Politicians need to learn not to mess with smart women. Read Council Member Alison Alter destruction of Bully Watson’s effort to run over Austin voters. Mayor Kirk Watson Vanessa Fuentes 💃🏽 Council Member Zo Qadri, District 9 Sewell Chan Council Member Chito Vela austinchronicle.com/daily/news/202…

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Austin mayor Kirk Watson owes his election to a few conservatives in Williamson County & his path to avoiding a runoff this year rests on Trump voters, but he gets endorsed by all the progressive council members & NOT the most conservative ones.

No lies detected.

An endorsement of Kirk Watson is a slap in the face of communities of color, sexual assault survivors, folks struggling to stay in their homes & the unhoused.

An endorsement of Kirk Watson is an endorsement of corruption, malfeasance & good ol' boy politics.

Some City Council Members have spoken out against these same issues, which makes the situation even more puzzling, if the blog endorsement rumors are true.

As I talk with folks across the city, most express concern about the current Council leadership. Our city needs a mayor who…

Why would they endorse a mayor who supported hiring Art Acevedo, chief of the department that failed to test rape kits and thus denied justice to sexual assault survivors for years? A mayor who proposed a no-bid contract to McKinsey & Co. and misled colleagues about other public…

I’m astonished to read in a local blog that most of the City Council may endorse Kirk Watson. I served with several of these Council Members, and I know they don’t support the racial profiling of communities of color, so why would they endorse the person who invited DPS into this…

Really enjoyed doing this podcast with Jeremi Suri & Zachary Suri on the 2024 Indian elections and the trajectory of Indian democracy. Thanks for having me on: open.spotify.com/episode/4JlkVg…

In a few days, #India will hold the largest democratic elections in history. Our discussion with leading expert, Milan Vaishnav.
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My thoughts on the 1992 Presidential Election and legacies in 2024. With jeffreyengel.
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How is the media covering the presidential election? How can it do better? Our new podcast. Peter Baker TEXAS Moody UT Austin The LBJ School UT History Department Council Member Alison Alter Dr. Peniel E. Joseph 🇭🇹🇺🇸 Lex Fridman podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thi…

Informative and funny piece by Zachary Suri on Marianne Williamson.
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This is the campaign I’ve been waiting for.

Biden-Harris campaign statement on Donald Trump’s press conference

Yale!!!!

My discussion of #Kissinger 's legacy Council on Foreign Relations. With Winston Lord, Carolyn Eisenberg, and Tim Naftali.
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Mike Pence: “The reason why I won't endorse Donald Trump this year is because I see him departing from the mainstream conservative agenda that has defined the Republican Party over the last 40 years.”

Zachary's latest on #HousingCrisis .
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