He didn’t include the only one that has some good news for Democrats.
Month: June 2022
Radioman
I had never heard of Radioman until yesterday.
That photo is of Craig Castaldo, aka Radioman. He’s a (formerly) homeless NYC resident, with cameos in over 100 movies and TV shows. The first was The Fisher King, with Robin Williams. There is a documentary about him too. pic.twitter.com/HYyTkyN3i6
— Frank Ⓥ (@slam_bknyc) February 15, 2022
Covers: Stormy Weather
The film Stormy Weather (1943) was on TCM today. Lena Horne sings “Stormy Weather” in the film and she is great. The original version is by Ethel Waters from 1933.
Republicans in Congress don’t want gun safety laws
That’s what I think. They’re afraid of their voters – look how they treated Cornyn.
Republicans are looking for an excuse not to pass any gun safety bill.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 18, 2022
The gun-control movement is better funded than it was a decade ago, coalescing into something candidates organize around. But the NRA remains a powerful organization with years of success in blocking legislative efforts to restrict gun sales. https://t.co/aSZuXKkd5p
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 17, 2022
Many Republicans are upset with him over his work on gun legislation in wake of Uvalde shooting.https://t.co/u8kbJM2h9i
— Jeremy Wallace (@JeremySWallace) June 17, 2022
Just to be clear Republicans are holding up a (modest) deal on gun safety because they want (some) people who were CONVICTED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE or SUBJECT TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER to still be able to buy guns
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 17, 2022
GOP source familiar with gun talks says "it's going to be a "long time before bill text is released." Source blames D staff "for trying to relitigate and reopen issues in the bill text that have already been agreed to in principle at the member level."
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 17, 2022
Dem source disputes that
It is stunning that even as GOP legislatures are OK with banning abortions for rape and incest, GOP senators want domestic abusers to have access to guns. People will die as a result. Of course, it also tells us that the negotiations were a charade, a bait and switch. https://t.co/aLn3QIPCoa
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) June 17, 2022
Senators are racing against the clock to try to nail down the details on a bipartisan gun safety package — with two major sticking points remaining before they leave Capitol Hill for the weekend. https://t.co/CTmBNRNyTQ
— CNN (@CNN) June 17, 2022
Right-wing threats against election officials
Election officials and workers have felt threatened since the 2020 presidential election and the false claims that it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. https://t.co/ANxaGmARpE
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) July 8, 2022
Election officials worry about their safety ahead of the midterms https://t.co/M92zwlcijD
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 17, 2022
A Nebraska man pleaded guilty on charges that he threatened an election official over social media last year, marking the first conviction for a Justice Dept. task force charged with protecting poll workers. https://t.co/xwJKfHaxB8
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) June 16, 2022
Pretty interesting detail here:
— Craig Mauger (@CraigDMauger) June 15, 2022
Michigan officials won't currently say how many voting machines have been taken out of service because of unauthorized access.
The primary is less than 50 days away. https://t.co/PweGlk5zdm
Sadly, this is not an isolated problem, since 2020, the @BrennanCenter has documented an unprecedented spike in threats against election officials and their families. More than 1 in 6 experienced threats. And it is continuing! https://t.co/tx5XVNJTMX
— Wendy Weiser (@WendyRWeiser) June 13, 2022
New column: Dozens of 2020 election deniers are running for state offices that control elections, and the GOP that tried to block Biden's win could take over Congress. Will the Jan. 6 hearings jolt voters? And what if they don't?https://t.co/JuXX3SwUOZ @usatoday @usatodayopinion
— Jill Lawrence (@JillDLawrence) June 7, 2022
"It's an entire architecture."@HeidiReports got tapes this week detailing GOP plans to challenge future elections. It is organized, and coordinated to make "MAGA loyalists to become the worker bees of the election system." #Velshihttps://t.co/T2ldV3WjMj
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) June 4, 2022
Two Arizona elections officials have resigned over threats that began after the 2020 election. https://t.co/oF4oEhzSLG
— Axios (@axios) July 3, 2022
Update on the Trump mob 6/18/22
Tucker often claims "not a single" J6 rioter had a gun. But that's 100% false. Total lie. And there's no reason for it: He could truthfully say "almost no one" had a gun. Instead, he lies. Some rioters had guns, including one who pleaded guilty TODAY –> https://t.co/HNkTUHBNPK pic.twitter.com/19UmtKn7Qs
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) June 17, 2022
