Author: Anne Laurie

From bird-shaped kites dotting the skies of Jordan to geese flying in formation, take a look at some of @Reuters favorite bird stories to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day on May 14 pic.twitter.com/Sn5wfnGQ9V

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 14, 2022

Thousands of protesters are expected to march at rallies in Washington and cities across the country Saturday in a nationwide campaign to demand safe and legal access to abortion. https://t.co/65wS99CXpm

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 13, 2022

Gosh, that’s a shame!

"the global meltdown in #cryptocurrencies is creating anxiety, desperation & frantic posts casting blame in online forums that cater especially to the extremist right." great work by @thegregwalters & @misstessowen https://t.co/HvnPVU3HQo #Cryptocrash #bitcoin #fascism

— David "??????" Golumbia (@dgolumbia) May 13, 2022

Foreign affairs…

pic.twitter.com/u0YirZhvQJ

— Henry Laasanen (@Lassukat) May 13, 2022

Have threatened Sweden & Finland that them joining NATO means I will have to sink my ships on their coast as well.

— Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) May 12, 2022

Receiving NATO "best recruiter 2022" award. pic.twitter.com/tMebVlGP9H

— Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) May 12, 2022

what exactly is russia going to do? clutter swede and finnish roads with dead russian soldiers and burnt out vehicles like they're doing in ukraine?

the only person worried about this threat is oryx who must count the dead https://t.co/g7akKSLMhE

— matthew. (@iAmTheWarax) May 12, 2022

I don’t know what this guy is singing, but it slaps. https://t.co/fCN6UrzfI9

— Joe Wright ???? (@realjoewright) May 14, 2022

The post Saturday Morning Open Thread: World Migratory Bird Day appeared first on Balloon Juice.

"I think we thought we would see… a lot of deaths, but nowhere near a million"

The US has passed more than one million Covid-related deaths, making it the highest official total in the worldhttps://t.co/1d4V2jrfWA pic.twitter.com/24KCPXKx6z

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 12, 2022

#Covid cases in the US have started to rise again & hospitalization rates are rising too. What's behind this? Is this lull followed by surge pattern what we can expect in the future? @DrewQJoseph explores. https://t.co/ECqREeXCyo

— Helen Branswell ???? (@HelenBranswell) May 12, 2022

YIkes! White House prepares to ration vaccines amid a #Covid funding impasse. The govt’s funds are running out. Just 2 months after the administration unveiled a roadmap out of the crisis, doubts are growing about Congress’ willingness to fund the fight https://t.co/PWWyF0bgqu

— delthia ricks (@DelthiaRicks) May 13, 2022

======

Shanghai hunkers down for final COVID battle, Beijing outbreak stubborn https://t.co/eaTRHl0meT pic.twitter.com/eTHw7hzONO

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 14, 2022

China gives up 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights – AFC https://t.co/pMPBtP13dU pic.twitter.com/HEc5SiuI4c

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 14, 2022

I have no idea how important the Asian Cup is to soccer / football fans, but this event was scheduled for mid-2023. I can’t help wondering if there’s more to the politics than just supporting ‘Covid Zero’ a full year from now:

China has relinquished its rights to host the 2023 Asian Cup finals due to the COVID-19 situation in the country, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Saturday.

The event, which is played every four years and features 24 national teams from across the continent, was due to be held in 10 cities from June 16 to July 16 next year.

“Following extensive discussions with the Chinese Football Association (CFA), the Asian Football Confederation has been officially informed by the CFA that it would not be able to host the AFC Asian Cup 2023,” the confederation said in a statement.

“The AFC acknowledges the exceptional circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the relinquishment by China PR of its hosting rights.”…

The Asian Cup is the latest international sporting event to be affected by China’s attempts to tackle the pandemic.

