[image: image.png] opening thoughts: The Gender Gap in City Perceptions By Joe Cortright <cityobservatory.org/author/jcortright/>/ August 1, 2025
*ON Texas redistricting: Articles keep ignoring this point – yes, > gerrymandering happens. Yes, mid-cycle gerrymandering has happened.* > *This is different. Rs drew the maps. They want to draw them again. This > sets a precedent for those in power to consistently redraw lines to > maximize power. Politicians picking voters.* > *I want every TX story on redisctricting to point out that what’s > different here is that it’s a mid-cycle gerrymander by the same party that > did the original gerrymander. Prof Albertson UT Austin* > > part one:
> *Part one: *BREAKING: TX Dems Act to Halt Trump’s Racist Map > lonestarproject.net/2025/08/03/breaking-tx-dems-act-to-halt-trumps-racist-map/ > >
> *bio:Matt Angle is veteran of national and state Democratic politics with > a proven record of success. Over his more than 30 years as a political > professional, including his tenure as Chief of Staff to former Rep. Martin > Frost of Texas and as the founder and director of the Lone Star Project, > Angle has won a reputation as a shrewd and practical problem solver. While > Angle’s roots are deeply planted in Texas, his no-nonsense political skills > have made him one of Washington’s most respected voices within Democratic > circles. * > part two: Jeff Bryant bio:Jeff is the lead fellow of *The Progressive*’s Public Schools Advocate project, and a writing fellow and chief correspondent for *Our Schools, a project of the Independent Media Institute.**Our Schools goes to the front lines of the nationwide effort to privatize and undermine the public education system. It exposes the false promises of charter schools, voucher programs, and corporate-style reforms and spotlights how communities are fighting back and often succeeding against the school privatization agenda.*
HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WIELDS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S POWER OVER PUBLIC EDUCATION *https://edpolitics.org/how-the-trump-administration-wields-the-federal-governments-power-over-public-education/ <edpolitics.org/how-the-trump-administration-wields-the-federal-governments-power-over-public-education/>* –Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, gender gap, redistricting TX style, Matt Angle, Lone Star Project, racist gerrymandering, Jeff Bryant, public education, Trump, Linda McMahon *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous
*ON Texas redistricting: Articles keep ignoring this point – yes, > gerrymandering happens. Yes, mid-cycle gerrymandering has happened.* > *This is different. Rs drew the maps. They want to draw them again. This > sets a precedent for those in power to consistently redraw lines to > maximize power. Politicians picking voters.* > *I want every TX story on redisctricting to point out that what’s > different here is that it’s a mid-cycle gerrymander by the same party that > did the original gerrymander. Prof Albertson UT Austin* > > part one:
> *Part one: *BREAKING: TX Dems Act to Halt Trump’s Racist Map > lonestarproject.net/2025/08/03/breaking-tx-dems-act-to-halt-trumps-racist-map/ > >
> *bio:Matt Angle is veteran of national and state Democratic politics with > a proven record of success. Over his more than 30 years as a political > professional, including his tenure as Chief of Staff to former Rep. Martin > Frost of Texas and as the founder and director of the Lone Star Project, > Angle has won a reputation as a shrewd and practical problem solver. While > Angle’s roots are deeply planted in Texas, his no-nonsense political skills > have made him one of Washington’s most respected voices within Democratic > circles. * > part two: Jeff Bryant bio:Jeff is the lead fellow of *The Progressive*’s Public Schools Advocate project, and a writing fellow and chief correspondent for *Our Schools, a project of the Independent Media Institute.**Our Schools goes to the front lines of the nationwide effort to privatize and undermine the public education system. It exposes the false promises of charter schools, voucher programs, and corporate-style reforms and spotlights how communities are fighting back and often succeeding against the school privatization agenda.*
HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WIELDS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S POWER OVER PUBLIC EDUCATION *https://edpolitics.org/how-the-trump-administration-wields-the-federal-governments-power-over-public-education/ <edpolitics.org/how-the-trump-administration-wields-the-federal-governments-power-over-public-education/>* –Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, gender gap, redistricting TX style, Matt Angle, Lone Star Project, racist gerrymandering, Jeff Bryant, public education, Trump, Linda McMahon *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous
