Glass Half Full, Glass Half Empty
When I first heard the $1,400 figure in the Rescue package I said “What?” to myself. Then I did the math and understood that the number completed the $2000 obligation. Or pledge. I gave it no further thought
Much to my surprise, large numbers of voters didn’t see it that way.
“Biden said $2000 checks would be on their way to us in the first days of the new administration,” they declared. Which is true.
At this point, volumes of angry tweets and endless discourse have kept the idea alive that the Biden administration is somehow reneging on their premise and betraying us, because the unhappy folks’ understanding was that the $2000 was to be in addition to the already received $600.
Tomato, tomahtoh. Everybody’s right. Everybody is wrong.
At 5:00 Bernie Sanders Budget Reconciliation Bill passed the first hurdle. I fully expect there to be huge disappointment from many people, with huge relief from others of us.
My view is that Senator Bernie Sanders is now exactly where he is meant to be. He is having his moment. I have faith that he will do everything in his power to make real the wishes of his supporters.
The Covid-19 Virus conversation has always been a whiplashing jumble of propaganda and hard facts. No doubt that’s because of intentional confusion sponsored by the government for purposes of their own.
Yesterday the United States Death Toll was 5,116. NY Governor Cuomo is finally being held responsible for the deaths on his watch. The NY Legislature—led by Progressives—is stripping him of his emergency powers and removing as much power from his hands as they can.
At the same time we are being treated to Happy Talk about New! More! vaccines. Talk about double-masking. “Dark days ahead, etc.
These are choppy waters and I hope we can navigate through them together even if we see slightly differently on any number of subjects.
Love to all this gray morning.
Thanks! I’ll put some COVID related stuff here
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/02/04/963758458/digital-race-for-covid-19-vaccines-leaves-many-seniors-behind#:~:text=Live%20Sessions-,Digital%20Race%20For%20COVID%2D19%20Vaccines%20Leaves%20Seniors%20Without%20Computer,skills%20are%20at%20a%20disadvantage.
moved
NY not alone with vaccine distribution problems.
https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2021/02/04/massachusetts-covid-vaccine-clinic-distribution-problems
Moved
right now, i can’t forgive trump for forcing us to go through this “herd immunity” experience and feeling someone die from coved every 6 minutes in LA.
right now, i can’t forgive the dnc and the msm for denying the true heir to fdr that we need right now.
T and R, NYCVG!! 🙂
Thank you!
TGIF everyone!
Personally, I totally understand anyone having a concern about the $2,000 becoming $1,400.
A few things:
– Biden totally was all down with, “$2,000 to everyone if we win Georgia!”, to the point where he was still saying that, IIRC, while some people were already receiving $600 in their bank accounts from the previous deal.
– I saw it as a political misstep knowing that many people would use the new # of $1,400 as a political weapon. That part upset me as yet another example of the Democratic party being inept.
– I knew the best we’d get was $1,400 as soon as I heard Bernie, quite awhile ago, calmly assert on tv that he was working towards $1,400 (he paid for that on social media).
– Another concern was the what-seemed-like self-injure, of removing a bargaining chip. If Dems were already talking about $1,400 then, many surmised, the Republicans would fight for, and most likely get, something less. We’ve seen that wimping out by Dems too many times in the past.
– Also, many people, including myself, could really use the $. For some people that missing chunk, the $600 each, might be somewhat insignificant, but to many that money can help a lot. It could mean the difference between getting dental work done or not.
That said, if the final $ amount ends up being $1,400? I think most people would, albeit in some cases grudgingly, be very happy to receive it.
p.s. I miss you all. Been working a lot. I hope you are doing very well.
miss you too mags. people posting on the OT, too, still. and you know they are lowering the eligibility, too, most likely. smh
I’m hearing that their stupid means testing might even leave out nurses now, smdh
Means testing sucks.
huge misstep imho
secret group scared shitless that American government experiment would fail
The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election
for sure this effort helped defeat Trump
the showing of the dem party showed that they would failed without support from groups like this, election work in GA, Bernie, etc., etc.
but bringing together AFL/CIO and Chamber of Commerce would have been impossible from the street demonstrations.
this interview of Michael Mann was the most hopeful piece I have heard on the climate for some time
he is prof of Env Science at Penn State and the hockey stick guy
his new book “The New Climate War” . I will order it soon.
Points out the various propaganda ways the oil companies discourage activism
and how the robber barons make things worse to further discourage us — e.g., methane
didn’t realize that recent climate science has pointed out healing if we greatly reduce CO2 in atmosphere
not to get glaciers back, but other beneficial changes
this is an interview
Michael Mann, THE NEW CLIMATE WAR & John Nichols on Covid9 relief
first hour is Mann
analysis of film before march to capital which shows Trump incited insurrection
here is the article on his analysis
Movie at the Ellipse: A Study in Fascist Propaganda
Scholars on the Nazis and anti-Semitism have seen this before
This video and the explanation of Prof. Stanley was chilling and on the money.
No gov’t exists. Only the Dear Leader. Fascism.