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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 6:33 am Post subject:
Probably should go in the Poli thread? _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 6:52 am Post subject:
DuncanIdaho wrote:
Is Sinema a full-on Republican now or what? She's making Manchin look like Bernie Sanders on this latest spending bill.
They’re a bit of a tag team, depending on the issue. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
(World leader who pushed sinister message shares video of Trump meeting)
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The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is taking place in Texas and in attendance will be authoritarian Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who also met with Trump this week. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports from Budapest on how the controversial leader is perceived back home.
(Dems Pick Up Lead Over Republicans In Generic Ballot Polling)
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When asked which party's candidate they prefer for the midterms, more voters the Democratic candidate in new Monmouth polling. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., weighs in on the numbers.
In a statement, Sinema said Democrats had “agreed to remove” a key tax targeting wealthy investors and had made changes to a second provision that aims to impose a new minimum tax on corporations that currently pay nothing to the U.S. government.
Thank goodness we have Kyrsten out there fighting the good fight for the poor wealthy investors and corporations. Truly a warrior for the little guy.
In a statement, Sinema said Democrats had “agreed to remove” a key tax targeting wealthy investors and had made changes to a second provision that aims to impose a new minimum tax on corporations that currently pay nothing to the U.S. government.
Thank goodness we have Kyrsten out there fighting the good fight for the poor wealthy investors and corporations. Truly a warrior for the little guy.
Good stuff under Biden so far:
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Sahil Kapur
@sahilkapur
If this deal passes, Biden will have inked wins on:
Drug pricing
Climate/ACA $$
Higher taxes on corporations
$1.9T Covid rescue plan
$1.2T infrastructure law
New gun law
Chips/China bill
KBJ on SCOTUS
73+ lower court judges
VAWA re-up
Postal reform
This is not a trivial agenda
That's not including withdrawal from Afghanistan, significantly reducing drone strikes, and navigating the NATO response/ U.S. aid to Ukraine against Russian aggression. _________________ Under New Management
(‘Sickening Liar’: Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Hit With Millions In Fines For Sandy Hook Lies)
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Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones hit with part one of sentencing. The jury making him pay $4.1 million in compensatory damages to Sandy Hook parents. The punitive fines, meaning the punishment for lying about the Sandy Hook massacre, coming next. The judge rebuking Jones for lies and rejecting his ask for a mistrial after a bombshell revelation – his lawyer accidentally leaked his cell phone data. MSNBC’s Chief Legal correspondent Ari Melber reports on this trial and what the punishment part of this sentencing could mean. Former Federal prosecutor Paul Butler, NBC reporter Ben Collins and Daily Beast reporter Will Sommer react to this BREAKING NEWS.
(Trump, Bannon Melt Down As Fox News Turns On MAGAWorld)
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Fox News is turning on Trump and it appears many Republicans are too. He has not been on their airwaves for over 100 days and they have ignored his recent speeches. Now, MAGA loyalist Steve Bannon is blasting the network for snubbing Trump in favor of rivals like Mike Pence. Bannon saying Pence is a “loser” and a “coward” and wonders why Fox News has “a thumb on the scale” for him. The Washington Post reports many Republican voters do not want Donald Trump to run again.
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 52654 Location: Making a safety stop at 15 feet.
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:31 am Post subject:
Wilt wrote:
Economy adds 528,000 jobs in July.
And unemployment is 3.5%, matching a 50 year low. The interesting thing about this is that despite all that job growth, there are still many businesses/industries facing staffing shortages, which demonstrates that in this post(mostly)-pandemic world, people have reevaluated what they are willing to do for their wages. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
538 now has the Democrats winning the Senate with 59% chance. That went up 4% in the last couple days. _________________ Nobody in the NBA can touch the Laker brand, which, like the uniform color, is pure gold.
If only the media was a quick to tout Biden's achievements as they are to regurgitate the latest false/hypocritical GOP talking point:
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Bill Clinton @BillClinton
This week @POTUS struck a serious deal to cut drug prices for people on Medicare and fight climate change, received a stellar July jobs report, shrank the unemployment rate to 3.5%, eliminated bin-Laden’s successor, & gas prices fell to a 50+ day low. Great week, Mr. President!
In a statement, Sinema said Democrats had “agreed to remove” a key tax targeting wealthy investors and had made changes to a second provision that aims to impose a new minimum tax on corporations that currently pay nothing to the U.S. government.
Thank goodness we have Kyrsten out there fighting the good fight for the poor wealthy investors and corporations. Truly a warrior for the little guy.
Good stuff under Biden so far:
Quote:
Sahil Kapur
@sahilkapur
If this deal passes, Biden will have inked wins on:
Drug pricing
Climate/ACA $$
Higher taxes on corporations
$1.9T Covid rescue plan
$1.2T infrastructure law
New gun law
Chips/China bill
KBJ on SCOTUS
73+ lower court judges
VAWA re-up
Postal reform
This is not a trivial agenda
That's not including withdrawal from Afghanistan, significantly reducing drone strikes, and navigating the NATO response/ U.S. aid to Ukraine against Russian aggression.
And sending Pelosi. Positive move.. Big Balls... Trump would've negotiated the sale of Taiwan by now.
(Economy Has Recovered Pandemic Job Losses On Way Toward ‘Steady And Stabler Growth’: Bernstein)
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Jared Bernstein, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, joins Andrea Mitchell to analyze the July jobs report, which showed the economy added 528,000 jobs in July and unemployment remained relatively low at 3.5% despite burgeoning inflation and interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. “We have now clawed back all of the jobs that were lost from payrolls due to the pandemic-induced recession,” says Bernstein. “Consumer spending is almost 70% of this economy and most people get their paychecks through the job market, of course. So that's why we think that this is consistent with a transition to steady and stabler growth.”
(China targets Pelosi and her family with sanctions)
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China's Foreign Ministry announced new countermeasures against Washington, including the suspension of climate talks, in response to Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, hours after it announced sanctions against the US House speaker.
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