So how is the DC statehood going?
The GOP is still hiding behind the well roundness of working class?
Freshman Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) later observed on the House floor: “One Senate Republican said that D.C. wouldn’t be a, quote, well-rounded, working-class state. I had no idea there were so many syllables in the word ‘white.’”
Folks, don't respond to Louis anymore. He's been thread banned again.
He was given a fresh chance when we rolled over to a new administration, but well.
It's done.
Well i mean that sort of i did what i had to mindset requires the person getting killed to be thought of as an unstoppable force that could not be subdued with any less than total violence. I wouldn't be suprised if US police training involves envisioning elaborate scenarios on how people will kill them and calling it "awareness training" or something.
I've had police come to my job to do "training" so that we'll be more safe and it is basically about how there are so many bad people or criminals out there you have to be aware of. It's dehumanizing shit and they see themselves as the good guys of our world. One of my best friends works with police and his brother is one and at his bachelor party I heard a lot of the same rhetoric from him and other police officers. They see things as pretty black and white and again, call those on their wrong side "bad guys." It's disheartening shit.
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2021/04/26/day-97/
Day 97: "Presidential, focused, and competent."
! 1/ The U.S. Census Bureau released the first set of updated state population totals from the 2020 census, which were delayed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic and the Trump administration’s interference last year. California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia all lost a seat in the House, while Texas picked up two seats, and Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon all gained one seat each. Over the past decade, the U.S. population grew at the slowest rate since the 1930s. The full Census data used for redistricting will not be publicly released until the end of September. (NPR / Axios / Bloomberg / New York Times / Wall Street Journal / Washington Post / CNN / Politico)
! 2/ The Justice Department opened an investigation into the practices of the Louisville Metro Police Department – 13 months after LMPD officers killed Breonna Taylor inside her own apartment while serving a no-knock warrant. Attorney General Merrick Garland referred to Taylor during his announcement of the investigation, saying the Justice Department “will assess whether (Louisville Metro Police Department) engages in a pattern or practice of using unreasonable force, including with respect to people involved in peaceful expressive activities.” Last week, Garland announced a similar investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department following the police killing of George Floyd. (CNN / NBC News)
! 3/ Biden signed an executive order to create a White House task force to promote union membership. Kamala Harris will lead the task force, which will issue recommendations about how the federal government can use its authority to help workers join labor unions and bargain collectively. In 2018, Trump signed three executive orders to limit union protections and bargaining rights for federal employees. (New York Times)
! 4/ The Department of Agriculture extended a pandemic benefits program to feed up to 34 million children from low-income families over this summer. The plan will provide about $375 per child to buy food for the roughly 10 weeks they are out of school in the summer – about $7 a weekday. (NBC News / Axios)
! 5/ The U.S. will send 60 million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine abroad. The AstraZeneca vaccine, which hasn’t been authorized for use in the U.S. by the FDA, will be sent to other countries once it clears federal safety reviews. “We do not need to use AstraZeneca in our fight against covid,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. AstraZeneca has not sought FDA authorization for its vaccine, but has already manufactured millions of doses in the U.S. under a federal contract. (Associated Press / Bloomberg / Washington Post)
! 6/ The CEO of a vaccine production facility sold more than $10 million worth of his company stock before disclosing that it had ruined 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. The transactions were Robert Kramer’s first substantive sales of Emergent stock since April 2016. (Washington Post)
! * poll/ 22% of Americans said they’re willing to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, while 73% not yet immunized against the coronavirus say they’re not willing, and 4% had no opinion. (Washington Post)
! 7/ The Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal to a New York law that restricts an individual from carrying a concealed handgun in public. It’s the first time in more than a decade that the court has agreed to take up a central issue of the gun rights debate. (NBC News / Associated Press / Washington Post / New York Times)
! poll/ 58% of Americans approve of the job Biden is doing as president, while 42% disapprove. A majority of Americans described Biden as “presidential,” “focused,” and “competent.” (CBS News)
I haven't personally kept close track of this particular incident, but I have been following discussions. The general consensus I've seen is that the officer in this instance acted, if not correctly, then at least reasonably within the scope of the situation. People talk about disarming the woman with the knife while ignoring that, to my knowledge, the officer was some distance away while the woman was right up on her potential victim, waving a knife around. Whether she intended to do anything is kind of irrelevant in that situation. When person A is right on top of person B while swinging around a knife and the cop is too far away to interfere without risking harm to the very person they're trying to protect unless they have the ability to use Za Warudo!, it makes sense to open fire on person A to stop them as fast and hard as possible.
