John Cornyn Houston Office Protest, Week 450, tomorrow, 9/23, 5300 Memorial Dr., 11:30-1. We must show up no matter the aggression. Last week someone in car at traffic light said could kill us & showed gun in holster. They are coming for rights, representation & lives. Voting not enough. #Houston

Houston Democracy Project says Hale, Salinas & Thomas are viable options for Council At-Large 4. All are decent people navigating horrible political climate in good faith according to how they see the world. Pick approach you prefer & hold accountable. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

Houston Democracy Project Grassroots Freedom Calendar for 9/19-9/27. Focus on events across Houston-region outside traditional political & organizing groups. Nobody coming to organize most of us. Task ahead is ours. Next event is when you organize it. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

Jimmy Kimmel Pulled Off Air, Rigged Economy Exposed, and Neil Aquino Speaks. ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel after remarks on Charlie Kirk’s death, America’s economic system is rigged for the wealthy, and Neil Aquino discusses protests and democracy.

Houston Democracy Project Blog says if elected Houston Democrats won’t speak up about ICE & the ICE attack on Latino working class, what are odds they’ll be strong when trans people start getting rounded up? Contact Houston City Council & demand better. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

I’ll be on @egbertowillies.com tomorrow morning, 9/18, from 6-7 for the Houston Democracy Project weekly hour. Can listen on KPFT 90. 1 FM radio, streaming from KPFT website or at any point on Egberto’s YouTube. It’s really important to support independent voices such as Egberto & myself. #Houston

Houston Democracy Project Blog says motorist told participant at weekly Hou. Cornyn Office Protest today “I could kill you right now” & showed holstered gun. We must be clear opposing authoritarians not safe & still show up in strong # ‘s no matter what. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

Houston Democracy Project Blog says Mayor Whitmire defines opposition to federal troops & strongly opposing ICE as seen in Los Angeles & Chicago, as “turmoil.” That’s not outlook that will keep Houstonians safe & that meets challenge of dangerous moment. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

The right is looking for people to sacrifice more so than for a martyr.

I went out with No Police State sign for 75 minutes today. Postive reactions & thank you's were 50-2. People need to know others will be with them in days ahead & must see others show up no matter political climate. Today right day to be assertive. Voting not enough. It will have to be us. #Houston

It's a great day ahead to double our resolve for freedom and democracy & to stay the course.

I would like to take this opportunity to remember Melissa Hortman, a serving Democratic politician assasinated by a right-winger.

This will be used for repressive measures & by public figures of all viewpoints to keep more distance between themselves and the public. We must press forward in our fight for democracy.

The SC just rubber stamped trump/ICE decision to racially profiled people. Brett Kavanaugh failed to recognize the deference between a contact stop, being detained and being kidnapped. "THE REASON YOU SHOULD CARE ... IS NOT THAT IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU BUT THAT IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING TO OTHERS."

John Cornyn Houston Office Protest, Week 448, tomorrow, 9/9, 5300 Memorial Dr., 11:30-1. Supreme Court allows ICE to stop anyone for any reason & Trump plans more troops in cities. They are coming for rights, representation & our lives. Voting not enough. We must meet challenge ahead. #Houston

Hard-right Houston City Councilmember Fred Flickinger says he doesn’t understand “What rights..” Houstonians are marching for. Contact his office & tell him. Flickinger would take campaign $ from anywhere, so share your views from anywhere. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

Archdiocese of Houston-Galveston could NEVER. After this happened [https://www.osvnews.com/20-us-bishops-join-interfaith-effort-opposing-big-beautiful-bill-as-moral-failure] and Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez did NOTHING, I wrote to him. Twice. He ignored me of course.

Houston Democracy Project Blog says no reason for either paranoia or trust regarding joint 2 week federal/Houston military training. What are chances insight into troops in cities & deportations not part of mission? Did city/Whitmire ask if part of goals? #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

The notoriously woke Tom Hanks www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Here is Houston Democracy Project Grassroots Freedom Calendar for 9/4-9/13. Focus always on autonomous actions outside networks of elected officials & traditional organizing groups. Nobody is coming to organize most of us. We’ll have to do it ourselves. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

City of Houston officials must protect democracy as aggressively as they protect property.

Houston Democracy Project Blog reports on heavily policed Labor Day democracy march in Houston. Why do people who just want to live freely merit such police presence & if city can find such police resources at Labor Day pay, why can’t mow grass at parks? #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

Houston Democracy Project Blog has info on Labor Day protests in the Houston region. All volunteer & rank and file organized. We must show up for ourselves for the difficult days ahead. Find one near you! #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

CNN’s Brianna Keilar grilled Trump’s counterterrorism director, Sebastian Gorka, for scapegoating trans people and lying about his stats in his tweets, and giving false statistics on mass shootings.

Sorry to see we seem to be going ahead with another football season.

