11/14 News & Open Thread
Happy Saturday birdie friends!
I found some good news:
Michigan Gov. Moves to Shut Down Line 5 Pipeline to Protect Great Lakes
Environmental and Indigenous activists celebrated Friday after Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took action to shut down the decades-old Enbridge Line 5 oil and natural gas pipelines that run under the Straits of Mackinac, narrow waterways that connect Lake Huron and Lake Michigan—two of the Great Lakes.
Citing the threat to the Great Lakes as well as “persistent and incurable violations” by Enbridge, Whitmer and Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Dan Eichinger informed the Canadian fossil fuel giant that a 1953 easement allowing it to operate the pipelines is being revoked and terminated.
The move, which Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel asked the Ingham County Circuit Court to validate, gives Enbridge until May 2021 to stop operating the twin pipelines, “allowing for an orderly transition that protects Michigan’s energy needs over the coming months,” according to a statement from the governor’s office.
Please add your news below and I hope you all have a great day!!
It’s always nice when someone pleasantly surprises, so kudos to Gov. Whitmer!
I hope someone interviews her and asks if recent events (kidnapping plot, Trump slow to concede) played any role in this move.
Wow!
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Soooo, you may have heard about the MAGA Trump March going on right now. Trump drove through the smallish crowd smiling.
Things seem to be taking a bit of an odd turn these days. Hang on birdies!
kinda weird. inquiring minds want to know. 😉
Its just another superspreader event like his rallies except he wasnt their
https://forloveofwater.org/line5/ A lot of info about Line 5.
Great but McConnell is running the show in the Senate.
And in “shoot em in the leg” Biden’s presidency.
Which is very convenient for Pelousy, et al. None of the establishment gives a flying fuck about the rest of us. With a very few progressive exceptions, Congress is one big party, each pointing fingers at the other team, but it’s all INTRAmural sports. They’re all in the same club.
NONE of them want to give US anything. It’s a huge grift for them. All of them are rich, and they don’t want anything to change. The only way it will is from the bottom up, and Bernie and his young army understand this. I hope I live to see the change, but probably won’t.
same. “ I hope I live to see the change, but probably won’t.”
I’ve made peace with myself on that to. so i’ll be a contrarian to the neolibcons and vote against them every chance i get.
What the Dem party is doing is creating turbulent ‘ripples in the water’, it seems reckless to me.
A little reckless after 10pm?
This wave of Covid definitely started spiking in places that have mostly refused to follow basic precautions and is now spreading everywhere from there.
Agreed that along with precautions there needs to be material support. The Republican Senate is making sure that the support is not there.
I guess that you can thank the DSCC and Joe’s long coattails for being in this situation.
Personally, I’m going to thank all those voters who think Trump and a Republican Congress are just fine. Vote for Republicans—expect little COVID relief. But I guess saving the country from defunding the police, socialism, and the brown hordes are just much more important.
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The R’s in this state were already cult like, All it took was trumpcorp to solidify it here. The state Assembly and Senate are basically fascist entities with little hope for change here. Were Gerrymandered to death and i doubt ill live to see it change.
They are getting plenty of help from jokers like Manchin, etc.
Manchin should just make it official and place the R behind his name
I would dance in the street if I heard Manchin officially switched registration to Republican.
I would too.
and joe is signaling “no lockdown.”
His one advisor recommends 4-6 week lockdown with the govt footing the bill. This is probably the ONLY think that will actually work – has worked in other countries. The rest are more concerned with the ECONOMY. A COVID on them.
good to know there is 1
https://twitter.com/darrensands/status/1327655962954637315?s=20
let me slap you in the face again.
and it’s not just progressives. the whole country said no in 2016. i knew she had a big hand in all this. thought she’d be content with the background.
That would be an epic fail. 🙁
That would be an epic barf bag moment.🤮💩
Remember that right now we have no idea who Biden is really “considering” for anything.
One thing you can be pretty sure of that progressives will have little or no presence in his cabinet.
The only progressive org I saw on the Biden Transition teams was a writer for Grist. Grist is a good blog, but why not Bill McKibben from 360org?
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It’s certainly not looking promising so far.
Actually, I found one more. Josh Orton, who worked in Bernie’s office, is on loan to the team on labor and employment agencies. The transition fund is paying for his time and expertise.