Waldorf: You know Statler, after watching the last one thousand episodes of One Piece, I think I've come to a conclusion.
Statler: No you haven't.
Both: DOHOHOHOHOHO!
2/ The Justice Department opened an investigation into the practices of the Louisville Metro Police Department – 13 months after LMPD officers killed Breonna Taylor inside her own apartment while serving a no-knock warrant. Attorney General Merrick Garland referred to Taylor during his announcement of the investigation, saying the Justice Department “will assess whether (Louisville Metro Police Department) engages in a pattern or practice of using unreasonable force, including with respect to people involved in peaceful expressive activities.” Last week, Garland announced a similar investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department following the police killing of George Floyd. (CNN / NBC News)
This is great news! Hopefully with this investigation it can help snuff out the corrupted cops. This is a good step forward for police reform.
3/ Biden signed an executive order to create a White House task force to promote union membership. Kamala Harris will lead the task force, which will issue recommendations about how the federal government can use its authority to help workers join labor unions and bargain collectively. In 2018, Trump signed three executive orders to limit union protections and bargaining rights for federal employees. (New York Times)
What are the benefits of unions? I only had one job that had a forced union and I remember being annoying about having to pay a lot, but on the bright side I was guaranteed a certain number of hours. That's all I really remember of a union, though this was like 2007-2009 and I was like 19 to 21.
I haven't personally kept close track of this particular incident, but I have been following discussions. The general consensus I've seen is that the officer in this instance acted, if not correctly, then at least reasonably within the scope of the situation. People talk about disarming the woman with the knife while ignoring that, to my knowledge, the officer was some distance away while the woman was right up on her potential victim, waving a knife around. Whether she intended to do anything is kind of irrelevant in that situation. When person A is right on top of person B while swinging around a knife and the cop is too far away to interfere without risking harm to the very person they're trying to protect unless they have the ability to use Za Warudo!, it makes sense to open fire on person A to stop them as fast and hard as possible.
From the body cam footage, before the girl made the dash strike on the girl in pink there was a moment when she was around 3-5 ft from the officer instead of the 8ft where she was shoot. The officer didn't try to restrain her, didn't try to stop her from running, the moment she started running he went straight for the holster and her destiny was sealed.
I also would like to point why the hell he answered an 911 call by himself? Is allowed for an officer to answer a call with out a partner? There's an specific procedure for that?
What are the benefits of unions?
Unions allow collective bargaining for things like higher wages and benefits. They help with social insurance programs being used well and better enforced labor protections.
Being in a union is a good way for people to retire decently too
Unions are great.
@Dorobō:
Unions allow collective bargaining for things like higher wages and benefits. They help with social insurance programs being used well and better enforced labor protections.
Being in a union is a good way for people to retire decently too
Unions are great.
Ooo! I never knew there was much more to unions than what I experienced.
What do you mean by social insurance programs by the way? Like health insurance right? Or is it like stuff with mental health?
And what are some examples of labor protections that unions generally support? I'm pretty clueless about it.
Ooo! I never knew there was much more to unions than what I experienced.
What do you mean by social insurance programs by the way? Like health insurance right? Or is it like stuff with mental health?
And what are some examples of labor protections that unions generally support? I'm pretty clueless about it.
Health insurance benefits. In a union you're far more likely in retirement to be covered by health insurance paid for by your employer.
There are better pensions too. And paid leave/vacations are more likely.
Labor protections covers a lot but a simple one to use as example is workplace safety measures.
https://www.rawstory.com/new-york-census/
Cuomo apparently dropped the ball which is kinda funny when you see the other states that gained seats.
I also would like to point why the hell he answered an 911 call by himself? Is allowed for an officer to answer a call with out a partner? There's an specific procedure for that?
It probably varies by area, but when I took Criminal Justice in high school I remember the teacher (who was a retired cop) ranting about a case where there was only one officer with no backup, since there's supposed to be at least two on a scene.
Nick Fuentes wass just placed on the Federal No Fly List, lol.
