Vaccines, Infrastructure, and Kids In Cages: US Politics April 2021

My perception of the Republican position right now is that they're focusing heavily on the state governments they control and on redistricting. They can afford to write off two years of Biden getting some things done (while obstructing wherever possible), all in anticipation of controlling the House and Senate again in '22 and the White House in '24.

And then they use whatever maneuvers Biden and Schumer have concocted to ram literally everything they want through the Senate in about six months. Heck maybe they'll even pack the court themselves and add 5-6 more justices, who will proceed to roll back most of the past 160 years. It is entirely conceivable.

'the democrats clearly signalled their willingness to consider these changes, so it's pure hypocrisy for them now to attempt to block the same expansion when it's coming from our side" - which will have the added bonus of being correct

Good moooorning!

Hardly sufficient, but it feels like another step in the right direction:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/07/us/biden-news-today

The ghost gun/parts kit bit is a classic bit of pretending to do something while actually doing absolutely nothing at all.

The problem is that unmilled/80% receivers are just blocks of metal. With CNC technology making it easy for any dipshit who can press a button on a communal machine to finish one, you have to tackle that through actual legislation.

https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/biden-infrastructure-plan-caregiver/

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/04/biden-tax-increases-infrastructure-bill-wages-class-warfare-without-the-war.html

Whoops!

JUST IIN: Joel Greenberg, a key figure in the ongoing investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, is likely to strike a plea deal with federal prosecutors, his attorney said in court @PaulaReidCNN reports

— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) April 8, 2021

ruh roh

I think the best bet in this Senate would be persuading Murkowski to go independent.

Agree. If Manchin bailed and Murkowski turned independent and caucused with the Dems, she'd 'sell high' on her vote and bring home the bacon for Alaskans in a big way, then she'd make sure they all knew about it. She's just pragmatic enough I could see it happening, but only if Manchin switched sides.

EXCLUSIVE: My story in the Guardian: "The DOD inspector general has uncovered evidence that Michael Flynn accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from foreign interests & governments, despite repeated warnings that his conduct might be illegal."https://t.co/StoLd7L6L3

— murray waas (@murraywaas) April 8, 2021

https://i.ibb.co/hKtzYcB/DI7k-BSx-XYAAzg0i.jpg

wow! I'm shocked!

The memo field for the first of Gaetz’s transactions to Greenberg was titled “Test.” In the second, the Florida GOP congressman wrote “hit up ___.” But instead of a blank, Gaetz wrote a nickname for one of the recipients. (The Daily Beast is not sharing that nickname because the teenager had only turned 18 less than six months before.) When Greenberg then made his Venmo payments to these three young women, he described the money as being for “Tuition,” “School,” and “School.”

If you don't specifically say it's for illegal activities on the memo line the government can't prove you were doing illegal activities.

"What school was this, Mr. Gaetz?"

"Sex school, uh, wait, can I change--"

"No further questions, your honor."

so

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/09/president-biden-to-sign-executive-order-creating-the-presidential-commission-on-the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states/?s=09

Here we go

It takes an executive order to form a commission?

Meanwhile, Gaetz has lawyered up.

It takes an executive order to form a commission?

Hillary's most moving book.

lol

"I just dropped in to see what condition my commission was in ... "

So that's what that gremlin Harlan Hill has moved on to.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/08/gaetz-reporters-trump-480534

The whole “his denials are super-strong” outta you-know are so fucking gross, now that i’m more attuned to them.

After the first big splash of news around the $1.9 trillion "Jobs for Americans Act", or whatever the cute title is, with Manchin immediately (and typically) announcing his preference for a corporate tax hike from 21% to 25%, instead of to 28%, the process of shaping this bill into its final form has entered the cone of silence. Now judging from this thread, ilxors all seem to think the Gaetz scandal is the biggest story out there.

It's rather refreshing in a way.

Looks like I’m gonna need to buy the Post tomorrow

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/hogan-vetoes-police-accountibility/2021/04/09/c0ac4096-9967-11eb-962b-78c1d8228819_story.html?fbclid=IwAR0nLw9kJkvi_7GBBRjPtDaq_PWYrOgn3TieDio0BUAIv5tnnNGymeBKEcY

Sorry again Sic

this thread dead on the weekends is a real shift

No one tweeting fresh meat for us, we have to occupy ourselves elsewise. It is kind of amazing to think of how much mental and emotional energy has been liberated for other purposes.

one thing that has bipartisan support in the US is genocide

BREAKING: The Biden administration will allow oil to continue to flow through the Dakota Access Pipeline despite the ongoing threats it poses to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the fact that it is operating illegally. We will not stop fighting. https://t.co/t5unQPROhk

— Earthjustice (@Earthjustice) April 9, 2021

the level of racist oppression involved is plenty bad enough, but calling it genocide just makes you sound foamy at the mouth

you might want to check up on how many genetic variants have already died as a result of oil policies

it is literally fucking genocide (& ecocide). this is what america is about

denial of this is not or should not be acceptable

crabcakes and footballgenocide and ecocide

Left now literally foaming at the fucking mouth. denial of this is not or should not be acceptable.

Left otm

Good morning!

Left OTM.

There is not a single honest person in this country who, if they know their recent history, can't say that the US is committing an ongoing genocide against Indigenous people. Given that 8 of 10 of these 'stages' of genocide can easily be filled, looking at today's climate, it's absurd to parse terms— it's ongoing genocide, plain and simple. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_stages_of_genocide

the level of racist oppression involved is plenty bad enough, but calling it genocide just makes you sound foamy at the mouth

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Ecocide & Juice

lol get fucked asshole

Lawyer for Tommy Webster, retired NYPD cop accused of beating an MPD officer with flagpole on #J6, says his client is in a "dormitory setting" with people serving time for "inner-city crimes" - "for a middle aged guy whose never been arrested before this has been a shock for him"

— Rachel Weiner (@rachelweinerwp) April 9, 2021

that's called karma

“Increasingly isolated”

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/11/politics/matt-gaetz-donald-trump-denied-meeting/index.html

.@BernieSanders on upcoming reconciliation

-Rebuild infrastructure + millions of jobs
-Tackle climate change
-Lower Medicare eligibility age
-Expand Mcare to dental, hearing, glasses

"The American people are not staying up nights worrying about the process. They want results."

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 12, 2021

Bernie Sanders, the Budget Committee chairman, asked by Hill reporters when he'll write another budget resolution (which triggers the filibuster-proof process) for all this: "Working on it... as quickly as we can."

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 12, 2021

hells yeah