Lesson, re- learned --
The lesson of Sandy Hook is that no act of violence, no matter how horrific, no matter how innocent the victims, will spur Republicans to act as good faith partners in even the most modest gun control measures supported by the vast majority of Americans.
— David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) March 23, 2021
it's remarkable how Republicans immediately make mass shootings part of the culture war https://t.co/pimRrD272b
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 24, 2021
Oh. Look who redecorated... pic.twitter.com/G8gocrXcWw
— TBogg (@tbogg) March 24, 2021
The racist history of the filibuster (read the entire thread!) --
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1874
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) March 23, 2021
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1875
Filibuster against a pension for a black official, 1906
Filibuster against confirmation of a black official, 1909 pic.twitter.com/FGBIGvARkQ
Savvy Beltway media back to business as usual, swamp edition --
Politico spends 3 weeks sensationalizing a fake border crisis, then gives Chad Wolf—an architect of family separation—a little free publicity piece for his new consulting firm.
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) March 24, 2021
Swampy shit. pic.twitter.com/HQkV6ZZhhf
"Uh, o.k., but my great- great grandfather wasn't brown skinned!" --
Wasn’t your great-great grandfather indicted by a grand jury for forging his naturalization papers? https://t.co/Xb7HT33bvc
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) March 24, 2021
"Pretty vacant," huh. Well, we have "No Feelings" about this sartorial "Anarchy in the U.K." --
“You look so bloody boring.”#OnThisDay 1977: Derek Nimmo wanted to know how to dress like a punk so he asked Vivienne Westwood and some Sex Pistols. But were the public impressed? No, they were pretty vacant. pic.twitter.com/CU1U5QyXJ9
— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) March 24, 2021