Earlier this month, Asian Games organisers the Olympic Council of Asia postponed the next edition of the multi-sport event, due to be held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou in September, until 2023…

For many in China’s middle class, Shanghai lockdown was the last straw that prompted them to move abroad, a tough decision especially for the middle-aged professionals. ⁦⁦@yifanxie⁩ & I spoke to 14 people planning to leave China. Read our story: https://t.co/dEweiLzsCX

— Shen Lu (@shenlulushen) May 13, 2022

“Data reporter @financialtimes”:

UK Covid infections lowest since mid-December https://t.co/wy7t7eE9o8

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 13, 2022

======

Clots with Covid: Multi-national report of over 900,000 people indicates propensity of risk for arterial and venous thrombi is in men, with increasing age, and association with fatalities (4-fold in non-hospitalized) https://t.co/muGnDld4Um pic.twitter.com/6bLiHPLInm

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 13, 2022

A simpler and accurate way to diagnose a prior Covid infection from urine, not blood (antibody to #SARSCoV2 nucleocapsid protein)https://t.co/PWlTAcwdKp @ScienceAdvances pic.twitter.com/ZdMw96YNF6

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 13, 2022

======

FDA chief Dr. Robert Califf explains why he says the leading cause of death in the US is misinformation.https://t.co/KIyIXnRz5X

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) May 11, 2022

Not the best timing, IMO:

Nine nursing home operators have sued Massachusetts over regulations against housing more than two people in a room, which were adopted around the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and took effect May 1.

Judge Kenneth Salinger of Suffolk Superior Court on Thursday entered a preliminary injunction barring the state from trying to make the nursing homes discharge any patients involuntarily to comply with the rules while the lawsuit is pending. The state did not object to the injunction.

Tracy Miner of Miner Siddall, a lawyer for the nursing homes, called the injunction a “a victory for our clients and their residents who do not want to be displaced.”…

The state’s Department of Public Health in April 2021 issued so-called de-densification regulations requiring that, from May 2022 on, long-term care homes would have no more than two beds per room. The regulations give nursing homes 45 days to comply.

The regulations did not cite a purpose for the change, but they followed public outcry over a COVID outbreak that killed 84 people at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, a state-run facility for veterans. The outbreak resulted in criminal charges, which were later dismissed, and a $56 million settlement with the state.

The nursing homes said in their lawsuit that the regulations no longer made sense as a COVID control measure, since a large majority of nursing home residents have now received vaccines and boosters. They said that the regulations would cost them, collectively, about $16 million per year, threaten their ability to operate and force disruptive changes for residents with dementia and other health conditions…

The post COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Friday / Saturday, May 13-14 appeared first on Balloon Juice.

U.S.-led sanctions are forcing Russia to use computer chips from dishwashers and refrigerators in some military equipment, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said.https://t.co/Xns2FaVqas

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 12, 2022

So, are they looting white goods for their wives & mums or for the army?

— Camberwell Hattie is tired of lies & corruption (@covid_long) May 12, 2022

Because Murphy the Trickster God is not a subtle scripter, this news broke just as Matt Schlapp (‘the sound of two uncooked pork chops hitting a freshly washed linoleum floor’), CPAC head & generally unpleasant person, announced his latest customer-service problems on Twitter:

the Home Depot in Alexandria will have this to you by Tuesday https://t.co/7ulOFRinlu pic.twitter.com/led0DQEtto

— farhad manjoo (@fmanjoo) May 12, 2022

Holy shit I figured out why @mschlapp is so agitated over dishwashershttps://t.co/hwYm35TqSL

— FreshMouthHat (@Popehat) May 12, 2022

A certain portion of Snark Twitter hasn’t had this much fun since Todd Starnes’ principled stance against masks cheated him of a replacement toaster oven.

The post Late Night Open Thread: It All Comes Out in the Wash appeared first on Balloon Juice.

Protesters walk by Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s house today. pic.twitter.com/FH7uEIyFJc

— Ron Filipkowski ???? (@RonFilipkowski) May 12, 2022

Of course, Judge Comey Barrett — assuming someone told her about this protest — is probably loving it, because she’s always dreamed of being Aunt Lydia. But this mini-march isn’t aimed at her, it’s meant for all the I-don’t-pay-much-attention-to-politics voters who need to be persuaded to turn out in November.

of all the sanctimonious howls about what kinds of protest are "allowed", i've got to say, the one about seven women in comfortable shoes being scary by… walking by someone's house on the sidewalk has to be one of the most pathetic

— GOLIKEHELLMACHINE (@golikehellmachi) May 13, 2022

i'm sorry but your neighbor's ultra mega SUV barreling down your suburban street is going to be *significantly* more dangerous to your precious children than a handful of women who maybe watch a little too much television but whose hearts are in the right place

— GOLIKEHELLMACHINE (@golikehellmachi) May 13, 2022

and, like, notably, their preference is that they *never* be confronted. the supreme court is *already* incredibly walled off (almost literally right now) from the public.

