Polls show the extremist Republican view of abortion is unpopular

That won’t stop them from trying to impose it on everyone in the US.

Most Americans support abortion one year after Roe v. Wade: poll https://t.co/llu17KXGPn
— Axios (@axios) July 12, 2023

Republicans like Tim Scott behave like 15 weeks will save them, but tucked away in this morning’s NYT poll is a finding that a 15 week ban is deeply unpopular and not really much less popular than 6 weeks.

This question does not even specify “no exceptions.” pic.twitter.com/6JnbLiwrzl
— Will Jordan (@williamjordann) August 1, 2023

Our most recent survey on parties & issues (June) found that 43% agreed with the Democratic Party on abortion vs 31% who agreed w/ GOP (25% agreed with neither party).
Age gap too, w/ under 30s agreeing with Dem Party by 2-to-1, while 65+ agreed w/ GOP.https://t.co/RHKJhHB4M9 pic.twitter.com/m9QURb4AmS
— Carroll Doherty (@CarrollDoherty) August 9, 2023

CNN POLL CONDUCTED BY SSRS
July 1-31
Views On SCOTUS
Overturning Roe vs. Wade?

Approve       36%
Disapprove    64%

July 1-31
Disapprove of SCOTUS
Overturning Roe vs. Wade

Democrats       92%
Independents    67%
Republicans     32% https://t.co/02fOZ0xosr
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 8, 2023

A new Gallup poll finds that a record-high 69% of Americans say abortion should generally be legal in the first three months of pregnancy.

34% of Americans believe abortion should be legal under any circumstances, above the 27% average since 1975.https://t.co/8xARDjQpYZ pic.twitter.com/IB0iB14Fw0
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) June 14, 2023

Interesting how little partisan divide there is on abortion rights in the UK. Basically everyone thinks it should remain legal https://t.co/3NWgPax57B pic.twitter.com/YGwZqXL9KX
— Drew Savicki (@DrewSav) June 11, 2023

Republicans aren’t unaware of the political realities tied to abortion rights – they’re just prepared to completely ignore them. (via @MaddowBlog) https://t.co/jI3NSHOoKk
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 27, 2023

Ain’t in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm is on YouTube

It’s also on disc and well worth seeing.

MLB All Star Game broadcasts on YouTube

It will be tough to convict Trump

These tweets make a good point. No matter what the evidence is, it will be hard to get a unanimous 12-person jury to convict Trump. The odds seem high that there could be one Trump cult member who doesn’t care what the facts show.

Even if Trump is convicted, it won’t change much. People like me can’t hate him more and his cult will believe that it’s all fake. He could still be re-elected, especially if there are third-party candidates.

"Clearly Trump knew Eastman’s theory was baloney," @ThePlumLineGS writes.

"But the rub is getting 12 jurors to agree — not to mention, perhaps, five Supreme Court justices." https://t.co/VGvN4uw7C8
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) August 6, 2023

If they were levelling with you, reporters would tell you Trump doesn't have a defense, he just has a defense strategy: Hope for a hung jury or the intercession of the Supreme Court. https://t.co/c5JZcFMrND pic.twitter.com/Ib3G909IWB
— Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) (@froomkin) August 17, 2023

There are 90 votes in Fulton County special grand jury report.

14 were unanimous.

But every Trump charge had exactly 1 no vote. As did more than 40% of all votes.

This suggests one person was repeatedly holding out, which would matter greatly at trial.https://t.co/RNLpqy3bcM
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) September 8, 2023

More tweets on Satchel Paige – 8/6/23

I'm going to be tweeting a lot about Satchel Paige, since it's the 75th anniversary of the month when he captivated the nation. Maybe my favorite podcast that I did was this one with @clnichols6 on Satchel Paige's first autobiography, "Pitchin' Man." https://t.co/N1l7wG2f9X
— Luke Epplin (@LukeEpplin) August 4, 2023

Satchel Paige shooting pool. pic.twitter.com/wxGD88wltO
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) July 30, 2023

Satchel Paige threw 160+ games a year for three years straight 👀pic.twitter.com/gGcXqBsSnq
— Shit Bsb Players Say (@ShitBsbPlyrsSay) July 28, 2023

Satchel Paige talks to Dizzy Dean at Wrigley Field, 1942. pic.twitter.com/GxqrbMCvqF
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) July 24, 2023

Satchel Paige on the mound at the Astrodome pic.twitter.com/wSA2kuQF0s
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) July 19, 2023

Went to @NLBMuseumKC museum today again. They do a great job.
Ask I relate to Satchel Paige’s rule #5 so much! pic.twitter.com/aT3xqRY2Ra
— Jeremy Eubanks (@JGEubanks) February 28, 2023

