And Sleepy Joe Will Get The Credit: US Politics January 2021

Some communard, I assume, that was trying to infringe on their freedom.

the verified liberals have begun posting cringe

Don’t do this. What the fuck. pic.twitter.com/HxAWiRUhQb

— Carey O'Donnell (@ecareyo) January 6, 2021

your punishment is getting to hang out with a bunch of trump weirdos from texas in an enclosed space

There's an empty lot down the road from me where 500 sq ft Trump flag weirdos have been congregating every Sunday since the election. Every week when I drive past they seem a little less into the Trump and more into the tailgating aspect. Hoping one buys a projector with the $1400 and they just start watching movies together.

Ossoff officially in the lead by 9,000-ish votes

Warnock is a pastor at the Atlanta church were slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. preached. Warnock becomes only the second African American since reconstruction to represent a Southern state in the Senate. https://t.co/hfCUwgVCW9

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 6, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6GYDNbvBNo

congrats to donald trump for convincing just enough of his voters to stay home

Turnout are as a share of general by type of precinct:
>80% Trump: 88%
>80% Biden: 92%
>80% Black: 93%
>50% college: 92%
>80% no college&white: 87%
Urban 91%
Suburban 90%
Rural 88%

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) January 6, 2021

Incredible work here

A historic moment in the making - GA elects first ever US Senator who follows @dril pic.twitter.com/rFxqRs0TK9

— yonder mitch (@unrealchill) January 6, 2021

getting a little weepy here

compliment-policing is an interesting form of identity politics

erase hyphen

compliment-policing is an interesting form of identity politics

yeah, i mean some of those tweets are embarrassing but not as much as being the guy who feels he gets to tell everyone on today of all days that their tweets are embarrassing

it's never too early to nip this shit in the bud
https://i.imgur.com/ziX5hJ9.jpg

I am once again asking you to talk about Stacey Abrams in a way that doesn't make you sound like the dad from Get Out

— Zack Budryk (@BudrykZack) January 6, 2021

this is stunning

― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 6 January 2021 03:47 (six hours ago)

CONGRATULATIONS AMERICA!!!!!

let's see - presidency, house, senate....... would we call this a MANDATE for DEMOCRATIC PRIORITIES maybe?? 🤔

good morning!

dems are still going to have a tough 4 years imo. People voting against something isn't the same as voting for/believing in you or your ideas.

Ossoff now ahead by .4 points as the last bit of DeKalb in-person early vote arrives.
The absentee ballots--tens of thousands remain, perhaps ~55k by our estimates--will likely put Ossoff over the .5 threshold recount tomorrow

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) January 6, 2021

People voting against something isn't the same as voting for/believing in you or your ideas.

Close enough!

First we're gonna take your guns, turn them gay, and make them get gay-married.

Then we'll give them socialized health care, free college, and weed.

Sleepy Joe will need to wake up and do things

Good going. Hope we're not all warsoff in a couple years time.

Given that 2018 and (tbh) even 2020 felt like stopgaps that only just kept the country from sliding all the way into hell while still allowing the intransigent Garbagemongers On Parade to forward their hateful agenda more or less unabated...this is the first time I've felt a glimmer of optimism for the US in over four years. Just a glimmer, mind, but I'll take what I can get.

They better goddamn well let Abrams take whatever role she wants in the party going forward.

Also: I'm trying to game out where the GOP even goes from here. They've stoked their constituency into believing they could and would continue to behave like sick apes indefinitely but it seems like they're really backed into a corner now. They can't suddenly start acting like sober-minded legislators now or their voters will rip them to shreds, but it would seem that they no longer have the leverage to continue dismantling democracy in bite-sized chunks. Perhaps this is the point where their shitheap party truly starts to become marginal on the national level. Yeah, I've said it before, and I'll probably sadly be saying it again someday after it fails to happen this time 'round.

At the very least, I expect certification of the EC votes to be less of a shitshow than it was shaping up to be (although what happens on the streets may be a whole other story).

Ahem.

(looks around)

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Good morning!

I hope there is not even a pretense of comity and that the dems fight hard for every single permanent or semi-permanent thing they can get while they can (DC statehood, federal judges, codification into law practices we've since learned were just based on honor or tradition). Because these GOP assholes are not only not changing, they're devolving in an exclusive and unalterable direction. They had their chance to naval-gaze years ago, they've made their decision. Or at least the lunatics that vote for them made it for them.