Wanna hear something funny? So a Capitol Rioter was arrested then released on bail last month, with the condition that she had to wear a mask outside the house because, y'know, COVID. Then like the Trumper she is decided to flip the court a new one by wearing a MESH mask at work (why's she still at work?). But because of that she's being threatened with having her bail revoked in contempt of court, so NOW she decided grovelingly apologize:
https://secondnexus.com/rachel-powell-mask-apology-capitol?fbclid=IwAR2KiD1LnW1tQ0GxNvzpkttIbRBqMwNO7gED5pHrWijvj9DEzd9Jd0NJSHA
An official apology that invokes LANA DEL REY.
Republicans are trying (and succeeding) to legalize running protesters over with cars.
Makes you want to throw a chair at the screen.
Republicans are trying (and succeeding) to legalize running protesters over with cars.
Is the President able to veto those?
Is the President able to veto those?
Not at the state level that’s up to the governors and unfortunately many of these Governors co-sign such bullshit and the ones that don’t sometimes have their veto overridden.
But by trying to outlaw protest aren't these GOP lawmakers attacking their so Holy 1st Amendment?
I'm pretty sure they forgot more than half of the constitution at this point.
But by trying to outlaw protest aren't these GOP lawmakers attacking their so Holy 1st Amendment?
The same people now spending most of their time whining about "Cancel Culture" also tried to Cancel Colin Kaepernick, Nike, Keurig, Gilette, Coca-Cola, and Delta Airline.
They don't actually care about Freedom or the constitution. They want what they want and they want to hurt the people they deem their enemies, nothing else matters and any attempt to cite the constitution or freedom is a thin justification.
It's the definition of "Freedom for Me but not for Thee"
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The same people now spending most of their time whining about "Cancel Culture" also tried to Cancel Colin Kaepernick, Nike, Keurig, Gilette, Coca-Cola, and Delta Airline.
They don't actually care about Freedom or the constitution. They want what they want and they want to hurt the people they deem their enemies, nothing else matters and any attempt to cite the constitution or freedom is a thin justification.
It's the definition of "Freedom for Me but not for Thee"
I know exactly that Rin, we still have one more year of Bolsonaro and countless more of strong conservatives.
But could we for once imagine a world without conservatives.
The same people now spending most of their time whining about "Cancel Culture" also tried to Cancel Colin Kaepernick, Nike, Keurig, Gilette, Coca-Cola, and Delta Airline.
They don't actually care about Freedom or the constitution. They want what they want and they want to hurt the people they deem their enemies, nothing else matters and any attempt to cite the constitution or freedom is a thin justification.
It's the definition of "Freedom for Me but not for Thee"
I think it's scarier than that.
Most of these people are career politicians and not literal drunk rednecks.
They're now made the calm and calculated decision that their base is the Klan.
Tucker Carlson's made a similar calculation:
Most of these people are career politicians and not literal drunk rednecks.
They're now made the calm and calculated decision that their base is the Klan.
Ladies and Gentlemen: The entire current Republican Party Platform in a nutshell:
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After a certain point we should just tax people who don't get the vaccine.
They're costing us money anyway.
Also, fuck Texas!
they are currently making it LEGALLY CONSIDERED CHILD ABUSE for Parents to get ANY gender affirming care for trans kids.
The world hates us and wants us dead.
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@Dorobō:
Health insurance benefits. In a union you're far more likely in retirement to be covered by health insurance paid for by your employer.
I never knew this. That be good once I get a job that I plan to settle in. Though I probably be in Japan by the time I retire. (Maybe)
There are better pensions too. And paid leave/vacations are more likely.
Yeah, that is a good thing.
Labor protections covers a lot but a simple one to use as example is workplace safety measures.
Oh, I see. Yes, I see why unions are so beneficial now. It's kinda sad that people are trying to go against unions when they help everyone so much.
they are currently making it LEGALLY CONSIDERED CHILD ABUSE for Parents to get ANY gender affirming care for trans kids.
Being transgender male to female, I don't think minors should take hormones or have surgery. Changing to the opposite sex is a permanent thing, and I think they should not make any decision till after they are legally 18. (Maybe drop down to 16, but anything below no way.) The minor could make a decision and then regret it later when they become an adult. I'm fine with hormone blockers though, as that just stops puberty, but even then that can be iffy.
