Sunday, June 21, 2020
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Race for the White House Update: Trump gets booked
BOLTON'S REVELATIONS:
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) June 17, 2020
• TRUMP tried to halt criminal investigations to help "dictators he liked”
• TRUMP did not seem to know that Britain is a nuclear power & asked if Finland is part of Russia
• POMPEO indicated he thought Trump was "so full of shit”https://t.co/NBemSel9SM
President Donald Trump “pleaded” with China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit to help his reelection prospects, according to a scathing new book by former Trump adviser John Bolton that accuses the president of being driven by political calculations when making national security decisions.
EXCLUSIVE: The president’s niece Mary Trump is set to publish a tell-all this summer—and to reveal that she was a primary source for The New York Times’ investigation into Trump’s taxes. https://t.co/TPTS8DNDCP
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) June 15, 2020
Trump said journalists deserve to be executed during a meeting with former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, according to a former aide | Business Insider#FreePress #Assangehttps://t.co/RHbuaYxKNU
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) June 18, 2020
Apparently, after strategically retreating in order to spare the #GeorgeFloyd protesters, the anti-racist #coronavirus has now redeployed its forces to Oklahoma in advance of the (it goes without saying) totally Hitlerian #TrumpRally! https://t.co/Vhu2VSDw6G
— Consent Factory (@consent_factory) June 18, 2020
After the Rodney King beating, Biden met with law enforcement and created the "Police Officers Bill of Rights" to protect cops who engage in violent misconduct? Trump or Biden. Damn, I can't think of two people more inapt to lead the nation at this moment in history. pic.twitter.com/5oYFR9wUNz
— Yellow Vests Form Like Voltron🌹 (@TweetyMctwat) June 17, 2020
Cops shot a projectile into the eye of a journalist in Minneapolis on May 29. She didn't have insurance. Her first two surgeries left her with bills totaling $58,000.
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) June 15, 2020
The best solution she found was paying $100/mo for 25 years.
via @lukeoneil47 https://t.co/KOm1IdiKWY pic.twitter.com/q29UNcAsAJ
We had one of the best democratic fields in history and we ended up with the worst candidate. Who do you blame? I blame corporate media propaganda around “electability” and moderate voters who continue to resist the fundamental change that we desperately need to heal this nation.
— Ryan Knight 🌹 (@ProudSocialist) June 17, 2020
#IfDonaldTrumpIsReelected it's because the Democratic party valued their corporate donors interests more than the people. That's how Trump got elected in the first place.
— Solidarity NOW! ☭ 🦺 (@Karlmarxhd) June 16, 2020
You can thank these catastrophic nullities who never step down, regardless of how much they fail: pic.twitter.com/dSPKCOYKVB
Personally, I blame Obama.
The NYT even reported on it. The other candidates didnt all drop out and get behind Biden 24 hours before Super Tuesday by accident. https://t.co/DLMvBxzxpH
— Justin Buell 🌹 (@JustinBuell7) June 16, 2020
DING DING DING DING DING.
— Mike Flugennock (@flugennock) June 14, 2020
We have a winner. pic.twitter.com/RIafK9tD3O
New @DataProgress poll shows Warren continuing to lead the Veepstakes, both in the top-line & with several key groups Biden struggles with. Highlights below.
— Anthony Tordillos (@artordillos) June 17, 2020
1st choice for VP
Warren: 27% ✅
Harris: 21%
Abrams: 14%
Rice: 6%
Klobuchar: 5%
Demings: 5%
1/7#WarrenForVP
Why is Barbara Lee not the front runner for the VP slot on the Democratic ticket? https://t.co/33V6Id8oAc
— Farron Cousins (@farronbalanced) June 16, 2020
Don't get lost in the sauce!
