A fifth-grader reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained.

  • @protist@mander.xyz
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    That doesn’t change the fact that, for the most part, the entire state is a disgusting shit hole

    There are some shitty parts of Texas for sure, but “for the most part?” You don’t know this state dude. Texas reliably votes like 55% Republican and 45% Democratic, and there are tons of awesome people, beautiful scenery, and multicultural urban centers here. The state is gerrymandered to hell though

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        No? I don’t know a single woman fleeing. I’ve had 3 trans friends/coworkers who have fled for sure, and I don’t blame them one bit given the political climate here, even though their local communities are extremely supportive of them. But no, not a single woman. Where are you getting your information? Hmmm?

        • @EdibleFriend@lemmy.world
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          You personally know 3 people who have had to flee the state. That’s JUST PEOPLE YOU KNOW. And you STILL say the state is a good place for the most part.

          This is straight up Stockholm syndrome my man.

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            “Everyone needs to stop being mean to Texas! Texas is a great place to live (as long as you’re a cishet white male)!”

        • @AquaTofana@lemmy.world
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          Bruh I live here. And I as a woman cannot WAIT to get out. It’s not great, and we shouldn’t pretend like it is. And I’m fortunate enough to be stuck in a pretty blue area. I just gotta finish serving my contract and then I’m running for the blue states ASAP.

        • eric
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          Bruh, as someone who spent over ten years in Texas and got out, you are lying to yourself. Everyone i know that still lives there wants to get out but can’t for one reason or another.

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      Which leads to a republican supermajority and governor and a shithole state.

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        Sorry, didn’t realize y’all only think in black and white like children. Fuck the most diverse large city in the country, right? And the most Hispanic large city in the country? Fuck those motherfuckers. Shitholes, all of them and every person in them

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          You seem to be reading things into comments that aren’t there. Texas is a shithole because of the government running the State, not the people suffering through it.

          I’m failing to see where anyone is blaming them for the shit their republican government is doing.

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          I’ll make this more extreme as a means of illustrating the point everyone else seems to be trying to get across…

          Russia is a nation full of parents who love their children, artists and musicians creating interesting and new art, and rebels developing creative and novel approaches for resisting their fascist government. But, when people say that “Russia sucks”, those aren’t the reasons.

    • @vivadanang@lemm.ee
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      You have to go back to Ann Richards and the 90s to find actual bipartisainship in texas man. I miss a lot of the people and the food especially, but fuck that state went bonkers after GWB and only gets more nuts. Fuck they pardoned Ken Paxton.