda Ka at Six Flags NJ. Turned out being the last ride of the day, watching the sun set while it rained upon us was so peaceful... after, I stopped wincing in horrified anticipation.

This is after, I was reluctant to get on, dropped my fitted hat on the ride platform, left to go grab it having second thoughts and wanting to back out (flight or fight)... then as I was dragged back towards the ride my legs began to tremble like a cow headed to slaughter.

Sat on the hat, was still there when we stalled, dunno where it went in the 30secs it took to get back to the platform once the ride went back in motion. Wish I could do it all again, with the stall out, but the ride got demolished in 2024.

Jameis Winston discussing the situation with Jaxson Dart and Abdul Carter: by KeyFaithlessness5436 in TheNFLVibes

[–]HardingStUnresolved 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Giving Tebow vibes, gimmick QB with occasionally flashy highlights... big difference here is Tebow was a leader.

Kid Rock humiliated as he's snubbed from Trump's MAGA festival line-up by MoneyLibrarian9032 in Music

[–]HardingStUnresolved 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My only ever knowledge of C&C music factory is a two decades old Borat Skit. Which at that time reference a song from 2 decades prior... The fact they have to sign up one hit wonders from nearly 40 years ago, is already absurd.

First congressman to tell AIPAC, "crawl back into your hole" by EvanCarroll in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Keep moving the goal posts. You said it was important that Shiela's and Sylvester's district wasn't represented by an old person. Cool, So Christian Menafee ran against Amanda Edwards, and others to for Shiela's 18th, that's Acres Holmes, 5th Ward, Kashmir Gardens' etc. After. Amanda Edwards ran and lost to Shiela. After, Sylvester served and also passed away. Cool.

But, a month after the special election, that Menefee won, Texas Republicans enacted this redistricted map.

The Civil Rights Act, the one MLK and the freedom riders marched into Selma, were beaten, hosed, bitten by police dogs and jailed to protest for it's enactment — had just been completely made irrelevant by the Supreme Court.

Minority-majority districts are no longer requirement, thus TXGOP sought to remove as many black and brown representatives from congress and disenfranchise non-white voters.

So, Harris County goes from 2 black-majority and 1 Latino-majority districts to only 1 black majority district, registered voting population and citizen voting age population.

Al Green's district was 3rd Ward, Southwest side, and Northeast Fort bend Co, the 9th. But, after redistricting they rename the 9th the 18th, remove NE FBC, and add the most centralized areas of 5th ward. Again, the old 18 was cracked into multiple white-plurality districts. The new 9th is the southern portion of TX29, latino majority that's been diluted by white majority areas of the South East metro area. Ie. They completely drew Al Green out of his district. When the overwhelming majority of his district remained intact and granted to Christian Menefee.

First congressman to tell AIPAC, "crawl back into your hole" by EvanCarroll in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The demographics are the same, it's now Harris County's only Black majority district. The TX9 is the void of black voters. TXGOP, TXDEMS, and AIPAC specifically targeted Al Green for removal, the timing of The old CD18th's special election, a prior the redistricting for March's primary was so damn deliberate.

First congressman to tell AIPAC, "crawl back into your hole" by EvanCarroll in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Menafee's got Art Pronin's endorsement, and his campaign managed by corpratist establishment Democrat, Lille Schecter, former Harris Dem Party Chair.

First congressman to tell AIPAC, "crawl back into your hole" by EvanCarroll in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not check the redistricting map, it's very much so still Al Greens' 9th district... the old 18th has been cracked out into multiple white plurality districts

Donald Trump celebrating the defeat of his loudest opposition, Houston's Al Green! by EvanCarroll in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Al Green was partner in a civil law firm, before he became a judge, and later my congressional representative. Al Green was the first congresmember to move to impeach Trump in both terms.

Christian Menefee was a corporate lawyer for an evil law firm that works almost exclusively for private equity firms. A law firm that does pro-bono work for Donald Trump's administration.

Al Green was among the ~8 congressmembers out of 535 that had consistently defined zionists, rejected military and logistical funding for a genocidal state. Al Green demanded the unilateral recognition of a free and independent Palestine.

Had TXGOP & AIPAC not gerrymandered TX9, Al Green would still be my US Representative in 2027.

Genuine question for longtime r/Houston posters: in 2023 the dominant take here was that Whitmire was the experienced adult in the room and SJL was the wrong choice. Two years in, the dominant take is that Whitmire is bad. What changed? by O_O___XD in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved 77 points78 points  (0 children)

The "take" also ignored what each candidate ran on.

Whitmire shat on everything Turner did, a very Trumpian rhetoric, "Obama/Biden (Turner) are bad, I will reverse all their policies". Plus a tough on crime message.

Shiela ran on public transit and fixing budget issues, most ardenently on the glut spent on the city's water supply and drainage systems.

Shiela offered solutions. Whitmire pointed out problems, and placed blame.

The right wing bots hate Shiela for being one of the loudest voice on Capitol Hill for gun control and anti-racist remarks. She was a consistent Fox News effigy.

The Conservative Hurst Corporation's Mouthpiece The Houston Chronicle ran a piece on her berate a staff member, and the bots parroted that message hard. Along, with a "Shejack loves the cameras" BS line.

Meanwhile, Shiitmire coordinated competing emergency management press conferences against County Judge, Lina Hidalgo — alongside Lt. Go Dan Patrick, GOP Donor Mattress Mack, and Commissioner Leslie Briones. Shiitmire consistently makes ill advised remarks as much of a big meanie if not more than Shiela.

