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Greg Abbott and Rising Authoritarianism

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Parker Molloy
May 21, 2024
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Hey all, Parker here with a few stories from the past few days.

Over at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch has a smart piece about something that has been bothering me for the past several days.

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Last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned Daniel Perry for the shooting death of Garrett Foster, a 28-year-old Air Force ve…

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