Covers: Here, There and Everywhere

” Here, There and Everywhere” (1966) is Beatles song written by Paul McCartney. Elvis Costello posted a cover in honor of McCartney’s 80th birthday.

Covers: Let Me Roll It

“Let Me Roll It” (1973) is one of the best songs on Band on the Run by Paul McCartney and Wings. Check out the versions by Lake Street Dive.

CNN on potential Russian meddling in US 2022 elections

The Republicans are doing a great job of undermining faith in our elections. Do they really need help from their Russian friends?

NEW from me – homeland and national security officials are warning of a potential hybrid Russian effort for November, staging hacks meant to get detected and then feeding that into disinfo channels to undermine faith even more in US elections https://t.co/w1RL9EgZ9t
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) June 19, 2022

Chris Cillizza leaves out an important poll

He didn’t include the only one that has some good news for Democrats.

Things do look bad for the Democrats but you didn't discuss any generic Congressional Ballot polls. (I know the Democrats have to be ahead in order to break even on seats.) https://t.co/HHeMaGHemu
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 17, 2022

Radioman

I had never heard of Radioman until yesterday.

That photo is of Craig Castaldo, aka Radioman. He’s a (formerly) homeless NYC resident, with cameos in over 100 movies and TV shows. The first was The Fisher King, with Robin Williams. There is a documentary about him too. pic.twitter.com/HYyTkyN3i6
— Frank Ⓥ (@slam_bknyc) February 15, 2022

Covers: Stormy Weather

The film Stormy Weather (1943) was on TCM today. Lena Horne sings “Stormy Weather” in the film and she is great. The original version is by Ethel Waters from 1933.

Republicans in Congress don’t want gun safety laws

That’s what I think. They’re afraid of their voters – look how they treated Cornyn.

Republicans are looking for an excuse not to pass any gun safety bill.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 18, 2022

The gun-control movement is better funded than it was a decade ago, coalescing into something candidates organize around. But the NRA remains a powerful organization with years of success in blocking legislative efforts to restrict gun sales. https://t.co/aSZuXKkd5p
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 17, 2022

Many Republicans are upset with him over his work on gun legislation in wake of Uvalde shooting.https://t.co/u8kbJM2h9i
— Jeremy Wallace (@JeremySWallace) June 17, 2022

Just to be clear Republicans are holding up a (modest) deal on gun safety because they want (some) people who were CONVICTED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE or SUBJECT TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER to still be able to buy guns
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 17, 2022

GOP source familiar with gun talks says "it's going to be a "long time before bill text is released." Source blames D staff "for trying to relitigate and reopen issues in the bill text that have already been agreed to in principle at the member level."

Dem source disputes that
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 17, 2022

It is stunning that even as GOP legislatures are OK with banning abortions for rape and incest, GOP senators want domestic abusers to have access to guns. People will die as a result. Of course, it also tells us that the negotiations were a charade, a bait and switch. https://t.co/aLn3QIPCoa
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) June 17, 2022

Senators are racing against the clock to try to nail down the details on a bipartisan gun safety package — with two major sticking points remaining before they leave Capitol Hill for the weekend. https://t.co/CTmBNRNyTQ
— CNN (@CNN) June 17, 2022

Right-wing threats against election officials

Election officials and workers have felt threatened since the 2020 presidential election and the false claims that it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. https://t.co/ANxaGmARpE
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) July 8, 2022

Election officials worry about their safety ahead of the midterms https://t.co/M92zwlcijD
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 17, 2022

A Nebraska man pleaded guilty on charges that he threatened an election official over social media last year, marking the first conviction for a Justice Dept. task force charged with protecting poll workers. https://t.co/xwJKfHaxB8
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) June 16, 2022

Pretty interesting detail here:

Michigan officials won't currently say how many voting machines have been taken out of service because of unauthorized access.

