Don’t change the Mutter Museum

I went there several times as a teenager living in suburban Philadelphia and loved it.

A great article by @MauraJudkis of @washingtonpost about the issues going on at @MutterMuseum. Check it out here: https://t.co/CfhJSbVNbX pic.twitter.com/n6Y1ZbV4MR
— Protect the Mütter (@ProtectMutter) July 27, 2023

The Mutter Museum has completed its $3M renovation. The project aimed to modernize and bring enhanced fireproofing measures to storage facilities housing 70% of the 35,000-item collection.https://t.co/F4sJg94Jfh
— Billy Penn (@billy_penn) July 18, 2023

Links to articles

The Mütter Museum received two preserved fetuses and a letter from someone claiming to be a retired physician who wanted to make a donation.

The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office retrieved the fetuses from the Mütter, and police are investigating.https://t.co/6BcmDBa0yW
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) February 6, 2024

Texas is being sued by the DOJ over their terrible border barrier

BREAKING: The Biden administration is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the state's floating border barrier in the Rio Grande that’s meant to stop migrants. https://t.co/8LtxGnJRZB
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 24, 2023

NEWS:

The Justice Department just notified Texas Gov Greg Abbott that it intends to sue the state over big barriers it placed in the Rio Grande river to keep migrants out.

I've posted DOJ's letter, which says Texas is breaking federal law:https://t.co/kOqDdVOFST
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 21, 2023

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he won't order the removal of floating barriers from the Rio Grande, defying a request from the Justice Department. https://t.co/ANVbb262Jc
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 24, 2023

Texas and Florida – 2 largest states of the ex-Confederacy – are amping up their own armies, citing their feuds with the feds. Sound familiar?

Now Greg Abbott's 10,000 troops are committing war crimes along the Rio Grande. Be alarmed.

My new column https://t.co/0lrX7zpusj
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) July 24, 2023

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has installed barrels wrapped in razor wire in the Rio Grande in an attempt to block migrants from crossing the river.

“It is torture,” says Texas state senator Roland Gutierrez, “What’s happening at the border in Texas right now is criminal.” pic.twitter.com/qLHGlo7fi9
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) July 24, 2023

I’m glad I don’t live in Florida

Governor DeSantis is terrible.

The GOP won’t do anything about climate change. Some insurance companies won’t write new policies in Florida because of climate issues.

DeSantis' Florida is going to harm entire GOP next year:
– 6 week abortion ban
– barbaric treatment of immigrants
– soaring inflation
– collapse of home insurance market
– fascistic "Florida Guard"
– weakening of public education
– scaring businesses away

Huge problems for GOP. https://t.co/Mn1YUmz6VT
— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) July 15, 2023

Holy shit, he really is trying to build his own army. —

“Veterans quit @RonDeSantis' Florida State Guard, citing militia-style training”

via @lmower3 of @TB_Times https://t.co/ZFTSmTpM3i
— Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) July 14, 2023

Florida has become not where “woke” died but rather where empathy, decency and kindness go to die. And it also is killing their economic future https://t.co/snTIg0QDFF
— Jennifer Now at Threads Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) July 14, 2023

Today's news out of Free Florida:

– The new Florida State Guard, which everyone was afraid would be turned into the DeSantis Brownshirts Brigade, just got revealed as that, attacking real military veterans for speaking out.

– AAA just pulled out of Florida's insurance market.
— Grant Stern (@grantstern) July 14, 2023

On Tuesday, Farmers Insurance informed the state it was dropping home, auto and umbrella policies across Florida, potentially affecting tens of thousands of people. https://t.co/auZ7ED1UTU by @harrisalexc @lmower3
— Ana Ceballos (@anaceballos_) July 11, 2023

Florida is a failed state.

It is the inflation hotspot of the United States while the national average has dropped to its lowest level in years.

Insurance companies are fleeing and consumers are being hit with skyrocketing costs.

Rent prices are through the roof.

