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Texas Democrats have been trying to fix ERCOT for years
Texas’ Republican leaders are trying to avoid responsibility for the disastrous blackouts by passing the buck to ERCOT. However, the Republican state ...February 26, 2021The Texas Blackouts are a reminder that America needs to modernize the grid
Last week’s disaster is a stark reminder that modern civilization is very dependent on electricity. Many issues were unique to the Lone ...February 25, 2021Biden’s disaster response stands in stark contrast with Trump’s
In the week following the devastating winter storm that left millions of Texans without power, President Biden is showing his ability to ...February 24, 2021We should have seen this coming
The word “unprecedented” gets thrown around a lot these days and it’s tempting to apply it to the winter storm that left ...February 19, 2021What Texas Republicans said about California’s blackouts
A winter storm has left millions of Texans cold and without power. At the time of this writing, there are still a ...February 17, 2021The History of the Ted Cruz-Zodiac Killer meme
“Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer” is the greatest political meme of the 2016 election cycle — perhaps of all time. Throughout ...February 12, 2021Can Ted Cruz harness Trumpism?
While some Republicans like Ben Sasse and Adam Kinzinger are trying to purge Trumpism from the GOP, others have gone in the ...February 10, 2021Louie Gohmert fined for bypassing security
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tyler) is among the first members of Congress to be punished for violating new security measures. Gohmert, along with ...February 9, 2021How a Texas-based company ended up at the center of one of the worst hacks ...
Thanks to the craziness of the past year, one of the biggest stories of 2020 may have gone under your radar. In ...February 5, 2021The strange story of Gamestonk
You don’t have to closely follow the stock market to know that something’s been up with GameStop. In one of the most ...February 3, 2021Al Green calls for additional security for members of Congress
In the wake of the January 6th Insurrection, Rep. Al Green (D-Houston) is sponsoring a bipartisan resolution to beef up congressional security. ...February 2, 2021A citizen’s guide to expelling Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz is one of the major proponents of the “Big Lie” that Donald Trump really won the election, and clearly played ...January 29, 2021
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