How many more children have to die in a school shooting before Republican politicians get the guts to do something about assault weapons?
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Julián Castro
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Texan and proud dad. NBC/MSNBC Political Analyst and Guest Anchor. Former HUD Secretary, Mayor of San Antonio. He/Him/Él. Email: julian@julianforthefuture.com
San Antonio, TXJoined January 2009
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THIS is last year's Christmas card from Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican who represents the district that Covenant School is in in Nashville. #tnleg
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NEW: As part of WaPo’s deeply reported AR-15 series, we told the story of how one impacted community - Sutherland Springs - continues to suffer from lifelong disability & trauma more than 5 years after a mass shooting, with no end in sight. With :
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“The study, published by the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, found that “racial and cultural issues, rather than economic ones,” have driven the enormous gains Republicans have made with noncollege Whites.”
Surprise!!
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Jay/SEA Spanish Honor Society and Mexican American History students participating in the César Chávez March today!! ¡Sí Se Puede!! 💙🚌🎉☀️
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Today’s “council out of context” moment brought to you by new, interim D7 CW
I’m guessing she’s the first in the family to say THIS in a public meeting 😂
If I’m wrong & , vids or it didn’t happen!
#SanAntonio #SATX #SACityCouncil
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DeSantis is dropping as Trump attacks him directly and as the GOP base rallies around Trump ahead of a potential indictment.
Seems his best tack remains to de-emphasize issue differences with Trump and distinguish himself instead as more electable—Trump without all the baggage.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to differentiate himself from former President Trump in a new interview. But recent polls suggest he has more work to do as he continues to lean into culture wars. and weigh in.
More: on.msnbc.com/3lxSv7d
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Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to differentiate himself from former President Trump in a new interview. But recent polls suggest he has more work to do as he continues to lean into culture wars. and weigh in.
More: on.msnbc.com/3lxSv7d
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Councilwoman Rosie Castro and her sons, former Mayor Julián Castro and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, will serve as the family grand marshals.
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I’m grateful for the parents, including named plaintiff Demetrio Rodriguez and his family, who stepped up to challenge a blatant injustice against their children. Their courage, matched with the skill of dedicated attorneys, helped set TX and the country on a path for change.
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Today marks 50 years since the Supreme Court (5-4) upheld egregious inequality between affluent and poor school districts in TX—terrible decision. and I attended two of those “property poor” districts, Edgewood and SAISD. Much progress since, still a lot to make.
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In 1973, 50 years ago today, SCOTUS ruled in San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez that it was legal to fund public schools by local property taxes. Funding disparities remain large today, creating an opportunity gap, in part due to this draconian ruling. A 
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This is helpful. The number of people responding to Trump’s call to protest his possible indictment is very small so far. I sure hope media outlets will note just how tiny these protests have been, and give their viewers/readers a sense of scope and context.
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I’m at the pro-Trump protest put on by the NY Young Republicans Club. Not a joke, there are more reporters here than Trump supporters.
This was supposed to be the big one.
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“I just want history to reflect that Carter got a little bit of a bad deal about the hostages"--renowned Texas fixer Ben Barnes, who helped convey to Iran not to release the hostages 'til Reagan was elected. uncovers the 4-decade secret:
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I mean, yeah, if they can come for an American who commits crimes they can come for you too if you commit crimes. It’s called the rule of law.
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If they can come for Trump, they will come for you.
This type of stuff only occurs in third world authoritarian nations.
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"One other thing we’ve learned is that the promise that we can enforce market discipline by resolving banks when they become bankrupt and allocating the losses, as the law says you should — that’s just illusory "
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I guess Republicans like and will only be satisfied when Hispanics make up even closer to zero percent of professors at UT and A&M. Good going guys.
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More than 40% of our population in Texas is Hispanic. Want to take a guess at what percentage of professors at UT and A&M are Hispanic?
10% at UT
5% at A&M
At the risk of connecting really obvious dots, want to guess why colleges have tried to use DEI to find more diversity?
