US Politics June 2021 - "Where we're going, we don't NEED bipartisanship"

this is the only bipartisanship worth anyone's time. AOC slumming it with the right wing of the democratic party.

High-speed rail connects people to opportunities, creates union jobs, & helps the planet.

Our infrastructure ask is simple: For every $1 the US puts into car infrastructure, let’s put $1 into rail.

Go to https://t.co/OcUUAqVEft & join me, @sethmoulton,& @Teamsters to get going. pic.twitter.com/YR8pkdT7hF

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 16, 2021

OK, so now I guess I'm a Putin stan now

Putin, through his interpreter, goes dark: "There is no happiness in life, there is only a mirage on the horizon, so cherish that."

— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) June 16, 2021

Putin otm after his one listen to Joy Divison's Closer.

More Werner Herzog than Ian Curtis

https://i.imgur.com/0WlWyrI.jpg

"Ian Curtis stole miserabilism from Dostoevsky. We're stealing it back!"

President Putin: The talks were very constructive. Personally, I was convinced that President Biden was an experienced person. We spoke for more than two hours. It doesn't happen with all leaders that you have such a detailed conversation.

Putin still giving big Einar Orn vibes in his statements

running the simulation in my head of what would happen if a sitting american president said "there is no happiness in life"

I know that Seth Moulton isn't in the DSA but in what universe is he right-wing?

right wing of the house dems?

Yup

He’s part of the “New Democrats” which afaict is the new name for the blue dog caucus.

thought it was the Neu! Democrats

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democrat_Coalition

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Dog_Coalition

These are not the same entities.

The New Democrat Coalition was founded in 1997 by Representatives Cal Dooley (CA), Jim Moran (VA), and Tim Roemer (IN) as a congressional affiliate of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council.[12]

As of 2020, the caucus's issue priorities include addressing climate change, making college more affordable, bipartisanship on deficits and debt, lowering healthcare costs, passing comprehensive immigration reform, modernizing the nation's infrastructure, ensuring access to affordable housing, promoting innovation, and enacting tax reform for the middle class.[13]

In the 116th Congress, the New Democrat Coalition hosted eight task forces: Climate Change, Future of Work, Health Care, Housing, Infrastructure, National Security, Technology, and Trade.[14]

The Blue Dog Coalition "advocates for fiscal responsibility, a strong national defense and bipartisan consensus rather than conflict with Republicans". It acts as a check on legislation that its members perceive to be too far to the right or to the left on the political spectrum.[12]

The Blue Dog Coalition is often involved in searching for a compromise between liberal and conservative positions. Though its members have evolved on social issues over time,[30] the group has never taken a position on social issues as a caucus.[40] There is no mention of social issues in the official Blue Dog materials.[41]

It took about 5 minutes of googling to figure out the difference between the two, btw

At any rate, Ocasio-Cortez working out a deal with someone who voted the same way she did on 92% of the votes in the previous Congress and 98% of the votes in the current Congress isn't a stretch or even remarkable; it's relatively easy to work with someone who has the same goals as you.

It took about 5 minutes of googling to figure out the difference between the two, btw

Good grief.

The openly racist neoliberal caucus and the merely tacitly racist neoliberal caucus, keep them straight. Yeesh.

My congresswoman is Pressley

meanwhile a cold wind blows b/w the ears of Mr. Bipartisan.

Manchin said he's open to backing several provisions in bill, including declaring Election Day a holiday.
But in return for his support, Manchin wants to require ID to vote. Dems are engaging him. The goal, Kaine told me, is to get “50 out of 50” Dems. https://t.co/vfVGyJ9k7f

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 16, 2021

Breitbart's angle:

Geneva Summit Diaster: Biden Gets Nothing

Putin Gets Away with Everything…

Trump got prostitutes to pee on that bed

Since it looks like Juneteenth is heading towards being a national holiday, how many years will it be until some company starts doing "find your freedom away from high prices sale" for that weekend?

click the refresh button in your email box in about 30 seconds

did i miss this here the other day?

Calling all unapologetic Americans to join me and become a Pipehitter. https://t.co/KO15jutDPi

— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) June 15, 2021

i want to say that i already used the Pipehitters Local 420 joke on twitter, so it is off the table

My life was empty, forever on a down
Until you took me, showed me around
My life is free now, my life is clear
I love you sweet leaf, though you can't hear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EiUmBgljsY

The pipehitter thing is extra funny because I assume spec ops bros initially picked it up from Pulp Fiction thinking it meant badass instead of “insane crackhead.”

Prominent voting rights activist Stacey Abrams said Thursday that she could “absolutely” support compromises floated by Sen. Joe Manchin III (W.Va.), the lone Senate Democrat who is not sponsoring a sweeping elections bill in the chamber.

