Ohio GOP strategy to keep things under control from the voters – redo the rules: Thomas Suddes – cleveland.com
— Read on www.cleveland.com/opinion/2022/11/ohio-gop-strategy-to-keep-things-under-control-from-the-voters-redo-the-rules-thomas-suddes.html
Category Archives: State
Gerrymandering and the 2022 midterms: The election is about rigged maps and Republican judges.
If the GOP wins the House by narrow margins, they’ll have their allies in the judiciary to thank.
— Read on slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/11/the-midterms-are-about-courts-rigging-the-outcome.html
America At It’s Worst — Texas now nation’s biggest emitter of toxic substances into lakes
A new report puts Texas above the Great Lakes states for industrial discharges into waterways for the first time since the analysis began in 2009.
— Read on www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/environment/article/toxic-waste-lakes-rivers-texas-17473151.php
American Lessons In Education — Christian School Told Parents Gay Students Must ‘Leave Immediately’
A school administrator said being LGBTQ is “sinful in the sight of God,” and students who are part of the community will “be asked to leave.”
— Read on www.insider.com/christian-school-parents-gay-students-must-leave-immediately-2022-8
In Georgia, Trump supporters embodied the spirit of the lynch mob
Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and Ruby Freeman told the Jan. 6 House committee a mob sought them after Donald Trump falsely accused them of fraud.
— Read on www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/why-trump-s-attacks-against-ruby-freeman-shaye-moss-feel-n1296519
California Versus Florida, a Covid Reckoning
The headline outcome is that Florida’s Covid death toll relative to its population was 34% higher than California’s.
— Read on english.aawsat.com/home/article/3633841/justin-fox/california-versus-florida-covid-reckoning
What Are American Governments For? — Texas Banned Homeless Encampments, So a Guy Made One on His Property
Josiah Ingalls is engaging in perhaps the boldest—and most literal—embodiment of the “Yes in My Backyard” philosophy by letting 19 homeless people live on his land.
— Read on www.vice.com/en/article/jgm3qx/texas-banned-homeless-encampments-so-a-guy-made-one-on-his-property
“Teen-treatment Industry” — Toxic America — ‘Blindfolds, hoods and handcuffs’: How some teenagers get to Utah’s youth treatment programs
“Secure transport services,” a shadowy corner of the teen-treatment industry, are almost entirely unregulated. Parent-hired transporters can pull kids from their beds, handcuff them, hold them down or blindfold them. In Utah, a legislator who recently sponsored a bill that brought regulatory reform to the state’s booming teen-treatment industry said he wants to take a closer look at how kids from all over the country are getting to the state for treatment.
— Read on www.apmreports.org/story/2022/03/08/how-teenagers-get-to-utah-youth-treatment-programs
“Ron Johnson Doesn’t Give a Sh*t About Wisconsin Workers”
The Republican senator hates unions so much that he has said he won’t fight to win key manufacturing jobs for his own state. Democrats think that should cost him his seat.
— Read on www.thenation.com/article/politics/ron-johnson-workers/
Florida’s chilling ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill just inched closer to reality
The Florida Senate education committee has the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which would ban discussions about LGBT+ identities in the classroom.
— Read on www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/08/florida-dont-say-gay-bill-education-committee-sb1834/
More GOP lies, secrecy revealed at NC gerrymandering trial
Rep. Destin Hall, the House Redistricting Committee chairman, admitted in court this week that he used secret maps, drawn privately by his aide, as a guide when he drafted the new House districts.
— Read on www.heraldsun.com/opinion/article257127777.html
The GOP’s Attempt to Memory-Hole Jan. 6th
The day after the January 6th attack on the Capitol—some six weeks before his death—Rush Limbaugh logged on for his first show of 2021. He managed to find a way to throw some blame at the Democrats for the previous day’s violence
— Read on www.thebulwark.com/the-gops-attempt-to-memory-hole-jan-6th/
“As COVID surges in Florida again, our governor is absent. So here I am doing his job and mine with an update.”
Always Only Not Those Other Guys — Rand Paul Opposition to Previous Disaster Relief Resurfaces as He Seeks Aid for Kentucky
The GOP Senator previously voted against disaster relief for Hurricanes Harvey, Maria and Sandy.
— Read on www.newsweek.com/rand-paul-opposition-previous-disaster-relief-resurfaces-he-seeks-aid-kentucky-1658537
Florida is the land of second chances for rogue police. Why not for ex-felons, too?
Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to lure New York police to Florida, though some have troubled pasts. DeSantis is for second chances for police but not for ex-felons
— Read on www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article256096697.html
No American Freedom For You — Virginia School Board Members Call for Books to Be Burned
Republicans have been looking to schools as a prime battleground for the many culture wars they’re waging.
— Read on www.businessinsider.com/virginia-school-board-members-call-for-books-to-be-burned-2021-11
Judge rules Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on school mask mandates violates federal law
A federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates in schools discriminates against students with disabilities and violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/judge-rules-texas-gov-greg-abbott-s-ban-school-mask-n1283702
How Michigan Republicans are trying to sway state’s independent redistricting process
When these commissions solicit public input, both parties, as well as special interest groups, look for additional opportunities to have a say.
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/how-michigan-republicans-are-trying-sway-state-s-independent-redistricting-n1283296
Utah redistricting: Lawmakers select their own maps over independent ones
Utah’s Legislative Redistricting Committee voted to adopt its own voter districts, even after the Independent Redistricting Commission proposed different, nonpartisan maps. Frustrated Utahns spoke for hours against the new maps.
— Read on www.deseret.com/utah/2021/11/8/22770759/utah-redistricting-lawmakers-select-own-maps-over-independent-ones-voter-districts-gerrymandering
Maddow Blasts Vaccine-Skeptic Florida Surgeon General After Former Colleagues Claim He Never Treated Covid Patients
Rachel Maddow slammed Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo in a segment that questioned both his ethics as a doctor and experience treating Covid patients.
— Read on www.mediaite.com/tv/maddow-blasts-vaccine-skeptic-florida-surgeon-general-after-former-colleagues-claim-he-never-treated-covid-patients/
The Political Rave and Drool 