The Texas Progressive Alliance has treated this week's roundup of the best blog posts, Tweets, and lefty news about and from around the Great State with Clorox and UV radiation, but that isn't going to save the oil bidness from dying of COVID-19.
Some -- among them, the nation's cartoonists -- don't have much pity.
And why should they, after all? With men like this funding people like Abbott and Patrick ...
... our beloved Texas has become a national laughingstock.
Because there's always a conservatard watching who says, "hold my beer".
The good news is that the toonmeisters have plenty of inspiration.
There is some election news to post!
Kuff looked at the ways that election officials across the state are preparing for the July runoffs and the November general.
Unfortunately some Texas Democrats are also behaving badly:
The O&G industry -- perhaps even more than the cruise industry -- needs an enforced DNR.
SocraticGadfly had a trio of posts for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The first, with photos, looked at the past fifty years of wildlife preservation efforts — the good, the bad, the ugly. The second said that King Hubbert was correct, using his parameters of rational, profitable exploration, that the US hit Peak Oil in 1970. The third, per the Daniel Day-Lewis movie, said there will continue to be blood for oil.
With some criminal justice developments ...
Grits for Breakfast interprets the bizarre state Supreme Court ruling on Abbott's executive order regarding the release of non-felon violators from jail.
Food supply issues were reported in last week's Wrangle but intensified with news closer to home.
Happening today:
And on the lighter side ...
Dos Centavos is making tortillas, as we all should be right now.
Greg Abbott's press conference on restarting the state's retail economy is scheduled for this afternoon, and there are plenty more Tweets to add for a second Wrangle later this evening.
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) April 24, 2020
Some -- among them, the nation's cartoonists -- don't have much pity.
"Sunday 'Live Free or Die' Toons" https://t.co/N0uWVlWrUp - This and other disinfecting injections of common sense in @PDiddie's latest weekly toon collection!... pic.twitter.com/GaaFTLtfXg— Brad Friedman (@TheBradBlog) April 27, 2020
And why should they, after all? With men like this funding people like Abbott and Patrick ...
Ultra-conservative Midland oilman Tim Dunn wants it both ways.— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) April 23, 2020
He'd prefer the government stay out of the pandemic business, but wouldn't mind a bailout of his industry. https://t.co/uL7eWjNOHD
... our beloved Texas has become a national laughingstock.
#SNLAtHome featured @DanPatrick in a weekend update segment, making his voice even louder which made #CoronaIdiots so #FakeAngry at SNL and hungry for #KFC at the same time.— HeloFarley (@FarleyHelo) April 26, 2020
https://t.co/eLBGPMpsLQ pic.twitter.com/rIP8PTGG8s
Because there's always a conservatard watching who says, "hold my beer".
Houston city council member Michael Kubosh explains why he's at a restaurant open for dine-in service in violation of Harris County's stay-at-home order:— Jen Rice (@jen_rice_) April 25, 2020
"Sometimes civil disobedience is required to move things forward, and so that's why we remember Rosa Parks." (via @KPRC2) pic.twitter.com/PpOCrrrlTW
The good news is that the toonmeisters have plenty of inspiration.
.@TexasObserver cartoonist Ben Sargent on the Texas #StayAtHome protesters https://t.co/qZBIzQu0xT #TXLege #MoreImportantThingsThanLiving— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) April 22, 2020
There is some election news to post!
Trump narrowly leads Biden in presidential race in Texas, @UTAustin UT/@TexasTribune Poll finds https://t.co/ytbqvGKjEG via @rossramsey #tx2020 pic.twitter.com/6jZjuyeFCy— Jim Henson (@jamesrhenson) April 25, 2020
Kuff looked at the ways that election officials across the state are preparing for the July runoffs and the November general.
The @texasdemocrats are going virtual with their convention. Here's how they plan to pull it off. Story w/ @ellee_watson https://t.co/c4u1ZgRpSV— Adam Brewster (@adam_brew) April 24, 2020
Unfortunately some Texas Democrats are also behaving badly:
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Tex) received a flood of last min campaign cash from payday lenders right before his progressive primary challenge from Jessica Cisneros, now he’s one of the few Dems asking for payday lenders to be qualified as “essential services” https://t.co/V35XCwAH0R— Lee Fang (@lhfang) April 25, 2020
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) April 21, 2020
The O&G industry -- perhaps even more than the cruise industry -- needs an enforced DNR.
New satellite study: "There's so much methane escaping from Permian oil and gas operations that it nearly triples the near-term climate impact of burning the gas they're producing." Good news is there are many ways to reduce these emissions https://t.co/pY33MPC0wp pic.twitter.com/nU4AV1CIeJ— Fred Krupp (@FredKrupp) April 25, 2020
About 17 million Texans live in areas that consistently have unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution. https://t.co/uwppbNb7s9— Texas Standard (@TexasStandard) April 23, 2020
SocraticGadfly had a trio of posts for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The first, with photos, looked at the past fifty years of wildlife preservation efforts — the good, the bad, the ugly. The second said that King Hubbert was correct, using his parameters of rational, profitable exploration, that the US hit Peak Oil in 1970. The third, per the Daniel Day-Lewis movie, said there will continue to be blood for oil.
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) April 22, 2020
With some criminal justice developments ...
An investigation into allegations of racism against a former top cop points to deeper problems of bias and retaliation at the Austin Police Department.https://t.co/cTzlI18wzg— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) April 25, 2020
Grits for Breakfast interprets the bizarre state Supreme Court ruling on Abbott's executive order regarding the release of non-felon violators from jail.
65% of inmates tested in Texas’ prisons have #coronavirus https://t.co/mU2LXcEm3f via @Shells_Sea #TXLege— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) April 22, 2020
Food supply issues were reported in last week's Wrangle but intensified with news closer to home.
COVID-19 Cases Now Tied to Meat Plants in Rural Texas Counties Wracked with Coronavirus https://t.co/x6FBlTsgbC— sdmattpotter (@sdmattpotter) April 22, 2020
Some volatility is expected in the dairy business. But the past few weeks have been historically bad. Here's why: https://t.co/auacTsQEni— Texas Standard (@TexasStandard) April 22, 2020
Happening today:
Join President @RickTxAFLCIO LIVE this coming Monday, April 27th for an important discussion on the the U.S. Postal System. He will be joined by Texas union leaders from the @APWUnational (Postal) and @NALC_National (Letter Carriers). Don't Miss It! pic.twitter.com/6jrdaCZWoV— Texas AFL-CIO (@TexasAFLCIO) April 24, 2020
Galveston beaches are slated to reopen Monday but only under certain restrictions. https://t.co/g1JHja8gQ3 pic.twitter.com/sASIkbNLtf— Laredo Morning Times (@lmtnews) April 25, 2020
And on the lighter side ...
Dos Centavos is making tortillas, as we all should be right now.
Dallas comes together, staying apart (first night of the stay-at-home order) - https://t.co/qSXY2e7WnJ via @eddarrell— Ed Darrell (@EdDarrell) April 27, 2020
Will it even matter if Dallas-born department store Neiman Marcus ceases to exist?— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) April 25, 2020
The inside story of the retailer's struggle to remain relevant—and solvent: https://t.co/83awQVwMji
This month, as we continue to struggle with the realities of a global pandemic—and the cooped-up existence it’s brought forth—the arrival of the annual @citnatchallenge offers a welcome reprieve. https://t.co/Lk41YWKeUm— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) April 26, 2020
Greg Abbott's press conference on restarting the state's retail economy is scheduled for this afternoon, and there are plenty more Tweets to add for a second Wrangle later this evening.