So, this law doesn't seem that bad at all from me, another transgender perspective. Even for me, I thought long and hard if I wanted to take hormones, knowing that it will be a permanent change since it will change my body structure. This is a big decision like buying a new house to me.
The world hates us and wants us dead.
Wrong. No one ever tried to kill me or wanted me dead because I am trans… That's the negative talking. (I lived in the South and up North and I never had death threats.) Things are getting better for trans people, but wanting to give hormones to minors is a no go for me. There's better things to be focused on like making sure trans people can use the bathroom of their choice without judgement or fear. (Like I still fear the bathroom because I don't want to get beat up, but it has gotten better and I know I'm being irrational, but the fear is still there because of one post online I read.) And thanks to Biden we can now serve in the military and not be fired from our jobs. This is what should be actually focused on.
Being transgender male to female, I don't think minors should take hormones or have surgery. Changing to the opposite sex is a permanent thing, and I think they should not make any decision till after they are legally 18. (Maybe drop down to 16, but anything below no way.) The minor could make a decision and then regret it later when they become an adult. I'm fine with hormone blockers though, as that just stops puberty, but even then that can be iffy.
So, this law doesn't seem that bad at all from me, another transgender perspective. Even for me, I thought long and hard if I wanted to take hormones, knowing that it will be a permanent change since it will change my body structure. This is a big decision like buying a new house to me.
This is proof propaganda works.
Fun fact to everyone:
It is already standard practice to NOT prescribe hormones to minors or to perform ANY Gender affirming surgeries on them. Anyone who says otherwise is lying. This is a lie the right tells people to make them seem like the good guys in this scenario.
Trans kids who are allowed to take hormones and have surgeries are rare exceptions that often need a judge to sign off on it.
Typically trans kids are ONLY given puberty blockers to delay puberty to give them time to affirm their decision to transition. Only when they turn 18 are they allowed to actually take the next steps such as hormones and more.
This bill not only bans Puberty blockers or ANY affirmative care provided to trans kids whatsoever, but reclassifies these actions as child abuse which would have parents jailed and their children taken away and put into the foster system.
Wrong. No one ever tried to kill me or wanted me dead because I am trans…
There you are speaking for the entire trans community again.
Just because YOU PERSONALLY have never experienced something does NOT mean it's not something tons of other trans people have not gone through before.
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Trans kids who are allowed to take hormones and have surgeries are rare exceptions that often need a judge to sign off on it.
Well, I didn't know this thanks for clarifying.
Typically trans kids are ONLY given puberty blockers to delay puberty to give them time to affirm their decision to transition. Only when they turn 18 are they allowed to actually take the next steps such as hormones and more.
Though I think puberty blockers should be only after 16, it feels like a huge change, but at least there's that. I appreciate you telling me this, it was just a worry.
There you are speaking for the entire trans community again.
Just because YOU PERSONALLY have never experienced something does NOT mean it's not something tons of other trans people have not gone through before.
So, my opinion in invalidated because it's different from yours? That is very not fair, especially since you are being a hypocrite by doing the same exact thing, speaking for the entire trans community. I would check yourself, your opinion does not equal every thing that trans person thinks out there, nor does mine, but it's important to listen to other transgender folk and recognize we have different opinions on topics, but you rather be stuck in your own head and be irrational. Not every trans people agrees with you, which includes me. I know many trans people, and most don't fear for their life or anything like that at all. Edit: My voice is just as important to be heard as yours. I never met any trans person that feared for their life for being trans in every day life, whether it was in Missouri where I used to live or in my current state. I knew a lot of trans folk too and was in transgender groups. Sure, that is not everyone, but it's still a lot. I mean there is a chance of it happening, but it is extremely slim. And will I let the negative irrationalities control me? No. That's what I think you could do as well.
Edit2: I feared about being discriminated and people mistreating me, but this is not the same as fearing for my life that I will go out there and get killed for being trans. And before you go with "passing privilege", I don't pass as much as you think I am, mainly because of my voice not being feminine enough. And some people could tell that I was male before too by looking at me. I just want to clarify this.
Edit3: I was just trying to help you too from one trans person to another, but I guess the way I worded it came up wrong and made you just mad at me. That isn't my intention, so I'm sorry. I'm concerned for your mental health, and I just want to help you.
