Not really sure how to describe this. A woman testifies against the new Texas abortion law, which just passed tonight, goes on quite a rant about everything awful about the bill and the legislative process and then gets physically removed from the hearing room by police officers. After the jump … Read More
Texas House provisionally approves strict new restrictions on abortion.
Tomorrow at 1 PM eastern we’re hosting a live chat with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi at TPMPrime. Get your questions in now and please join us live at 1.
I just heard that Ed Morgan has died at 97. You may not have heard of him but he was unquestionably one of the great American historians of the 20th century, an expert on the Colonial and Revolutionary Era, with a truly seminal influence in his field. He was not only a great historian but perhaps just as influential as the advisor to numerous other American historians of the last two – actually last three – generations. He may be best known for his work on New England Puritanism. But to me, American Slavery, American Freedom is still unforgettable, probably the book that spawned my interest in the field.
Eliot Spitzer announces a run for NYC comptroller, as Fox & Friends goes all in for Spam.
Texas man tries to shoot ex-girlfriend, accidentally shoots current girlfriend.
TPM Reader OK follows up on my post about “The Weirdest Story in the History of the World” …
Thank you for posting about this. Although it pales in comparison to recent developments in Egypt (at least as of this hour), this “Obama supports the MB” meme is one that drives me especially batty.
It’s weird how often the folks with a “passion for freedom” end up being involved in neo-Confederate and white supremacist politics.
A top House Republican, Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), is departing from GOP orthodoxy by not only saying his home state of Louisiana should do Medicaid expansion but also implement its own Obamacare insurance exchange.
Okay, last we checked in TPM Reader CO told us that alpine rescue gear from Bulletproof Securities might just be a snow groomer from a ski slope painted with camo. But TPM Reader M gives us the full story …. Read More