Government refuses to say which businesses received over $500 billion in coronavirus bailout loans
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Sunday "Electoral Distancing" Funnies
Government refuses to say which businesses received over $500 billion in coronavirus bailout loans
Friday, June 26, 2020
Race for the White House Update: Sleepwalking to 1600 Pennsylvania
The Democratic National Convention Committee announced Wednesday that the "Convention Across America" will be "anchored in Milwaukee," moved from the arena where the Bucks play to a smaller convention center downtown."[S]tate delegations should not plan to travel to Milwaukee and should plan to conduct their official convention business remotely," the DNCC said.
Why Activists Are Insulted—And Worried—By Biden’s Play-It-Safe Police Reforms | Vanity Fair https://t.co/1K63tXAFXq
— 🌐🕊AREYOUBEINGSERVED✂️- Squad🎳 (@50linesonly) June 20, 2020
Straight to Wall Street Fundraiser After Leaving Poor People's Forum, Biden Tells Fat Cat Donors: 'You Guys Are Great' - https://t.co/Cd3umzdsDS via @commondreams
— Derek Gendvil (@dgendvil) June 23, 2020
The vast majority of the uncritically thinking electorate cares nothing about what he says or does; he's not Trump, and that's all that matters.
Before you declare Biden the winner, remember his lead is not insurmountable. Polls closer to November could very well show a race that is tightening. At this point in the 1988 cycle, Michael Dukakis led nationally by almost 5 points, and in 2000, George W. Bush was up by nearly 8 points. But Dukakis ended up losing by nearly 8 points in November while Bush narrowly lost the popular vote.
The implication of what @KamalaHarris is saying here is that nothing she says during debates should be interpreted as representing her actual beliefs. This is why people hate politicians. pic.twitter.com/kHvdXhEG8I
— Ben Spielberg (@BenSpielberg) June 24, 2020
Peggy Noonan:Tulsa showed “not the empty seats so much as the empty faces-the bored looks, the yawning& phone checking, as if everyone was re-enacting something, hearing some old song&trying to remember how it felt a few yrs ago, when you [first] heard it” https://t.co/BEQFGYE9aV
— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) June 26, 2020
"A friend of mine said, 'you have to be the most perfect person.' Isn't that true?" -- Trump pic.twitter.com/9OWptMZngV
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 26, 2020
With this weekend’s victories we have now won 182 delegates, enough to clinch the @GreenPartyUS nomination in the 1st round! We’re excited to bring our ecosocialist vision to the general election and fight for the life and death issues facing the working-class! #HawkinsWalker2020 pic.twitter.com/9rb6YEofjd
— Howie Hawkins (@HowieHawkins) June 21, 2020
Register for access to workshops, our online convention floor on July 11 and much more! https://t.co/5hJbDSJCWa
— Green Party US 🌻 (@GreenPartyUS) June 25, 2020
Green Party Prez ticket is calling for a 75% cut - not 10% -in military budget. To pay for a #GreenNewDeal that goes to 100% renewable energy by 2030, zero carbon emissions, halt to new fossil fuels, living wage jobs for all, single payer health care. Vote Green for a change. https://t.co/hN4Cde8ncX
— Howie Hawkins (@HowieHawkins) June 25, 2020
Earlier this week I recorded a podcast with @nerdsforyang. Had a great discussion with Tom, a strong supporter of @AndrewYang / #YangGang, re: my independent campaign for #AllThePeople. Interview premiers on YouTube Friday June 26 at noon ET.https://t.co/IWExAPwOHS
— Mark Charles 2020 (@wirelesshogan) June 25, 2020
Monday, June 22, 2020
TexProgBlog Wrangle II: BLM, Juneteenth, and the 'rona
New: @LinaHidalgoTX will mandate that Harris County businesses require customers to wear masks, following the lead of Bexar County, as leaders grow increasingly worried about the surge in COVID cases in #Houston since Memorial Day. https://t.co/mC0yUXuoZf
— Zach Despart🖊️ (@zachdespart) June 19, 2020
The following 8 Texas counties now have mask orders in place for businesses following the example of Bexar County @Judge_Wolff:
— Reform Austin (@ReformAustin) June 22, 2020
-Bexar
-Cameron
-Dallas
-El Paso
-Harris
-Hays*
-Hidalgo
-Travis
*no fine for non-compliance#COVID19 #coronavirus #txlegehttps://t.co/ufJDLEkhTc
If Harris County continues along its current trajectory, Houston could be the city worst affected in the nation by COVID-19
— Leah McElrath 🏳️🌈 (@leahmcelrath) June 22, 2020
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JUST IN: Texas Children’s Hospital confirmed it is admitting adult patients to free up hospital beds across Houston as coronavirus cases surge. https://t.co/HNpf3dE8DU
— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) June 23, 2020
“Covid-19 is now spreading at an unacceptable rate in Texas and it must be corralled.”
— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) June 22, 2020
Texas Gov. Abbott detailed his plans to reduce the spread of coronavirus while also keeping the state open pic.twitter.com/SJiU9i1oxg
The number of Texans hospitalized with #COVID19 has doubled since the start of June, but @GovAbbott wants to keep businesses open. He urged Texans to wear masks saying, "If we do not start wearing masks, it can result in businesses shutting down." #txlegehttps://t.co/PWGlRNrmyb
— Reform Austin (@ReformAustin) June 22, 2020
I guess we are going to see if the free market can fight a virus.
— Susan of Texas (@SusanofTexas) June 22, 2020
“ If you find that a business doesn’t appear to have taken steps that have been recommended in Governor Abbott’s reopening plan, then don’t reward them by doing business with them. It’s that simple.” https://t.co/Y7YU5Tb9LC
Hey Governor Abbott.
— Kaiju Cut & Sew (@kaijucutandsew) June 22, 2020
Sincerely everyone in Texas. pic.twitter.com/n8fEURLIXH
Same in Houston. I tried to get tested at three different clinics on Friday but couldn’t get an appointment till Monday. I’ve been encouraging my friends to get tested, and they’re running into wall after wall this week https://t.co/GPuNmpxtP1 pic.twitter.com/IJHmwYaiV3
— Shelby Webb (@shelbywebb) June 20, 2020
Tomorrow, the Harris County COVID-19 relief fund opens for eligible, low-income Harris County Residents, including those excluded by the CARES Act or immigrant households, and people who may receive Pandemic Unemployment Assistance but cannot afford to wait for months. pic.twitter.com/VujOvRcHdL
— Robin Rayford (@ray4d_thebetsy) June 22, 2020
We joined our partners at @rgvequalvoice in demanding that @icegov #FreeThemAll, referencing the detainees at the Port Isabel Detention Center (PIDC) who are rapidly falling ill from COVID-19. Last Friday, PIDC reported 4 cases of COVID-19. Today, there are 34 confirmed cases. pic.twitter.com/P1OyEHpaVZ
— Texas Civil Rights Project (@TXCivilRights) June 16, 2020
Dallas County declares racism a public health emergency https://t.co/ArutAgfRW1 pic.twitter.com/mm25uBL6BS
— The Hill (@thehill) June 18, 2020
The Houston undercover officer who arrested George Floyd in 2004 over a $10 drug deal is at the center of one of the biggest police scandals in the city’s history. Thousands of his cases are under review, including Floyd's. https://t.co/QQAampL2ae
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 19, 2020
“It was an execution”: Nicolas Chavez was on his knees when Houston police killed him. His father wants answers. https://t.co/nBVTXQ3R70 #HouNews #HTX
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) June 19, 2020
I should note that this is the second time in recent days that @ArtAcevedo has said he couldn’t release something because the DA asked him not to - and the DAO then denied that. 🧐
— Keri Blakinger (@keribla) June 19, 2020
Acevedo stood by his account. pic.twitter.com/cmewUeTF8u
Political subtext of this public dispute is that @SylvesterTurner has been on very good terms with a lot of the lawmakers who signed the letter calling for @ArtAcevedo to release the narcotics audit. All are Dems and some overlapped w/Turner in the #txlege https://t.co/ZPGkBlHKLk
— Jasper Scherer (@jaspscherer) June 19, 2020
What's frustrating about this is how much gaslighting has happened around #DefundHPD when it aligns directly with Mayor Turner's reports from 3+ years ago.
