Abbott is trafficking humans again, this time to Philly

[redheadbaker]

www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/philadelphia-prepares-for-possible-migrant-bus-from-texas/3423282/

A bus full of migrants seeking asylum has departed from Del Rio, Texas, and is scheduled to arrive in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that the migrants will arrive at 30th Street Station Wednesday morning.

Texas officials have been sending buses with thousands of migrants to so-called sanctuary cities like New York, Washington, Chicago and beyond -- a tactic that escalated earlier this fall.

On Sunday morning Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the city is ready whenever it happens, but the timeline remained unclear at the time.

[pixy0stix]

Why aren't these (abbott/desantis) fuckers being arrested?

[bronxgirl]

Now that he's been re-elected he's even more emboldened. F'ing vile.

[AJL]

This fucking guy, man!! Argh!

[basilosaurus]

Motherfucker.

[basilosaurus]

Strong words from mayor

"It is truly disgusting to hear today that Governor Abbott and his Administration continue to implement their purposefully cruel policy using immigrant families...Sadly, racism and human cruelty have historically been intertwined in how immigrants are received by and within this country, something the previous presidential administration openly and actively encouraged."

[Michelle]

I wish we had a centralized place for tracking all the employment opportunities being declined because of the trifecta of fuckery that was reelected in this state. We have a Chief level position where the incumbent is retiring after many years in the position. The selected candidate to replace them is from California. On Wednesday after the election, the individual reached out to our President and rescinded his acceptance of the offer - due to a family reason that impacted his wife not supporting the move. The same candidate made a quip about Abbott in the interview process revealing he leaned left politically. Is it a coincidence that the reelection of Abbott, Patrick, and Paxton likely caused the wife to rescind her acceptance of moving to Texas, and

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... relocating their daughters to Texas? non-white daughters, no less? From California? Seems suspect to me.

And I know so many women with timelines for plans to relocate out of state. I work for an amazing company and have for almost 20 years, so moving would be a huge change for me. I grew up in Houston my whole life. But I have a plan for serious exploration to relocate after my daughter graduates. My female peer (and there are only so many of us at our level in our company) is doing the same.

[pixy0stix]

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Michelle, it's probably not just abortion that's the issue either. Anyone with a non-cis/hetero child would also be thinking twice about moving to TX now.

[Michelle]

Nov 16, 2022 14:56:57 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

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Michelle , it's probably not just abortion that's the issue either. Anyone with a non-cis/hetero child would also be thinking twice about moving to TX now.

Yep. This is one of my biggest reasons for wanting to leave. I have a child who meets that definition, and I myself am bi. I just didn't have any knowledge one way or another about this particular candidate, whereas I knew from what he shared that he had kids who identified as daughters and they are a Latino family considering a state whose government is unfriendly to foreign nationals and bipoc individuals altogether.

It's also not just about abortion for women and people with uteruses. The 2022 Texas GOP platform pushes to invalidate same-sex marriage if overturned at the SCOTUS level, and seeks to eliminate no-fault divorce and extend the cooling off period from 60 days to 6 months.

TW - DV - TW

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My colleague was murdered by her husband a couple of years ago. It was already hard for her to try to leave her marriage while experiencing DV. Her husband was a LEO. If she and others like her have to put the DV reasons to justify being able to get a divorce, they will never make it to the courtroom (which is already incredible hard as it is) because divorce petitions are public record and they will humiliate their spouses. Of course, this is an issue for a person of any gender suffering from DV. But the current numbers are more heavily represented by individuals who self-identify as women.
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Also, if you are nonwhite, you can guarantee it will be hard as hell to discuss your experience as compared to white people in schools, because the TX GOP and "anti-CRT" nuts have poured millions of campaign dollars into local school boards and such to ban any books that discuss any topics of diversity. 


Unless you are a white cis-het male or white cis-het female who doesn't care about agency over her own body, this is a shit place to live right now.

[neeps]

Nov 16, 2022 21:02:32 GMT -5 Michelle said:

 this is a shit place to live right now.

It really is, which is why we left a few months ago. I highly recommend it.

[Michelle]

Nov 17, 2022 4:07:22 GMT -5 neeps said:

Nov 16, 2022 21:02:32 GMT -5 Michelle said:

 this is a shit place to live right now.

It really is, which is why we left a few months ago. I highly recommend it.

Can i ask where you relocated?

A lot of communities that are appealing to me have their own other problems, like the colorado water issues (NM, Colorado, California).

I'm looking at employers and universities in Washington State. If I'm going to make a huge move, I'd like some mountains. But without as many rednecks. I want too much, I think.