But by trying to outlaw protest aren't these GOP lawmakers attacking their so Holy 1st Amendment?
Tut tut tut
They only want to outlaw protests against things they support they’re completely okay with the morons protesting against abortions, tearing down confederate statues, protesting against Covid precautions etc.
I do wonder if these laws account for these people being run over or did they fix that potential loophole.
Also if you need another reason to not like Wayne LaPierre
This is proof propaganda works.
I don't think that's fair or accurate.
Opposition to giving minors hormone blockers isn't the result of some mass propaganda campaign, it's the default position.
Most people haven't been exposed to the relevant data and even if they were, they wouldn't be able to rationalize it as outweighing the "they want to do what to children?" emotional impulse.
I've only met two other cis people who actually, openly believe that allowing kids to transition is a good idea.
Everyone else is either openly opposed or smiling and nodding in an "I don't want to offend people so I won't think about it" way.
You can't just assume that someone who isn't on your side on an issue that basically no one understands is a victim of far-right brainwashing.
Never live in Texas. Ever.
Wrong. No one ever tried to kill me or wanted me dead because I am trans… That's the negative talking. (I lived in the South and up North and I never had death threats.) Things are getting better for trans people, but wanting to give hormones to minors is a no go for me. There's better things to be focused on like making sure trans people can use the bathroom of their choice without judgement or fear. (Like I still fear the bathroom because I don't want to get beat up, but it has gotten better and I know I'm being irrational, but the fear is still there because of one post online I read.) And thanks to Biden we can now serve in the military and not be fired from our jobs. This is what should be actually focused on.
You've never gotten a death threat, but you've never been hated on? Ever? If so then you're extremely lucky. Most trans people I know have suffered hurtful teasing at the bare minimum.
Also, if you plan to live in Japan, prepare to tiptoe around being trans. Japan has it's own homosexual culture and history (kabuki, anyone?), but to be out-and-out LGBTQ is still very frowned upon. It's like, people will happily read yaoi/yuri or go to a gay/drag club, but pride parades are extremely rare. The only one I can think of is in Tokyo. Things are slowly changing, but it's still considered better to uphold a traditional society.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_culture_in_Tokyo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_culture_in_Japan
You've never gotten a death threat, but you've never been hated on? Ever? If so then you're extremely lucky. Most trans people I know have suffered hurtful teasing at the bare minimum.
I have been hated on, but those people never ever said they kill me. And I met many that had the same type of things, but never death threats or being attacked. And it didn't matter if it was conservative or liberal, I had people of all political beliefs be transphobic. Even when I first transitioned, I was not even allowed to use the female bathroom, it took me two years to finally win that fight. People wanting to cancel/hate me for being transgender, but never once these people threaten to kill me or even attack me for who I am.
I do know things are way better now compared to when I first started HRT in 2012. People seem to be more accepting, but there is still some that don't. I think things are slowly improving, so worrying in 2021 about this kind of stuff is a bit irrational especially with how people are more approving and educated. I'm always here to educate ones that don't understand as well. The more people are educated, the more people be accepting.
I know some do experience that, which I'm not denying, but Demon Rin said "us" which in her words was all trans people, but that isn't true. She's the first I know honestly that thinks people are out to kill her for being transgender. And it's irrational to me, though I do have my own irrational fears too, but I recongize them even if it is hard to get over them. I just wanted to help her because frankly I am worried about her mental health and I don't want her to hurt herself, but I came off all wrong in that approach AKA too strongly. Communication isn't my strong suit, but I am working on it. I hope this makes all sense from where I'm coming from at least.
Also, if you plan to live in Japan, prepare to tiptoe around being trans. Japan has it's own homosexual culture and history (kabuki, anyone?), but to be out-and-out LGBTQ is still very frowned upon. It's like, people will happily read yaoi/yuri or go to a gay/drag club, but pride parades are extremely rare. The only one I can think of is in Tokyo. Things are slowly changing, but it's still considered better to uphold a traditional society.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_culture_in_Tokyo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_culture_in_Japan
I do know that being open in LGBT isn't the same as it is here. But I'm not that open like some others are. I only tell good or close friends in real life, though online I'm a bit more open like on here, and if anyone harasses me for being trans I can block or ignore them. Though it's not really a topic I talk about unless it is about transgender topics. I don't really like to tell complete strangers about my gender identity, I want them to assume I'm female and leave it at that. There's more to me than being trans like my likes, hobbies, etc.
