Conservatives want to expand gun rights – They’re wrong

So conservatives respond to mass shootings and shootings by police by trying to expand gun rights. This is the opposite of what should be done.

The Supreme Court willingness to hear this case is a result of the court’s more conservative lean because of the seats Republicans stole.

The Supreme Court's conservatives may have the votes to expand Second Amendment rights https://t.co/e8s2PcrHII
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 26, 2021

I wrote a big explainer on everything that is at stake now that this Supreme Court has taken up a Second Amendment case.https://t.co/XJhhegDRdW
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) April 26, 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

The right-wing meat lie

This is too stupid. Just another right-wing lie about Biden’s policies. This is right there with their nonsense on Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head. How can Biden negotiate with liars?

Monday: Nonsense about Biden trying to dictate people’s meat consumption is widely debunked, Fox News anchor admits on air that it’s wrong

Wednesday: The top House Republican goes on Fox News and says Biden is trying to dictate people’s meat consumption https://t.co/U2u9JNOHKh
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 29, 2021

A vivid illustration of how the misinformation meme machine works: Take an obscure study, distort its findings, attribute them to your political adversary. https://t.co/QBEH7qQrq5
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) April 26, 2021

There is no Biden plan to force Americans to eat less red meat. The policy Fox discussed on at least five shows on Friday and Saturday, and that Republican governors and members of Congress have denounced, is completely imaginary.

A fact check: https://t.co/Ur4CLoWz0U
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 26, 2021

Biden’s climate plan doesn’t ban meat. But baseless claims left Republicans fuming: "Stay out of my kitchen" https://t.co/4dpt3RxTc7
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 26, 2021

❌ No, President Joe Biden's climate plan does not include cutting 90% of red meat from Americans' diets by 2030. https://t.co/cIHGBN7XXu pic.twitter.com/Y8caIJ2Wpr
— snopes.com (@snopes) April 26, 2021

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack dismissed a myth spread by conservative media that Biden intends to stop Americans from eating burgers and steaks as part of his plans to combat climate changehttps://t.co/97ENxGEY8M
— POLITICO (@politico) April 26, 2021

Saw Greg Abbott comment on this fake "Biden plan" yesterday – it's a Daily Mail listicle based on a 2020 U of M paper unrelated to Biden. But colleagues point out today that Idaho's gov also jumped on, and Nikki Haley's group created a meme for her to RT pic.twitter.com/ksoYAeXHd5
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) April 26, 2021

Fox gently acknowledges that its coverage about Biden supposedly trying to force Americans to eat less red meat wasn't accurate: "A graphic and a script incorrectly implied that it was part of Biden's plan for dealing with climate change. That is not the case." pic.twitter.com/iClZSk8P4M
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) April 26, 2021

How a false claim about beef and Biden’s climate plan spread (yahoo.com)

The Andy Hawkins no-hitter

Andy Hawkins threw a unique no-hitter in 1990. Because of errors and walks, he lost 4-0! He only pitched eight innings so it no longer counts as a no-hitter but it was a remarkable baseball game.

Remembering Andy Hawkins’ Not No-Hitter On July 1, 1990 (audacy.com)

This tweet thread reminded me of it today:

We now have the official historian of MLB on record, saying this should have been a no-hitter.

That's good enough for me! https://t.co/fd7sa0S8j9
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) April 26, 2021

The entire game:

34 years ago today, one of those weird baseball things happened pic.twitter.com/50UhtBowsV
— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) July 1, 2024

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Covers: Strange Fruit

“Strange Fruit” will always be associated with Billie Holiday.

"Strange Fruit," a protest song about lynching made famous by Billie Holiday, was written not by an African American activist, but by a Jewish high school teacher from New York.@CBSMMiller looks at the song's backstory. Warning, the photo that inspired the song is disturbing. pic.twitter.com/Ieu6GFJjsm
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) April 24, 2021

Bettye LaVette – Strange Fruit (Official Live Video) – YouTube

Republicans want to crack down on protests

They’re fine with the Trump mob insurrection. They just don’t want anyone who disagrees with them to protest.

New research finds 100 pieces of legislation introduced since George Floyd's death aimed at increasing punishments for activity associated with protesting. https://t.co/gC23NmYVEs pic.twitter.com/SzSwsvhWOW
— Philip Bump (@pbump) May 14, 2021

There are now nearly 100 gop bills to criminalize free speech. Several try to give legal immunity to people who drive their cars into protesters.

If we saw this in Venezuela or Burma we’d say it’s authoritarian. This is the republican party. pic.twitter.com/tXZBnaJcnw
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) April 24, 2021

Opinion | @DeanObeidallah: Apparently, the GOP is not satisfied with simply enacting laws that will make it more challenging for people of color to vote; they now want to make it more difficult for people to publicly organize and march. – @MSNBCDaily https://t.co/nRgD9O7Mbo
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 24, 2021

There's a lot of competition but Republicans creating a right to run over protesters is one of the most alarming trends in American politics right now https://t.co/bUdwjndxIp
— 'Weird Alex' Pareene (@pareene) April 24, 2021

In 2021, lawmakers in 34 states have introduced more than 80 anti-protest bills, the vast majority of them drafted by Republicans.

