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The Biggest Grain of Salt in the World
During Mayor Julian Castro’s break-out speech (Clear eyes! Full hearts! Can’t lose! <- what he should have said at the end) and Michelle Obama’s truly emotional barn-burner, my Twitter feed...
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Vote for Science.
I know a lot of people aren’t interested in voting in the presidential, congressional, or senate races. I get that. I’m not being facetious, I totally understand. BUT if there ever were a race that...
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The Border Needs a Champion
It’s official – I’m getting deployed by the Sierra Club to support a compassionate champion of the people, current State Representative Pete Gallego and future Congressional Representative for the 23rd...
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Summary of My Phone Banking Experience for CD 23
Abuelita: “Bueno?” Me: “Hola, llamo de parte de la campana de Pete Gallego y-” Abuelita: “QUE!? No te escucho!” Me: “De parte de la campana de Pete Gallego!” Abuelita: “QUIEN!?” Me: “PETE GALLEGO!...
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One Week After the Election
I wrote this the day after the election and decided to sit on it to see if I felt the same way in a week. I do. Now the work begins – again. I cried when Warren won. And then when Baldwin won. And then...
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Permanent Interns and Useless Majors
This article floated across my Facebook feed today. Warning to twenty-somethings – it’s depressing. Actually, it’s only depressing to a certain kind of twenty-somethings. If you studied any of the STEM...
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West, Texas
Courtesy Reddit! Via Huffington Post: According to the 2011 budget submitted to congress by OSHA, which provides most of the federal oversight for that industry, there are 7.5 million workplaces in the...
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Austin, Get Over Yourself
…and I say that with love. [Because I love you, Austin, I really do.] I’m sorry. I love you. The single purpose of this post is to eradicate the phrase “Oh yeah, Austin is a blue dot in a sea of red”...
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On Immigration Reform – No Surprise
I was feeling guilty about not engaging or following the current Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill, but given the latest round of news, I’m not feeling guilty anymore. I just can’t be surprised by...
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Tesla, Amazon, and Skipping the Middleman
English: The Tesla Model S is an all-electric sedan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Two things: Texas has essentially banned the sale of ultra-sexy-save-the-world Teslas in Texas because Tesla does not want...
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