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Egberto, thanks for the context of your personal history. Very helpful. regarding the election, you wrote: "When women and people of color or any American of conscience vote for Donald Trump, they are complicit in a status quo that marginalizes many identities. Voting for VP Kamala Harris on November 5th will change that trajectory."

That's possible, but my hope is tempered by a long history of moral corruption in both major parties, crushing progressive candidates and actions at almost every step.

Further, essentially we have three choices: a red pro-genocide candidate, a blue pro-genocide candidate, and a green anti-genocide candidate. Universal healthcare, Medicare for All? There's the red anti-M4A candidate, the blue anti-M4 candidate, and a green pro-M4A candidate.

If you live in Texas, one of 43 non-swing states, and if you haven't yet voted, I urge you to cast a protest vote against pro-genocide moral monstrosities. That's for President. You can do this with a clear conscience because -- thanks to our corrupt electoral system --your vote for president won't affect the White House. In practical terms it won't matter.

On the other hand, I urge you to vote blue down the rest of our loooong ballot, because those races DO matter -- including (and especially) voting Dem for US Senate, in a longshot bid to get rid of Ted Cruz. Thank you.

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