Covers: Long Black Veil

I was reminded of this song by this Twitter post. “Long Black Veil” was recorded in 1959 by Lefty Frizzell. The version i know best is the 1968 recording by the Band on Music from Big Pink. I saw them perform it live in 1974. They also performed it at Woodstock.

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Remembering @JohnnyCash on his birthday with a clip of "The Long Black Veil" on the Johnny Cash Show in July 1969. pic.twitter.com/DLWVwlTgWb
— Joni Mitchell (@jonimitchell) February 26, 2021

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I don’t know if this from the afternoon show (which I saw) or the evening show. I do remember that they played the song.

Ron Johnson gets worse

I didn’t think that was possible.

“I don’t know any Trump supporter who would have done what the rioters did.” — Senator Ron Johnson, lying through his mask like there was no tomorrow. https://t.co/H7z17motoe
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 22, 2021

GOP Sen Ron Johnson complained angrily early this year that Democratic colleague Gary Peters had accused him of spreading Russian propaganda

but report by US intelligence officials last week showed that spreading Russian propaganda is exactly what he did https://t.co/jVYSNqK1Mk
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 22, 2021

The remarkable endurance of lies in 21st century America: https://t.co/ykEK0Mjwuh
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) March 21, 2021

Ron Johnson just keeps digging. His latest howler:

"I don’t know any Trump supporter who would have done what the rioters did.”

Rs need to stop lying about this fundamental truth: Trump tried to incite the violent overthrow of US democracy.

My latest:https://t.co/efvev9EJGX
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 22, 2021

There’s ignorance. There’s uber-ignorance. And then there’s full-scale Ron Johnson ignorance. pic.twitter.com/ucCIqS8emf
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) March 22, 2021

I will rename the blog and replace the picture

Enough about Trump. I just need to move on. The only things about him worth covering are his legal and financial problems. I doubt he goes to jail but I hope he winds up there.

Voter suppression plans in Georgia

Republicans are unhappy that Democrats won both Senate races so they are trying to prevent future Democratic wins by employing voter suppression. Even some big companies know this is wrong.

Breaking: Georgia House passes 95 page GOP voter suppression bill allowing GOP takeover of state/county election boards, unlimited challenges to voter eligibility, restricting drop boxes & making it crime to give voters food & water in line
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 25, 2021

Backing down: Leading Georgia legislators plan to maintain Sunday voting and no-excuse absentee voting. https://t.co/P635ZBCLRQ
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 19, 2021

BREAKING

The Metro Atlanta Chamber, which represents the state's biggest corporations, just released a new statement on legislative efforts to restrict voting.

The Chamber says legislation must "maximize voter participation, remove obstacles and maintain election integrity." pic.twitter.com/jolcdoeP6A
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 19, 2021

UPDATE: @CocaCola says they now OPPOSE the voter suppression bills in the Georgia legislature.

This is a big change from 24 hours ago, which is the last time I heard from themhttps://t.co/58Ql3X8CIA pic.twitter.com/9C7cwVmdvI
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 15, 2021

The Atlanta terrorist purchased his gun the same day he murdered 8 people. You cannot register and vote on the same day in Georgia.
— Deacon Blues (@DeaconBlues0) March 19, 2021

BREAKING: a new 93-page bill has been introduced in #Georgia. This omnibus voter suppression bill combines nearly every tactic to disfranchise Blk voters that we’ve seen to date. Advocates rec’d only 1 hour’s notice b4 the hearing. This is a hijacking of democracy in plain sight.
— Janai Nelson (@JNelsonLDF) March 17, 2021

UPDATE: @HomeDepot is trying its best to HAVE IT BOTH WAYS on Georgia's voter suppression bills.

The Georgia Chamber said it was "in opposition" to voting restrictions and @HomeDepot told the WashPost (and me) it was "aligned" w/that

So far so good.
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 16, 2021

BREAKING

The voter suppression bills in the Georgia legislature appear to be hitting some roadblocks.

Republicans have abandoned their plan to end no excuse absentee voting.

Now, a key House committee hearing on what's left of the proposal has been abruptly canceled. pic.twitter.com/TJJKzgI3AC
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 15, 2021

New roadside billboards in Atlanta are urging Coca-Cola, Home Depot and other Georgia-based corporations to oppose voting restrictions proposed by Republican state lawmakers https://t.co/gm3i1tvHkV
— CNN (@CNN) March 15, 2021

Here we go. https://t.co/XED0j7c4sn
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) March 14, 2021

Legislation introduced by Georgia Republicans would, among other effects:

• end no-excuse absentee voting
• move ballot drop boxes
• limit in-person early voting

Stacey Abrams calls it "a redux of Jim Crow in a suit and tie." https://t.co/GxvvETS4WG
— Axios (@axios) March 14, 2021

Comparison between Biden stimulus and Trump tax cuts

This is an excellent chart showing who benefitted from the Trump tax cuts and Biden’s American Rescue Plan.

