Another Republican government shutdown coming?

They’ve done it before with people like Gingrich and Cruz. They’re more interested in vengeance and harming people than governing.

Texas Rep. Chip Roy is leading a group of nearly 50 other House Rs — mostly House Freedom Caucus members or those who tend to vote w/the HFC — in a dear colleague letter saying they will oppose a CR /any approps package put fwd this Congress while Dems in power. pic.twitter.com/P2DamVlgPN
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) September 19, 2022

Republicans are actively preparing for shutting down our government should they win Congress this November.

The shutdowns will happen until all investigations of Trump are defunded.https://t.co/X07WXFPJNp
— Carlos E. Gates (@CarlosEGates1) September 19, 2022

Remember this?
"The nation is in the midst of the longest government shutdown in American history, and President Donald Trump is promising to keep it going for “months or even years” until he gets $5 billion to build a wall along the southern border."https://t.co/7JFsnq9MH4
— Tracey Jones (@traceyj661) September 19, 2022

From Social Security checks to national parks, here’s how a government shutdown would (or wouldn't) disrupt the United States. pic.twitter.com/EzJLK1drfh
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 12, 2022

Lawmakers are returning to Washington for a pre-midterm elections sprint when preventing a government shutdown will be their top legislative item, but positioning before voters go to the polls will be their driving political priority https://t.co/AdcJK8ZBZY
— CNN (@CNN) September 6, 2022

Ron Brownstein on GOP immigration strategy

Flights are just one prong of red state strategy. On 1 front, they are pushing w/unilateral action against federal predominance in immigration enforcement that courts have long recognized. On 2nd, they are suing, b4 GOP judges, to stop Biden from changing Trump hardline policies https://t.co/4Sr5h8mVj4
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) September 20, 2022

More on Trump, Republicans, and QAnon

Trump is singing the QAnon lyrics — and MAGA Republicans are backing him up in four-part harmony, Dana @Milbank writes.https://t.co/g36KA5xnhU
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) September 19, 2022

Washington Post: Michigan father shot his family, police say. His daughter blames QAnon.

She lamented how her father’s fall down the QAnon “rabbit hole” changed him… “It’s like he got possessed by a demon,” she wrote. https://t.co/VwLVO4XZIU
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) September 20, 2022

Watch @sarasidnerCNN join CNN's @jaketapper to discuss music that played during former President Donald Trump’s rally in Ohio and other instances that show potential links between Donald Trump and QAnon propaganda: https://t.co/SEMRt7yFXw
— CNN (@CNN) September 20, 2022

This is the week when Trump became Qanon. This isn’t a political statement; it just is, however disturbing. Week began with images of Trump on Truth Social wearing a Q pin and promoting their slogans; it ends with Q music and the Q “one” sign by crowd at his rally. https://t.co/FrCXo8qiA4
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) September 18, 2022

"Family members spoke of their loved ones as if they were cult members or drug addicts, sucked in by social media companies and self-serving politicians who warped their views of reality." https://t.co/I0TVEdJtrs
— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 18, 2022

This scene comes as Trump has been amplifying the Q Anon conspiracy. Read this from the AP. https://t.co/tGQZeiM9Xt
— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 18, 2022

Not clear if this is “Mirrors” or the Qanon theme song, but the crowd seemed to believe it was the latter based on the raised pointer fingers by attendees https://t.co/11trrE9FC9
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 18, 2022

Covers: Killing Me Softly with His Song

I think the background of the writing of “Killing Me Softly with His Song” is more worth reading about than the song.

We’ll celebrate "Killing Me Softly" all month long! Happy 50th! #killingmesoftly #rnb #singers #loveisasong #robertaflack #50thAnniversary #musichistory #songhistory pic.twitter.com/5YC6dArCgG
— Roberta Flack (@Roberta_Flack) August 2, 2023

Jim Croce died on September 20, 1973

Jim Croce died in a plane crash on September 20, 1973. I saw him at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh on March 3, 1973. He was opening for Loggins and Messina

(The rest of the text below is also in another post I wrote.)

Jim Croce, age thirty, was killed in airplane crash today 1973.
It was the day before official release of his song "I Got a Name," which closed with these lyrics:
"Movin' me down the highway
Rollin' me down the highway
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by" pic.twitter.com/nNcFIeGd7W
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 20, 2022

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Jim Croce died in a plane crash 49 years ago today shortly after leaving the stage in Natchitoches, Lousiana.

