Texas Progressives: More on abortion, other political issues

538 has good polling details on how much Americans support abortion AT what stage of a pregnancy and WITH what restrictions. Pro-choice people, even if not "abortion on demand" types, should keep things like this in mind.

Mimi Swartz takes a look at Jonathan Mitchell, mastermind behind Senate Bill 8 and possible Alito whisperer.

Off the Kuff emphasizes that striking down Roe v Wade is just the beginning for anti-abortion fanatics, not the end. 

Related: Janneke Parrish shows what the reality of life after a miscarriage is like now in Texas.

SocraticGadfly talks about the "great muddled middle" of exactly when, and with what restrictions, people support abortion rights.

Connecticut, and a few other states, are preparing for the possibility of wingnut states trying to file charges or civil suits against Connecticut doctors.

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Other politics

A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit issued a per curiam (problematic in its per curiam lack of explanation) lifting a stay on a Texas bill that banned social media companies from blocking users, without ruling on the constitutionality of the bill. The tech company plaintiffs have appealed to SCOTUS to keep the stay in place while the original district court lawsuit continues. 

DosCentavos gives us a list of Greg Abbott's shenanigans of the last couple of weeks.

Wingnut wins in school board elections don't look good for Democrats (or Greens or Libertarians) in the fall.

Somebody gave the Court of Criminal Appeals a heart and a brain when it said a district court needed to look at intent on the conviction of Crystal Mason for alleged vote fraud.

Not the Onion, but the Scrambled Onion, as I call it, settled a defamation suit by two Georgia elections workers over #StartTheSteal claims. It broadcast a prerecorded message admitting their claims were bogus, per the story, which doesn't admit a $$ amount on settlement.  

Amber Briggle had a deservedly lovely Mother's Day thanks to Beto O'Rourke.

Reform Austin speculates about Greg Abbott's political ambitions.

Therese Odell wades into the latest idiocy in the conservative war on Disney.

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The DMA has a big new Cartier exhibit, previewed here. It's emphasis is on Islamic influences on the House of Cartier. This is its only North American stop.

Evil MoPac sums up other Texas cities with a mild level of humor. (Via Kuff, the "mild level of humor" is my add.)