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A very gloomy Friday Wrangle from Far Left Texas

💪💪💪 #txlege pic.twitter.com/0jK6H7tyOq

— Laura Atlas Kravitz (@AtlasLaura) August 12, 2021

UPDATE: Texas Senate swiftly passes SB1 voting reform bill immediately after Houston Democrat's 15-hour filibuster #sb1 #txlege

📃: @TexasTribune

Read more: https://t.co/CSLCKgoZxK

— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) August 12, 2021

Perhaps these performative actions still have some value to "excite the base", or stimulate a bit of fundraising.  Beyond that ...

Two arrests, or two more defections today -- or at some point soon -- and the statehouse will have a quorum, and then will get on with the business the Senate has already conducted.  Another 'E' for effort from Gene Wu, et. al.

Responding to an emergency motion filed hours earlier, the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an Austin district judge's order that prohibited the arrest of Democrats participating in the ongoing quorum break. https://t.co/gC8T0IMd2M

— Linda Hill (@bulldoghill) August 10, 2021

If you're Team Blue and reading this, I don't mean to be derogatory.  It's just that with the US Congress currently on vacation, a voting rights bill on the schedule in September isn't going to be of much help to the Tex Donks' hard-fought cause.

Despite desperate pleas from Texas Democrats, the U.S. Senate failed to move federal voting rights legislation before leaving for recess.

It was a Texas Republican — @tedcruz — who blocked the last attempt to vote on a bill before the Senate left town. https://t.co/vedRLEWrge

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) August 11, 2021

And next month's third special session is when redistricting becomes the bulldozer that buries the Democrats six feet under for another decade.

The Senate is adjourned until September. Redistricting reform was not passed and tomorrow, the gerrymandering begins.

Dems are not playing chess. They had 6 months to pass this reform and failed to prioritize it, surrendering democracy without a fight.

Bamboozled again!

— Walker Bragman (@WalkerBragman) August 11, 2021

I think it's more like 8 months; I seem to recall both Obama and Eric Holder saying that redistricting would be a top priority after they left office, though I can't find that reference now.  Maybe it was a topic of discussion at the birthday party last weekend.  (That would sure harsh your 60th-year mellow, wouldn't it?)

Anyway, fight on.  Or keep blaming Jill Stein or something.

John Roberts and the Supreme Court might block anything Democrats do on #votingrights https://t.co/rkVRkfjRRb via @CNN

— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) August 11, 2021

The good news is it doesn't seem as futile as trying to get Joe Manchin and the rest of the Blue Dogs in Congress to save the planet.

NEWS: Literally 24 hours after IPCC's dire warnings about methane & fossil fuels, 7 Democrats joined Republicans to pass an amendment to block the government from ever banning fracking.

The 7 Dems raked in $1.7 million from fossil fuel industry donors. https://t.co/ch17jnSVkP

— David Sirota (@davidsirota) August 11, 2021

Democrats who can fuck right off a cliff: Bennet, Casey, Heinrich, Hickenlooper, King, Lujan, Manchin, Tester. https://t.co/Rjk1nfCAMA

— Ben Hauck 🌹 (@fightdenial) August 10, 2021

And Joe Biden?  Well, don't blame me; I didn't vote for him.

Literally two days apart. pic.twitter.com/0hVXxJYFrG

— Gravel Institute (@GravelInstitute) August 11, 2021

If you're getting mad again, please consider that I'm just the messenger.  Blaming Republicans is too easy (though some fun), but I long ago concluded that the problems we suffer come out of a delusion that one party is trying to help.  And that, far too often, is not the case.

Democrat Caught Bankrolling Abbott, Surprising No One#txlegehttps://t.co/ZOmvC3BgUW

— True Texas Project (@TrueTXProject) August 10, 2021

TTP, above, is a far-right freak, for anybody brave enough to click through.  Here, I'll save you some trouble: he thinks Democrats voting in the GOP primary are the reason Republicans like Greg Abbott keep getting elected.

If Abbott wins the coming GOP primary, it’s a win-win for the Left. The GOP base is less likely to turn out for traitors like Abbott who do nothing but screw them, so a Democrat is more likely to win (especially with legalized ballot stuffing via mail-in). However, if he does survive the 2022 midterms, Abbott will go back to business as usual: placating the Left, leaving the border open, allowing child genital mutilation, and generally carrying on with screw jobs.

AHAHAHAHAHA

We are all so fucked.

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— Usedtobe_JohnRJohnson (@JRobertJohnson4) August 10, 2021

Soothers, please.

What a weekend for a bunch of Cowboys, who might one day die but because of the ⁦@ProFootballHOF⁩ will never fade away⁩. pic.twitter.com/9bGHPFY4ns

— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) August 8, 2021

Read our Q&A with #Austinartist Kerry Hugins and see more of her work at https://t.co/qKiQi6pErQ (Also find her work on the cover of SAR III: https://t.co/dfoQRVPfVI pic.twitter.com/EsacNEkFvF

— San Antonio Review (@SanAntoReview) August 8, 2021

Sunday "Leave the Rest to Me" Funnies

 

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Friday End/Beginning Wrangle

Easing back into the saddle.

Democrats will kill the Texas Special Session today. @GovAbbott called a new session to start Saturday and added covid and school funding to the agenda. @RafaelAnchia said don’t expect there to be a quorum this weekend or Monday. @FOX4 #txlegehttps://t.co/EcaHOfbrRM pic.twitter.com/yq7RY5AmWQ

— Steven Dial (@StevenDialFox4) August 6, 2021

This post will have more than the usual focus on human mortality.