— Jaison Oliver (@oJaison) June 19, 2020
These reports make a clear case for how reduce the number of police while increasing safety. https://t.co/1xZUvHjmJq
Last Thursday, the Austin City Council banned chokehold maneuvers.
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 19, 2020
Just a day later, an Austin police officer was captured on video kneeling on a teenage protester’s neck. https://t.co/FWNRdj7djY
#BLMHOU | #SpecialReport
— Ashton P. Woods (@AshtonPWoods) June 18, 2020
Tell me, do you see ANY activists in this letter? This is why things won't improve they have same people making the same decisions at an exclusive table. This cannot fly. pic.twitter.com/UJvZzFVpRy
Cornyn, Cruz reject reforms to qualified immunity for police https://t.co/DWvc0RU6I6 #hounews
— Matt Schwartz (@SchwartzChron) June 19, 2020
Viewed broadly, America finds itself essentially at the bottom of a thirty-year crime decline. But as police have had less crime to respond to, their budgets and staffing have ballooned, reported Politico (last) week.Police officials routinely tell the public that cutting their budgets would make us less safe. This is true even at agencies that had their budgets increase and saw crime rise.Indeed, have you ever noticed that, when it comes to police budgets, there's no version of reality that would justify reduced funding?If crime is going up, we're told we need more officers to address it.If crime goes down, it's attributed to past budget increases and we're told cutting budgets would reverse progress.The whole process resembles a self licking ice cream cone. To hear the police chiefs and city managers tell it, there apparently is no situation that justifies applying budget scrutiny to these agencies.
Black teenager found hung outside elementary school in Harris County, Texas. This makes 5 black men hung across the country in two weeks—most declared suicides by police without providing evidence to support that. https://t.co/DmhT9M2gSO
— Jordan (@JordanChariton) June 19, 2020
Texas named #Juneteenth an "official" state holiday 40 years ago in 1980, but its history dates back further. Here, Maj Gen Gordon Granger's 1865 circular via The Daily News newspaper in Galveston, & a 1900 celebration.
— erica zucco (@ericazucco) June 19, 2020
More from @TxStHistAssoc: https://t.co/Iu2yLGNJKN @kens5 pic.twitter.com/WxXkzQMhBb
More than 100 years ago, a Texas state representative named José Tomás Canales led an investigation into the abuses of the Texas Rangers. The investigation left behind a narrative about the role of violence on the border that lingers today. Via @LatinoUSA:https://t.co/FpkMxFDHgr
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) June 17, 2020
“Protestors are repeating the names of those killed like a hymn sung in Sunday school. An echo behind the Pine Curtain where the seeds of the civil rights movement were planted but never fully took root: Black. Lives. Matter.” https://t.co/8fC07Q9B5n
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) June 22, 2020
Armed activists at San Jacinto Monument vow to use force to defend Texas landmarks https://t.co/lRWUt3qMvd #hounews
— Matt Schwartz (@SchwartzChron) June 22, 2020
Scenes from Trae tha Truth's 'Ride for Justice' https://t.co/OdJSEvsr5W
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) June 20, 2020
Klineberg: What worries me, what gives me hope, after 38 years of tracking Houston https://t.co/TBRqYEevTQ
— Lisa Falkenberg (@ChronFalkenberg) June 21, 2020