Republican tax cut doing nothing for you? Yeah that's because it only goes to the Mega Rich.
Kamala Harris (D) proposes a bill to repeal the GOP tax scam and give money to working class families.
An analysis from The Atlantic found that this proposal would cost roughly $200 billion a year, which is similar to what the GOP's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act cost.
*The bill would allow families making less than $100,000 a year to receive a $6,000 annual tax credit, and for single filers making less than $50,000 a year to receive a $3,000 annual tax credit.*
That would benefit more than half of Americans, probably too good of an idea to pass.
Forget the Republican lies, that's a real tax cut.
"The difference between America and most nations across history is that we use persuasion instead of violence."
This has to be the dumbest, least self-aware statement I have ever seen by an American politician. This guy has a doctorate in American history from Yale, which makes me seriously question whether college degrees are even worth the paper they are printed on.
Of course, he was sounding the horn for the tone police in regards to political disagreements when he said this. I'm sure all those civil rights marchers on the Edmund Petus bridge in the 60s would agree that America doesn't resort to violence when they were getting their brains bashed in by police. I'm sure the 4 kids at Kent State shot dead by National Guard troops for engaging in political disagreement would have something to say about this quote if they were alive. Maybe the millions of people in Vietnam and Cambodia who we killed for essentially no reason whatsoever. And that is just ONE decade. There has never been any "civility"
Americans like to use persuasion?? Since when?? Here is a quote that ACTUALLY makes sense and describes us, from Hunter S. Thompson:
"America....just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable."
The political situation in China is worse than I thought. Xi Jinping hasn't just abolished term limits and imprisoned his political enemies; he's been restructuring the government to be more dependent on his personal approval and even making it harder for officials as low-level as school teachers to communicate with foreigners or travel outside the country.
China's growth is already sluggish and the government is already corrupt and inefficient. Making lower-level officials act only at Xi's behest is only going to make these problems worse.
The political situation in China is worse than I thought. Xi Jinping hasn't just abolished term limits and imprisoned his political enemies; he's been restructuring the government to be more dependent on his personal approval and even making it harder for officials as low-level as school teachers to communicate with foreigners or travel outside the country.
China's growth is already sluggish and the government is already corrupt and inefficient. Making lower-level officials act only at Xi's behest is only going to make these problems worse.
As an honest question - I dont really know how to process this information to know if it's "worse" in any sense of the word I would use. What I mean is - the communist system in place in North Korea and China are considerably different. In China, the Communist Party votes to select a president every so many years - and historically, I think those presidents have been term limited in recent decades (maybe not anymore)/ North Korea doesnt have a term limiting or real voting, I think pretty much a straight dictatorship with the Kim family positions itself to stay in power.
Are either of these style objectively worse? I suppose by having (or they did have) term limits, it inherently prevented too much centralization of power in any one's hands in China... and that's a good thing? I dont know. It's hard to process the virtues of two totalitarian regimes in comparison with each other.
Sending my vote for midterms in today. This is the first time I've voted in years. My family's disabilities has kept me from being to go out and vote, and I didn't even know about mail ballots until @jjstraka34 casually mentioned them a week or so back.
"The difference between America and most nations across history is that we use persuasion instead of violence."
This has to be the dumbest, least self-aware statement I have ever seen by an American politician. This guy has a doctorate in American history from Yale, which makes me seriously question whether college degrees are even worth the paper they are printed on.
Of course, he was sounding the horn for the tone police in regards to political disagreements when he said this. I'm sure all those civil rights marchers on the Edmund Petus bridge in the 60s would agree that America doesn't resort to violence when they were getting their brains bashed in by police. I'm sure the 4 kids at Kent State shot dead by National Guard troops for engaging in political disagreement would have something to say about this quote if they were alive. Maybe the millions of people in Vietnam and Cambodia who we killed for essentially no reason whatsoever. And that is just ONE decade. There has never been any "civility"
Americans like to use persuasion?? Since when?? Here is a quote that ACTUALLY makes sense and describes us, from Hunter S. Thompson:
"America....just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable."
Not to mention all those slaves who were "persuaded" to remain on the plantations and the Native Americans who were "persuaded" to give up their land.