A hearse w/ copies of bills to bury voting rights, a higher federal minimum wage & immigrant rights now leading 151 cars from #Georgetown to the state Capitol in #Austin in honor of 151 yrs since passage of the 15th amendment. #PoorPeoplesCampaign Watch: https://t.co/4FJfoYIFRi pic.twitter.com/Ci50MvPz0E

— Poor People's Campaign (@UniteThePoor) July 31, 2021

Well, mortality human and otherwise.

This is perverse: we are about to reopen schools during a covid surge, and @GovAbbott is now calling a special session to prohibit schools from mandating masks where necessary. Does Covid have a great lobbyist at the Capitol or is Abbott just pro-Covid as a hobby? #txlege https://t.co/xEYScLMVEj

— James Slattery (@jcslattery) August 5, 2021

“We know that we are going to get pushback for this. We are not going to be able to please everybody. But what we have to understand is: If we have an opportunity to save one life, it is what we should be doing." https://t.co/4ehguuaw0M

— Mike Morris (@mmorris011) August 6, 2021

Experts: Houston's fourth COVID-19 wave to be the largest yet just as we enter peak hurricane season. Public officials should start planning for rules, regulations and guidance for best practices during hurricane preparedness and post disaster situations. https://t.co/QLJeRpGseH

— bryan parras (@HighTechAztec) August 4, 2021

Editorial: Race to the top between Abbott and DeSantis is a race to the death for Texas and Florida as delta surges. https://t.co/8WfEAIjSuh) via @houstonchron

— Lisa Falkenberg (@ChronFalkenberg) August 6, 2021

COVID-19 cases are increasing due to the delta variant and staffing issues are causing limited ICU beds in hospitals across the state. As hospitals continue to see an increase in COVID-19 patients, they may soon have to turn some away. https://t.co/IFhiaATIBH

— Spectrum News 1 Texas (@SpectrumNews1TX) August 5, 2021

Why care about COVID-19 hospitalizations? Houston Public Health Authority Dr. David Persse says at 1pm today, 26 of 104 HFD ambulances were waiting to offload patients at local ER's. Four had waited more than 2 hours...meaning they weren't heading to the next 911 call. #khou

— The Bishop (@BillBishopKHOU) August 5, 2021

Texas officials deny hospitals' requests for hundreds of emergency staff to help with COVID surgehttps://t.co/dAVQUQ4OOi

— Rio Slade lives on land stolen from the Mvskoke (@RioSlade) August 3, 2021

So much to overcome, and with needless hurdles thrown in the path.

“We live in an era of unprecedented scientific breakthroughs and expertise. But we’re also stymied by the forces of misinformation that undermine the true knowledge that is out there.” - Dr. Laolu Fayanju

— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) August 5, 2021

The Galveston County GOP activist made anti-mask and anti-vaccine posts as recently as Friday, when he shared a meme saying vaccines are useless. He died on a ventilator this week. #TexasCOVID #TexasGOP #DeltaVariant #COVID19https://t.co/NMyg9MDG2F

— San Antonio Current (@SAcurrent) August 5, 2021

Local Flat Earther is a prime example of why. pic.twitter.com/0lvAGkXS6A

— 🌊Political Musings Amy Manuel 🌊 (@proudtxlib) August 2, 2021

Winding down with a few more notable passings, and perhaps another post on the other goings-on ... if I can get to it.

The Austin Chronicle talked to Billy Gibbons about the death of Dusty Hill and the future of ZZ Top.  Glasstire eulogized Tejano artist Ruben Cubillos, who designed Selena's iconic logo.  And union leaders across the country reflected on the life of AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.

In this essay, @AubreyCalaway writes about how in Deer Park and other chemical corridor communities, the slow seepage of toxics can affect families like hers for generations. https://t.co/ijAVX4SZSA

— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) August 2, 2021

Life and Death in the Esperanza Community, A Texas Homeless Camp https://t.co/tO1GuMuamu

— IDKWhatsNext (@JeanGenevie1) August 3, 2021

“Otis Thornton changed the way our community addressed homelessness and his impact is still felt today,” the Tarrant County Homeless Coalition said. https://t.co/yLAVOJOdOC

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram (@startelegram) August 2, 2021

At 6'8", J.R. Richard was an intimidating right hander who led the MLB in strikeouts in 1978 and 1979 and started the 1980 All-Star Game for the NL.

He spent his entire 10-year career with the @Astros.

RIP 🙏 pic.twitter.com/sKLXNVorMa

— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) August 5, 2021

A fading headstone among a field of bluebonnets in the old cemetery in Livingston, Texas. A reminder that in the end each of us will be gone but that the flowers will continue to unfurl. I'm curiously comforted by that notion.

Photo by Carol Highsmith. pic.twitter.com/moD64NHJqA

— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) August 2, 2021

Sunday 'No Vaccine for Stupid' Funnies

Google's in-house political cartoonist quits over company's unfunny apparent lack of ethics

(Former Google unofficial corporate satirist Manu) Cornet was even able to feel the asphyxiating grasp of the Google oligarchy firsthand. When he published a selection of Goomix comics as a book in 2018, the then-Google employee claims a murder of corporate lawyers descended on his office and tried to coerce him into dropping some of the more critical comics of the Glorious Techpublic.

Having seen his satirical art barely affect the decline of the Alphabet utopia into a data dystopia, Cornet finally threw his floppy hat with bells into the ring. In 2021, he tendered his resignation from Google, citing: “I have to draw the line in the sand somewhere.” But since a fool is nothing without a foolish king, Cornet now draws his lines over at Twitter.

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