▲ 151 ▼ Texas power plants have no responsibility to provide electricity in emergencies, judges rule (www.kut.org) submitted 2 years ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/texas@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (3 children) Get out of Texas, they're not on your side. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) With what money? I'd love to get out of texas, especially because if Trump or another Republican wins the next election, I'm one of the people they'll be coming for. But with what money? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] F_Haxhausen@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes. With what money? People think it easy to just pick up and move someplace far. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago and to create entirely new social networks. I spent years moving in the military, at least we had an insta-group to step into. Not so easy as a middle-aged civilian. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SuiXi3D@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago I had to wipe out my (pitifully small) savings just to move down the street. Moving out of state would be a sure fire way for me to become homeless. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Or, stop letting gerrymandering and voter suppression ruin the blue votes. Ya know, resist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social -2 points 2 years ago Tried that, got betrayed by blue politicians. The Democratic party in Texas as well as nationally have ceded Texas to the GOP. I'm still voting blue but I have zero expectation of anything of worth out of that party at the state level. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago To the contrary, 52/46 is not a state you bail on. Look at GA turning blue. 2024 will be interesting to see what the CA migration makes as far as a dent in the ~5% vote difference. Texas will turn blue eventually, it's a matter of when and if it's too late to turn the ship around at that point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) With what money? I'd love to get out of texas, especially because if Trump or another Republican wins the next election, I'm one of the people they'll be coming for. But with what money? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] F_Haxhausen@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes. With what money? People think it easy to just pick up and move someplace far. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago and to create entirely new social networks. I spent years moving in the military, at least we had an insta-group to step into. Not so easy as a middle-aged civilian. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SuiXi3D@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago I had to wipe out my (pitifully small) savings just to move down the street. Moving out of state would be a sure fire way for me to become homeless. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] F_Haxhausen@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes. With what money? People think it easy to just pick up and move someplace far. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago and to create entirely new social networks. I spent years moving in the military, at least we had an insta-group to step into. Not so easy as a middle-aged civilian. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SuiXi3D@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago I had to wipe out my (pitifully small) savings just to move down the street. Moving out of state would be a sure fire way for me to become homeless. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago and to create entirely new social networks. I spent years moving in the military, at least we had an insta-group to step into. Not so easy as a middle-aged civilian. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SuiXi3D@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago I had to wipe out my (pitifully small) savings just to move down the street. Moving out of state would be a sure fire way for me to become homeless. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Or, stop letting gerrymandering and voter suppression ruin the blue votes. Ya know, resist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social -2 points 2 years ago Tried that, got betrayed by blue politicians. The Democratic party in Texas as well as nationally have ceded Texas to the GOP. I'm still voting blue but I have zero expectation of anything of worth out of that party at the state level. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social -2 points 2 years ago Tried that, got betrayed by blue politicians. The Democratic party in Texas as well as nationally have ceded Texas to the GOP. I'm still voting blue but I have zero expectation of anything of worth out of that party at the state level. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago To the contrary, 52/46 is not a state you bail on. Look at GA turning blue. 2024 will be interesting to see what the CA migration makes as far as a dent in the ~5% vote difference. Texas will turn blue eventually, it's a matter of when and if it's too late to turn the ship around at that point. permalink fedilink source parent