A three-page memo circulated by Manchin’s office this week indicates the centrist’s willingness to support key provisions of the For the People Act, the marquee Democratic bill that the House passed in March — including provisions mandating at least two weeks of early voting and measures meant to eliminate partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts. But Manchin’s memo also sketches out several provisions that have historically been opposed by most Democrats, including backing an ID requirement for voters.

During an appearance on CNN, Abrams was asked if she could support such a compromise.

“Absolutely,” she responded. “This is a first and important step to preserving our democracy.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/06/17/joe-biden-live-updates/#link-IPBBWPLQVJHQPBE4Q3AWC3CVHM

sure, but will 10 republicans agree?

no, i'm sure. but maybe their refusal to agree with even good ol' compromising manchin will (finally) be the final nail in (finally) the (FINALLY) COFFIN on Manchin's delusions of compromise?! FINALLY

I just wonder if the surviving historians of tomorrow will recognize or overlook Manchin's (and, sure, also the other dem senators using him as cover) instrumental role in wrecking the shit out of this country.

definitely not, because my military garrison of vigilantes will defeat both the Machines and the Pipehitter Patriots at in what will be known as the 20-Minute War, due to how bad they all exploded and how quickly it happened, and we will write the history and replace everyone with other people and pretend it never happened. We will hide those secrets deep in the pyramids, just so that whoever finds them will also be into a lot of other weird things too and they won't be fully believed

One thing I do like about the GQP in the social media days, these a$$holes have no problem with telling you what they really think now.

Rand Paul-

The "idea" of democracy and majority rule is what "goes against" American's history and values, claimed Paul. "The Jim Crow laws came out of democracy. That's what you get when a majority ignores the rights of others,"

Thomas Massey- (LIKE MOTHERFCKERS CAN'T READ A CALENDAR AND TELL THE DIFFERENCE)

"I fully support creating a day to celebrate the abolition of slavery, a dark portion of our nation's history," Massie said on the House floor Wednesday. "However, naming this day 'National Independence Day' will create confusion and push Americans to pick one of those two days as their independence day based on their racial identity."

He added: "Why can't we name this Emancipation Day, and come together as Americans, and celebrate that day together as Americans: black and white, all colors, all races, all ethnicities, and then come together on Independence Day, which celebrates the creation of our country throwing off an oppressive government."

Stephen Miller-

Stephen Miller, in a statement issued when the organization filed the lawsuit on Monday, quoted Martin Luther King Jr. and said the legal challenge was America First Legal’s effort to carry on the fight against discrimination.

“For this reason, AFL is filing a lawsuit today against the Biden Administration to prevent it from administering programs created under the American Rescue Plan Act that discriminate against American farmers and ranchers based upon the basis of race,” Miller said.

The plaintiff, Sid Miller, and the lawsuit argue that white ethnic groups such as the Irish and Jews that have experienced bias are unfairly excluded. The lawsuit also questions who would qualify as a racial minority since neither the law nor the Agriculture Department sets any thresholds for blood lineage.

I do wonder about the legality of those farm subsidies tbh. But fuck Stephen Miller. And uh Rand Paul the Jim Crow laws WERE PASSED EXPRESSLY TO RESTRICT DEMOCRACY you unbelievable dipshit.

I don't think there is any doubt that the USDA did decades of racist crap and if there are cases where Jews or Irish or Native American or Asian American farmers got screwed, then they should get their day too.

But that is not really what these scum bag lawyers are doing...

https://i.imgur.com/SL4h2Wt.png

high and low humor, i love it

I learned that about pussies long ago, especially the ones around the block

A thread:

I’m sorry, I know some folks don’t like hearing any criticism of him. But this royally sucks. I’m disgusted. A lot of us worked hard to tee him up to restore ethics to government and believed the promises. This is a a real “fuck you” to us—and government ethics. https://t.co/NRuc7hpOHi

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) June 18, 2021

I want competent nepotism, unlike what I get in Miami-Dade County.

Walter Shaub criticized the previous administration, but didn’t go off like this with them

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/31/trump-ethics-chief-walter-shaub-kleptocracy

ok, but reading that article, this seems like really small potatoes compared to the last four years

It’s still bad.

It’s still bad.

Schaub no doubt has his own agenda, but it should be called out regardless. I hear there are lots of jobs open at restaurants, maybe they could go there instead.

Sorry, Shaub.

this guy continues to know what's up

Rep. Ronny Jackson: "We have redistricting coming up and the Republicans control most of that process in most of the states around the country. That alone should get us the majority back." pic.twitter.com/DEuIIDjDdW

— The Hill (@thehill) June 18, 2021

I support nonpartisan district drawing, but at this point I think the blue states that have adopted it should scrap it and go back to hard partisan gerrymandering. It’s just unilateral disarmament under the current conditions, and since SCOTUS has already said it’s not going to touch the issue there’s no obvious end in sight.