— Howie Hawkins (@HowieHawkins) June 18, 2020
Vote your values. #NeverSettlehttps://t.co/4YLC1sIlO4 pic.twitter.com/wJdKTmxL8A
If you've read the US Constitution you know it's littered with racist, sexist and white supremacist language. I have a few suggested edits and I invite you to read them. #first100days #AllThePeoplehttps://t.co/81az5JM6bW
— Mark Charles 2020 (@wirelesshogan) June 18, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ruled with the conservative majority in this 7-2 decision https://t.co/t4lIvVan8c
— Eric Renner Brown (@ericrennerbrown) June 15, 2020
Really unfair for all the 3rd party votes to go to Trump. Half should go to Biden imo.
— NoBadDudes2020 (@nocornpop2020) June 15, 2020
"Politically in this country, you have Coke or Pepsi. Every now and again, Dr Pepper comes along and everybody is like, 'You ruined this for everyone else.’'’-Jon Stewart
— Scott Santens🧢🤠 (@scottsantens) June 15, 2020
I for one am absolutely sick of this destructive dynamic. We need to be able to rank our choices. @fairvote
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
TexProgBlog Wrangle, Defund the PoPo edition
UPDATE: Chief Acevedo confirms the man is Hispanic. He said the family indicated he was suicidal, but the medical examiner will have to determine final cause of death. https://t.co/fdZwX8I1jO via @houstonchron
— Julian Gill (@JulianGillMusic) June 16, 2020
While Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo was publicly mourning the death of George Floyd, his officers were brutalizing protesters he had earlier thanked for demonstrating.
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) June 12, 2020
From @theappeal: https://t.co/bkc2BQoVgp
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo argued in front of a congressional panel today that cutting police budgets isn’t the answer to ending police brutality.https://t.co/E7zKFu91J0
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 11, 2020
#Houston#DefundThePolice #DefundHPD #WeAreWatching #BLMHTX #8toAbolition pic.twitter.com/fqCFbvCLq9
— Stevens Orozco (@_StevensOrozco) June 9, 2020
The Houston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a 2021 budget that includes a $20 million increase for the Houston Police Department – as hundreds of protesters demanding reforms outside City Hall could be heard inside the council chambers. https://t.co/TCoX5zqqJi
— Texas Standard (@TexasStandard) June 11, 2020
Houston needs to do better, we are failing to be a leader even within our own state. More accountability and transparency is not enough. https://t.co/yKg98UV1uX
— Alán M. de León (@deLeonHTX) June 11, 2020
Critics say Houston needs more robust civilian police oversight board https://t.co/nB7APs1AAn #hounews
— Matt Schwartz (@SchwartzChron) June 15, 2020
Police engaged Mr. Ambler in a high-speed pursuit for more than 20 minutes because they say he failed to dim the headlights of his SUV to oncoming traffic. https://t.co/LqYo6kqbqf
— Rebecca Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) June 12, 2020
Video captured by a reality TV production crew showing the death of Javier Ambler, a 40-year-old black man, while he was in police custody in Texas has reportedly been destroyed, according to local media.https://t.co/mSM1s6nAjg
— NPR (@NPR) June 11, 2020
Your department killed #JavierAmbler, filmed it for a reality TV show, then covered it up for 15 months.
— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) June 10, 2020
I’m not calling for your resignation because I’m a progressive.
I’m calling for your resignation because I’m a human being. https://t.co/GHqJ7reK54
The governor has been noticeably silent on Texas' own high-profile examples of police killings. https://t.co/Wbwqh51MbK
— San Antonio Current (@SAcurrent) June 11, 2020
Texas has the second-highest total number of killings by police officers in the U.S., and the third-highest number of killings of Black people.
