The Republic Is Saved.

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4 minutes ago, orange87 said:

Two more big wins for President Biden today:

- Brittney Griner is coming home.
- President Biden will sign marriage equality bill into law today.

To achieve the necessary Republican votes (both Florida senators voted against - human rights aren’t important for Skeletor and Li’l Marco) it’s somewhat watered down from full protections, but the bill is a good start.

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Just what we would have expected - the cretin who authored the “Don’t Say Gay” travesty has been indicted for defrauding the government. Skeletor would be proud!

https://apple.news/AaRi5hwcpTgCglsFy5GYzbw

From The Guardian 

Maybe our Republicans here can tell us why they insist on electing scoundrels?

UPDATE: The cretin has resigned. One down, so many to go before we can turn the GQP’s New Mississippi back into Florida.

 

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‘On Fox News, Laura Ingraham and Kellyanne Conway blamed Walker’s loss on the fact that “a lot of people” at the “top of the Republican party” told voters not to vote early or by mail for the past few elections.

“It’s so amazing to watch these people suddenly start complaining about the consequences of their own actions,” Meyers mused. “You were Trump’s fiercest supporters when he was claiming mail-in voting led to fraud, and now you’re whining that the Republicans don’t vote by mail? Sorry, but you can’t complain about a neck bite after you open the door and invite in a vampire.”’

Seth Meyers via The Guardian 

Hypocrisy, thy name is GOP.

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The wingnuts have figured out one of their biggest conspiracy theories has come back to bite them in the butt:

https://apple.news/A7l_FJi8hQw2UHn7Dwgpb8w

From Politico

I like that. Keep up the good work, guys!
 

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“It is now fair to say that the former president has cost Republicans political power in three election cycles -- 2018, 2020 and 2022”

From CNN

Run, Cheetohead, Run!

Nixon was the last American politician to have a second act and looked how that turned out. Why are these messes always Republican?

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We’ve discussed some about how the Biden administration’s new emphasis on antitrust regulation could make mergers less likely than they’ve been in decades, specifically with the Kroger/Albertsons and JetBlue/Spirit pairings.

We may learn more from the FTC’s attempt to stop a merger between Microsoft and video game maker Activision Blizzard. This one was something of a surprise to analysts, so stay tuned.

https://apple.news/Azn5DEKvfQn-fmgf1aG2B3A

From Vox
 

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The U.S. just printed its first-ever currency with two women's signatures on them
“The banknotes are the first to carry the signature of a female Treasury chief and a Native American woman”

From NBC News 

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combination- The Democrats, just like the Vulcans still to come, want a government that reflects ALL of the governed.

Live Long and Prosper! \V/v

Who will Zefram Cochrane be working for? NASA? SpaceX? ESA? Enquiring minds want to know?

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Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema is going to become an independent. She apparently will continue to caucus with the Democrats so that still leaves us with a 51-49 majority (thanks, Cheetohead and Herschel!)

The best part of this will be that the party will now be freer to run a true Democrat in the 2024 primary. While Angus King (I-ME) and Bernie (Democratic Socialist-VT) engender the kind of loyalty from Democrats that keeps them secure in their seats, I think very few Arizonans of either party have the warm fuzzies about Sinema.

https://apple.news/ArvGT1RxgRWih5aJ7Mk5NZQ

From CNN Politics 

Meanwhile, Skeletor has decided to join a group of wackadoodle right-wing senators who have dubbed themselves “The Breakfast Club”. They plan to challenge their minority leader, The Turtle, wherever possible , thus fracturing the GQP even further. Rick is well on his way to being despised in the chamber even more than “Lyin’” Ted Cruz which is quite an accomplishment. All this means New Mississippi’s junior senator will accomplish exactly nothing so he’ll be free to concentrate on the grifting he does best.
 

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[orange87]

I think this would be a good thing for the Democrats to try to pass before Republicans takes over the House. I think these numbers are very reasonable and would get bipartisan support. Currently the federal hourly wage is $7.25 and federal tipped wage is $2.13.

 

Edited December 9, 2022 by orange87

[jrs2]

1 hour ago, orange87 said:

I think this would be a good thing for the Democrats to try to pass before Republicans takes over the House. I think these numbers are very reasonable and would get bipartisan support. Currently the federal hourly wage is $7.25 and federal tipped wage is $2.13.

 

a lot of things need to be addressed because the value of the US Dollar is shrinking and has been.  it is not a good economic situation right now.

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18 minutes ago, jrs2 said:

a lot of things need to be addressed because the value of the US Dollar is shrinking and has been.  it is not a good economic situation right now.

Do you just make this stuff up? The dollar right now is incredibly strong right now relative to other currencies (some say too strong):

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/strong-dollar/

From Forbes

https://internationalbanker.com/finance/will-the-dollar-keep-strengthening-into-2023/

From International Banker

“The US dollar is the strongest it's been for two decades, compared with other major currencies.