Listen to a recording of what became Croce's last live performance https://t.co/IZFiMsUlYx
— JamBase (@JamBase) September 20, 2022

Sept 20th 1973, Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash after playing a concert at North-Western SU, Natchitoches, LA. His small charter plane, a Beechcraft D-18, hit a tree just after take-off in bad weather. He and Maury Muehleisen, his lead guitarist, both died in the crash… pic.twitter.com/T0eObVHEPL
— Psychedelic Jukebox (@60sPsychJukebox) September 20, 2022

In loving memory of Maurice T. "Maury" Muehleisen (Guitarist/Multi-Instrumentalist/Vocalist/Songwriter; Associated Acts: Jim Croce)
January 14, 1949 – September 20, 1973 RIP 🕊️ pic.twitter.com/fhEBG4G01A
— Raylene – Undercover Indie ® (@UndercoverIndy) September 20, 2022

“You Don’t Mess Around With Jim.” https://t.co/CUq3p9lccL
— American Songwriter (@AmerSongwriter) September 23, 2022

Republican counties have higher mortality rates

Republican Counties Have Higher Mortality Rates Than Democratic Ones, Study Finds https://t.co/73hICDUiOc pic.twitter.com/PYnz4scDob
— Forbes (@Forbes) June 7, 2022

Arhoolie’s online exhibit on Mexican music in California

The bottom box has the direct link. I am looking forward to checking this out.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Arhoolie Foundation (@arhooliefoundation)

Home

Right-wing book bans

terrible

ICYMI: More than 1,600 books were banned during the last school year, with most of the bans targeting titles related to the LGBTQ community or race and racism, according to a @PENamerica report. @NBCOUT/@NBCNews https://t.co/6dzA8PO2Cx
— Jo Yurcaba (@JoYurcaba) September 20, 2022

Attempts to ban books from school libraries in America are on track to rise again this school year, after reaching historic highs last year, a pair of national reports has found. https://t.co/CfZD7n1oso
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 19, 2022

Advocacy Groups Are Helping Drive a Rise in Book Bans https://t.co/X2wGLiNj6i
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 19, 2022

Today’s book bans might be more dangerous than those from the past, @JPerrillo1 writes in @MadeByHistory https://t.co/oaGFn9giZp
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) September 12, 2022

"In total, 327 previously approved books from notable authors including Rick Riordan & Audre Lorde – along with Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper series– were removed from district libraries…. nearly a dozen books were also flagged as “Black Lives Matter” materials & removed" https://t.co/S6Q9ijxw19
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 25, 2022

A book about George Dawson, the grandson of a slave who learned to read at 98, is currently under review for removal by Carroll ISD.

The school where the book is currently found? George Dawson Middle School. Story by @memangrum.https://t.co/DgocpAil9n #txed #tellEWA
— 🌟 Lauren McGaughy (@lmcgaughy) August 23, 2022

The Brooklyn Public Library Gives Every Teenager in the U.S. Free Access to Books Getting Censored by American Schools https://t.co/Qu7hgqZ26A pic.twitter.com/HPpyVUAzsm
— Open Culture (@openculture) August 22, 2022

A viral TikTok video shows a teacher in Tennessee explaining the extensive amount of work she has to do on her day off just to make sure all the books in her classroom’s library are properly approved. https://t.co/UuzadbZr4g
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 19, 2022

Oh my. A Texas School district is removing illustrated adaptations of Anne Frank's diary from their shelves. This comes after Ohio reps encouraged schools to teach “both sides” of the Holocaust. The GOP book-purge is beginning. Now we know why Nazis support the Republican Party.
— Dash Dobrofsky (@DashDobrofsky) August 17, 2022

Ken Kesey born 9/17/35

I saw Ken Kesey speak at Shepherd University in West Virginia. I am guessing it was in the 1990s. He was rambling but entertaining. I think anyone in West Virginia who had ever been a hippie was there. I felt like I was in a 1960s time warp.

Happy Birthday to the Late Grate Ken Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) pic.twitter.com/FpG84FMyMy
— Tennessee Jed🌹🇺🇦 (@ten_jed7789) September 17, 2022

Sixty years ago today, @VikingBooks published a debut novel by one Ken Kesey, age 26. (Wish this were my first edition of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, but it belongs to Burnside Rare Books. Sigh.) pic.twitter.com/iWcL3FRKdD
— Matthew Budman (@CollectBooksNow) February 1, 2022