https://www.texastribune.org/2026/11/04/texas-democrats-blue-wave-no-spaces-short/
Gov. Greg Abbott, the most powerful and well-resourced governor in modern Texas history, was unseated by Gina Hinojosa.
Attorney General Ken Paxton, who in past elections cast off impeachment, indictment and infidelities, fell to James Talarico in his bid for the U.S. Senate.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the iron-fisted ruler of the Texas Senate, went down to a little known state representative.
Republicans lost the attorney general’s office, one of the most influential conservative legal positions in the country. The new congressional map Republicans drew yielded them no gains — in fact, they lost one seat overall.
…nothing could have prepared either side for what happened Tuesday night — a full flip of statewide political control on a scale unseen in this state since Reconstruction
Florida does seem headed back to where they were in the 90’s when I left for which I’m glad. I’ll probably end up buying some property down there to retire and it would be nice if the state was sane again
I lived in Orlando from 01-07, and it was a pretty cool place. artsy with a good night life and LGBTQ scene. I moved back from NYC a couple of years ago, and wow is this place dead. Ron Desantis and his particular brand of Trumpism has had a huge impact on the culture of the city.
Fascism can’t stand diversity, culture, humor, education, complexity or empathy. What makes a good night life? The very things they can’t stand and will actively work to destroy. Sorry to hear that Orlando went dark in the face of oppression.
Most people don’t know how Berlin in the 1920’s was a hub of progressive politics, culture, and was even very pro-LGBT for it’s day.
Similar things happened there under the Nazis.
You’re spot on. The first Nazi book burning was in Berlin. The focus was on materials about LGBTQ+ research at the University:
“The first burning consisted mainly of LGBTQ books from the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft (Institute of Sexual Research), founded by the pioneering Jewish sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld as the first medical center devoted to the study of gender and sexuality.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_book_burnings
They are the enemies of art and see it only as a means to more money.
Except the sea level. Don’t buy there, that place is done in the not so distant future.