53° and Patchy rain nearby
Republicans push to restrict abortion
A fetus, even frozen and stored for in vitro fertilization, is a person in the eyes of the Republican Party platform which not only works to ban abortion but extends other draconian controls as it implements Christofascism and limits freedom. https://19thnews.org/2024/07/republican-national-convention-party-platform-fetuses-abortion-ivf/
Here’s a link to the Republican platform.
It is only 16 pages. https://www.npr.org/2024/07/08/nx-s1-5033015/rnc-republican-party-platf…
Biden denies Parkinsons
As if the debate wasn’t bad enough, now the President is contending with allegations he has Parkinson’s disease. Last I knew, it impacts your ability to speak, not think. I prefer Biden to a lying child-rapist but maybe that’s just me. https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-faces-crucial-week-fight-054942740.html
Texas grid failing again
As Beryl pounds Texas and 3 million people are without power, and sweltering heat arrives, I can’t help but appreciate our electric grid which keeps the lights on in New York. It’s one of the reasons Confer Plastics quintupled its raw material storage capacity a few years ago. Those materials come from facilities that rely on the Texas electric grid. https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/live-news/live-updates-beryl-makes-landfall-near-matagorda-texas-as-category-1-hurricane/1666281