NOW: Our new NY Times visual investigation of the Proud Boys shows how dozens of members of the far-right group maneuvered tactically at the Capitol on Jan. 6 in ways not previously known and unlike hundreds of other rioters that day. https://t.co/oH0lsd2D3c
— Alan Feuer (@alanfeuer) June 17, 2022
January 6 rioter pleads guilty to carrying a loaded firearm on US Capitol grounds and assaulting police officers with one of their own batons during the insurrection https://t.co/fs0xaWms7e
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 17, 2022
The man who was captured parading through the US Capitol with a large Confederate flag on January 6 has been found guilty of felonies, along with his son https://t.co/0d7bBifFgH
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 15, 2022
Mastriano is the current Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 14, 2022
Rick Saccone is the guy who blew a 2018 special election against Conor Lamb in a Trump+20 district https://t.co/zNk9X33Zxs
JUST IN: DOJ says Jan. 6 defendant Ryan Samsel (who investigators believe instigated the breach of the Capitol perimeter) has refused a court-ordered medical evaluation and sent a disturbing letter on June 2 about putting “poltions [sic]” through a “woodchipper.” pic.twitter.com/C8YH9bMvH6
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 13, 2022
New Justice Dept report:
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 11, 2022
"The FBI continues to seek the public’s help in identifying more than 350 individuals believed to have committed violent acts on the Capitol grounds, including over 250 who assaulted police officers" pic.twitter.com/KL35XWPInd
Climate tweets 6/18/22
How climate change is making parts of the world too hot and humid to survive
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 18, 2022
https://t.co/lurq4yaBXi
NEW: Yellowstone River flooding greater than 1 in 500 year event, USGS says.
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) June 17, 2022
The West saw an aspect of the climate crisis play out this week that scientists have warned of for years. https://t.co/lrFgWJ0GNc
— CNN (@CNN) June 17, 2022
This year everyone's attention has been focused on Congress passing major climate legislation. But at the same time, state legislatures and Governors have quietly passed new climate and clean energy efforts across the country. Long thread of the wins you may have missed in 2022:
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022
As climate catastrophes multiply, Republicans rethink denialism, Dana @Milbank writes https://t.co/zqp0wdt448
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) June 9, 2022
Climate change is forcing schools to close early for “heat days” https://t.co/n3WBiF0J19
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 5, 2022
House Republicans offer energy and climate plan that would boost fossil fuels, hydropower https://t.co/Om0BWI9LMu
— CNBC (@CNBC) June 3, 2022
Inflation tweet threads by Paul Krugman
A few more thoughts on the current inflation environment — partly to clarify things for myself. Right now we have ~7% inflation (last three months on PCE deflator, annualized); underlying inflation much lower 1/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 18, 2022
A few thoughts on the political economy of inflation, which are deeply unfair — and also may not play out quite how everyone thinks 1/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 17, 2022
Update on gerrymandering in Louisiana 6/18/22
Story: Federal judge will draw new Louisiana congressional map with second Black district after Legislature fails to act. Lawmakers punt after four days of six-day Special Session #lagov #lalege https://t.co/MwfjKXPf7v via @theadvertiser
— Greg Hilburn (@GregHilburn1) June 18, 2022
New: Louisiana officials ask Supreme Court to restore GOP-drawn congressional map that includes just one heavily Black district out of six. Federal district judge ordered creation of second one. Scotus previously reinstated Alabama map in similar circumstances.
— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) June 17, 2022
Schexnayder has filed a redistricting bill that retains only one majority-Black district, which would defy the federal court order. Democrats are objecting.
— Wesley Muller (@WesleySMuller) June 15, 2022
Gov. John Bel Edwards on today's ruling in the congressional redistricting lawsuit. https://t.co/ITfie3lr6k
— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) June 12, 2022
Wow. Just goes to show how clear the *current* VRA interpretation is, even to an uber-conservative court like the 5th Circuit. https://t.co/WX1gxtu0yA
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) June 12, 2022
#NEW: The Louisiana Secretary of State has appealed the decision. https://t.co/wHBydLu222
— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) June 6, 2022
It will never end https://t.co/MxxTzLXXEc pic.twitter.com/T9lqmDlbEu
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) June 6, 2022
The new NERF mascot
NERF has introduced their new mascot, “Murph,” a big weird featureless terrifying gun-toting bigfoot thing made of foam darts who yearns to “unleash the play in you.” Murph is a fuckin nightmare and I love him, thank you NERF Brand for this floppy affront to God. https://t.co/CehbV4lZry pic.twitter.com/XYjOKykkNu
— Rob Sheridan (@rob_sheridan) June 17, 2022
Sad! 