Democrats need to do more on abortion and guns

This is so frustrating, Republicans are so much better at achieving their goals. Democrats should have been prepared for the terrible Supreme Court decision. I will vote for them but I haven’t given them a dime in 2022. Biden is still stuck in the past which will never come back. He needs to act more like Newsom who put out a commercial attacking what Republicans have done. Pleading with us to vote isn’t nearly enough.

“Some Democrats stress that the Biden administration and Congress need to do more to show their rage — and willingness to take real action — to mirror the passion seen among young people, three-quarters of whom support abortion being generally legal” https://t.co/sAyjlYI8kx
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) July 5, 2022

Biden is governing with the same placid do-nothing triangulation as many previous Democrats; they'e probably going to get the same results!

If Biden wants to keep the base fired up, he should, you know, do things that would fire up the base, not just plead with it to vote
— Will Stancil (@whstancil) July 5, 2022

The Biden White House has repeatedly blunted calls for measures that could ensure pregnant people retain abortion rights in the immediate and long term. Democrats are furious. – @thereidout Blog https://t.co/l1NOtgYWtT
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 4, 2022

The ruling created a new rallying cry for Democrats, but also revealed some divergences in the party and unsettled questions about the path forward. https://t.co/wfnypUjVtl
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 4, 2022

Abortion access in each state

In a post-Roe America, 112 million residents face at least a 3.5 hour drive to the nearest abortion clinic, according to a CNN analysis. Here's who will be most affected and what access looks like in your state https://t.co/dyR2eGt9yM
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 1, 2022

Abortion is now banned in at least eight states. More bans are expected in the coming weeks, and in many states, fights over abortion are happening in courtrooms.

The New York Times is tracking abortion laws in each state following the end of Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/mYd8NnJgRV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 3, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court has returned abortion policy to state legislatures, but in many cases they are so heavily gerrymandered they do not reflect public opinion in their own state. By @DavidALieb. https://t.co/7ZcMhuVqlN
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 4, 2022

There are 13 states with trigger laws on the books that immediately, or very quickly, banned abortion after the Supreme Court’s decision Friday.

How soon could those laws go into effect in each state? Head here to learn more: https://t.co/ykXNo9WfT6 pic.twitter.com/zZWid1dFwx
— 19thnews (@19thnews) June 26, 2022

Today, the degree of freedom you have in the U.S. varies if you’re a woman, depending on where you live. This bivariate map shows the restrictiveness of current abortion laws in each state and the abortion rate per 1,000 women aged 15-44 from 2019. #RoeVWade #cartography pic.twitter.com/XW4w6YbUUv
— Samara Ebinger (@EbingerSamara) July 4, 2022

More on the bad Independent State Legislature theory

Republicans want the Supreme Court to support their plan to give state legislatures more power over elections.

I’m honored to be in full agreement with the great @judgeluttig on this fundamental matter. My op-ed, coauthored with @DennisAftergut, explains the fatal constitutional defects of the misleadingly named “independent state legislature” theory and spells out how to confront it. https://t.co/XTFPCk74UG
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 5, 2022

Here’s my op-ed explaining why the so-called “independent state legislature” theory SCOTUS has agreed to consider in Moore v Harper (the North Carolina redistricting case) is dangerous and doubly unconstitutional — and describing what you can do about it. https://t.co/AMdwkcnOjg
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 5, 2022

The logic of the Independence Day legislature theory Can then be applied to federal elections – if state courts have no role in electors, the Supreme Court has no role in federal elections. Meaning Shelby County, Brnovich, Citizens United and their progeny are null and void https://t.co/uatIKJwbd3
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) July 3, 2022

Judge Luttig has warned that the GOP’s “independent state electors” theory is part of their strategy to steal the 2024 election.

In this thread, he explains why this right-wing theory is inconsistent with the Constitution. Our constitutional system and democracy is at stake. https://t.co/Xo6btc3eXI
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) July 2, 2022

Washington Post article on Republican governors who want to use pandemic aid for tax cuts

I appreciate @TonyRomm's coverage, but I'd make a strong distinction here:

Florida intends direct use of ARPA $ for an October gas tax holiday, potentially putting it on a collision course with Treasury.

Other states w/ tax cuts could afford it out of own-source revenue growth. https://t.co/X7id57YHXK
— Jared Walczak (@JaredWalczak) July 5, 2022

Paterson’s Hinchcliffe Stadium – a Negro Leagues ballpark

“It’s about possibilities, achievements, pride"

Built in the 1930s, Hinchliffe Stadium, was a community hub & home field for several Negro Leagues baseball teams. Today the site is nearing its final transformation as a major mixed-use development project.https://t.co/ocIgLPz1a5
— Saving Places (@SavingPlaces) July 4, 2022

I mean I think this would be a terrific idea. Also Happy New Years. Go be great at something! https://t.co/YLULrbMAZP
— 10 (@SimplyAJ10) January 1, 2022

Here’s an aerial view of Hinchcliffe Stadium. Home of the New York Black Yankees pic.twitter.com/VruVbdqPo9
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) June 25, 2021

New @SABRbioproject: Hinchcliffe Stadium in Paterson, NJ, is one of the only Negro League ballparks still standing in the 21st century. Here’s a look back at a crown jewel in @cityofpaterson: https://t.co/G4PasDHEBi @davidkrell #SABR pic.twitter.com/LeCdjaDk58
— SABR (@sabr) October 30, 2018

Excited there are plans to restore Negro League ballpark Hinchcliffe Stadium in Paterson, NJ. Some all time greats played there (opened in 1932) including Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell & Paterson NJ's own Larry Doby. Photos: Frank Lazar, Paul P & Paterson Historic Preservation Comm pic.twitter.com/uehEFsRhAy
— Lost Ballparks (@lost_ballparks) June 5, 2020

Ballparks That Live On: Former Negro Leagues ballparks

Rickwood Field, Birmingham, AL.

Hamtramck Stadium, Hamtramck, MI.

Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, NJ.

J.P. Small Memorial Stadium, Jacksonville, FL.

Cooper Stadium, Columbus, OH.
— Johnny G (@johnnyg1093) September 2, 2020

Giant Cheez-It tostada

It’s from Taco Bell

you can order the cheez it tostada without toppings. giant cheez it pic.twitter.com/1PcfigSwBH
— twinkbride (@twinkbride) July 3, 2022

Blobfest is July 8-10

I’m not going this year but I highly recommend it.

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Republicans packed the Arizona Supreme Court

With abortion now a state issue, never forget that Republicans are enthusiastically in favor of packing state supreme courts. So Dems, don't feel shy!

2016: Arizona GOP adds two seats to the state supreme court.https://t.co/1CM7MBhWLf
— Jeffrey Sachs (@JeffreyASachs) June 30, 2022

I should have known Jimmy Carter would lose in 1980

I voted for Carter at the St. Jude’ Shrine in Baltimore. I found out later that Saint Jude is the “patron saint of hopeless causes”.

As a Jewish atheist, I don’t know much about churches. I went in through the front door since I assumed it was like other buildings. It was dark and a priest was lighting candles in the front. The polling place was in the basement,

Covers: Desperados Under the Eaves

Great tweet by The Paranoid Style on a fine Warren Zevon song. “Desperados Under the Eaves” was released in 1976.

Five minutes of crucified trees, half-finished thoughts and unfixable air conditioning, Warren Zevon’s “Desperados Under The Eaves” deftly splits in half the utopian and avaricious aspects of the Laurel Canyon scene he so forcefully injected himself into. A perfect American song.
— The Paranoid Style (@paranoiacs) July 3, 2022