Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

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    This is expected and does not change what is happening.

    Agreed. That’s the most bleak part of it all. Whether you play for the red or blue team, you’re only really voting fascist or collaborator in the end.

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      The only way to win is to not play. There may not be the ability to organize change in the national level, ever again. But I feel states and towns can improve things

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        Frankly, yeah.

        I don’t think we have any real power to sway things at the federal level. (Unless you’re a billionaire or willing to pull a Player 2.)

        It’s still possible to do a vast amount of good in your local community, and I think everyone should. For example, Kansas City’s city council just passed a 5-year moratorium on any permits or zoning for ICE “mass detention” facilities.