Zorral Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Debt relief for white farmer me, but not for black farmer you: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/15787-five-white-farmers-sue-usda-over-debt-relief-plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Coincidence? On the same day, News section of the WaPo leads with https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/07/19/markets-stocks-today-delta-variant/ "Business Delta variant fears send Dow tumbling more than 700 points in worst one-day decline of 2021 Global markets fall sharply amid growing anxiety about surging coronavirus cases and their potential to derail the economic recovery." while the Opinion section leads with https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/19/stop-pleading-with-anti-vaxxers-start-mandating-vaccinations/ "Opinion: Stop pleading with anti-vaxxers and start mandating vaccinations" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argonak Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 18 minutes ago, Zorral said: Coincidence? On the same day, News section of the WaPo leads with https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/07/19/markets-stocks-today-delta-variant/ "Business Delta variant fears send Dow tumbling more than 700 points in worst one-day decline of 2021 Global markets fall sharply amid growing anxiety about surging coronavirus cases and their potential to derail the economic recovery." while the Opinion section leads with https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/19/stop-pleading-with-anti-vaxxers-start-mandating-vaccinations/ "Opinion: Stop pleading with anti-vaxxers and start mandating vaccinations" I'm in favor of skipping the mandates and just flying drones around injecting people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 So Biden tapped a gun-control advocate to direct the ATF. Shockingly, his confirmation looks to be in serious doubt: Quote Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said Monday that “there are a lot of issues” with President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee the nation’s firearm regulations. The Senate has yet to move forward on David Chipman’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. A handful of moderate Democrats, including Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), have yet to say whether they’ll support his nomination. Durbin acknowledged Monday that the whip count “is not where we want it yet, but there’s always a chance.” With Senate Republicans likely to unanimously oppose Chipman’s nomination, Democrats can’t afford to lose a single vote in their 50-member caucus. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has described Chipman as an “anti-gun extremist,” while moderate Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said he’s made statements that “demean law-abiding gun owners.” To be fair, since the position became Senate confirmable in 2006, only one nominee has been confirmed - B. Todd Jones in 2013. Incidentally, Jones is now the chief disciplinary officer for the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Rethugs are all in with fascism, no longer even pretending to hide that, while the Dems are more terrified of mass action to resist fascism than they are of fascism itself. That pretty much sums it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argonak Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 51 minutes ago, DMC said: So Biden tapped a gun-control advocate to direct the ATF. Shockingly, his confirmation looks to be in serious doubt: To be fair, since the position became Senate confirmable in 2006, only one nominee has been confirmed - B. Todd Jones in 2013. Incidentally, Jones is now the chief disciplinary officer for the NFL. Reading things like this just makes me think of the final days of the Republic in star wars, where everyone is corrupt and no one cares about the people. And then it gets worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altherion Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Zorral said: "Opinion: Stop pleading with anti-vaxxers and start mandating vaccinations" Many private organizations have already mandated vaccination for the workers, but from what I have seen so far, the government probably will not mandate it until the vaccines are fully approved. In theory, this can come as late as January, but the FDA says it will be much sooner than that and there are a lot of people arguing that they should just approve it now and be done with it. It's a reasonable argument (especially given their other recent approval decision): these vaccines have to be the most tested experimental medicine in existence with literally hundreds of millions of people of nearly all kinds (the only exception being children) already having had the full treatment and they clearly work very well with serious side effects being exceedingly rare. I think the FDA is going to wait a little longer simply to be able to say that they weren't rushed, but sooner or later they will give the approval and then there will be mandates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I see that Sparky is one of the five Republicans McCarthy selected to be on the 1/6 committee. So shit show it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 16 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: I see that Sparky is one of the five Republicans McCarthy selected to be on the 1/6 committee. So shit show it is... Sparky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: Sparky? Jim Jordan, notable for getting excited and talking a mile a minute while not actually saying anything at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Not just for that... Pelosi could veto him, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: Jim Jordan, notable for getting excited and talking a mile a minute while not actually saying anything at all. Jim Jordan. That man creates a need for everyone who comes within 10 feet of him to bathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 33 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: Jim Jordan. That man creates a need for everyone who comes within 10 feet of him to bathe. And that's before you consider his time as a wrestling coach at OSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 I really have to stop following the insurrectionists' setencing... and the statements of their lawyers... It'll give me a coronary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Tywin et al. said: I see that Sparky is one of the five Republicans McCarthy selected to be on the 1/6 committee. So shit show it is... So not Greene, who was campaigning for a spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 34 minutes ago, L'oiseau français said: So not Greene, who was campaigning for a spot? I don't think Greene or Gaetz ever really had a shot. It was probably always going to be either Scalise or Jordan headlining the Republicans side. Going with the latter suggests that McCarthy wants to make this a real sideshow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 It was always going to be Jordan. It's what he does. He passed up a shot at the Senate to continue as the House GOP's designated Biggest Douche in the Universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Speaking of biggest douches, I see Trump is now claiming people aren’t getting vaccinated because they don’t believe the election results. Everything is about him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 46 minutes ago, DMC said: It was always going to be Jordan. It's what he does. He passed up a shot at the Senate to continue as the House GOP's designated Biggest Douche in the Universe. He'll never beat out Gaetz for that title. Now in a Gaetz v. Cruz match, Idk who comes out as the champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: He'll never beat out Gaetz for that title. He will in terms of the leadership putting him in the primetime positions to douche it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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