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lol cruz with higher favorables than vote share it's rafaeover
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I'm looking at the video, is this supposed to be real? It seems...unlikely. What I will say I haven't seen discussed...doesn't Texas have a law against divestment from Israel? https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=HB89 This bill is specific to companies with government contracts, but I'd be surprised if UT-Austin wasn't prohibited. If it does apply, then divestment is not legal possible for UT-Austin. (Wasn't going to happen anyway, but moreso if it is state law.) This whole thing is two different issues going on at once - the relationship between students and progressive protests with the local/state government and their police apparatuses AND then Gaza. I wouldn't base their right to protest on divestment being achievable here, but I don't think even in the best case scenario we'd ever see a compromise with the students on their protest issue. Brown University's protest got some compromise, so that's why we might believe the protesters could get their demands met in certain places.
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May 1, 2024 18:08
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Yes it would require a change in state law. But "the thing we are demanding is neither legal, practical, or possible" has never stopped a teenage activist. I think the kids are just outraged about Israel and want to protest it but there's only so much you can demand of a state university. So what happens in a week when finals start, this stuff just spontaneously stops?
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May 1, 2024 18:11
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zoux posted:Yes it would require a change in state law. But "the thing we are demanding is neither legal, practical, or possible" has never stopped a teenage activist. I think the kids are just outraged about Israel and want to protest it but there's only so much you can demand of a state university. Yeah, I don't blame them for protesting and even if it's not legal to divest, UT-Austin could handle this a trillion times better. It also does make sense to pick as the goal because that's been the goal of protests at private universities in other states this past month, it's just that our state university is likely much more constrained. And yeah, I assume at least the college protests will end within the next few weeks. We'll see what happens during their summer breaks off campus.
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May 1, 2024 18:18
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Yeah, protesting on the quad is part of what college is for, it just pisses me off that Abbott is using this as an excuse to crack heads and the college admin is blithely going along with it. I don't even know what the protestors were supposed to have been doing that is illegal.
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May 1, 2024 18:19
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its illegal to be mean to israel
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It is under state law.
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Mistaken Frisbee posted:What I will say I haven't seen discussed...doesn't Texas have a law against divestment from Israel? https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=HB89 Texas does this poo poo a lot, they also don't allow investment banks that have restrictions on guns or who are mean to oil companies to bid on TX contracts
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May 1, 2024 18:29
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zoux posted:Yeah, protesting on the quad is part of what college is for, it just pisses me off that Abbott is using this as an excuse to crack heads and the college admin is blithely going along with it. I don't even know what the protestors were supposed to have been doing that is illegal. strategic baseball-sized rocks
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May 1, 2024 18:51
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zoux posted:Yeah, protesting on the quad is part of what college is for, it just pisses me off that Abbott is using this as an excuse to crack heads and the college admin is blithely going along with it. I don't even know what the protestors were supposed to have been doing that is illegal. They didn't protest in the privacy of their own homes away from anyone or anything
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May 1, 2024 19:21
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texpol: the astros stink!!!!!!!!! (regretful)
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Astros are back actually
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May 1, 2024 20:03
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if greg ordered DPS to crack skulls at Globe Life would we get mad
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He threw out the first pitch for the rags last season, they are a cop team (and only supported by cops)
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i say swears online posted:if greg ordered DPS to crack skulls at Globe Life would we get mad Which AAA team plays there?
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May 1, 2024 20:17
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Chronicle posted:Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker considering a run for Harris County judge in 2026
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i say swears online posted:if greg ordered DPS to crack skulls at Globe Life would we get mad i would enthusiastically vote for greg if that happened
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May 1, 2024 21:31
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Lmao DPS is swarming the capitol mall
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1784982156823138657
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May 1, 2024 22:52
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And yet he still keeps littering everywhere with his exploding rockets.
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May 1, 2024 23:16
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no i think he's talking about escorting riffraff off his property that used to comprise 10% of his workforce
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He’s also trying to move Tesla’s incorporation to Texas because Delaware’s corporate courts said his pay package was improperly awarded
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May 2, 2024 01:11
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zoux posted:Astros are back actually Huh? What games are you watching?
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May 2, 2024 01:32
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Dunno how I feel about Parker, but I'm resettling in down here. I know Hildago wasn't great, but wasn't most of the flack just stupid GOP book banning type hatred?
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drunk mutt posted:Dunno how I feel about Parker, but I'm resettling in down here. I know Hildago wasn't great, but wasn't most of the flack just stupid GOP book banning type hatred? Hidalgo was good, not perfect. If you count Ogg as a Republican (you should) then basically yeah.
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May 2, 2024 04:13
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drunk mutt posted:Huh? What games are you watching? The ones where they win. I have so much free time.
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May 2, 2024 04:13
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why are we referring to Hidalgo in the past tense?
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May 2, 2024 12:31
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Jake Gittes posted:why are we referring to Hidalgo in the past tense? Yeah good point, was reflecting on past performance but she very much still is a is.
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May 2, 2024 15:47
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phew I thought maybe I had missed something crazy
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May 2, 2024 21:13
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That one is on me, I was asking about historical which wasn't considering the current. I'm just over here catching up w/ these fuckers running Houston. e: HISD is dogshit wholey gently caress
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drunk mutt posted:That one is on me, I was asking about historical which wasn't considering the current. I'm just over here catching up w/ these fuckers running Houston. That's because the state did a forced hostile takeover of the district and gave it to someone so bad that even Dallas ran him out of town.
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not that it has any meaningful effect but the houston federation of teachers passed a resolution of no confidence and demanded his removal today (or maybe yesterday)
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