Involving the Emanuel brothers (official or advisory) in his transition team is a pretty good indication of the direction in which he is going.
byt if we don’t react to assumed leaks, the appointments will be made with no or little feedback.
Byedone should make her an ambassador to Wall Street, their a country within this country anyway
https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-herd-immunity-second-wave-coronavirus-cases-hospitalisations-surge-2020-11?utm_source=reddit.com
A take from The Jerusalem Post:
Why hasn’t Benjamin Netanyahu called Joe Biden?
I’m not sure I buy that theory-this seems to be more likely to me:
What will Biden do on the settlements?
A bully is afraid of another bully? Jeez, Tony Soprano would be impressed.
Netanyahoo is on trial again for bribery, etc. in Israel. What is the update on the case?
This is the most recent thing I could find quickly, from 2 days ago:
Netanyahu attorneys ask to alter indictment, possibly delaying trial
This is…interesting:
I didn’t do that! That was my wife and my son! I mean, they didn’t do it either, but don’t put me in the same bucket as them!
I think Bibi and Biden haven’t spoken has to do more with Obama’s friction with him.
One of the things I liked most that Obama did was the Iran deal.
I imagine that ‘Bibi’ didn’t like that.
With the loss of many moderates, the election of new progressives, and the adoption of new rules, the CPC has the potential to be a force in the new Congress.
Here’s the new rules. Jayapal is going to take over as the sole chair
You see for yourself and see that membership is a joke until changes are made.
There are even Blue Dogs and moles like Hakeem Jeffries are members.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Progressive_Caucus
Changes go into effect in next Congress. If some members continue to fail to support what most members want, they can be kicked out.
Our new Squad will be a tour de force. Cracks me up seeing all of the lies and punching down lefties I see at TPM, TOP, etc saying how these would never win in a swing district. OK, the data does bear that out in early stages. But the point is the more we inhabit the space, the more likely the reforms and not tiny increments. And the more this is publicized, more of the younger Berner/Warner types will be encouraged to stay in the fight.
Very positive news. Thanks for sharing it!
Pancakes Against Fascism
Lot of great pancakes in the #MillionMAGAMarch, but I’m going to try this one! Yum
For polarbear (and anyone else who would like some facts on ‘public-private’ partnerships (aka P3s).
I know that Hillary was super-keen on P3s. I hope Joe Biden is not!
This article highlight concerns about what Canada’s ‘favourite’ neoliberal Trudeau has been up to, but all of the points made apply to the U.S. too.
Public-Private Partnerships Have No Place in Canada’s Post-COVID Just Recovery
P3s cost more
P3s deliver less
P3s lack accountability and remove community control
Be assured though academics are looking at these closely. I think there will be some reforms, in the area of private prisons. The problem is VP-elect Harris, but I think she can be persuaded to a little over center leftward. She has a lot to prove to working class, in which the majority are PoC.
goes hand in 🖐 with the Great Reset. my fears are materializing.
If this doesn’t get your dander up maybe you should check to see if you still have a pulse.🤔
Excellent! RT’d.
Of course it is, the people that have figured it out are few in comparison to the masses. They still buy in to the R v D war or us V them and its why the Oligarchs survive. I just hope its not to late when the masses finally do wake up
Getting marijuana off schedule 1 is the first step, followed by medical marijuana. Recreational pot will be left to the states, I think.
I guess we should start lobbying the Veterans groups a bit more on this, since Biden always ends his speeches, may God Protect Our Troops. I see Vets lining up outside the dispensaries, along with the working class. Cost is not cheap, but it’s better than being addicted to opiates. And btw, there are more R’s developing businesses of not only CBD but the thc side of it as well. Just see who chairs the National Cannabis Roundtable.
Surely Biden will reach across the isle on this issue–if the Vets do. Hence, we need Bernie in Senate, not in Biden’s cabinet.
Bernie in the Senate!!! Cabinet positions are too shaky and subject to the whims of the POTUS and his donors, er… advisors.
Agree
More states voted to legalize pot. What century does Byedone live in? Semi-senile idiot!
Well this is inspiring! And needs to be read by every establishment Democrat from Biden on down! ESPECIALLY Biden and Pelousy.
Apologies if this was posted previously, but if you haven’t read it, it’s a good read. And SHOULD be the blueprint for Dems going forward.
Similar to Anna Eskamani who won re-election to the FL House by a decisive margin.