When Texas Fuhrer Greg Abbott signed a law expressly overturning mandated water breaks during heat waves, I struggled to make sense of it. In what possible world was this a good idea? Why was it in the compelling interest of the state to threaten the lives of people who work outside?
As the piece notes, since passing the bill, four workers have died in triple digit heat. Nine prisoners have died, though Texas doesn't give a shit about their lives. Eleven seniors have died in their un-air conditioned homes.
Texas has a lethal heat problem, yet Abbott feels compelled to make it worse? This is similar to Texas' batshit crazy electrical grid that they insist on maintaining.
Is this a defiance against the science of climate change? Is it just more of Serwer's Axoim: The cruelty is the point? Who the fuck would do such a thing?
There's a bit of evidence that if Texas had more robust voter turnout, it might flip to Democrats. Between killing people with heat stroke and killing women who can't access abortions...maybe it's time to vote these sociopaths out of office.
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