Sending my vote for midterms in today. This is the first time I've voted in years. My family's disabilities has kept me from being to go out and vote, and I didn't even know about mail ballots until @jjstraka34 casually mentioned them a week or so back.
That's interesting because I just sent mine about 15 minutes ago at the grocery store.
The political situation in China is worse than I thought. Xi Jinping hasn't just abolished term limits and imprisoned his political enemies; he's been restructuring the government to be more dependent on his personal approval and even making it harder for officials as low-level as school teachers to communicate with foreigners or travel outside the country.
China's growth is already sluggish and the government is already corrupt and inefficient. Making lower-level officials act only at Xi's behest is only going to make these problems worse.
As an honest question - I dont really know how to process this information to know if it's "worse" in any sense of the word I would use. What I mean is - the communist system in place in North Korea and China are considerably different. In China, the Communist Party votes to select a president every so many years - and historically, I think those presidents have been term limited in recent decades (maybe not anymore)/ North Korea doesnt have a term limiting or real voting, I think pretty much a straight dictatorship with the Kim family positions itself to stay in power.
Are either of these style objectively worse? I suppose by having (or they did have) term limits, it inherently prevented too much centralization of power in any one's hands in China... and that's a good thing? I dont know. It's hard to process the virtues of two totalitarian regimes in comparison with each other.
North Korea is a hell of a lot worse than China in virtually every aspect. I don't consider them comparable. It's worth pointing out that they don't even have communism in common; China essentially abandoned all pretense of being a communist country when Deng Xiaoping took power in 1978. China's economic system is free-market capitalist (even more so than our own); its political system is authoritarian. China is best described as a fascist country.
North Korea is a true communist country under a totalitarian government. There is no free market; the government controls everything. There are zero human rights protections, formal or informal, and leadership is controlled strictly top-down via a hereditary dynasty. Unlike China, North Korea has a state-imposed orthodoxy and prison camps for political dissidents, and even a lack of enthusiasm for the official ideology is sufficient to qualify as a dissident. China indoctrinates people, but there's very little enthusiasm or belief in the state ideology, and questioning dogma alone is not sufficient to put you in prison. China will illegally detain, torture, and sometimes kill dissidents, but not nearly as much as North Korea.
The abolition of term limits in China means that Xi Jinping will not be forced to step down when his 10-year term is up. This means he's virtually certain to remain the president until he either dies or is replaced by a coup (which is extremely unlikely; we have no reason to believe it will happen).
The reason this new information is "worse" is because it indicates that Xi is interfering with the normal functioning of the Chinese government. In the past, the Chinese government has been at least competent, albeit still cruel and corrupt, after 1978. This is because Deng Xiaoping structured the government to avoid centralization, and because he put technocrats in charge instead of ideologues (during the Mao era, China had a huge problem with die-hard communist officials who didn't know how to manage even a basic agricultural economy). During his tenure, he also promoted officials who were able to strengthen the economy, and for a while, the government was dominated by specialists in economics and business. Picture a government run by businessmen whose primary goals are increasing GDP and maintaining their own power.
Now it appears that the government will be increasingly dominated by people who are simply loyal to Xi (as opposed to being experienced technocrats). It's a perfect recipe for corruption, inefficiency, and incompetence, since the most loyal subordinates are the ones who will get away with corruption and focus more attention on winning Xi's favor than actually running the country.
Worse yet, Xi himself has a belligerent and territorial streak when it comes to foreign policy, which means that attitude is going to be more common in China's future leadership, increasing the chance of war between China, its neighbors, and the United States.
North Korea is a hell of a lot worse than China in virtually every aspect. I don't consider them comparable. It's worth pointing out that they don't even have communism in common; China essentially abandoned all pretense of being a communist country when Deng Xiaoping took power in 1978. China's economic system is free-market capitalist (even more so than our own); its political system is authoritarian. China is best described as a fascist country.
I wasnt comparing the quality of life in North Korea vs China, I was comparing the agency its population has in governance. To my (untrained) eye, there isnt a particularly huge difference between the two. Both are still totalitarian states.
