Republican hypocrisy on states rights

Republicans believe in states rights except when they don’t like what the states are doing.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 3, 2022

This applies to guns, too. The Supreme Court is likely to make it easier to carry guns in an upcoming decision on a New York law. They are getting their right-wing Supreme Court to do the work they can’t get done in a Congress where they are the minority.

Amid this hellscape of gun violence here comes the Supreme Court.

Poised to nullify NY's law requiring a permit to carry a gun. (yes really). Will have a domino effect in many other states. Case is NYSRPA v Bruen. Decision expected this month. https://t.co/4BKOtx4Wu5
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) June 3, 2022

DeSantis’s terrible attacks if he doesn’t like their views

This started with his attack on Disney World.

SCOOP: The State or Florida threatened the Special Olympics with $27.5 MILLION in fines because the organization had a vaccine requirement at its games in Orlando this weekend.

Late yesterday, the Special Olympics pulled the requirement. 1/3
— Jay O'Brien (@jayobtv) June 3, 2022

How pettyhttps://t.co/e7c8SQVBXT
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 3, 2022

Experts on impact of redistricting

The bottom line is that blue state judges supported fairness and red state judges supported Republican gerrymandering. It’s not an even fight.

Hard to overstate how big a setback the 2022 redistricting cycle has been for nonwhite voting strength. No new majority-minority seats created in TX, AL, SC or LA (pending) despite sufficient population, and existing Black VRA seats dismantled/weakened in FL, MI, NC et. al.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) June 20, 2022

It's been a long redistricting cycle, but I summed it up as best I could in my big redistricting overview article out today: https://t.co/shdTUDM1is
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) June 15, 2022

More from @FiveThirtyEight on how Democrats' sue-to-blue strategy failed & Republicans won redistricting.

"Republicans … gained ground from redistricting: The GOP is positioned for a net gain of [3-5] seats in 2022 just thanks to the new lines alone."
https://t.co/H5Zp4UkO2U
— National Republican Redistricting Committee (@GOPRedistrict) June 2, 2022

Your tweet should note that it is Republicans who have created the underrepresentation of people of color in FL, AL, and LA.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 15, 2022

ALL 50 STATES ARE DONE WITH REDISTRICTING! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/nI8bjHuYdf
— Eric Stutz 🇺🇸 (@eric_stutzman5) May 31, 2022

Under the new congressional maps, the tipping-point seat (#NC13) has a 538 partisan lean of R+2.5, meaning the House has a 2.5-point GOP bias. Under the old maps, it was R+2.3.
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) May 31, 2022

Biden states w/ commission/court maps: AZ, CA, CO, CT, HI, MI, MN, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WA, WI
Dem gerrymanders: IL, MD, MA, NV, NM, OR, RI

Trump states w/ commission/court maps: ID, IA, MT, NC
GOP gerrymanders: AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MS, MO, NE, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) May 24, 2022

Pretty good look at the net effect of redistricting strategies. Rs focused primarily on reinforcing light red seats to consolidate into safe territory, leading to a big drop in competitive Lean R type seats. Ds played more offense where they could, adding 10 in the D+2-7 range. https://t.co/6M9ttDS1q1
— Liam Donovan (@LPDonovan) June 9, 2022

50th anniversary of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

I saw this great film in a theater when it was new. It’s available on as part of a Blu-ray disc set from the Criterion Collection

Watch the new trailer for the 50th anniversary 4K restoration of Luis Buñuel's THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE!

Opens June 24 at @FilmForumNYC https://t.co/Rnr3TsUxhz pic.twitter.com/WQuGwuGyjF
— Rialto Pictures (@RialtoPictures) June 1, 2022

Tweets on gun statistics

“Just 3% of American adults own a collective 133m firearms – half of America’s total gun stock. These owners have collections that range from eight to 140 guns, the 2015 study found. Their average collection: 17 guns each.”

🧵 https://t.co/HNo7OoEFoB
— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) May 29, 2022

Where there are more guns, there are more gun deaths | Analysis https://t.co/FrZDiIcire
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 26, 2022

a gut-wrenching stat:
the leading cause of death among children in the united states is now guns (stat shows under 19, not exactly children. also true under 18 but closer) pic.twitter.com/k2c7aXGG7A
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) May 27, 2022

Which stat is the scariest? “There have been 213 mass shootings in the United States in the first 21 weeks of 2022. An average of 321 Americans are shot every single day. And every day, there are roughly more than 50,000 gun sales recorded.” https://t.co/Ucdxh2IVjJ
— Cameron Spradling, Attorney & Counselor at Law (@CamSpradling) May 29, 2022

The U.S. leads in gun deaths and gun ownership

Time to put an end to this

Although mass shootings are not unique to the U.S., the country has the highest rate of gun deaths among rich countries—more than eight times higher than Canada and nearly 100 times higher than the U.K. https://t.co/F2VTxieBoz
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) May 27, 2022

A study of 29 countries found that the U.S. accounted for almost 97% of *all* firearm deaths among kids 4 years old or younger.

