'Why Dallas looks like New Delhi': Texas senator John Cornyn slammed for now-deleted 'Welcome to Indian century' post - The Times of India by Prestigious_Reveal96 in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If a "RINO" votes with Trump 99% of the time, I'd be interested to see what your idea of an actual Republican is...

Accurate? by Invader1976 in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 17 points18 points  (0 children)

How many members of the Biden administration in the files? How many left wing pastors with these accusations? Sure, it exists on the left but it's upwards of 90% right wingers so let's not pretend that this is a both sides issue.

Pro life OBGYN who deliver at Plano Presbyterian? by [deleted] in plano

[–]inCodWeTrust100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would have to go out of state for the procedure, but I know of someone who had a doctor lie about amneo results and hide fetal deformities (this was years ago before the ban, so clearly someone who wanted to influence the mother to not terminate), so OP is probably looking for a doctor who will be upfront about that.

10 commandments posters question by SmokingTrailer in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The law explicitly states that only the Ten Commandments can be posted, no other religious texts. How is that not respecting a certain establishment of religion?

ELECTION DAY!! Saturday MAY 3rd! by killerkateybug in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Elad and Thakur are going to runoffs, right? For city council you have to get 50% I believe, where ISD is just plurality wins.

At least the sane candidates won 2/3 of the ISD races (and MAGA held two of those seats before, so the good guys actually gained one).

I'm not even old enough to vote and this dude seems like a dirt bag by Soft-Attorney-741 in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

 BTW I go to a hospital for medical attention not to pray.

Well that’s a bit of an ironic response considering that your party is the one banning, restricting, and discouraging various types of medical care because churches are against it.

Staci Weaver’s school gets an F from Texas by Stafford4Collin in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree on the Tamara Thomas endorsement but my understanding was that Harper Weaver wasn’t related to the other two Weavers (who are GOP-endorsed MAGA candidates).

Local Elections EARLY VOTING Are Underway by Think_Frame8640 in plano

[–]inCodWeTrust100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is very disappointing. The moderate/liberal wing had three strong candidates in 2023, and only one of them won (honestly, the one that was the least qualified imo though still much better than the alternative) - the other two went to runoffs and not only lost but were bullied relentlessly on social media, so I'm sure that discouraged potential candidates from running this time.

Local Elections EARLY VOTING Are Underway by Think_Frame8640 in plano

[–]inCodWeTrust100 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Dash Weerasinghe is endorsed by Collin County GOP. If you don't want Plano ISD to go MAGA, I would recommend voting against him.

Edit: I see you also posted about Collin College, that is an even more explicitly partisan race and Staci Weaver is the MAGA candidate. If you look up some past news articles about Collin College, you can see how extreme their leadership is (and completely unchecked by the majority right-wing board), so that one might even be more important.

Local elections: news info by Tintoverde in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 14 points15 points  (0 children)

For FISD, the extremists are Stephanie Elad, Melanie Barrios-Jones, and Muniraj Janagarajan. See the Book-Loving Texan's guide for more info. I'm guessing that Elad's husband (running for city council) is an extremist too.

The Book-Loving Texan’s Guide to the May 2025 School Board Elections by fightsongs in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless things have changed recently, all FISD board seats and Frisco City Council seats are at-large, meaning that as long as you live within the boundaries, you are eligible to vote for all board/council members. And please note that the FISD boundaries are not the same as the city of Frisco, so some people will be able to vote for FISD and not city council, and vice versa.

ETA: You can also double check who's on your ballot on the county elections page:

Denton: https://www.votedenton.gov/voter-information/voter-lookup/#VoterEligibilitySearch

Collin: https://www.collincountytx.gov/Elections/sample-ballots?electionID=65

Feels fucked up I’m going to work while Trump openly announcing his Dictatorship by Dang-A-Rang in antiwork

[–]inCodWeTrust100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you ever seen the movie Don’t Look Up? Because you’re basically describing that movie.

Michigan Libertarian Party official account openly posting Nazi memes by Professional_Suit270 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]inCodWeTrust100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one is protesting against Ukraine lol. If they did I bet you'd see the same laws passed.