It seems like your bottom line is: North Korea is corrupt and completely inept, while China is just corrupt. It sounds like your idea of "worse" in this case is that China might also start to drift closer to being inept as well.
North Korea is a true communist country under a totalitarian government. There is no free market; the government controls everything. There are zero human rights protections, formal or informal, and leadership is controlled strictly top-down via a hereditary dynasty. Unlike China, North Korea has a state-imposed orthodoxy and prison camps for political dissidents, and even a lack of enthusiasm for the official ideology is sufficient to qualify as a dissident. China indoctrinates people, but there's very little enthusiasm or belief in the state ideology, and questioning dogma alone is not sufficient to put you in prison. China will illegally detain, torture, and sometimes kill dissidents, but not nearly as much as North Korea.
Ignoring the hereditary dynasty aspect, I think to some degree, this is true of both countries. I dont know if China is as zealously trying to hunt down dissidents, but they do seem to be more than willing to do so when the situation calls for it. Their position on human rights isnt quite at the level of having prison camps like North Korea, but they're still very far down the totem pole on the subject. See Tibet, Internet regulations, control of press/right to organize, treatment of religious and ethnic minorities, etc
To be clear - I dont think you're remotely trying to defend China's record on humanitarian rights. I also agree that I'd much rather live in China than in North Korea, but that question is STILL like asking if I'd rather be shot or stabbed.
The abolition of term limits in China means that Xi Jinping will not be forced to step down when his 10-year term is up. This means he's virtually certain to remain the president until he either dies or is replaced by a coup (which is extremely unlikely; we have no reason to believe it will happen).
The reason this new information is "worse" is because it indicates that Xi is interfering with the normal functioning of the Chinese government. In the past, the Chinese government has been at least competent, albeit still cruel and corrupt, after 1978. This is because Deng Xiaoping structured the government to avoid centralization, and because he put technocrats in charge instead of ideologues (during the Mao era, China had a huge problem with die-hard communist officials who didn't know how to manage even a basic agricultural economy). During his tenure, he also promoted officials who were able to strengthen the economy, and for a while, the government was dominated by specialists in economics and business. Picture a government run by businessmen whose primary goals are increasing GDP and maintaining their own power.
Now it appears that the government will be increasingly dominated by people who are simply loyal to Xi (as opposed to being experienced technocrats). It's a perfect recipe for corruption, inefficiency, and incompetence, since the most loyal subordinates are the ones who will get away with corruption and focus more attention on winning Xi's favor than actually running the country.
Worse yet, Xi himself has a belligerent and territorial streak when it comes to foreign policy, which means that attitude is going to be more common in China's future leadership, increasing the chance of war between China, its neighbors, and the United States.
Right. I think this goes back to the ineptitude side of things. The more yes-men surrounding Xi Jinping, the more problematic. I agree with that. I'm still thinking of this more as a: "How does this effect Chinese Citizens", and while you've persuaded me that it definitely could have significant ramifications for them, those will necessarily be down the line quite a bit.
@BallpointMan: Yup. As far as the public's role in the government, I do think the Chinese government is more open to citizens than North Korea, though that's still at a very low level. In North Korea, government power is hereditary even at the lower levels; not just the Kim regime at the top. The wealthy and powerful in North Korea are the descendants of prominent 20th-century communist revolutionaries; the descendants of class enemies are the poorest in the DPRK. Rising through the ranks is not feasible.
In China, it's possible to qualify for government positions if you do well at the gaokao (the most important test in China) and have strong test scores. However, the people who do well at the gaokao are generally people whose parents can afford the best tutors and education in early childhood, and even if you test well and reach office, gaining power once you get your foot in the door is going to be heavily, heavily dependent on your relationships, much of which are going to be based on how wealthy your family is.
Social mobility is very low in China, and virtually nonexistent in North Korea. Xi Jinping himself is the descendant of communist-era revolutionaries.
What in god's name can possibly be accomplished by criminalizing homelessness?? That's one step from making it illegal to have $0 in your checking account.
What in god's name can possibly be accomplished by criminalizing homelessness?? That's one step from making it illegal to have $0 in your checking account.