— GOLIKEHELLMACHINE (@golikehellmachi) May 13, 2022

i, personally, thought this stuff was cringe. but i also realized maybe i should shut the fuck up about it and that people needed to express themselves in ways i didn’t really connect to. but i wasn’t a virgin about it. and you were, and that’s cool. https://t.co/GlKxboUqs9

— World Famous Art Thief (@CalmSporting) May 13, 2022

It is wild to see reporters get taken for a ride time and time again by anti-abortion folks who are demonstrably lying — in this case, about not supporting abortion criminalization or wanting to outlaw birth controlhttps://t.co/Gwfo2WB2cr

— andrea grimes (@andreagrimes) May 12, 2022

If you want abortion to be legal in your state you have to elect democrats in your state. You know this, you write about abortion. You know what has happened. Tweeting stuff like this is cynical and manipulative. https://t.co/Bl3xjMqPDV

— Centrist ??Madness (@CentristMadness) May 12, 2022

The post ‘Cringe’ Normies vs. the Pearl-Clutcher Brigades: A Handmaids Protest appeared first on Balloon Juice.

Jen Psaki leaves the White House after holding 224 briefings — more than all of Trump's press secretaries combined https://t.co/9uH4EplrpV

— Politics Insider (@PoliticsInsider) May 13, 2022

.@Poynter: "@PressSec has restored honor, dignity and class to the White House briefing room."

"Psaki was consistently prepared, effective in communicating for the president and, even when sparring with media members, always respectful." https://t.co/0ZmP7e2Epp

— Andrew Bates (@AndrewJBates46) May 12, 2022

Jen Psaki is the most talented, quick-thinking White House Press Sec. of a lifetime, and that goes back a way. She'll be missed. @PressSec @WhiteHouse https://t.co/z28CQZfmVJ

— News Views (@VegasVisions) May 13, 2022

.@PressSec takes to the podium one final time. pic.twitter.com/vc5BeaYHc6

— Karine Jean-Pierre (@KJP46) May 13, 2022

Thank you @PressSec for being the absolute best boss. We’ll miss you so much.https://t.co/BsmBGuQg11

— Angela Perez (@ADCPerez46) May 13, 2022

I am honored that @POTUS trusted me to speak on his behalf. The @WhiteHouse is about the people. I am deeply grateful to the public servants (including my faves on the press team) who have made this job the experience of a lifetime. You've got this @KJP46! Follow me @jrpsaki pic.twitter.com/N4Upj8MOeM

— Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) May 13, 2022

The post Friday Evening Open Thread: Jen Psaki Has Left the Podium appeared first on Balloon Juice.

Scientists unveil image of 'gentle giant' black hole at Milky Way's center. The black hole, called Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A*, is the second one ever to be imaged https://t.co/acH0eKN7Mb pic.twitter.com/8hXLANacDB

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 13, 2022

(Don’t be silly, the Eye of Sauron had a much more vertical orientation… )

Calendar note:

The National Park Service approved a permit for pro-choice activists to gather Saturday in D.C. to march from the Washington Monument to the Supreme Court. The application currently predicts 17,000 participants.

— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) May 13, 2022

Abortion rights groups push to turn anger into action https://t.co/Nw934la6S4 pic.twitter.com/UDy4EQtEBi

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2022

One minor win, already:

Louisiana lawmakers withdraw bill declaring abortion homicide https://t.co/3EtduiWfho pic.twitter.com/qmQArrXT9i

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 13, 2022

According to a new Monmouth Poll, abortion (25%) is now tied with the economy (26%) as the most important issue in the midterms. https://t.co/YqDrRCnCzB

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 12, 2022

No, there are not 3 pro-choice Republicans. There are only 49 pro-choice Democrats. When are these guys going to get this isn't taxes, this is real shit, this is the big one.

