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Hooray for the Arkansas parents suing the state over the law against wearing masks! May many other parents in other states follow suit.

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'As a lethal pandemic, economic and physical insecurity, and violent conflict ravaged the world, democracy’s defenders sustained heavy new losses in their struggle against authoritarian foes, shifting the international balance in favor of tyranny.' (Freedom House).

Yes, that's heavy, and I believe it. Writing down the number of the people in the USA who died, so far, as a result of covid, abetted by the negligence of the former presidents, malfeasance by a number of governors and the spread of misinformation by Fox News, social media, particularly on Facebook feels like another form of cruelty , which I do not want to participate in this morning.

We need to remember and defeat the anti-democracy and anti-public health perpetrators: DeSantis, Abbott, Ron Johnson, Bannon, Stephen Miller, Tucker Carlson. Rupert Murdoch, Mark Zuckerberg, et al.

We also cannot forget those who objected to the presidential election results,: Senators: Ted Cruz (TX)Josh Hawley (MO)Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS)Cynthia Lummis (WY) John Kennedy (LA)Roger Marshall (KS)Rick Scott (FL)Tommy Tuberville (AL).

Members of the House: Robert Aderholt (AL)Rick Allen (GA)Jodey Arrington (TX)Brian Babin (TX)Jim Baird (IN)Jim Banks (IN)Cliff Bentz (OR)Jack Bergman (MI)Stephanie Bice (OK)Andy Biggs (AZ)Dan Bishop (NC)Lauren Boebert (CO)Mike Bost (IL)Mo Brooks (AL)Ted Budd (NC)Tim Burchett (TN)Michael Burgess (TX)Ken Calvert (CA)Kat Cammack (FL)Jerry Carl (AL)Buddy Carter (GA)John Carter (TX)Madison Cawthorn (NC)Steve Chabot (OH)Ben Cline (VA)Michael Cloud (TX)Andrew Clyde (GA)Tom Cole (OK)Rick Crawford (AR)Warren Davidson (OH)Scott DesJarlais (TN)Mario Diaz-Balart (FL)Byron Donalds (FL)Jeff Duncan (SC)Neal Dunn (FL)Ron Estes (KS)Pat Fallon (TX)

Michelle Fischbach (MN)Scott Fitzgerald (WI)Chuck Fleischmann (TN)Virginia Foxx (NC)Scott Franklin (FL)Russ Fulcher (ID)Matt Gaetz (FL)Mike Garcia (CA)Bob Gibbs (OH)Carlos Gimenez (FL)

Louie Gohmert (TX)Bob Good (VA)Lance Gooden (TX)Paul Gosar (AZ)Garret Graves (LA)Sam Graves (MO)Mark Green (TN)Marjorie Greene (GA)Morgan Griffith (VA)Michael Guest (MS)

Jim Hagedorn (MN)Andy Harris (MD)Diana Harshbarger (TN)Vicky Hartzler (MO)Kevin Hern (OK)

Yvette Herrell (NM)Jody Hice (GA)Clay Higgins (LA)Richard Hudson (NC)Darrell Issa (CA)

Ronny Jackson (TX)Chris Jacobs (NY)Mike Johnson (LA)Bill Johnson (OH)Jim Jordan (OH)John Joyce (PA)Fred Keller (PA)Trent Kelly (MS)Mike Kelly (PA)David Kustoff (TN)Doug LaMalfa (CA)

Doug Lamborn (CO)Jacob LaTurner (KS)Debbie Lesko (AZ)Billy Long (MO)Barry Loudermilk (GA)

Frank Lucas (OK)Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO)Nicole Malliotakis (NY)Tracey Mann (KS)Brian Mast (FL)

Kevin McCarthy (CA)Lisa McClain (MI)Daniel Meuser (PA)Mary Miller (IL)Carol Miller (WV)Alex Mooney (WV)Barry Moore (AL)Markwayne Mullin (OK)Gregory Murphy (NC)Troy Nehls (TX)

Ralph Norman (SC)Devin Nunes (CA)Jay Obernolte (CA)Burgess Owens (UT)Steven Palazzo (MS)

Gary Palmer (AL)Greg Pence (IN)Scott Perry (PA)August Pfluger (TX)Bill Posey (FL)Guy Reschenthaler (PA)Tom Rice (SC)Mike Rogers (AL)Hal Rogers (KY)John Rose (TN)Matt Rosendale (MT)David Rouzer (NC)John Rutherford (FL)Steve Scalise (LA)David Schweikert (AZ)Pete Sessions (TX)Jason Smith (MO)Adrian Smith (NE)Lloyd Smucker (PA)Elise Stefanik (NY)Greg Steube (FL)

Chris Stewart (UT)Glenn Thompson (PA)Tom Tiffany (WI)William Timmons (SC)Jefferson Van Drew (NJ)Beth Van Duyne (TX)Tim Walberg (MI)Jackie Walorski (IN)Randy Weber (TX)Daniel Webster (FL)Roger Williams (TX)Joe Wilson (SC)Rob Wittman (VA)Ron Wright (TX)Lee Zeldin (NY).

Blinding isn't it, and there are a lot more where they came from.

To know a bit more about Tucker Carlson the propagandist voice of the White right and a master anti-critical race theory, here is link to a portrayal of him in the Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tucker-carlson/2021/07/13/398fa720-dd9f-11eb-a501-0e69b5d012e5_story.html?

Now to the sunning side of the street.

'With Capitol Sit-In, Cori Bush who has Galvanized a Progressive Revolt Over Evictions'

'Refusing to move from the Capitol steps, the first-term congresswoman from St. Louis intensified pressure on the Biden administration and showed her tactics could yield results'. (New York Times)

Meet an entirely different Bush, unrelated to the Bushes we've come to know pretty well. She's been evicted three times in her life. She was an activist in Ferguson, Mo., after a white police officer shot and killed a Black teenager named Michael Brown. 'Ms. Bush — now 45 and a first-term Democratic congresswoman from St. Louis'.

Many of us are understandably weary and worried. Sometimes we don't want to do anything but stay in bed, or have a drink -- better yet, party with family and friends -- really party. Cori Bush is one of those people -- a shining star -- who makes us happy, feel stronger and more determined to make democracy come true -- smiling and taking action. Here is more about congresswoman, Cori Bush:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/us/politics/cori-bush-eviction-moratorium.html

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