Getting them off the street and thus making the widespread nature of the problem less visible. If you can't see them, you can't get angry about it. and you don't have to see those nasty, stinky homeless people in your face, especially if you're rich and entitled. :P
First off, tax cuts aren't "announced", they are passed through legislation. Secondly, Congress isn't even in session til after the mid-terms. It is literally impossible for this to take place. Why is this even being reported??
Nothing on Trump pulling out of the missile treaty with Russia?
Because there is a total of 2 people who think this is a great idea: Putin and Bolton and May put the world back into a Cold War.
Someone made a pretty great observation about it today, which is that Trump probably doesn't mind a new arms race because he views nukes as his personal toys.
Nothing on Trump pulling out of the missile treaty with Russia?
Because there is a total of 2 people who think this is a great idea: Putin and Bolton and May put the world back into a Cold War.
Someone made a pretty great observation about it today, which is that Trump probably doesn't mind a new arms race because he views nukes as his personal toys.
Trump to announce 'major tax cut' for middle income earners..
Wait so they admit they we're lying about the last tax scam? Because the last one was supposedly a "middle class miracle". All those liars in the administration (Pence, Mnuchin, etc) told the same lie that that bill, literally passed in the middle of the night, was a tax cut for the middle class.
Why would anyone believe them now? The GOP has proven that they are unfit to govern.
In the words of George Dubya Bush: "There's an old saying in Tennessee, I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee that says, 'Fool me once, shame on ... shame on you. Fool me... You can't get fooled again!'"
Kemp oversaw the removal from the voter rolls of 340,000 people based on address changes who HAVE NOT CHANGED their addresses. Hell, even if you DON'T think this is a problem, how can anyone possibly defend someone remaining in their job as Secretary of State overseeing who is allowed to vote or not when they are a candidate for Governor. This is like hand-picking your own jury:
In a totally unsurprising story I see Saudi Arabia has now admitted that Khashoggi was murdered - but by a 'rogue' operation. Unlike their previous stories, this one is not quite inconceivable, but it still won't be easy to make it stand up: - Turkey has said they are planning to release evidence they've gathered. - if it was murder then it will be difficult not to punish those responsible (and difficult to avoid them talking about what they know).
Indeed, but even ignoring the morality of that there are severe practical problems. The nature of the botched operation means that dozens of people will be in the know. If they all start having accidents that in itself tells the outside world quite a lot ...
I remember when the entire media pushed the theory that Trump was going to move the party away from LGBT discrimination because it wasn't something he cared about:
It is quite clear that the transgender community has taken the place of the gay community as the punching bag for the right. There is no reason for this. It always has to be someone. There always has to be an "other" to blame the problems of society and the individual on. If it isn't African-Americans, it's Muslims. If it isn't Muslims, it's Latino immigrants. If it isn't immigrants, it's gay people, and if it isn't gay people, it's transgender people.
Transgender Americans are real. Pretending what they are doesn't exist won't change that. If you have a problem with them, THEY aren't the ones with the problem. The first place you should look to identify the problem is in the mirror, and it's also the last place you should look.
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Trump's approval rating among military slips; lowest among Air Force
https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/10/trumps_approval_rating_among_m.html?fbclid=IwAR3ofd2Ja1BmUxBfI44HhIo1xnsEu7RV4dUcSKeVZ76lYHtLVUD5GxNxNu4DONALD TRUMP'S APPROVAL RATING IN MONTANA HAS PLUMMETED SINCE INAUGURATION AS PRESIDENT, HOSTS RALLY IN STATE
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-popularity-montana-rally-1177067?fbclid=IwAR2vxBlovspX1bvPSq3tHiEBkbnUwR56Nu5UcX5MEZTfxVamXWde-j2HxQAGov. Bill Walker drops out of campaign for Alaska governor
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announced Friday he is dropping his bid for re-election and endorsing Democrat Mark Begich against Republican Mike Dunleavy.https://www.adn.com/politics/2018/10/19/gov-bill-walker-drops-out-of-campaign-for-alaska-governor/?fbclid=IwAR2bru7YGcUUiiXPLn8yXPufWNDroyIgqPwsI2uepImAgnZI8vHy6-yf0-Q
But the worst of all:
Putin touts downfall of US as a global leader: ‘It’s almost done’
https://shareblue.com/russia-president-vladimir-putin-annual-address-americas-downfall/?fbclid=IwAR2HXdDxo_lWj-M8czPnFEcAUTgKENSm6ONL-dOpoPp5eubhuZk2Y9s5oOcDunkin' employee calls police on student speaking Somali with her family
"I don’t want to hear it. I’m done with it. You can leave or I will call the cops," the Portland, Maine, employee could be heard saying on video.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dunkin-employee-calls-police-student-speaking-somali-her-family-n922046?fbclid=IwAR1tJlZXDDD5yXNeVK8aILxSxc6KytzIuco406xfjK6DpNzwYCR75Z1cNns
Black Panther's Sister gets her own comic!
