Cousin Itt

The actor who played Cousin Itt on the Addams Family television show has died. Cousin Itt was not part of the original Charles Addams cartoons.

RIP #FelixSilla, Cousin Itt on #TheAddamsFamily, Twiki on #BuckRogersInThe25thCentury, Dies at 84 https://t.co/vTURGEQVja
— Silver Age Television 📺 (@SilverAgeTV) April 16, 2021

The Addams Family family has lost another. Felix Silla, who played Cousin Itt, has passed away at age 84. pic.twitter.com/fmOVlOneK7
— Kid Phantasm (@cbbruuno) April 17, 2021

Covers: Atlantic City

Bruce Springsteen released “Atlantic City” on his 1982 album Nebraska. The best known cover is by The Band from 1993.

Covers: Dreams

“Dreams” is a Fleetwood Mac song written and sung by Stevie Nicks. It’s on 1977’s Rumours. It has been popular again recently because of a Tik Tok video.

Sticky Fingers – the album cover

The album cover for Sticky Fingers (1971) by the Rolling Stones had a working zipper!

Meet Craig Braun, the man who made the notorious "Sticky Fingers" LP cover with Andy Warhol in 1971. 50 years old this month!https://t.co/tGvvHC9n4A
— Joe Hagan (@joehagansays) April 15, 2021

Famous Rock Album Covers – Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers Photo Story (esquire.com)

Biden is wrong on the refugee cap

Terrible decision.

This is one of these days when I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall as WH officials discuss how to frame a decision that a) reverses an earlier announcement and b) betrays core supporters and c) earns them nothing but grief.
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) April 16, 2021

Senate Foreign Relations Chair Menendez on decision by Biden – himself a former chairman – to keep Trump refugee levels:

“WH has not only stymied number of refugees permitted entrance, it has prevented State Dept from admitting vetted refugees currently waiting in the system"
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 16, 2021

This is shameful. https://t.co/DIAA5weAQq
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) April 16, 2021

More than two months ago, Biden pledged to raise the refugee cap for the next fiscal year to 125,000 and signaled he would try to make a “down payment” on that this year, but acknowledged it wouldn't be easy. https://t.co/XM25EDQXvk
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) April 16, 2021

Confirmed from a WH official on refugee cap: President Biden will keep the refugee cap number at 15,000. He is going to be changing the regional allocation of those refugees.

Note: This is Biden is walking back an earlier pledge to welcome more than 60,000 refugees into the U.S.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 16, 2021

Biden administration to keep refugee cap at Trump’s level, far less than what it proposed to Congress https://t.co/PbBYaSrwIP
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 16, 2021

Biden, Feb. 16: "We used to allow refugees, 125,000 refugees, into the United States on a yearly basis. It was as high as 250,000. Trump cut it to 5,000. Come with me into Sierra Leone. Come to me into parts of Lebanon…." 1/2
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) April 16, 2021

Covers: Bein’ Green

“Bein’ Green” was originally performed by Muppet Kermit the Frog in 1970. It’s been covered by a surprising group of artists including Van Morrison, Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles.

Covers: Mr. Spaceman

Can you think of another song covered by William Shatner, Alvin (of the Chipmunks) and Kermit (with Jimmy Buffett)?

“Mr. Spaceman” is a great Byrds song from 1966. Back then, there was a lot of interest in space travel and everything was positive. It sounds so innocent now. This was before three astronauts died in Apollo 1. The song has a strong country influence which was a preview of the later direction taken by the Byrds.

I believe that’s Jay Bennett doing the great guitar solos

The Trump cult will never admit Biden won a fair election

This total disregard of facts is terrible for our country.

Nearly half (45%) of @GOP voters say the Jan. 6 insurrectionists "had a point" when they violently attacked the United States Capitol.

Almost 8-in-10 Republicans (78%) are still convinced Joe Biden stole the 2020 election. https://t.co/bVANs4SJrI
— Max Burns (@themaxburns) April 16, 2021

Biden and his plans are popular

Republicans can’t accept this so they lie.

The American people are weighing in on @POTUS' first 100 days. pic.twitter.com/VPVMEPCi22
— Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) April 15, 2021

It would be a repeal of part of an excessive tax cut. Corporations would still pay lower taxes than before Trump.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) April 15, 2021

New NYT poll finds huge majorities support the "real" and "fake" infrastructure in Biden's plan. Are Rs really gonna argue for keeping the hideously unpopular Trump corporate tax cut so we can do *less* to create jobs/fix infrastructure, both very popular?https://t.co/mBeSf9ksTc
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) April 15, 2021

72% of Americans, including 55% of Republicans, say the Biden administration is doing an excellent or good job managing the manufacture and distribution of the vaccines via Pew Research poll.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 15, 2021

Politico-Morning Consult poll:

64% of voters support stricter gun control laws

63% support Biden's executive order to limit the spread of 'ghost guns'

73% support employees' right to bargain collectively for workplace conditions

Biden's overall job approval is 60%
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 14, 2021

What do modernized roads, reliable transit, safe water systems, clean energy, and millions of good-paying jobs have in common?

Strong bipartisan support. pic.twitter.com/skQyyZYHLd
— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) April 7, 2021

Another look at the data: strong support for virtually every piece of the American Jobs Plan pic.twitter.com/lmgu1uQXVP
— Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) April 7, 2021

Washington: Is it infrastructure? Will people support it?

Voters: Yep. pic.twitter.com/NXyBpWBtnA
— Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) April 7, 2021

“It’s hard to see how Republicans argue that corporations and the wealthy should continue to pay lower taxes…so that we can do far less to create jobs & fix the nation’s infrastructure than Democrats want to do.”
Good look at polling ⁦@ThePlumLineGS https://t.co/Anwb0yrm0P
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) April 15, 2021

Baltimore Salt Box update 4/15/21

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It has been a great pleasure to work long side you! Thanks for making snow season FY2020-2021 memorable! Special thanks to all local artist for their participation. https://t.co/FZWrauRea1
— Baltimore City DOT (@BmoreCityDOT) April 15, 2021

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Found a new (to me) Salt Box in our neighborhood on my morning constitutional. pic.twitter.com/GhflnHdN5W
— Tiffany is Openly Black (@bmoredownbeats) April 5, 2021

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