— Progress Texas (@ProgressTX) June 15, 2020
We must fight for systematic change and hold law enforcement accountable! #BlackLivesMatterhttps://t.co/eWxSzNGGBQ
By the time the Legislature passed the original bill, most of the sweeping provisions related to policing had been stripped out. https://t.co/MA7tqSEtHd
— San Antonio Current (@SAcurrent) June 9, 2020
Even with calls from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus, Gov. Abbott declined to promise he would make police reform an emergency priority during the 2021 #txlege session. https://t.co/5boKRxa0tX
— Progress Texas (@ProgressTX) June 12, 2020
Want more justice and a better economy? How about imprisoning fewer people? Most agree we lock up too many for wrong reasons w/ @Grits4Breakfast @RightOnCrime @LowryLance https://t.co/h94lIxPnsL #txlege @HoustonChron
— ChrisTomlinson (@cltomlinson) June 12, 2020
This week, the Austin City Council voted to divest funds from the city's police department. The decision comes after police fired bags filled with lead pellets at demonstrators during the first weekend of protests against police brutality.
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) June 13, 2020
From @KUT: https://t.co/yLWA6P7xcy
Here are ways to support the movement for black lives here in #SATX—including taking the streets (three actions today alone!), organizing around local demands, and forward toward prison abolition and alternatives to policing. https://t.co/flOlm44HRQ #blacklivesmatter #defundsapd
— Deceleration News (@MyDeceleration) June 13, 2020
Organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement met Sunday afternoon to discuss the root of local police brutality: “the corrupt police association contract.” https://t.co/ReC8K3hl51
— Rivard Report (@RivardReport) June 16, 2020
The current rally at #Houston City Hall is organized by Pantsuit Republic. That's the Hillary "Super Predator" Clinton pantsuit inspired liberal group.
— Stevens Orozco (@_StevensOrozco) June 10, 2020
Thought it was a #DefundThePolice rally, but their flyer is only asking for de-escalation and implicit bias training.
SMH
University of Texas interim president Jay Hartzell says he is scheduling meetings with student groups after dozens of Longhorns athletes said they wanted the school to ditch “The Eyes of Texas” song and rename several campus buildings.
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) June 16, 2020
by @JimVertuno
https://t.co/T67da7Am0G
This explains why the some black students at the University of Texas want to drop the “Eyes of Texas” as the school song. https://t.co/vwcQoV3EgF
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) June 12, 2020
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers landed in Galveston w/ news that the war had ended and the enslaved were now free.
— Progress Texas (@ProgressTX) June 13, 2020
This year, #Juneteenth falls at an especially crucial moment in the fight for freedom and justice for Black Americans.https://t.co/9W3o8bnRbM
I just signed this petition to have the Confederate monuments removed from Bastrop TX, where the courts continue to deny Rodney Reed his right to fair trial. Take them DOWN! - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/MjeldwOtDC via @Change
— Rodney Reed (@FreeRodneyReed) June 13, 2020
Ezekiel Elliott, several Cowboys and Houston Texans players test positive for COVID-19, per CBS Sports #HouNews #DFW #NFL https://t.co/IxqgXeFMP4
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) June 15, 2020
“Patients were scared and frantic for options. The governor and attorney general’s ban put Texas patients in heart-breaking situations — it was politics at its worst.” -Sarah Wheat, chief external affairs officer at @PPGreaterTX https://t.co/R56fAulMhu
— Planned Parenthood Texas Votes (@PPTXVotes) June 15, 2020
The Houston Sierra Club reports that Harris County is considering releasing genetically modified mosquitoes into the environment to see how that goes.
The mosquito species Aedes aegypti, originally from Africa, has been genetically modified by a British biotech company to prevent them from reproducing. The mosquito is one of several species of mosquitoes responsible for the Zika and other viruses in Harris County, according to the Harris County Public Health Department. However, the Aedes aegypti prefers to live near and feed on people.
[...]
Frank Blake of the Sierra Club writes about modified mosquito project that “there are social and environmental justice concerns around the lack of transparency, the release site of the mosquitoes, the fact that Harris County residents cannot consent to essentially being human experiments and the impacts this may have on our local environment.”
He notes that environmental advocates suggest that “there are existing, less risky methods of mosquito control that have documented and demonstrated effectiveness.”