http://blacknerdproblems.com/shuri-1-review/
Kamala Harris (D) proposes a bill to repeal the GOP tax scam and give money to working class families.
An analysis from The Atlantic found that this proposal would cost roughly $200 billion a year, which is similar to what the GOP's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act cost.
*The bill would allow families making less than $100,000 a year to receive a $6,000 annual tax credit, and for single filers making less than $50,000 a year to receive a $3,000 annual tax credit.*
That would benefit more than half of Americans, probably too good of an idea to pass.
Forget the Republican lies, that's a real tax cut.
corker (senate foreign relations chairman) not allowed to see us intelligence on kashoggi because reasons (none whatsoever)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/18/khashoggi-corker-saudi-arabia-913238
"The difference between America and most nations across history is that we use persuasion instead of violence."
This has to be the dumbest, least self-aware statement I have ever seen by an American politician. This guy has a doctorate in American history from Yale, which makes me seriously question whether college degrees are even worth the paper they are printed on.
Of course, he was sounding the horn for the tone police in regards to political disagreements when he said this. I'm sure all those civil rights marchers on the Edmund Petus bridge in the 60s would agree that America doesn't resort to violence when they were getting their brains bashed in by police. I'm sure the 4 kids at Kent State shot dead by National Guard troops for engaging in political disagreement would have something to say about this quote if they were alive. Maybe the millions of people in Vietnam and Cambodia who we killed for essentially no reason whatsoever. And that is just ONE decade. There has never been any "civility"
Americans like to use persuasion?? Since when?? Here is a quote that ACTUALLY makes sense and describes us, from Hunter S. Thompson:
"America....just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable."
China's growth is already sluggish and the government is already corrupt and inefficient. Making lower-level officials act only at Xi's behest is only going to make these problems worse.
Are either of these style objectively worse? I suppose by having (or they did have) term limits, it inherently prevented too much centralization of power in any one's hands in China... and that's a good thing? I dont know. It's hard to process the virtues of two totalitarian regimes in comparison with each other.
North Korea is a true communist country under a totalitarian government. There is no free market; the government controls everything. There are zero human rights protections, formal or informal, and leadership is controlled strictly top-down via a hereditary dynasty. Unlike China, North Korea has a state-imposed orthodoxy and prison camps for political dissidents, and even a lack of enthusiasm for the official ideology is sufficient to qualify as a dissident. China indoctrinates people, but there's very little enthusiasm or belief in the state ideology, and questioning dogma alone is not sufficient to put you in prison. China will illegally detain, torture, and sometimes kill dissidents, but not nearly as much as North Korea.
The abolition of term limits in China means that Xi Jinping will not be forced to step down when his 10-year term is up. This means he's virtually certain to remain the president until he either dies or is replaced by a coup (which is extremely unlikely; we have no reason to believe it will happen).
The reason this new information is "worse" is because it indicates that Xi is interfering with the normal functioning of the Chinese government. In the past, the Chinese government has been at least competent, albeit still cruel and corrupt, after 1978. This is because Deng Xiaoping structured the government to avoid centralization, and because he put technocrats in charge instead of ideologues (during the Mao era, China had a huge problem with die-hard communist officials who didn't know how to manage even a basic agricultural economy). During his tenure, he also promoted officials who were able to strengthen the economy, and for a while, the government was dominated by specialists in economics and business. Picture a government run by businessmen whose primary goals are increasing GDP and maintaining their own power.