This chart explains the difference between Democrats and Republicans. It compares who benefits from the Trump tax cuts versus who will benefit from the American Rescue Plan. pic.twitter.com/YkEeUtNY1k
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 20, 2021

More 1/6 videos

Must watch – especially haunting in light of the fact that 12 republicans refused to award medals to law enforcement this week https://t.co/AlFBP9B0w1
— Nicolle Wallace (@NicolleDWallace) March 21, 2021

Ron Johnson said he wasn’t afraid on Jan. 6. “I knew those were people that love this country, that truly respect law enforcement,” he said

The @FBI has released video of what those people did to police officers that day. Viewer discretion is advised. https://t.co/EeU1CJwzyJ
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) March 18, 2021

EXCLUSIVE- Our report just filed on new video we obtained of alleged baseball bat attack by Maryland man at US Capitol Insurrection https://t.co/ps5W5ceaSX pic.twitter.com/3C3z39kLio
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) March 18, 2021

THIS IS WHAT AN INSURRECTION SOUNDS LIKE. DC judge orders release of more video from January 6th. The audio is as powerful as the visual images pic.twitter.com/WJHGy3y31S
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) March 16, 2021

The FBI has released videos showing 10 people suspected of some of the most violent attacks on police officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

It's asking the public for help identifying the assailants.https://t.co/DpfDPyxj9T
— NPR (@NPR) March 18, 2021

Footage from the January 6 riot at the US Capitol shows a close ally of Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene inside the building https://t.co/87KV9KfMTE
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 24, 2021

John Cheever, Raymond Carver, and the liquor store in Iowa City

This site has several posts on the time authors John Cheever and Raymond Carver spent drinking while in residence at the University of Iowa.

LitCity (uiowa.edu)

My favorite lines:

Because Cheever had no car, Carver provided transportation on their twice-weekly booze runs. They liked to arrive at the liquor store just as the clerk was unlocking for the day.

Now that’s alcoholism.

They were both excellent writers. Carver wrote great stories. I haven’t read his poems. Cheever wrote novels and stories. I would start with his stories.

Collections by both are part of the Library of America

Raymond Carver | Library of America (loa.org)

John Cheever | Library of America (loa.org)

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Here's Raymond Carver reading “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love." https://t.co/dgL7S4j1On
— Literary Hub (@lithub) May 22, 2020

Baltimore Salt Boxes 3/20/21

Baltimore Artists Gives Salt Boxes A Makeover — And Here Are Our Favorites

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Baltimore Salt Box Wooden Set

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The latest salt boxes

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Fresh Salt Box alert 🚨 Shorty, pull ya mask up! #pullyamaskup @MayorBMScott @shortman_9 @BmoreCityDOT #saltboxart pic.twitter.com/RxcOSn0ixr
— Juliet Ames (@thebrokenplate) January 9, 2021

me and the goat just HAD to jump in on the baltimore salt box game. pic.twitter.com/nYZYMPT5fa
— derek hargest (@DerekFromBmore) March 13, 2021

Baltimore Salt Box Wooden Set

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More on the filibuster

Everyone is talking about the filibuster. I’ve gotten so many questions about what it means and where it comes from. Here's my Filibuster 101 piece https://t.co/9pZn9Pu4lm
— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) March 17, 2021

"I don't think that you have to eliminate the filibuster, you have to do it what it used to be when I first got to the Senate back in the old days," Biden said. "You had to stand up and command the floor; you had to keep talking." https://t.co/MgfU2IMjJr
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 17, 2021

reminder that mcconnell is full of crap and that the routine supermajority requirement for legislation is about 14 years old at this point. it’s not the essence of anything. https://t.co/eL6DjnIQax
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) March 13, 2021

An interesting dynamic is developing in the Manchin/SInema drama. Surely they expected there to be a robust constituency urging them on. But the fact that folks like David Brooks, Max Boot & David Frum are siding against the filibuster suggests that constituency might not exist.
— Adam Jentleson 🎈 (@AJentleson) February 16, 2021

Rather than encouraging compromise, the filibuster gives a skilled tactician like McConnell the ability to simply paralyze the Senate.

That is not power that should not be vouchsafed to this nihilistic Machiavellian. https://t.co/ucbRkGg15U
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) February 15, 2021

The filibuster was mortally wounded in 2013. It's only a matter of time before it formally croaks.https://t.co/Z6Ay5n6Ys3
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) August 13, 2019

Wow: Harry Reid calls for abolishing the filibuster, writing, "The filibuster is suffocating the will of the American people. To save our country's future, Democrats must abolish this arcane Senate rule." https://t.co/4ObRN0vzqh
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) August 12, 2019