And so far, four Republican governors have signed the measures into law, including in the state of Florida. https://t.co/raHVr6BIjC
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) April 23, 2021

The bill grants civil and criminal immunity to drivers who unintentionally injure or kill protesters while driving away from a riot. https://t.co/sH1aZpUoe3
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 23, 2021

“For Republican activists in 2021, any manifestation of progressive power — whether it be a street demonstration, corporate statement, or Democratic election victory — is itself a form of unlawful disorder” https://t.co/Qlhn0YnT96
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) April 22, 2021

“The GOP is waging a two-front war on the First Amendment…GOP legislatures and governors are moving hard to vitiate the rights of protesters.”https://t.co/3ZOEC4Uo8g
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 22, 2021

G.O.P. Bills Target Protesters (and Absolve Motorists Who Hit Them) https://t.co/kJ0PFRYEud
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) April 21, 2021

The Big Lie is here to stay

Most Republicans will never admit that Biden won a fair election. This is very harmful. They won’t negotiate with him if they don’t think he is legitimate. From now on, I expect Republicans will never accept the results if they lose. They’re still doing a 2020 recount in Arizona. I expect school textbooks in red states to say the election was stolen. This will be similar to the way that the South has a different view of the Civil War.

A new CNN poll shows 30% of Americans don't think President Biden legitimately won enough votes in November to be elected. Among Republicans, that number jumps to 70%. @JohnKingCNN explains the impact on Biden's agenda and election laws around the country. pic.twitter.com/d6MUHdkHFs
— Inside Politics (@InsidePolitics) April 30, 2021

February (left). Now (right). pic.twitter.com/Az2iuhKDZV
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) April 30, 2021

70% of Republicans said Biden "did not legitimately win enough votes" in new CNN poll

So, yeahhttps://t.co/8WdeecsTaD
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) April 30, 2021

New poll from @CBSNews @FaceTheNation (@YouGov) shows 70% of Republicans still believe Trump's Big Lie that Biden is not the legitimate winner of the White House. It still shocks & disgusts me that millions of Americans would embrace such a dangerous untruth.
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) April 25, 2021

Trump supporters could be incited to future violence by his continued promotion of 2020 election lies, the Justice Department and judges say https://t.co/GhWhp14f3R
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 24, 2021

It's been six months and the futility of linking to all of the long-debunked claims that people pop up with is obvious. That's how beliefs like the one tracked by CNN take hold: the right-wing information system provides enough energy to weather efforts to inject reality.
— Philip Bump (@pbump) April 30, 2021

Public Religion Research Institute poll clearly identifies ground zero for Donald Trump's election lie

was the 2020 election stolen from Trump?

white evangelicals: 61% yes

everyone else: 24% yes
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) May 17, 2021

Big lie as campaign speech applause line https://t.co/lOFfspIxXl pic.twitter.com/Buv7EDXeHQ
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 17, 2021

The majority of Americans support voting rights

The Republicans are out of step with the country as a whole with their voter suppression bills.

Pew poll:

61% of Americans support automatically registering all eligible citizens to vote

70% support allowing people convicted of felonies to vote after serving their sentences

78% support making early, in-person voting available for at least two weeks prior to Election Day
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 23, 2021

More Trump mob people will be charged

Too bad they didn’t arrest them at the Capitol.

At least 100 more people are expected to be charged for taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In February, we reviewed more than 230 cases, with court documents revealing the first look at the roles and intentions of women during the insurrection.https://t.co/NUHZg0u1Qq
— 19thnews (@19thnews) April 23, 2021

NEW: The Justice Dept. now expects to charge more than 500 people with taking part in the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol. https://t.co/4JZhrM55UR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 23, 2021

Never complain about your parents because theoretically these two could be your parents. 👇🏻 https://t.co/tDwSHTgdV3
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) April 23, 2021

“Robert Chapman” of Carmel, New York was texting with his potential date on Bumble as he stormed the Capitol.

He said: “I did storm the Capitol and made it all the way to Statuary Hall”.

She said: "We are not a match" and turned him in. pic.twitter.com/90A17Or54c
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) April 23, 2021

A Texas man arrested for storming the US Capitol and assaulting police officers on January 6 also serves as a Republican Party precinct chair and has been an election poll worker in north Texas https://t.co/tMjSbmyVN9
— CNN (@CNN) April 29, 2021

Covers: Wild Horses

The Rolling Stones version of their song “Wild Horses” was released 50 years ago today on the album Sticky Fingers. The Flying Burrito Brothers version was released a year earlier.

The Rolling Stones' 'Sticky Fingers' turns 50 this week. Hear the Flying Burrito Brothers' version of "Wild Horses," which they cut before the Stones. https://t.co/dkwnVKD2iM
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) April 21, 2021

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Albuquerque turns the Trump campaign unpaid bills over to a debt collector

Good for them. Trump stiffed several cities in 2020. We must make sure he never does this again.

6/6/22 – Trump still hasn’t paid the bills.

Officials in @CityOfMemphis don't want to provide police protection for Donald Trump during his upcoming visit: https://t.co/WugUcQtkbj

This is why: https://t.co/t9XwGH1Pig
— Dave Levinthal (@davelevinthal) June 6, 2022

Oddly, all the campaign’s bills at Trump Hotel DC, Mar-a-Lago, Doral, Bedminster and Trump Tower seem to have gotten paid pretty promptly.

Wonder what the difference could be. https://t.co/oJHfIwi6wJ
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) April 23, 2021

City of Albuquerque refers Trump campaign bill to collection agency https://t.co/EGCPf20ZNY
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) April 23, 2021

Trump Campaign Bill Sent to Mar-a-Lago, Referred to Collections Agency (businessinsider.com)

Trump’s Campaign Paid One City’s Police Bill but Others Keep Waiting (businessinsider.com)