Now it appears that the government will be increasingly dominated by people who are simply loyal to Xi (as opposed to being experienced technocrats). It's a perfect recipe for corruption, inefficiency, and incompetence, since the most loyal subordinates are the ones who will get away with corruption and focus more attention on winning Xi's favor than actually running the country.
Worse yet, Xi himself has a belligerent and territorial streak when it comes to foreign policy, which means that attitude is going to be more common in China's future leadership, increasing the chance of war between China, its neighbors, and the United States.
It seems like your bottom line is: North Korea is corrupt and completely inept, while China is just corrupt. It sounds like your idea of "worse" in this case is that China might also start to drift closer to being inept as well. Ignoring the hereditary dynasty aspect, I think to some degree, this is true of both countries. I dont know if China is as zealously trying to hunt down dissidents, but they do seem to be more than willing to do so when the situation calls for it. Their position on human rights isnt quite at the level of having prison camps like North Korea, but they're still very far down the totem pole on the subject. See Tibet, Internet regulations, control of press/right to organize, treatment of religious and ethnic minorities, etc
To be clear - I dont think you're remotely trying to defend China's record on humanitarian rights. I also agree that I'd much rather live in China than in North Korea, but that question is STILL like asking if I'd rather be shot or stabbed. Right. I think this goes back to the ineptitude side of things. The more yes-men surrounding Xi Jinping, the more problematic. I agree with that. I'm still thinking of this more as a: "How does this effect Chinese Citizens", and while you've persuaded me that it definitely could have significant ramifications for them, those will necessarily be down the line quite a bit.
In China, it's possible to qualify for government positions if you do well at the gaokao (the most important test in China) and have strong test scores. However, the people who do well at the gaokao are generally people whose parents can afford the best tutors and education in early childhood, and even if you test well and reach office, gaining power once you get your foot in the door is going to be heavily, heavily dependent on your relationships, much of which are going to be based on how wealthy your family is.
Social mobility is very low in China, and virtually nonexistent in North Korea. Xi Jinping himself is the descendant of communist-era revolutionaries.
Houston Chronicle Endorses Beto O'Rourke
https://www.msnbc.com/hardball/watch/houston-chronicle-endorses-beto-o-rourke-1348622403627?v=railb&fbclid=IwAR0EKeaIuaHUQDZmL5P4KIuyTwSnU5kr_WivgH9bQAKmiRqQCj6FCTu6XPsThey usually only endorse Republicans
First Black Woman Legislator In Vermont Resigns, Flees To Another Town After Neo Nazis Threaten Her Family
https://politicaldig.com/first-black-woman-legislator-in-vermont-resigns-flees-to-another-town-after-neo-nazis-threaten-her-family-report/?fbclid=IwAR2iil-sGlBTtrptLbi6XK3H6JJ6nZSZ03JTOgqQ6Ofn0bKBVhveLXCdIOYMissouri GOP acknowledges false absentee ballot info was sent to thousands of voters
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/412349-missouri-republican-party-sent-thousands-of-voters-false-info-about?fbclid=IwAR0mtSBeNc-H7g_DG8mnHXU5V6jxPfRq0gKHBwCHhJ3vLScmvFGmdnGJlC4Republicans like the idea of Oprah running against Trump in 2022
The One Place Where Oprah Is Running for President
https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/oprah-is-running-for-president-against-trump-on-facebook-republican-political-ads.html?fbclid=IwAR2kzyIAmETYHAgxLP7fGzqVaAG1r7zs4-U60XAk0bsOn7AENQWkEejMdyABecause Dodge City is 80% Hispanic
Iconic Dodge City moves its only polling place outside town
https://www.kansas.com/news/business/article220286260.html?fbclid=IwAR0dUI6Mw6kmP8JU9diHCGm629TTkZNIDAxVi4AwPVJEFTpmwPukbtcozhEVoters with no religious affiliation hold power to sway direction of country
https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/voters-and-religion-1.22087951?fbclid=IwAR1F0wz9F2zhIRmhnpxUZroVwlstnukVrF1Uq98tg_WitOxf10IvoS8KSQYSpeaking of which...