[Pom]

We moved from Conroe, TX back to northern lower Michigan and the upgrade in state leadership is beyond outstanding. We need to fix our local leadership but our county increased voting for Dems by 13% during the midterms, so I have hope.

Between power grid fails, terrible treatment of immigrants, water issues, women's healthcare, LGBTQ treatment, foster care failures, guns, guns, and more guns, etc..., we really couldn't get out of there fast enough. We were certainly very lucky to be able to do so. If my sister and nieces weren't still there, we'd most likely never visit again.

[Michelle]

Nov 29, 2022 12:37:54 GMT -5 Pom said:

We moved from Conroe, TX back to northern lower Michigan and the upgrade in state leadership is beyond outstanding. We need to fix our local leadership but our county increased voting for Dems by 13% during the midterms, so I have hope.

Between power grid fails, terrible treatment of immigrants, water issues, women's healthcare, LGBTQ treatment, foster care failures, guns, guns, and more guns, etc..., we really couldn't get out of there fast enough. We were certainly very lucky to be able to do so. If my sister and nieces weren't still there, we'd most likely never visit again.

My back neighbor just moved to Michigan too. I need to improve my geographic familiarity with the midwest but i LOVVVVVEEEE the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. And she has only great things to say about all the school support available where she works (she is a school nurse).

[Pom]

Nov 29, 2022 12:42:30 GMT -5 Michelle said:

Nov 29, 2022 12:37:54 GMT -5 Pom said:

We moved from Conroe, TX back to northern lower Michigan and the upgrade in state leadership is beyond outstanding. We need to fix our local leadership but our county increased voting for Dems by 13% during the midterms, so I have hope.

Between power grid fails, terrible treatment of immigrants, water issues, women's healthcare, LGBTQ treatment, foster care failures, guns, guns, and more guns, etc..., we really couldn't get out of there fast enough. We were certainly very lucky to be able to do so. If my sister and nieces weren't still there, we'd most likely never visit again.

My back neighbor just moved to Michigan too. I need to improve my geographic familiarity with the midwest but i LOVVVVVEEEE the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. And she has only great things to say about all the school support available where she works (she is a school nurse).

It was really exciting to get to participate with redistricting. Our county (and many others) Dems organized so many people to send in public comments. It was real grassroots democracy effort that clearly made a difference. If you ever have questions about Michigan, give me a shout. My husband is a native and I lived here for 15 years before we moved to Texas for 18 years. We LOVE Michigan.

[neeps]

Nov 29, 2022 11:11:40 GMT -5 Michelle said:

Nov 17, 2022 4:07:22 GMT -5 neeps said:

It really is, which is why we left a few months ago. I highly recommend it.

Can i ask where you relocated?

A lot of communities that are appealing to me have their own other problems, like the colorado water issues (NM, Colorado, California).

I'm looking at employers and universities in Washington State. If I'm going to make a huge move, I'd like some mountains. But without as many rednecks. I want too much, I think.

We moved to Portugal. Not everyone can or would want to leave the US, but it was right for us.

[Pom]

Nov 30, 2022 2:57:09 GMT -5 neeps said:

Nov 29, 2022 11:11:40 GMT -5 Michelle said:

Can i ask where you relocated?

A lot of communities that are appealing to me have their own other problems, like the colorado water issues (NM, Colorado, California).

I'm looking at employers and universities in Washington State. If I'm going to make a huge move, I'd like some mountains. But without as many rednecks. I want too much, I think.

We moved to Portugal. Not everyone can or would want to leave the US, but it was right for us.

Portugal is at the top of my travel bucket list. Did you have family ties or how did you arrive at that decision if you don’t mind me asking.

[erbear]

Nov 30, 2022 2:57:09 GMT -5 neeps said:

Nov 29, 2022 11:11:40 GMT -5 Michelle said:

Can i ask where you relocated?

A lot of communities that are appealing to me have their own other problems, like the colorado water issues (NM, Colorado, California).

I'm looking at employers and universities in Washington State. If I'm going to make a huge move, I'd like some mountains. But without as many rednecks. I want too much, I think.

We moved to Portugal. Not everyone can or would want to leave the US, but it was right for us.

I’m so insanely jealous of this. We have been talking about relocating to Portugal for years but can’t quite make it happen.

[picksthemusic]

Michelle, where in WA are you looking? There are a lot of us on here, so ask away if you have questions about living here. FTR, you won't see me moving out of WA if I can help it.

