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<\/p>\nYesterday, I got serious about getting ready to go see Virgil tomorrow. Even though I’ve done it once recently, it still requires thought and preparation. But I think I have it pretty much together. As the weather cools down, which I assume it will eventually, it will be easier … there are things I cannot put into the car a day ahead without risking heat damage to them at this point – unless I do so after dark, whidh has its own downsides.<\/p>\n
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The New Yorker (Borowitz) – New Law Requires Texans to Have Counselling Before Being Allowed to Vote<\/a> The Hill – Colorado officers, paramedics charged in 2019 death of Elijah McClain<\/a> The 19th – Even if Texas\u2019 six-week abortion ban is overturned, clinics will close<\/a> Food for Thought – Yesterday, I got serious about getting ready to go see Virgil tomorrow. Even though I’ve done it once recently, it still requires thought and preparation. But I think I have it pretty much together. As the weather cools down, which I assume it will eventually, it will be easier … there are things I cannot […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":43905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,3,5],"tags":[3708,3704,3711,3924,4115,3748,3706,3766,4395,3719],"class_list":["post-44986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-open-thread","category-personal","category-politics","tag-borowitz","tag-cartoon","tag-gop-crimes","tag-gop-murder","tag-justice","tag-racism","tag-satire","tag-voting-rights","tag-womens-health","tag-womens-rights","category-35-id","category-3-id","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nQuote – \u201cSometimes, a person is upset with their situation and thinks that voting is the only answer,\u201d the Governor said. \u201cA counsellor can sit with them, pray with them, and help them make the right choice.\u201d
\nClick thgough for deets.<\/a> For a split second I believed this was straight news.<\/p>\n
\nQuote – An independent probe submitted to the Aurora City Council in February determined that the police and paramedics involved were were at fault in McClain\u2019s death, saying there was no reason to stop McClain, who was walking home from a convenience store. That report also concluded that no crime had been reported when McClain was stopped and he wasn\u2019t exhibiting any threatening behavior.
\nClick through for a little more.<\/a> Democratic AG + grand jury = results (sometimes.) You may remember that Elijah used to play the violing in animal shelters. As an animal lover and a former violinist, I took this personally.<\/p>\n
\nQuote – \u201cThis law will end legal abortion in Texas. Allowing the state to do that and effectively close all abortion clinics \u2014 even if the law is ultimately struck down \u2014 will give the state what it wants,\u201d said Leah Litman, an assistant professor of law at the University of Michigan and expert in constitutional law. \u201cJust allowing this law to go into effect is ending abortion in Texas.\u201d
\nClick through for story<\/a>. In case you missed this (and had no idea what Andy was satirizing) this is it.<\/p>\n
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