Joe Money, Joe Problems: the November 2021 U.S. Politics Thread

Arguing against an Indigenous activist, an assistant U.S. Attorney in Tucson said the government “can do whatever we want with our own land. The government can even destroy the land completely.”@jbwashing and @soph_dz report:https://t.co/HsTGkMT2kb

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) November 19, 2021

The assistant U.S. Attorney in Tucson must be referring to certain provisions of the Laying Waste to Federal Lands in Utter and Complete Destruction Act of 1902.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/11/18/us/black-pastors-pray-arbery-death-trial/index.html

This cheered me up a little

lol

I must admit Kevin McCarthy has accomplished one thing. America is no longer woke.

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) November 19, 2021

just watched a clip of Raskin and AOC clowning on these fools while Kevin rambled on

so is this passing the Senate? feel like they wouldn't do all this if Manchin and Sinema are still a no.

the immigration piece will no doubt be gutted among other things I'd imagine

Vice President Harris to become first woman with presidential power while Biden is under anesthesia for routine colonoscopy https://t.co/SZnWkrlTNR

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 19, 2021

lol conspiracy people losing it over this

Trump refusing anethesia because he didn't want Pence to be president for a couple hours is still hilarious to me

time for some executive action

so is this passing the Senate? feel like they wouldn't do all this if Manchin and Sinema are still a no.

― frogbs, Friday, November 19, 2021 9:00 AM (thirty-eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

I think there are reasons to be hopeful that Manchin and Sinema might come on board, but I also think Dems in the House want to be able to say that they passed something on their end, and it's not their fault if it fails in the Senate.

otm

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/19/democrats-social-spending-bill-passes-house-523026

Passed

Maybe possibly potentially good news:

🚨 SCOOP: Biden expected to replace Ron Bloom, USPS board chair and key Louis DeJoy ally, on postal boardhttps://t.co/xL99wb9PsT

— Jacob Bogage (@jacobbogage) November 19, 2021

I could have sworn I heard DeJoy going on the, er, charm offensive on the radio the other morning.

Believe crook charm is called "jibbitz"

A peek into a world that will hopefully eat itself alive

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/11/19/dustin-stockton-jen-lawrence-trump-profile-522823

verdict in apparently

BREAKING: Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty of 1st-Degree Reckless Homicide (in the death of Joseph Rosenbaum)

— Kristen Barbaresi (@KristenBarbar) November 19, 2021

Jury finds Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all 5 counts.

!

you can always count on the american justice system to do...well basically this

not sure why i got my hopes up

Judge sounds chipper.

of course, he's jacking it. this is what he wanted

gross

This is exactly what he wanted.

this pretty much seemed in the cards the instant someone started dissecting the videos of him killing people and going "well technically he didn't start it, so..."

idk i guess i feel like this enables them to kill us now

Or bus into Seattle or Portland protests as self-deputized police.

Time for a civil trial

Kyle Rittenhouse Sentenced To 45 Years Of CPAC Appearances https://t.co/gkPos3h7nI pic.twitter.com/OtHViwbyT1

— The Onion (@TheOnion) November 19, 2021

pretty much

Sole Democratic no on BBB pins it on SALT cap repeal

I support many of the ideas in the Build Back Better Act: pre-K, lower-priced Rx drugs for seniors, expanded child tax credits, addressing climate change, and more.

But voting for these should not be contingent on voting for tax giveaways to millionaires.

4/

— Congressman Jared Golden (@RepGolden) November 19, 2021

the unintended consequence of this verdict is
the next time people hit the streets
on some Black Lives Matter sh*t
the BLM people are going to have guns w/ them too

— melvin gibbs (@melvingibbs) November 19, 2021

Perhaps true but that will strengthen the connection between the wannabe-Rittenhouses and the cops. Not like the newly inaugurated protest free-fire rules are going to apply equitably.

^ xps - more goddamn "purity" politics. If he likes the other 99% of provisions in this massive bill so much, he could vote for it, then work to tax the rich some other way.

yea I have no clue what the implications of this are gonna be but I just feel like tuning out forever

Sole Democratic no on BBB pins it on SALT cap repeal

eh, he's the rep for a trump district and is on the right of the party, so i doubt that's the real reason.

It's kind of easy to tell who has paid attention to the trial and who hasn't by their reactions to the news.

haha yeah i tried very hard to tune it out

(not here, btw, just in general - lots of absolutely shocked outrage versus sighs of having expectations met)

((and not like good sighs, to be clear, just the "sigh, of fucking course this was going to be the outcome"))

Nonviolent resistance is an idea whose time has passed.

i just don't have the emotional energy for it today. i'm having to go radio silent on the social meeds (which tbh I mostly have done anyway this week other than telling concerned peeps about my dad).

this is the only place i can bear to read rn (which is sayin something lol)

Similar to "Miranda," we'll forever call this ruling the "Rittenhouse" - the inalienable right to carry a rifle wherever you go, and shoot anyone who tries to stop you

It's horrifying to think of how much bloodshed is going to be tied directly back to this date. This fucking country.

I guess we can feel lucky they didn't convict the victims of upsetting a child murderer

how unique is Wisconsin on this self defense stuff?

He crossed state lines just to stand his ground
Just a shy young kid, chambering a round

- "The Ballad of Patriot Kyle", to be played at every future MAGA event

joe problems

President Biden on Rittenhouse verdict just now, arriving on the South Lawn: “I stand by what the jury has to say. The jury system works.”

— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) November 19, 2021