Today's Houston Democracy Project Blog post says many Houstonians spoke at Council opposing HPD working with ICE. Houstonians spoke effectively. Council Democrats did not speak at all. That silence is a helpful reminder that the fight ahead is ours. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

Latest Houston Democracy Project Grassroots Freedom calendar. Covers 8/27-9/2. Focus always on actions outside elected officials & their client networks. Upcoming are packing Dan Crenshaw Town Hall & Labor Day actions. Next action is when you organize it. www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

Houston Democracy Project Blog says Trump continues to build his compliant army of urban occupation. The army is in good part to be made up of scroundrels & violence-addicts. www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

John Cornyn Houston Office Protest, Week 446, tomorrow, 8/26, 5300 Memorial Dr.,11:30-1. Trump continues to turn National Guard & Pentagon into occupiers. We must show up visibly & confidently no matter aggression of right. They are coming for our futures & lives. Voting will not be enough. #Houston

Katy patriot Marsha Kamish honored by Democratic club for both protest & electoral work. Both essential in difficult days ahead. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

If Texas Democratic legislators can be placed under 24/7 police, locked in Capitol & Senate Dem. leader denied floor to speak about losing Congressional seats-How can they protect us? We are going to win the long difficult conflict ahead. But it’s going to be up to us. Each of us are the main act.

If a Democratic president starting sending Blue state national guard troops to occupy a red city as a power grab, the GOP officials in that state would arrest the invading guard troops to send a message that they are defending their sovereignty.

We are preparing for elections & suspensions of civil liberties ongoing/accelerating. I don't know who on our side disputes that anymore. Is extra burden, but here we are. Rank & file folks are doing this already & electeds need to be in same place. Elections & fight for rights intertwined already.

Here is current Houston Democracy Project Grassroots Freedom Calendar! The focus is always on events organized outside elected officials & establishment networks. Nobody is coming to organize most of us. The next action is when you organize it. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

Houston Democracy Project says don’t believe abything the right says about Harris County Democratic Party Judges & the judges are already on the ‘26 campaign trail. We can’t allow law & order be defined by the horrible right. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

I’ll be on @egbertowillies.com Politics Done Right tomorrow morning, 8/21 from 6-7. Houston Democracy Project weekly hour. Discuss local politics as impact fight for democracy. Part of Hou. Democracy Project. Can listen KPFT radio, stream or any point on Egberto’s YouTube. #Houston

It is a mistake to allow authoritarians to have you sign a permission slip to make use of your rights & then to conduct the people's business under that coercion. That is not the right example with our freedom on the line.

Houston Democracy Project Blog says TX. House Dems. who signed permission slips & consented to police supervision, gave away an autonomy that belongs not to them, but to people they serve. How can fight police state while consenting to police state tactics? #TxLege www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

John Cornyn Houston Office Protest, Week 445, tomorrow, 8/19, 5300 Memorial Dr., 11:30-1. Trump takes over DC, ICE can abduct anyone, Trump orders Abbott to take away representation. We must show up visibly & confidently for selves no matter aggression of right. Voting will not be enough. #Houston

We are bankrupting our communities to pay for police that could be federalized at any point by Trump & certainly here in Houston for a firefighters union that does not share our values and that does not offer any solidarity to federal employees who are having their unions busted. #Houston

The closer we move to authoritarianism, the more it'll be apparent that we must show up for ourselves and that elected officials are in a support role for our actions.

Houston Democracy Project Blog reports on two rank & file led protests in the Houston area, as we oppose the authoritarians looking to take our representation, our rights & our lives. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

Houston Democracy Project Blog says fully establishment guy like Gene Wu telling us conventional political system won’t be what wins fight ahead. He says “Get off your ass.” We have 1st & 2nd Amendment rights & capacity to organize ourselves on our terms. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

Most of the work to oppose the authoritarianism is being done by rank & file volunteers outside of party and conventional organizing structures. (An exception is local Democratic clubs which are also all rank & file.) And most of the work is being done by women.

An intent of the Trump city takeovers is a mass displacement of people and control of real estate. They want to repopulate Washington with people they like. Just like the intent to sell off Gaza.

Today’s Houston Democracy Project Blog is current Project Houston-Area Grassroots Events List. Goal is highlight rank & file led protest and actions outside elected officials & their networks. We must show up ourselves. Next action is when you organize it. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...

New Uvalde school shooting records — nearly 12GB — come as part of a settlement in a yearslong lawsuit that news organizations, including ProPublica and @texastribune.org, brought against state and local governments. We continue to seek records from the state Department of Public Safety.

John Cornyn Houston Office Protest, Week 444, tomorrow, 8/12, 5300 Memorial Dr., 11:30-1. Cornyn calls on FBI to abduct Texas Reps. & Trump takes over DC. We must show up visibly & confidently for ourselves no matter aggression of the right. #Houston

Keith Ellison, MN Attorney General: Holding Trump accountable & supporting the working class #NN25 MN Attorney General Keith Ellison discussed holding Trump and his administration accountable at Netroots Nation 2025. More importantly, he stressed the need to talk to and support the working class.

Hou. Democracy Project will moderate forum held by Indivisible Kingwood with Judges Morris & Cornelio. Focus is how losing debates on law & order to party led by felon insurrectionist & judges need succinct plain-language appeal to voters. Details in post. #Houston www.neilaquino.com/houston-demo...