God Has Abandoned Us: U.S. Politics November 2023

Yes, it's fairer to accuse him of two steps forward, one step back

lol, "siding with rail companies" and "union busting."

the administration intervened to prevent a strike because of the effect a rail stoppage would have on the economy. AND they continued to push for paid sick days. union negotiations continued and now most US rail worker now have sick leave.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/most-unionized-us-rail-workers-now-have-new-sick-leave-2023-06-05/

you can disagree on the correctness of the strike call, but it is not union busting. we're a union household and Biden has strongly and repeatedly spoke on the importance of unions, and supported them.

I'm not disputing you bulb, but grim lol at 4 days of sick leave per year being a win in the era of covid

agreed

bulb & rob otm

lol, "siding with rail companies" and "union busting."

the administration intervened to prevent a strike because of the effect a rail stoppage would have on the economy. AND they continued to push for paid sick days. union negotiations continued and now most US rail worker now have sick leave.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/most-unionized-us-rail-workers-now-have-new-sick-leave-2023-06-05🕸/🕸

Meanwhile it's looking like the Moms 4 Liberty wave has peaked and is receding in a lot of places. Not totally surprising — polling pretty consistently shows majorities most places in favor of teaching real history and against banning books — but good to see.

https://popular.info/p/update-school-board-voters-fight

They're empowered in Florida, alas, thanks to Governor Chicken Fingers.

Mostly true in deep blue MN too, but for an unfortunate result in Anoka-Hennepin (state's largest, and very suburban, district).

I know when M4L types show up at school board meetings here everyone just rolls their eyes.

one of my former coworkers was a school board candidate that defeated M4L-backed candidates this week!

I love M4L... Max4Live

that's right

Re: M4L- It seems like their intention was to make up for what they lacked in numbers and actual support, with sheer volume, brashness and headline-making amplification. It worked on the short term, until people caught on. Turns out those headlines that they were relying on to make it seem like they were riding a big wave of support, came around and bit them by causing just the sort of backlash you would expect.

My wife was lurking on the local M4L FB group for a couple of years and watched them ping pong from "re-open the schools" to "no more masks" to anti-CRT and anti-trans all the while purging anyone who offered a deviant opinion and finally demanded dues money to stay in the group. So it's basically lure them in, radicalize them, soak them for cash.

I can see how this has also shrunk their numbers.

yeah, M4L is basically the Westboro Baptist Church now.

the level of in-fighting in M4L and similar groups is insane

a similar group in my state called the "mama bears" managed to blow up after one of the leaders made false allegations of abuse in her peer's home. turns out those calls are recorded and it's illegal to lie about that!

You get all the craziest most unpleasant people all together in one place, crazy and unpleasant things will happen. Marx said this.

"the craziest most unpleasant people all together in one place" for December thread title

I hope you keep a Google Doc file with these proposed title, little flower.

LOL pic.twitter.com/vbGG4xhTX6

— Acyn (@Acyn) November 9, 2023

Manchin announcing he will not seek reelection

Maybe the WV dems can find someone electable who's not such a dickhead. Obviously the problem there is 'electable'; they could find someone who's less of a dickhead by holding a lottery.

That seat will surely go to a Republican.

Well it didn't take long for someone to come along and crush my dreams.

Manchin knew he was going to lose to Jim Justice. Maybe he'll join Kennedy, West and Stein as a sixth party candidate.

https://i.imgur.com/qMJ3ZPR.png

https://thetoycollectorsguide.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/img_0172.jpg?w=520

A Manchin Presidential run was discussed during the three seconds the No Labels Party was a thing.

No Labels Party will be a thing as long as there are rich dupes

yeah, his endorsements are the golden touch, that's how we ended up with Senator Herschel Walker (R) who knows a thing or two about werewolves & vampires

It’s been a weird couple years

Yeah Justice will romp and it was looking dicey for Manchin anyway. In respects this clarifies things all around; don't have to headscratch over it, allocating resources etc.

So long, Creepy Joe.

Sinema is still on-track to get primaried next year, yes?

Manchin wants to get back down in his coal mine, back to basics, back where it all began

xpost You can't primary her, she already quit the party

are there any states dems are expected to flip a seat?

Not that I've seen. WV will go Republican, the Dems will be lucky to hang onto AZ and OH.

Ted Cruz and Rick Scott are the only ones who could conceivably picked off

And that's unlikely

Still, gotta say...I like this guy:

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiea25ghzfa2axerb6oze6x5tmj2ame4xbxxusffg44q76vrxpshoy@jpeg

yeah, maybe he can pull a Fetterman

#CarhartDems

wow, Luke Combs running for senator

Re Sinema:

SCOOP — NRSC poll presented to GOP senators at lunch today has Ruben Gallego cruising in a 3-person contest w/ Kari Lake & Sen. Kyrsten Sinema

Gallego 41
Lake 37
Sinema 17

Daines said poll shows Sinema is splitting the R vote, not D vote

w/ @bresreportshttps://t.co/mDLv3uREtd

— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) October 31, 2023

(Not sure I would call a 4-point lead "cruising," but seems like Gallego is in good position.)

Roffle, that would be kinda weirdly perfect.

That's a pretty good margin, for sure.