More on Arizona’s bogus audit

Biden won. They refuse to accept it.

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What the group running Arizona GOP's election audit tried to keep secret https://t.co/iUoFrPVkgf
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) April 30, 2021

The judge said he isn’t convinced that auditors, who were hired to recount the 2020 election ballots in Maricopa County, Ariz., are upholding voter secrecyhttps://t.co/GP6WBHKJfn
— POLITICO (@politico) April 28, 2021

In my career I have participated in more than a dozen state-wide recounts and audits. Nothing that is happening in Arizona resembles a legitimate recount or audit.
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) April 28, 2021

You lost Arizona, former President Trump. Arizona election officials and Governor @dougducey followed the law in certifying that loss. That's how representative democracy works.https://t.co/Z9OrSqs9F0
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) April 26, 2021

Trump-supporting Republicans concerned about election security and transparency, want to restore conservative voters’ confidence …

By conducting a secret audit with secret methods w/ no transparency and run by a conspiracy theorist with no experience.https://t.co/4RjDJmpNIQ
— Nicolas Falacci (@NickFalacci) April 26, 2021

It’s not baffling. They don’t want people to vote.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) April 26, 2021

Covers: Morning Dew

“Morning Dew” by Bonnie Dobson was released in 1962. The Grateful Dead covered it on their first album in 1967.

Morning Dew — how Bonnie Dobson reclaimed her anti-war song — FT.com

The Story Behind The Songs: Bonnie Dobson – Morning Dew | Louder (loudersound.com)

Morning Dew | Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (cshf.ca)

Covers: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” was on 1968’s Beatles White Album. The 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame version is famous for Prince’s guitar solo. A new version of it is now on YouTube.

An alternate video edit of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction performance of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", featuring one of Prince's most-beloved guitar solos, was recently uploaded to YouTube. Features shots focused more on Prince's performance. https://t.co/7pjjuiErrF
— Anil Dash 💉 (@anildash) April 29, 2021

Washington Post article on the woman in the Kent State 1970 photo

Great article

"But Mary Ann cannot remember the first time she saw the photo; she has no memory of the moment when she became the most famous unknown person in the world." @McCormickWrites @washingtonpost https://t.co/JI6PHuXy8X #longreads
— Longreads (@Longreads) April 23, 2021

Covers: I Call Your Name

“I Call Your Name” is a Lennon-McCartney song but was released first by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.

538 on how Republicans benefit from the unevenness of our political institutions

Great article

How the unevenness of America's democracy threatens to unravel it, by @baseballot, @elena___mejia and me:https://t.co/GnK08hqmfG

Or, in other words, how Republicans have harnessed political institutions to gain power without winning a majority of votes.
— Laura Bronner (@laurabronner) April 29, 2021

What video did they watch?

Chauvin clearly murdered Floyd. This is another case of Republicans denying facts and there is probably racism in here, too.

Views on Chauvin verdict via @CNN poll:

Democrats:
97% satisfied
2% dissatisfied

Republicans:
53% satisfied
40% dissatisfied
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 28, 2021

46 percent of Republicans think the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict is wrong pic.twitter.com/d6b5FW3FaB
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 25, 2021

More on guns

So far this year, the U.S. has seen at least six mass shootings, including Thursday night's violence at an Indianapolis FedEx facility.

A look at 2021's mass shootings: https://t.co/OX9lWRPbc6
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 17, 2021

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This shouldn’t matter… But let me show you why it does:

A thread. https://t.co/5UQdgCONqR
— Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) April 17, 2021

Another mass shooting in America.

🇺🇸Pop. 330 million
🇬🇧Pop. 65 million

🇺🇸Gun homicides (2020): 19,380
🇬🇧Gun homicides (2020): 28

5x the population.
692x more gun homicides.

58: killed in one Vegas shooting
59: killed in all UK terrorism since 2010

Why? It's the guns.
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) April 16, 2021

There have been 45 mass shootings in America since March 14.

45.https://t.co/QgEgaEK77Z
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) April 16, 2021

.@Cnn graphic of the other pandemic. @NewDay pic.twitter.com/5cLmQKOOrb
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) April 16, 2021

Republicans will prevent meaningful gun safety reform

If they weren’t moved by the deaths of children, the deaths in houses of worship and mass shootings of dozens of people at a time, nothing will make them pass better gun safety laws.

BTW, we have had some gun ballot measures the last few years. I wrote on them (https://t.co/2FYroYZGVi). Their performance was generally suggestive that the public is very divided on gun control.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) April 18, 2021

You have to be out of your mind at this point to believe that the American people need to be more heavily armed. Or a Supreme Court justice, I guess. https://t.co/u5pdOYvqdy
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 26, 2021

Americans respond to rash of mass shootings by breaking another gun sales record https://t.co/5OXQvfGN0y
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 26, 2021

NRA launches $2 million campaign to oppose Biden gun-control agenda https://t.co/ESGVVD1swK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 22, 2021

Good morning.

The United States does not have more mental illness than other countries.

It has more guns.
— Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiNBC) April 18, 2021

Gun deaths per year (most recent year available):

United States: 39,682

India: 3,655

Canada: 695

Spain: 282

Australia: 229

UK: 107

Japan: 9https://t.co/BUK7mhci29
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 18, 2021

In 1994, President Bill Clinton banned assault weapons: mass shooting deaths went down by 42%.

In 2004, the GOP Congress let the ban purposely expire: mass shooting deaths spiked over 220% and have been climbing ever since.#GunReformNow
— Andrea Junker ® (@Strandjunker) April 18, 2021

Texans own among the highest number of guns per capita: at least 21 per 1,000 people.

If more guns and fewer laws made Texas safer, it would be the safest state. Instead, it has high rates of gun suicide and homicide, and is home to 4 of the 10 deadliest mass shootings. #txlege https://t.co/pDe3XU6RYg
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 18, 2021

The Republican response to mass shootings and murders by police will be to make guns easier to get

That’s what they want to do and I’m afraid that the Supreme Court will help them this year.

America has had 147 mass shootings in 2021 alone.

Texas wants to make it even easier for people to carry guns.

Madness.

In historic vote, Texas House signs-off on bill letting people carry handguns without a license https://t.co/afhCKRdCut
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) April 16, 2021

Most Americans back tougher gun laws, but support among Republicans plummets even after Atlanta, Boulder shootings, exclusive poll finds https://t.co/3xjWgDPosw
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 24, 2021

Half prioritize gun violence laws, down from its post-Parkland level; 32% say Biden is doing too little, while an identical share say he's doing too much in terms of enacting laws to try to reduce gun violence (@AllisonDe_Jong @LangerResearch ABC News) https://t.co/iz9zVxRsXU pic.twitter.com/iiyZJv6BwS
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) April 28, 2021

Nine in 10 Americans (89%) – including 98% of Democrats, 88% of independents and 84% of Republicans – say they support requiring background checks for all gun buyers via new Quinnipiac poll.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 15, 2021

This still won’t move Republicans in Congress

Majorities of Black adults (75%), Asian adults (72%) and Hispanic adults (65%) say that gun laws should be stricter, compared with 45% of White adults. https://t.co/TLNaz34qGL pic.twitter.com/yTh01NQx7r
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) April 21, 2021

Two policies that would restrict access to guns garner clear majority support from both Republicans and Democrats: preventing those with mental illnesses from purchasing guns and subjecting private gun and gun show sales to background checks. https://t.co/YcGaNbfBUT pic.twitter.com/JpKJ1CDjfw
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) April 20, 2021

The US has many more shootings than other countries but doesn’t have a higher rate of mental illness.