Will the GOP reform itself, or must it die?

You can tell when Republicans are in trouble: they start throwing gunpowder on the fires of the culture wars.

This week Republicans who control the Michigan State House and Senate passed a law requiring the state to inform recipients of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine that it was developed using fetal stem cells.

As a result, the state health department had to update their website to say: "The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been produced by growing the virus in fetal cells during vaccine development and manufacturing. Even though fetal cells are used to grow the vaccine virus, vaccines do not contain these cells or pieces of DNA."

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-Thom

Friday's Daily Stack

Article: "There's a Bizarre Strategy Behind the GOP Culture Wars & Obstruction" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Multiple Trump-appointed officials are facing investigations for misconduct while in office" by Joseph Lyttleton.

Article: "Catering to Conflicts: Influence and Self-Dealing at Trump's Businesses" by Alan Zibel.

Article: "A new analysis shows no migrant "surge" or border "crisis." Here's how often broadcast news has said there is one." by Matt Gertz.

Article: "Fox News' Dr. Seuss obsession, by the numbers" by Lis Power.

Article: "Fox News has aired 86 segments about trans people since President Biden took office" by Alex Paterson.

Article: "The way Fox News hosts discuss vaccines is a public health nightmare" by Parker Molloy.

Article: "NRA board member Ted Nugent threatens to wage war against Biden for passing gun safety laws" by Cydney Hargis.

Article: "Harassment, racism, and Christianity "under attack": One month of One America News prime time" by Bobby Lewis & Beatrice Mount.

Article: "How Elaine Chao used her Trump cabinet post to help her family make millions" by Alison Greene.

Article: "Matt Gaetz showing nude pics of conquests was a 'source of pride': report" by Bob Brigham.

Article: "Top Trump adviser warned then-president on virus supply shortage, then pursued controversial deals" by Dan Diamond.

Article: "North Hollywood shootout" by Wikipedia.

Quote: "Voting is the Beating Heart of Democracy" - Thomas Paine.

Article: "Thunder on the left: AOC wants $10 trillion over 10 years for infrastructure plan" by Axios.

Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].

Article: "'Every step of the way': McConnell pledges battle over Biden infrastructure plan" by David Morgan.

Article: "Matt Gaetz" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Matt Gaetz child sex scandal" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Don Gaetz" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Gaetz Scandal's Mystery 'Extortion' Figure Was Obsessed With a Hostage" by SpyTalk.

Article: "Matt Gaetz's father says the FBI is investigating an alleged extortion scheme and that he wore a wire as part of the probe" by Sonam Sheth.

Article: "Meanwhile, On Fox, Matt Gaetz Has Disappeared" by Frances Langum.

Article: "Was Matt Gaetz A Sugar Daddy?" by Zoë Richards.

Article: "Report: Gaetz Showed Off Nude Pics Of Women He Said He Slept With To Lawmakers On House Floor" by Cristina Cabrera.

Article: "Trump pulls U.S. out of Pacific trade deal, loosening Asia ties" by Steve Holland, Ayesha Rascoe.

Article: "Missouri voters passed Medicaid expansion. Now state Republicans may not pay for it." by Phil McCausland.

Article: "In a rare move, police chief to testify against officer in trial over George Floyd killing" by Anagha Srikanth.

Article: "Iran, U.S. to Hold Indirect Talks on Nuclear Deal Next Week" by Patrick Sykes and Nick Wadhams.

Article: "Regenerative brake" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Merrick Garland" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mueller Report (Redacted) Searchable Version (PDF)".

Site: The Convention of States (COS) Project.

Article: "US Capitol locked down after car rams security barricade" by DW.

Tweet: "no one could have predicted that the party of Nazis, racists, compromised Russian assets, pedophile wrestling coaches, blackout-drunk rapist judges, concentration camp fanboys, bonesaw murder apologists and melting lawyers would also be the party of sex-trafficking Florida morons" by Jeff Tiedrich.