— The Substack of Boba Fett (@agraybee) May 12, 2022

More about the baby formula sorta-crisis:

For months, parents across the U.S. have been searching for infant formula that has all but disappeared from shelves. Shortages developed after Abbott recalled Similac and other baby formula in February after complaints of bacterial infections in infants https://t.co/yl7PxzTT9V pic.twitter.com/puwpQvsNd6

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 13, 2022

OK but to be fair Abbott also agreed to pay a $160 million penalty for defrauding the Medicare system last year, so obviously they are willing to own up to their mistakes. https://t.co/hLPjpggjoc

— Jordan Zakarin (@jordanzakarin) May 10, 2022

Analysis: The faux outrage that Biden is stockpiling baby formula for undocumented immigrants https://t.co/Q0V3wkj2j5

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 13, 2022

Just to drive the same point home but with data.

*taps data* pic.twitter.com/CGyZFiVQKA

— Tweety (@purrypurrydog) May 12, 2022

The post Friday Morning Open Thread: When Friday the Thirteenth Falls On A Friday… appeared first on Balloon Juice.

In an @AP interview, COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Americans’ immune protection from the virus is waning, warning that booster doses for most people will be necessary — with the potential for enhanced protection from a new generation of shots. https://t.co/OAueYrSXO6 pic.twitter.com/YSCNCfUFZM

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 12, 2022

Biden may need to 'claw back' funding for COVID, Jha says https://t.co/QbNqvLi7P7 pic.twitter.com/AVpdVn3OzZ

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 13, 2022

Senate Republicans looking to save pennies on vaccines is the most insane application of fiscal conservatism i have ever seen https://t.co/4FEth93nsq

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) May 12, 2022

… [Axios reporter Caitlin] Owens’s reporting gets into the Republican view in more detail than any previous report. One Republican concern is that the current funding strategy prioritizes access over efficiency. The vaccines are distributed in multidose vials that, once opened, must be used or thrown away, leading to some spoilage. “Republicans say the current strategy is wasteful,” Owens reports, “and it would be better to rein in accessibility so that more doses are likely to be used.”

A second concern is that the vaccines, while highly effective against hospitalization and death, are proving less effective against transmission. Therefore, Republicans don’t want to spend too much on them.

“Republicans are skeptical of using federal money to buy more vaccines that are proving not to last very long and questions remain if they will work against future variants,” a senior GOP Senate aide told Owens. “We’re saying that the current shot and boosters are reducing in effectiveness. New vaxx isn’t ready and it’s unclear where they are in the plan,” the aide added. “Since there is no plan, we don’t want to give them [a] blank check.”

The shortsightedness of this position is almost unfathomable. It is difficult to conceive of a less intelligent way to save the government money than to skimp on vaccines and therapeutics. The scale of the savings in vaccine subsidies is in the billions, and the cost of the pandemic is measured in trillions. The vaccines have probably averted more than a million deaths already. Even putting humanitarian concerns to the side, as a Brookings study notes, the economic case for funding vaccines and therapeutics remains extremely strong.

Even if vaccines can’t stop transmission, their ability to avert hospitalization, not to mention death, is an enormous cost saving. If we want to prevent continued waves of shutdowns, the vaccines and therapeutics offer the most cost-effective remedies by orders of magnitude…

======

U.S. will share COVID-19 vaccine technology, Biden tells global summit https://t.co/EPHtZW8fyS pic.twitter.com/4RpQfEU4bf

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 13, 2022

Beijing works from home, Shanghai says victory against COVID getting closer https://t.co/PGDOWF6XWM pic.twitter.com/4HgdrHdk4a

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 13, 2022

A confrontation btwn workers and a negative-tested couple under the whole-compound removal policy.

Police: "If you don't come with us, you will be punished. This will affect you for three generations."