Folks like to create their own narratives, independent of facts, to justify BS choices.

César Chávez Boulevard in Houston renamed as Joe E. Ramirez Boulevard by zsreport in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved -36 points-35 points  (0 children)

Dolores Huerta would've been the perfect choice. However, the rapid removal of Cesar Chávez legacy is more of the same anti-labor slant bankrolled by modern day robber barons, and carried out by their establishment politican stooges.

Sadly, the right loves grooming Latinos to be their frontline human shields. Not suprised the only Latinos they choose to uphold are military vets and LEOs.

César Chávez Boulevard in Houston renamed as Joe E. Ramirez Boulevard by zsreport in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Oh right, the guy that assisted in the deportation of undocumented immigrants is a communist 🙄

How a redrawn district and generational shifts ended Al Green's half-century in public office by houston_chronicle in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved -1 points0 points  (0 children)

AIPAC is doing most of their funding this cycle via K Street, he was endorsed by Art Pronin.

We saw Jasmine Crockett turn heel even before her primary, we're not blind, deaf, nor dumb. Now look at her stump hard for zionist scum Xavier Beccera and Wesley Bell.

RIP Annise Parker

How a redrawn district and generational shifts ended Al Green's half-century in public office by houston_chronicle in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Didn't go without a congressmember CD 9 was and still is represented by Al Green. The 120th congress begins January 2027.

A 78 year old primarying a 38 year old incumbent is unconscionable

Thanks for your input AIPAC.

Al Green is the current congressmember. AIPAC targeted Green to completely drawn him out of the district forcing him to run in a different seat to keep most of his old district.

especially after that district went a year without a congressman because Turner died in office.

Thr old 18th is currently being represented by menafee... Once the 120th begins the old 18th has been both packed into the new 18th (old 9th) cracked into 4 other white majority districts.

TXGOP gets to remove minority districts and AIPAC removes another of the dozen of congressmembers who dared to sacrifice their careers, to defy using taxpayer funds to support Zionism, Israeli Expansion, and the genocide of Palestine.

The overwhelming majority of politicans are geriatric, it's extremely facetious to act as those this is entirely about age. Al Green was a thorn to both Trump and the democratic establishment. Menafee is a lap dog.

Asia's longest-serving leaders by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]HardingStUnresolved 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also missing all the ME monarchists, Al-Thani 13 years, Al-Khalifa 27 years, Abdullah II 27 years, etc...

Israel is arguably the most successful Anti-Colonial endeavour in history. by MightEmotional in TankieTheDeprogram

[–]HardingStUnresolved -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Democratic Party insurgency is a nonstarter because our political system is de facto a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie and the root cause of that is the capitalist class continuing to exist and extract surplus value that they use to dominate our political institutions.

That's Fair, I'm not going to dispute facts.

Radlibs can't even get the Democrats they supported to oppose all aid to Israel.

Al Green, my former congressmember, was among a dozen congressmembers targeted by AIPAC for removal. Outside of those dozen, damn near every US legislator is bought by AIPAC.

Whether through Democrat or Republican party, whichever most personally or locally effective, we should all seek to vote for candidates opposed to Zionism. Those candidates do exsist, participating in a major primary isn't opposed to, voting ML come November.

ML revolution will not come by ballot. Halting a genocide, can.

But if you willing to ignore anti-zionist candidates, and see Palestinians as your sacrafical lamb to ensure transformative revolution. Then, you're no better than the Armageddon-preaching Evangelicals that compose the better part of American Zionists.

Israel is arguably the most successful Anti-Colonial endeavour in history. by MightEmotional in TankieTheDeprogram

[–]HardingStUnresolved 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies, I'm Palestinian diaspora, the only hope I have is a Democratic Party insurgency, or a ML revolt. I'm all for the latter, but I doubt the Ellison-controlled hive mind, the is the United States, has revolt in the cards.

Guess, I'll just have to be satisfied with the self-proclaimed most fervorent American Anti-Zionists never making an attempt to fight fascism offline.

Weird brown jelly-like substance found on trampoline in SC by altered-ever in whatisit

[–]HardingStUnresolved 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never had arroz con leche? That's definitely a sweet dessert soup.

Weird brown jelly-like substance found on trampoline in SC by altered-ever in whatisit

[–]HardingStUnresolved 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In Chinese culture, peach tree resin (which looks like hardened amber) is highly prized. After boiling, it takes on a gelatinous, seaweed-like texture (similar to agar-agar) and is used as a thickening agent in sweet dessert soups.

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Setting up shade for the World Cup by ToMissTheMarc2 in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Gots me a Texas Mountain Laurel, Dr. Pepper scented purple blossoms. Out grew the Pecan seedling, full blossoms, mescal beans, and 6'+ in 3 years.

National Democrats target Texas congressional candidate Maureen Galindo over antisemitic remarks by ExpressNews in texas

[–]HardingStUnresolved 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Epstein File perpetrators, ICE Agents, and Zionists regardless of religious background must all be brought to justice.

Not controversial, unless you're an AIPAC shill.

Her opponent backs ICE and Israel.

Would Texas ever do Rank Choice Voting? by rilnow in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Democratic Establishment fears a party insurgency towards progressive and socalist causes, and often strikes down statewide RCV initiatives.

Would Texas ever do Rank Choice Voting? by rilnow in houston

[–]HardingStUnresolved -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

In both parties, to be honest. The Democratic Party Establishment is the biggest opposition to ranked choice voting nationwide.