Majority supports tax increases to pay for infrastructure

Republicans oppose tax increases to pay for infrastructure. Once again, they are blocking what the public wants.

Lots of discussion today on the Hill about how to pay for much needed infrastructure.

I'm just going to leave this here. pic.twitter.com/MwzLtUguNn
— Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) June 9, 2021

Do you support or oppose raising taxes on corporations in order to pay for improvements to the nation's infrastructure?

Support 61%
Oppose 32%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 5/18-24/21)https://t.co/K3LiwFoewK
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) May 26, 2021

Morning Consult poll:

65% of registered voters support funding Biden's infrastructure plan through higher taxes on corporations.

That includes 42% of Republican voters.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 9, 2021

Buried in the new Morning Consult/Politico poll is an eye-popping statistic: Voters by a 2-to-1 margin prefer a $3 trillion infrastructure bill that includes tax hikes on $400K+ and corporations over one that excludes those tax hikes.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 31, 2021

Majorities of Americans support raising taxes on corporations and high-income individuals to pay for Biden’s plans to spend more money on infrastructure, health care and child care, according to a new Monmouth University poll. https://t.co/vBtSAfI425
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) April 26, 2021

A new poll found that most people support Biden's larger infrastructure plan funded through raising corporate taxes, as opposed to the smaller GOP plan funded through user fees, which would affect everyone, including low-income working people.https://t.co/EDg4gywXpT
— Truthout (@truthout) June 9, 2021

BREAKING: Rich people rule out tax hikes on rich people. https://t.co/3qfDIVWQNr
— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) June 10, 2021

Only six home runs hit to the second deck in left field in Camden Yards

Maikel Franco became the sixth player to hit a home run to the second deck in left field in the Orioles stadium which opened in 1992. Franco’s monster shot was hit on Tuesday.

The others were hit by Manny Machado (shown below) , Mark Reynolds, Edwin Encarnacion, Rex Hudler, and Pete Alonso

Juan Gonzalez hit one to the third deck in the 1993 Home Run Derby. I was there and it was amazing.

MAIKY MOONSHOT TO THE SECOND DECK! pic.twitter.com/RfDBHoluba
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) June 9, 2021

I think Pete Alonso got all of that. Landed in the club level down the left-field line, which is very rare territory. Just the fifth homer in the second deck in the history of Camden Yards. #Orioles
— Luke Jones (@BaltimoreLuke) September 2, 2020

Texas made it easier to carry guns

Disgraceful

Texas Republican leaders promised action on gun safety after the El Paso mass shooting. Instead, they passed permitless carry, which allows people to carry hidden, loaded handguns in public without a background check or training. #TXlege https://t.co/hAzMztBdJb
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 6, 2021

Texas Republicans found just 16 cases of false addresses on registration forms out of 11 million votes in 2020 & tried to pass country's worst voter suppression law

Texas had 3,683 gun deaths in 2019 & legislature passed bill allowing Texans to carry guns without a permit
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) June 1, 2021

Texas Republicans in the House and the Senate, most of whom work day jobs and convene every two years for 140 days to pass legislation, took an ultraconservative turn this season, banning abortions and loosening gun laws. https://t.co/1JBgASRmK2
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) June 2, 2021

Today is #NationalGunViolenceAwarenessDay. Texas has had 4 of the top 10 mass shootings. In response, Texas Republicans passed permitless carry, making it easier for criminals to access dangerous weapons. Enough is enough. We need common sense gun reforms. #WearOrange @MomsDemand pic.twitter.com/mxMKlYeA6X
— Ann Johnson (@VoteAnnJohnson) June 4, 2021

NEW: Texas police just arrested a white supremacist in Kerrville – outside San Antonio – who was planning a mass shooting at a Walmart.

