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Trump threatens national parks and public lands
Since March 1, 1872 when President U.S. Grant, a Republican, signed a bill to make Yellowstone a national park, our country’s presidents...
jjcarney100team
Apr 8, 20241 min read


No Labels gives up its search for a 2024 third party presidential candidate.
For months, No Labels has been seeking a viable third party candidate to run against the Democratic and Republican candidates in the...
jjcarney100team
Apr 6, 20241 min read


Today last day to register to vote in important May 4 election; Don’t forget run off on May 28
By Mike Killalea, NSD president Today, April 4, is the last day to register in Travis County for the very important May 4 local election....

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Apr 4, 20242 min read


Texans must demand reform to end extremism, scandal
By JOE JAWORSKI, Galveston County The Daily News, April 3, 2024. Reprinted with permission of the author. I’m a proud Texan, and it pains...
Joan Carney, Precinct Chair #280
Apr 3, 20243 min read


Vote May 4 to stop a Republican takeover of Travis County Appraisal District in low-key election
Republicans have a long term, slow boiling plan to make Democratically controlled cities ungovernable. Attempts to defund cities,...
Anne Ochoa, Chair, Precinct 282
Mar 29, 20242 min read


Ted Can-Cruz wrote and is pushing legislation to give him and other big shots elite treatment at airports
Wouldn’t it be great to have a law allowing you to have a private escort through airports, so those pesky photographers can’t catch you...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 27, 20242 min read


Global warming not only messing up the climate: new study finds it’s changing time itself
The melting of polar ice due to global warming is affecting Earth’s rotation and could have an impact on precision timekeeping, according...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 27, 20241 min read


Don’t forget: Ted Cruz fights against improved health care for Americans
As we mark the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which lowered costs and allowed 3.5 million Texans to have affordable...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 23, 20242 min read


Prelude to NY fraud trial looks bleak for orange man
The latest rulings in his New York fraud trial could not have gone worse for Trump, writes Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post. Judge...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 22, 20241 min read


History repeating itself!
One hundred and seventy years ago ”…the United States saw a similar juxtaposition, with elite southern enslavers heightening their...
jjcarney100team
Mar 22, 20241 min read


Anti-choice crowd are prisoners of their own contradictions
By Mike Killalea, NSD president The anti-choice right wing has become prisoners of their own contradictions. By declaring frozen embryos...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 21, 20242 min read


Two volunteers signed up to chair precincts in the North Shore area
Jim Gallagher stepped up to chair Precinct 395, which mainly covers Jonestown, and NSD Treasurer Joan Carney signed on to head up...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 19, 20241 min read


North Shore primary voter turnout percent exceeded that of Travis County as a whole
By Jack Alford, NSD vice president In case you’re curious about how the March 5 primary elections turned out, and haven’t had the time to...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 19, 20243 min read


Primaries are over: The rubber is meeting the road in this BOAT election year
by Mike Killalea, NSD president In this historic year we will experience our BOAT election — Biggest of All Time. Folks, this is where...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 19, 20243 min read


Two Presidential Candidates on Social Security
Former PresidentTrump He has consistently said that he would not make any cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits. Instead he would...
Joan Carney
Mar 19, 20241 min read


Stop Republican takeover of Travis County Appraisals District Board on May 4th!
Vote in the May Local Election for the well-qualified Democrats running against Republican opponents for three new seats on the District...
jjcarney100team
Mar 18, 20241 min read
Pence, first VP in more than 80 years to run against old boss, proves he has more guts than Cruz
Donald Trump’s Vice President refusing to endorse him is a big deal, and overly cynical Democrats like myself shouldn't dismiss it...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 17, 20241 min read


Mourning the passing of our dear friend, The Rev Charles Abram Sumners III
With a somber heart, we announce the passing of one of the world's finest men, Rev Charles Sumners III. His wife, Robin, his brothers,...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 17, 20243 min read


'Strongman' rule a fantasy that will only abuse the citizens
Sick of political bickering, and think a “strongman” or “dictator” would be an improvement? Take a Big Think about that again! Historian...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 17, 20241 min read


Libertarian Cato Inst. study highlights failures of hollow Trump wall -- '$15 billion boondoggle'
By Herb Krasner and Joan Carney, NSD treasurer A new study by the Libertarian Cato Institute details the ease with which migrants can...
jjcarney100team
Mar 13, 20242 min read
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