Monday June 15 Reads

It sounds like the Stephens or Harris Funeral Homes case is less than what meets the eye here with the USSC.  It appears the high court ruled more along the lines of dress codes than having anything whatsoever to do with the ludicrous idea men can become women and vice versa.

There are other cases coming down the pike that are more of a threat to women's rights and safety.

The other two cases the USSC ruled on weren't all that controversial.

BREAKING: In historic decision, Supreme Court rules Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, also applies to gay or transgender people. https://t.co/BWFvpcqQuo

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) June 15, 2020

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Obituary:  R&B singer Bobby Lewis, known for his hit "Tossin' and Turnin'," has died at the age of 95.  Some sources had him at a younger age than this, but in any case, he isn't around to have another birthday. He died of pneumonia back in April.

His hit, released in 1961, spent many weeks on the top 100, and, as the article notes, sold over 3 million copies.

“Tossin’ and Turnin’” would later be covered by artists like the Supremes, the Kingsmen, the Marvelettes and Kiss’ Peter Criss and feature in early Sixties paeans like National Lampoon’s Animal House and American Graffiti.

Despite the success of the track, Lewis would only release one more Top 10 single during his career, 1961’s “One Track Mind”; both singles were released on Beltone Records, which folded by 1963. Lewis recorded one single on the ABC-Paramount label (“Stark Raving Wild”) before his recording career came to a halt.

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Oh, FFS.  Surgical mutilation shouldn't be performed on minors at all.  Despite the howls from the transactivists, the legislation DID pass the Wyoming legislature and will take effect on July 1.
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Serial killer and rapist Joseph DeAngelo, now 74, is going to save California taxpayers a bundle of money, as he is reportedly going to plead guilty to 88 charges and save himself from San Quentin's death row.

He is currently facing over two dozen charges in the Sacramento Superior Court, which means some 60 more charges would be added. The Golden State Killer, also known as the East Area Rapist, is suspected in the violent rapes of over 50 women from 1975-86. DeAngelo has already been charged in the murders of Brian and Katie Maggiore, Lyman and Charlene Smith, Keith and Patrice Harrington, Manuela Witthuhn, Janelle Cruz, Claude Snelling, Robert Offerman, Debra Manning, Cheri Domingo and Gregory Sanchez. Investigators believe he is linked to crime scenes around the state, which likely explains the additional charges.

Capital punishment is currently suspended in California due to a 2019 executive order signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The order put a moratorium on executions for the duration of Newsom's governorship. In order to fully repeal the death penalty, state voters would have to weigh in. Given DeAngelo's age and the death penalty moratorium, it's highly unlikely he would ever be executed by the state. But the plea bargain would allow for an expedited legal process, something both DeAngelo's public defenders and the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office have previously pushed for.

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