Texas Observer has identified four neo-nazi's recently active in the #Dallas/Fort Worth area, associated with the hate group Goyim Defense League, two of whom recently appeared in a viral TikTok video taken at an area taqueria.
She Campaigned for a #Texas School Board Seat as a #GOP Hard-Liner. Now She’s Rejecting Her Party’s Extremism.
Courtney Gore, a Granbury ISD school board member, has disavowed the far-right platform she campaigned on after finding no evidence that #students were being indoctrinated by the district’s curriculum. Her defiance has brought her backlash.
Say what you will about the launch of Meta's Threads. But in the frothy, cocktail-party atmosphere of launch night, I was able to nudge a seemingly reticent @dallasnews to create its official Mastodon account. Let's see if I get any traction convincing them to post here or relaunch their dormant RSS feeds.
Give 'em a follow & a hearty welcome to the Fediverse, folks.
I need a #job. Since August, I've been living in the #Dallas / #fortworth area, applying to all sorts of jobs online but without success. I just spent over an hour applying to a #supermarket job that doesn't pay enough to afford rent. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. I'm studying IT support, A+ certification, #Python, and am good with #arabic
Even after a #Dallas mail carrier’s recent death from extreme heat, #USPS is still forcing carriers to speed up, work overtime hours, and forego breaks.
Platforms like #AirBNB & VRBO cause massive messes across #Texas (and the globe). In #Fredericksburg, 1,900+ short-term units now comprise nearly 25 percent of the housing inventory.
Although #Republicans are targeting the #LGBTQIA+ community in #Texas, this is nothing new. We've fought for decades—and won before. We will win again.
Looking back at 2023, the article I'm most proud of writing is my profile of Austin #drag queens. While this wasn't my article with the biggest impact this year, or one that's garnered any award nominations, it meant so much to me that the @TexasObserver supported the almost six months I spent getting to know members of this community and learning their stories. https://www.texasobserver.org/austin-drag-queens-defy-ban?utm_campaign=mastodon
UPDATE 2: The original signup link at the bottom of this post should work!
UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, our first workshop is being rescheduled to November 11-12. We will edit this post again with an updated signup link. In the meantime, feel free to DM us here, send us an email at radicalsafety@riseup.net, or just get word to us through mutual contacts in order to RSVP. Stay safe!
It's official! Our first #SelfDefense workshop, Radical Self Defense, will be held in #Dallas the weekend of October 28 and 29 at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church (3014 Oak Lawn Ave). It will be a two-day workshop, held at 1PM - 5PM both days. Masks are required, although we will have some to provide if necessary. Workshops are much more than just the physical aspect, and are open to all fitness levels.
Being leftists, our teaching style is different from many mainstream self defense workshops in that we emphasize consent and create a trauma-informed safe space where we can talk openly about the types of violence we are subjected to and threatened with. We recognize that what works for others may not necessarily work for everyone, and as abolitionists we will never say "just call the police." We refrain from victim-blaming or preaching about what you "should" do, instead providing tools and helping you decide how to use them for your circumstances.
We will teach the following:
Recognizing threats and knowing what to prepare for
The other day, my 13-year-old told me they had no plans to go to college in Texas or live here when they were done with their education. “I have fewer rights now than when I was born, and I’ll have fewer still when I’m older,” they said. I couldn’t argue...
A video of neo-nazis dining at Torchy's Tacos went viral on TikTok and Twitter. The same hate group was seen outside an #LGBTQIA+ affirming church in the #Dallas area.
Earlier: Hundreds came out for “See You at the Library,” a Brave Books campaign aimed to promote their children’s books with conservative values under the guise of protecting free speech, in public meeting rooms at libraries across the state. Former actor Kirk Cameron drew an overflow crowd for a reading of his anti-LGBGQIA book. https://www.texasobserver.org/brave-books-texas-library-free-speech/
Featured story: Judge Amber Givens was accused of having her staff pretend to be her on a #Zoom-based court hearing. But it appears she may not have broken any law...
“The commission doesn’t like it when you double check their homework. They rely on this process being super complicated to get away with what they do.”
Activists in Austin, #Dallas, #Houston and more are pushing for their cities to support a #ceasefire:
“Our city always was known for standing for human rights and for progressive values,” said Hatem Natsheh, a member of the recently formed #Austin for #Palestine Coalition and longtime local activist who was born in Palestine’s West Bank. “We need our leaders to stand with us and [against] these horrific crimes that happen to our community.”
[Houston Press] Opinion: The Great Texas Brain Drain is Coming (www.houstonpress.com)
The other day, my 13-year-old told me they had no plans to go to college in Texas or live here when they were done with their education. “I have fewer rights now than when I was born, and I’ll have fewer still when I’m older,” they said. I couldn’t argue...