There is a…
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) July 15, 2023

We are witnessing the complete collapse of the property insurance market in Florida after Tallahassee lawmakers gave insurers a $2 billion dollar taxpayer funded bailout. DeSantis is now telling Floridians to “knock on wood” and to “wait it out.” https://t.co/7WSxetAwIr
— Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn) July 14, 2023

Why didn't he talk more about the 6-week ban https://t.co/hao7VE8VDI
— Marc Bodnick (@MarcBodnick) July 14, 2023

.@Domingotexas on new immigration law leading to a labor shortage in Florida: "When you use these immigrants as political piñatas to score points… you shoot yourself economically in the foot in Florida…" #TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/D0By5xc37w
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) July 7, 2023

Say you wanna kill Florida tourism without saying you wanna kill Florida tourism.

This is an insane law that will lead to out-of-staters with legally valid licenses being ticketed because of Ron DeSantis' vendetta against undocumented immigrants. https://t.co/t0ZccqUyX1
— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) July 8, 2023

Ron wants to make America Florida. Dictator Desantis comes with a cost. Inflation capital of the nation. https://t.co/5Jr7Hc9AxF
— Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) July 11, 2023

The DeSantis economy — his attacks on @Disney, LGBTQ people, women’s bodies, and books appear to be lowering tourist/convention revenue.

Note the severe drop in hotel room rates, down 20%, per @orlandosentinel: pic.twitter.com/lIhpHqKWQF
— David Cay Johnston (@DavidCayJ) July 7, 2023

If I give DeSantis a golf simulator, can I get a $92 million taxpayer-financed highway interchange too? https://t.co/HOMe5Mrp5w
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) June 29, 2023

Tweet on the film ‘Out of Sight’

‘Out of Sight’ is an excellent film adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel.

The best Elmore Leonard adaptation ever…and simply a great film. https://t.co/UTGuR6mnAT
— Tod Goldberg (@todgoldberg) July 1, 2023

Lucinda Williams demos on YouTube

These include songs that later showed up on her albums.

A YouTube video about Rockpile

This tweet connects to a video about the great short-lived English band Rockpile. It was led by Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe. They only made one album as Rockpile – Seconds of Pleasure (1980).

If you've never seen this before, it's an hour well spent. Rockpile in the studio with cameos by Albert Lee, Graham Parker and Huey Lewis! https://t.co/qMx7LGBhGA
— Barry Walsh (@bfwalsh) June 23, 2023

The first neon sign I bought

I bought a used piece of neon from an antique shop in 1979 or 1980. It was just the glass and I was assured it would work. They told me to go to Claude Neon which I did. I got wire and an old transformer there. With the help of my friend Tom, we mounted it on plastic and hung it up.

A few years ago I got a modern transformer and connected it to Alexa so I can turn it on and off with my voice.

More tweets about Roberto Clemente

"Gaylord Perry made only one mistake, a slider, intended for outer edge of the plate, that instead floated inside to Clemente. The .356-hitting Clemente blinked in happy disbelief & lashed pitch over LF fence"
"25 rows in, wind blowing 30 mph against him.”
Gaylord Perry pic.twitter.com/lW2JM142xC
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) June 25, 2023

Roberto Clemente with the greatest throw of all time pic.twitter.com/FVvSus09eA
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) June 23, 2023

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3000 hits important?
"No, Danny, I have a project going in Puerto Rico for the underprivileged and I have made so much progress with the political men in our country that I’m beginning to think my dream will come true."
That’s the Roberto Clemente I know.
Danny Murtaugh pic.twitter.com/3FMrCpEN8S
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) June 26, 2023

Rubik’s Cube World Record

Rubik's Cube 3×3 World Record (3.13) breaking 4.5 year old record of (3.47) #thecubicle #rubiks #spinmaster #thespeedcubers #netflix pic.twitter.com/iNDfwqCLT8
— Max Park (@maxfast23) June 12, 2023