Sunday Evening

Enjoy

No Go Zone For Women

I know not everbody can move, but if you can...

Texas has sued to block federal rules that prohibit investigators from viewing the medical records of women who travel out of state to seek abortions where the procedure is legal.

The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in Federal District Court in Lubbock, targets medical privacy regulations that were issued in 2000, and takes aim at a rule issued in April that specifically bans disclosing medical records for criminal or civil investigations into “the mere act of seeking, obtaining, providing or facilitating reproductive health care.”

People get mad when you say such things and I understand that a bit, but, really, would you happily send your daughter to university in Texas?

The Egg Bearers

 Sure thing, Elmo.

No Way To Prevent This Says...

Another win for the armed society/polite society crowd.

Multiple people were shot Saturday along a highway near the southeastern Kentucky city of London in what was described as an active shooter situation, authorities said. A search was underway for the gunman.

I know that powerful people can exempt themselves from a lot of the indignities and dangers of the society they create for the rest of us, but no security - except life in the bunker - can let them remove themselves from this reality.

Morning

Sunday funday.

Saturday Night

Rock on.

Happy Hour

Get happy

Cybercab

I can't believe we're still playing at this.

But Musk apparently doesn’t want to lean on humdrum Model 3 sedans and Model Y SUVs for his Uber competitor. Tesla says it's working on a purpose-built, dedicated robotaxi vehicle that Musk indicated may be called the "Cybercab" on a recent earnings call.

The great unveiling of whatever it is will be in October!!!

The Future Of The Democratic Party

Lock'em up!

A day after news broke that federal investigators searched the homes and seized the phones of a slew of members of Mayor Eric Adams inner circle including two deputy mayors, a top advisor, and several police officials, the raids continued to send shockwaves across the city.

Several administration officials said they were grappling with how to carry on with their jobs while a federal investigation loomed over so many top bosses. They all spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the press.

“My mind is blown right now. I’m angry and in shock and deeply disappointed,” said a high-level source within the Adams’ administration who learned about the raids through news reports. “This doesn’t happen without there being a real ‘there’ there.”

Snarl

I'll give credit to the Cheneys for just saying they'll vote for Harris and not pulling the usual "AH I think I will write in George Pataki" nonsense we usually get for these things.

Still the audience for this stuff is mostly that type of Democrat who loves when David Brooks agrees with them, not actual Trump-curious votes. It's fine but please do not base a campaign around "REPUBLICANS LIKE US."

Morning

Slacker Saturday

Friday Night

Rock on.

Happy Hour

get happy

Sassey

Remember when he was a Good Republican?

Former UF president Ben Sasse said a completed audit found no wrongdoing when it came to his spending. But according to public records, the audit never existed.

 

What Did He Do Wrong

The school shooter's father is culpable under any reasonable sense of justice but I'm not sure how he is culpable under our ridiculous legal system? Honest question.

But Those Are My Sources

Good for NPR, but the title is my theory for the relative lack of interest by other news outlets in this event.

One of two staffers involved in the altercation at Arlington National Cemetery is a deputy campaign manager for Donald Trump’s reelection bid, NPR has learned. The former president insisted this week the incident did not happen, highlighting a growing disconnect between the messaging of the candidate and his campaign. NPR is identifying both staffers after the campaign’s conflicting responses to the incident last week outside Section 60 of the cemetery, where many casualties of Iraq and Afghanistan are buried.

The two staffers, according to a source with knowledge of the incident, are deputy campaign manager Justin Caporale and Michel Picard, a member of Trump’s advance team.

Can't jeopardize your relationship with "sources close to the campaign."

Lunch

Shop while you eat! (Ad, I get a commission).

High Profile Public Figures

I admit I've been slightly confused that high profile public figures aren't more concerned about the proliferation of guns in recent years. It isn't just the guns themselves, but the open/concealed carry laws that render adequate security in normal circumstances basically impossible. "Guy with a gun is a likely security threat, better engage" isn't an approach that can be used in places where it is legal to walk around with several guns hanging off your person.

I suppose one high profile public figure isn't thrilled.

Security

I obviously am not a fan of our somewhat relaxed views towards gun sales, ownership, and use, but I also really really don't get how people who love their children, as Vance surely does, can envision sending them to schools with prison levels of "security."

PHOENIX (AP) — School shootings are a “fact of life,” so the U.S. needs to harden security to prevent more carnage like the shooting this week that left four dead in Georgia, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said Thursday.

And, as we should have learned from Uvalde, it doesn't mattter how many Paul Blarts you put on the job.

Griftocracy

Amazing stuff.

SACRAMENTO — Governor Newsom today announced a new state effort to explore how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) can help combat the housing and homelessness crisis, as well as support fiscal analyses for the state budget. The state is inviting developers to create and present innovative AI solutions to these challenges identified by state agencies for the benefit of Californians.

I suppose if you want a magic box to spit out the "solutions" you were already interested in, this works as well as hiring McKinsey.