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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRed states are cannibals:
Houston Police union tries to recruit NYPD cops âdisgustedâ with Mamdani win
— #TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2025-11-05T23:00:33.000Z
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Red states are cannibals: (Original Post)
applegrove
Nov 5
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pecosbob
(8,233 posts)1. I grew up in Texas...now I wonder if we should erect a wall around it.
Jim__
(15,008 posts)2. Any cops they attract will have to pay Abbott's tariffs.
The Roux Comes First
(1,975 posts)3. For Me, "Parasites" Works Better
And they are parasitic in many ways, including living off the Federal dole in excess of what they contribute in funds to the federal budget far more than is the case for Blue states. We have been picking up the tab for these states full of lunkhead repub voters more worried about whether someone in a "lower" status than they perceive themselves is going to make progress rather than even their own actual interests. Never mind what is good for their community and the country overall.
House of Roberts
(6,313 posts)4. The best thing that could happen to Mamdani,
is if Texas helps to de-MAGAfy the NYPD.
Bristlecone
(10,953 posts)5. What a load is nonsense.