Article: "Georgia's New Voting Law Is Rife With Hidden Horrors" by Greg Palast.

Article: "Trump asked Georgia secretary of state to 'find' 11.7k ballots, recalculate election result" by John Bowden.

Video: Georgia GOP gives itself the power Trump wanted: to overturn elections they don't like.

Article: "Texas GOP-led Senate advances highly restrictive voting legislation as part of a bigger agenda" by Alexa Ura.

Article: "Supreme Court to hear Arizona case with major voting rights implications" by Adam Brewster.

Article: "GOP voting restriction push grows: 361 bills in 47 states; at least 70 in Texas and Arizona" by Igor Derysh.

Quote: "a division of the republic into two great parties … is to be dreaded as the great political evil" - John Adams.

Article: "Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution" by Wikipedia.

Petition: "Petition to Call for a Convention Of States".

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010)

Article: "Scientists flee USDA as research agencies move to Kansas City area" by Rebecca Beitsch.

Article: "List of programs broadcast by MSNBC" by Wikipedia.

The latest on the Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd
- Debbie Hines, Trial lawyer, former prosecutor and legal/political commentator

Article: "Detective says Chauvin knee on neck a 'totally unnecessary' use of deadly force" by Chris McGreal.

Article: "Derek Chauvin trial, day 5: Lieutenant calls use of force on George Floyd 'totally unnecessary'; first week of testimony ends" by N'dea Yancey-Bragg, Grace Hauck, Eric Ferkenhoff, Tami Abdollah and Kevin McCoy.

Article: "Two autopsies both find George Floyd died by homicide, but differ on some key details" by Erin Donaghue.

Article: "U.S. Capitol Police officer dies after attacker rammed car into checkpoint; suspect also dead" by Dareh Gregorian and Leigh Ann Caldwell.

Article: "Tim Ryan: Prosecutors reviewing video of Capitol tours given by lawmakers before riot" by Morgan Gstalter.

Article: "Republicans seek DOJ briefing on claims of 'suspicious' pre-Jan. 6 Capitol tours" by Kyle Cheney.

Article: "'Proud to stand against the will of the people' — Missouri GOP berserk over Medicaid" by Kansas City Star Editorial Board.

Article: "Oklahoma House Passed Bill to Let State Declare Biden Executive Orders Unconstitutional" by Daniel Villarreal.

Article: "Mo. lawmakers debate militia bill" by KRCG/CBS.

Article: "Netanyahu Criminal Investigations".

Article: "Oregon again expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, effective immediately" by Tracy Loew.

Article: "Will America Hold Trump & His Enablers Accountable for 400,000 Unnecessary Deaths?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "America's Military-Industrial Complex Squanders $1.7 Trillion on a Lame Fighter Jet While the President Begs for Infrastructure Cash" by Will Bunch.

Article: "Lee, Pocan & Auchincloss Lead 50 Members Urging Biden to Cut Defense Budget" by Barbara Lee.

Article: "Jobs created during U.S. presidential terms" by Wikipedia.

Article: "These USDA employees face a stark choice: Move to Kansas City or be fired" by Joe Davidson.

Article: "'Women's Empowerment' Was Ivanka's Biggest Grift of All" by Erin Gloria Ryan.

Book: Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever by Rick Wilson.

Article: "War on Drugs" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Meth Is Back Like Never Before. Blundering Opioid Policies Largely To Blame" by Josh Bloom.

Article: "Jim Clyburn 'Insulted' By Joe Manchin's Position On Voting Rights Bill" by Paul Blumenthal.

Bill: "H.R.4 - Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019" by Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7].

Video: On GPS: Why Covid hasn't hit poor countries as hard.

Article: "COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Contact tracing" by Wikipedia.

Article: "For COVID-19 Clues, Researchers Look to the Sewer" by CDC.

Article: "Italian researchers train sniffer dogs to detect Covid-19" by USA Today.

Article: "Biden will keep the Space Force" by Miriam Kramer.

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