Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Scattershots on Taco Tuesday

No particular organization here.

Monday, January 24, 2022

The Monday Morning Wrangle from Far Left Texas


COVID first.


Stace at Dos Centavos rounds up another week in coronavirus news.  The Dallas Observer points out that medical labs are also facing staff shortages. And Your Local Epidemiologist explains what antigen tests are all about.


That will be my segue to the latest Texas education developments.


There are far too many Texas Republicans -- and one Democrat -- behaving badly for one Wrangle.


SocraticGadfly looked at the on-the-ground activities of the even bigger right wingnuts challenging Greg AbbottJohn Coby at Bay Area Houston highlighted the rich businessmen financing Eva Guzman's campaign for attorney general.


Kuff wasn't impressed by the TXSoS' claim that supply chain issues were the reason they couldn't provide enough voter registration forms.

And more promising developments as the primary season intensifies.


Shifting to climate news:


Carbon capture is a distraction, albeit a convenient one for oil companies who wish to appear as if they are doing something about the climate emergency.


The criminal and social justice headlines.


And the calm-me-downs to wrap today.