Jack Alford
Michael Moore on Trump's Arraignment
The big news in US politics over the past couple of weeks has been the indictment and arraignment in New York City of Donald Trump, on 34...
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Jack Alford
Jan 24, 20231 min read
Mainstream Media Gets Debt Ceiling Debate Wrong
I always try to catch the latest blog posts from former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich. In today's post, he shares "Five truths about...
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Jack Alford
Jan 13, 20232 min read
Buckle Up!
Happy New Year to all! There has already been much excitement in the political news this year: From the sad spectacle that was the...
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Jack Alford
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Election Results
After months of voter education and get-out-the-vote efforts by North Shore Democrats, the election is finally over. And now that most...
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Jack Alford
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Should I be Depressed About Election Poll Results?
In a Washington Post opinion piece entitled "4 Reasons to be Skeptical About Election Polling Results," Jennifer Rubin lays out, well, 4...
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Jack Alford
Nov 1, 20222 min read
Republican Lies About The Border, Immigrants, and Fentanyl
The October 31 issue of the Austin American-Statesman contained a Politifact article entitled "GOP misleads voters in fentanyl ads." The...
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Jack Alford
Oct 28, 20221 min read
Is the Texas Power Grid Really Fixed?
The Austin American-Statesman recently published an article about a report on the health of our grid. The Federal Energy Regulatory...
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Jack Alford
Oct 22, 20221 min read
"Tax and Spend Democrats" Cut Budget Deficit in Half
I have been hearing Republicans rail about the "tax and spend" Democrats for as long as I can remember. But what the actual numbers show...
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Jack Alford
Oct 17, 20222 min read
An App to Remind Your Contacts to Vote Blue
I'm too old and married to have any experience using Tinder or other dating apps. But I get that it's easy to "swipe left" or "swipe...
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jjcarney100team
Oct 7, 20221 min read
Democracy is at stake in November!
299 Republican candidates for the House, Senate, and important state offices are election deniers, and 174 of them are running in...
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Jack Alford
Oct 4, 20221 min read
Lago Vista City Council -- Meet the Candidates Night
Mark your calendar! North Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce is inviting all Lago Vista City Council candidates to a Meet the Candidates...
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Jack Alford
Sep 30, 20221 min read
Texas Governor's Debate Tonight!
The only debate between Beto O'Rourke and Greg Abbott is TONIGHT (September 30) at 7:00 PM. You can watch the debate on KXAN-TV or...
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Jack Alford
Sep 18, 20222 min read
Notes from Beto on the Campaign Trail -- 9/18
From Greenville in Hunt County — where we filled the school gym to its 500-person capacity only to find more than 300 additional...
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Jack Alford
Aug 31, 20221 min read
Robert Reich on "The Second Biggest Republican Lie"
Are 87,000 IRS agents "coming for you?"
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Aug 23, 20221 min read
$1.6 Billion Tax Free to Buy Influence for the Right Wing!
Breaking story about “dark money” and how multi-billionaire Barre Seid just made the largest known single donation to a political...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Aug 17, 20221 min read
"Sleepy Joe" is actually having a pretty good year!
April – President Biden appointed the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. June – He signed the first meaningful gun reform...
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Joan Carney
Aug 9, 20221 min read
Coming soon!
The North Shore Democrats of Travis County are starting a blog! Check back soon for new blog posts.
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