Politico: “Nestled in the remote backwoods of southern Arkansas, some of the nation’s busiest weapons plants are gearing up for historic levels of defense spending and to replenish the stocks of artillery, high-caliber ammunition, rockets, missiles and propulsion systems that have been siphoned off to help Ukraine even the battlefield odds against Russia. Widely circulated images of burned out…
Child Poverty Fell 59% from 1993 to 2019
NY Times: “For a generation or more, America’s high levels of child poverty set it apart from other rich nations, leaving millions of young people lacking support as basic as food and shelter amid mounting evidence that early hardship leaves children poorer, sicker and less educated as adults. But with little public notice and accelerating…
On Vacation
Yellow Dog is on vacation until mid-September.
“Ted Cruz Slammed For Calling Out ‘Slacker Baristas’ Over Student Loan Forgiveness”
HuffPo: “Critics went espresso on the insults against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) after he bashed coffee shop workers as “slacker baristas” for not paying off their student loans. On his “Verdict With Ted Cruz” podcast earlier this week, the conservative called young working Americans “slackers,” who will benefit from the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan. President Joe Biden announced on…
“Beto O’Rourke postpones events after being hospitalized”
Politico: “Beto O’Rourke, Texas’ Democratic candidate for governor, will “postpone events” after being hospitalized with a bacterial infection, he wrote Sunday on Twitter. “While my symptoms have improved, I will be resting at home in El Paso in accordance with the doctors’ recommendations,” O’Rourke said. He has been discharged from the hospital, campaign communications director Chris…
“Judge Delays Brian Kemp’s Testimony In Georgia Election Probe”
HuffPo: “A judge ruled Monday that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to influence the 2020 election in the state — but not until after the November midterm election. Lawyers for Kemp had argued that immunities related to his position as…
“Abrams, Georgia Democrats look to prove 2020 wasn’t ‘fluke’”
AP: “Four years ago, Georgia Democrats had a contested primary for governor because the party old guard didn’t believe in Stacey Abrams. She blew away the elders’ alternative and, in a close general election loss, established herself as de facto party boss in a newfound battleground. That previewed 2020, when Joe Biden put Georgia in…
Appeals Court Blocks Use of 1930s Law to Prosecute NC AG
WUNC: “A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a local North Carolina district attorney from prosecuting state Attorney General Josh Stein or anyone else for his 2020 campaign ad through a criminal libel law. The majority of a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, granted the request by…
“Beto O’Rourke’s Campaign Seeks to Knock on 5 Million Doors Before November Election”
Austin American-Statesman: “Starting in September, Democrat Beto O’Rourke’s campaign will host 120 “volunteer rallies” across the state as part of an effort to bolster his organizing ranks heading into the fall campaign season. The goal of these events is to recruit and train thousands of new volunteers who can aid the campaign’s efforts to knock on 5…
“Ex-Texas anti-abortion group official charged with solicitation of a minor”
The Courier: “Former Texas Right to Life Political Director Luke Bowen has been charged with online solicitation of a minor after an Aug. 3 sting operation by Montgomery County Internet Crimes Against Children. Bowen is out on a $50,000 bond. The charge is a second-degree felony, which could result in a two- to 20-year sentence…