Just a week after Texas voters approved billions of dollars to build new gas-fired power plants, the state’s education board will decide if it wants schools using science textbooks that acknowledge that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. The Texas Board of Education could vote as early as next Tuesday on whether it will recommend […]
Really sick of my taxes going to these dumb hick states. Texans want to be independent? Ok cool then cut off all federal funding for a year and let’s see how that goes for them. Oh yeah how’s that independent power grid working out? Oh it killed a bunch of people then you made no changes at all? Clearly the answer is to stop teaching about climate change. Fucking idiots.
You act like the entire state wants the world to burn when it’s just a subset that consistently votes. I’d be willing to bet that the vast majority of Texans don’t want independence, and Texas isn’t among the worst states in terms of reliance on the federal government.
This kind of feels like saying, “Not all cops are bad, some just turn a blind eye when the others behave badly…” like that isn’t a big part of the problem.
Yes, and leaving out nuance will lead to dumb blanket solutions like “defunding the police” instead of careful police, justice, and social reform. It isn’t surprising to me that phrases like “ACAB” alienate families with people who’ve honorably served in our military/police force/other first-responder positions.
Florida here, and I’m sick of this horseshit. FFS, we voted Obama TWICE. We’re very close to purple. Just because our Govenor is an ass, I gotta eat shit on the internet all day long.
Plus, ballots are being thrown out in Harris County + strict mail-in voting.
On the topic of gerrymandering, it’s important to note that a chunk of blue states do it too. It sucks that most of the country can’t get fair representation in their elections.
Oh yeah how’s that independent power grid working out?
Ironically enough, its been a huge boon for renewable energy providers. ERCOT auction rates effectively subsidize green producers at fossil fuel prices, so when the gas cartels squeeze the price up to $5000 MwH, all the wind and solar providers (which can flood the grid with energy to the point that they risk operating at a loss) pick up a massive ahem windfall on those last few MwHs sold.
Because building these facilities is so cheap and running them is basically free, the Texas Gulf Coast and the Midland area have been filling up with enormous green energy facilities to capitalize on these fossil-fuel cartel induced price spikes.
Really sick of my taxes going to these dumb hick states. Texans want to be independent? Ok cool then cut off all federal funding for a year and let’s see how that goes for them. Oh yeah how’s that independent power grid working out? Oh it killed a bunch of people then you made no changes at all? Clearly the answer is to stop teaching about climate change. Fucking idiots.
You act like the entire state wants the world to burn when it’s just a subset that consistently votes. I’d be willing to bet that the vast majority of Texans don’t want independence, and Texas isn’t among the worst states in terms of reliance on the federal government.
This kind of feels like saying, “Not all cops are bad, some just turn a blind eye when the others behave badly…” like that isn’t a big part of the problem.
Yes, and leaving out nuance will lead to dumb blanket solutions like “defunding the police” instead of careful police, justice, and social reform. It isn’t surprising to me that phrases like “ACAB” alienate families with people who’ve honorably served in our military/police force/other first-responder positions.
Florida here, and I’m sick of this horseshit. FFS, we voted Obama TWICE. We’re very close to purple. Just because our Govenor is an ass, I gotta eat shit on the internet all day long.
It’s more than just voter turnout. The deck is stacked. Like many red states, most of the blue voters in Texas are gerrymandered into a small handful of districts. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas’s_35th_congressional_district for an example.
Plus, ballots are being thrown out in Harris County + strict mail-in voting.
On the topic of gerrymandering, it’s important to note that a chunk of blue states do it too. It sucks that most of the country can’t get fair representation in their elections.
Ironically enough, its been a huge boon for renewable energy providers. ERCOT auction rates effectively subsidize green producers at fossil fuel prices, so when the gas cartels squeeze the price up to $5000 MwH, all the wind and solar providers (which can flood the grid with energy to the point that they risk operating at a loss) pick up a massive ahem windfall on those last few MwHs sold.
Because building these facilities is so cheap and running them is basically free, the Texas Gulf Coast and the Midland area have been filling up with enormous green energy facilities to capitalize on these fossil-fuel cartel induced price spikes.