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[–] 8 points 1 month ago

Thanks republicans! Great work out there worrying about 4 trans people but gas is going to be over $7 and no one can afford food. Republicans are bags of wasted breath and bluster but can’t actually do a god damned thing but steal and scheme

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)
  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Thank goodness we saved all that “fraud, waste, and abuse” helping keep people from starving, in order to go trillions more into debt on tax cuts to wealthy and corporations

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Worst possible way to cure the obesity epidemic

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (11 children)

    and they'll keep voting republican

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago* (4 children)

    More people voted for Harris in 2024 in Texas than the entire population of Oregon.

    Four times the total votes for Harris:
    4,835,250 vs. 1,240,600

    And by percentage, they’re still rather close: TX 42%
    OR 55%

    Some of the vulnerable in Texas do vote against their own interests, but many more vote to improve things.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    so I don't get the State comparison when you debunk it yourself immediatelly after… more people voted Republican in Texas than than those who did not

    are there some people, maybe many people, in Texas that vote Blue? sure… but the majority votes Red and will continue until death… which is actually closer because of their stupid life choices

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    millions didn’t vote to skip meals

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  • [–] 0 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    and they'll keep voting republican

    I invite you to edit your comment.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (3 children)

    I think the comment stands… the majority of Texas is still red even though last night results are a reason to be optimistic

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    I am disappointed but not surprised by your response. It looks a lot like moving goal posts, but even your new goal post isn’t right:

    More voted blue than red. That’s the opposite of a “majority … is … red”—unless maybe you’re looking at the map (and not the number of people who voted) and think land votes. Or are you now trying to lump in non-voters? Your original comment was about voters, so that would definitely be you moving the goal posts.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (1 child)

    I am disappointed but not surprised by your response. It looks a lot like moving goal posts

    I'm not. Texas remains heavily red

    But even if it was not, I am happy to recognize and live with my "mistaken" assumption.

    Were the results from Texas better than I expected? of course, I am happy I was wrong on that. Is Texas a Blue or even Purple state now? hahaha not even close. Having a blue swing after decades of Republican cruelty and corruption is hardly an act to "show me up" here. That is like seeing someone rub they face after slamming it against a post for a decade... good to see but hardly a heroic act

    PS: being a petty bitch in "victory" is not a good look on anyone

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Half of Texas families surveyed reported at least one member of the household skipping meals or eating less because of concerns about cost.

    Headline is worded vaguely but, yes, the link is causal (though I would have other questions about the methodology, incentive structure of the group running it and potential political ties if I cared enough to dive deeper)

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