Dick Lavine
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Dick Lavine
@dlavine.bsky.social
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Elected Board member Travis Central Appraisal Distr; Trustee City of Austin Employees Retirement Sys; Board member Progress Texas, AFSCME TX Retirees; former Every Texan, Every Texan United; www.dicklavinephoto.com
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All of these powerful people trying to save their own skin have effectively multiplied Trump’s attacks on constitutional government, by enhancing a false sense of inevitability and invincibility.
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Lower Than Cowards
The surrender of America’s elites
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The "Horst Wessel effect" refers to a powerful propaganda technique used by the Nazis, led by Joseph Goebbels, to transform the unremarkable death of a party activist into a political myth. This strategy created a martyr figure to unify the movement and generate popular support.
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The "Horst Wessel effect" refers to a powerful propaganda technique used by the Nazis, led by Joseph Goebbels, to transform the unremarkable death of a party activist into a political myth. This strategy created a martyr figure to unify the movement and generate popular support.
The "Horst Wessel effect" refers to a powerful propaganda technique used by the Nazis, led by Joseph Goebbels, to transform the unremarkable death of a party activist into a political myth. This strategy created a martyr figure to unify the movement and generate popular support.
This is made up: Harvard followed. He remarked that the culture shock of being surrounded by liberal students protesting against the Vietnam war helped cement his conservatism.

U.S. troops were out of Vietnam by the time Roberts got to Harvard in the fall of 1973. There were no protests by then.
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How do YOU get involved? Athletes like @bradstuver.com are changing the game on and off the field by showing up, speaking out, and giving back.

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When people fight principled battles that they know they may lose, others pay attention.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...
Opinion | The Texas Democrats Won by Losing
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#NIH is hanging by a thread. The #CDC has been decimated. #RFK Jr. and Russell #Vought are psychopaths--I don't say this frivolously--they are cold, calculating, inflicting violence on millions through public policy. It is where we are right now. These men are not normal. 1/
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A note of thanks to you and other brave journalists for providing us with vital news and information.
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Developers in Texas’s five largest cities want taxpayers to spend $10 billion on new convention centers, stadiums and entertainment districts. Only San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is demanding due diligence for this corporate welfare. www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col... #txlege
Tomlinson: Only one mayor is willing to question $10B in corporate welfare
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones lone voice questioning spending on convention centers in Texas’s five largest cities.
www.houstonchronicle.com
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Bring your verde, bring a friend! 💚 We're hosting a LIVE Happy Hour with pro-soccer legend BRAD STUVER — Don't miss out! Get your tickets NOW: act.progresstexas.org/a/allstaract...
Here's the latest on my round-trip on @SouthwestAir between AUS and MDW. Flight time = 5 hours, 20 minutes. Delays = 5 hours, 5 minutes. So far. In other words, my travel is taking TWICE AS LONG as it should. #Southwest
Not good @SouthwestAir My flight Sunday from AUS to MDW was 2 hours 45 minutes late. My flight home today is an hour and a half late. So far. You need to concentrate on online performance instead of bag fees, expiring flight credits, etc
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Has Texas already devolved into a state of "Orban-style autocracy"? ⁠Podcast: bit.ly/3Z0lr7x www.salon.com/2025/08/14/t...