Covers: On a Night Like This (Bob Dylan song)

Bob Dylan’s “On a Night Like This “ was recorded by Dylan and the Band and released in 1974. It’s one of the best tracks on Planet Waves. Buckwheat Zydeco and Los Lobos covered it. All three versions include an accordian.

“Chicago ranks 28th nationally in gun violence”

Republicans try to distract from the higher gun violence in their states

A lot of “what about Chicago?” in my mentions whenever I talk about guns. We all want Chicago to be safer but please see the list of states with the highest gun mortality rates. See how far you have to go down to get to Illinois. Link – https://t.co/0onKlCheXa pic.twitter.com/6zwnqtYIQ3
— John Legend (@johnlegend) May 29, 2022

•Chicago ranks 28th nationally in gun violence & 60% of illegal guns come from out of state
•9 of top 10 most gun violent states are GOP run w/weak gun laws
•9 of top 10 least gun violent states are Dem run w/strong gun laws

Drop the racist myths about Chicago. Gun Laws Work. https://t.co/OmLYXmrNVb
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) May 27, 2022

Gregg Toland – born May 29, 1904

Gregg Toland, one of the best cinematographers ever, was born on May 29, 1904. He is best known for his work on Citizen Kane and pioneering usage of deep focus photography.

BOTD DP Gregg Toland!! Films incl Grapes of Wrath (Ford), Best Years of our Lives (Wyler), Citizen Kane (Welles). Welles shared his title card w/Toland (as did Ford on Voyage Home)
More:
-GE Turner/@AmericanCine:
https://t.co/K8adaTnjEl
–@Wellesnetcom: https://t.co/HBoETKNNAS pic.twitter.com/nOvxFmc6Kv
— MidCenturyCinema (@MidCenturyCinem) May 29, 2022

BTD – Cinematographer Gregg Toland – THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES – 1946 pic.twitter.com/dVuv91C54s
— Hill Illustration (@charliehillart6) May 29, 2022

BTD – Cinematographer Gregg Toland – THE LONG VOYAGE HOME – 1940 pic.twitter.com/nGKCZUj44j
— Hill Illustration (@charliehillart6) May 29, 2022

#OTD in 1904, cinematographer Gregg Toland was born. Of working with him, William Wyler said, “You didn’t tell him what lens to use, but what you wanted. And he would help you by suggesting the best way to photograph it." #thebestyearsofourlives pic.twitter.com/ajgBzBsGIQ
— Alison Macor (@agmacor) May 29, 2022

NRA convention and conspiracy theories

Protesters outside the NRA’s meeting on Friday had assumed that the timing of a school shooting three days earlier might somehow be problematic for the NRA.

For gun enthusiasts and the Republican politicians courting them, it was only more reason to come. https://t.co/Tm8IlQBalF
— POLITICO (@politico) May 28, 2022

Former firearms executive @ryandbusse: "When you have that sort of deep visceral connection to something, a nefarious force like the NRA can figure out how to tap into that. Insert fear and conspiracy, and then make people do irrational things about it." pic.twitter.com/fAGGyaVVsM
— 11th Hour (@11thHour) May 28, 2022

“We all know they want total gun confiscation,” raved President-reject Trump at the NRA Gunfest. It was the Amber Führer at his demagogic best — the paranoid conspiracy theory, the ominous pronoun “they” and the insistence that “we all know” what in fact no one knows but him.
— Victor Laszlo (@Impolitics) May 28, 2022

They're putting ballistic plates in their kids backpacks, teaching them how to stop blood loss from gunshot wounds and floating BS conspiracy theories that "gun control advocates planned the Uvalde attack."https://t.co/x5FUg5qMjb
— Mike Hixenbaugh (@Mike_Hixenbaugh) May 28, 2022

I’m fed up with the media addiction to Trump

His power is waning so it’s time for less coverage. I tell the media this by replying to their tweets.

Time for less Trump coverage. The media is addicted to Trump.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 28, 2022

Maybe it’s time for the media to give Trump less coverage. The media is addicted to Trump.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 28, 2022

They're not a draw because his influence is waning and he tells the same old lies. Time for less mainstream media Trump coverage.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 28, 2022

If Trump has less influence, it’s time for less coverage. The media is addicted to Trump.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 26, 2022

Another reason for the media to have less Trump coverage
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 22, 2022

https://t.co/CBgJR87AEG
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 21, 2022

Then maybe you shouldn't be there. It looks like other maintstream media outlets have figured out that excessive coverage of Trump's lies is not a good idea as his influence also declines.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 29, 2022

Then it’s time for less Trump coverage. Speaking of 2016, the media should learn from this failure: https://t.co/CBgJR87AEG
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) 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

Covers: Walk a Mile in My Shoes

“Walk a Mile in My Shoes” was a 1970 hit for Joe South. The Lake Street Dive version is in an Ad Council TV ad. One of the covers is by the People’s Temple Choir!

Ban the AR-15

You don’t need assault weapons for hunting or defending your home.

Buffalo: AR-15
Boulder: AR-15
Orlando: AR-15
Parkland: AR-15
Las Vegas: AR-15
Aurora, CO: AR-15
Sandy Hook: AR-15
Waffle House: AR-15
San Bernardino: AR-15
Midland/Odessa: AR-15
Poway synagogue: AR-15
Sutherland Springs: AR-15
Tree of Life Synagogue: AR-15

From @adamcbest
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) May 16, 2022

Our Sunday Review cover this week: pic.twitter.com/T0skM9XicL
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) May 29, 2022

"Authoritarian forces in this country view the AR-15 as a central organizing symbol."

I had a harrowing interview with former gun company exec @ryandbusse about the gun industry's radicalization and the cultural shifts creating our heavily armed society:https://t.co/P9DcPA9WlR
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 31, 2022

This piece was written four years ago.

Including the Army field reports of the ghastly, massive wounds created on the battlefield by the AR-15 is brilliant journalism.https://t.co/Fc9GHlMFac
— Nicolas Falacci (@NickFalacci) May 28, 2022

Unfortunately — there is already an enormous volume of AR-15 style rifles in the US. Possibly 10 million. (And they’re selling even more right now b/c of the talk centering on gun control and bans.)

Which means — similar to Australia — we’ll need a national buy back program. https://t.co/MKuvM2mW8v
— Nicolas Falacci (@NickFalacci) May 28, 2022

“Before the assault weapons ban went into effect in 1994, there were about 400,000 AR-15 style rifles in America. Today, there are 20 million.” Jaw dropping figure from @ZushaElinson, who is writing a book on the country’s best selling rifle.
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) May 26, 2022

Should have added that 2004 was when assault weapon ban ended. This isn't rocket science. https://t.co/XxIfKZ4twG
— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) May 26, 2022

why is action unlikely?

in 1993, 10 of 43 Senate Rs backed a ban on assault weapons

it became law. a decade later, Congress let it expire

in 2013, after Newtown, Joe Manchin negotiated a modest background check bill w/Pat Toomey

just 4 of 45 Senate Rs voted yes

it died
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) May 25, 2022

It shouldn't matter what age you are. No one needs an AR-15 or any other assault weapon designed to massacre people. When we had an assault weapons ban from 1994-2004, mass shootings went down 43%. After it expired, mass shootings tripled. End the filibuster. Ban assault weapons.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) May 27, 2022

the assault weapons ban worked pic.twitter.com/8uqnzkcUx3
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 5, 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