One main factor in the staggering death toll: the nearly 400 million civilian-owned guns in the U.S.https://t.co/QadAaP9JGr
— NPR (@NPR) May 28, 2022

The U.S. "has 120 firearms per 100 people — more than twice as many per capita than war-torn Yemen, the next highest country on the list."@AlexanderSmith reports for @NBCNews

Texas school shooting latest reminder U.S. is global outlier on guns https://t.co/DcB2fQTHeM
— Joy Y. Wang (@joyywang) May 25, 2022

Every single policy decision has trade-offs. What Republicans have decided, even if they won't say it out loud, is that dead kids are an unfortunate but acceptable trade-off to unregulated gun access. My latest: https://t.co/CrY7kAcxSX
— Tyler Dinucci!! (@TylerDinucci) May 27, 2022

People I respect are saying that most or many Americans want such easy, unregulated access to high-powered weapons that they are willing to tolerate repeated killings in schools. I wonder. Are we really that different from other countries? https://t.co/CXCRyVrDLr
— Reed Hundt (@rehundt) May 27, 2022

At the time of Sandy Hook the rate was “only” ~88 guns per 100 residents in the US; now it’s 121 per 100 residents. https://t.co/4XDz88ZOJE
— Tony Fratto (@TonyFratto) May 29, 2022

A Land Without Guns: How Japan Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths https://t.co/3zGoXdpWzG
— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) May 25, 2022

The only variable that can explain the high rate of mass shootings in America is its astronomical number of guns. https://t.co/yppvN7CAHW
— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) March 17, 2021

It's the guns. pic.twitter.com/AzTZEe88TB
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 26, 2022

I love how Americans are like “gun reform won’t work” and everybody around the globe are just commenting how gun reform helped their countries.

This is an interesting stat I’ve seen posted today. pic.twitter.com/DbABxV6lEL
— $MICK (@ilovesmick) May 25, 2022

It's the guns. pic.twitter.com/csWiIPNlbE
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) June 12, 2022

Don’t forget about the Buffalo mass shooting

The Uvalde mass shooting is terrible but let’s not forget the Buffalo mass shooting that also was recent.

It's been 2 weeks since the #BuffaloMassacre where 10 Black men & women were murdered by a self-proclaimed racist.

“I am so afraid that this story’s going to die,” Della Miller said. “Don’t forget about us. Please don’t.”https://t.co/N35KMtvogJ
— Christina Carrega (@ChrisCarrega) May 28, 2022

Ten Black residents of Buffalo were killed in a racist attack. But 10 days later, another mass shooting erupted in Uvalde.

Many moved on. It’s hard not to.

But Buffalo families continue to grieve. We spent time with one. To learn just how much was taken.https://t.co/uSCjzIAqr4
— Troy Closson (@troy_closson) May 28, 2022

As we learn the shocking truth about Ulvade, do lift up the name of Aaron Salter, Jr., a true hero whose willingness to fight in the face of possible death no doubt saved lives. Do not forget. https://t.co/QVTs9Jr7A0
— Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks) May 28, 2022

This visual tribute is dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting and murders in Buffalo. Honor them. pic.twitter.com/hPpJl54NEc
— Jen White-Johnson 🗣✊🏽 (@jtknoxroxs) May 17, 2022

Residents on the eastside of Buffalo say they view the Tops Friendly Market massacre as an inflection point to exposing and fixing the many deficits in the city’s Black community. – @NBCBLK https://t.co/QuIspGE3on
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 28, 2022

Vice Pres. Kamala Harris at the funeral of Buffalo shooting victim: "This is a moment that requires all good people…to stand up and say we will not stand for this. Enough is enough. We will come together based on what we all know we have in common." https://t.co/q0nauBhuB3 pic.twitter.com/7Jdv12w6v0
— ABC News (@ABC) May 28, 2022

This is bad – the motel room used by the Alabama fugitives has a waiting list

Disgusting

The motel room in Indiana used as a hideout by a former corrections officer from Alabama and the capital murder suspect she allegedly helped escape has generated a waiting list and is drawing higher prices, a motel receptionist says. https://t.co/m2pEKeQfQe
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 24, 2022

The fugitive lovebirds stayed in Room 150 for 14 days after fleeing Alabama’s Lauderdale County Jail https://t.co/gkblCJMdBQ
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 22, 2022

Covers: (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone

“(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” is well known from the 1966 Monkees version but Paul Revere & The Raiders had recorded it first and also released it in 1966.

Covers: Me and Bobby McGee

The death of Bob Neuwirth reminded me of this song. “Me and Bobby McGee” was written by Kris Kristofferson and first recorded by Roger Miller. There were several other versions before Janis Joplin’s hit record which was released posthumously in 1971.

He heard an unknown song, “Me and Bobby McGee,” liked it, and taught it to his friend Janis Joplin. https://t.co/eRVarPHcAT
— NYT Obituaries (@NYTObits) May 21, 2022