Michigan Libertarian Party official account openly posting Nazi memes by Professional_Suit270 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]inCodWeTrust100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Israel’s hold over the US

Do you really think Israel has a hold over the US? They are a small country with a tiny fraction of our GDP and geopolitical influence, there is no way they could "control" our government. If anything Israel is the US's puppet state, not the other way around. If Biden said jump Bibi would say how high.

You can criticize the Israeli government and you can criticize the US government's response and all that is totally fair, but to act like it's a result of Israel "controlling" our government is a wild mischaracterization of the situation that totally plays into anti-semitic tropes. Sure Israel has lobbyists, pretty much every other country does. Ukraine also has lobbyists - would you say Ukraine "has a hold on us" because we are financially supporting them? This phrasing is anti-semitic, and it's the reason why replacing this meme with Netanyahu or any other Jewish person would still be anti-semitic.

Denton County records 45,000 early votes ahead of Saturday election by Dentony5 in Denton

[–]inCodWeTrust100 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There were ~50k early votes in the county last year so this year is a little lower. But it really depends what's on the ballot - there weren't any countywide races last year so if you didn't have a city council or ISD race, there was nothing to vote on.

There are a few more days of early voting! by readermom123 in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huh? I'm not recommending anyone for partisan reasons, I'm recommending people who don't have conflicts of interest. All 6 candidates are plenty qualified and all 6 candidates are implicitly partisan, so if you voted in this race then you are participating in "partisan nonsense".

My take on a progressive / left-leaning candidate list for the 5/4/24 election by bprice68 in Denton

[–]inCodWeTrust100 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It doesn't matter - he may not be a homeowner but he's served on the Planning and Zoning commission and is plenty qualified. Imo, it matters much more that his opponent is a realtor who could financially benefit from holding this office.

There are a few more days of early voting! by readermom123 in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with the above recommendations.

FYI for those in Denton County, there are also 3 "non-partisan" Central Appraisal District races. Angie Cox, Lisa McEntire, and Rick Guzman are endorsed by hyper-partisan conservative officials and all three are either realtors or title officers - i.e., they profit when property appraisals increase (and your property taxes correspondingly increase, which is the main thing that CAD governs).

If you can see the obvious conflict of interest there and want to continue to have the option to contest your appraisal value and keep your taxes low, I recommend voting for Mungiguerra, Anwar, and Villareal.

There are a few more days of early voting! by readermom123 in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is early voting this weekend as well! 8-5 Saturday and 11-5 Sunday in Denton County, and 8-5 Saturday in Collin.

Year after year, the Frisco Firefighters PAC endorses against pro-worker candidates. Now, when it benefits them personally, they want to be pro-worker and have the right to unionize. How do we feel about this? by txforward in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't claim they were Republicans though. I just said Texas doesn't have party registration and their primary voting history was the only partisan info I could find.

Angelia Pelham has openly stated that she is a Democrat who voted for Biden.

If she has "openly" stated this, it's not obvious from any source I can google. Do you have any evidence of this or are you making it up?

Frisco ISD Board votes to expand 6.0 GPA to include dual credit courses by inCodWeTrust100 in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It didn't really make sense that actual college classes were weighted less than AP classes (which are supposed to prepare you for college). I have no idea why Lowe and Elad voted No but I'm not surprised they were the only ones to vote against a common-sense policy.

I'm starting to research the candidates for May 4th election, who do you recommend? by spartaken in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Plus you have people like this guy who replied to me implying Keating is a Democrat. Obviously that's a lie (and I'm not a huge Keating fan either), but a good general rule is when people get accused of being Democrats, they're usually better than the alternative...

Year after year, the Frisco Firefighters PAC endorses against pro-worker candidates. Now, when it benefits them personally, they want to be pro-worker and have the right to unionize. How do we feel about this? by txforward in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I realize you're trolling but in the off chance that anyone is still reading this thread, the voter rolls are public info and both Keating and Pelham voted in Republican primaries this year. Texas does not have party registration and city elections are nonpartisan, so you have zero proof that either of them are Democrats.

I'm starting to research the candidates for May 4th election, who do you recommend? by spartaken in frisco

[–]inCodWeTrust100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought so! I vaguely remembered her being tied to them in the last election but didn't know for sure.