Covers: Don’t Worry Baby

“Don’t Worry Baby” is a 1964 Beach Boys song that I was reminded of by this Instagram post.

“‘Don’t Worry Baby’ is one of the greatest songs of all time.” https://t.co/MDJpVdpIiz
— American Songwriter (@AmerSongwriter) July 9, 2022

Tweets about climate change

In Opinion

Climate change and air pollution "inflict a huge toll on the health of children," write two professors who study air pollution. They say the recent Supreme Court decision curtailing the power of the EPA "will greatly exacerbate this harm." https://t.co/PA1O7qRNGG
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 9, 2022

Al Gore responds to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against the Environmental Protection Agency and explains why climate change is a “crisis of American democracy.” https://t.co/4muHO67Ovl
— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) July 7, 2022

While a majority of Republicans (71%) believe that the world's climate is changing, they are more likely to say that it hasn't been caused by human activity than say it has (46% vs. 25%).https://t.co/aPakshnrtC pic.twitter.com/AktcQHyf6i
— YouGov America (@YouGovAmerica) July 5, 2022

You don’t need to be a lawyer to figure it out: “Clearly, the way this court interprets the law is almost entirely determined by what serves Republican interests.” https://t.co/p3Uvera44Y
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) July 5, 2022

Climate change is fundamentally altering the summer months — turning what for many Americans is a time of joy into stretches of extreme heat, dangerously polluted air, anxiety, and lost traditions. https://t.co/gaqe3wDDgZ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 3, 2022

The dangers of climate change are mounting so rapidly that they could soon overwhelm the ability of both nature and humanity to adapt unless greenhouse gas emissions are quickly reduced, according to a UN report by 270 researchers from 67 countries. https://t.co/JvRrFLKJwv
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 1, 2022

‘It’s not tolerable any more:’ Southwest residents endure more severe heat waves thanks to climate change https://t.co/xxx23gputJ via @YahooNews
— Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) June 19, 2022

Twitter thread on film directors congratulating other directors for breaking the box office record

There's a tradition of film directors and studios congratulating each other for beating their box office records. A THREAD.

1/11: In 1977, when STAR WARS beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing movie ever, Steven Spielberg took out the below ad for George Lucas in @Variety pic.twitter.com/dvjAjS9143
— All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies) July 9, 2022

The right-wing attack on public schools

Republicans and their Supreme Court (R) don’t want kids to learn the truth about American History and want to abolish the separation of church and state.

In elevating free exercise over disestablishment, the Supreme Court is allowing private interests to trample any robust notion of the public good.
https://t.co/zZogvh6kDx
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) July 9, 2022

Republicans have become increasingly anti-institutional, especially in the domain of education. A majority of Republicans and two-thirds of conservative Republicans say that public schools have a negative effect on America. https://t.co/e4Ulkl2oUB pic.twitter.com/eNcR8DE9G8
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) July 8, 2022

Prominent right-wing commentators openly calling for the dismantling of the public education system which serves roughly 50 million students. Republicans won't be far behind. pic.twitter.com/eHiZSLBH8H
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) July 8, 2022

It’s important to explicitly name what’s happening here: The Governor of Oklahoma is using taxpayer money to target public schools in a town which saw one of the worst instances of racial violence in American history & accuse them of breaking the law by teaching their own history https://t.co/sJp4SOeqjk
— Kendall Brown (@kendallybrown) July 7, 2022

Muggsy Bogues played in minor league baseball game

Did you know I played in a minor league baseball game in 1991?https://t.co/0HcVdpVzW3 #anythingispossible pic.twitter.com/FRpXb5zEKM
— Tyrone Muggsy Bogues (@MuggsyBogues) July 8, 2022

Muggsy Bogues played 14 years in the NBA at 5'3" … that is a badass. A tiny badass. pic.twitter.com/81YxAlGGib
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) July 9, 2022

Ohio Republicans want schools to teach both sides of the Holocaust

Terrible idea. Anti-semitic, too.

This is a friendly reminder that Ohio House Republicans are advancing a bill to teach BOTH SIDES OF THE HOLOCAUST.
— Rep. Casey Weinstein (@RepWeinstein) July 8, 2022

If you’re still on the fence about where the MAGA party stands:

The Ohio House has advanced a bill to teach students about the holocaust from the Nazi’s perspective.

This is why state and local elections matter.

Get. Them. Out.https://t.co/rxj03srCgB
— David Yankovich (@DavidYankovich) July 8, 2022

Never spent a day in an actual school, but wants to make teachers include the Nazi POV when teaching the Holocaust. Vote wisely, Ohio! https://t.co/gweBNKdc4Q
— MelB (@MelBaggers) July 8, 2022

Influences on right-wing Supreme Court justices must be investigated

Congress or DOJ must look into this. The Supreme Court is destroying its own reputation.

It's not the sort of thing institutionally-minded Ds in the WH or Congressional leadership might be inclined to do, but I'm guessing that this, following the @RollingStone revelations, will increase calls for Congress to learn more about the Court majority's behavior. https://t.co/SSs7aD6XPJ
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) July 8, 2022

This is incredible. @RollingStone has hot mic audio of a right-wing evangelical activist bragging about praying with Supreme Court justices.

The majority cited the organization (whom they prayed with) when they struck down Roe https://t.co/MsDHwEbTH7 pic.twitter.com/WqbCezzk2R
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) July 6, 2022

Look how their favorability is falling. This will make it fall more.

NEW POLL: Supreme Court’s standing remains in freefall, now at minus-24 favorability among independents.

Expanding the Supreme Court is at +7 among all voters, with nearly 70 percent of Democrats supporting the proposal.https://t.co/gUpqnxFt9O
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) July 8, 2022

Covers: Moonshiner

I know “Moonshiner” from the 1992 version by Uncle Tupelo. It’s an old folk song that may have originated in Ireland or the US.

The richest places in the US

An interesting thing about trying to do living standard comparisons is that the richest places in the United States are relatively cold, and the revealed preference is to move to warm states instead. pic.twitter.com/BsAiKheoUq
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 4, 2022

VHS tapes are going for high prices

I picked the wrong side of the Beta-VHS video war. In 1983, I paid about $750 for the first Beta hi-fi VCR. It weighed 32 pounds and basically was an old VCR retrofitted with hi-fi design. In 1986, my house was broken into and the bad guys took the VCR from the third floor to the first floor and left it. Was that because it was too heavy or because it was a Beta? I did eventually buy a VHS VCR.

Long relegated to an obscure corner of the collectibles market, VHS tapes have been fetching eye-popping prices at auctions in recent months, thanks to nostalgia and an appetite for new investment opportunities. https://t.co/nl4UVTvt5F
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) July 8, 2022

VHS tapes with colored shells look so freaking cool, man. pic.twitter.com/q17DlZseuU
— 🎄Home Video History ❄ (@VhsHistory) July 2, 2022

Oh look- we’re in the news again! https://t.co/rbfVZfZfgO
— Matt Landsman (@MattLandsman) March 19, 2024

It's VCR Day! #VCRDay #NationalVCRDay #Retro pic.twitter.com/xxW1FALU2Q
— HeyWhatDay (@HeyWhatDay) June 7, 2024