Off the Charts: How the United States recovered from the Pandemic Recession, in charts.

Rewire News: With the GOP about to create the equivalent of a Fugitive Womb Act, California is trying to offer a sanctuary to women seeking abortions.

Angry Bear: While the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at a 35 year low and U.S. oil production still below pre-pandemic levels, American refinery utilization is at its highest since 2019.

Mock, Paper, Scissors: Ohio wants schoolteachers to pack heat, not lunches.

Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
"If it's crazy to call for putting police in and securing our schools to protect our children, then call me crazy." (NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre, December 23, 2012)

Guest blogging Mike's Blog Round Up this week is Jon Perr from Perrspectives. Send your tips, recommendations, comments and angst to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.