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Texas Has the Fewest Personal Freedoms

It's not too surprising given that Texas was founded as a slave republic.

I suppose things might be mitigated, though:

women who need abortions can go to New Mexico for such (that and more regular use of pregnancy tests).

maybe get a driver's license out of state and use it in Texas—I also wonder if one can use fake fingerprints.

maybe have open-carry marijuana protests on Hitler's Birthday.

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Those Texans were presumably Americans and as such were hypocrites when many went on about freedom while tolerating, at times engaging in, genocide and slavery.

wp:Mexican Texas

In 1829, slavery was officially outlawed in Mexico.[26] Austin feared that the edict would cause widespread discontent and tried to suppress publication of it. Rumors of the new law quickly spread throughout the area and the colonists seemed on the brink of revolt.

The new Texas constitution specifically allowed slavery and said no free person of African descent could reside in the new country without Congress's consent.[82]

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Putin might use nuclear weapons say Senators Graham and Blumenthal

  1. It would be the 1st time a nuke was used in war in over 75 years.

  2. It would be the 1st time a nuke was used in war in Europe.

  3. It would be the 1st time a nuke was used in war that hasn't been declared.

  4. If greater than 25 kilotons, it would be the biggest nuke detonated in war.

  5. It would be the 3rd time a nuke was used in war.

  6. Ukraine is unlikely to surrender, say, 10 days later.

  7. Some of the fallout might go into Russian airspace and Ukrainians are probably more prepared for fallout than Russians.

  8. It will encourage more countries to become nuclear-armed, and those armed to increase arms.

Also, 2024 are election years for Biden, Putin, and Zelenskyy. Putin will win in 2024, and probably also 2030 when he's 78, because slavish Russian people worship their Tsar. (/s)

and Russian intellectuals will defend Putin nuking Ukraine. (not quite /s)