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Tennessee has enacted the nation’s first law banning public drag shows. spoke with drag performer about this new law and its dangerous impacts on the LGBTQ community.
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"Drag Race" star and TN native tells that we should be more concerned about the queer youth lost without representation than "drag queens performing in public." WATCH:
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“They’re really zeroing in on the places where our communities have been forced to live because of segregation, because of redlining, because of economic depression”: hosts our latest, on predatory corporate extraction from Black communities.
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Family detention is a terrible idea. It won’t stop desperate people from seeking asylum but it will prolong their suffering and diminish us in the process.
This & transit ban are cruel and get us no closer to resolving very real challenges. We are capable of much better.
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This tweet from back in 2020 is as true today as it was back then.
Children shouldn’t be in detention. Families belong together. Period.
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If you spoke out against family detention/separation under Trump, you should speak out now too.
Family detention isn’t about managing the border. It’s used for deterrence—the cruelty is the point.
It’s ineffective and plays politics with desperate families. Let’s do better.
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NEW from me: @JulianCastro told me a return to family detention would be an 'abandonment' of a Biden campaign promise newsweek.com/exclusive-juli
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NEW from me: told me a return to family detention would be an 'abandonment' of a Biden campaign promise
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California won't be doing business with -- or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women's lives at risk.
We're done.
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Listen to make the case for why Texas is the greatest state in America.
This is an easy argument. For the harder ones, check out his new book.
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At a book signing for #WinEveryArgument in Houston on Saturday, I was challenged, on the spot, to 'make the argument' for Texas being the greatest state in America in 60 seconds - against a Texas resident making the *opposite* case.
Watch what happened 
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Family detention was wrong under Trump and it would be wrong under Biden. We simply cannot go backward.
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Breaking News: The Biden administration is said to be considering reviving the practice of detaining migrant families — the same policy it had shut down. nyti.ms/3L184P2
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Really, none?
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Senator, do you think transgender people should be eradicated?
CORNYN: "I don't have any comment on that."
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Proud to join amazing leaders in Selma today who are working to protect civil rights and advance equality in our country.
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HAPPENING TOMORROW!
Join us (or tune in) to hear & clients Khadijah Stone & Evan Milligan to celebrate #Selma58 Jubilee and the future of our multi-racial democracy.
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Join us for the From Selma to SCOTUS: The March Ahead for Voting Rights panel TOMORROW, March 4 at 4 pm CT at Edmundite Missions in Selma, Alabama! The panel features @JNelsonLDF, @TonaBoydEsq, and moderator @JoyAnnReid!
Watch the panel live here: facebook.com/naacpldf/
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1971 to 2023. It isn’t every day you get to witness history 52 years in the making. Congrats !
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Last night in DC, on my book tour, I was asked by an audience member to do a spontaneous "60-second rant" - in praise of something.
Off the cuff, I chose young people. Young people who are saving our democracy.
Start the clock...and watch what happened:
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I’m so proud of my mom ! She spent her career breaking down barriers and helping to open doors for others to walk through. Today she was appointed to fill a vacancy in City Council District 7. Congratulations, Councilwoman Rosie Castro! Full circle and then some.
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Julian Castro, Rosie Castro’s son, former San Antonio Mayor and also former HUD Secretary under Obama, spoke to the council in support of his mother’s application for the temporary district 7 appointment.
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Castro is mom of twin brothers U.S. Rep. and former Mayor . Story via
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We’re heading into jubilee weekend with resolve, resilience & reverence for all those who laid a blueprint for the future of our multi-racial democracy.
Join or tune-in to our all-star event moderated by the extraordinary this Saturday, March 4 at 4 pm #Selma2SCOTUS
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Join us for the From Selma to SCOTUS: The March Ahead for Voting Rights panel on Saturday, March 4 at 4 pm CT at Edmundite Missions in Selma, Alabama! The panel features @JNelsonLDF, @TonaBoydEsq, and moderator @JoyAnnReid!
Watch the panel live at: facebook.com/naacpldf/
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