Monday, June 15, 2020
The Weekly Wrangle
The deadline to register to vote in the Texas primary runoff election is this Monday, June 15th! 🗳
— Progress Texas (@ProgressTX) June 13, 2020
If you’re not yet registered, visit https://t.co/QXC8WLehON for more information. #RegisterToVote #txlege pic.twitter.com/zruzYREnxK
Why polls in TX showing tight race between @realDonaldTrump & @JoeBiden are putting some Republicans on edge
— ChickenFriedPolitics (@ChkFriPolitics) June 13, 2020
--ChickenFriedPolitics.com is The Place for Southern Politics--https://t.co/3AY7ZDwDtD
Man, I totally forgot about this. Probably should have focused on it.
— Michael Hurta (@MichaelHurta) June 12, 2020
As 2020 models start coming in, we should remember the sports analogies. We missed a field goal in 2016 (pressure moment, & we ain't Justin Tucker), and it'll probably be harder than that field goal this time. https://t.co/z1SwmEURV2
.@DBCGreenTX, the @TXGreens #TXSen candidate, posts the @GreenPartyUS Platform Amendment Proposals at his blog: https://t.co/gwHWVdEbhB #TX2020 pic.twitter.com/w4qxi5uhtr
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) June 13, 2020
"Oblivious", defines @JohnCornyn in this @TexasObserver 2012 article:
— Louis Fer (@louisfer67z) June 12, 2020
" ...the John #Cornyn I knew in high school was a big supporter of George Wallace and seemed oblivious to the dangers of Wallace’s racial demagoguery."#TXsen https://t.co/2wyfRVXxyx https://t.co/yOjUn6TG3x
Not only is Senator @tedCruz on the wrong side politics, he's on the wrong side of history. https://t.co/JbQkeGsjuI
— Mark Charles 2020 (@wirelesshogan) June 11, 2020
New: Black TX Democrats say the @dscc is working to "undercut" @RoyceWestTX's #TXSEN run.
— Ben Wermund (@BenjaminEW) June 12, 2020
"It will be a bitter pill for me and a lot of black Dems to swallow...if we think Royce West was cheated."
DSCC says it's a “false and unsubstantiated allegation.”https://t.co/zaGhcYWzqU
I am proud to endorse @RoyceWestTX. I encourage you all to listen to this discussion on the very important issues that matter to Texas voters.
— Chinga La Migra (@_SemaHernandez_) June 15, 2020
Royce West is a coalition builder who listens to the people and legislative solutions.
He will defeat Cornyn!https://t.co/yMLbnfLT1Y
Conservative group @AFPhq pouring $1 million into ads supporting GOP incumbents @ThomTillis in NC, @sendavidperdue in GA, and @JohnCornyn in TX
— ChickenFriedPolitics (@ChkFriPolitics) June 11, 2020
--ChickenFriedPolitics.com is The Place for Southern Politics--https://t.co/bmc17cB1eE
On Sunday, Texas saw another record-high for hospitalizations — there are 2,287 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Texas hospitals. https://t.co/G6EYWOeWN7
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 14, 2020
BREAKING: #Austin is now at Stage 4 of the #COVID Risk-Based Guidelines. The worst is Stage 5. https://t.co/HfYwaxOy4D pic.twitter.com/6IOgQj5wIO
— Christina Ginn (@ChristinaKVUE) June 15, 2020
“At this level, residents should minimize contact with others, avoiding any medium or large gatherings & only visiting permissible businesses that follow public health guidance" said Judge Hidalgo. #COVID19 #coronavirus #txlege https://t.co/IowPCvATyn
— Reform Austin (@ReformAustin) June 13, 2020
Texas has shifted to an “It’s Your Responsibility” #Coronavirus pandemic plan https://t.co/mlpYNqShFi #TXLege #COVID19
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) June 13, 2020
A scene at the Sugar Land, Texas, Imperial Sugar operation circa 1940. Stellar! pic.twitter.com/PhBhruVGrV
— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) June 14, 2020