Husband: "We're the last generation, thank you"
*shuts door" ???? pic.twitter.com/kgNpkSpacu

— Chang Che (@Changxche) May 11, 2022

We seem to have formed some kind of cargo-cult folk religion around pandemic mitigation via what must be some spectacular transcription error.

“Aerosols cure COVID- got it boss”
“Cause Mongo, cause”
“I don’t need to know the because boss, I just spray the fog and cure the COVID” pic.twitter.com/VATxr6KM6b

— Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 (@RealSexyCyborg) May 12, 2022

North Korea's admission that it is battling an 'explosive' COVID outbreak has raised concerns that the virus could devastate the country. Here's what you need to know https://t.co/rdbrJicTeU pic.twitter.com/4ddju9MpGl

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 13, 2022

======

55% of people hospitalized for #Covid still had symptoms 2 years later. Study is from Wuhan China, initial pandemic epicenter. Most frequent symptoms were fatigue & muscle weakness, say doctors from China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing https://t.co/M0aB0kJU3o #LongCovid pic.twitter.com/sqFB3EsDVi

— delthia ricks ?? (@DelthiaRicks) May 12, 2022

#Coronavirus ‘ghosts’ have been found lingering in the gut. Scientists are studying whether #LongCovid could be linked to viral fragments found in the body months after initial infection https://t.co/baW2lU25Z2

— delthia ricks ?? (@DelthiaRicks) May 12, 2022

======

New Yorker:

The post COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Thursday / Friday, May 12-13 appeared first on Balloon Juice.

lol buddy this is twitter every tweet is wrong and bad https://t.co/RiDKylNxpC

— kilgore trout, death to putiner (@KT_So_It_Goes) May 10, 2022

we already knew Musk opposed Trump’s Twitter ban and was “dismayed” he still wasn’t allowed to tweet, but i guess the day of a massive new Tesla recall is a good time to whip the media up in a frenzy about it pic.twitter.com/7ONXXyVHhu

— Paris Marx (@parismarx) May 10, 2022

thus ensuring a culture of zero-initiative will permanently embed itself at all levels of twitter; nobody is gonna do a thing that puts their neck at risk at a company where the owner capriciously involves himself in day-to-day operational decisions https://t.co/799ipusB32

— kilgore trout, death to putiner (@KT_So_It_Goes) May 10, 2022

poor guy wasn’t getting enough attention with all the conversations about women losing their reproductive rights pic.twitter.com/1bOctfUNoj

— Karl Bode (@KarlBode) May 10, 2022

The key elements of Musk’s conception of “free speech” apparently are rote compliance with govt censorship regimes, no matter how repressive, so long as it’s the law, and absolute rejection of the responsibility of private actors in civil society to choose what they platform. https://t.co/QJbEcgJsUg

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 9, 2022

In a total coincidence the policy is great news for the censorious Chinese, Saudis, and Qataris that Elon does business with. https://t.co/Jd0j22nCNT

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) May 9, 2022

Every empirical study of Twitter has shown a right-wing bias:

“Our results reveal a remarkably consistent trend: In 6 out of 7 countries studied, the mainstream political right enjoys higher algorithmic amplification than the mainstream political left.”https://t.co/JXBqPkngwA https://t.co/HEdTJ0o2Sk

— Max Berger (@maxberger) May 9, 2022

There is, however, a plentiful and growing body of evidence that @elonmusk harbors right-wing bias.

Since attempting to acquire Twitter, he’s relentless attacked the left, while amplifying right-wing conspiracy theorists like Mike Cernovich and Tim Poole.

— Max Berger (@maxberger) May 9, 2022

Btw when you’re, say, bartending, you see a Loud Idiot With Opinions sway a couple people into endorsing some total hogwash over the course of an evening, so it’s not surprising that if you let that guy become “president” or “the richest man in the world” it’s really bad.

— Hemry, Local Bartender (@BartenderHemry) May 10, 2022

I’ve met plenty of “I am smart and know X very well therefore I have deep insights into absolutely everything” geniuses.

They tend to need legal assistance. https://t.co/3U8sQvnqX7

— WrongAndBadHat (@Popehat) May 10, 2022

The post Late Night Open Thread: ‘Wrong & Bad’ Tweets appeared first on Balloon Juice.