As for Japan, I'm not moving there for LGBT rights. I plan to move there for other reasons like culture, having a low crime rate, caring about the planet, and so on.
Speaking of LGBT rights in Japan, my closest friend/companion showed me this article a while ago (She's from Japan but lives in the United States now):
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/world/asia/japan-gay-marriage.html/
[If you can't access it, try to look at it in incognito mode and you can check the article out.]
So, it is progress for at least same-sex marriage in Japan.
Overall, I don't really make my trans identity as my own culture or what not. To me it's just the same as a cisgender person being male or female. I don't want to be treated special because I'm trans, I just want to be treated as a human being.
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2021/04/27/day-98/
[h=1]Day 98: "A beautiful day."[/h]
! 1/ Americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus no longer need to wear masks outdoors in most situations except for large gatherings, according to updated CDC guidance. People who are fully vaccinated can go without masks outdoors when walking, running or biking, or gathering in small groups with friends outdoor. “Over the past year, we have spent a lot of time telling Americans what they cannot do, what they should not do,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said. “Today, I’m going to tell you some of the things you can do if you are fully vaccinated.” Despite declining coronavirus infections and deaths in the U.S., the CDC still recommends wearing a mask – even for vaccinated individuals – in public settings indoors and outdoors where there is a substantial risk of Covid-19 transmission, such as at concerts, sporting events, and other crowded gatherings. “Beginning today, gathering with a group of friends, in a park, going for a picnic […] as long as you are vaccinated and outdoors, you can do it without wearing a mask,” Biden said, calling it “a beautiful day.” (Washington Post / New York Times / Wall Street Journal / Axios / NBC News)
! * India reported more than 300,000 new confirmed Covid-19 cases for the sixth day in a row. India’s 323,144 new infections over the past 24 hours comprises 39% of global cases. (Washington Post / New York Times)
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2/ The Department of Homeland Security limited ICE’s ability to arrest immigrants in or near courthouses. ICE officers will now be allowed to make civil immigration arrests near a courthouse only when it involves national security, a risk of imminent death or harm to anyone, the “hot pursuit” of someone who is “a threat to public safety,” or when there is risk of destruction of evidence in a criminal case. Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that the Trump administration’s “expansion of civil immigration arrests at courthouses […] had a chilling effect on individuals’ willingness to come to court or work cooperatively with law enforcement.” (BuzzFeed News / NBC News)
3/ Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas launched an internal probe “to address the threat of domestic violent extremism within the Department of Homeland Security.” The task force will provide a “comprehensive review of how to best prevent, detect, and respond to threats related to domestic violent extremism within DHS.” The review comes after the Pentagon completed a 60-day “stand down” to address extremism after several veterans were found to have taken part in the Capitol riot. (ABC News / New York Times)
4/ Biden is expected to propose an $80 billion funding boost for the IRS and increased authority to combat tax dodging by the wealthiest Americans. The administration projects that the plan would generate about $700 billion over 10 years in net revenue. If approved, individuals who earn more than $400,000 a year would face a higher likelihood of a tax audit. (New York Times / Wall Street Journal / Washington Post / CNN)
! 5/ Biden signed an executive order to raise the minimum wage paid by federal contractors to $15 an hour. The raise from $10.95 an hour would begin in January 2022, and agencies would have to implement the measure by March. (NBC News / New York Times)
! poll/ 68% support Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, while 29% oppose it. (CNBC / Monmouth University)
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poll/ 25% of American women say they are financially worse off today than before the pandemic began, compared to 18% of men. 27% of non-White Americans say they are worse off now vs. 18% of Whites. (Washington Post)
Waldorf: You know Statler, after watching the last one thousand episodes of One Piece, I think I've come to a conclusion.
Statler: No you haven't.
Both: DOHOHOHOHOHO!
poll/ 68% support Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, while 29% oppose it. (CNBC / Monmouth University)
I support the bill too, it is honestly a must. The roads really need to be updated to look more modern plus fix all the roads in the lower end neighborhoods, etc. Maybe later on the roads can be updated to solar roadways too.
