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Right on time and target, the latest Hiro Report performed a high altitude, low opening (HALO) drop into inboxes of some of the internet's chillest tech and gear fiends last night.

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The American left has a Texas problem.

Really, it’s a problem of Red vs. Blue. I’m not talking about the problem with treating decisions about how we govern society as if it was a horse race, or between teams at a sporting event. What I’m thinking about today — in the spirit of deescalating every conflict that isn’t with our true enemies (thank you, Margaret Killjoy) — is the way misconceptions about who lives in Texas, and how we vote, encourage an attitude of disposability and dehumanization.

As a Texas journalist, one cornerstone of my work has been making people understand that what happens in this state is relevant to them, even if they live outside of it. Southern states like Texas have been a laboratory for so much of the Republican policy that’s now being implemented nationwide by the Trump regime. More so, the lives of people here matter a great deal to me, and they should matter to you too.

So why do I see liberals from other states who are willing, even eager, to abandon the people who live here?

Read more in my #newsletter, #GonzoNotes: kitoconnell.com/2025/04/14/gon

Kit O'Connell: Approximately 8,000 Words · Gonzo Notes: The Left's Texas Problem - Kit O'Connell: Approximately 8,000 WordsMillions of people in Texas support human rights and other progressive causes. So why do some on the left want to throw us under the bus?

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Kit O'Connell: Approximately 8,000 WordsKit O'Connell's Gonzo Notes: Get Political Analysis & Action Tips By EmailGonzo Notes is an email newsletter of political analysis and direct action tips by Kit O'Connell, an independent gonzo journalist from Austin, Texas.