! Rand Paul just unilaterally blocked swift passage of Ukraine aid. He wanted the rest of the Senate add language to the bill he plans to vote against anyway bc debt/inflation.

He has this power because the Senate runs on *unanimous consent*, not nearly unanimous consent.

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) May 12, 2022

McConnell and Schumer both implored Paul to allow a vote on his amendment but let the bill be voted on today. Their joint entreaty didn’t persuade him.

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) May 12, 2022

If they had any initiative, McConnell and his henchmen would take up a collection to have Rand Paul’s neighbor come back and finish the job. We Dems couldn’t get away with anything like that, but it’d be a winner for the Red Meat side…

Oh, wait — I forgot for a minute that #MoscowMitch is also on Putin’s payroll!

There are workarounds if it actually was an asteroid. You can change Senate rules. And then there’s what I call the power-of-the-gavel option: the chair (VP if she wanted) refusing to recognize a senator to object.

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) May 12, 2022

The irony of this whole situation is that Democrats agreed to Republican demands to split Ukraine funding from COVID to speed its passage. Now there’s a slow-moving pileup.

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) May 12, 2022

WYD, Kentucky?

Congress has voted for ten bills now that will draw us further into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, put US citizens at greater risk, prolong the war, waste tax-payer money, and increase domestic food and energy prices.

I voted against ALL of them.

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) May 12, 2022

With the inevitable honking clown on a unicycle at the end of the Repub parade…

Just FYI you misspelled “supporting Russian imperialism” as “anti-imperialism.” https://t.co/NYQHN4iaEi

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) May 12, 2022

The post Godsdamned Glibertarians Open Thread: Rand Paul Is At It Again appeared first on Balloon Juice.

You should’ve starved these babies is quite a line to be going out with. https://t.co/6rpCbHJtU9

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 12, 2022

Only the ‘illegal’ brown ones, of course! The one that are in the government’s custody, because pro-life!, I guess…

https://t.co/DWcRyPw8m7

— Congressman Troy Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) May 12, 2022

Today’s GOP Death Cult talking point, promoted by the Washington Examiner, sparked by a GOP rep in — you guessed it — Florida. Always remember: For the GOP, the cruelty is the point.

"We're going to import more" baby formula, @PressSec Jen Psaki says. White House is seeing "people hoarding because they're fearful — that is one element of it — and people hoarding because they are trying to profit off of fearful parents."

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) May 12, 2022

Pretty good explainer, set in — surprise! — Texas:

Across the U.S., parents say they are rationing food for their babies as they search for more formula. Some are driving hours, only to find empty shelves. Online, private sellers are gouging prices, marketing cans for double or triple their normal price. https://t.co/V5d68nEqbR

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 12, 2022

Abbott (no relation) Labs had to shut down their Michigan factory because it was the source of a bacterial outbreak that sickened a bunch of newborns and killed at least two. The company chose to put its pandemic profits into stock buybacks, rather than replacing worn-out equipment.

A fwiw #Cronobacter bacteria can cause severe, life-threatening infections (#sepsis) meningitis (inflammation of membranes that protect??/spine)… infections rare but high risk for #newborns

Link:https://t.co/wI7E9XhE3U

Link:https://t.co/eO03atME2r

— Hope E Ransom (HopeERinFL) (@SoulFlyTry) May 12, 2022

Democratic solutions versus GOP ‘solutions’:

We discussed tariff relief, initiating new and immediate imports, and the possibility of using the DPA.

Quick action is needed, and the White House must take decisive action.

In the longer term, I am pursuing legislation to ensure we do not ever face this challenge again. 2/2

— Rep. Abigail Spanberger (@RepSpanberger) May 12, 2022

It should not be said at all. Why is one three month old child worth more or less than another? Not what Jesus taught so pretty sure He is appalled by your statement.

— Bob Royce (@BobR1951) May 12, 2022

The post GOP Death Cult Open Thread: Governor Abbott *Literally* Wants Babies to Starve appeared first on Balloon Juice.