Jon Taylor
@ProfJonTaylor
Husband, Dad, OU Sooner, ΛΧΑ, @UTSA_DPSG Professor, Dept Chair, & @UTSACOLFA Associate Dean. Focus on Chinese politics & Texas politics. Posts & RT≠Endorsement.
After Republicans ended official testimony about redistricting for the day, Texas House Democrats started an "after party" to keep listening to those who came to the Capitol to make their voices heard. Live stream via @TexasHDC youtube.com/live/ByA6YUPoW… #txlege
a houston community college student speaking tonight at the TX redistricting hearing says she isn't politically involved but she felt she had to show up because this plan is "designed to silence the people who had already struggled to be heard"
Our governor is bringing us to the state capitol to play political games To do the bidding of Donald Trump and his billionaire friends. - @jamestalarico #txlege
VA is in the zone ahead of kickoff! #CFLGameDay 📅: Alouettes vs. @calstampeders 9PM ET 🇨🇦: TSN, RDS 🇺🇸: CBSSN 🌎: CFL+
This is what GOP contempt for Texans looks like. They call a Session for a corrupt purpose, obscure the actual motivations, hide the maps, & then shut off the microphones on those who have driven hours to be here. While the GOP runs from the people, we run toward them. #txlege
LIVE: First Texas House of Reps. Hearing on Congressional Redistricting x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Fuck you @realDonaldTrump. You, AND ONLY YOU, are to blame for this Epstein files scandal. For years, you & your media cheerleaders said this was the mother of all “deep state” scandals. And now, you’re saying it’s nothing. You lied, and you’re getting pounded for lying. Good.
Men taking credit for bills women sponsor is exactly why I got in this race. #TN07 #RepealTheGroceryTax
BREAKING via NYT: The Times found another admiring note Donald Trump wrote to Jeffrey Epstein. “To Jeff — You are the greatest!” reads an inscription in a copy of Mr. Trump’s book “Trump: The Art of the Comeback” that belonged to Mr. Epstein. (link in reply)
Article is open source and available here. Shoutout to Sichuan University! eh @peterhessler ? tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Awesome new meta‑analysis of 67 studies on cadre promotion in China -economic growth dominant driver of cadre promotion -environment matters but weakly -social stability & innovation null -public service spending even hinders advancement
The forced famine of more than 2 million people in Gaza, including one in five children, is the direct result of Israel withholding food aid. The US government must pressure Israel to immediately let in more aid and stop shooting people trying to feed their families before…
Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam International were among the 115 international aid groups that signed a statement describing food shortages in Gaza as "mass starvation," as the "Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza." abcnews.link/IjBCpVy
There's a new solar power record in Texas: 28,451 megawatts. It happened on the same day Texans used the most power so far this year. It was the first time demand was over 82 gigawatts. Solar produced over 25% of power demand throughout the day, including on peak. #txenergy
The Germans aren't exactly famous for their flawless endeavors at civilization. -OS
Yes, of course.
Do you believe Germans and let’s say, Somalians are equally capable of building successful societies?
Interestingly, Gast, who painted and reproduced this lithograph, was the son of German immigrants who settled in Missouri in the 1850s. They were unionists. Unlike American-born Republicans with nasty nativity streaks, Gast was thoroughly disgusted by Chinese Exclusion. -OS
A Heritage to be proud of, a Homeland worth Defending. American Progress - John Gast
Gast is a pretty typical reflection of attitudes toward Indian Nations after the Civil War. But like his contemporary Thomas Nast, he was pretty appalled by the violence and xenophobia against Chinese Immigrants. People are complicated, back then just like now. -OS
This painting is right off the walls of Pawnee City Hall in Parks and Recreation.
The idea that Jerome Powell is the "project manager" on the Fed renovation is so extraordinarily stupid.
wow -- Trump is giving Powell the Zelenskyy treatment
This absolutely reeks of shadiness, cover up, and corruption and Trump’s former criminal defense lawyer is now running DOJ.
Chartbook 399: Columbia University, the Trump administration and "ad hoc governance": Iterations of the "Unstate"., by @adam_tooze Apropos an excellent piece by David Pozen on Balkin blogspot. open.substack.com/pub/adamtooze/…