[Michelle]

Nov 30, 2022 13:42:55 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

Michelle , where in WA are you looking? There are a lot of us on here, so ask away if you have questions about living here. FTR, you won't see me moving out of WA if I can help it.

Most of what I have learned so far about Washington are the employment laws, which tend to be a good match for my personal philosophies. As an HR Director, that is helpful for future employment. I'm really interested in learning about where the best job markets are compared to reasonable housing costs. I've looked at housing for my area compared to Seattle and of course there is a huge discrepancy. But some communities like Spokane seem to be more comparable. Of course all of that is from internet looking and could be completely off.

I have the impression, not sure on its accuracy, that Spokane has a great LGBTQ community. That is appealing. But when i look for job openings there, most of them seem to be federal jobs. I'm a little late in my career (46) to maximize the benefits of federal sector work, but not completely.

Politically, where are the red areas to stay away from? What are the cities with the most diverse industry for good employment, especially corporate centers, since my specialty areas in HR tend to lie in corporate operations? Where are the biggest healthcare employers located in Washington? I mean, all of this i need to take time to research and should use the google first, but if you have those lazy answers for me, I'll take 'em! (I have a 3 year horizon before I can move, so there is also that...).

It isn't likely, but there is also a small chance I could relocate there and remain employed by my current employer. There and Colorado. So that makes it an appealing option. 

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My kid is a sophomore in HS and is interested in a few universities there. If we both relocated there, that would make us both happy.

[Michelle]

Nov 30, 2022 2:57:09 GMT -5 neeps said:

Nov 29, 2022 11:11:40 GMT -5 Michelle said:

Can i ask where you relocated?

A lot of communities that are appealing to me have their own other problems, like the colorado water issues (NM, Colorado, California).

I'm looking at employers and universities in Washington State. If I'm going to make a huge move, I'd like some mountains. But without as many rednecks. I want too much, I think.

We moved to Portugal. Not everyone can or would want to leave the US, but it was right for us.

How exciting! If you are able to share, was this possible through an employer-sponsored move, or did you guys have family/dual citizenship ties? 

[picksthemusic]

Nov 30, 2022 14:22:01 GMT -5 Michelle said:

Nov 30, 2022 13:42:55 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

Michelle , where in WA are you looking? There are a lot of us on here, so ask away if you have questions about living here. FTR, you won't see me moving out of WA if I can help it.

Most of what I have learned so far about Washington are the employment laws, which tend to be a good match for my personal philosophies. As an HR Director, that is helpful for future employment. I'm really interested in learning about where the best job markets are compared to reasonable housing costs. I've looked at housing for my area compared to Seattle and of course there is a huge discrepancy. But some communities like Spokane seem to be more comparable. Of course all of that is from internet looking and could be completely off.

I have the impression, not sure on its accuracy, that Spokane has a great LGBTQ community. That is appealing. But when i look for job openings there, most of them seem to be federal jobs. I'm a little late in my career (46) to maximize the benefits of federal sector work, but not completely.

Politically, where are the red areas to stay away from? What are the cities with the most diverse industry for good employment, especially corporate centers, since my specialty areas in HR tend to lie in corporate operations? Where are the biggest healthcare employers located in Washington? I mean, all of this i need to take time to research and should use the google first, but if you have those lazy answers for me, I'll take 'em! (I have a 3 year horizon before I can move, so there is also that...).

It isn't likely, but there is also a small chance I could relocate there and remain employed by my current employer. There and Colorado. So that makes it an appealing option. 

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My kid is a sophomore in HS and is interested in a few universities there. If we both relocated there, that would make us both happy.

So to answer your political location question, most anything East of the mountains is going to lean R as it's quite rural. Spokane is the 'inland empire' where you'll see more D action, but has a very loud R presence (see proximity to ID). I'd say anything South of Seattle would be good, or even Pierce County, or North of Seattle (Mill Creek/South Everett/Lake Stevens/Edmonds). Eastside (Bellevue/Kirkland/Woodinville) are all SUPER overpriced but have nice amenities (kinda like Downtown Seattle lite).

[redheadbaker]

Abbott has sent a total of five buses to Philadelphia, often with little to no notification or coordination: 6abc.com/bus-carrying-migrants-asylum-seekers-2-buses-philadelphia/12510455/

[neeps]

*poof*

[Pom]

Dec 1, 2022 10:49:32 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Abbott has sent a total of five buses to Philadelphia, often with little to no notification or coordination: 6abc.com/bus-carrying-migrants-asylum-seekers-2-buses-philadelphia/12510455/

I don’t understand why the DOJ doesn’t put a stop to this insanity.