Vox: “But Ibanez’s comment may have been intended to obscure an uncomfortable truth for America’s most-watched cable news network. In videos streamed to Facebook before and during the bomb threat while he sat in a truck, Roseberry made clear he’s immersed in right-wing conspiracy theories and grievances that receive heavy play on Fox. “Once this dickhead Biden’s out…
Month: August 2021
“Texas GOP Voting Bill on Fast Track After Standstill Ends”
AP: “The sudden end of Texas Democrats’ 38-day walkout has put Republicans back on a fast track to pass a sweeping voting bill and is causing rifts among some Democrats who said Friday they felt “betrayed” by colleagues who returned to the state Capitol. Texas is the last big GOP-controlled state that has not passed…
TX Doctors Broach Topic of Prioritizing Vaccinated Over Un-Vaccinated When Treatment Resources Scarce
Dallas Morning News: “Updated at 8:15 p.m. Aug. 19, 2021: After this story was posted, Dr. Mark Casanova gave interviews to local media and revised his story. He described the memo to the task force as a “homework assignment.” In a reversal, he told NBC-5 that vaccinations should not be among the factors hospitals should consider…
“Fighting Between Political Parties In Texas Could Make Redistricting A ‘Blood Bath'”
NPR: “Texas grew more than any other state in the last decade. Now adding two members of Congress, some political watchers say that redistricting could be a “blood bath” due to conflict between the parties. [Click Link for Radio Report]”
“Almost all eligible Georgians are registered to vote, data show”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Georgia now has one of the highest voter registration rates in the nation, with 95% of citizens over 18 years old signed up to vote, according to federal election data released this week. The number of Georgia voters has jumped since 2016, when the state started automatically registering voters when they obtain driver’s licenses. There…
Georgia Moves Forward in Effort to Take Control of Fulton County/Atlanta area Elections, Increasing Fears of Suppression of Democracy
AP: “The Georgia State Board of Elections plans to appoint a review panel this week as part of a process that could lead to a takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county under a provision in the state’s sweeping new election law. Republican lawmakers cited the new law when they asked the state board last month…
“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has sought to ban mask mandates in schools, tests positive for the coronavirus”
WaPo: “Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Tuesday. Abbott is among the Republican governors who have resisted public health mandates aimed at stemming the tide of the virus’s delta variant, which has caused a new spike in cases as the country attempts to reopen schools, restaurants and other businesses….
“Is demography destiny? Census data shows challenges ahead for Southern GOP”
Chicken Fried Politics: “Take a map showing population shifts across the South over the last 10 years and put it over a map of where Joe Biden performed best in 2020, and the connection will appear obvious. The counties in the South that have gained population — large cities and surrounding suburbs — are the…
“Should [NC] Justice Phil Berger Jr. recuse himself from voter-ID law case in which his dad, Berger Sr., is a defendant?”
The Progressive Pulse: “The lawsuit NAACP v. Moore, filed in August 2018, named Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger Sr. and House Speaker Tim Moore as defendants. Since then, two state Supreme Court associate justices, Berger Jr. and Tamara Barringer, who have close connections to the defendants, have been elected to the state’s highest court in 2020. Plaintiffs…
“Ex-NC lawmaker gets probation for campaign money scheme”
North State Journal: “David Lewis, the former chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee and author of Republican redistricting plans during the 2010s, had pleaded guilty to two counts nearly a year ago. He resigned from the General Assembly the same day the accusations and the plea agreement became public. U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn…