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And amazing how they manage to always blame the left for it all1. Trump and his shenanigans
2. Speaker out
3. Government shutdown scare
Wild days the Republicans have been having.
And amazing how they manage to always blame the left for it all1. Trump and his shenanigans
2. Speaker out
3. Government shutdown scare
Wild days the Republicans have been having.
Yep. Everyoneâs pinning the blame on Democrats for not cutting a deal with McCarthy, someone that publicly said wouldnât cut a deal with them.And amazing how they manage to always blame the left for it all
The fact that it could have been avoided if it went to trial is kinda what scares me these daysLike, this all could have been avoided if Trump's lawyer checked the right box on a forum and requested a jury trial.
Well, in a sense it was inevitable, really. Something like this was always going to happen due to Trump's inability to retain or attract talented legal consul.The fact that it could have been avoided if it went to trial is kinda what scares me these days
Not really; this thread has been mostly dead for the longest time, aside from a small burst of activity on October 5th.Interesting how all conversation stopped on 7th October.
Not really; this thread has been mostly dead for the longest time, aside from a small burst of activity on October 5th.
Honestly: I've noticed that people on Famiboards don't like making challenging topics or posts that could start arguments. They seem to mainly stick to inoffensive, easy topics. But, when someone (such as myself) does post something challenging, people here tend to loose their shit. So it's probably for the best that there hasn't been any discussion here over the past two weeks.
Not really; this thread has been mostly dead for the longest time, aside from a small burst of activity on October 5th.
Honestly: I've noticed that people on Famiboards don't like making challenging topics or posts that could start arguments. They seem to mainly stick to inoffensive, easy topics. But, when someone (such as myself) does post something challenging, people here tend to loose their shit. So it's probably for the best that there hasn't been any discussion here over the past two weeks.
Welp
Supreme Court will hear a case that could undo Capitol riot charge against hundreds, including Trump
The justices will review an appellate ruling that revived a charge against three defendants accused of obstruction.apnews.com
The heavily conservative Supreme Court is set to rule on a case that would basically decide the Jan6 insurrection was A-OK and potentially reverse the convictions of those who participated.
I hope the SOS has good security...First Colorado, now Maine!!
Maine's top election official rules Trump ineligible for 2024 primary ballot
The decision by Maine's Democratic secretary of state is likely to fuel similar efforts in other states after Colorado's top court disqualified Trump from its ballot.www.cnbc.com
Not soon enough, but Iâll take what I can get.McConnell will be stepping down as Senate Leader in November.
McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
Mitch McConnell says he'll step down as Senate Republican leader in November.apnews.com
I just came here to say thatName change for this thread incoming?
Sinema decides against reelection.
Sinema wonât run for reelection in Arizona
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) is opting against running for reelection, avoiding a messy three-way race that would have put Democrats in a difficult position. Sinema made the announcementâŚthehill.com
I was looking at 538's thing where they show how a member of Congress votes with Biden and Sinema actually does vote about 94% of the time with Biden.I just came here to say that
Also it's wild listening to Dem-leaning news talk about how she was often a champion for negotiation and reaching across the aisle, being one of the few Dems who would work with Republicans on things, when like.. wasn't she a major obstructionist? With an incredibly self-important attitude, who would straight-up mock the other Democrats while actively voting against them? Or am I thinking of someone else?
Kind of. Sinema is probably who youâre thinking of though she votes with Democrats most of the time. Other times, homegirl does stuff like this where she voted down increasing the federal minimum wage with a curtsy:wasn't she a major obstructionist? With an incredibly self-important attitude, who would straight-up mock the other Democrats while actively voting against them? Or am I thinking of someone else?
Weird.. I coulda sworn it was Manchin and Sinema who were almost constantly the two Democrats who would vote against the rest, causing most proposals to fail during that time there was like a 1-dem majorityI was looking at 538's thing where they show how a member of Congress votes with Biden and Sinema actually does vote about 94% of the time with Biden.
You might think that with Sinema considering what she's grandstanded on and how she got the seat. Manchin is still the one who votes against Biden the most, but he still votes with Biden about 89% of the time.Weird.. I coulda sworn it was Manchin and Sinema who were almost constantly the two Democrats who would vote against the rest, causing most proposals to fail during that time there was like a 1-dem majority
Rip to the cinematic universe, gonna need a new ST name
Senator Scott from FL is the rumored successor.Not soon enough, but Iâll take what I can get.
Too many unknowns at this point. Thereâs a reasonable chance that whoever succeeds McConnell as R Senate leader will not be nearly as organized or effective at herding cats. If the House is anything to go by, yikes. A lot of in-fighting and nothing getting accomplished.
After editing this for the nth time, Iâm going to peace out and try to focus on the positives.
Brought to you by the party that denounces dictators, but behave like onesPornhub Disables Website in Texas Over Age-Verification Law
Pornhub blocked access to users in Texas, amid a legal battle with the state's attorney general over an age-verification law.variety.com
Why is considered "left" in America, is considered far righty in.Europe, so I get kinda taken back by people referring to the democrats as left.And amazing how they manage to always blame the left for it all
Yeah the Democrats are not left by European standards but they're left by American standards because their opposition party is even further right. And here a lot of Democrats (including, annoyingly, Biden) are criticized for being "too far left" or even "extreme left" so some of us from the States are just used to thinking of Dems as "the left" because they are still the furthest-left of our two main parties. Which tells you something about the Republican party.Why is considered "left" in America, is considered far righty in.Europe, so I get kinda taken back by people referring to the democrats as left.