More tweets on Roberto Clemente 8/6/23

Roberto Clemente's induction to the Hall of Fame came 50 years ago today and made history in Cooperstown. https://t.co/8YVjgDc53e pic.twitter.com/uNPiR6YjFA
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) August 6, 2023

Fifty years ago today, Roberto Clemente became the first Latin American player inducted into the Hall of Fame. His legacy on and off the field remains an inspiration to millions. pic.twitter.com/AeaSNFFfKH
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) August 6, 2023

`66, Clemente hit .317, 29 HR`s, 119 RBI for a 3rd place team.
Robinson won AL Triple Crown, led AL hitting .318, 49 HRs, 122 RBI.
Robinson became the first player to hit HR completely out of Memorial Stadium off Luis Tiant pic.twitter.com/naI7E49vwU
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) July 31, 2023

"Clemente playing a kind of baseball that none of us had ever seen before, throwing, running & hitting at something close to level of absolute perfection, playing to win but also playing the game almost as if it were form of punishment for everyone else on the field"
Roger Angell pic.twitter.com/CKObCkJ31J
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) August 5, 2023

"He had about him a touch of royalty,"
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn
`87 interview Joe Morgan asked Willie Mays who was the best player he ever played with on his teams.
Mays said, “My best player, the guy that I pick, wasn’t my teammate. He was Roberto Clemente.” pic.twitter.com/a8hJZR6MLr
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) July 28, 2023

"I think the fans in Pittsburgh are the best in baseball. They've always been on my side, even when I'm going bad. I've made plenty of friends and I would not trade these people for anybody, anywhere"
Clemente pic.twitter.com/rIrUUfdN2T
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) July 28, 2023

"He's the strangest hitter in baseball. Figure him out one way and he'll kill you another."
Sandy Koufax on Roberto Clemente pic.twitter.com/Ygq5uWbOH6
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) July 27, 2023

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Tweet on “All You Need Is Love”

The bizarre initial lineup on The Beatles song ‘All You Need Is Love’ https://t.co/Nukmohl6dI
— Far Out Magazine (@FarOutMag) August 4, 2023

The Pepsi sign on I-83 has been replaced

I wrote about it before:

Baltimore’s Pepsi sign

The choice of a new generation: I-83 Pepsi sign rebranded as ‘Plant 83′ https://t.co/KY1RT5GwhA
— The Baltimore Banner (@BaltimoreBanner) August 3, 2023

We’ll miss you @I83PepsiSign 🫡https://t.co/1QdEQxgT7l https://t.co/el47X6ugSj pic.twitter.com/atqjm5gfoL
— uly (@y00lz) August 4, 2023

The 2023-2024 salt box season has officially begun with this box dedicated to the legendary Pepsi sign. First erected in 1969, this iconic sign loomed over I-83 long after the Pepsi Plant closed in 2016.#baltimoresaltbox @pepsi #notsponsoredbutiwishitwas #baltimorehistory pic.twitter.com/BdjAfd0Z03
— Juliet Ames (@thebrokenplate) November 22, 2023

Covers: Read Me My Rights

I know “Read Me My Rights” from the great cover by Ann Peebles from 1992. It was co-written by Jonny Neel and Delbert McClinton who both recorded it.

Climate tweets – 8/2/23 update

“Now, research finds that planting a trillion trees would have a minimal effect on halting global warming, partly because of the long lag time for trees to reach maturity and absorb large amounts of carbon.” https://t.co/KPaYztG59L
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) August 2, 2023

Phoenix is the first U.S. city to have a monthly temperature above 100°F, coming in at 102.7°F during July. via @jboehm_NEWS The new monthly record blew away the previous benchmark by ~4°F https://t.co/hFW3FUKvUN
— Andrew Freedman (@afreedma) August 1, 2023

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2024 elections complicate climate tech startup investing https://t.co/IOunlVv7cW
— Axios (@axios) August 1, 2023

☀️🌡️ 🥵 During a heat save, on days when the thermometer shows 100°F, surfaces such as asphalt or cement can reach temperatures higher than 149°F, which can cause skin burns. @ReutersGraphics illustrates how it happens https://t.co/OFlRjy3q6p @Mariano_Zafra pic.twitter.com/9hnRSP2Zpx
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2023

US federal data shows that in recent years — as increasingly extreme weather driven by climate change collides with an aging grid — blackouts have been happening more often and lasting longer https://t.co/zvA6if9D2y
— Bloomberg CityLab (@CityLab) August 1, 2023

Extreme heat is becoming a problem for all kinds of workers besides those who work on farms or in construction and it’s dragging down productivity across the economy. https://t.co/MzeqCkcGQE
— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) July 31, 2023

This is an astounding acceleration https://t.co/hyoXILz2wy
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 31, 2023

Low-income neighborhoods tend to be more vulnerable to heat islands than wealthier ones, making this a key climate equity issue. https://t.co/4RsFDvq9WX
— Axios (@axios) July 31, 2023