Also: I'm trying to game out where the GOP even goes from here.

they... continue to twist the levers of power to ensure minority rule in the interests of the 1% forever?? like duh

so josh is right, this fragile golden window of opportunity needs to be used to lock in whatever gains we can, on judges, on green new deal, on proper COVID relief, yes all those things but imo particularly on statehood to make it harder for the republicans to pull their bullshit

pic.twitter.com/qveKjOAMp0

— Jake Cole (@ThatJakePC) January 6, 2021

A+ tweet. and speaking of fragile golden windows of opportunity...

*willfully represses all memory of the last time democrats had a president in office and controlled both houses of congress*

Stacey Abrams is a Marvel character

I also saw some tweets to the effect of "Ruth-kanda is smiling from heaven" and, yes, the Marvel Party will absolutely emerge in the next two election cycles.

Dems/America:
https://offscreen.com/images/made/images/articles/_resized/Texas_Final_girl_630_354_90.jpg

GOP/Trumpers:
https://thatwasabitmental.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/tcm4.jpg

Today is gonna be funny

States want to correct their votes, which they now know were based on irregularities and fraud, plus corrupt process never received legislative approval. All Mike Pence has to do is send them back to the States, AND WE WIN. Do it Mike, this is a time for extreme courage!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021

I hope there is not even a pretense of comity and that the dems fight hard for every single permanent or semi-permanent thing they can get while they can (DC statehood, federal judges, codification into law practices we've since learned were just based on honor or tradition). Because these GOP assholes are not only not changing, they're devolving in an exclusive and unalterable direction. They had their chance to naval-gaze years ago, they've made their decision. Or at least the lunatics that vote for them made it for them.

It's like the Tories in the UK, it's about someone made them grovel and them suffer because those bastards will literally kill people and not give a fuck about it.

Republicans used every handhold and lever they could get a grip on on to further solidify their power. I only hope the Democrats have learned something from that. This could be their best chance to claw back some power for the long term. They need to make every second of the next two years count. Do away with as much GOP fuckery as possible so it’s harder for them to cheat their way into power going forward. Take advantage of every action that is available to them now to make up for lost time and build some long term advantage. DC statehood? Immediately, before McConnell gets his claws into Manchin. We can’t just let the Senate continue to be tilted unfairly to the GOP. Go after the filibuster, go after gerrymandering, fill every judicial opening, appoint a young liberal firebrand to replace Breyer. Go for the fucking throat, knock them on their asses while they are in disarray, and don’t let go of any lever of power that you have your hands on. Glue your hands to the fucking steering wheel and keep driving. Investigate the shit out of Trump and his enablers and make sure that they face consequences. Do all this while you are fixing things and helping people and guiding us through a recovery from this pandemic. It’s not a choice between one or the other- do it all at the same time while you have a chance. McConnell is not only losing his majority, he also lost his iron grip on his caucus. They are vulnerable now and Trump isn’t going to help the GOP cause- he’ll just be on the sidelines causing chaos and making things worse for them. You have two years- make them count. And turn them into another two years of Senate control, and then another, and then another. No more conservative justices on the SC for a generation.

DC mayor this morning, in an interview with MSNBC, looked encouraged about the possibility of statehood; she gave the impression she had insider info.

I hope the 51st star goes right on top of the 13 stripes, dead center. Preferably not white.

I hope they make it a middle finger instead of a star.

Is there any actual legitimate reason NOT to invoke statehood for DC/PR besides crying Republicans?

no

The only legitimate reason would be if the people of DC or PR didn’t want to be a state.

But I would assume PR doesn’t want to continue getting treated like an unwanted territory every time the GOP is in power. I don’t think a state would be shit on/disregarded/treated the way PR was during the Trump era.

Right, that makes sense. PR just voted yes on a ballot measure (though narrowly, looks like enough want total indepedence) and DC seems pretty strongly for it

I guess the question is- does Manchin vote against statehood because he wants to be the pivotal vote that gets courted by both sides (a short term situation at best), or does he vote for statehood because it takes pressure off him and allows him some flexibility to stay in the good graces of his constituency and stay in his seat longer? I say the latter, but there are a lot of hot takes out there saying how he’s going to enjoy being the most powerful person in Washington, etc. I think that would be extremely shortsighted if that’s the case.

From last night, Fox News says "All is well! All is well!"

this graphic just aired on Fox News pic.twitter.com/IO0Qi7qaZ8

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 6, 2021

DGAF DGAF DGAF DGAF DGAF DGAF STFU

I have the general impression from the twitterverse that statehood for PR is a hotly disputed issue. DC seems pretty straightforward though.

Have to agree with SDFG SDFG SDFG SDFG SDFG SDFG SF