• Daily Dispatch 11/14/24: Cornyn, Cruz, Musk, Paxton And Jones All Losers In Trump Power Sweepstakes, and More

  • Nov 14 2024
  • Length: 9 mins
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Daily Dispatch 11/14/24: Cornyn, Cruz, Musk, Paxton And Jones All Losers In Trump Power Sweepstakes, and More

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  • Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Senator John Cornyn, betrayed by Ted Cruz, after a half-million dollar campaign contribution, came in second in the race for Senate Majority Leader, with Scott coming in dead last: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/john-cornyn-senate-majority-texas-19912686.php Elon Musk backed Scott as well, who was cut on the first vote - perhaps undermining Musk's perception of extensive influence over the Senate or over Trump: https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-trump-humiliates-elon-musk-by-telling-house-gop-elon-won-t-go-home-224415813970 ...Musk's toothless assignment from Trump, were it given teeth, would immediately put him into violation of multiple ethics laws: https://apnews.com/article/trump-elon-musk-doge-tesla-spacex-80fa8b213b46460b1a0e369dc07a6404 ...Ken Paxton's on the loser's list too, having been beaten out for Attorney General by none other than Matt Gaetz: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/cornyn-paxton-skipped-for-leadership-in-trumps-washington/ ...Alex Jones' conspiracist Infowars network has been bought at auction by the satirical news outlet The Onion, with help from the families of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims: https://politicalwire.com/2024/11/14/the-onion-acquires-infowars/ Multiple bills attacking and attempting to shield the Texas LGBTQ+ community have been filed for next year's session: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/first-lgbtq-related-bills-of-2025-session/ ...Pride activists in fast-growing Princeton, Texas are in building conflict with that former small town's leadership: https://www.texasobserver.org/pride-and-prejudice-in-princeton/ Progress Texas extends our heartfelt thanks to the ten Texas Democrats in the U.S. House who voted to protect political non-profits this week: https://x.com/ProgressTX/status/1856795812396761289 Our annual holiday fundraising parties approach! We'll be gathering both in Dallas and Austin this December, and there are sponsorship opportunities available and individual tickets are now on sale: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://act.progresstexas.org/a/progress-texas-holiday-parties-2024⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Project 2025 is no longer a warning: it's now the playbook of the next American administration: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mediamatters.org/heritage-foundation/guide-project-2025-extreme-right-wing-agenda-next-republican-administration⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening! Find our web store and other ways to support our important work this election year at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
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