Why is considered "left" in America, is considered far righty in.Europe
We could make an argument that the Democrats are shifting even more Left, what with the Medicare price negotiation thing and all, but with a party that's so Far Right, anything looks Left nowadays.Europe isn't shifted that far to the left and has its own far right to deal with which are taking cues from Trump & Co. The Democrats are a pretty standard left-of-center party, to the right of their European counterparts on issues like welfare and health care but more progressive on social and racial topics.
To be fair, we have a Democrat president who during the last SotU shouted multiple times that he's a capitalist and that he doesn't care if business owners make tons of money, and at another point when he brought up Wall Street he made sure to say "they aren't the bad guys."We could make an argument that the Democrats are shifting even more Left, what with the Medicare price negotiation thing and all, but with a party that's so Far Right, anything looks Left nowadays.
Can't say I agree. Biden has noticeably shifted the party right on multiple topics, especially the war in Gaza.We could make an argument that the Democrats are shifting even more Left, what with the Medicare price negotiation thing and all, but with a party that's so Far Right, anything looks Left nowadays.
I think the difference is while more progressive on some important topics, they are far, far to the right of their European counterparts on national healthcare and welfare and guns and the basic rights of anyone employed and tons of other stuff by virtue of whatâs considered the centre ground in the US (partly due to decades of idiotic misinformation demonising the equity of public healthcare), which is firmly to the right of Europe. Itâs not a case of âa bit to the left on this topic, bit to the right on that topicâ, the whole window is way way off in terms of public health and social care, employment rights etc.Europe isn't shifted that far to the left and has its own far right to deal with which are taking cues from Trump & Co. The Democrats are a pretty standard left-of-center party, to the right of their European counterparts on issues like welfare and health care but more progressive on social and racial topics.
I think the difference is while more progressive on some important topics, they are far, far to the right of their European counterparts on national healthcare and welfare and guns and the basic rights of anyone employed and tons of other stuff by virtue of whatâs considered the centre ground in the US (partly due to decades of idiotic misinformation demonising the equity of public healthcare), which is firmly to the right of Europe. Itâs not a case of âa bit to the left on this topic, bit to the right on that topicâ, the whole window is way way off in terms of public health and social care, employment rights etc.
I agree with your points that the Democrats arenât the same as the far right in Europe, and that it depends on exactly what topic weâre talking about.Medicare For All, if it were to go through, would immediately put the United States to the left of a lot of Europe on health care.
The differences are down to historical and political realities of individual countries. Post-WW2, the US built a military empire, while Europe built a welfare state. That means today's politicians start on unequal footing and aren't given the same room to work with. You allude to this, yet even so, the difference in ideology is overstated by people who only look at outcomes, and not even only current outcomes but outcomes decades in the making. Europe's counterparts to Bill Clinton had more social programs they had to get started on tearing down but they tried to all the same, and while worker's rights are still better in Europe than in the US, on financial spending Biden has learned the lessons of recents recessions better than the latest clingers to the third way in Europe who run conservative budget policies.
In any case, the claim that Europe's far right is equivalent to Democrats couldn't be left unchecked.
The far right in the US right now is all in for the guy who wants to be president for life. The democrats oppose that.I agree with your points that the Democrats arenât the same as the far right in Europe, and that it depends on exactly what topic weâre talking about.
Yeah I think we can all agree that keeping Cheeto out is a good thing. For everyone, pretty much worldwide.The far right in the US right now is all in for the guy who wants to be president for life. The democrats oppose that.
True, but the problem with USA isn't just the Capitalist system, but how permissive the State is with Corporate America.To be fair, we have a Democrat president who during the last SotU shouted multiple times that he's a capitalist and that he doesn't care if business owners make tons of money, and at another point when he brought up Wall Street he made sure to say "they aren't the bad guys."
Two things: 1. I know the president isn't emblematic of the entire party but still, and 2. to enhance your last point, the dude I described above is constantly called a "radical leftwing extremist," so if a capitalist who thinks Wall Street are the good guys is considered far-left by many in America, then wooooooow
Yeah, I understand. I get that Biden has to package things in a way that can be seen as neutral by our standards. Just blows my mind that the overton window in this country is so far right that what he says and does is seen as "extreme left," is all.True, but the problem with USA isn't just the Capitalist system, but how permissive the State is with Corporate America.
Or rather, how permissive they've been after the Regan years, seeing as how every problem modern America has can basically be tracked down back to Regan.
I presume it's why Biden touts himself as a capitalist because, in order to advance his ideas, he has to sell them with a message that doesn't paint him as an anti capitalist, even though there's nothing communist about the State fulfilling its role in maintaining checks and balances towards the private sector.
While this is certainly true, I think itâs also just the fact that heâs a democrat and so republicans and a fair bit of the media paint him as such. Republicans will paint literally any democrat as a âfar left extremistâ because they know that it helps motivate both their own base and also the more centrist voters to vote against them later. We could literally elect a potato as president that does nothing but sit around and be a potato but if it ran as a democrat then itâd eventually be called a left wing extremist.Yeah, I understand. I get that Biden has to package things in a way that can be seen as neutral by our standards. Just blows my mind that the overton window in this country is so far right that what he says and does is seen as "extreme left," is all.