Annnndd, yet another shooting spree:
https://news.yahoo.com/gunman-deadly-l-shooting-rampage-184618773.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=fb&tsrc=fb
The man was killed so we don't know the reason behind the killings, only that he opened fire in 5 different locations and two victims were Asian (though only one died).
Great State of the Union. One of the best in a long, long time. Not just in comparison to Trump, but a long time in general.
Biden was not my choice, but damn he's doing pretty good so far.
…Ted Cruz fell asleep during it.
Yeah I agree. Was a great personal affair. Not just a boring list of what they have done but a reminder of what has happened and what will happen.
And of course it was full of hope which is something we really needed.
Tim Scott: Lists numerous times he's experienced racial discrimination
Also Tim Scott: "America is not a racist country."
Fucking what? :wassat:
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Tim Scott: Lists numerous times he's experienced racial discrimination
Also Tim Scott: "America is not a racist country."Fucking what? :wassat:
I suffered discrimination but because the GOP wants to keep racial supremacy in America I've to say the country is not racist.
We have one of those here, luckily he is not a politician.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9rgio_Nascimento_de_Camargo
No major expansion of the war on drugs has ever brought anything positive to communities of color.
It's extremely hard for me to believe that most black people would want or willingly accept further intervention by law enforcement on their behalf.
This is not how you convince people to stop smoking, and for at least the first hundred years of American anti-drug laws (1870s-1970s) our leaders knew that. The war on drugs was created and maintained to give cops a pretense to assault and murder Chinese immigrants, former black slaves and their descendants, and Hispanic immigrants.
We need to acknowledge that banning choice is and has always been an incredibly un-American thing to do, and accept blame for almost 150 years of betraying our own values in the name of racism.
We don't need to double down.
WTF is wrong with these people?!
Sex blimps? Abolish Lasagna? What?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0GDyiaUUAIIUXs?format=jpg&name=medium
WTF is wrong with these people?!
Why would lasagna be abolished? And what the fuck is a sex blimp?
This confuses me x.x Is this senator trying to shitpost or something? O.o
From the article:
…address health disparities experienced by communities of color, low-income populations, and LGBTQ+ individuals…
Yeah…. this seems like an attempt to appeal to minorities and low-income folks, but... it's a bad idea and not very appealing. This will just hurt these communities and more people will go to prison if they are caught with the mentol cigarettes, especially black folks, since they are easier to target for law enforcement. I don't know what the Biden administration is thinking, but banning will just increase the use of the drug, and not reduce it.
It has been shown time and time again, that banning drugs doesn't help nowhere, but if they are all legal and treated as a social/mental health issue, it actually reduces the number of drug users. So, instead of banning, why not create programs to help people lay off cigarettes? I would feel like that be the better choice if they actually wanted to help these communities for their health. This will just create withdrawal symptoms and makes things worse for everyone. This was a very poor move, and I don't smoke, but I know when I see a horrible idea come to fruition x.x
It's a photoshop.
Her actual sign had a bunch of standard conservative talking points.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/232817823359959041/837369791747457084/unknown.png
Oh! I thought it was real! I was gonna say >.<
I suffered discrimination but because the GOP wants to keep racial supremacy in America I've to say the country is not racist.
We have one of those here, luckily he is not a politician.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9rgio_Nascimento_de_Camargo
I was told in light of that that a country isn’t just made up of systems, but also its people. If a country can be defined by its bad systems, then what can be said about its people whom don’t all think the same way?
It's a photoshop.
Her actual sign had a bunch of standard conservative talking points.
[qimg]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/232817823359959041/837369791747457084/unknown.png[/qimg]
Even then the funny part is there is some hysteria on the right where they think Biden wants to put an end to the consumption of Red Meat…...this is right after the bullshit we’re they were complaining about Biden or whoever it was wanting to put an end to outdoor BBQ’s or some shit.
The real thing is all things that should be done or worked towards. Damn those liberals wanting to live a better life in a better world.
I'm only really fine with Green New Deal and making D.C a 51st state. (Hopefully Puerto Rico as the 52th.)
Though I do have some questions about statehood. Why don't all the U.S territories become states? Like it feels more beneficial to the people who live there if they got state benefits from what I seen. Why would they want to stay as a territory versus becoming a state? Is there like cultural reasons involved? Just really curious honestly.
