https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/30/mass-shootings-memorial-day-weekend-taft-chattanooga-uvalde/ U.S. marks Memorial Day weekend with at least 12 mass shootings Since the Uvalde, Tex., elementary school tragedy, there have been at least 15 other shootings that had at least four victims By Annabelle Timsit Updated May 31, 2022 at 3:43 a.m. EDT|Published May 30, 2022 at 9:43 a.m. EDT After a shooting at an elementary school … Continue reading 12 mass shootings over Memorial Day weekend in U.S.
Tag: politics
Our democracy structure is why we don’t have gun control
The filibuster is also the reason we don't have federal law-mandated voter and election system protections https://apple.news/AQuvXYclARdyFb5hXyKSydg The Real Reason America Doesn’t Have Gun Control The basic rules of American democracy provide a veto over national policy to a minority of the states.By Ronald Brownstein, MAY 25, 2022 After each of the repeated mass shootings that … Continue reading Our democracy structure is why we don’t have gun control
Australia’s example with gun control — could it work here?
https://apple.news/ALDwUn0S6SrKDEdQYgBQ4cw Australia confiscated 650,000 guns. Murders and suicides plummeted. In the wake of the killing in Uvalde, here’s what America can learn from Australia’s response to tragedy. By Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchampzack@vox.com Updated May 25, 2022, 1:52pm EDT Tuesday’s shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has already kicked off another national debate about gun control. It is worth considering, as one piece of evidence … Continue reading Australia’s example with gun control — could it work here?
Radical selected as Republican candidate for PA governor — read
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/19/republicans-just-nominated-one-of-the-most-radical-governor-candidates-in-history Republicans just nominated one of the most radical governor candidates in history Judd Legum Doug Mastriano may be one of the most radical candidates ever to receive a Republican nod and he has been clear that he will use that power ‘Yesterday, with Trump’s endorsement, Pennsylvania Republicans put him one step closer to the governor’s … Continue reading Radical selected as Republican candidate for PA governor — read
Senatorial races to watch
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/senate-control-midterms-2022/ Senate Balance of the chamber could come down to fourstates where Democrats are up for reelection By Marianna Sotomayor and Dan Balz Updated May 18 at 6:02 p.m.Originally published May 16, 2022 The days of an evenly split Senate may be no more after the midterm elections, with Democrats and Republicans each striving to pick up just one more … Continue reading Senatorial races to watch
U.S. Women’s and men’s soccer teams will receive equal pay for World Cup
https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-soccer-women-men-equal-pay-11652840505 U.S. Women’s and Men’s Soccer Teams Will Receive Equal Pay Under New Labor Deals The landmark agreements with U.S. Soccer will pay players on both national teams the same game bonuses and World Cup prize money By Rachel Bachman, Updated May 18, 2022 2:23 pm ET The United States Soccer Federation has reached landmark collective-bargaining … Continue reading U.S. Women’s and men’s soccer teams will receive equal pay for World Cup
Red states may be stymied by ready availability to mail order abortions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/05/04/abortion-pills-online-telemedicine/ Abortion pills by mail pose challenge for officials in red states Remote prescribing and overseas generics are among options as women manage their abortions By Christopher Rowland, Laurie McGinley and Jacob Bogage May 4, 2022|Updated May 4, 2022 at 5:42 p.m. EDT The end of a national right to abortion could trigger a surge of interest in a method of … Continue reading Red states may be stymied by ready availability to mail order abortions
Superbly detailed description of Zelensky as war-time President of Ukraine
SPECIAL REPORT, from TIME magazine dated May 9, 2022, by Simon Shuster/Kyiv InsideZelensky’sWorld As casualties mount and the war nears a critical moment, two weeks in the presidential compound show how the Ukrainian leader has changed THE NIGHTS ARE THE HARDEST, when he lies there on his cot, the whine of the air-raid sirens in … Continue reading Superbly detailed description of Zelensky as war-time President of Ukraine
An elegant history of the forgotten river between China and Russia
This is a beautiful piece of writing about an author unknown to me altho Jan Morris (to whom he's compared) is a favorite. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-amur-river-review-russia-china-border-where-empires-divide-and-rivalries-begin-11633123915 ‘The Amur River’ Review: Where Empires Divide and Rivalries Begin An enchanting waterway separates China and Russia. Its history is filled with dread. A view of the Chinese shore of the … Continue reading An elegant history of the forgotten river between China and Russia
How lack of access to abortions will affect our economy
How Roe Shaped the World of Work for Women Many factors drove women into the work force in greater numbers in the 1970s. Scholars argue that abortion access was an important one. Barbara Schwartz is a volunteer patient escort at the Bristol Regional Women’s Center in Bristol, Tenn. The volunteers erect fabric barriers in the … Continue reading How lack of access to abortions will affect our economy
Alito surprised that women not mentioned in the Constitution
Why do I continue to be amazed/startled/frustrated/[fill in the blank] that men are so incredibly and willfully ignorant of how women -- the majority of the population -- have been ignored if life is good and mistreated if life is not. http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-there-are-no-women-in-the-constitution? Of Course the Constitution Has Nothing to Say About Abortion There is no … Continue reading Alito surprised that women not mentioned in the Constitution
Who is the typical woman getting an abortion?
You can click thru for better looking charts, but even the mangled versions tell their story. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/14/upshot/who-gets-abortions-in-america.html THE TYPICAL PATIENT ... Is Already a Mother. Is in Her Late 20s. Attended Some College. Has a Low Income. Is Unmarried. Is in Her First 6 Weeks of Pregnancy. Is Having Her First Abortion. Lives in a … Continue reading Who is the typical woman getting an abortion?
Abycats' Thoughts 