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    Houston Chronicle‏Verified account @HoustonChron Feb 17

    Former Texas governor Rick Perry suggests that going days without power is a sacrifice Texans should be willing to make if it means keeping federal regulators out of the state’s power grid.https://bit.ly/3bdQaFh 

    8:40 AM - 17 Feb 2021
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      1. Chris‏ @Angrymilkman1 Feb 17
        Replying to @HoustonChron

        I doubt Rick has been sitting in a cold house for four days.

        1 reply 8 retweets 147 likes
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      1. DeannalovesHuck‏ @DeannalovesH Feb 17
        Replying to @HoustonChron

        Republican death panels

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      1. Jays #BLM He/Him‏ @johnstjh Feb 17
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        “Federal regulators are worse than freezing to death in your own home.”pic.twitter.com/QqKPixzZEJ

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      2. Brian Minton‏ @webbammer Feb 17
        Replying to @HoustonChron

        I think going days without power is exactly why we need the feds.

        1 reply 8 retweets 192 likes
      3. tbondartist‏ @tbondartist Feb 17
        Replying to @webbammer @HoustonChron

        He can join me in Austin - it’s 38 in my house. No electricity since early Sunday morning.

        2 replies 2 retweets 28 likes
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      2. Nikki‏ @NikeAnde Feb 17
        Replying to @HoustonChron

        I don’t think any elderly, disabled person,babies and those with health issues would agree.

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      2. Universal Basic Income!  🧢‏ @blitznstitch Feb 17
        Replying to @HoustonChron

        Someone needs to cut the power off to his mansion

        2 replies 17 retweets 479 likes
      3. Gary Patrick Lukas‏ @hickslv426 Feb 17
        Replying to @blitznstitch @HoustonChron

        Or use it for fire wood.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Barbara McMullin‏ @BarbaraMcMullin Feb 17
        Replying to @HoustonChron

        Headline should read: Perry Profits Under Deregulation ... the end

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