Atheist group argues in court for prayer rights on House floor
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/412311-atheist-group-argues-for-prayer-rights-on-house-floor?fbclid=IwAR0-XUA3-W3my57U1iriCwrgQZJSNk5LRHPdlz7hNBXREdA8yX0Cc9NElfoHonestly, this made ma laugh like a loon:
Exorcist plans counter-attack against witches cursing Brett Kavanaugh
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/thefreethinker/2018/10/exorcists-plan-counter-attack-against-witches-cursing-brett-kavanaugh/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=FBCP-ATH&utm_content=thefreethinker&fbclid=IwAR2_aqgHb2K7u-G6FRXV1Ui3Dhf5-fvZYFR7WwCvrtKcbPdEvExs7rNNhKsAnd Now, something I support, because I feel it's right...
All Laws That Make It a Crime to be Homeless Should Be Repealed
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/10/17/all-laws-make-it-crime-be-homeless-should-be-repealed?fbclid=IwAR34kq_1cO_3X4gBuAFc8H4Q1sNgONrmb2fubtor8SaxMj3_Om-w4-utjCAHaving very nearly *been* homeless once upon a time, I agree.
The Fascists Are Coming for Your Social Security and Medicare
The warning signs are already here.https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/10/17/fascists-are-coming-your-social-security-and-medicare?fbclid=IwAR0MZT5QANOU7jERxuNpjlUPsbGkGVDfCqnjWCFAvQWZXoNF7zu-p5jMMA0
Putin Hails Sunset of U.S. Global Domination Due To Mounting ‘Mistakes’
“Luckily this monopoly is disappearing. It’s almost done,” the Russian president said in his annual foreign policy speech.https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/putin-fall-of-us-hegemony-mistakes_us_5bc91ac9e4b0a8f17eeaabce?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_medium=facebook§ion=politics&utm_source=politics_fb&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013&fbclid=IwAR3kb3_7cWk4b1SHdXwY29zCZmolyP3twxi0uptu8d9GgngIVdVPkORdWyg
In slightly humorous news... Cue @deltago because this took place in Ottawa, Canada
Autocorrect nightmare: Typo in Bill C-45 legalizes cannibalism instead of cannabis
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2017/12/autocorrect-nightmare-typo-bill-c-45-legalizes-cannibalism-instead-cannabis/Thanks Trump. Maybe ending Obamacare will knock us down a few more pegs too. Cut social security and Medicare that will hurt us too.
United States Drops 21 Spots in Global Life Expectancy Rankings
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/united-states-drops-21-places-global-life-expectancy-rankings-180970585/
First off, tax cuts aren't "announced", they are passed through legislation. Secondly, Congress isn't even in session til after the mid-terms. It is literally impossible for this to take place. Why is this even being reported??
Because there is a total of 2 people who think this is a great idea: Putin and Bolton and May put the world back into a Cold War.
Wut. Wait so they admit they we're lying about the last tax scam? Because the last one was supposedly a "middle class miracle". All those liars in the administration (Pence, Mnuchin, etc) told the same lie that that bill, literally passed in the middle of the night, was a tax cut for the middle class.
Why would anyone believe them now? The GOP has proven that they are unfit to govern.
In the words of George Dubya Bush:
"There's an old saying in Tennessee, I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee that says, 'Fool me once, shame on ... shame on you. Fool me... You can't get fooled again!'"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/19/georgia-governor-race-voter-suppression-brian-kemp
- Turkey has said they are planning to release evidence they've gathered.
- if it was murder then it will be difficult not to punish those responsible (and difficult to avoid them talking about what they know).
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/politics/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html
It is quite clear that the transgender community has taken the place of the gay community as the punching bag for the right. There is no reason for this. It always has to be someone. There always has to be an "other" to blame the problems of society and the individual on. If it isn't African-Americans, it's Muslims. If it isn't Muslims, it's Latino immigrants. If it isn't immigrants, it's gay people, and if it isn't gay people, it's transgender people.
Transgender Americans are real. Pretending what they are doesn't exist won't change that. If you have a problem with them, THEY aren't the ones with the problem. The first place you should look to identify the problem is in the mirror, and it's also the last place you should look.