There is a new blog post entitled, “The contradiction of class.”
Pennsylvania
Can’t make this shit up (figure 1).
Fig. 1. Screenshot from a report of Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate, yes, a Republican, who had a collision with a motorcyclist but can’t quite be said to have left the scene of the accident even as he kept driving.[1]
The motorcycle “became lodged onto the front hood and undercarriage” of Gerow’s car in an upright position, and Gerow continued driving westbound for about 5 miles before being pulled over by a state trooper, the report said.[2]
I guess maybe I wouldn’t even hear about this in Texas.
Associated Press, “Candidate for Pa. governor was sideswiped in fatal crash: police,” Harrisburg Patriot-News, October 2, 2021, https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/10/candidate-for-pa-governor-was-sideswiped-in-fatal-crash-police.html
Abortion
Ann E. Marimow, “A federal judge presses Texas on ‘very unusual’ abortion ban that uses citizen enforcement of its restrictive state law,” Washington Post, October 1, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/texas-abortion-austin-hearing/2021/09/30/e6fafc8c-2220-11ec-9309-b743b79abc59_story.html
Infrastructure
Igor Bobic and Arthur Delaney, “Progressive Democrats Stare Down Moderates In Battle Over Biden Agenda,” Huffington Post, September 30, 2021, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-pelosi-infrastructure-vote_n_6155b857e4b0487c855b9a42
Marianne Levine and Burgess Everett, “Democrats grit their teeth after Manchin lists demands,” Politico, September 30, 2021, https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/30/democrats-grit-teeth-manchin-demands-514836
Marianna Sotomayor, “Waiting for ‘Manchema’: House liberals grow exasperated with two Democratic senators as Biden agenda struggles,” Washington Post, September 30, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/manchin-sinema-reconciliation-liberals/2021/09/30/3aa2b376-2130-11ec-8200-5e3fd4c49f5e_story.html
Kevin Freking, “Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown,” Associated Press, October 1, 2021, https://apnews.com/article/congress-moves-to-avert-partial-government-shutdown-8f5b5b0c6c4cb12af8316ffc0b098771
Lisa Mascaro, “Despite setback, Democrats try to save Biden $3.5T plan,” Associated Press, October 1, 2021, https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-business-us-news-ap-top-news-a6e8ed2379857b7aa9c64f6d608bb938
Tony Romm, Mike DeBonis, and Marianna Sotomayor, “Biden urges Democrats to compromise, have patience as he tries to revive economic agenda,” Washington Post, October 1, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/10/01/house-democrats-infrastructure-biden/
Donald Trump
Coup attempt
The path to Donald Trump may well lie through Rudy Giuliani.[3]
Peter Stone, “Rudy Giuliani Is (Probably) Screwed,” New York, October 1, 2021, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/rudy-giuliani-is-probably-screwed.html
- [1]Associated Press, “Candidate for Pa. governor was sideswiped in fatal crash: police,” Harrisburg Patriot-News, October 2, 2021, https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/10/candidate-for-pa-governor-was-sideswiped-in-fatal-crash-police.html↩
- [2]Associated Press, “Candidate for Pa. governor was sideswiped in fatal crash: police,” Harrisburg Patriot-News, October 2, 2021, https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/10/candidate-for-pa-governor-was-sideswiped-in-fatal-crash-police.html↩
- [3]Peter Stone, “Rudy Giuliani Is (Probably) Screwed,” New York, October 1, 2021, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/rudy-giuliani-is-probably-screwed.html↩