The primary is less than 50 days away. https://t.co/PweGlk5zdm
— Craig Mauger (@CraigDMauger) June 15, 2022

Sadly, this is not an isolated problem, since 2020, the @BrennanCenter has documented an unprecedented spike in threats against election officials and their families. More than 1 in 6 experienced threats. And it is continuing! https://t.co/tx5XVNJTMX
— Wendy Weiser (@WendyRWeiser) June 13, 2022

New column: Dozens of 2020 election deniers are running for state offices that control elections, and the GOP that tried to block Biden's win could take over Congress. Will the Jan. 6 hearings jolt voters? And what if they don't?https://t.co/JuXX3SwUOZ @usatoday @usatodayopinion
— Jill Lawrence (@JillDLawrence) June 7, 2022

"It's an entire architecture."@HeidiReports got tapes this week detailing GOP plans to challenge future elections. It is organized, and coordinated to make "MAGA loyalists to become the worker bees of the election system." #Velshi https://t.co/T2ldV3WjMj
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) June 4, 2022

Two Arizona elections officials have resigned over threats that began after the 2020 election. https://t.co/oF4oEhzSLG
— Axios (@axios) July 3, 2022

Update on the Trump mob 6/18/22

Tucker often claims "not a single" J6 rioter had a gun. But that's 100% false. Total lie. And there's no reason for it: He could truthfully say "almost no one" had a gun. Instead, he lies. Some rioters had guns, including one who pleaded guilty TODAY –> https://t.co/HNkTUHBNPK pic.twitter.com/19UmtKn7Qs
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) June 17, 2022

NOW: Our new NY Times visual investigation of the Proud Boys shows how dozens of members of the far-right group maneuvered tactically at the Capitol on Jan. 6 in ways not previously known and unlike hundreds of other rioters that day. https://t.co/oH0lsd2D3c
— Alan Feuer (@alanfeuer) June 17, 2022

January 6 rioter pleads guilty to carrying a loaded firearm on US Capitol grounds and assaulting police officers with one of their own batons during the insurrection https://t.co/fs0xaWms7e
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 17, 2022

The man who was captured parading through the US Capitol with a large Confederate flag on January 6 has been found guilty of felonies, along with his son https://t.co/0d7bBifFgH
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 15, 2022

Mastriano is the current Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor

Rick Saccone is the guy who blew a 2018 special election against Conor Lamb in a Trump+20 district https://t.co/zNk9X33Zxs
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 14, 2022

JUST IN: DOJ says Jan. 6 defendant Ryan Samsel (who investigators believe instigated the breach of the Capitol perimeter) has refused a court-ordered medical evaluation and sent a disturbing letter on June 2 about putting “poltions [sic]” through a “woodchipper.” pic.twitter.com/C8YH9bMvH6
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 13, 2022

New Justice Dept report:

"The FBI continues to seek the public’s help in identifying more than 350 individuals believed to have committed violent acts on the Capitol grounds, including over 250 who assaulted police officers" pic.twitter.com/KL35XWPInd
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 11, 2022

Climate tweets 6/18/22

How climate change is making parts of the world too hot and humid to survive
https://t.co/lurq4yaBXi
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 18, 2022

NEW: Yellowstone River flooding greater than 1 in 500 year event, USGS says.
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) June 17, 2022

The West saw an aspect of the climate crisis play out this week that scientists have warned of for years. https://t.co/lrFgWJ0GNc
— CNN (@CNN) June 17, 2022

This year everyone's attention has been focused on Congress passing major climate legislation. But at the same time, state legislatures and Governors have quietly passed new climate and clean energy efforts across the country. Long thread of the wins you may have missed in 2022:
— Nick Abraham (@nickwabraham) June 14, 2022

As climate catastrophes multiply, Republicans rethink denialism, Dana @Milbank writes https://t.co/zqp0wdt448
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) June 9, 2022

Climate change is forcing schools to close early for “heat days” https://t.co/n3WBiF0J19
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 5, 2022

House Republicans offer energy and climate plan that would boost fossil fuels, hydropower https://t.co/Om0BWI9LMu
— CNBC (@CNBC) June 3, 2022

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