2/20 News Roundup & Open Thread
The sun is finally coming out!
We hit $3.2 MILLION in Texas relief support last night!
One of the places it’s going is the Houston Food Bank. I’m visiting Reps. @JacksonLeeTX18 & @LaCongresista with volunteers to pack meals.
The bank REALLY needs helping hands.
Can you join a shift? https://t.co/93wBfD4YdI pic.twitter.com/62AvCb4CL7
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 20, 2021
Done! 👍
— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) February 20, 2021
Pres. Biden, as he said he would yesterday, has granted the request from Texas Gov. Abbott, for a Major Disaster Declaration, per the White House
Some details here: pic.twitter.com/oT5fgsLBri
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) February 20, 2021
One guy on twitter said Biden delayed relief to punish Texas for voting for Trump. tsk tsk.
More news, tweets, videos, etc in the comments. Fly high birdies!
My gawd, do I feel old or what?!? Look how young the four guys are, and already iconic and world famous. 🙂
Tanden on the Ropes as OMB Director
If Dave Dayden wrote this article, I would be more comforted by this choice. But it’s not. It’s Robert Kuttner who sorta leans left, but by the by, he’s still a neo-liberal. That’s why I highlighted a particular point. He doesn’t embrace MMT, as far as I know.
I am wondering why Baker nor Bernstein wasn’t in the mix for this position.
Kuttner needs to get his act together. Bernie is an Independent not a Democrat. I like a lot of American Prospect reads but sometimes the conservative shows.
The jockeying to replace Neera Tanden has begun
Indigenous Standing Rock Activist Imprisoned for Resisting Grand Jury
Apologies if this is a dupe.
Leta Killer needs to drop the Killer name. Makes her sound like a gangbanger.
I remember the last one as Pittsburg and Packer fans were traveling to Dallas for the Superbowl, that storm hit about the week before and they were working like crazy to clear roads for the influx of fans for the game. The northerners had no issues getting around on the roads much to the surprise of the locals
Sanders ‘confident’ $15 minimum wage would be allowed via reconciliation
DoD watchdog to review Trump’s U.S. Space Command relocation
I wish there were a way to defund the damn unit. Having said that, it actually makes sense to move it to Huntsville, but we all know Trump played favorites on states. It’s a blow to the Springs though because it is also a college town, and the pandemic wiped out many jobs in higher education sector.
I to would defund it as well. I’d keep it as part of the space command. Now we have another bureaucracy that will be bloated and waste money
Plenty of empty real estate in the Cape Canaveral/Brevard County area. But, the Navy does a lot of spy launching off subs there, and there’s an Air Force station that does the same. More than enuff space war BS if you ask me. 🙁
I’m more for the exploration of space and its wonders Not the exploitation/greed that going to start in the next 20 -30 years
Exactly, it should be for humanitarian reasons and to study science.
For Orl
What more can I say? Hubster hit me with it early this am. We figure there will be a road or two named after the worthless pos.
The more you hit the rural areas in Wi its almost like hitting the evangelical south
Texas GOP sees how regulations might actually be a good thing sometimes? Especially when politically advantageous?
Texas officials investigate outrageous energy bills in storm price surge
The TYT video linked in this thread discusses this as well.
Here’s hoping LD/JD are holding up. 🙂
Fossil Fuel Exec Brags of ‘Hitting the Jackpot’ as Natural Gas Prices Surge Amid Deadly Crisis in Texas
Disaster capitalism.
Just like the asshats who tried to short Gamestop.
Jerry Jones is the perfect image of what a gigantic anal orifice looks, sounds, and smells like!
A lot of Pokes fans would be very content if he sold the franchise.
Ever since Al Davis died,whom i called Palpatine as he was looking rather rough at the end now its Jones whom takes that role
He’s been in that role too long.
More like armed robbery
Green Bay Packers proved that the fans can own and run a NFL franchise more than successfully. Who needs worthless crap like Jerry Jones, Dan Snyder, the Glazer Boys, etc.? Yes, it’s just entertainment, but nothing wrong with a few socialistic fans doing it.
You probably are aware that all Pro Sports will not allow another team to use a Fan based ownership as a business model. Green Bay is building up various business around Lambeau to provide income year around to compete with the other NFL’s private owners and the NFL. The NFL cant get their hands on that income like they do with the merchandising. The NFL marks it up like crazy. Another note about GB if the franchise would fail for some reason all assets would go to a local VFW post. No new owner can come in a swoop it up. The shared revenue by the NFL keeps GB and other small market teams solvent but extra profits from the Titletown district as its called is used for free agents and stadium improvement’s. GB had a 400mil rainy day fund but i think that will take a major hit due to Covid. The team had one tax payer funded stadium tax in combination with a “stock” sale years ago. The tax raised more than they needed and the excess was returned to the city for the tax payer to decide what to do with those funds it went towards several city/county projects to improve the area. I cant imagine any owner returning any of that money so a big difference when people are in charge. They are the only team that has to release its finances and a state of the team on an annual basis No other owner has to do that.
The NFL announced two new teams back in the mid 1970s. One was Seattle and the other one was Tampa Bay. The entire central FL area-east and west side went nutts. The fans went right to work, and raised the initial price to buy the team. They got screwed by the NFL ownership. No way were they going have another fan owned team like Green Bay. We ended up with Culverhouse, etc.
Yang continues to reach out to every community in NYC.
While hitting hard on helping New Yorkers get their vaccinations
Quality re-tweets of good NYC officials, also. Like
I saw that, but i guess the proof is in the pudding.
I’m hearing also it’s likely to be the deputy that may be upgraded to director.
Sneera is too full of herself to withdraw. So, I hope she gets her little(?) DNCRW arse kicked good when she loses.
It’s a bewildering thought that a ConservaDem is kicking asses in the Clinton faction.
Here’s some horse pucky by GOPer:
Opinion: The GOP should forgive Neera Tanden
Isn’t it weird that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Doing Ted Cruz’s Job to Provide Texas Storm Aid while CANCRUZ was off on vacation. Still not much mention in the weapons of mass deception about AOC’s work in Tx.
Griffin is a senior producer for MSNBC.
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