This means it's more expensive to buy dollars, and dollars buy more pounds, euros or yen. 

This affects businesses and households across the world. 

How strong is the dollar? 

The dollar index (DXY) - which measures the US dollar against an average of six other major currencies, including the euro, pound and yen - has risen 15% in 2022.”

From BBC

 

Edited December 9, 2022 by spenser1058

[jack]

7 minutes ago, spenser1058 said:

Do you just make this stuff up? The dollar right now is incredibly strong right now relative to other currencies (some say too strong):

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/strong-dollar/

From Forbes

https://internationalbanker.com/finance/will-the-dollar-keep-strengthening-into-2023/

From International Banker

“The US dollar is the strongest it's been for two decades, compared with other major currencies.

This means it's more expensive to buy dollars, and dollars buy more pounds, euros or yen. 

This affects businesses and households across the world. 

How strong is the dollar? 

The dollar index (DXY) - which measures the US dollar against an average of six other major currencies, including the euro, pound and yen - has risen 15% in 2022.”

From BBC

 

Two different issues. Domestically, what you get for a dollar is less and less (inflation). Against foreign currencies, the dollar is very strong.

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9 minutes ago, jack said:

Two different issues. Domestically, what you get for a dollar is less and less (inflation). Against foreign currencies, the dollar is very strong.

Inflation is why the Fed is raising interest rates and it’s beginning to work. Also, prices on gas are now lower than before the war, used car prices are moderating as supply chain issues lessen and even rents, one of the worst culprits, are coming down in much of the country (sadly, only by minuscule amounts in the Orlando market, but nevertheless).

I noticed the regular prices on some grocery items on my latest Target run actually decreased - that hasn’t happened in a while.

 

[orange87]

I think an interesting Presidential ticket would be of two pariahs of their own parties. A Sinema/Cheney ticket. That's as straight down the middle as you can get.

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20PETE24

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Top Tier gas is $3.05/g. 7-Eleven is $3.04.

Why? Because we’ve got JOEMENTUM!

Meanwhile, the Republicans have Herschel, who now has lots of spare time to decide if he’s a vampire or a werewolf…

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“Life expectancy for a newborn boy in Mississippi appears to be shorter than for a newborn boy in Bangladesh.”

-Nick Kristof, The New York Times

…And this is the state your Republican leaders in Tallahassee are trying so hard to emulate. Sad.

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“President Joe Biden's approval rating surged (to 46%) after the Democrats' stronger-than-expected showing in the midterm elections last month, according to a new poll.”

From Newsweek

It’s JOEMENTUM!

Edited December 11, 2022 by spenser1058

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Just for @orange87- did you know a young Kyrsten Sinema protested against Joe Lieberman when he ran for president in 2004? Go figure…

[JFW657]

On 12/9/2022 at 4:18 PM, orange87 said:

I think an interesting Presidential ticket would be of two pariahs of their own parties. A Sinema/Cheney ticket. That's as straight down the middle as you can get.

I kinda like that idea myself, but the selfish "my way or the highway" partisans on both sides would never go for it. 

The very idea of compromising with "those people"......  

Hmmmmmph!!!!!      

[orange87]

On 12/11/2022 at 12:36 PM, spenser1058 said:

Just for @orange87- did you know a young Kyrsten Sinema protested against Joe Lieberman when he ran for president in 2004? Go figure…

Speaking of former Connecticut Senators...

Chris Dodd tapped as President Biden's special envoy to the Americas

Article: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/nov/18/chris-dodd-tapped-as-joe-bidens-special-envoy-to-a/

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6 minutes ago, orange87 said:

Speaking of former Connecticut Senators...

Chris Dodd tapped as President Biden's special envoy to the Americas

Article: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/nov/18/chris-dodd-tapped-as-joe-bidens-special-envoy-to-a/

Oh my, a blast from the past. He had great hair!

On to Lowell Weickert and Prescott Bush!

But the folks that mattered from Connecticut were Paul Newman and Katharine Hepburn!

Edited December 12, 2022 by spenser1058

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Here in the City Beautiful, both 7-Eleven and Top Tier gas is now under $3/g.

Why? Because we’ve got JOEMENTUM!

What do the Republicans have? Herschel and vampires and Bad China Air, oh my!

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The lies are just piling up. First, “Four Seasons” Rudy had his law license suspended for his untruths in New York and now it looks like D.C. will follow suit.

Meanwhile, Cheetohead’s polls are tumbling.

Oh, the three MAGATs who tried to kidnap Michigan’s governor are on their way to jail, too.

So much winning!

Edited December 15, 2022 by spenser1058

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“Too many House Republicans are too dimwitted to understand the uses of power and how to wield it,” the Journal argued. “They’d rather rage against the machine to no useful effect.”

- Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal

Even the King of FOX News understands just how clueless they are…