Emily Jones
Join me in trying to make sense of a complicated world.
Category: Capitalism
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Blame Republicans for Uvalde? Yes, but Also Blame the Supreme Court. | The Nation
As long as conservative justices are empowered to misinterpret the Constitution, we will have more mass shootings, we will have more street shootings, and we will have more school shootings. — Read on www.thenation.com/article/society/uvalde-supreme-court-case/ Read.
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Moaning, lamenting and hand-wringing will change nothing. It’s time to start misbehaving.
THURSDAY 26 MAY 2022 @cjjohns1951 GUNS As long as we allow politicians to sell themselves to the highest bidder, politicians will sell themselves to the highest bidder. We must expand the Supreme Court and decrease the influence of money on the political system. Look at the figures showing how much congresspeople make while in office. … Read.
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Kuleba and Podolyak respond to Russia’s ‘blackmail’ proposal for corridor for grain exports / The New Voice of Ukraine
Russia is now blackmailing the world by demanding the lifting of sanctions in exchange for them unblocking Ukraine’s food exports, say Ukrai — Read on english.nv.ua/nation/kuleba-and-podolyak-respond-to-russia-s-blackmail-proposal-for-corridor-for-grain-exports-50245171.html Read.
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The appeasement narrative. Europe should not look for ways to save Putin’s face, EP President says / The New Voice of Ukraine
Every effort should be made to help Ukraine stand up against the Russian invasion, EP President says — Read on english.nv.ua/nation/europe-should-not-look-for-ways-to-save-putin-s-face-ep-president-says-50245173.html Read.
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Editorial: The Kyiv Independent’s response to the New York Times editorial board
Editorial: The Kyiv Independent’s response to the New York Times editorial board— Read on kyivindependent.com/opinion/editorial-the-kyiv-independents-response-to-the-new-york-times-editorial-board/ Read.
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Imbedded Russian influencers question military tactics.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736 Read.
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Bill Browder. Sanctions.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-state-radio/id1245002955 Read.
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This Is No Time to Go Wobbly on Russia – WSJ
Perhaps Mr. Obama and Ms. Merkel could tour Kyiv together to see the damage they helped cause and to apologize to the Ukrainian people.— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/this-is-no-time-to-go-wobbly-on-russia-putin-invasion-ukraine-weapons-support-aid-isolation-war-dictator-11652731939 Read.
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UKRAINE UPDATE: AZOVSTAL FIGHTERS
WEDNESDAY 18 MAY 2022 Day 84 of the war against Ukraine. THE TELEGRAPH There are negotiations about prisoner exchange for the fighters at Azovstal steel plant. The trial starts today of the 21-year-old who is accused of killing a Ukrainian man over 60. Vadim Shishirarin is accused of shooting and killing Oleksandr Shelipov. There is… Read.
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Exclusive: Former top Republican lawmaker in Colorado received leak of voting data | Reuters
A former Republican minority leader of the Colorado legislature is among the recipients of a trove of sensitive voting data leaked by a county official working with activists seeking to prove President Donald Trump’s false stolen-election claims, according to court records reviewed by Reuters.— Read on www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-former-top-republican-lawmaker-colorado-received-leak-voting-data-2022-05-16/ Read.
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Opinion | For Justice Thomas, the Roberts court is more feud than family – The Washington Post
Since the leak of the draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, any pretense of family harmony at the Supreme Court is collapsing. — Read on www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/16/clarence-thomas-john-roberts-supreme-court-family-leak/ Read.
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Commenta from Putin and Lukashenko
twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1526221706326679553 Read.
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Sorry, I’ve been absent….
That’s me (as usual) on the far left. Did a play then diagnosed with osteoporosis then poisoned by injection for osteoporosis then found out i had Graves disease. Ive been distracted but im back. Would love to have your comments, observations, stories. Read.
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Summer Lee Is Exactly What a Democrat Should Be | The Nation
A super PAC is smearing Lee as a threat to the Democratic Party as she campaigns to become the first Black woman to represent Pennsylvania in Congress.— Read on www.thenation.com/article/politics/pennsylvania-primary-summer-lee/ Read.
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OUTRAGEOUS. SIMPLY OUTRAGEOUS ELECTION INTERFERENCE. THIS IS THE FUTURE.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/05/13/coffee-county-misty-hampton-election/ Read.
Law, Power, and Justice 