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

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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

― sharpening the contraindications (Aimless), Sunday, April 11, 2021 4:11 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

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alternative name for pitchfork music festival

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

student debt forgiveness?

Debt forgiveness goes into the crisis queue.

thanks caek, great news

just saw that Charles Booker is considering a 2022 run against Rand Paul :)

read that as Charlie Brooker

Read that as Booker Ervin.

hell yeah, fuck you rand paul, i am a booker supporter myself

i follow booker on the old twitter, and at least at this point, he is not full of shit. rooting for him.

hi, Zach!

These are not rookie numbers.

UK vaccine rollout days away from extending to those aged 40-50.

Check out these whopping takeup rates by age groups:

80+: 95.2%
75-79: 100%
70-74: 96.9%
65-69: 93.8%
60-64: 96.9%
55-59: 93.6%
50-54: 87.0%

(Figures are percentage who've had at least one dose in England)

— Bevan Shields (@BevanShields) April 12, 2021

100%?!

💯

#onethread?

this seems, how you say, ridiculously stupid

Breaking News: The U.S. will seek to pause Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine after six women developed rare blood clots, officials briefed on the decision said.https://t.co/9cnE2E0Ehn

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 13, 2021