Last week, Texas lawmakers voted to remove background check and training requirements for concealed carry. #txlege https://t.co/1jxI4mw6Xv
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) May 31, 2021

The phony Arizona audit

Do you really think the phony audit will find there was no fraud? They already decided there was fraud before they started. Other states are visiting them and this attempt to overturn the election is spreading. https://t.co/NaQPfdamt4
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 9, 2021

Legislators from SEVEN states have now visited the Arizona audit, or will today. Colorado state Rep. Ron Hanks was just on the floor, Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase is coming by in a bit. "I’ll be bringing this information back to Virginia," she says.
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) June 10, 2021

Republicans will block universal background checks

I guess Republicans are fine with all of the mass shootings. Universal background checks won't solve all of the problems but they would help. Most voters, even Republicans, support them. https://t.co/7XBjD5lbJh
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 9, 2021

It's so frustrating to see Republicans block bills that even their voters support. I guess this is payment for all of the NRA money Republicans have received. https://t.co/5gfKhh78Vl
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 9, 2021

Phantom World Series tickets

Phantom World Series tickets are tickets that are printed in advance for teams that could make the World Series but ultimately don’t. I have two sets of postseason tickets I bought on eBay.

In 1980, the Orioles won 100 games but finished three games behind the Yankees in the AL East. The Orioles started 28-30 and then went 72-32.

In 1982, the Orioles finished one game behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the AL East when they lost on the last day of the season. The Orioles still went 94-68 and won the World Series in 1983.

Baltimore City Hall

Baltimore City Hall was completed in 1875.

These are picture I took in the 1970s after City Hall had been remodeled.

Baltimore City Hall, Holliday Street, Baltimore, Baltimore (Independent City), MD (loc.gov)

For Baltimore, a brand new mystery from a grand old building. https://t.co/6G8D3JS0mc
— Dan Rodricks, At Large (@DanRodricks) October 29, 2021

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The cover of a booklet that was published when City Hall was remodeled in 1976.

Republicans don’t want to find out the truth about Trump’s role in the insurrection

Maybe the House will find out the truth.

New reporting:

The new Senate report on Jan 6 security failures was carefully negotiated to win GOP buy-in, which required minimizing the importance of Trump's lies about the election and the real motive of the rioters, a Dem aide tells me.

Details here:https://t.co/zlCMEZoV20
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 8, 2021

Sen. James Lankford rejected calls for broad Jan. 6 probe and to look into Trump’s role into attack, telling me doing so would amount to “political voyeurism at this point rather than actually to figure out what we are trying to discern.” The new report steered clear of Trump
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 8, 2021

Sources tell CNN that in order for this report to have support from both parties, the language had to be carefully crafted. That included excluding the word "insurrection," which does not appear outside of quotes and footnotes. https://t.co/kVgGg4ZzCp
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 8, 2021

A senate report on Jan 6 with zero examination of Trump’s role and banishment of the word “insurrection”. https://t.co/8ZcyBL6tnZ
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) June 8, 2021

Sen. @lisamurkowski threw cold water on the idea of Republicans somehow getting behind an independent commission — telling me "I think we've already had that vote"
— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) June 8, 2021

CNN: Conservatives more likely to believe false news, new study finds

Conservatives more likely to believe false news, another study finds – CNN

Vaccine stats 6/8/21

All but 1 of the 39 congressional districts where at least 60% of residents have received a vaccine are represented by Democrats.

By contrast, Republicans represent all but 2 of the 30 districts where fewer than one-third of residents are vaccinated. https://t.co/xtrqbgfbL4
— POLITICO (@politico) June 8, 2021

The states where children are getting the Covid-19 vaccine? The same states where adults are getting vaccinated… Correlation is over +0.9. This will only serve to exacerbate the blue/red state gap on vaccinations. https://t.co/Ay5vm0e18V pic.twitter.com/qYu75S64oD
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) May 31, 2021

The Black vaccination rate has outstripped the White vaccination rate in 40 states since early May, according to Bloomberg's vaccine tracker https://t.co/kpdmaqUJGm
— Tara Lachapelle (@taralach) June 4, 2021

The country’s declining covid-19 case rates present an unrealistically optimistic perspective for half of the nation — the half that is still not vaccinated. https://t.co/3EBFmjw1uk
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 22, 2021

Here's what the counties leading the country in vaccinations all have in common. https://t.co/hfh33O2tu8
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 29, 2021