blankmuse:

whatbigotspost:

whatbigotspost:

whatbigotspost:

Seriously no time for jokes about people in Texas suffering today.

@germanova

I’m truly very sorry that happened 😓

But Texans aren’t just “snowed in.” There is a very specific thing happening with our state specific energy grid.

Texplainer: Why does Texas have its own power grid?

Basically, Texas has its own grid to avoid dealing with — you guessed it — the feds. But grid independence has been violated a few times ove

The Texas Tribune

Millions of people have been without ANY ELECTRICITY OR HEAT for 40 hours in places that have been -5 to 20 degrees. Water pipes and main are breaking everywhere so that many people don’t water either.

This didn’t just “happen”

We are suffering under corrupt and inept leadership who MADE this happen.

The Texas grid got crushed because its operators didn’t see the need to prepare for cold weather

The widespread power failures in Texas in the face of a winter cold snap shine a light on what some see as the derelict state of America’s e

Washington Post

From the article

I’m too much of a raw nerve and just need to log off for a bit but one more thought before I go

https://www.tiktok.com/@kali_ma_tx/video/6930802918245420294?lang=en&is_copy_url=0&is_from_webapp=v2&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6930840256397133317