2/10 News and Open Thread
Getting a head start on today’s thread as I feel a bit cranky. (which is not really unusual)😁
I will begin in the comment section.
Getting a head start on today’s thread as I feel a bit cranky. (which is not really unusual)😁
I will begin in the comment section.
Just a bit of a heads up to Biden and the democratic establishment.
Despite the popular vote victory there is this!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/09/republicans-came-within-90000-votes-controlling-all-washington/
Due to the Democrats abysmal showing in the House races Republicans are now in charge of many state redistricting opportunities. Good show DCCC
run by Pelosi’s choice of Cheri Bustos.
Keep in mind WAPO’s owner, Borg head Bezos. He is a control freak who has said he’s spending more time personally running/ further ruining the newspaper. 🤮💩
So who does he run to? Not the voters that might gain!
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/business/biden-coronavirus-aid-minimum-wage.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
Then there is the minor issue of the shrinking $2000 checks.
https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/personal-finance/articles/stimulus-check-news-house-democrats-announce-the-specifics-of-their-relief-plan/
I have no doubt that those in dire need will not notice the reduction.🤔🙄
If the stimulus checks turn out to be $1400 or less, the political ads write themselves in 2022. There are plenty of clips of Ossoff, Warnock, and Biden touting the $2K checks on day one.
While I am not a big fan of polling there is this.
I still think that it can be distorted by who you poll and the questions asked.🤔
https://news.gallup.com/poll/329423/americans-views-impeachment-trump-record-issues.aspx
Gallup is a RWing polling source. Any educated political junkie knows it, too.
yes. we remembered that during the primaries. no less true now. polls are ever more suspect now that propaganda is more blatant.
Not Biden’s fault unless he does not move to correct it.
It is true that the sanctions were imposed by Trump’s administration but the impact is showing up NOW.
People only reflect on the fact they are being laid off not who was the cause.
https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/china-urges-chipmakers-allocate-more-081705089.html
bolding by me.
There is no reason why this country can’t restart its manufacturing. None except for a bunch of bought off politicos. 💩💩💩💩
crazy me. let’s open a few factories. oh we’d have to pay them more.
We need worker owned factories.
Probably mentioned yesterday but it is worth repeating.
This is a sure winner with progressives!🤦♀️🤦♂️😥
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-assange/biden-administration-plans-to-continue-to-seek-extradition-of-wikileaks-assange-official-idUSKBN2A92T4
A bit of a refresher from the past!
Obama/Biden were awful with charging whistleblowers. charging with espionage. putting in solitary. just awful.
Exactly. Bankrupting the future because of society’s failures is a recurring theme in modern times, and it’s a horrifying indictment of how evil the system that creates such awful outcomes is.
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Just like the first one, If your an R you can commit a crime and suffer no consequence’s from the R party
This has shades of the FTV issue all over again. There is merit in reminding people who the Republicans are. Especially with Lying Joe being so sure on the campaign trail that Republicans would change form with Trump out of office.
Having said all this I will be back later to respond to any comments.
Get plenty of beauty sleep. 😂😊😂
T and R, humphrey aka Mr. Ornery/“cranky” !! 😂😂👍☮️😊 All kidding aside, have you been over to c99 lately? There have been concerned diaries posted expressing fear about their shutting down. I can’t see that happening cos they are bigger than our Nest with a lot more traffic ( I’m sure).
If anyone has the time and inclination, Neera Tanden’s hearing by the Budget Committee is at 10ET, and here’s the link:
https://www.budget.senate.gov/omb-nomination-hearing-of-ms-neera-tanden-
Her opening statement is very weak. Bernie asked her to reflect on her attacks on social media, including him. She regrets comments to all, but did not specifically apologize to the Chairman. He also asked about her special interest monies received at CAP. Will those special interests affect her decision making at OMB? She says no, but very faint no. Then he gets her on the record of supporting some of the progressive agenda that Biden embraced in the Dem platform.
Tanden is also slightly admonished by Stebenow about her “mean tweets” but alluded to mean tweets by GOPers. Toomey also jabs her about her social media comments, especially about the 2016 election.
Bernie should have gone harder.
This is why the Dem’s need to tie Republicans to the insurrection at the impeachment trial. They are never going to convict. Even though it might help them in a Republican primary, make those Trump lackeys pay a political price in the general election.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/politics/republicans-leaving-party.html
https://news.gallup.com/poll/329561/gop-image-slides-giving-democrats-strong-advantage.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_content=morelink&utm_campaign=syndication
With the exception of a few congress people my image of both parties is very low
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dems are really where a lot of them are anyway, so it should be easy.
Its around 300k nationwide from the estimates i’ve seen, but once the next election rolls around they still will vote the R. I have no doubts about it.
https://www.salon.com/2021/02/10/impeachment-trial-2-day-1-now-the-republicans-are-the-party-of-terrorism/
That’s when the real fun starts, not the dog and pony show that going on now and wasting money. Get your popcorn ready for these trials
and that’s why we need to find a way to resolve this and firmly let them know they lost the war, the war is over. time to respect us all.
another thing i was listening to a biologist the other day, not sure what specialty, and they said that there truly is not such thing as race–it’s a political construct. biologically speaking. in a way, it’s obvious, if not for the constant hating what is perceived as the other.
Support for keeping the threshold at $75,000 or making it higher is at 59%. Support for lowering the threshold is at 28%. Support for lowering the threshold is actually highest among those with the lowest incomes, while support for raising the threshold is highest among those with the highest incomes, which shows that there is some self interest at work.
https://morningconsult.com/2021/02/10/covid-19-stimulus-checks-income-threshold-polling/
yeah, it’s kinda sad, but typical of our culture. some people are entirely rethinking history’s and biology’s lessons and positing that humans are actually more disposed to cooperation than we’ve had drilled into us for eons.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/09/dakota-access-pipeline-biden-harris-letter-celebrities-indigenous-leaders