“It’s a little too quiet” - US Politics February 2021

I'm trying not to hope.

https://imgur.com/4mJSn9x

NEW: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has removed all members from the Pentagon's advisory boards in a sweeping effort to oust a series of last-minute appointees by former President Donald Trumphttps://t.co/yPCJossWnN@laraseligman @connorobrienNH, first reported by @nancyayoussef

— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) February 2, 2021

good, now let's deal with those committee chairs

February is going to be a real acid test for Biden, Pelosi, and Schumer. By month's end we'll know in some detail how much of Biden's national crisis agenda will get a sufficient number of votes in Congress. If they can't force through their crisis legislation you can kiss goodbye any thoughts of, say, student debt relief or tax hikes on the wealthy later in the session.

Reality Czar:

WHAT IF I TOLD YOU

https://i.imgflip.com/99y2a.jpg

Ned, do it. Buy one. Even though the science has shifted it’s still awe-inspiring.

which book pls?

uhh the overstock guy is apparently unable to shave himself

Stevie

https://www.abebooks.com/National-Geographic-Picture-Atlas-Universe-Roy/30819736461/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Textbook-_-naa-_-naa&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoebk4ITM7gIVyJ-zCh2ZoQ4AEAQYBSABEgK14PD_BwE

overstock guy is seriously mentally ill. read up on him.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/12/14/a-tycoons-deep-state-conspiracy-dive

Thanks Raymond!

Our Fifty States, Our World, and Our Continent are also awesome in their way

The one thing I've heard my whole life re the First Amendment--supposedly front and centre for Trump's lawyers--is that you can't yell "fire!" in a crowded theatre. Jan. 6 seems to me a clear case of doing just that.

keep hearing this thread title in Bjork's voice

that is creepy i was literally thinking of that just now :o

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/11/its-time-to-stop-using-the-fire-in-a-crowded-theater-quote/264449/

well tbh i had the song in my head yesterday too but i forgot about it xp

But can you shout "movie!" In a crowded fire?

you can shout "butts" in a crowded "toilet"

50-49, Senate votes to advance budget resolution and kick off reconciliation process on a $1.9T coronavirus aid package. No GOP senators voted to proceed.

What comes next: pain, alcohol, 50 hours of debate and then a vote-a-rama. Bring out the cots etc etc

— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) February 2, 2021

The missing vote is Pat Toomey, who was absent.

I didn't catch the context, but CNN just brought up what they called the George Constanza defense (i.e., Trump's lawyers may actually be using this, too, though not naming it as such): "It's not a lie if you believe it."

What comes next: pain, alcohol, 50 hours of debate and then a vote-a-rama.

for Igor Bobic?

did someone on GOP not vote (i.e. why is it 50-49)?

also does this upcoming vote also only have to be a majority?

It's 50-49 cause Pat Toomey didn't vote. And yeah, the second vote is gonna be majority-only too, no filibuster bullshit.

What comes next: pain, alcohol, 50 hours of debate and then a vote-a-rama.

for Igor Bobic?

Yeah, I don't get that part either. Maybe it's a "joke" for "old" "Washington" "hands".

Neanderthal, the question you asked was answered by the post that prompted the question

That’s actually one of my favorite Bjork songs!

Kind of wonder if Toomey sat it out to not give Harris a chance to cast her first tiebreaker.

the first openly gay cabinet member got confirmed today

MTG's twitter has turned into a non-stop 'send me money' grift, as though taking in cash is going to somehow keep her from getting cut from committees or expelled.

xp is he also the first millennial cabinet member?

thx DJP, sorry I'm posting while I work which means I sometimes miss things

It's a little too quiet (shh, shh)
A little too still (shh, shh)
So very quiet (shh, shh)
and so peaceful until...

YOU RECONCILE (zing! boom!)
YOUR BUDGET'S GONE WILD (zing! boom!)
AND WITH A SMILE (WAU! WAU!)
Your stimulus checks pass without a hitch
Your caucus holds, no bait and switch
Republicans just whine and bitch

... then, it's over

xpost like the entire sentence below the tweet lol

Excellent, djp

Lol DJP

that made my day

stick around for my follow-up, "Hyper-partisan":

I go through all this
Here on the Senate floor
So that my constituents
Can feel safe at home in their view

Constitutionally speaking, impeachment has zero to do with infringement of Trump's First Amendment rights. They are totally disconnected and the one has no bearing on the other. None. Zero. This won't stop Trump's two-bit lawyers from using it to throw up a smokescreen. Because ordinary people have only the vaguest understanding of the constitutional or legal issues and can be misled about them as easily as taking candy from a baby.

i'll never hear the original version of that song again now lol xxxposts

kudos DJP

Truly amazing.

I'm the best there is at what I do and what I do is extremely trivial

I'm violently happy

state of emergencyyy
we need covid
relief

xp is he also the first millennial cabinet member?

― tiwa-nty one savage (voodoo chili), Tuesday, February 2, 2021 3:22 PM (thirty-six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Yes. He's also the youngest cabinet member since RFK, a distinction previously held by Andrew Cuomo.

A+ work DJP, the last three lines in particular would flummox most, and demonstrate the skill you bring to the table

"possibly maybe" btw also captures basically how i feel right now about a huge raft of potentially super major legislation

as though taking in cash is going to somehow keep her from getting cut from committees or expelled.

Proving to the party that you're a reliable money-generator seems like a totally plausible way to keep from getting cut from committees or expelled!

She could diversify into mail fraud and be promoted to leadership!